Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-17


Rock Island .O41OO3O2 so
Terre Haute .......OOOOOOO /
Bases on balls-Smith. /; Simonton,
1. Struck out-Smith, Z. Two-base
hits-Miller (3), Williams. Home run
Williams Time of game-1:3O. I'M
pire-Hickey.
Evansville 3. Rockford
Rockford, July 17.-Best lasted one
inning, during which time Rockford
piled up four runs. Burchell pitched
good ball, but the visitors could not
overcome the lead. Score:
Evansville ......0 OIO0--3
Rockford ............40 002 o Sc
Hits-Evansville. ;; Rockford, S.
Errors-Evansville. o; Rockford, 4.
Batteries-Best. Burchell and Seis-
Ter; Owens and Stark.
Cedar Rapids 3. Decatur :.
Cedar Rapids, July 17.-McFarland
had an off day and lost the game in
the first three innings. Ford then
pitched clever ball. but was scored
on account of errors behind him.
Score:
Cedar Rapids ........1 02 000O00-3
Decatur .............O o 20 O2 II
Hits-Cedar Rapids. IL; Decatur, 10.
Errors-Cedar Rapids. /; Decatur.
/.
Batteries - Mcfarland. Ford and
Weaver: Dorner and Krebs.
Davenport 4. bloomington ..
Davenport. July 17.-Davenport de-
feated Bloomington in a loosely play
ed contest. Bishop pitched a great
game. but had poor support. Score:
Davenport ..........1 d o o o 81
Bloomington INDOOR OO1OO-2
Hits-Davenport. 5; Bloomington. 4.
Errors-Davenpor 4; Blooming
ton, l.
Batteries - Stauffer and Evers;
Bishop and Belt.
Baseball Notes
Bloomington comes tomorrow.
Smith pitched superbly, having the
visitors entirely at his mercy. Be
sides that. he was steady as clock.
Dial Williams, by pounding out that
home run yesterday, captured the So
sweater offered by George Bennett,
the fur and glove man. at the begin
ming of the season to the first Rock
Island player to put fair ball out
IF the grounds.
Rockford has directed Manager
NicoI To purchase new caps and belts
for the home uniforms. If the Rock
Island management would show
enough interest in the team to fit the
players out with caps suitable for
the home uniforms the team would
present a much better appearance.
And aside from this fact il would
avoid the chance of having one or
two of the men removed from the
game at any time a visiting club
feels disposed to object to the pres
ent variety Under the rules of the
league all clubs must be properly |
President Sexton some |
time ago gave orders to umpires to
enforce this rule.
Vickers, the former local twirler,
now with Terre Haute, and Milton,
Of Rock Island. were the principals |
IN stunt this morning that would
probably have made the Jeffries-
Sharkey go look like the vproYerbial
30 coppers had it not been for the in
of friends. ~ N1ickers / APP
pears to be somewhat Ibfoh speech |
maker. and since leaving. the, local
team is reported to have been saying
things about his former
He was accused of this |
Dy Milton, who reminded him that he
was circulating stories that he knew
TO be absolute falsehoods. Anyway,
they got together, and there were
several vicious passes, Vickers going
to the carpet before the men were
al no 10 hi
the best of the argument from every
Pitcher Earl Graham put up a nice
performance on the slab yesterday, |
in his usual aggressive and
earnest way. After the game he
sought out Manager Nic9l and gave
the latter a surprise by asking for
mis- release. He stated he did not de-
sire to go to any other team, but |
iad decided to return to his home in |
Creston, Iowa, where he will be en-
oloyed by an interurban railway COM
Dany. Manager Nicol told Graham |
ne could not afford to give him his |
release, and sought to dissuade him
rom leaving, but the Iowa boy is
irm and says he will depart today |
'or Creston. Graham's action in
uniting the club was totally unex-
,ected as his relations with the man
lgement have been the pleasantest.
Lippert, who was given
to go to Chicago Monday,
allied to return yesterday. Whether
,r not he win return Manager Nicol
loes not pretend to say. Lip has
shown a disposition to break with
he management of late, but his
friends believe he will come back
ind explain his absence.-Rockford |
Star.
Jack Corbett. who jumped his con-
.ract with Rockford and is now play
ng with a semi-professional team in
the state, has refused to accept an
offer from the local management, al