Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-17

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heading, ............ 0 ]
Belt, 10 .~............. II 0
Triangle, p ..,.......... Q
Totals ............... 0 s 81 IA G
Score by inrings::
Rock Island ......O o 0 / O o.
Springfield ......9 % % 90
Two-base hits-Graham, Dickey
Neal. Stolen bases-DounelIy, Dickey,
Caffryn. Struck out-Crangle, 3;
Graham, Z. Bases on CrangIe
). Wild pitch--Crangle. Sacrifice hit -
Dwyer. Hit bv pitched ball-LN on. At
tendance-375. Umpire Time of
game-1:40.
Other Saturday Games.
Cedar Rapids 100 002 3 0 - II 5
Dubuque ..OC O000C-2 I 4
Batteries - Cole ana Hansen; Eul
and Lobeck
Decatur .....OO1 2OOO00-3G /
Bloomington OOOO1O0-l I
Batteries: Wright and Krebs; Ear
ker and Donovan.
Davenport ......0 / 1 4 80 Is
Rockford .OOOOOO O03-3 %
Batteries - Stauffer and Williams !;
Graham and Meek
MulIaney Suspended.
President Sexton Saturday suspend
ed Dominick MulIaney. Bloomington
first baseman, who the day before
hurled his bat at Umpire Peters be
cause the latter had called him out
on the third strike. Mullaney, at the
beginning of the season. promised to
be good, his antics of the year before
having been such as to necessitate a
pledge from him that he would mend
his ways before the managers of the
clubs other than Bloomington would
consent To his playing again in the
Three-Eye. For while Mullaney
showed that he could act the gentle
man, but il seems he has been unable
to keep ii up.
Seals Doom of Belt.
The Springfield News thus seals
the doom of Frank Belt as manager
of the Springfield team: The days of
Manager Frank Belt. of the Spring
field Thrce-iEye league team should he
numbered and laid away on camphor
and cotton. He has been tried and
found wanting as captain and mana
ger. His PLAYING behind the bat will
do but on first he is Il failure and as
Il captain he tries to DO too much. 1t
is unfortunate for him. No one will
ever accuse him of anything but the
best of intentions. He wants to play
the game and wants Springfield tn
win. He has gotten together a crack
ing good team but the fates have been
against him. He has not made good.
With five pitchers. four of whom arc
fairly good and two Of whom can
play first base. there is no excuse for
Belt trying 10 play out Of his position
bandaged up as he il. He needs lit
tie rest for one thing. Wenig could
have covered first Yesterday and Hag-
erman today. Other teams in the lea
que very successfully play pitchers on
first base on or DAYS Bloomin"t on
has done il without injury. Smith and
McGreevy have aIternated at first dur
ing the long absence of Mullancy. The
of the club should be on
the lookout for a first baseman and a
captain for next year. Belt made an
enviable record in three years he
caught in bloomington and there is no
doubt he is still good for a number
of more seasons behind the bat. If
Springfield cannot use him next year
in that position he will have no trou-
bic in getting a good place. but as for
manager and captaining the team the
events of the past four games render
him an impossibility."
Notes of the Diamond.
Lyon, who has been playing a fine
third for Springfield, has been signed
by Rock Island.
Cedar Rapids has taken on an anna
teur twirler named Cole.
Big He" Elliott, in 1901 in the
Three-Eye, has signed for next year
with Cincinnati, in the National
league.
President N. II. Sexton leaves We'd
ncsday for Saratoga, y. Y, to attend
the conference of the major and
minor league magnates, at which it
is proposed to draft the new agree
ment to govern the affairs of the bod
les belonging to the National associa-
ton the next 10 years. Those who
will attend are: Harry j. Pulliam, j.
\. Hart. August Hermann, National;
Il. Il. johnson, Henry Killea, c. w.
Somers, Americans; President p. T..
Powers and Secretary j. Ii. Farrell, of
the National association. and Presi-
dent NJ. ii. Sexton, of the Western and
Three Eye leagues.
james DarneIl has gone to Cedar