Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-29
BASEBALL MEN MEET,
Schedule For the Western As.
ISOLATION is Now
Arranged.
SEASON Is TO OPEN APRIL 2s

SEASON Is TO OPEN APRIL 28
wsssEsr vsrssy Aadsssea Rspressats
R~k lsss.d sad sseessss Ia Bsokiss
the fesn 1t nens For ssas Of the Baa
s'r Dsys- President Empowered % Raiss
Ump,rss' sci ,rses-A $50 GasrA.sse.
The representatives. Of the Western
Baseball association met ut the TIE.
mont houes in Chicago yesterday,
adopted . schedule for the comins,
season, and transacted minor busl-
ness. Those present at the meeting
were: I. J. Hickey, H. q. EbrighI,
ST. Joseph; s. w. Flick. W. s. smith,
Quincy; Z. g. Clark, + J. Reilly,
Ottumwa; william Kreig. Burling.
ton; A. Ffanchier, Cedar Rapids;
vsrney Anderson. Rock island; john
fin'sy. Pat Wright, Peoria; Ted Sui.
livan. J. E. Skemp. Dubuque. Pres
ident I. j. Hickey presided at the
meeting and J. Z. Skemp acted as
secretary. According to the ,chsd-
ule adopted, tho ses.on will open
April Is and c.ose Sept. "a.
la addition to the schedule the
representatives dabbled in legis-
lstion against rowdy ball and
voted the pre,ident power to disci-
pine any player and suspend him =
any act which might offend. The
penalty for the first offense will be u
suspension OF six days, for the second
80 days. and for the third the
offender will be barred from particle
psting In any games during The re.
ma nder Of the season. An incer-
tive to good umpiring was also given
when the president was voted the
power to raise the salary OF any UNI
Pirs $2S a month. The present sal.
airy is tl25 The transfer Of the fran.
chise from Joseph Morgan and the
original owners to It'd Sullivan was
also ratified. Guaranty for each
gam, to q visiting club will be $40, to
be paid in case OF a postponement.
should wet grounds or rain inter-
fsre. however, only half that sum
need be paid.
Manager Anderson succeeded in
doing we'll BY Rock leland. Inc 10.
cal team will be at home Decoration
day, Labor day and on the dates
which 1t is contemplated to hold the
national Union Veterans Union en-.
campment here. and the national
Sangerfest at Davenport. The first
game at home is with Cedar Rapids
May 8. The schedule in full is I'D.
pended:
At Cedar Rapids-Dubrque, Msy
Is. ii. Is. July 10. 20. II. Sept. 10,
20. u; Rock Island, May 6. z, 8. July
80, 90. 81. Sept. IS. ii, Is; Psoris,
May 3. 10. IL, July Is, 16. II. Sept
9. 10. IL; Quincy. Mag 81, June /, 2,
"a. rs. 26. Aug. Is, 16. II; Burling.
ton, May %. 20. 80. June 2s, 20. SO,
Aug. 8, 6. z; O.tumwa, MAY "a. IS,
26, June IL. IL, 10. Aug. 9, 10, IL;
st. Joseph. May 20. 81, %, Juno 2l,
22. %, Aug. IL. IS. IA.
At Dubuque-Cedar Rapids, May
l6. IL. IS. aug. l. 2. 8. Sept. l6. IL,
Is; Rock Island, May 8, 10, IL. July
Is. l6. IL. Sept. 9. 10. IL; Peoria,
May s. z, 8, July 90. 80, 81, Sept. Is,
IA. Is; Quincy. Msy %. 90. 80. June
% 30. 50. Aug. l.. IL. II; Burling.
ton. May 81, June 1, 2. June 81. p,
90. Aug 9. 10. II; O,tum va, May 20.
81, 22. June q, go %. Aug. s. 6. z;
st. Joseph, May "a. IS, &c. June II,
Is. 10. Aug. Is. Is. IL.
At Rock Island - Cedar Rapids,
May 8. 4. 5. July &c. "a. %. sept.
5. 4. g.; Dubuque. April 70, 80. May
l. Jaly %. 20. 81 Sept. 6. Z. 8; Peo.
ria, May Is. II. rs. July 10. %. 81.
Sept. 10. 90, q; Quincy. May "a. IS.
26. June IL, IS ~. Aug. 5. 6. Z; Bur.
lington, May 20, 21, %. Jrne 81. 90.
%. Aug. Is. 16 IL; O.tumwa, May
81. Jure 1, 9. IS 20. 80, Aug. ~. Is,
IA; st. Joseph. May %. 20. 80, June
"a, Is, 26, Aug. ., &c, IL.
Al Peoria-Cedar Rapids, April
%. 80, July 90. %. 81. Sspt.
6. z, 8; Dubuque. May 5, 4. 5, July
26, q. %. Sept. s. 4, 5; Rock Island.
May Is. IL. IS. Aug. 1. 2. 8, Sept
l6. IL. IL; Quincy, May 81, 81. %.
June 81. %. %; Aug. 9. 10. II; Bur.
l,ngton, May "a. rs, 26. June II, IS,
10. Aug. ~. IS, IA; Ottumwa. May
2s. 20. 80, June q. rs. &c. Aug. Is,
l6. IL; st. Joseph, May 81. June /,
2. 90. 20, 80, Aug. s. 6.7.
Al q 1incy-Ceiar Rapids. Juue z,
s .. July 8. 9. 10. Aug. so. 81. Sept.
I; Dubuque. June 10, IL. ~, July IL.
Is. IA. Aug. %. 90. "a; Rock Island
juno 8. 4. s. July s, 6. z. Aug. 10.
20, 81; Peoria. Jube Is. ii, Is, July
2. 5. 4. Aug. 2S. q. go; Burlington,
May l6. IL, IS July Is. q, %, Sept.
8. 1. 5; Ottumws. April IS. 80. May
I, July IS. 16, II. Sept. Is, IA. Is;
st. Joseph. May 8, 4, 5, Aug. l, 2. 8
Sept. 9. 10, IL.
At Burlington-Cedar Rapids.
June 10, IL. IL. July -. IS, H. Aug.
10. 20. Fl; Dubuque, June IS. IA. Is.
July 2. s. 4. Aug 26, %. %; Rock
Islsnd. June Z. 8. 9. July s. Q. 10.