Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-30
sQUIBS OF SPORT.

The baseball enthusiasts of Column
bus, Ohio. are hustling to meet
proposition Tom Lotus has made, to
the effect that if they will sell $4,000
worth of tickets for the first game he
will return with his team and play
the season out there. Hence Du-
buque's finish in the Western league
is very apparent.
A number of Western league man
ayers had conference in Chicago the
other day in relation to the compost
ton of that organization next season.
at which one of the baseba!lists is
quoted as SAYING they were after big
game and would not consider such
towns rs Rock Island and Rockford.
No one has heard of Rock Island fall
ing over herself to get into the West
ern. She is content to remain in the
company she has been travelling with
in seasons gone by.
The question is frequently asked if
the Western association has passed
into history never to be resurrccted.
Those who have given the matter
considerable thought are unprepared
to answer, since it is i noticeable fact
that Interest i'm the national game is
waning in many of the towns, and
with the exception of Il very few. the
newspapers have closed up as tight as
clam from any reference to the sub
Ject SO far as enlightening those who
are DESTROYS of knowing as to the
feeling for or against the future con-
tinuation of baseball. Ottumwa.
which was one of the best in the
bunch this year, wants the game to
go on. So does Peoria, but she is a
little swelled on herself, and thinks
that the Western association is not
swift enough for her. She has de-
signs on berth in the Western
league. Burlington is dead bird.
Dubuque is doing a whole lot of talk
ing, bat don't seem to know where
she is at. st. Joe is in johnson $
push, and will stick there if it is pos
sible. Quincy had Il hard season, but
will probably he able to rally next
spring. Belden Hill has not been
heard from, but it is believed he will
also be in line. Rock Island, al
though somewhat crippled, is still in
the ring. and viii come up smiling
and Without owing dollar, and with a
fine park in the bargain, next season,
prepared to join hands with seven
good towns. But who shall they be?
There is nut for the wise fan to
crack.
Yesterday the 2:35 pacest the Daven-
port Mile track developed the sensation
of the July meeting, when the horses in
this usually slow class went as fast as
as those in the 2:lO trot. Bully Boy
captured Thursdays unfinished s.
heat race in the opening heat of the
day. Darkness cut short the 2:l7
pace. Summary:
The 2:l3 class, pacing, purse 500.
Bully Boy won. Alleris second, Addie
b. third. Jonas fourth Time, 2:12I.
The 2;35 class. pacing, purse $500.
Don Quixote won, Warren ID. second,
Kitty K. third, Bynton fourth. Time.
2:14i. 2:l3l, 2:13!, 2:15l.
[ The 2:l0 class. trotting, purse $500.
Sir Charles won, May Fern second,
Dandy Jim third, Little Edgar fourth.
Time, 2:l3i, 2:12l, 2:13l, 2:113,
2:16l.
The 2;l7 class. pacing, purse $500.
Calvin c. won first heat, Doe Delaney
second heat, and Nellie Caffrey third
heat. Time, 2:14@, 2:164, PIG.
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Sig Hart, of Chicago, and Tommy
Smith. of Davenport, have been
matched by Billy Gibson to fight eight
rounds as a preliminary to the Stiff
Long battle at Claus Groth hall, Dav-
export, Aug, y.