The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-04
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By BRUCE COPELAND.

Spring training 1t Douglas park
IRIS season u moro than playing
ca4ch and batting fungoes. After
driving his Islanders through .
hard batting and fielding session
Saturday morning, Manager Nc
Quillan picked his first and second
teams In the afternoon and sent
them out for seven innings.
Hundreds of fans enjoyed their
initial peep ut the athletes yester-
day afternoon q the Regulars and
Yannjgans went through their
psces in almost mid-seas0n form,
despite the tough trials Of the pre-
Svious day. Youth and wonderful
weather are making It comparative
~ easy to combat usual training
After their first two days OF work
ihg out, the Islanders appear well
fortified in all departments-pitch-
ing, catching, infield and outf1eld.
The consensus il that no other
manager ever rounded up such a
promising quota of fast. young
players. McQuillan sure was on
the Job during the ofi-season.
Getting Ready for Cubs.
Tho Islander boss wants to have
q well-conditioned, well-balanced
team In the field to meet the Chi
caKo Cubs here . week from today
That is the especial reason why he
IL driving the youngsters hard In
team play rather than the slower
tedious method of batting and field.
ing work.
The Regulars and Yannigans dis
played . lot OF pepper and cocky
chatter along with their usua
spring form in both Saturday ant
Sunday practice games. They hav'
become thoroughly imbued will
McQuillan's quiet, forceful meth
DDS and are putting every ounce o
spirit into the work.
Manager McQuillan selected hi
first team with due respect for tn
respective abilities Of the players
However, he may have to max
some changes today with the arri
val Of . whole new outneld in Gu
Purpufa, Con McInerney and 10
Burke. The latter reported Satur
, day after being sent here b
= pants" Rowland Of Columbus, an
has . nne reputation for hittin
power and speed.
Benson Must Hustle.
When the veteran, Elmer Ber
son, comes on here Thursday b
will find a couple OF likely young
sters fighting for his old Job 6
second base. Elmer will have
tough time keeping the berth frol
either Hans Wich or Johnny Kut
hen. Both are much younger an
faster than Elmer. and show exceI
tidnAl batting promise.
The competition In the outhel
b also especially keen. McQuilla
has . sod c4ass b Quilted rigl
now In Dddie FranctA Bill Kreil
niger and Jack Cummings. Fral
cis b . whale Of . hitter for HI
inches, pasticulariy against LET
hAnderA This n unique becaul
Francis 40 q left-handed hitter.
Tho little Joliet left gardens
smacAed out q home run of bi
Frank Zennsnan In, the sixth IL
ming Saturday. the ball sailing hig
over tho scorcboard in cente
KreiSinger and Cummings are goo,
looking h1tters and the former
ono q tho fastest stsppers on Il
squsd
0rea4 IhNeA n Making.
The iafleld looks mighty sweet
kOpoeetik, a. It we're. Jack Crol
= . Arst baseman of grace ar
Skill, bat his batting power max,
him Q good favorfbB over Edd
Ieuxasan, who ID also expected {
report today. Batting seems TO
Cross long suit.
Major league seasoning n di
cernible all over Frank Emmer. +
wastes neither time nor effort
getting the ball to first He Is q
pecially adept ~ lead-off man II
takes vicious cut at the ball whs
he swings.
Frank Murphy will be more 20
ular than ever with the fans tn
year. J. Franklin is covering mo
ground than steer with q flea {
It's tail. and ia, perhaps, the livelie
athlete of the lot. Murph is bu
die Of energy anyway You mind
take him. He makes the usu