Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-14


meant runs. The reorganization oi
the home team seemed to have effect
Middleton, formerly of Rock Island
playing second, Moriarity short
Brown third, Corners center. Thomp
son left. MuIlaney first, Smith right
Rice pitch and Belt catch. King
will be kept for utility man and
Beedles will be released. Score:
Bloomington .....2 o o . o 0 0 ? st
Cedar Rapids 30 o o l o . O-a
Hits-Bloomington, Z; Cedar Rap
ids. ..
Observation-Disclosures, L; Cedar
1 Rapids, l.
Batteries-Rice and Belt; Dahl
quist and Webb.
Wilkinson Released.
Decatur Herald: Jack Wilkinson
was given his release Thursday
noon. From that time until after
the game he made threats of what
he was going to do to Manager
Pfeffer. During the game he occu-
| pied a seat in the grand stand and
from that point of vantage abused
the manager and INDUCED in UNI
lgentlemanly conduct. 4 half dozen
different persons went to- the man
ager and told him of the threats
that had, been made. In order To
avoid trouble the manager told Gus
todian Cooper 10 keep Wilkinson
away from the dressing room.
Just after the game and while
Cooper was getting in the bases VIII
kinson, supported by three or four of
his cronies, bOIted into the room.
why did you release me?" he de-
manded.
Because l did not need you and
wanted to reduce expenses" was the
answer.
Wilkinson made rush toward the
manager, saying; Il have got you
where l want you. --------,'
but just about that time a ball bat
came in contact with his head. Viii
kinson's cronies fled and he was
dragged out of the room. He was
able to walk TO town.
Manager Pfeffer has a reputation
of being a man who avoids trouble.
but he is the kind who will always
act in self defense. That kind of a
man is good one to let alone.
Hayes After Hughes.
Manager Hayes, of Davenport, is
negotiating with Pitcher Ed. Hughes,
of Chicago, and expects to secure
pitched last season for Rock Island
and this year has been playing with
the Gunther team in Chicago, with
whom he has won seven out of eight
games in which he has played.
Next Weeks Event.
The game between the fats" and
I'thins," for the benefit of the GEM
etery road improvement fund, is to
occur next Friday afternoon, begin
ming promptly at 4 o'clock. The lad
les of the Cemetery Road Improve
ment association are meeting this af-
ternoOn to appoint Patronesses of
the game. Capts. F. II. Kelly, of the
"thins," and r. +. La Nelle, of the
fats" have chosen their men, the
former Withholding the positions his
fellows will play until later. The
teams are:
Fats-A. ID. WEIGH, 1b; ID. +. Motifs
ker, rf; George Schneider, 2b; Abe
Rosenfield, p; Fred Woltmann, CT;
John Huntoon, 3b; ]. j. Hoare, c; H.
H. Cleaveland, If; T. F. La VelIe, IS.
Substitutes-Olof Atkinson, w. NJ.
Reck. w. ]. Mcintyre.
Thins-Dr. F. p. Smith, George
Bennett, j. n. Scott. DIR. f. NJ. SaIa,
j. NJ. Colligan, c. f. Adams, Ed Kreis,
j. Lloyd, +. III. Kelly. Substitute
j f. Reidy. Coach-W. ID. Rosen-
field. Oscar Schmidt will be umpire.
Otau,oud snarka
Pitcher Hackett, of the Terre
Haute team, has not lost game this
season.
The Young Centrals won victory
from the Little Story team yester-
day by score of 20 to 10. The bat
teries were, c. Wright and w. Robb
for the winners, and Z. and y. Lar
son for the losers.
Two amateur games of baseball
are TO be played at the Twelfth
street park tomorrow afternoon.
The first will be between the Hick-
eys and the X. S. e. r. team, both of
the Davenport City league. and the
second between the Rock Island In
dependents and the Rock Island East
Ends.
game has been arranged for be-