Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-03
ROUTED BY ROCKFORD.
The First Game Lost to the Men
From S0cktOwn.
The Lack OF a Few Timely III 9
Helps the Visitors to Win a
Game-Tommy Ryan aud
Other Sporting Notes.

A cold, miserable. drizzling rain kept
large number from attending the 6rst
game with the Rockford team at Twin
City park yesterday afternoon. A small
crowd was present and saw the home team
receive their first defeat at the hands Of
the Hustlers. Our club was materially
weakened by the absence of Mackey who
again went wrong Yesterday, and made
his appearance at the grounds in an in
toxicsted condition, Zeis was put il
Mackey's place in left field and Bsrtson
looked after the right garden while Hoff-
man again played short. The work of
the home team in the field was gilt>edged
and though many chances we're offered,
but one error stands against them.
Browner was found freely, though the
visitors succeeded in getting but nine safe
hits off him, while eur boys got total of
seven off King. While the Twin-City s
| outtelded their opponents at every point
they were unable to bunch their hits, leav-
ing men on bases several times when an
opportune hit would have scored the
runs. The features of the home teams
playing were four double plays in four
successive innings. Mr. Wiswell, of
Rockford. was the only man who
broke the monotony of singing
| he lifted looloo over the right
field fence for two bases and at his ne xt
turn al bat lie put another out in the
cold world out in the street, but no one
else succeeded in doing it.
Browner undoubtedly played the best
game he ever put up on the home
grounds yesterday. and that very fact
taken into consideration with the mag
nifcent support given him is evidence
that at his best he is not up to the COM
psny he is in. He displayed merit how
eyer, that deserves recognition. He is
Rock Island boy and on that account
it may be prudent to extend him con-
sideration that would not be accorded
other pitchers. THE ARGUS harbors
nothing personal against Browner. On
the contrary, nothing would afford il
more qualification than to see him prove
more than has been expected of him, to
see him indeed become the star pitcher
Of the team. But above personal prefer
ences THE ARGUS is for the best interests
of the team. The time is t'hand when
the management should strengthen its
weak points. The record of games
shows that that weakness is il
the box. Bsrtson so far ha:
demonstrated his superiority over the
other two pitchers. That should be ex'
pected as he is the highest saiaried and
the oldest pitcher of the three. Baxen'
dale was signed as an experiment, and j
remains for the management to judge as
between him and Browner which is o.
the more actual service to the team if {
change is to be made, or, whether the in
tere SITS of the team demands that two mer
better than either be secured. There i:
a financial side 10 be taken into consider
alton too, and we should not be too quick
to Judge the homogeneous motives on
that account. II there is any strengthen
ing to be done it ought to be done in the
box. and justice to the remainder of the
| players seems to indicate that that i'm
provement be made the Management
should decide how to do it..
| Appended is the score of yesterday
| game: