Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-21
GOOD START MADE
Rock Island Defeats Davenport in
Thirteen-Inning Exhibi-
ton Game.
BIGGEST CROWD EVER IN PARK
Close Score of Two to Onc-Both
Teams Play Pretty
Ball.

Ask any Rock Island fan who saw
yesterdays exhibition game of bali
played in this city what he thinks of
: Rock Islands team and he will get
out of his chair To tell you all about
it. Any Davenport fan will do the
same.
There was nothing wrong with any
thing. and anyone who was ON the
spot and thinks he didn't get his mon
ley's worth of straight, clean ball de-
lserves to be barred out of the grounds
for the remainder of the season.
Thirteen innings played in two hours
and twenty minutes. with a score of
two to one is baseball, no matter who
cOntradicts the statement.
Along with the rest the weather de-
serves complimentary mention for
the manner in which il promoted the
/ cause of the national game. The
sudden clearing of the skies and
warming up after the cold. wet and
gloomy worning, made everyone feel
like bottle of pop just uncorlIed.
fairly sizzling with baseball enthus-
iasm. The result was the largest at
tendance that has ever been present
AT a baseball game i'm the Twelfth
street park, 2,4OO paying admission
to the grounds. Every bit of seating
space was taken. including the new
section of bleacheTs that has been
erected near the grand.,tand ON the
east side. and hundreds stood or risk
ed making a finish of themselves by
catching cold sitting ON the ground
Unfortunate Accident.
The only untoward incident occur
red in the eighth inning, when
O'Rourkc batted a hot foul into the
crowd sitting ON the ground in front
of the blcachers at the right. 1t
went straight as a die and ON the re-
bound struck Willie DonahOo full in
the face, rendering him unconscious.
He WAS borne bleeding from the held
while the crowd was as still as death.
Back of the blcachers DIR. w. ii.
Ludcyvig gave the unfortunate lad
hasty attention and he was placed i'm
q carriage and driven first to the home
Of his brother. Chris Donahoo, 1880 |
Fourth avenue. where he lives, and |
then to St. Anthony's hospital. where |
DIR. j. l.. Comcgys dressed the wound. |
1t was found that the bridge of the /
nose. which had received the full |
force of the ball. had sustained Il
compound fracture. The lad showed |
true grit remarking philosoPhically
after becoming conscious that some
one had TO stop the ball. He will he
out of the hospital in few days and
il is hoped he will not suffer any per-
mancnt Disagreement.
For the game, il was all the heart
could desire. There were Il number
of times for both sides when the out
look was blue. but in every case
the corner was gotten out of with n
exhibition of ball playing.
Rock Island had the greater number
Of errors. the lone score of the WISH
tors being allowed on wild throws.
Neither of the home teams runs was
earned. however. Both teams dem
Dnstrated that they contain the right
kind of stuff and continuation of
the article of ball that was put up
Yesterday will render the national
game popular this season as never
before in Rock Island and Davenport.
Batteries Behave Well.
The contest was characterized Ii
by steady work on the
part of the batteries. Nickers was
put i'm the box for the locals in the
and he proved too deep for
The Dayenportcrs. He caused five .
men to bat the empty atmosphere
Turing the two first innings and after
hat he kept them guessing till the ,
.cventh. when Manager Donnelly con- i
luded he had enough and Case was