Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-02
LOST TWO MORE GAMES,
The Twin-City Team Defeated at
Peoria and Terre Haute.
another GOOD Drubb Hg Administers d
70 the Home Club by the Disiil-
lers-A Good Game at
Terre Haute.

called on account of rain. While the
work OF both teams is sad to have
been very ragged at times, the
grounds are undoubtedly not the best,
and to the latter fact is said to be due
more than to anything else the town ball
scores that have been made there. UNI.
pire Rauschkolb seems to have lost his
grip with Peoria people if he ever had
any as Charley Barston, who has since
been signed for the Twin City team, UNI
pred Saturdays game. The boys went
to Terre Haute Saturday evening and
opened the first game of the series there
Yesterday. The mercury in the thermom-
eter OF hope, which had dropped into the
bulb during the past few days began to
rise again last night when the score was
received from Terre Haute. A bright
beaming smile now ornaments the counte-
nance Of President Charles Cridilau Albert
Hodges as he assures the less hopeful
ones that things will come our way before
long. The score of yesterdays game
stood 6to in favor of the Hoosiers,
which looks as though the Twin itys
have at last struck gait and are getting
down to business.
HISTORY OF THE II LEAGUE
The Illinois Iows league has now en-.
tered upon its third season. The cities
comprising it are; Rock Island Moline,
Peoria, Quincy, Joliet, Rockford, Jack
sonville, Terre Haute and Evansville
The league entered the field in 1890 and
had as members: Sterling. Monmouth,
Ottumwa, Cedar Rapids, Ottawa, Gales
burg Joliet and Dubuque. Sterling failed
to finish the season. In Is IL the circuit in
Guided Davenport, Rockford and @ lincy.
Sterling, Dubuque and Monmouth having
dropped out. E c. Morgan of Monr outh,
was the father of the league snd was aided
by Sanger Steel, of Joliet; J. R. Hick-
man, of Monmouth. and ". s. McCaull,
of Joliet. While other leagues have fall
len by the wayside, the IL. has pros
pered and fouIishei. The Ottumwas
won the pennant in 1890 The team was
made up of these players: Clark, catcher;
Sharp, second base, now with San Fran
cisco; Lynch, short stop, now with Rock
Island Moline; Jones, first base, now
with Quincy, Valalley, third base; Ore
lup, Ladew and Carpenter, pitchers; Ho-
griever, now with the western league, left
field. Quincy won the pennant in 1S9 /
with this team: Gutenberg and Hsrter,
first base, Mills and Corbett, Sec
ond base; Fisher, short stop; Bush
man. third base; Murphy. catcher;
BehUe, Daniels, Jones and Montag lie
pitchers; Carroll. left field; Murray man.
ager and center field. OF this team Muir
ray, Carroll, Jones ard Fisher are with
Joliet; Behue with the Southern league,
and Con Murphy with the Eastern league,
Joliet ended second and Rockford third
in the pennant race.
This is the roster of the teams for this
season:
Rock Island Moline-Hsrry Sage. man.
sger and catcher; Zies. catcher; Browner
Baxendsle and Bartson, pitchers; Bailey,
first base; Lynch, short stop; Dale, left
field; Msckey. center field; ODay. sec~
ond base; HousemaD, third base; Mutton,
substitute.
Rockfords-Hugh Nlcols, manager and
right field; Underwood, King and George
Nicol. pitchers; Snyder, catcher: Purvis,
first base; TRULY. second base; Thorpe,
short Stop; Van Alstine, third base; Wis.,
well, left field; Cassiboin, center field.
Joliets-W. j. Murphy, manager and
center field; Weihl, left field; Decker
first base; Connors. second base; Carroll
third base; Fisher, short stop; Sharp
catcher; Mahoney, catcher; Jones. Nc
Wicker and Willis, pitchers
Quincys-William Witrock. manager
and pitcher; Donnelly, pitcher; Luten-
berg, first base; Gillen. second base; Co.
dsr, third base; Deneene. short stop;
Josnes and York, folders; Sommers and
Hunlot, catchers; Parvin, pitcher.
Peorias-Mike Trest, manager and
catcher; Miller, Gragg aud Mays, pitch.
ers; Matthews, first base; Garvin, short
stop; Connors and Wood, fielders; Tay>
lor, second base; Longsford. third base.
Jscksonvllle-John r. Pettiford man
sger and fielder; Rafferty,, Connors and
Flynn, catchers; Dalkins, short stop;
Hamilton, left field; Mohler, Connors,
Willard and Ladd, pitchers; Schonb.
third base; Fuller, first base.
Terre Haute-George Bracket, manager;
Terrien. catcher; Sommers, first base;
Corbett. second base, Fusselbach, third
base; Spill, short stop; Prescott, Hemp
and Boland, fielders; Mars, O'Connor and
Beam, pitchers.
Evsnsville-Albert Schoolhosse, man.
ager; Flanagan. first base; Wen,z second
base; Moriarity, left field; MoQueerv,
fielder; Calligau and Collins. pitchers;
Briggs. catcher. Other players not re-
ported to secretary.
Charles Bartson, q formerly well known
Peoria club pitcher. and with Comiskey's