Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-29
GAMES OF BALL.
Rock Island Lays Out Moline--.The
Davenport Contests.

Davenport Contests.
There was quite fair attendance at
the Rock Island ball park yesterday
afternoon to witness the game between
the reorganized Rock Island nine and the
Moline Browns. The result of a seven
inning contest was complete victory for
the home boys, the score being 10 to 8.
The mines were made up as follows:
Rock Island-W Zeis, catcher; Steamer,
pitcher; Baker. first base; Scherer. second
base; Weisler, third base; Doyle. short
stop; Darrell, left field; johnson, centre
field, Burial, right field.
Mohne-Colson. catcher; Wehrend.
pitcher; Speck, first base; Gleason. secs
short stop; Hokinson. left field; Hawks,
centre field; Wheelock, right field.
The Sunnysides and Shadysides played
on the Hop fields yesterday afternoon. the
Sunnysides winning by score of "a to
II.
The Peoriss turned the tables on the
Davenports Saturday and with Hoskins
in the box defeated the locals overwhelm-
ingly, pounding Rhines, the Davenport
pitcher hard, the latter being apparently
raft led aud having no control of the ball
The catchers were Newman for Peoria,
and Harrington for Davenport. Yester-
day one of the most exciting games ever
played on the home grounds occurred,
there being an attendance of 2, 500 peo-
pie, three hundred of whom came from
Peoria, and very large number going
over from Rock Island and Moline.
Despite the fact that the day was raw
and stiff wind blew into the ampi.
theatre the game was enjoyed from start
to finish. 1t was a contest in which
every man on each side had his part to
play and in which every man did
his individual best. Hollacher and
McCaulay were the respective pitchers
each nine putting in its strongest man,
and it was not until the last man was de-
clared out that it was anybody's game;
Peoria thusiasts. even at the last In,
ming, Offering to wager on the success Of
their nine. Davenport won, 6 to 3.
Davenport plays in Peoria tomorrow
and the two succeeding days, returning
home to meet the QGincys Friday, Sstur
day and Sunday.
The chronic kicker has made his aps
pearance on the Davenport grounds
again and the yelps of discomfort and
malice toward visiting clubs again eman-
ates from the bleaching boards. The
Davenport association should suppress
this disagreesble feature. People 60 to
base ball games to see science and skill
and friendly though earnest contest.
No bitter feeling should exist-onlv that
spirit of friendly rivalry that springs
from local pride.
The Baltimore Times says of the Mo-
line twirler, Cunningham, who is with
the Baltimore American association
team:
But the lions share of the glory and
triumph of the day justly belongs to Mr..
BARNES clever young pitchers, Messrs
Cunningham and Foreman. The former
officiated in the first game and his work
was beyond criticism. Think of man
pitching his first game of the season
with but little preliminary practice. and
holding down crowd of good batters to
six hits. Doesn't it show that the Mo
line Wonder" is every bit as good as he
was last year, and doesn't it warrant one
in predicting that many slugger will,
metaphorically. break his back IN trying
to solve that marvellous "slow DROP"
which is "Cunny's" most effective ball?
You are ali right, Mr.. Cunningham, and
perfectly able to keep up with the pro-
cession.