Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-20

previously stated. He has merely
been farmed out to the Keokuk team.
The Twelfth street park should be
filed to the gates Friday.
Rock Island plays tomorrow, We'd
ne sday and Thursday at Cedar Rapids,
opening the season here Friday with
Rockford.
The Rock Island team leaves for
Cedar Rapids tomorrow morning to
begin series of three games, begin
ming in the afternoon. =.
Joe Miller, the little left-handed
pitcher from Buffalo, has been re-
leased. He is not in good condition,
bus if he improves may return TO the
team later in the season.
Umpire Robert Cox is in the city.
He is to umpire the next series at
Davenport. He reports good attend
ance and growing enthusiasm in all
towns except Evansville, and says he
has been well treated everywhere but
the latter town.
Oscar A. Hildebrant. of Lam ert's
toggery shop, has offered three neck
ties to the Rock Island players for the
best records in the series at Cedar
Rapids. One necktie each is to be
given to the player making the most
hits, to the player making the most
runs and to the player making the
least errors.
II A. Wilkinson, managing editor
of the Davenport Times, had foot
of lead pipe decked out with the Dsv-
export colors, violet and old gold. aud
before Sundays game was hunting for
some one to present it to the Dave -
port men with a speech. the tro-
ply, of course, being calculated to I'M
ply that they had lead pipe cinch on
the pennant. The presentation did mo-,
take place. however, and tn pipe was
dropped through a crack in the grand
stand during the game.
The local management is endeavor
ing to secure the cooperation OF the
| business people TO make the opening
at home Friday a holiday event The
| Rock Island and Rockford teams will
parade in street cars accompanied by
1 band. The mayor and council will
be invited to attend in a body and the
first ball will be pitched by Mayor
Knox. 1t is probable large number
| # the members of the Rock Island
| Club will attend, reserviDg a section
/ of the grand stand. Business house
proprietors sre to be asked to let their
| 4m ployes off at o'clock in time To
take in the game.
In the other Leagues.
Chicago. May 2O-Saturday's scores
/ On League base ball diamonds were rs
i follows: At delphia-Chicago O,
| Philadelphia 4; Observation-Disclosures.
American League: At Cleveland
/ Detroit 4. Cleveland o: at Chicago
| Milwaukee 3. Chicago ,: at Washing
/ ton-Philadelphia IL. Washington Is;
/ (Sundayl At DetrOit-Cleveland IL.
/ Detroit .: at Chicago-Milwaukee 3,
/ Chicago II.
Western Association: At Fort
Wayne-Dayton =, Fort Wayne q; at
/ Grand Rapids-Indianapoli s, Grand
i Rapids II; at ATarion-ColumbuS II,
/ Marion Z; at Toledo-LouiSville >, To-
/ Iedo /. Sunday At TolcdO-LouiS-
/ willie 4. Toledo o: at Marion-C Columbus
g. Marion .; at Fort Wayne--Rain.
Home Games.
The South Rock Island Stays won
from the West Ends at the old fail
| grounds / to 3. The batteries were
Pfaff and Jens for the winners and
Edleman and Sehnert.
Augustana college won s to g in the
game at Twelfth street park Saturday
with Geneseo Collegiate institute. The
latter were goose-egged up to the
seventh inning. The Augustana Sec
ond team was defeated by the local
high school 10 TO in Il five inning
game. But one hit was made fl
Barnhart, the high school pitcher.