Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-22
ALL EYES ON BALL,
The National Game the Topic
OF All Interest in
Rock Island.
EVENINGS CARNIVAL.

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ere Assosts,isn.
Much preparation 10 being made
for q hot time at the baseball carni-
val masquerade that occurs q, Tur-
ner sud Armory halls Th.rsdsy even.
ing. The TRICKY Union baud fur
nishes music as one hall and Bleuer's
OF the other. Everyone is busting
70 make 10 success. A luncheon
oil be served 10 connection, and BY
the vsy the tickets are going a grea,
crowd will be on hand. The follow
Ing prizes offered By the frm, men
tioaed ~ill be given: Clemsnn 4
Sslgmann. rocker; Sommers & La
velle. hs'; ~. q X. silk um ,rel!s;
Simon q Nossnielder. hat; Young &
MeCombs, coax; Byrnes 4 Co..
lsdies' ha'; Goldsmith, hat; Morrison
q Dolly, box OF cigars; kddy &
Ssroehle, box CT cigars.
ossney Players Ne 90 GO TO Ousemws.
The Players OF last years Quincy
club are IN . peculiar and Inpless-
ant position just at present. After
the close OF the season all OF the
players we're reserved. Last month,
sheu the club dropped out Of the
Western association, they were given
sasir release, ard many have since
sigued with cubs OF this and
other leagues. In taking q inc, .
place In the association 0ttumwa was
promised the players with the fran
chiss. Tho players refused TO pay
any attention 20 Ottumwa, aud finally
President Young was called on for
assistance. lis decision has Just
been har dei down, and il is to the
effect that the players must report 10
Ottumwa or refrain from pla ing
with any other club under TIE Nation
al league agreement
p.orls q. tho u ,cs LIND Team.
The Pcori, Herald. speaking Of the
transfer OF the Rockford team under
control Of Manager Varney Anisrs) n
TO Rock Island says: This yill be
received IS good news By the local
fass Who have had their eye on the
Rockford team ever since that asso.
citation begsn its protest against
paying over the Memorial day re.
ce,pts per agreement. For this rca.
son Rockford was dropped from the
association. Since that association
hiss tried TO gain admission in the
Western league, and thu last report
was 10 the effect that the team was
TO be sold to Detroit. Not much ere.
dence was placed ia either Of the re-
parts as the baseball fans here kue "
the Rockford team was aiming rath
er high. The transfer to the Rock
Island association is iast as expected
and IL. OF course, toe hes. thing that
could be done under the circum.
stances. The local fans will no. be.
lieve other than the Western associa.
tion clubs did the proper thing In
dropping Rockford. Every city
agreed TO the pooling % the receipts
of the holiday genes. bat Rockford
backed. aud as consequence /. on,
OF the baseball world this ssasln
The local association stands by Pres
idens Hickey. rs does every city in
the association.
MONEY 10 Ais.
"Eagene Tetu, secretary OF the
Peoria baseball club. received let
Yer from President Hickey, Of tn,
Western association. yesterday, il
which tho latter stated that al. the
teams had pat up the forfeit m 1ne
and were ready Tor the seasons work
The pre.ident has been paving
friendly visits n tha different elite.
In the association, and looking after
the forfeit money. lie last visi,eC
Dabuaae and IL was Of his stay there
thss he wrote particularly.
"ls Is eSpectei that the schedul
will be Arranged NJ q meeting in Chi
cAgO this weak Iha con,n,ittao n ..