Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-21

iting teams will parade the twin-cities
in street cars, accompanied by band.
At the park the first ball will be
pitched by Mayor Knox. who will be
on hand with the entire council. A
band will be in attendance and will
play at intervals during the game.
The banner attendance at an OPEN
ing is held this year so far by Rock
ford, there having been /. 250 paid adj
missions in that city. The Rock Island
management hopes to knock the socks
off that record. Baseball is an amuse-
ment that is healthful TO any commu-
nifty. 1t has been so in Rock Island
in past years and undoubtedly will be
in the future. The people here will
patrOnize the games If they are fur
nished something that is worth their
while witnessing. The local team.
while a triile ragged at the outset, has
been strengthened up, and it is conf
IDENTIFY believed when the bell Is
sounded next Friday afternoon "a fast
crowd of youngsters as can be found
i'm the circuit will fit out into the dia-
mond ready to give their opponents a
run for their money that will cause
the cold Precipitation to ooze.
Notes or the Diamond.
Everybody turn out Friday.
Give the boys the glad hand.
Make it a warm reception.
Bring along your horn.
Make the boys feel that they are
appreciated. They will play all the
better.
After Rockford Davenport comes for
three games. Then Rock Island goes
to Rockford for three and then re-
turns home and plays 10 games.
After the opening week there are to
be two days in each week on which
ladies will be admitted free. The
days will be announced later.
Manager Kreig has released Hugh
Price. of Windsor. who was consid-
cred by many to be one of the good
pitchers in the league. Last season
Price pitched IL games with the
and at the time of his release he had
the highest percentage of any pitcher
in the Western league. The cause of
his release is not known.
DavenpoTt's catcher, Conlon, is out
of the game for the present and may
be for the season. He sustained
compound break of the thumb, with
split bone.
McCabe's and Young & McCombs
and number of other stores are 10
leave those of their employees who
wish attend the game Friday. 9th
ers should follow suit and all Join in
making it big day for baseball.
The Augustana college team plays
return game with the Collegiate in
stitute at Geneseo Thursday of this
week and Saturday they will meet
Knox college at Moline. The college
boys are feeling very well satisfied
with the showing they have made this
year. They have won two-thirds of
the games they have played thus far
The young men of College Heights
have organized ball team that they
think is n winner. but their efforts to
get game have so far fallen fiat.
About the time they organized most
of the members had sore arms from
having been vaccinated. and lately all
outside teams have refused to come
into the neighborhood, presumably
from fear of infection.
In the Other Leagues.
Chicago. May 21.-Following are
| the scores made by League base ball
clubs yesterday: At Philadelphia
| Chicago 4, Philadelphia g; at New
York, Brooklyn and Boston-Weath-
or.
American: At WaShington-Phila-
| delplia I. WIshington5;atC Cleveland
Detroit 13, Cleveland /; at Boston
Rain
Western Association: At Fort
Wayne-Dayton /, Fort Wayne o; ut
AIarion-Columbus 4, Marion 3; ut
| ToledO-Louisville .. Toledo 4; Mt
Grand Rapids-IndianapOli ., Grand
Rapids ,.