Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-28

be overlooked. especially as the
league rules are explicit on this
point.
No more ball for two weeks.
Terrence and McNichols have so
far fulfilled every expectation.
1t is claimed at Peoria that the
grounds there are now out of the
water and can be gotten in condition
for the Peoria-Milwaukee games that
were to have been transferred to
Davenport.
Miller has good eye. He can hit
when he has to and he does not pass
any chances to get base on balls.
He is fast developing into one of the
best men in the league on bases.
Hill Will undoubtedly get them over
to first better after he has played
the position long enough to become
| accustomed to the distance. But he
fields beautifully
Manager Donnelly left last evening
to spend today at his home in Spring
field. He will join the team tomor-
row at Decatur.
Tom South and Henry Terry engag-
ed in fistic argument in the bleach
the game. They were separated,
however, before either had succeeded
in disfiguring the others phyz.
Decatur Review: Rockford papers
grew enthusiastic over a catch made
| by Thornton in one of the games
there They say he got applause
that shook the grand stand. Didn't
suppose enough people were there to
shake a feather.
Pitcher Hackett is not going to the
ST. Louis National league club, at
least not right away. St. Louis wants
him. but Terre Haute can not spare
him at present. The visitors have
| only three pitchers, Simonton having
| been dropped as a dead one. Mana
ger Nicol could have told Tcrre
Haute that about Simonton long ago.
President Sexton has suspended
Jack Evers. the Davenport catcher,
for an indefinite period for the part
he played in assauiting Umpire Hick-
ey Saturday. Stanley Arthur, who
was with Rock Island last year, has
been picked up as backstop by Man
ager Hayes. playing in yesterdays
game with Decatur.
led by Secretary Eddy, of the local
noon over the Peoria for Decatur,
around the southern end of the cir
cult will be played tomorrow.
Conwell, who has been with the
team as change catcher and right
fielder since the beginning of the sea-
son, was released this morning. He
has many friends who will be sorry
to see him GO, for he has always filled
in well at the proper time and has
been a faithful and hard working
player. lie has no other place in
view at the present time, but it is un-
dcrstood that he will go to his home
i'm PENNSYLVANIA for visit. Manager
Donnelly is negotiating for another
change catcher.
Davenport has released Martin and
johnson, the latter being the new
pit cher who was tried yesterday.
Walt Davis, the amateur, was taken
away by the team today by the team
away by the team today to
play short. Mil has been called
to FIT. Wayne. Ind. by news that his
brother was drowned at that place.
Although Brennan was given an OPP
portunity to umpire in this city only
few times his work showed that he
is the best that has appeared on the
local diamond. Hickey also has given
general satisfaction. but deliver us
from Collins or Gragg.
Benefits team defeated the South
Rock Island aggregation in game
yesterday, the score being 10 to T..
The batteries were, for the BENEFITS,
Wilson and Mirfield, and for the South
Rock Islands, Oberg, Maucker and
| Olson.
The Big Joes yesterday won from
the hirty-eighth street Tigers, IL to
l. Simons and Jensen were the bat
terry for the winners and Myers and
Baker for the losers.