Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-25

Visitors Get Hufy in the Ninth Inning at
a Decision of the Umpire and Play the
Baby Act by Withdrawing From the
Field After Two of Their Men Are Out
--some Heavy Stick Work.
Rock Island led too swift a pace for
the black-and-yellow uniformed ar
gregation of colored BOYS. who style
! themselves the Chicago Unions. Sat
! ur,lay the score was - To Il. Yes
terday it was IS to l.. Rock Island
held the larger bunch in both games
An act on the part of the visitors
| in Yesterdays contest. which dis
! gusted the spectators. was their quit
ting the diamond in the last half of
the ninth inning. after two of their
men We're out. alleging that Umpire
Miller was giving them the short end
OF ii in calling, what they claimed a
fair ball. foul. Manager Anderson
was indignant at the Unions. and said
he would remember them If they ever
wanted to come to Rock Island again.
There was lively batting by both
teams yesterday-and some poor field
work. too. The visitors were exceed
ingly ragged in the latter respect.
In the sixth inning Alberson eX-
changed positions with Young, the
latter coming from right field to the
pitchers box. The colored gentle
men were touching Alberson quite
frequently. Young proved difficult
problem. His curves and speed act
ually made the Unions shiVer when
they stood up before him.
Rock Island rolled up four in the
opening bout. Wright went out;
Strauss was given Il pass to first. and
waltzed around to third on Dillon 5
poke to short Flaherty knocked one
way out in the middle garden and
cleared the bases, scoring himself on
the center iielder's wild throw to
third. Warner was bumped i'll the
slaves. and walked. He stole second
and came home on Young's safety.
Young was caught stealing second.
kvlen hit safe: Babbitt rot four and
Travelled; AlbersOn showed the sphere
d to short. who threw Rabbit out at
second. and the batter ut first. The
e fourth WAS the banner inning foI
; Rock Island. Alberson put Il safe
Il one in left, Wright died sacrificing
D Strauss got first on a bunt, Dillon hit
: safe, Fiaherty knocked one in left an6
: Strauss and Aberson marched home
+ together. Warner safed. Young lifted
the sphere over short. and Dillor
: and F!aherty bounced their tootsie.
@ on the ''wubber." kylen and Babbitt
If were presented with bases on balls
+ forcing Warner home; Alberson wen
e out. Wright dragged in right. an'
V Kylcn and Rabbit scored. Straus.
e flew out. Rock Island got one in tn
If seventh. Wright started with
1t 2-bagger. Strauss flew out. Diiloi
l. based on balls. Wright scored. Fla
IS herty and Warner went OUT
vt The scores for the Unions in TN
" second were made br Hopkins. Foote
Il and WAITE: in the third by Bucknc1
IS Hollond, Hopkins and HYDE; and Il
" the fifth by Buckner. HYDE. Jonc
Wvatte and Smith. The Unions hay
several terrific hitters. The score:
Rock Island 1T 0 0 al
- Chicago Unions o 3 U O.
- Batteries Rock Island Albcrson, Young AZ
ne Strauss: Unions, HolJnd ana Foote's. lis
ne Rock Island, Is: Unions. Is. Errors Rock Is
- and .3 Unions, 3.
81 The teams were tied when Roe
= Island went to the bat in the mint
n inning Saturday. The boys workc
,o hard. and the result was four score.
10 The Unions got Il goose cgg. Bowie
no pitched up to the fifth for Rock lsian'
,o when he was retired, aHd Claire Mea,
n or. the local twirler. given Il tr;a
N The lad did we'll, and no doubt son
an day will make a topnotcher. III
la score.
d, Rock Island. .........2 0 > o 0 !
- ! Chicago Unions. ..-..l o | c.
nc BattcrieS-Rock Island HOwley. Mcanor nj
ttcCullough Unions Hopkins aad faciJSU
iAts-Rock Island. Is: Unions, Is. Errors Ro,
Island. 6; Unions Is.
la a.