Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-17
Zone out when winning run was
EVANSVILLE

III
Ebert, ss...... 2 !
Fox, IF ...... ? l 0
McCord, p...... l
Total. ....... . IL so Is 4
Score by innings:
Rock Island. 8 1 o OO1 o O-S
Evansville. % 900 o Z o o 10
Two-base hits-Mullaney, Hoy.
Ebert. Three base hits-Rothermel.
hoy. Home run -Schlally. Stolen
bsses-Rothermel. Hoy, Arthur. Fox.
Bases on balls McCord s Graham
Hughes l. Struck out McCord
Graham 8, Hughes 5. Passed bali
Roth. Time of game 2:10. Umpires
Milton and Polchow.
At Davenport.
The Bloomingtons won by playing
good ball. McGreevy was touched
up by the locals for 10 hits. but
snapPy fielding by the visitors cut OFF
the runs. In one inning two Daven-
port players were caught between
bases. The score:
Davenport 20 900 300 > %
Bloomington - o ) 0 900 %
Batteries-StaufTer and Shannon,
McGreevy and Belt. Hits-Davenport
10, Bloomington s Errors-Daven-
port ., Bloomington l.
At Rockford.
Rockford aud Terre Haute split
even in a doubl header. The first
game was battle of pitchers. with a
slight advantage for Brown. Toe
second game was lost 10 the visitors
through Swaim's wildness. Score of
the first game:
Rockford ......0 900 % 90
Terre Haute % 0 20 o 90 3 o.
Batteries - Elliott and Hanford,
Brown and Starnagle. Hits-Rock-
ford 4. Terre Haute z. Errors
Rockford 1, Terre H4ute 2.
Second game:
Rockford .....3 Dol 90 2 -
Terre Haute % 0 2 , 90 2-6
Batteries - Easton and Hanford,
Swain and Starnagle. Hits-Rock-
ford z. Terre Haute 6 Errors :
Rockford D. Terre Haute 4.
At Cedar Rapids.
Each team took game in a double
header. Both teams batted hard.
Score of first game:
Cedar Rapids. 20 o l IL l l --12
Decatur ....0 O. 001 o o @ 2
Batteries Mcfarland and Weaver,
Method and Wilkinson. Hits-Cedar
Rapids 10. Decatur 8. Errors ~
Cedar Rapids 2, Decatur g
Second game:
Cedar Rapids.3 2 o 600 OIL IS
Decatur =. % 0 , 0 3 900 50
Batteries Gibson and Weaver,
Dornef, Method and Badger. Hits
Cedar Rapids IL, Decatur Is. Errors
Cedar Rapids 2, Decatur z.
BE Game II You Would Have the Game
The friends of baseball are pluckily !
standing by the game despite the
showing that the club is |
1t takes heart-breaking ex-
periences such as yesterdays to test !
The devotion of the baseball admirers. |
But it should be remem bered that |
some town has to have a weaker team |
han the others. If every town that
happened to be down at the end would |
quit patronizing the game we would
soon have no league. 1t may be /
hOCh 1slduu IuIu u uIluh VI Tue
bitter cup this year, despite the fact
hat everything has been done posi-
Die to avoid it. And in the face of
his it is recalled that this is the first
year in local baseball experiences
where we have not tasted the
sweets of victory. Stay with the
,ame. Well do better next year.
But in order to have the chance we
must keep the attendance records up.
Be- game.
Notes of the Diamond.
Take look at Rebsamen's record
# yesterday. ye who are looking for
Milton, of Rock Island, and Pol
how, of Evansville, OBLIGATED as UNI
,ires yesterday, Umpire Mauck being
lick.
The Sunday games are called at 3
'clock.
Support the game-no matter what
'ou think of the team.
After all, it must have been what
hose who yelled to Evansville to
mix 'em up" wanted
The man who bets on "ciuches' the
arly part of the game has no kick
oming.
Rockford dispatch: President
ames A. Hart, of the Chicago Ma.
ional league baseball club. was here
oday to watch the playing of Pitcher
.lliott and Outfieider Jones, of the
team. 1t is understood that
e offered them contra its for next
eason, but found that both had