Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-14
WELL, WE'RE OUT.
The Local Base Ball Club Disbands for
Lack of Patronage.

AbCk VI atEohoSC.
As mentioned in last evenings
Argus. the local base ball club dis
banded last evening. Lack of inter-
est and patronage was the cause.
This has been the trouble since the
beginning of the season, and it has
evinced the fact that mistake was
made in going into smaller league
after the Rock IslandMoline club
had won the pennaut in an associa-
ton of more recognized standing in
the base ball world. The first fault
with the league with which Rock
Island was identified this year was
the name-Eastern Iowa. senseless
title where cities outside of Hawk
eyedom were involved, and while
Rock Island sought TO impress the
league with the folly of such a name.
it was persistently maintained.
Another trouble was with the sched-
ule, the leading club of the league.
Dubuque, not having met the Rock
Island club up to the time Of the
latter's withdrawal. Still another
cause of the collapse this year was the
failure on the part of Davenport to
act in good faith. The proposition
to form Tri-city club and enter the
Eastern Iowa league originated
in Davenport, and Rock Island
and Moline joined with the
understanding that Davenport was to
contribute certain amount to the
support of the league and to furnish
grounds on which the games were to
be played alternately. Davenport
has made good neither of these
agreements; no money has been
forthcoming to speak of, and very
little support. and not a game has
been played in that city, yet the base
ball enthusiasts in that city dubbed
the club Davenport; it was so sched-
uled in many of the papers through
out the league cities, and ambitious
Correspondents on that side of the
river at the early part of the season
furnished the metropolitan press
with reports of the games played by
the Davenport" club on the .'Dav-
export" grounds, etc. All this had
4 tendency to make the people on
this side of the river who were fur
nishing the grounds and putting up
| for the maintenance of the club,
weary-and interest failed. The base
ball craEks of Rock Island were glad
| to have the cooperation of Daven.
port, but they did not relish the ides
of putting up all the stuff and
having someone else enjoy all the
game, as well as the name. A few
days ago the management abandoned
the Tri-City title and adopted The
plain name, Rock Island, in hopes o.
reviving interest hcre-but it wa:
too late. The base ball public WA
disguised. Rock Island is a good
ball town, has remained to the last in
two leagues and won the pennan'
both times. 1t was outrageously
treated by the Western associatio,
this year. and this, too, had its eff
feet. Next time it goes into the bal
business. it will not be as the tail o
the kite. or as competitor for honor
confined strictly to another state.
Games and Players.
Yesterdays game. the closing on
with Cedar Rapids. resulted in vic
tory for the visitors by score of
to 2.
The Harper house team made a
imposing parade at 8 o'clock in flu
base ball attire, carrying umbrella
furnished by the London, and accom-
panied by a drum-beat.
This afternoon an exhibition gam
is being played between mines c
travelling statesmen stopping at tn
Harper and team of Rock Islam
business men for the benefit of tn
professional players, as there is nc
enough money in the treasury
meet salaries.
OF the Rock Island players, Lyme
will probably go to Nashville; Sag,
Record and Jameson to Galesbure
and Emmerk left here with the Ceda
Rapids club. Samuels will prob:
bly, join the Burlington clul
with which he Is negotiatin,
Keith has an offer from Ottun
wa, and the less fortunate wi
: ply in the roll of walters until a
opportunity presents itself for thel
to follow their calling.