Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-18
HUSTL|NG FOR IT..
The Base Ball Committee Is
Out on the
Move.
IT Is SOUNDING THE PUBLIC.

Two Former Rsok LII lind players Nave
Marrow Escape - Cattoa Defeatse
In Chicago - The Ring and the Nat
vsrioas other Matters Of Sporting In
tersst.
L. G Eddy and s. NJ. Arndt are
continuing their canvass for . base
ball club. They are meeting with
considerable encouragement, but
more generous support must be 80
cured, and Immediately, ii the No.
tionel game is to b. had in Rock lei.
and rext season. A conference was
herd at the Harper house last night,
and it was decided that the com nit.
tee continue o few days more. By
that time something definite will be
known. MIR. Kent says he must
have an answer this week. So let
the fans enthuse and interest every
one in the projsct, and there is little
doubt but that the club can be
started. It would be an injustice to
the ci y to have 1t said that the peo-
pie let pass such golden opportan-
ity, particularly in view of the fact
that they have so many times ex-
pressed q desire to have o base ball
team here.
Two Of the best players in the
Western association, Harry Sonisr
and Davy Ssisler. had q narrow es-
cape from death quite recently. It
was at the time when skating was at
its best on the river here. and the
two players. being likewise good
skaters, went out with the COY
throng for an hour or two Of real
enjoyment. In skating away from
the crowd they happened to get upon
a strip OF ice that had frozen over
the night before, and it broke be.
meath the weight Of the two. In the
twinkling Of an eye they we're in the
cold water scram bling and splutter-
ing in the effort to keep their heads
above the water and at the same
time to prevent the current from
taking them beneath the ice. Some
fishermen near by, whose attention
was arrested by their yells. brought
a rops and long board from their
cabin, and with the aid of other
skaters who had arrived by this
time. they succeeded in getting them
out. Both had been under the
water, however. and we're quite
weak. They were taken to Charley
Bartscn's boat and dried out.-peoria
Herald.
Other Sporting Notes.
The Davenport Times displays o
friendly spirit in connection with
Rock Islands base ball prospects. II
says: "A good club in q strong Or
ganization could depend upon a lib.
eral patronage from both Davenport
and Moline as we'll as Rock Island
Napoleon" Ives won the opening
game in the billiard tournament last
night in Central Music hall, Chicago.
Hs defeated William H. Cation. Of
Rock Island. by score Of 400 to 80
actual points. Cation was in receipt
OF start Of lao points. Ives nearly
made new record for high average
in one game. his average wat
% S-1i. The best single average
ever made at the game Is 81. Ivet
did it in New York. The game is 49,
inch balk line, no shot in bslk.
| A 10-round glove contest between
Hayes Muhe, Of Davenport, and Billy
lO'Brien, Of Rock Island, will take
nlace at noeracher,a hall Davenrert
tonight. Following the match Muht
will make arrangements with Bucl
Hoffman, for another contest, which
will take place about six weeks later
| Tho. Anderson, of Moline, and
Fritz Prohl, OF this city, will have
. catch-as.catch-can wrestling match
at Pipp's hall, Moline, tomorrow
night.