Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-17
DO BATTLE IN IOWA
Rock Island Ball Players Invade
the City Across the
River.
OPENING OF THE SEASON THERE
Plans for the First Game on the
Home Grounds Next
Friday.
OPENING OF THE SEASON THERE
GAMES TODAY.
Rock Island at Davenport.
Cedar Rapids at Rockford.
Decatur at Evansville.
Terre Haute at Bloomington

Rock Island and Davenport are hav-
ing their first championship baseball
game of the season this afternoon on
the diamond on the other side of the
big creek.
The game also marks the formal
opening of the season in Davenport
and is being observed in holiday
fashion, Mayor Fred Heinz sending
the first ball across the rubber and
the me nbers of the city council at
tending in a body. The indications
at noon were for a big crowd, many
going from this city to back up the
plays of the home team.
Manager Tate said that Charlie
Miller would pitch for Rock Island.
Davenport will have her star twirler.
Carriveau, in the box.
Rock Island meets Davenport again
tomorrow and Sunday, after which a
series of three games will be played
at Cedar Rapids and then home.
The officers of the local association
are planning a novelty in connection
with the first schedule game of the
season on the home grounds next
Friday, having decided to invite some
young society lady to pitch up the
first ball. The mayor and council will
also be hidden to the game and an
effort made to give the boys a royal
welcome on their first appearance here
as competitors for the pennant.
Notes of the Diamond.
Bloomington seems likely to make
a runaway race of it if not headed off
very shortly.
Jap Poor played great game for
Rock Island at center. He is fielding
in fine style this year and batting in
way that will keep his private secre-
tary and statistician busy at the close
of the season.-Decatur Herald.
Dick Closson. who was passed
around in the Western league last
season, has caught on with Cedar
Rapids. He is at present guarding
the third cushion, Manager Hill ind
ing the bench more to his liking.
Bill Kreig got into the game down
in Terre Haute one day this week and
it was the opinion of the spectators
that his Joints needed oiling
With three pitchers like Elliott. of
Rockford; Gibson, of Cedar Rapids.
and G.. Miller, of Rock Island. or
Cochran, OF Evansville, Terre Haute
could win the pennant in q walk
Terre Haute Gazette.
There are to be two games at the
Twelfth street park Saturday after
noon between the first and second
teams of-Augustana college and Gen.
eseo college and Rock Island High
school. The first game will be called
at 2 o'clock.
ON for Champaign.
Will Collins and Frank Sullivan
left this morning to attend the state
high school meet to be held tomorrow
at Champaign. The former is enter
ed in the weight-throwing and vault
ing events and the latter in the mile
run. This afternoon there will be
ball game at Champaign between
Chicago and Illinois universities. The
preliminaries of the meet will be run
eff tomorrow morning and the finals
in the afternoon. Moline went down
this morning with team of five. Ber-
ger. the captain, being entered in the
half and quarter mile runs. Steenberg
in the 100 and 220-yard dashes.
Thomas in the mile and quarter mile BIZ
cycle races, Huntoon in the 220-yard
low hurdle races, and Smith in the
so yard run, running high Jump and
running broad jump. j. Z. Drake
went along as manager.
Rock Island hopes for good places
in the weight-throwing and possibly
in the mile run.
The Decoration Day Road Race.
A great deal of interest is being
shown in the road race to be run over
the Sears course the morning of Me-
mortal day. An unusual number of
riders from the tri-cities are in train
ing and it is estimated there will be
not less than 20 entries.