Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-20


by winning yesterdays game from
st. Joseph, Rock Island cinched its
claim to the pennant in the race of
the Western Base Ball association.
1t was not necessary to have the vic
tory to assure the flag coming to
Rock Island, but the results remove
all possibility Of doubt and give the
team the championship as an abso-
lutte certainty. No matter what the
result OF future games, and even
should the 8 to 0 game at Quincy
given to Rock Island because the
Gem City team was not in readiness
to begin, and the Peoria game in Rock
Island over which Manager Bracket
OF the Distillers has entered a pro-
test. claiming the home team had
not the grounds in condition to be-
gin at the advertised time, be thrown
| out. the Twins have a lead sufficient
to win out anyway. 1t is not at all
likely that either Of these games will
he dropped by the league directors.
| the Twins in both intanccs were gov
erned in the results by the umpirc's
decision, which generally goes in
such cases. The Quincy game has
never been counted to Rock Islands
credit in the percentage column,
| however, but the outcome in either
event is immaterial now.
APret,y Race.
The race for the pennant in the
Western association this year has
been the prettiest in the history of
base ball, and has been watched with
interest all over the country, and
commented upon by the newspapers
everywhere. The team, therefore,
that has represented Rock Island so
creditatly has brought the city fame,
not only in winning the champion
ship flag, but in being one OF the
participants in 50 exciting n race.
While the club had its reverses and
struck the toboggan slide at such n
| furious rate at one time that it
seemed as if all hopes OF getting near
the top again were dashed to the
ground. the prompt and positive ac-
lion of Secretary McHugh in calling
the players attention 10 business
had stimulating effect, the rallying
cry went along the line, and the boys
struck winning gait again. Since
then they have kept it up. and they
may he credited now with losing less
games at time as well as dropping
less away from home than any other
club. Besides that the players have
the reputation throughout the
league of being the best behaved.
and most gentlemanlv ball PLAYERS of
any.
Where the Credit Belongs.
The credit for the success of the
club in the excellent showing made.
as well as financially, IS due primar-
lily to Secretary McHugh. who by the
application OF business principles
has brought it out whole and with
out cent of debt hanging over il,
and whose firmness in handling tn e
players. and whose gentlemanlv de-
port on all occasions, has insured the
ends so much desired. To Manager
Sage is due great praise for picking
such a splendid team, as well as in
guarding the local associations in
terests when away from home and on
all occasions. To Capt. Cantillou,
who has grown in the favor of the
patrons of the game quite as much as
any player that has ever been here,
and whose admirable field general.
ship. and personal energy and pride
in the club, is due no less credit, and
If MIR. Cantillon was misjudged al
the opening Of the season it was be.
cause he was not understood. Over
zeal is Joe's chief fault, and it is not
besetting sin.
To Catchers Sage and Zeis. Pitch.
ers Sonier, Andrews. Mauck and
Burrell, to Kreig, Cantillon, Lynch.
Hill, Katz and Sweeney, each oil
whom in his individual capacity has
contributed to the results, the city OF
Rock Island offers its compliments
and congratulations, and an express
ion OF its pride in the team and the
work so eXceliently done.
Here's to the boys, long life and
happiness, and may they all be with
us another year.
| The Game.
Yesterdays contest, while close
and exciting up to the ninth inning,
was marked by many and costly err
rors, neither club giving its pitcher
any support. Mauck and King were
the pitchers, aud their work was not
what could be called good, King do
ing the better of the two, however.
up to the last inning. when he went
to pieces. Rock Island made one OF
its dashes and the team in the field
which had gone out confident of win
ming, was stunned by the vim with
which the Twins tackled them. They
were ratified beyond recoyery,an the
home team won out with tallies to
spare right then. Andrews started
the ball rolling in the first inning by
letting one man in on his error in left
field, while Sage let another run in
on his bad play, not hit being made.
And so it went all through the game,
the field work of both teams being
miserable. When the visitors were