Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-25


Rowdy when they're winning,
Rowdy when they lose,
Rowdy when they're sober,
Rowdy full of booze.
Rowdy when the game begins,
Rowdy at its close,
Where did Corners get the bunch,
Goodness only knows.
Fine business.
Confidence is half the battle. boys.
Well. three from the hard-hitting
Huts is going some.
Wright is doing great work at first
and with the willow.
This afternoons games were post
poned owing to wet grounds.
Belden Hill is here with his rain
makers. They are stopping at the
Rock Island house.
Kings fielding and throwing to
first are features of nearly every
game he participates in.
Cedar Rapids again tomorrow and
Wednesday. Two games each day,
the first beginning at 2:l5.
O'Leary is giving good account of
himself, not only as backstop, but
with the bat and running bases.
Smith has been pulling hard from
the bench, and will likely make good
against the Rabbits in one of the
games.
McNichols is one of the most valu-
able men on the team. He is rea-
sonably sure hitter and his fielding is
superb.
Terrence pitched perfect ball Sat
arday. 1t was pretty exhibition on
his part as well as his supporters
throughout.
Donnelly's timely hitting and field
ing have been responsible for pulling
out more than one game in the last
few weeks.
Wilkinson has been showing clever
work in the field and in his base rum
ming. He has been lamming the
leather some also.
Graham is nabbing everything that
happens ont his way in right. and is
his reputation as one of
the sluggers of the local team.
Case has been in gilt edge form of
late, and is showing results that Man
ager DOnnelly has contcnded right
along that he was capable of.
There is a noticeable contrast in
the behavior of the Cedar Rapids
players and the bunch that immedi-
ately preceded them in Rock Island.
The fielding of Miller, Donnelly and
King yesterday was of the spectacu-
lar order. Few such catches as that
made by Miller have been seen in the \
league this season.
Williams, who has been suffering
with a sprain during the past few
days, is now in condition to play and
he will take part in the double head
ers with Cedar Rapids.
Miller seems to have found a favor
ite spot in deep right, having knock
ed skyscrapers there yesterday and
that the fieldcrs were una
BILE to connect with.
Dial Williams only regret is that he
was forced to be out of the game at
the time when the boys have struck
their gait. That's all right. Dial;
YOU have always performed your
duty well, and no one begrudges you
a rest.
Milton had them side-stepping yes
terday, and would have scored shut
cut but for the one base ON balls he
gave. lie had splendid control and |
displayed neat head work in several |
Instances when little hit would |
nave tied the score and possibly lost |
the game for his side.
King, in bringing the one run of |
he visitors yesterday. was guilty of |
what appeared to be deliberate at
tempt to disable O'Leary, who was
covering the plate. The runner |
struck the catcher in the leg in pass |
ng, although there was plenty of |
-oom. and inflicted painful bruise.
Manager Donnelly is probably the |
most modest man in town when dis |
the three straight victories |
rom Terre Haute. He naturally feels |
good over the work his team has |
1een doing, but is not given to brag-
yadocia. He says the team has the
stuff in it to win fair share of |
games and is working as hard as it
Knows how, and will continue to do
so to the end of the season.
The teams at the bottom of the
list had an inning Saturday and yes
erday, and as the result the pros
'ects of an interesting finish of the
season are greatly augmented.
Rockford is now back in the 500 class
md Hugh Nicol will probably have
bad spell worrying over the ProN-
nifty of Cedar Rapids. Decatur con-
inues to climb. and from present APP
'earances will be jostling Blooming
on before the season ends.
The j. ii. c. Petersen team of Dav-
IMPORT, won from the Rock Island In
dependents at the Twelfth street
lark yesterday morning in a contest
hat was played for the amakeur
of the tri-cities. The
core was z and 4. The features of
he game, which was Witnessed by
everal hundred people, s~ere the bat
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