Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-19
How O'Leary Went Down.
IL THE SPORTING WORLD.
Baseball Club for Next Season Is Quite
Generally Favored.

Baseball Club for Next Season Is Quite
-rg. Generally Favored.
Baseball i receiving dts share Of
attention in the discussion OF athletic
matters these days. and the assur-
ance that the park, the maintenance
OF which was threatened until = dele.
! CATION Of public-sp irited citizens came
/ 20 the rescue and assumed the indebt-
| edness, il TO remain intact for next
| season. seems to have given a new
impetus to'the enthusiasm in Rock
Island over the national game, and
the general feeling is in favor of a
club i'll 1899.
We should have baseball by all
| means said Louis ii. Salzmann,
| who was one of the most faithful sup
Dorters of the club last season. 1t
is good thing for any town. and
| Rock Island. up to date in all other
| matters that pertain to her advance
ment, should not allow herself to
overlook the national game. / am
satisfied that last season would have
| been Il successful one but for the bad
weather. With tirst-class team
composed of gentlemen-vou know
we never had any trouble in Sc
curing good players. for they are al
ways treated well here-we can finish
next year with results satisfactory all
around
VI. II. Sexton, president of the local
association, SAYS other business has
prevented him from calling Il meeting
Of the directors, but he hopes To be
able to do so next week, when definite
steps will be taken as to the future.
and when in all probability a represen
tative to the league gathering will be
selected.
President 7. j. Hickey, of ST. Joe,
informs THE ARGUS that it is his in
teution to call the league managers
together the first of the year to outline
the program for next season.
HiI Would Come.
Belden Hill. il Is understood. would
take the management OF Rock Islands
team next season, if the position were
offered him. Bciden will be remem-
bered as our crack third bascman in
1894. He managed the Cedar Rapids
last season. but was obliged TO retire
before the league disbanded owing to
the fracturing of one of his limbs. He
has fully recovered since then. how
again provided he can find suitable
berth. With a man Of Belden Hills
ability. popularity and knowledge of
baseball timber at the head OF the
team. there would be no question as
to its success in Rock Island.
Among other changes which will,
so 1t is reported, be inaugurated by
the Western association next wear, in
case it continues to exist, viii be the
establishment of n uniform salary
limit. which viii be strictly enforced.
The time has passed when il is neccs-
sary to pay $3.50 per month for field
ers and basemen, at least in a minor
organization. An effort will also be
made TO arrange Z more compact
league and thereby reduce the rail
road expenses which have proven very
burdensome in former seasons.
Story of the Game.
y writer for the Chicago Daily News
gives in his paper a detailed story of
the game at Chicago the other night
between W. II. Cation and George /
Sutton. in which the Rock Islander /
was the victor, The article says in
part:
William II. Cation defeated George :
Sutton, 500 to PSI, last night at
Green's academy. The style of game |
PLAYED was cushion caroms. The
winners average was 6-23. the
losers S-9I. Cation ran 40 and %;
Sutton 81. 20 and -. The stakes
were 5000 a side. and Cation bet 5000
on the Outside. In the academy book
there was wagered $500, Sutton being
a 7-to-IO favorite. The game began
ut $50 O'Clock last evening and lasted
until this morning.
The academy was packed to sufTo-
cation. The excitement at the finish
OF the game was intense. When Cat
ton had TO 90. Sutton. short -
points increased his score by an ex-
executed run. full OF gin
GER OF 81. Both men then missed
difficult shots, and Cation went ont
with and /, The consensus of ex- d.
pert opinion said: Sutton can beat
Cation to n certainty" and offers .
were made to make the match over
again, William Harrison was the
referee 1t was 4 case Of a fast >
year old beaten by an old handicap
horse. Cation mas long been Injured |
to billiard hardships and is known
TO stand the gaf we'll I
Itchiness of the skin. horrible
plague. Most rybody afflicted IN