The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-16
OTTUMWA BOSS
IS SWMPED BY
BIDS FOR JOBS
Jimmy DrOhan Finds the Majors
Have Overlooked a Lot of
Star FASTENERS.
Especial Correspondence

heWanee, Ill, Marcn 10 IL you
want to find out how many all
round athletes and 800 hitters there
are in the country, all you gotta
do is send out a call for baseball
material for spring training" AT
least this is the deduction of Jimmy
Drohan, the newly elected leader
of the Ottumwa club in the Missis-
sippi Valley league, who is holding
forth at his home here for a few
days longer before he reports to
the Iowa city for real activities. At
his office in the city hall building
the crafty pilot was found today
beneath a mass of correspondence
that looked like the returns on
popularity contest
AS he hesitated in the dictation
of a letter to some aspiring youth
who bats 300, right or left-handed,
plays any position on the team,
has no bad habits and would con-
slider a try-out at a salary of a
mere 500 a week" Manager Dro-
han gave the interviewer an earful
on some of his latest acquisitions.
Despite the fact that every mail
brings a bunch of new applica-
tions here is one manager in the
new circuit who believes in giving
the youngster a chance and every
application is treated with equal
justice. Jim is keen for the kids
and hopes to develop not a few of
them this season.
Perhaps the most interesting bit
of gossip divulged by the Ottumwa
-
bition dates in training season. He
announced that on April % and %
be has booked games with Frank
Boyle's club at Marshalltown an>
on April % and 80 the Cedar Rap
ids club will show against his team
at Ottumwa. 1t is possible that
other exhibition games will be ar
ranged soon.
Lands Star. Catcher.
Manager jim IS enthusiastic over
the 5 guIlg CT some new material
that holds forth lot of promise.
lie has received the contract of
Dave hel.eIer. a swell catcher who
did the baChStopping tor the classy
scmi-prO cub at harrisburg, Ill,
last season. TINS club was in
class with the Staleys, the Havo-
lines and other clubs OF that nature
and kelleher is said TO have what
It takes as d catcher.
Nolan, a college yOungster from
the University OF Omaha, who is
studying dentistry, has annexed his
name to an Ottumwa contract He
is Il first sacker and a southpaw at
that, which is indeed to the liking
OF the new pilot.
Early prospects for a high class
pitching stan appear good. accord
ing to Manager Jim. He has al
ready signed five of them, the fifth
to annex his name on the dotted
line being Connie Bissner of Fort
Dodge, a Highlander of good quail
ity. Rydberg, a youngster from Mo-
line, who is said to have burned
'em up in that section during the
tournament games last season. has
also been added to his list. !
Another promising infieIder who |
sent his contract in today is Hal !
Ter. youngster from the Dakota
league, whose home is Council /
Bluffs
A catcher, whose record at least 7
on paper looks like he Will fill the /
bill is lad named Sindel, who !
halls from High Point, n. C. He
has performed with a lot of sue
cess in the Carolina league. The
also expects to sign
player from Carolina. nam 1
ed Mccarthy. He has been playing /
two months and a half in that part |
OF the country and finds the wealth /
er too warm. He's an infeIder,
and is said to be a high class man. .
Get st. Louis Men.
st. Louis will contribute no small
amount TO the Ottumwa club in the
tryout season. Manager Drohan
has received signed contracts from
the following infielders: Dugan.
and Corcoran and an
Hill. They have some
sweet recommendations
Having concluded with his inter
view Manager Jim proceeded to
-ype another letter to another 300
hitter.