The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17
CONTEST GOES
Nine INNINGS;
SCORE I TO 3
Hundreds Of Fans Watch Young.
sters DiSport Themselves In
Initial Workouts.
By. ]. L. HUGHES.


daupen the enthusiasm of Island
ers in the embryo at Douglas park
yesterday afternoon. Despite the
weeps from the clouds. Manager
Jim Councilman exacted nine COM
plete innings of pastiming from the
aspiring and perspiring athletes.
The so-called Regulars won a more
or less spirited contest from the
Yannigans, TO 2, and in meas
ure justified their temporary status.
As per schedule, the candidates
swung into action before the crit
ical eye of Boss Jim Saturday aft
ernoon in the getaway session OF
the spring training grind. Batting
and fielding exercises consumed
the afternoon and served to give
the chief some idea OF the capabili-
ties of the youngsters seeking TO
attach themselves to the Islander
pay roll.
Five hundred or more fans gath
cred in the park Sunday afternoon
and viewed the proceedings with
evident relish. An hour was de-
voted to warming up. Then with
the heavens threatening to unload
their supply of yapor at any min
ute, Manager Councilman announc-
ed his selection of teams and UNI
pire Lefty Taylor called time.
All told. % players participated
in the matinee program. The Regs
displayed more aptitude with the
stick and had the better of the ar
gument, both in the field and on
the mound The Vans plugged away
F,YTT hut m y
in the seventh did they threaten IL
change the aspect of things by
scoring two runs and coming with
in one of knott.ng the count The
Regs resumed their heavy offensive
in the last two innings. scoring four
runs and bringing the finishing
count to to 2.
Play in DriZZle.
Most of the game was played in
a drizzle. Time had to be called
at one stage of the fuss, but then
old ]. Pluv evidently had change
of heart. for he permitted the ath-
letes to resume their task within
a few minutes, much to the salts
faction of all assembled.
The Regulars lined up with Dill
lon, a finger from Stronghurst, Ill.
on the firing line and ole Swanson
of Rock Island behind the plate.
Clarence Hepner of kewanee and
his southpaw were stationed at FIRST
base. Downey of Macon, Mo, ex-
perienced Lacquer, performed al
second. and at his right in short
stop position was Jimmy Jelly
Jelinek of Chicago, who has a year
OF professional experience behind
him. Curt Norton of Moline, whc
gained some experience last yea:
with Moline and later in Dakota
was assigned TO third. Lowe, Haas
and Lowry were sent to the outer
gardens.
The only changes in the Regs
lineup in the course OF the after
noon occurred at both ends Of the
battery. Manager Councilman re-
lieved Swanson behind the bat tht
last three innings. while Paul viii
son OF Milan and Felix of Rock Is
land succeeded Dillon on tht
mound.
Frequent changes occurred in The
lineup of the YanDigans. Paul Ham
ilton of Dowagiac. Mich. Radloff o.
Coal Valley and Rosenberger work
Ell in the box. Morris of East Mo
line and Irwin of Cambridge were
seen in the role of catcher. Con
lev and Robertson worked at frs
base, Decker and Roy Mckinney &
second. Johnson and Kent at thirG
and Kaufman at shortstop. Wire
Cassidy. Greiner and Rookie
Kimball cavorted in the outfield.
Dillon Effective.
Dillon worked in a free and easy
fashion on the mound for the Regs
the first three innings. He display.
ed effective work, allowing only one
hit and no runs. Hamilton. who
opposed him for the same period
pitched himself out in the first two
innings. In tie third he weakened
and the Regs counted three runs
on four hits, two OF which were
doubles
Paul Wilson took up the hurder
where Dillon left off and assumed
the role Of master of ceremonies
A brace of runs were scored in the
sixth while he was serving, due tc
a pair of errors and double steal
Felix finished the last two innings
for the Regulars in fair manner.
Hamilton opened up on the
mound for the Vans by putting 4
twist to the pellet. When he came
to the dugout after retiring the first
man on strikes and the next two
on rollers to himself. Manage;
Councilman ordered him TO forget