Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-02
FOR THE FUTURE.
important Amusement Enter
prise Awaiting Attention.
BASE BALL AND MILE TRACK.


A Fri City Club Informally Proposed-WnI
1t Prove antageous-The Race Course
May BE More Of Go Than People
Think.
The base ball season having ended,
and Rock Island having won all the
glory possible on the diamond, be-
sides having the credit of succeeding
financially. there is already talk of
plans for next season. That Rock
Island will have club in the West
crn association, which it led this
year. and that the franchise will be
retained here is a settled fact. Be-
yond this, however, there are other
plans materializing looking to the
bettcrmeut of the club. For in
stance, some of the ball enthusiasts
on the Davenport side having been
shown how a club could be made to
win and to pay, are anxious to join
hands with Rock Island next year,
and with the aid that ought to come
from Moline, call it a Tri-City club,
it being understood that the fran
chisc is to remain in Rock Island. and
The management to be here, but DAY.
export to furnish portion OF the
subscriptions and also 4 park, and
every alternate game of the home
series TO be played in that city.
While Rock Island has carried team
through two league seasons and won
the pennant in both. and Davenport
has never sustained a club through
an entire year, they have, never
theless. always had a good team over
there, there is good backing for team,
and they have patronized the games
here literally. Hence. the feasible
ity of the tri-city idea with park on
each side of the river.
TheNIiie Track
There is more to the Rock Island
mile track PROJECT than some people
may think. Those furthering the
scheme have even gone so far as to
talk OF manager, someone to under
take the enterprise and see it
through. The projectors, too, are
looking about for other tracts. and in
addition to the one at the head of Elm
street, have their eyes on other To-
calities possessing equally desirable
advantages for the laying out of the
track.
Toss Ups.
Bellduue Hill, who held down the
third bag for the Twins this season.
left last night for Galesburg. No
more faithful or hard working ball
player ever tread the diamond
Pitcher Burrell left the city last
evening for his home in Iowa. AL
though he was not with Us long. he
won many admirers by his hard
work and gentlemanly manners.
Second Baseman Joe Cantillon left
the city this morning for his home at
GAINESVILLE, Wis. With his feet
cooked up on the seats of the coach,
with n cigar in his mouth, the old
man looked more like capitalist
than ball player. Joe has evident
ly put in a prosperous season, for
besides having little roll of money
in his jeans and n good suit of
| clothes on his back. he had another
outfit in his grip, little more than
he had when he arrived with the
flowers last spring. and on which
circumstance now The ARGUS Joins
with his many friends in congratu-
lating him.
Secretary McIIugh has letter
from W. ID. Cantillon. assistant su-
perintendent of the Wisconsin divi-
sion of the G. Il n. W. road, in which
he offers congratulations TO Rock Isl
and on winning the pennant. allud-
ing to the remarkable record made
by the league. and the reputation the
city has gained. Making compar.
isons between the Rock Island team
and the Milwaukee club of the Yves
tern association, he compliments the
Rock Island management by saying
that if Milwaukee had had as good,
the Cream City would have finished
with the leaders of the Western
league. Mr.. Cantillon, who, BY the
way. is a brother to our Capt. Joe,
attributes Rock Islands success tc
keeping the team intact as far as
possible throughout the season.