Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-29

ing that at last his SON was through
with the game. He thought OF giving
him fine farm, but wisely decided
that he would wait year or two be-
fore deciding over the property.
Several weeks. ago he was surprised
to hear that his boy was going to
leave home and follow the game as an
umpire. Again the offer was made
and again it was refused. The fascina-
tion of the game was more than the
former pitcher could stand, and he
longed to get back where he could see
and take some part in the game every
day. So when he accepted President
Sections offer he missed an opportu-
nifty to become a well fixed farmer on
the rich lands of Gibson county. The
father plead, but to no avail. Back
to the game the son went.
A few years ago Mauck married one
of the first young ladies in the town
of Princeton. His father hoped then
that he would give up baseball, but
when spring came he left home and
spent the season pitching in the
Western league. The umpire has
been playing ball since he was 10
years old and he is now well along to-
wards 80.
Notes Of the Diamond.
See all the home games.
Tate has been covering second has 9
and Hoy the left suburb the past two
days.
The Bloomington Paragraph says
Of Catcher Frank Roth. of Evansville:
Thus far Roth has put "a home run
dr-fr - 81 lAk hn l.
diamond. The balance of the 33 have
been made while the team was on the
trip. He stings the ball hard and his
batting average for the season will be
we'll up toward the 400 mark. Roth
first played with the Spaldings in Chi
cago and then went with the Mar
quettes for several seasons. In 1899
he went into league ball for the first
time with Manistee. Mich. and the
following year caught for Sioux City,
of the Western league. At the open
ing of the present season he was
signed by Manager Hubbard, of
Evansville -
Lou G.. Eddy, secretary of the Rock
Island club, a most genial gentleman
and 32d degree fan, is with the visi-
tors on this trip. Mr.. Eddy, who
owns prosperous tobacco business
in Rock Island, has been identified
with baseball in his town for a num-
Der of years. and has done much to
make it a success there.-Rockford
Star.
The meeting of minor league presi-
dents that President Sexton, of the
Three-I, has been agitating. has been
finally called for thursday of next
week at the Leland hotel, in Chicago.
The purpose is to endesvor to agree
on some legislation that will protect
against contract-jumping and raiding
on players by the national league.
In the Other Leagues.
Chicago. Aug. 29-Scores at base
ball yesterday made by League clubs
were as follows: At BroOklyn-Bos-
ton 1, Brooklyn .; at Pittsburg-St.
Louis o, Pittsburg z: at Philadelphia
New York 4, Philadelphia l3: at Chi
cago-Cincinnah 4, chicago >.
American League: AT Washington
Cleveland 1, Washington 4; Second
game) Cleveland q, Washington 4; at
Observation-Disclosures 10. Baltimore
8: at BostOn-Detroit 4. Boston .; at
Observation-Disclosures 3, Philadelphia
o.
Western Association: At Muncie-
Columbus !. Matthews Thirteen in
nings. postponed; at Grand Rapids
Dayton o, Grand Rapids ,; at Marion
Wheeling II, Marion &; Second
gamel Wheeling II. Marion 6; at To-
ledo-Fort Wayne 3, Toledo 1.