The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07
THE OTHER SIDE.
What the COrdOva Club Has TO Say of
Sundays Fizzle---Severe
Criticism


To the Editor of the Argus:
CoRDovA. July Ito the admirers of
base ball, and all lovers of fair play in the
city of Rock Island. we would say that in
your issue of July 5. regarding the game
of base ball to have been played by the
Stars of Rock Island, and the Cordovas of
Cordova, Sunday, July 4tb, it was stated
that owing TO a misunderstanding as to
when the game was to be played, the Cor
dovas refused to plfy. Now as to facts:
There was no misunderstanding so far as
the COrdovas were concerned. The Cor
dovas received card from the Stars, with
the following terms the Stars 10 pay for
all meals while in the city. No time was
set for the game. but notice of the game
and place was published in the Rock ISL
and Union The place was given as the
Hopfeld grounds. Friends of the Cor
dovas had arrived at the Hoptield
grounds, and the captain of the Cordovas
decided that as the Hopfeld grounds was
the place designated in the Union. and
sanctioned by the Stars, the game should
take place there. Now rs to the tire at
ment received by the Cordovas They
arrived in Rock Island on the steamer
Dick Clyde at 10 o'clock, and the Stars
did not even receive them. Sexton, of
the Cordovas. who went down on Satur-
day evening, met some of the Stars on
the morning of the Fourth, and told them
that the club would arrive on the steamer
Dick Clyde. They notified Sexton thev
had made arrangements for the CordOvas
meals at Thompson's restaurant, where
the club repaired, expecting 10 find some
representative of the Stars, but were dis
appointed
After waiting until after dinner. when
they were about TO take car for the
HOptield grounds, one of the Stars ar
rived on the same and told the Cordovas
they were not going to play on the Hop>
field grounds, hut on other grounds,
which the Cordovas refused to do. claim
inc as they (the Stars) had advertised to
play on the Hoptield grounds, they
would play there or nowhere. After
waiting at the grounds for the Stars until
after o'clock some of the gentlemen
present volunteered practice game.
which the Cordovas accepted. After hav-
ing played 3 innings with the volunteer
club the Stars came and offered to play.
The captain of the Cordovas firmly re
fused, which was perfectly honorable, as
they (the Cordovasl had been working
in the sun for over an hour. together
with the treatment they had received
since their arrival, created dislike of the
Stars in the minds of the Cordovas.
The Stars, after seeing they could not
bulldose the CoriovaS, went TO Thomp-
sons to eat the supper they had engaged
for the visitors. which was very courteous.
We admit, that is % Mr. Thompson, as
that necessitated the visitors engaging
tier own suppers. They were also
very courteous with their language, such
AS The visitors came to do The city and
did not have funds to dcfray expenses, -
but We assure them If they come to COr>
dova we will not only pay all hotel bills but
will welcome them as gentlemen and not
question their ability to pay their way
With reference to the game with the vol
unteers. There were four innings played,
the score standing four to five in favor of
the gentlemen of Rock Island Two of
the Coriova club did not play at all and
two others were subs. Had the Cordo-
vas wished they could have doubled
their score even with the men they were
playing. Furthermore, the Cordovas chal
lenged the Stars on July 4 to play them
on the Cordovs grounds any time except
Sunday, for prize of $25 a side. with a
disinterested umpire, and the challenge is
here extended.
CoRDovA BASE BALL CLUB.
1t is evident from the above that the
Union, though recognized in some quar-
tiers in COrdova as authority IN this mat
ter, will be so no longer. and the communi
cation seems to throw the entire blame
OF the misunderstanding upon our morn,
ing contemporary.