Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-08

Jameson, .. 3 l 1 > 0 0
Everett, rf ..... / 0 o
Bewer, If .. o o o o
Robertson, 3b 1900. o o o o
.ODay, p .. 3 O o o
Totals ............3 SO 6 1926 10 0
Screen was out by bunting three
strikes.
Score by innings:
Rock Island >. ....OO OOO11-4
Dubuque ..........2O3 Sc
Summary: Two-base hits-Beulow
(3), Jameson. Graham (2), Vandine
(2), Case. Stolen bases-Lippert (2),
Carr (2). Hughes. Jameson, Everett
Bases on balls-off O'Day, 1; Case. =.
Struck out-by Case. ?. Double play
Callahan, unassisted. Umpire-Conn.
Other Games Saturday.
At bloomington, 4-5-2;
Davenport. 2-S-6 Batteries - Barker
and Donovan, Deller and Lobeck.
At Cedar Rapids-Cedar Rapids, rs
Ryan, WeniS and Reading.
At Rockford-RocIford 1873; De
catur. 500. Batteries-Graham and
Stark, Nelgand and krebS.
Favorable at Springfield.
President Sexton returned Saturday
night from Springfield, where he met
with number of the representative
business men Of that city Friday ev-
ening and explained the manner in
which the Three-Eye league is con
Quoted so that there might be no mis-
apprehension if that city should de-
sire to come in in place Of Joliet. The
sentiment manifested was altogether
a healthy one and the prospects seem
bright that the capital will take the
team. The committee that has been
appointed to take the matter up with
the business men in general and can
vass for fund to begin with is com
posed Of w. II. CCnkling. assistant
postmaster: w. +. Workman. of the
Franklin Life Insurance company;
Fred Buck, of the Business Mems as
sociation; II. NJ. Pullivan, county
treasurer. and w +. Shut, states at
toIney. President Sexton says he is
not worrying about the disposal of
the team that is left on his hands.
Going After the Managers.
be taken by President Sexton that
will forcibly call the attention of the
managers of the various clubs to the
necessity of getting within the salary
limit and of letting out all men above
the stated number, -. Several of the
teams have too many men on the pay
rolls and nearly all the teams in the
league are being run in excess of the
salary limit While the weather of
the past couple Of days renders the
outlook brighter than il has been for
some time President Sexton states
that the losses have been too severe
to permit of any further divergence
from the rules of the league i'm the
salary accounts, and he proposes
bringing up the matter Immediately
and in 4 manner that Will insure re-
suits. There is n general feeling that
ball players are demanding more than
they are really worth and if they can
not be prevailed upon to lower their
figures it is very likely that some of
the contracts made in excess of the
limit under the rules will he abroga-
ted and players will find themselves
without jobs.
Bennetts Defeat the Barb
The BENEFITS defeated the BARRIERS
in an exciting game yesterday after
noon at the Twelfth street park be-
fore a large crowd of partisans and
rooters. The BENEFITS were too
strong in the box and too lively in the
manipulation of the ash to give the
BARRIERS chance to crawl off with
the long end of the score sheet. Will
son and Pfaff were the battery for
the BENEFITS, while Sample and Bow
man did the honors for the knights
of the razor Wilson was very effec-
tive. striking out IS men and keeping
the hits well scattered.
Safe Bunts.
Three teams played without error
in the Three-Eye league Saturday and
yet there were 81 errors made in the
four games.
Davenport had ~ players in the
game yesterday, but Bloomington
cleaned up the entire bunch.
Somebody head off Bloomington!
There are doubtless some fans who
believe in being charitable toward Du-
buque, but the majority will agree
with the adage that charity begins
at home'' This week we will be play
ing with teams that do not need the
games so badly as Cedar Rapids and
Dubuque, and here's hoping we will
90 in and get few for ourselves.
Manager Nicol is in the Michigan
woods again.
Two new men joined Rockford last
week Ruth" Ashmore, the Univer-
sity of Illinois first baseman, has
been placed on the initial bag, and