Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-03

now playing in the minor leagues
outside of the National Association
of Baseball leagues, and Mr.. Sexton
was instructed TO prepare a list of
sueh players. He was at work upon
| IT today and tomorrow the names
will be sent to the secretary of the
national association.
Brown still with Omaha.
The case of Pitcher Brown, over
whom Omaha, of the Western, and
Terre Haute, of the Three-I, are hav-
ing such an interesting time, was
taken up and discussed at length.
RourIe, of Omaha, submitted fresh
evidence that led the board of direc-
tors TO decide To frame a petition to
the board of arbitration of the Ma
tIonal association asking that the
matter be reopened. In the mean
time il was decided not to protest
the games in which Brown takes
part President Sexton said the re-
port that recently went the rounds
of the press to the effect that Brown
had been sent to Terre Haute upon
his order was absolutely without
foundation and he was at a loss to
know how il got abroad.
Marries Him. Anyway.
Evansville, July s. Miss Edith
Brown, well known young woman
of this city, went to the ball park
yesterday to see "Cy' Terrence of
the Evansville team pitch. The cou-
pie went from the park to- minis
ter's house, where they were mar
ried. Miss Brown had made a wager
with Terrence that if he won .he
game she would marry him. When
he lost the game she decided to- mar
ry him anyway.
Baseball Briefs.
+. +. BURNS, vice president of the
Western league, and c. +. Barston,
president of the Peoria club, were in
this city this morning.
Elliott, last season with Rockford,
and now with Milwaukee in the Amer
lean association, was overcome by
heat while pitching al Louisville YES
terday.
Jack Wilkinson. a brother of George
Wilkinson, made his first appearance
wearing Tcrre Haute uniform yes
tcrday. He is a better fielder than
his brother, according To the official
batting and fielding record. His bat
ting average last season was .2SO. or
five points more than was credited to
George. His fielding average was
.9I3 as against .915. which was G.
WillIinson's record. Jack opened the
season with Decatur this year. but
he was released after he was hit
with bat by Manager Pfcffcr of that
club. He wore Decatur. Davenport,
Rock Island and Evansville uniforms
last year.-Terre Hautc Express.
Averages of the Rockford players
show a falling off in stick work and
improvement in fielding. Lippert con
tinues undisturbed in his position as
leader of the batsmen with small
likelihood at the present outlook of
any of his companions pushing him
out of that coveted place. He has
dropped a bit, however, and is just
over the 400 line. Thiery has bound
ed up TO a tie with Buelow for sec
ond place, at .2s7.
The game that was postponed from
is the second that the
Evansville team has had postponed in
two years while playing on the home
grounds.
has been signed to play
left field for the Evansville team in
the place of Schlafiy, who was releas-
ed few days ago.
Home Run" Roth, who caught for
Evansville last year, is leading the
st. Joe team of the Western league
in stick work.
Catcher Shannon, of the Rockford
team, made hit at a Rockford sum
mer theatre a few evenings ago. lie
sang on the vaudeville program and
the fact that he was recalled four
times shows how well he caught on
He has fine voice and plays piano
like a second Paderewski.
Beedle, Barr and Mcintyre have
been released by Decatur. The form
er has been signed by Rockford. At
ter being released by Bloomington
and going to Decatur he lost four
games, and although il was not al
together his fault, il was decided to
let him go. Mcintyre was a Decatur
man and was taken on as an expert
ment. Barr had played with the club
since the beginning of last season,
but the management believes that in
Middleton better shortstop has
been found. The Decatur Herald
says: "Beedle was glad to get away
from the city. When Rockford
PLAYED here a week ago Sunday he
told Nicol that he expected to be re-
leased because he had not been sue