Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-02
TOOK THE TROPHY.
Rock island Moline the i. Leaeue
Champions.
The Home club Wins Yesterdays
Game, Thereby CIfachiag the
PenDant-The y urinary
The dub Di>bauds

"eh' VIC CuiuCuSu 1.-THE penuant Is
ours good and strong. After ali the big
talk INDUCED in during the summer by
the other towns Rock Island Moline, the
novices in base hall whom we were told
by other towns of the league would bring
up the tail end. are high and dry on top,
having no. only won the championship
series proper. but also broken even with
Rockford. the next best club. on an exhi-
oition series of IL games. and that too
with crippled team, Yesterdays game,
largely attended. but those who were
there gave the boys who nailed the flag
for us all due credit for
their playing. ODay was back
again and played the right field, while
"Hickety" Hoffman held down the second
sack, Pat Cshill looking after the left
garden and doing himself proud both in
the field and at the stick. Roberts was
hitting hard again and "Ducky" Hemp
played brilliant field game. and. in fact,
all the locals were 10 the game from start
to finish.
below is the summary:
Rock 1slanaMoline . 3 3 8 8 SO
Re, ktord. ..;:...::.;a o o 0 %
B Batteries S1 Cunningham and Sage; Underwood
ford & Two-base hit-Nicol. Hom- run--Sage
Double P,ays--Lynch, Roberts; Nulton-Lynch-
derwood, g. Struck out-Cunningham, z; In
qerwood, Hit by ptcher--AIiller. Errors
ColllLs.
The Rockford team left for home this
morning and will play at Belviiere to-
morrow and benefit game at home on
Sunday, after which they separate.
The local team has been dis
banded and all the PLAYERS
will leave during the next few
days for their respec i've homes. George
Nulton's home is in Peoria where he was
formerly employed in railroad office.
Patsy Lynch's home is at Denver,
where he always winters. and where he
formerly followed the trade of plumber
Harry O'Day and Frank Roberts both
hail from San Francisco. where they will
return and spend the winter. "Hickety"
Hoffman claims Peoria as his home, and
he will leave for there shortly. "Ducky"
Hemp is a native of S.. Louis, where the
January days will catch him staying
close to home. Siumie Collins home
is at London, Can and hes will probs-
bly, go there to remain during the winter.
Bert Cunningham and Harry Sage are
too we'll known to need comment and
will, of course. winter here. Bartson
our ex pitcher who deserted the team
two weeks ago to go 10 Marinette also
lives in peori. where he will go at the
end OF the season. z is and MoGuirk
are both in Rock Island
There is very kindly feeling among
the lovers of base ball In the city toward
the last, and particularly toward
Patsy Lynch and George Mutton
who next TO Harry Sage himself, have
been the most faithful and conscientious
of any of our players ever since The be-
ginning of the season. The team as a
whole has been composed of gentlemanly
player, and no matter what club they
may hereafter visit Rock Island with they
will always have cordial reception
To the management also who has Ike,
the club going in the face of bad weather,
poor attendance, and possibility of heavy
Individual Losses, is due 10
little credit. The directors have DEM
onstrated that the Twin-Cities deserve
to be clsssed among the base bill towns
of the state. and by staying until the ] st
1,o v;r ff,a ~.
than is usually enjoyed by base bail low
ing towns. Every player VIII be paid in
full AMI every cent of indebtedness in
CURED by the management will be lqni-
dated which is great deal more than
many other so-cglled base ball cities can
do.
As an evide ace of what other reople |
think of their nerve in holding. the Dav-
export Democrat says:
The Rock Island- Moline nine won yes- |
terday's game with the Rockfords This |
leaves the two clubs tied on the series |
they have played since the league broke |
up. If the last series of games is counted |
or not. the Twia>City nine has cinch |
on the pennant. The two mines that |
fought it out to the last. with their back
ers, deserve commentator for their |
pluck.
The suits against Moline subscribers to |
stock in the Rock Island Moline base ball |
came up before Moline JUS |
tice Of the peace Yesterday. and were de- |
cided in favor of the association, and |
will be collected.