Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-19


the box work of both pitchers aud tn
S-base hit of Connors, scoring on
run Score:
Davenport. OOO0 5000 L.
Bloomington 0 OO1 900 o.
Bat eries-StaufTer and Wilkins son
Beedles and Belt; hits-Davenport 5
Bloomington 4; errors-Davenpo port o
Bloomington 2.
At Decatur.
Decatur pounded three hits, one for
two sacks, in the third inning and
shut out Cedar Rapids. whose four
hits were scattered. The score:
Decatur .....O o 2 5000 %
Cedar Rapids. % o 20 90
Dorner and Rollins, Stef-
fani and Weaver; hits-Deca .ur 6,
Cedar Rapids A; errors-Decatur o;
Cedar Rapids o.
rhe Rockford-Terre Haute game
was prevented by rain.
Notes OF the Diamond.
Kranz threw a good game-and he
didn't throw it away either.
Yesterdays rain was postponed
till after the game.
If they get Thomas key he changes
his mbination.
doc" Sage is going to have faster
ball. He has moved the benches up
so the players can reach the field
sooner. Getting away from the wall
may be conducive to the develop
ment of backbone, too.
Manager Sage had his ball clothes
on yesterday, and if aft airs had taken
a serious turn he undou btedly would
have been there with the goods.
Hickety Hoffman nailed a fly in
right field.
The wedding out begins after to-
days game.
The Rock Island team will not be
seen at home again until July q. The
team begins trip around the circuit
Friday, opening at Decatur
The new maroon caps, belts and
stockins for the locals arrived today.
The caps are of the Boston style and
are a great improvement over the
discarded dinkies
Manager Sage is planning for the
material strengthening OF the local
aggregation.
Abe Hosenfeld has presented one of
his newly patented horse sunshades
to Manager Sage to be used on the
coa' hing line. Doc" says he will
see that the bonnet is made use of.
OF the Rock Island outfielders
either Hughes or Poor wi be
dro pped. While the former has
proven himself good player, Poor is
the older mem Der of tue team. and is
u favorite with the audiences, his base
running and general intelligence in
playing the game winning him the
admiration of all local patrons. VOL
liver, signed for the outfield, has not
yet arrived.
Says the Peoria Journal: IN. H.
Sexton, supreme guard of the Fra
ternal Tribuues of America, is also
president and chief promoter of the
Three-I baseball league He smiles a
happy sort of a smile when an inter
viewer mentions the league. There
isn't better league in the country,
said MIR. Sexton this morning Our
teams are playing fast ball. big crowds
attend the games, and every town
its end in good sha e. and all
lnAb - II uO ih AnO ldOS VI AAAO AoSS hboe
Peoria turned us down and decided
that she didn't want to travel with US.
Well you see we are getting along all
right wi hout PEORIA And then Mr.
sexton smiled again, for he thinks it
is a good joke on this old town Pres
ident Sexton went on to say, however.
that be would like very much TO see
Peoria in the league aud ntimated
that there would soon be a franchise
for sale He said that the league Off
CT lis are trying 10 run things on the
,qusre' and that they will positively
not allow any town 'to get gay"
The Game In General.
Chicago. June 19.-Following are the
scores ut base ball made yesterday by
League clubs: At BoStOp-Philadel-
phia =, Boston (; at Brooklyn-New
York ,, Brooklyn 10; at Pittsburg-St-
Louis o. Pittsburg >.
American League: At Philadelphia
.. Philadelphia 8; at Bos-
4, Boston 3; at Baltimore
IL. Baltimore 4; atWash- /
ington-Detroit 10, Washington 6.
Western Association: At Dayton
Fort Wayne 10, Dayton I; at Marion
indianapolis o, Marion o thirteen in
nings. game called for clubs to catch |
a train); at Louisville-Toledo Q. Louis |
vile 4: at Columbus-Wheeling q, CO.