The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-25

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u \ Boy Scouts this year will add
color to ThreelEye league baseball
games 1t Douglas park.
j, This was announced today BY NJ
III Brough, Islander secretary. aft
i " 1 conference with Steve Miller.
scoutmaster Of Rock Islands two
prize troops, Nos. 20 and q.
The Scouts will be used chiefly
ITO patrol the special section Of the
4 faeld turned over to school children.
who will be admitted to all home
games on presentation Of the spe-
s1iciAl tickets which will be distrib-
sinted by city school teachers.
The chief duties Of the Scouts on
the field will be to preserve good
st,Order among the kids and prevent
u them from entering any other sec
gtiOn than their own. In addition
the Scouts will always be at the
beck and call of the club manage
ment to perform such tasks which
might arise in emergencies.
The Boy Scout plan is another
Three-Eye league innovation intro
duced this year by the islanders.
Aid to Players.
Tri-city women and children
were elated by the news of the
special admission concessions in
--their favor as announced Wednes-
rday by The Argus.
alt is believed that the plan to adj
NIT women on payment Of 10 cents
var tax to all games but Satur-
days, Sundays and holidays. and
the levy Of only 5 cents each from
every registered school boy and
!. girl for admittance to any game
during the season, will increase
the players interest in the games
ssby filing vacancies in the stands
and bleachers which otherwise
would be empty.
Enterprising ball clubs through
out the nation have adopted SIM
liar plans for the greater popular
stty of the game. The same scheme
us in vogue in majority Of class
B leagues and higher. Women will
be obliged to pay the regular adj
mittance fee on Saturdays. Sun
days and holidays. but the kids will
be admitted to any game on pay
. ment of the scent tax.
Rains Please George.
Manager McQuillan had been
pulling for rain since Monday and
was delighted by yesterdays down.
/. pour. which gave the newly har-
rowed playing field thorough
soaking.
AS soon as the weather clears
the field will be narrowed, raked
and rolled a couple of more times
and will then be in readiness fol
the arrival Of the players next
Friday.
- :McQuillan is so proud Of his new
batting and pitching boxes thai
even now he has them both shell.
5tered from rain. This plan will be
In vogue throughout the season
. The boxes will be covered aftel
every game to preserve theil
effectiveness.
Painting at the park was prac
tically completed before yester
days rain. The whole park wa.
gone over with grass green pain
and every grandstand chair dipped
In black enamel. About sevent,
loads Of cinders donated by the cit.
will have been spread in the sec
ton between the main entranc,
and the grandstand by the time tn,
players check in.
The cinders will eliminate tn,
mud peril Of past years when tn,
fans were compelled to wall
boards and, such crude contri
vances in wet weather.
Comforts to Players.
Manager McQuillan has gone tn,
limit to provide both home ant
visiting players with greater com
forts while on the field. Even tn,
interior of the club house has beer
painted and new lighting installed
The club directors are contemplat
ing the installation Of new plumb
! ing for the club house.
Both players benches have bee!
rendered immune from moistur,
and blazing sunlight. The bencl
roofs have been enlarged for sun
shades and new lattice floors hav,
been installed. The general drain
age scheme at the park will pre-.
vent water from entering botf
benches.
4. McQuillan got about two weeks
Jump on all the other league mem.
bers, in regard to park improve
ments with the result that Douglas
park now is in shipshape before
/ the others have even commenced
their plans. The present damn
spell viii accelerate the growth oil
new grass and make the surface
loan easier to mould into the best
playing field in the Three-Eye
league.
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