Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-30

1:S0. Umpire-Mesmer.
At Rockford.
Weinig, in addition to giving IL
hits. passed four men to first on balls
and hit as many more Rockford bat
tiers. Davenport's errors were also
costly. Eleven hits of Owens were
well scattered. Score:
IL 600 j o o.
Rockford .....1 2 2 . 0 2 IS
Batteries Weinig and Shannon,
Ovens and Thiery. Hits-Davenport
IL, Rockford IL. Errors-Davenport
Z, Rockford 2.
Bloomington outbatted Decatur and
won easily. The score:
Decatur ......1 90 8 000 - 5
Bloomington o 2 0 3 o 2-12
Batteries = Talbot and Noonan,
Beedles and Belt. Hits-Decatur 8.
Bloomington IS. Errors-Decatur 4,
Bloomington 8.
At Terre aAute.
Terre Haute lost an exhibition
game to Evansville yesterday. Presi-
dent SextoI- had consented to the
transfer from Evansville to Terre
Haute of the game scheduled for yes
terday, but telegraphed that it must
be considered an exhibition game, as
in the event Terre Hsute should win
it on home grounds there would be
objection from the other clubs, which
are trying to take the leading place
from Terre Haute. Score:
Evansville II o o o o o 0-5
Terre Haute @ o o o 0O 1 2 0-S
Batteries-McCord and Roth, Brady
and Starnagle. Hits-Evansville IS,
Terre Haute 8. Errors-Evansville 0,
Terre Haute 3.
Notes of the Diamond.
Every man on the team except Tate
struck out at least once.
In the third Hopkins, Arthur and
Milton were retired in succession on
strikes.
HOY made fine catch of Kennedy's
fly in the fifth.
Old Null got the only hit on the
Rock Island side.
As long as everyone plays as hard
as he knows how there is no occasion
to kick.
The work Hopkins has been doing
lately is evidence of what a severe
loss to the local team his absence has
been in the main part of the season.
Milton and Rebsamen worked to-
gether like q charm. They make a
fast and nice appearing battery.
If Mullauey has done nothing else,
he has at least succeeded in waking
up his players. He made them fight
yesterday till the last man was out in
the ninth inning.
Cedar Rapids has the most gentle
manly lot of ball players that have
been seen On the local grounds this
season. Manager Hills many friends
here are heard commenting on all
sides on the behavior of his players,
both on the street and on the dia-
mond.
Only one throw was made from
catcher to second base yesterday.
Rebsamen made the throw-and got
his man, too.
Only "a men faced Gibson in eight
innings yesterday.
Milton pitched another great game
and the consensus Of opinion seemed
to be that three hits recorded against
him were due to errors on the part OF
the players behind him.
1t was Berte's lucky day. Not only
was his catch of Rebsamen's line
drive at the turning point of the game
beautiful and marvellous perform
ance, but his home run was a heart
breaker for the local fans. 1t was
probably the first one for Berte this
season. While Berte is considered
the fastest short stop in the league
he is not counted much of a batter.
Manager Mullaney was in the game
at every stage of the game. Although
he realized they didn't have a CHEST
of a show against Gibson's fine pitch
ing, still lie jollied his men along and
made them feel that they had a good
chance to win. 1t was mainly through
his coaching that Rock Island got
three men on bases in the last inning.
The antics of the Rock Island ball
team seem to have displeased the
small bunch that is attracted by base
ball in Rockford, enc of the poorest
paying towns in the league, all the
papers there having devoted their
writeups of the Rock Island-Rockford
series almost entirely to roasting Null
laney's players. This is probably be-
cause Rock Island has given Elliott
more punishment than any other team
in the league. The papers of the
sock city at least should give the
Rock Island team the credit for wax
ing up the natives there.
Manager Nicol, of Rockford. will
get into the game next week, playing
in some of the home games. Hugh
has several gray hairs in his head, but
at that will put up game that would
shame some of the youngsters.
The street car men from this side
of the river have a game of ball on
with the Rock Island Buggy factory
employees at the Twelfth street park
tomorrow afternoon.
The Woodmen head Office team and