Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16

baseball team has spent the greater
portion of the season at the bottom
of the ladder CROPPING around for
the next rung, there is a better feel
ing among those who give up their
money towards supporting base
ball team than ever before in the his
tory of the game in Decatur. and
some of them have expressed the de-
sire that as soon as the season ends
the work of organizing for next sea-
son be taken up and pushed forward
at once. The work of raising the
money for this season was started
last winter after the season of 1901
closed, and the money was raised
easier than ever before. As soon as
it was learned that Fred Pfeffer was
To be the manager, all doubts about
being able to raise the necessary
funds vanished and those who sub
scribed paid up as soon as called on,
something that never was known be-
fore. There are a great many peo-
pie who say that Manager Pfeffer did
not realize that the Three l League
was as fast as it is and and that if he
had known it in time he would have
been able to have given Decatur Il
much faster team. These same peo-
pie are now urging that Manager
Pfcffer be engaged for next season.
They have confidence in him and be-
lieve that next year he would give
us a much stronger team. DR.. Cass
Chenoweth is so confident of this
that he says that if the baseball as
sociatiOn will engage Fred Pfeffer
for next season he will give the as
ISOLATION 500 to start the fund with
next season. DIR. Chenoweth doesn't
see ono game week on the average.
but he is interested in the game and
keeps posted.
baseball Notes.
All games in the Three-I league
We're prevented by wet grounds yes
tcrday except the one at Rockford.
Edward Burrill has resigned his
position as umpire and he Will be sue
ceeded by Alphonse Connolly, of Pc
oria, who was telegraphed for last ev-
ening to report at this city. Mr.. Bur
rill is a former resident of this city
and "A glass blower by trade.
The fight between Catcher Starna-
gle and Outfielder Beccher was the |
result of dispute over sandwiches |
in Il restaurant. Bcecher hit |
Starnagle and lively fight ensued, |
which ended when both were arrest |
ed and taken to Jail. One can inn |
agine how hard up the Terre Haute |
club must be when it's players will |
fight over "A sandwich.
Fred Pfeffer has heard from the |
Chinese outfielder in San Francisco |
whom he is trying to secure for the |
Decatur team. The letter was writ |
ten in Chinese and Fred can't find |
out whether or not his terms were |
accepted.
The Rock Island Independents and |
the Colona team will play ball at the |
Twelfth street park tomorrow morn |
ing. the game being called at $3.50.
Games Elsewhere.
chicago, Aug. 1o.-Base ball records |
made yesterday by the expert aggre- |
cations were:
Americans: At Westinghouse. Lou |
is ,. Washington Is; Second game) St |
Louis 1, Washington >; at Philadel |
phia-Detroit 4. Philadelphia II; (sec-
ond game) Detroit ., Philadelphia .:
ut Boston-Chicago 1, Boston 2; at
MISUNDERSTANDING ,. Baltimore l.
Association: At Toledo-Kansas |
City o, Toledo 4; at Indianapolis-St |
Paul 1, indianapolis s; at Columbus
Milwaukee I. Columbus 3; at Louis
vilIe-Weather.
Milwaukee 3; at st. Joseph-Des
Moines 1, st Joseph ?; at Peoria
Weather.