Joe Wilkus continued as manager in 1929. He started his career with Waterloo in 1913 and played for 3 years with Danville in the III league.
7th place 31 games out of first.
Roster:
First base had John Smith as a regular. He played in
118
games and led the team with a .310 average.
Tony Ragno was in the dirt at second for the Elks. He averaged .291 in 119 games.
The hot corner was held down by Albert Kraft. He played in 73 games and averaged .214.
Short stop for 1929 was Ivan "Ike" Olk. He was excellent with the glove and averaged .302 with the bat.
Wearing the tools of ignorance in 1929 was George Wallis for 79 games. He averaged .265.
Outfield:
William Braun was a regular in the garden in 1929. He
averaged
.261.
John Synnot was another regular in 1929. He averaged .296.
Others in the garden for 1929 were Leland S. Carson for 13 games, Joe L. Wilkus , the Elks manager plied the garden for 14 games and Ed Coney for 40 games and averaged .212.
Pitchers:
Dacus played in 32 games and was 12-10 for the year.
Frank Freesmeier was 9-15 in 32 appearances.
Ed Coney played in 28 games and was 7-19.
JoeWilkus appeared in 15 games and was 4-4.
Joe Tomsik was on the mound 28 times and was 8-13.