The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
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UNDER WAY IN
ANOTHER WEEK
Youngsters and Sprinkling OF Vets
Invade M. v. Cities Next
Week.
BY j. /. HUGHES.

youngsters, edCu Win Jul inv
thought and AMBITION career on
the diamond-will begin streaming
into the various camps OF the Mis-
sissippi Valley league clubs the
latter part of next week.
True, there will be those among
them who have already felt the
thrill of their chance to make good
in organized baseball. These Will
be the so-calied veterans-any past
professional experience, be it ever
so humble, puts one in this class,
according to the definition Of a vet
adopted by the NJ. V. circuit. In all
six cities, however, these older
heads will be in the minority, just
enough of them to steady the boat
The Mississippi Valley league is
making its initial bow to the base
ball public with the avowed inten-
ton of developing kids who other
wise might continue to exercise
their talents in semi-puro circles.
Internationally there is a wealth of
young and untried talent in this
section of the country that only
needs the encouragement offered
by the new league to assert itself.
Give them the advantages of league
training and the publicity that at
taehes thereto and the rough
youngsters of today will become
the polished stirs of tomorrow.
sai To Lose No Time.
The Islanders will be given their
first official workout next Satur-
day. Many of the candidates have
written that advice of Manager Jim
in
shape while awaiting the day of
departure for Rock Island has been
followed. So much the better for
these. With little more than two
weeks in which TO size up his
prospects, the boss has no inten-
tons of beginning in mild sort
of way. With him it will be top
speed from the first day of the
training season to the start of the
schedule, and those who are pre-
pared to stand the gaff at the be
ginning will find it much to their
advantage.
The playing field will be in first
class condition to greet the player
on arrival Groundkeeper Jake
SuIzer is seeing to this. The in
field needs only slight attention
More is to be done to the outfield
on account of holes remaining over
from the football season.
Dubuque Names Captain.
Larry Brown of Hannibal, Mo-,
league veteran, has been signed TO
q catcher's job with Dubuque, and
in addition to his backstopping
duties has been named field cap
tain. Manager Larry Mullen plans
to leave much of the actual direct
ing of the team in action to the
capable head Of Brown
Brown was at one time manager
ofthe Clinton team in the old Cen
tru association During his reign
he sent five ball players to the big
leagues. One of them is Bill Mil
Ter, now with the Philadelphia Ath-
letics.
Last season Brown managed
bah club in Hannibal 1t was an
Independent organization but of a
salaried character. Brown was
grabbed by Dubuque, not because of
his playing abilfty-which is said to
be only ordinary-but because of
his reputation for smart ball play
ing. His strong point is bringing
ont the best in young pitchers. In
his opinion the infield and outfield
Ola ball club usually take care of
themselves because of wealth of
material usually floating around,
but that a genuine winning pitcher
can only result from much atte1-
ton He will concentrate on this
department OF the game when ne
looks over the Dubuquers in spring
training at Monticello, Iowa, April
Is.
Transportation has already been
sent to most of the players under
contract with Dubuque Majority
of the men will report directly at
Monticello, which place has pledged
itself TO defray the spring expenses
OF the club. Dubuque will play
four or five games on the trip, two
with the fast Monticello town team.
Cedar Rapids is also to be played
twice before the start of the sea-
son.
Dubuque's development will be
watched with particular interest by
Rock Island fans, due to the fact
that it will open the season here
HAY l. The following are the play
ers from whom Manager Mullen
VIII make his selections
Pitchers Schadle. Stankey,
Iarkaye, Zalle, Rollins, Bowman,
Schillinger. McAreary.
Catchers-CaptaiR Brown, Tar
gee, McAloon, Black.
First base-Covault.
Second base-Graves, thinner !
man. Arnold, Jones.
Third base-W. Spinner.
Shortstop-Anderson, E. Spinner, |
Mcfarland.
-@Dutfielders-L Oster, Sullivan,
Young.
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