The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-15
CONFLICTSMA
BE AVOIDED ON
HOLIDAY DATES
Rockford Said to Be Willing to
Switch Arrangements Made
by Schedule.
BY ]. L. HUGHES.

The Three-Eye league adopted its
schedule in Chicago yesterday. AL
though 1t will be several days before
the chart will be released for pub
lication in full, Chicago dispatch
of yesterday afternoon made known
the selection of holiday dates. 1t is
noted that Moline will play at home
ON both Memorial day and Labor
day. 1t so happens that the Island
ers will be pastiming at Douglas
park on each of these days. MO-
line, however, will open the season
away from home on May z with
Terre Haute, while Rock Island and
Dubuque will clash here on the op-
ening day, May l.
President Warren Giles or the
Moline club upon his return today
from Chicago, intimated that ROCK
ford and Moline may get together
on this matter of holiday dates anu
change them by mutual agreement.
1t is said Rockford is not anxious
to play at home July 4, as the
schedule calls for, and that Moline
is not ayerse to bringing the Rox
to Browning field that day and
sending the Plows to Rockford on
the two other holidays. 1t is be-
lieyed the change would prove ad-
vantageous to both clubs and II
may be brought about.
Moline will have nine Sunday
games at home. On four OF these
days, the Islanders will be playing
at Douglas park. Not so bad. OF
the 50 week day games the Flows
will play at Browning field, only
10 conflict with the home dates OF
ConZelman's crew.
The Three-Eye adopted a limit
of IA players, including manager.
This is one more than clubs of the
Mississippi Valley circuit are al
lowed. Danville and Decatur, how
ever. being new entrants, were vot-
ed permission to retain one player
more than the other clubs.
The question of rookie rule
came in for considerable discussion
but no action was taken. Rock
ford presented arguments in favor
of five rockies, while Bloomington
favored two rockies for each club.
The seasons total mileage for
the Three-Eye league, it was esti-
mated, will be 25,276. This is said
to be $500 miles less than last sea-
son. The mileage of the Mississippi
Valley circuit will be about $4,000
for six clubs. For an eight-club or
ganization compactly ~sntuated the
average would be materially re,
duced because each team would be
on the road less number of days
The schedules of each league will
run practically parallel. The
Three-Eye opening May will play
40 games, closing Sept. 10. The
Mississippi Valley will open May
/. play 1870 games and close Labor
day, Sept. 4.
Admit Kids Free.
Kids under u years will be ad-
mitted TO Douglas park when the
Islanders are playing at home this
coming season. announces Man
ager Jim Councilman. Once upon &
time Jim had the job of handling
the original "knot hole gang" at the
St. Louis Cardinals park, and he
believes in giving the rabid young
sters a chance to see their favorite
play.
At a date to be announced later
season LlChelS lOI the MUS VIII pe
placed in the hands of school
teachers for distribution = to al
coming within the age restriction
Realizing there are many red hot
fans not yet of school age, the fans
association will give tickets fol-
these to the parents who call fol
them at baseball headquarters. The
pasteboards will be good for all
days excepting Saturdays, Sundays
and holidays. That portion OF the
bleachers which was erected last
fall for football purposes, is to be
reserved for the exclusive use OF
the kid fans. No one else Will be
permitted to occupy them, anc
neither will the kids who enter
via the free route be allowed else
where in the park.