The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-12
sYLvAN's swEETLY sCOoPED

Moline boats OF a base ball club and
boat clubs, etc, among them are The
| Sylvan's, who won victories in BOATING q,
regetta's. etc. This season they thought
| they would organize ball nine in antcipa.
ton of winning more medals to add 10
their cabinet, so they did it, The cream o.
| the club was selected and nine brosl
| selected to keep the name and fame Of
the Sylvan Boat Club up to its former
standing and put it on pedestal of glor
that would forever shine as beacon
light to the struggling ball clur
and boat clubs below, covered with
the stigma of nnumerable defeats
etc. The aforesaid struggling clubs were
very grateful for the Sylvans good Inten
tons, but at the same time took infinite
pleasure in defeating them if the opportu
nifty presented itself. The first time that
the Sylvans presented themselves IN
warlike array was with part u
the Boys in Blue on the diamond. The
Blues did not have their full nine and
were defeated. Victory for the Sylvan,
How glorious. Talk of twenty four dollar
base ball suits was INDUCED in. A letter
was received from Dubuque nine and the
Sylvans, the pets. the idols of proud Moline.
were about to go to the northern city and
strike terror into the hearts of the Dubu
que nine but in the mean time they receiv
ed a challenge from the Boys in Blue, and
they thought that they would give them
another whirl" before they left the city.
so they sent to Cordova for a professional
catcher TO down the boys. The date was
set and the game played in the presence
of 800 persons, and the Sylvans flushed
with their recent victory played hard. bn'
got left; horror of horrors to lei a nine
composed of boys beat them, gnawed Their
base ball hearts with tcrribf
ferocity. Again they tried ad
again they were doomed to defeat MOI
discouraged, they thought that they would
kick out the Rock Island Stars, a club that
had been beaten twice by the blues This
was brave and courageous. The game was
played yesterday. Ladies fair and gay,
assembled to see the Sylvans win, and they
did win. They won the laughs from every
body. The Stars had it all their own way
The Sylvans, when they run, would run
around the block in getting base. When
they batted they either struck out or
knocked ball about forty feet. When
Z hau kIav haT fIa
ground, they rolled, they tumbled, they
muffed and they fumbled, hand.
ling the ball as though it were covered with
grease. while the Rock Island club went
right on piling up the tallies by the half
dozen, and when the game ended the score
stoad 81 to "a in favor of Rock Island
An ambulance was sent for and the Sy-
vans were conveyed home softly whisper
ing, proud Moline don't greet her victor
ious sons" They won't go to Dubuque. The
ball club suit order has been cancelled, and
the application for admission to the
national league has been withdrawn. Poor
Sylvans, with brave hearts and strong arms,
they went forth, but with butter fingers and
torn clothes they came out weary and tired
and disguised with human nature.
All through the game with wouldn't-we-
like to get On, the Sylvans
played against luck. In fact they played
out A subscription was started to-day TO
get them a chrome of beautiful design
and tin medal. The presentation will
occur next week. Six months practice in
4 cow pasture may help them if the COWS
would not mistake them for cabbage
heads. A subscription is being raised by
prominent citizens to get money to send
LIE Sylvans up in the country to let them
practice for six months if they have COW
pasture about forty acres all to themselves
hey may do something. If the bovines
lon't mistake them for cabbage heads and
eat them up.