Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16
VERY BASE BALL.
A Disc raceful Exhibition at Daven.
port.
Springfield Players Guilty OF such
Dirty Work That They Are Peited
or the Grou nds---Exciting Scenes.

The third game of the series between
Davenport and Springfield yesterday wit.
messed some OF the dirtiest ball playing
on the part of some of the visiting play.
ers that has ever been witnessed on any
diamond. and rs result the game cul>
minated in sonsthing akin TO riot. the
Springfelds being pelted with tomatoes
as they left the grounds. while their cap
tain, Van Zsnt was taken in charge by
the police for melting riot. The trouble
grew out of an unsuccessful effort on the
part of the Sp-ingfields to deliberately
steal the game and at the same time dis
gust the audience made up very
largely with people from this city,
with base ball in Davenport. In this
latter effort tley were very success
full, but they dill not get along quite so
well when it came to pocketing the game
Legitimate ball playing did not have a
place In the Spr ngfelds. plan OF opera
ton for the day and they resorted to all
sorts of tricks u1heard of on the diamond
before. and then were retired with one of
the worst defeats of the season and to the
accomplishment of which they them>
selves contributed.
To begin with McGinnis, the st. LOUIS
umpire, assigned to duty at the
game did not appear. For reasons
best known u himself but which
others may imagine he remained
in this city. As consequence
1t was necessary to choose two umpires
from the respective nines-Gess>
ner from the Davenports aud Staple
ton from the Spr ngfields. The first five
innings were as pretty as one would care
to see. But they were enough to show
that the game belonged to Davenport,
and start the dirty work of the Spring
fields. Stapleton made two decisions
against the Davenports at second.
calling men out who were clearly
safe. This incensed the crowd, and Sta
pleton at the close of this inning went in
TO plsy-takine first base, and
sending johnson behind the bat,
and putting Munysn, who had caught
up to time. n to umpire. This
very questionso Die action did not
have the effect to smooth the ruffied feel
ings of the audience. and when Munyan
showed mis- determination to give Daven >
port the worst OF it by calling everything
that flaming pitched ball. the indigna-
ton rose to fever heat. Somers, the
Springfield pitcher. was knocked out of
the box and Henry took his place and he
caused the disgust of everybody by toss
ing The ball up at it is done in zone old
cat" Nothing came out of the two next
succeeding innings, but in the eighth,
Springfield carried its listless. don't
care tactics to an extremity that was
most aggrsvsting Balls were pitched
up promIscuous by Henry. and
men were obliged to take their
bases because the ball did not
come within gun shot of them. In
this way twelve tillies were added, only
a few coming in on hits, Henry
and Johnson in the meantime changing
positions. Finally the Davenports put
themselves out AMI then came the most
disgusting part of the game; Munyan as
umpire deliberately called everything
pitched up by Tanning a ball. flaming
had not lost his temper up to this time
and all the Dsvenports played as if
nothing had happened. Capt. Allen pro-
tested against the apparent determination
on the part of the Springfelds to save a
shut out by foul p sy. Munysn kept on
calling balls and filed the bases. Many
protestations were heard and to one
Stapleton replied, I'VE are bound to have
one run, give us that and we'll quit you. "
At this a portion of the crowd
swarmed down on the diamond, and the
Springfelds were Unable after all to score
at the indignation shown his contempt
ible work. that he called the game ION
account OF darkness" though there was
as much daylight a. any time in the day
The score stood:
Davenport; ....-. &C.. ! 1913
Springfield. 0 OF o
Batteries-Davenpor flaming and Harring-
ADrinpuald-fttc nd
johnson; catchers, Munyan, johnson and Henry.
Base hits-Davenpori, rs; Springfield, o. Errors
Davenport. o; Spin field, Is. Ra.ned uns-
Davenport, Q. Bases IN balls by Tanning, Z; by
Somer1, 2: by Henry, " Umpires-Gessner for
Davenport; Stapleton and Munyan, for Spring
field
At the close of tine game the Spring
fields hustled into their bus and were
driven rapidly out of the grounds, but
just outside the gate they were met by an
ovation such as the were not prepared
for. Toward the latter part of the game
something less than two hundred boys
had repaired to an adjoining field
and filled their pockets with ripe and
! juicy tomatoes and these were poured
forth on the Springfield players in
volley after volley and with wonderful
accuracy. At last the bus stopped, and
Van Zant leaping of with whip. struck
a small boy across the face with lash
THIS enraged the crowd and a charge was
made upon the bus. and hut for Chief
Kessler, Of the Davenport police force
who interfered. tie van and contents
would have Jared badly. Van Zant wss
taken to the police station, while Presi.
dent French. of the local association,
mounted the bus. and under his protec