Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-25
ALL ARE IN IT.


eastern circuit of the Western Base
Ball association are in it, SO to speak,
for another season, and from what
can be learned from Omaha, Lincoln,
St. Joseph and Des Moines. they will
all be right in line in '95, too. While
it would be entirely premature to
hazard a guess at who will compose
Rock Islands team next season, the
franchise will be kept and a winning
combination sent out, which will in
clude many of this years nine. if sat
isfactory terms can be arranged
As regards the other Western associ-
alton cities in Illinois all are in earn
est about furnishing clubs next year,
as the following from the papers in
each town bears testimony:
Peoria.
1t is thought the Western associa
ton will remain intact. Other towns
wanted first place just as Peoria did,
but there was but one team that
could occupy that position. Peoria
extends greeting to Rock Island, and
wishes them all the pleasure obtain
able from the honor. The only hope
is that we will occupy the same place
next season. While the club is to be
disbanded, still the managers.
Messrs. Flynn and Bracket, are al
ready making preparations for next
season.-Peoria Transcript.
quincy.
The friends of the game are under
great obligations to Messrs. Ost and
Savin for taking hold of the club the
last week and seeing that the season
was played out. BY so doing they
have retained the franchise for next
year, and are already making prepa-
rations for a team and grounds
They played all the players last even
ing and came out within 80 of being
even. The old base ball grounds
back of Highland park and the lot AT
the southwest corner of Twentieth
and Broadway have been offered to
them. A manager is being talked of,
and BILLY" Murray and Donnelly
are both spoken of. Correspondence
between Murray and the directors is
now going on.-Quincy Herald.
Jacksonville.
Jacksonville has the cinch OF third
place. That is good enough for the
smallest city in the Western associa-
ton. Next season we will 90 for
the pennant. With such a team as
we have now, we will be sure of first
place.-Jacksonville Courier.
Here Too.
The Peoria Herald of a recent date
voiced wholesome sentiment when
it said: There is talk of an Illinois
league for next year. Peoria will
none Of it. We like Omaha and Lin
coin and Des Moines as ball towns
! better than Ottawa and Blooming
! ton and Joliet. They are not STAY
ers." That is Rock Islands position.
too. The only minor cities in Hi
nois, in fact the only cities in this
part of the country that have sue
ceeded in sticking it out through an
entire season are those which were
in this years Western association.
To make base ball success. it is
preferable to have cities of back bone,
such as composed this years associa-
ton, Quincy being the only one that
tlunked, and it at the very last mo-
ment, and then there were citizens
in the Gem city ready to take
hold OF The matter promptly and see
it through.
Good Wishes of Former Rock IslanderA
The ARGUS has received the fol-
lowing with request to oblige flour
old Rock Island boys by publishing
it:
OMAHA, Sept. 24.-Friend Doe:
We congratulate you and the rest of
the boys on winning the champion
ship. Have been pulling for you all
season. They had the laugh on us
at first, but we are now more than
ever. Keep up the good work. Your
well wlshers. FRANK ANDERSON,
j. w. SCHERER,
JEFF SEYMOUR,
F. H. SEYMOUR.
All Sorts Of Sport
Sioux City plays Rock Island
Thursday and Friday.
The Clinton Hustlers beat the
Omahas Yesterday, 9 to 6.
In the exhibition game at Burling-
) ton yesterday, Lincoln defeated Rock
Island by score Of 9 to 3.
The Augustana foot ball eleven is
practicing every day, preparing for
number of games to be played with
different college elevens, the first Of
which will be at Monmouth Satur-
day.
Because Baltimore wins the pen
nant the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
will furnish the club with a special
train from Chicago and will spend
!, $500 decorating the cars. The &c.
600 purse raised for the players. with
what will be realized by them from
the Temple cup series. the champion
ship will mean to each man consider
ably over 1000.
A Good Appetite
always accompanies good health, and
an absence nf annaftta ,pI;o.