The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-28
BOOMERS SIGN
SLueeERS; DUNN
HAS BIG. SQUAD


Bloomington. Ill, March 2s.-
Dean Meredith, . husky young
Augger from Chicago, 10 the latest
acquisition Of the BLOOMINGTON
Three-Eye club, according to an
announcement made yesterday BY
President Charles p. Goelzer. The
new recruit is . right-handed out
fielder. Is only 20 years old and
stands we'll over s feet. Last sea
son he played with the South Chi
caso club. champions Of the Chi
caso league. He is slugger Of
considerable Note, having averaged
Ats in the sefni-pro ranks for the
past three years. Meredith is con-
fident that he can hit in the 800
class in the Tri-Optic circuit, and
the local directors decided to bring
him on for trial.
Have Large SQUAD.
The signing of Meredith brings
the total number OF athletes signed
BY the local association up to IS
and it is q safe bet to say that Boss
Dunn will have at least forty
ambitious athletes fighting for
places on the team next month.
Earl Zook, former Wesleyan foot
ball captain, who knocked down all
Of the fences in Iowa while playing
with the South Hampton club last
summer, will also be given a trial
by the Boomers. Zook batted close
to the five hundred mark last sum-
mer and will try out for one of the
outfeld posts. He is at present
confined to his home in aFirbury
suffering with scarlet fever, but
writes that he will be able to report
about the middle of April. He had
an offer to play with, the Springfield
Sangamo club in, the Industrial
league, but preferred to try out with
the local Three-Eye leaguers.
Sign George Jones.
The local association has signed
George Jones, for years the official
mascot of the Bloomington band,
to take the place made vacant by
the death of Guilty. Dudley. Dud-
ley was a familiar figure at the
south side grounds and he will be
missed considerably by the young
sters who are in the habit of climb
ing over the fence.
President Goelzer also announced
that the three game exhibition
series scheduled with the StAley
club has been Cancelled, due to the
fact that the Decatur club is on the
black list of organized baseball for
playing George Halas,>a suspended
player. The local club also has
games with the Springfield Sanga-
mos and their status with organized
baseball will be investigated at
once.
In all probability big Jim" Lam
brecht, former Staley hurler, who
10 the property Of the st. Louis Ma
tionals, will wear a Bloomer uni
form this season. Lambrecht was
ordered to report to the Cardinals
training camp at Orange, Texas
but on account of illness in the
family he was unable. to do SO. He
has just completed moving his fam
lily to Bloomington, and asked Man
ager Hickey for permission to re-
main here this season. The St
Louis. boss granted his request and
the local club will get the benefit OF
his services. He will continue to
remain the property of the St. Louis
club, however.
Dunn Reports This Week.
Manager Joe Dunn will arrive in
Bloomington next Friday and will
begin the task of assembling his
1891 fighting front. Word received
yesterday from First Baseman Earl
Sykes brought the information that
he would also report next Friday.
Sykes should enjoy wonderful
season. repairing in the best Of
condition after successful cam
paign in the Florida Winter league,
where he batted close to the 500
mark against some high class pitch
ers.
With the arrival Of Manager
Dunn next week things will begin
to hum in the local camp and it
will only be few more weeks be-
fore the railbirds start making
their pilgrimage to the south side
arena