The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-14
BIGGEST DAYS
TICKET drive
ARE AT HAND
Team Workers Redouble Efforts to
Put Rock Island Over the
Top Tuesday.

With Tuesday, opening day, loom
ing close on the horizon, Rock Is
land fandom is stepping lively for
those pasteboards that mean keen,
enjoyable afternoon at the old ball
lot. Team workers redoubled their
efforts today, intent on putting tick
cts in the hands of everybody be-
fore the campaign closes Monday
night, SO far as figuring in the
prize awards is concerned. Today,
Sunday and Monday should be the
biggest days Of the drive. The sell
ers are confident Rock Island will
establish a mark that will be en-
WED by every other city in the
league.
Team captains say the demand
has been SO brisk that they have
had difficulty keeping members, OF
their organization supplied. Bus
mess houses, offices and institutions
are being thoroughly canvassed
The fans owe it to themselves tc
have a buck ready when the ticket
is flashed at them. 1t eliminates the
inconvenience of getting in behind
a long line of eager bugs before the
box office window>on the day of the
game. Store it safely in an inside
pocket and smile at the world.
Club Secretary Brough announced
this morning that opening day tick
cts will be good for any game dur.
ing the season. Laxness of Rocl
Island merchants in indicating ap.
proval of closing shop during the
afternoon caused the club to make
this sweeping offer. The fans as
ISOLATION wants to give everyone ;
chance to utilize his ticket, anG
those who are detained at work car
slip them to the ticket-taker at an,
future home contest.
Blue prints of seating arrange
ments have been placed in practi
cally every downtown cigar store
and few in the outlying districts
Fans preferring reservations Cal
pick their own. Telephone calls t
any of the stores will be honored
The clerks will set aside any mum
Der of seats and these will be hell
at the park box Office until 2:1I
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. If no
called for at that time they will b
sold to late corners anxious to b.
seated advantageously.
Special features of the openin;
will be an automobile parade o
Rock Island and Davenport heade'
by players Of both Rock Island an
Terre Haute teams and Stroehle'
band. Program at the park calls TO
| two 5-minute talks of bangup ma
ture. Speakers probably will b
Mayor Schriver and Mike H. Sex
ton. Mayor Schriver will pitch tn
t first ball. Commissioner Fitzsim
mons will catch it (maybe) an
| Chief of Police Tom Cox will hi
(also, maybe}. Leading up to tn
umpire's announcement, Stroehle'
band will keep the air filled with al
the we'll known tunes.
Eabid Moline boosters are tearin
up the pavements of the Plow City
raking in the coins with startlin
speed from eager ticket purchaser:
The Elks, Eagles, Rotarians an
Kiwanis clubs are running a nee
and neck race for first honors. Ro
tarians are reported to be in tn
lead, principally through the effort
of Hugh Thomas, genial Moline in
surance man, than whom there is n
wEomer as a devotee of baseball
Hugh gave every Rotarian five tick
cts to start with and told them the
could do with them what they woul
but none would be taken back. The
just smiled delightedly and clam
ored for more. Five tickets wer
given to every member of Molin
lodge of Elks to sell.
Practically every store in Molin
will be closed during game tim,
Many of the merchants have pun
chased tickets for every member c
their respective establishments.