Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-16

ton. 0.
Errors-Cedar Rapids, l; Blooming
ton. 4.
Batteries-staub and Evers; Nc
Greevy and Belt.
Davenport 2. Decatur o.
Davenport, May 16.-The locals won
by punching hits. The score:
Davenport ..O o / o 0 o -
Decatur 90 OOo o o 90
Hits-Davenport, 10; Decatur, ,. =
Errors-Davenport. ,; Decatur. >.
StaufTer and shannon;
Daniels and Holmes.
Terre Haute !. Rockford s.
Rockford, May l6.-Rockford gave
Graham good support yesterday and
won handily. The catch of Lippert,
Rocllford's center fielder, was the fea-
ture. The score:
Rockford .....0 o o o , IS
Terre Iaute ....1 o o o 0 o o o.
Hits-Rockford, 10; Terre Haute, s.
Errors Rockford. /; Terre Haute,
MISREPRESENTATION and Thiery;
Scott and Starnagle.
Diamond Notes.
Ii is said that Moline stands ready
to take a hand in the Three-I league
should opportunity offer for securing
one of the teams now in the field.
Well known capitalists i'm the Plow
City have signified n willingness to
back such Il venture.
Decatur has filed q protest with
President Sexton in regard to two
decisions of Umpire Mesmer i'm the
game with Davenport in that city
Wednesday. Both were on base run
ners and Manager Pfeffer AYERS that
his team would have won out if the
decisions had been different.
Fines of So each were imposed upon
Terrence. Quinn and Kennedy by I'm
pire Hogan Yesterday ON account of
their behavior in the fourth inning
when Terrence was put out for kick
ing on decision on Il pitched ball.
President Sexton has taken the mat
ter up and intimates that the Evans
will players will hear from him also
before the incident is closed.
Harry Bey. the left fielder, who was
La favoritc here when Il member of
the Rock Island team in 80, was re-
leased by Cincinnati, with which he
has been playing in the National
league, yesterday.
Romance of Ball Field.
Chicago Tribune: \ pretty girl in
green and white suit and hat sat in
the grand stand at the West Side
baseball grounds yesterday and cheer
ed the colts as they hammered out 4
hard-earned victory from the Brook
lyn team. in twelve-inning game.
That's Davy Jones girl" said the
captain as he went 10 bat. and the
other players looked at her with in
tereSt.
Whenever fortune smiled ON the
Chicago team the young wuman's face
was suffused with smiles, and she fol-
lowed the playing of Mr.. Jones with
interest. Her presence nervcd him To
do his best work. and his batting and
fielding did much to save the game
for his team.
The pretty fan" was Miss Mae
Maynard, of Tomah, Wis, and her
presence in Chicago led to the report
in her native town that an elopement
was on the program. When seen last
evening Mr.. Jones and Miss Maynard
both denied the story.
I'VE have been engaged for year"
said Mr.. Jones, but we will not be
married before fall. Miss Maynard
came to Chicago on a visit while | am
playing here. She was accompanied
by Mrs. Robin, OF Belvidere college.
and she will visit my sister. Mrs. An
ME NJ. Dawson. GO27 Prairie avenue. |
guess the report of getting married
now was started by some of our
friends who thought to get a good
joke on us"
Miss Maynard and Mr.. Jones were
students at Dixon college several
years ago and became acquainted
there. Mr.. Jones entered profession
al baseball circles last year. He
studies law during the off season, and
expects to abandon the diamond for
the bar i'm a few years. He is regard
ed as a coming" player by baseball
men. and a going" by baseball man
ayers.
Base ball In General.
Chicago, May 1G.-Scores on the
base ball fields recorded yesterday
were:
League: At Pittsburg: Boston 1,
Pittsburg >; ut Observation-Disclosures
phia 1, Cincinnati ,; ut Chicago-No
game. four innings.
Americana: At Washington-Bal
more 3. Washington - at Philadel-
phia- Boston q, Philadelphia 3.
Association: At Observation-Disclosures
bus 13. Milwaukee 3; at st. Paul
Louisville ., st. Paul .; at Kansas
City-Toledo !, Kansas City ,; at Min
neapolis-Ilain.
Western: At Milwaukee Colorado
Springs q, Milwaukee 3; at Kansas
City-Des MOines 3. Kansas City IL;
at st. Joseph-Omaha l, st. Joseph o;
at Peoria-Denver g. Peoria f.
Base Ball Player in Trouble.
Lansing. Mich, May 16.-Andrew
]. Smith, the well known local anna
teur base ball player. arrested for
sending obscene letters to 12-year-