Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-23

Dsi-t.uS VIC ENHEtttflI, t-s stt-
rotary ami 4. II. Sa,zmann Treasurer
Today and Tomorrow's Games With the
Chicago Unions.
= ORNAMENT officers of the Rock
Island baseball association were
chosen rs follows at Il well at
tended meeting of the stockholders
held last evening at the office of the
association in Buford block: Q
Presidcnt-M. II. Sexton.
Vice President. T. Shields. -
Secretary G.. Eddy.
Treasurer II. Salzmann.
Directors-M. Ii. Sexton. J. T.
Shields, l.. g. Eddy, l.. II. Salzmann.
j. I. Stafford, j. Z. Lalkin and Fred
8iadeI
To the above named gentlemen is
largely due the launching of the base
bali enterprise in Rock Island this
season. They have devoted their
time and efforts. without compensa-
ton. They certainly deserve credit
for their public spirit. and should
and no doui,t viii, have the support
of AL lovers Of the game. and the peo
pie of Rock Island generally. Tn,
affairs Of the association are in goot
condition.
Gossip OF the Diamond.
Patronize the game.
Babbitt has grown new mustache
The Chicago Unions arrived thi.
morning.
Young will probably pitch tomor
row 5 game.
Great work is expected of Kyler
with the stick.
Lynch will probably he assigned t,
second permanently.
Germany" Strauss is all right
either in the garden or behind tn
willow.
Dillon is an ideal first baseman-
tall and erect. and he does some et
fectiye work with the stick.
The Chicago Unions are among tn
swiftest amateur teams travelling. !
good game can he banked on for to
morrow.
There are number of people VIII
have not vet made good their ob!iga
tons to the baseball fund. Dig up
neighbors.
There is sickness in Manager An
Iderson's family at Rockford. The
viii not move to Rock Island 70
several weeks.
| The ladies are taking unusual in
terest in the game this season. The
can give the opposite sex cards an
lspades when it comes To tanning.
Capt. Flaherty is not so heavy Il
! lie used to be. He worked off cor
| siderable avordupois at the hand ba
courts III st. Louis the. past winter.
Charles McGinniss, of Chicago
signed to pitch. has not been hear
from. 1t is expected he Will show II
before the season opens. howeveI
He is good man.
The Rock Island and Davenpol
High school teams are meeting on IL
Criswold college campus, across Il
, river, this afternoon.
The fans all smile when Wrigl
| waltzes up to the rubber. You ca
. always bank on him touching the p
= skin. anyway. and the chances are |
. viii poke it out for two-sacker.
, Some mischevious boys have bet
mutilating the park fence with Il
; penknife, making holes throue
e which to get a peek at the game
r They are liable to get into trouble
5 they don't let up.
The boys viii appear in their ne
uniforms next Wednesday. when Il
first championship game of the seas,
i, Will be played with Ted Sullivan
Dubuque colts. Cedar Rapids. wi
Beldcn Hill and Jay Andrews, the O
! Rock Island fav0rites. follows.
! But where is Baker? In the s.le
. hours of the night he stole ava
: and it is now rumorcd he is in G.
, cago. But not word from him h
=, come to the local management e
! planning his strange action. He h;
T, better make an accounting or lie W
,, | be blackijsted.