Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-15
BUSINESS MEN BEATEN.
Knights Of the Grip Victorious on the Base
Ball Diamond.

Knights Of the Grip Victorious on the Base
Ball Diamond.
There was an S-round battle on the
diamond of Twin-City park yesterday
afternoon, and If the originator of the
amusing game Of base ball could
have been among the spectators, he
would have received invaluable en-
lightenment on incidentals aud pas
sages never even anticipated in the
compilation Of the points which now
constitute q game of ball. They
were many and such as to provoke
the enthusiasm and start the fans to
waiting in an individual who hao
heretofore become Indifferent in his
opinion of the game. The contest was
and an aggregation of sample case
sluggers sojourning at Charles Nc
Hugh's hostelry. many of whom
emerged from the arena of base
ballology with tanned countenances.
calloused hands, bunged-np fingers.
injured perambulators, kinked Stats.
minus few ounces of hard-earned
weight, razor-like appetites, and
desire to repose within the peaceful
arms of Morpheus until their wings
became stronger and their weary
bodies revived from the enduring
shock which they had been subjected
to. The business men were de-
feated, although they courted vic
tory until the fifth inning,
when the goods sellers got warmed up
to their subject and sent three of their
brethren humming across. the
twirler's guide. John Paddock and
Edward Dolly delivered goods, and
..Doc" Sage received them for the
business men, and +. S. Brough and
blue Jeans" Spencer Robinson
placed the sphere over the platter for
the victors, and Shelley, the var
nished pillow-fronted gentleman,
stood CALAMITY behind the willow.
The business men captured one run
in the sixth inning and another in
the eighth. when by mutual consent
the exhibition ceased, both sides hav-
ing plenty, and the commercial men
standing six in the ma jority.
The Contestants.
Here is the composition of the two
clubs when they lined up, although
it was subject to a sort of switching
process at times:
Travelling Men. Positions. Business Men.
Fs Biongh ..P.tcher...........J Paddock
j J Shelley ....... Catcher. Harry sage
s Robinson. First. .........S kenworthy
PC Mullen. ;.....S. cohd .....A Allen Weleh
| c j Grail. Center Field $500. p Dolly
Charles Nc ugh. Right Field -. Fred Woltmanr
NJ freeman. Left Fie d.. Charles Bnford
James Btough.. Short Stop. Edward Dolly
The travelling men had three sub
stitutes, L. B. Ecker, b. Temple and
F. A. Lane, who inhabited the field
when Shelley anticipated any danger
of the opposing side knocking the
sphere any distance. Until the last
half of the fifth everything looked
favorable to the merchants. Then
McHugh, who ran bases like knock
kneed duck. made first through the
catcher's misfortune in missing the
| third ball. He was followed by
Grail, F. S. Brough. Rainbow"
Mullen, with his large sun paralyzer.
Donegal pantaloons and colored hose,
blue Jeans" Robinson, who was
made the recipient of much ad-
miration from the ladies on his tasty
bloomer arrangement, and Freeman.
Brough, McHugh and Mullen scored,
Shelley struck out, Grail was caught
sleeping on bases, and Robinson and
Freeman died on bags on Jimmie
Brough's strike out. Three runs
was the result, and the business men
looked seriousness. They expector-
ated on their mitts and cast glances
OF vengeance at the grip sluggers,
each of whom carried smiles to give
away. The merchants worked hard
in the sixth. but the consequence
was but a measly one spot. 1t was
all over but the fire works. which
came in the seventh and eight, when
the commercial men gathered in
six runs, three in each. This was
enough, and conceiving no possible
way Of overcoming the lead, the
merchants acceeded to the PROPOSE
ton of Capt. Shelly to ..cut FER an
innin' shy" BY innings.
Business Men........s o o. 0 is
| Notes of the Game.
The players were all settled with
by Secretary McHugh this morning.
Buford mopped his lamps and got
against the article for home run in
the eighth.
| Allen WEIGH took a short excursion
on his lunch basket in trying to land
a liner knocked to second.
F. S. Brough had one of his meat
hooks damaged in the fifth, and
Blue Jeans" relieved him of the task
of delivering goods.
Shelley removed his pillow-fronting
in the middle of the game, and put
the breast protector on his back to
stop balls on the rebound.
The travelling men announced last
night that they would remain in town
over Sunday. when they are anxious
to meet any team in the business.
All Of the money contributed to