Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-21

lrOrS OF the nome team giving the VS.
iitors runs in the only two innings
THAT they hit safely. Richardson's
Esingle in the first scored Beecher and
Schlafiy, while Stautfer's error let
Thompson score in the ninth after
one of the longest hits made here
this season. Score:
Davenport ..,.......OO O0OOOO0-0
Terre Haute ..2 O0OOO0O1-3
Hits-Davenport, A; Tcrre Haute,
Ia.
Errors-Davenport, 3; Terre Haute,
Batteries = Stauffer and Fuchs;
NiclSers and Starnagle.
| Safe Bunts.
Graham got very neat assist from
right field in the second when he cut
Catfryn off at third.
From the work of Connolly since he
has been here it begins to look as
though he is one. of the kind that
stays.
| {. q. Sample, an insurance man of
Greenfield. was in indianapolis ask
ing for two sons, from whom he had
not heard for several years One is
pitchcr-Guy Sample. in the South
|
the Bloomington and Chicago Nation
ais. He will share in a fortune of
5000, 900 left by an uncle at New Sos
ton, Ill.-Bloomington Bulletin.
McNichols was playing under diff
culties yesterday, as he has been for
a number of days past. lie deserves
praise for being in the game at all,
| having injured himself in a slide at
second some time back. For this
reason he did not attempt to run to
| first when he made the last out in
the seventh. The censure he got
from the bleachers at that time was
wholly uncalled for, and in view of
the reputation he has made for faith
full work, it was ineXcusablc.
McGreSvy disobcyed Conner's or
ders in the fourth and hit the ball in
stead of bunting. The result was a
double. When the king was taken
to task for it he became funny and
II consequence he was sent to the
bench and Mullaney was put in his
place.
Starnagle, of Terre Haute, who is
known as the "Cannibal" because he
chewed Neecher's hand. is back i'm
the game. 1t is said they are friends,
which means they are ready to mix
again on slightest provoCation. They
are like Elsey and KinloCk, who used
to fight every night and make up in
the morning.
Teddy Price has asked for and re-
ceived his release from Cedar Rap
ids. He will go to Oklahoma Terri-
tory to play.
l.. 80
ton to Rock Island The Argus was
gratificd to be able to venture Il word
of communication for what appeared
to be desire on the part of the
visitors to act more gentlemanly on
the ball field than had been their rep
HtatiCn in the past. But it is in the air
among the Boomers, whose rowdy
tactics seem to have become chronic.
They are natural and therefore will
come, to the surface whenever occa-
sion offers. This is the team from
the town that stoned. the Rock Island
players on the last trip there.
Mullaney IS the leader I'm the
teams tactics. He has the loud
est mouth of any player in the league
is disgrace to any team that he
is identified with-and every self-re
sPccting fan would say amen to his
expulsion from the league.
Towns that were in the old Central
league with Springfield are not en-
thusiastic about that city coming
into the Three-I organization. The
capital crowd quit early in the game
three years ago and so did Peoria. |
The latter city ought to be in the !
Three-I. The game is just as fast as
in. the Western. The attendance in |
that city this summer has been first |
class despite the fact that the city |
was represented by a losing club.
Yesterdays doublchcader between |
Decatur and Rockford put the former |
abreast of the schedule. 1t is the on
ly team that has played the regula- |
ton number of games. Rock Island
is four behind. three with Cedar Rap |
ids and one with Rockford.
Walker, the backstop imported. by |
Bloomington from the Michigan |
league. has been working the soft
pedal during his Rock Island engage
ment. Some of the boys in the |
bleachers have dubbed him 1.-The old |
lady He is not such Il poor ball |
player at that.
Games Elsewhere.
Chicago. Aug. 21.-EXpert base ball |
aggregations yesterday recorded the |
following scores:
League: At ST. Louis-Boston L, st.
Louis o; (second game, Boston ?, st.
Louis 3: at Cincinnati-Brooklyn 2.
Cincinnati 10; Second game Brooklyn
/, Cincinnati 10; at Chica go-Philadel-
phia 4. Chicago .: at Pittsburg-Rain.
American: At Philadelphia-St. Lou
is /. Philadelphia 4 at Boston-Cleve-
land 6. Boston 8; at Baltimore-Detrolt |
@. Baltimore q: at washington-Chi-
cago 10. Washington 6.
Association: At Observation-Disclosures
Z. Toledo 10: second game) Milwaukee |
4, Toledo 9; at Columbus-Kansas City
o. Columbus 4: (second game) Kansas |
City T. Columbus i; at Louisville-St.