Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-14
EASY WINNERS.
Base Ball at the Rock Island Park
Yesterday.
The Harper House Nine Defeat the
Rock Island n ouse club by n score
of ~ 60 5---The Davenport Game.

yesterday AFTERNOON at the ROCK Island
ball park. The attendance was only fair,
but the sport was animatiDg and anus
ing. The financial part of the affair was
looked after by Conductor Willis and
Bsggageman Burke, of the C, B. & Q /,
Willis standing guard at the front gate
and Burke at the rear. They filed their
points well and even the peanut boy on
their train had to put up his little fifteen
cents.
Considerable practicing was INDUCED
in prior to the game. which was a fitting
prelude of what was to follow. John
Looney, of the Rock Islands, and ID. s.
Schureman. of the Harper. were the CEN
ter of attraction. The former WAS
DRESSED DECoLLETTE
in blue cloth with gilt trimmings and had
extreme difficulty in keeping on the
ground. He was here, there and every
where and showed himself to be a
good sprinter as well as ball player
Schdreman took the opposite extreme.
The Harpers put him on second base to
see that it didn't get away. and the
ground was all plowed up within a
radius of three feet of that base when the
game was over; he didn't move farther
than that for fear Mike Burke would steal
the base for a cushion.
Sullivan and Strain, the pride of the
60" road. played with the Harper's.
Sullivan is the best player, but Strain
makes up in coaching what he may lack
otherwise. We have no doubt if any of
the managers of league clubs heard Strain
they would hire him for coacher alone.
His voice sounds like fog horn out of
tune, and he throws it around to bases in
reckless manner.
Captain Munger, of the Rock Islands,
made vigorous protest against whom he
termed some
IMPORTED PLAYERS
which the Harpers had, but he consented
to play If they did not act as the battery.
Captain Adams, of the Harpers, won the
toss and it was after o'clock when time
was called by Umpire Willis, who placed
substitute in his box at the gate.
The mines were composed of the fol-
lowing players:
Harper House-Sullivan, IS; Trego.
ID; Schureman, 2b; Strain, 3b; Hoar, C;
Dusinberre, IF; McHngh, CT; Adams, p;
Brown, IT,
Rock Island House-Bruen, ID;
Looney, IS; Lloyd, 2b; Rogers, 3b; Pear
son. p; Geiger, CT; Young, IF; Munger,
II; Lundon, C.
Bruen opened the game for the Rock
Islands by knocking the ball between
schuremsn's legs at second. and then
Looney seized the bat with a determined
air. Bruen tried TO steal second, but
Sullivan was on the bag and put him
out. Looney waited with professional
sagacity and got to first on balls. Lloyd
hit sky scraper to left field, but Brown
took it In neatly. Rogers hit to Adams
and died at first, Looney's frantic
efforts to reach second availing nothing.
For the Harper's Sullivan grasped the
willow firsi. Great things were ex-
pected of him as slugger. He hit a
foul, and it took five boys TO find the ball
again.
UMPIRE WILLIS
went into his pocket for new one. At
ter two strikes, Sullivan was given a
base on balls. Trego got good ball,
and one strike was called He then hit
safe, and Sullivan went to second, and
both advanced one peg, while Schuer-
man famed wind three times. A passed
ball sent Sullivan in--the first tally of
the game. Lundon failed to stop
Strains third strike, letting Trego in.
Strain amused himself by trotting around
to third before Hoar pounded for two
Dagger. Bruen stopped Dusinberre's
short hit in good style. Hosr scored on
a wild pitch. Looney made good pick
up, and fielded McHugh out at first.
Pearson opened the play for the Rock
Islands in the second. Sullivan gath
cred the ball up at short, and sent it like
q cannon ball to first in time to head
him off. Geiger got a whack in the
back, and started 10 first as though he
was glad Of it. He tried to reach Sec
ond, but Sullivan was standing there
with the ball ahead of him. Young
hit for two Dagger, and Munger stepped
up to the home plate with the intention
of bringing Young home. He hit short,
however, and was put out at first.
Adams got around to third, and Brown
swiped it for two bags for the Harpers.
Sullivan hit short and died at first, while
Adams scored. Brown scored on Tre-
COS hit for two bases. Schureman
hunted the bali against the reporters
and scoring bench, before he retired on
three strikes. Strain stood up and let
the ball hit him, and sprinted around to
second regardless of the ball, and went
to third on Hoar's safe hit. Dusen-
berre hit between Lloyds legs at Sec
ond, and Strain tailed, Hoar going to
third. McHugh went to base on balls,
and Adams came to bat again with
three men on bases. He failed to hit
safe, however, and the inning ended with
four runs.
In the third inning Lundon struck
out. Roger took Lloyd's place at the
bat and
MADE A HOME RUN