Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-05

D. in Kesciness For the R,rst Genes
E-'is Ia ApnI-whas - 0,,ae On All
Around the Oircstt More Ab ,us Tast
u, Mc;nes rrAaehiss.
"HE executive committee of the
VS baseball club will decide on b
Il location for tho park mex.
week. DE- ..ent SITES are
untor co asidera;ion. and it is iha in
{: ,iion to select tie oGe hich will be
the lea>t expansive and at the same
time most conyeiisat ~ to location.
The construction OF the amphithes
tire will bs CONNIE cej at once. aud
will b. comp e;ed about the fire.. o!
tho coming month. The grounds
will be PIT in shape as soon "a the
frost leaves and everything will he
Ia readiness when the h;st ball i.
tossed up.
The Rockford baseball writer.
have EFFICIENTLY exhausted their sup
P.y % WIND. as week CT more ha.
passed without word being heard
from them They told all kinds Of
stories how the association would &C
mp in the air because Rockford wa.
not to be rap'e.ented this seaso a
Bat the nffairs Of the association arc
progressing lovely. and without ,b,
assistance or counsel OF the wise mer
OF the city OF socks, strange as i,
may seem, and from present iudIca
lions the coming year will be one o.
the most successful in the leagues
history.
The baseball carnival at Burling
tn. 1osa. melted the association
SI.700.
Wooisidc, with Cedar Rapids il
&c. who retired last season. will b
with Newcastle. Pa. in 1898
Manager Ted Sullivan, OF the Du
tuqus cinb. has signed STREET., SuI,i
va. wo,verton. Baer and Butler
Thew played IN las. seasons team
Rudolph Ziun. Of Jcffers onville
Ind. and Miss Margaret Kelly, o.
New Albany. led, are to hi M married
March Is. Ziun was with Z,nesyill.
last year, ard has signed with Del
Moines for the coming sessnn.
Umpire Ed Cline has been signet
with the Western association. Gin.
Is said to have been a great fav ,rii,
n The association in 1894. and ha
,he distinction Of baing the only um
piro 20 receive presents from tn,
p sTcrs and spectators.
Robert T. Lincoln, Of Chicago, ha
used every inducement to prsveu
his snn-iu-lsv, Warren Beckwith, o
Nc. Pleasant. Iowa. from followin,
the baseball profession. But il hs
avaiisd nothing. "a Warren has ap
piled 'tr position on the Ottumw
team.
All lovers Of baseb III in Rock Isl
AMI will applaud the action Of tn
National league msgnatos in adopt
ing measures for the suppression @
rordyism on the diamond. Th
game will be better pa,ronized al
will no doubt come 10 be locke
upon rs the most popular Of outdoo
amusements.
Says the Burlington Hawkeyt
1T Is understood that Quincy offer
fIick bonus of sl.2oO il he VII
transfer his franchise there and agre
10 play out the season. Then, II thi
T. done. the association could see {
10 transfer the st. Joe outfit I
Rockford. end the most compat
league Of its magnitude would be III
Western association"
Belden Hill, rnansgcr Of the Ced !.
Rapids clubs. is exhibiting . cur
tosity in the shape OF cane made b
Harry Moran, n convict in the An,
Rosa penitentisry. Il is artisiicall
carved. and has the pictures OF la.
lyesr's Cedar Rapids team upon il
All the pictures are excellent lik,
nesses, and tho cane is indeed not
lc.tv.
Bert Cunningham is ambitious I
break int, an umpiring job when b
bail playing days are over. IS
soon as my career in the big leagr
is at An end" says he. "Ilf app
Immediately for job umpiring
Bert ought to make n success hsp,
ling the indicator. He hes Il
nerve. pluck and GOODNESS necesssI
and there can be no doubt about b
. knowledge Of the game.
Danny Sweeney. the little ms
who covered she center garden Il
Rack Island in "a, is located
Qaincy at present. He is PLAY ing q
engagement passing thigh onei
over the bar AZ one OF the whistl
we,ting establishments in that tow
Danpy Is n good ball player and b.
made q favorable impression whe
ever he has appeared on the di,
mond. But IL seems he cannot lor
stand prosperity, ard the result
: he parts company with his man,
ger. His friends here. ho~eve
hope TO see the little man back in q
game again.