Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-02

moneys worth and continuing the
game under protest.
Notes of the Diamond.
The Tri-City Railway company
team was defeated by tie White
Buggy company team 10 to at the
Twelfth street park Saturday after
noon.
The Davenport ball team stopped
in Aurora Saturday am played a
game with the Aurora Maroons.
Aurora won by a score of to z
Kruger. left field for Aurora, played
an unusually fine game. Shugart.
formerly shortstop for the Chicago
white stockings, has signed with Au-
rora, and play ed his first game. Weih-
rauch pitched for Davenport.
On the same day Cedar Ra pids
played the Sycamore team on the
latter's grounds. Cedar Rapids won
q to4
Evansville was shut out in the
opening game with Rock Island The
two shutouts Saturday were the frs,
since charlottesville Courier.
Rock Island played the steadier,
stronger game throughout. both out
fielding and ousbatting Davenport,
and deserved to win. But merit can
not succeed where fate is entrusted to
an umpire who permits himself to
become rattleheaded by bulldozing
team captain and threatening crowd
on the other side.
Bill Kreig, manager of Terre Haute,
is playing the baby act by claiming
that the towns of the northern division
have been conspiring to hand the
pennant to Cedar Rapids. Such talk
is idle. but is about all that could be
expected from one of Bills narrow
ness. President Sexton is indignant
over the assertion and Kreig may
hear from him with reference thereto
The Davenport papers. are saying
that Manager Hayes of the ball team
there has accepted the Rock Island
challenge for g post-ssason series of
games. If he has he has failed to
officially notify the Rock Island man
agement of the fact.
Two shutouts for Leaders
Terre Haute made a new record
Saturday by giving double shutout
to Evansville on the latter's grounds.
The first game was a pitchers battle
between Payne and Hackett in which
Hackett got the shade The leaders
barely managed to score themselves,
however. In the fourth inning Ken
nedy's error let in the lone count that
proved enough TO win. In every
other inning both sides were blanked.
Payne did not give free pass to first,
and Hackett did not give but one and
made a wild pitch, both coming, how
ever, when two men were out. In
the second game Haley was wild and
ineffective. The league leaders found
him for nine safe drives. and these,
coupled with the four passes which
issued. made the game a walkaway.
Terre Haute winning by the score of
z to o.
The Leagues stars.
Judging from a seasons observa-
ton of the several players in the
Three-I league, the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican says the following would
probably make the strongest team to
be gathered together:
Manager Beldin Hill, of Cedar
Rapids.
Captain and first base-Shafrer, of
Rockford.
Catcher-Weaver. of Cedar Rapids.
Pitchers-Polchow, of Evansville;
Elliott, of Rockford; McGreevy, of
Bloomington; Dorner, of Decatur.
Second base-Walters, of Terre
Haute.
Shortstop-Berte. Of Cedar Rapids.
Third base-Baird, of Terre Haute.
Left field-Connors, of Blooming
ton. or Carter. of Terre Hau'e
fol Rnf1 ~
good fielder; Norcom, of Cedar Rapids,
best batting centerfielder.
Right field Wilkinson, of Terre
Haute.
Pitching 'phenom"-Dahlquist, eff
Cedar Rapids
Hardest hitter = Roth, of Evans
Vile.
Best in handling throws-Price, of
Cedar Rapids.
The rowdiest-Smith, of Davenport.
and Richardson. of Terre Hauts.
Dirtiest-Nill, Of Davenport, and
Jones, of Rockford.
Best ba e runner-Lippert, of DAY.
export.
Safest piayer-Quigley (now. de-
serted) of Bloomington.
Most graceful = Monte" McFar-
land. of Cedar Rapids.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. c. McFar-
land, of Cedar Rapids, and S. Ken
nedy, of Evansville.
Homeliest - Bill Kreig, of Terre
Hsute, or Owens, of Rockford.
Premier booze fighter
Umpire-Mr. Voris.
The ARGUS would consider the list
more correct did it include Rock ISL
aud's catchers, Arthur and Rebsamen,
Pitcher Milton and Fielder Hopkins.
And. if he had had longer time to dem
onstrate his fitness the name of Rock
Islands crack first basem an and maua-
ger, MullIney. would be On the list
Barring yesterdays game, The ARGUS
considers Mesmer the most competent