The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-12
THE POLO PLAYERS.
Rock Island Defeats Cambridge at the
Rock Island Rink-..The Next
Attraction.
THE POLO MATCH.

At the Rock Island rink last evening
the polo match between the Rock Island
and Cambridge teams proved worthy
attraction. The game was called at 8
O'Clock, and the contest continued for an
hour and a quarter. The teams were
composed as follows;
Cambrdge-John McF&iden, manager
and captain; A. ID. WeIton, II. J. Mock,
W. II. Shepherd, G.. Welton, John Mel>
vey and G Pierce.
Rock lsland-E. II. Collins, manager
and captain; Win Watt, Wade Wiley,
Harry Sage, A. Griffin and w Baker.
The first goal was made by Sage, the
second by Wiley and the third by a double
play Of Wiley and Sage. The Rock ISL
anders having made the first three out of
five were declared the winners. Umpire,
f. McFadden, of Cambridge. The visit
ors were whilewashed three times in suc>
ceSsion,. and splendid playing was done
on both SIDES. The result leaves a tie he
tween the two teams, Cambridge having
defeated Rock Island at that city last
Tuesday.
THE COMING CARNIVAL.
This grand affair promises to be the
event of the season and from the vast
amount of preparation that is going on
under the watchful eye of Manager Har'
vey, it will be grand success, as he has
had large experience in affairs of this
kind. Last season, at the Exposition
rink, Milwaukee, he produced one OF the
most successful costume carnivals ever
given in the west, and the evening of the
carnival the great Exposition building
was thronged with the elite of the city,
and Manager Harvey met with congratu>
lations on every hand.
The coming carnival, to take place at
the rink Tuesday evening, will be carried
out on the same plan as at Milwaukee.
There has already been offered prizes to
the value of nearly $500 for costumes
from the most elegant to the most COM
zeal, and the floor will present most
dazzling and gorgeous spectacle. Our
merchants are taking lively interest in
the matter, and Manager Harvey meets
| with encouragement on all sides, and
says the only thing is, what shall do
with all the people? The city govern
ment have been rendered an invitation to
be present, as have also-th Rodman XII
| ncs. There will he two bands of music,
a drum corps, and probably detachment
| of the Fire Department, Chinese Lantern
Brigade, Chinese Parasol Brigade and a
chariot filed with children dressed in
white combined with hundreds of skal>
ers dressed in costumes representing
queens, kings, princes, pages, flower
girls peasants, dudes politicians Uncle
Sam, old ladies, fat ladies, dramatic
characters, girl of the period, jockeys,
commercial travellers, etc, in grand
march, that cannot fail to present the
most gorgeous and dazzling spectacle
ever seen here There will be the award
ing of over fifty prizes, and exhibitions
etc, making an entertainment of ovel
five hours. There will be continuous
music for skating. Arrangements are
being made to reserve number OF choice
seats at moderate extra charge, so thai
the ladies and children can secure then
seats in advance. Cars will be run from
Moline and Davenport for the accommo-
dauon Of patrons from those cities
There will be detail of special police
for the occasion and everything will be
| carried out to the minutest detail to make
tins the grandest carnival ever held in the
west.