The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-16
Councilman TO
MAKE MOST OF
Time ALLOTTED
Signing Of Ragen by Waterloo Com
pietes Roster of Leagues
Managers.
BY j. L. HUGHES.

Another month and the merry
scrap for places on teams of the
Mississippi Valley league will be
under way. Practically all clubs
will have their candidates report by
April Is. This being a Saturday,
Dubuque plans to defer action unti!
Monday, April II. Manager Jim
Councilman OF Rock Island, however,
intends to make the most of the
time allotted him in which to get a
line on his prospects, and accord
ingly will insist upon all hands be-
ing present for roll call April 10.
Yesterday Councilman mailed
certified list of men Rock Island
has under contract to John Farrell,
secretary of the National Associa-
tion of Minor leagues. There were
is names on the list. Boss jim
. feels well satisfied with the posi-
bilities of the players secured to
date, except as to pitching talent.
He has lines out for one or two
first class youngsters in this par
ticular department who hail from
st. Louis, his home town, and has
hopes of inducing them to report to
Rock Island.
Signing Of Pat Ragan by Water
loo has completed the managerial
roster of the league. Sounds like
most of them were selected from a
page out of the Dublin city direct
DRY. Take note:
Rock Island-Jim Councilman.
Waterloo-Pat Raglan.
DubUque-Larry Mullen
Marshalltown Frank Boyle.
Ottumwa-Jim Drohan.
Cedar Rapids-Billy Speas.
Rather appears as if scrappiness
and Mississippi Valley will he
SYNONYMOUS this coming season.
What Say?
Deufel Balks.
The Moline Fans association was
not greatly upset today by an
nouncement from Memphis that
Catcher Jake DEUEL. has been turn
ed back for failure to report. Deu-
fel went to Memphis at the end of
last season for a cash considera-
ton, the terms of which it seems
did not coincide with his ideas of
fair treatment. At least he init
mated to the Moline club at that
time that he would not report to
Memphis as he had something to
say about his disposition"
Well, Moline feels the next move
is up to Jake 1t is said the Plows
do not want him again. DEUEL.
was of the opinion that the pur-
chase price for him was not enough,
and that he should have half. lie
claims he should have been sold the
! season before when his services
would have commanded a much
higher figure.
Leave for Carolina.
Candidates for the Plow BOYS
who live in the west are packing
their grips ready for the trip 70
MorgantOwn, n c., where Manager
Earle Mack is milling them for
spring training. James ShoIlen-
berger has been delegated the da>
ties of, supervising the departure
of the boys. He will call roll N
the La Sale street station, Chi
caso, Saturday morning Players
who will join him there are: Frank
McCue of Chicago, second base
man; F. Erickson, Galva, pitcher;
M. c. Miller, Gary, Ind, pitcher; J.
Williams, Clayton. Ill, pitcher; J.
Buckley. Milwaukee, pitcher:
Ralph Marmon, Lawrence, Kan,
catcher; Leslie Haines, Galva.
catcher, and Kwetinski, Kewanee.
outfielder.
The players will reach Morgan
town about O'Clock Sunday eve
ming, and at 10 Monday morning
Manager Mack will issue suits and
the work will begin.
Directors Of the Moline assoc'a a.
ton are not anticipating a fall
down in efforts to raise sufficient
funds to insure finishing the sea-
son in event of unforeseen reverses.
Some fans it is true are not re-
spending with as much enthusiasm
as heretofore but solicitors report
they have yet to receive a turn
down