Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-29
ALL SORTS OF SPORT.
Two Ball Games al Twin.City
Park
The ksaiiOOn Race ut Vandruf-s
Island Yesterday.

park look somewhat deserted yesterday
but those who were there saw an inter
esting game. Cunningham and Under
wood were the opposing twirlers and
each put up a superb game. The feat.
ure was the timely hitting of the locals
which won them the game. The visitors
also put up good article OF bail, but no,
quite good enough. 1t was one of the
last games the public here will have a
chance of seeing until next season. when
it is hoped league will be formed tina,
will stay the season out. Below is yes
terday's summary:
Rock I-land-Moline. 0 Q 0 Q 0 3 OF
Batteries.Cunn,ncha am and Sage; Underwood
and Snyder. Hits-h,ck Island Moline. 9; Rock
Rockford, Struck outysy Underwood. S; by
Cunningham, 3. Eases on balls-Of Underwood,
Two-base hiis-Hoffman. VanAistyne Three
base hi,--Hemp. Umpire-Cahill. Time-1:5o.
SATURDAY
Saturdays game at Twin City park
was not very largely attended, ana was
rakej in by the locals by a score Of 9 to
5. George Nicol was in the box for the
visitors. while Collins off1ciated in like
capacity for the home team. The work
of Collins was good but Nicol was as wild
as March hare sending nine to bases on
balls. While not as exciting as it might
have been, it was victory for the locals.
and that's what the fans want to see. The
following is the summary:
Rock Island nol'ns..ss - ! s-s
AG Baatefie: Collin: and sage; Sico! ana snyo
der Hits-Rock Island-Moline; 10; Rockford, s.
RSSerts collins. Home Han.T Truly Errors"
Rock Island Moline, 2; Rockford, /: Struck out
Collins, 9; Nieol, s. Bases on balls-Collins. 4;
erss. Passed ball--Sage. Umpire Wivill.
< ASSISTS
Hoffman played second yesterday. and
O'Day took care Of the right garden, both
doing we'll for changing positions.
Patsy Lynch put up another gilt
edged game yesterday. having two put
outs and six assists. while some OF his
stops we're phenomenal.
Roberts put up a nice game at first.
Pat Cahill, the old fielder for the ST.
Louis Browns, was in town yesterday.
and umpired the game at Twin-City
park.
Only four more games OF ball this sea-
son.
There will probably be game of ball
next Sunday between a team from this
city and one from Ohio, Ill.
The management might get up some
good games by getting some of the semi
professional teams near by to coue here
and play.
THE MOLINE REGATTA.
The canoe regatta on Sylvan water at
Moline Saturday afternoon was an inter>
esting and delightful affair. Eight ca
noes were entered for the first sailing
race by the locals OF Moline. being
manned respectively by Anthony. Howe,
Wells. Dunn, Olson, Watt, Josephson
and Waters. The start was made at
8 :45 p. M. and on the return II. S. Wells
crossed the goal in 81 minutes, having
sailed from Sixteenth street tn the point
Of the dam and return, leading the others
by about two minutes, George Waters
and Charles Dunn following nearly tos
gether.
Next came another sailing race, and
Wells again took the pennant. Then
came the first padding race, one-third
mile and turn, Joel NJ. Parker, of Dav-
export, took this race after hard tussle.
Mr.. Parker takes the beautiful little pen
nsnt of satin embroidered with the follow.
ing: First prize, padding race. Moline
Canoe club regatta. Aug 81, 49," II. NJ.
Bunker, of Davenport, took second place
In the combination race James Hea-
ton, of Moline, won. NJ. Bunker. of Dav-
export. being second.
THE BALLOON RACE
The balloon race between Rosa May
of Peoria and Prof. Loemis of Wiscon-
sin from Vandruff's Island. opposite
Black Hawk Tower attracted multi
tude of people yesterday afternoon. The
aerial contest was brilliant success.
The great air ships started simultaneously,
Miss Rosa May cutting loose at height
of 2, 500 feet and landing almost directly
on the point of the Tower, while Prof.
LOOMS assembled fully 1000 feet and
then cut away, coming down
in the road west OF the Tower. The
prize was awarded to Miss Mey. who
reached ground first, although her oppo-
nent went much higher. and afforded a