Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-30

decided opposition, but club after club
adopted them. The game had begun
to be talked about as the national
game" and everyone took profound
interest in it.
Used Light Ball.
The New York rules raised the
weight of the ball from five and three
fourths to six ounces in weight, and
went to the winning club in a match
game as n trophy. The bases were
decreed to be canvas bags filed with
sand and painted white. The thrower
was renamed pitcher and an iron
plate placed at his stand, which
should be Is yards from the home
base. The ball must be pitched. not
jerked or thrown. to the bat: nine
players constituted a full field; the
referee became an umpire; nine IN.
nings constituted a game; three men
out put the side out, but, .if two
hands are already out. no player run
ming home at the time a bail is struck
can make an ace if the striker, is put
out" tsE
The later set of rules are quite sim
liar to those used today. The pres
ent weight of the ball is less. five to
five and one-fourth ounces, the field
arranged differently and the distance
between the bases 90 feet in place of
60 feet. The custom of the ofd-time
ball player was to wear burnsides and
long pants.
What the Trouble Was.
Manager Hugh NicOl is his own
L. ~
road, so that the following that APP
peared in the Rockford Morning Star
the day after the champions won
their game here may be taken as
emanating from the fountain head:
The team played fine ball, but the
members were broken up on account
of the fact that Pattison and Ken
nelly had gone on a bum. These men
Tuesday evening and have
not shown up yet. Kennedy formed
bad associations while member of
the Davenport aggregation and when
in that city on the last trip was out
of the game two days on account of
being out of condition. This time
he took Pattison with him and the |
blonde-haired third baseman appar- |
OhlAy IOlIONtu " his Is MS |
first Offense, but he was about due |
for some such exhibition. For some |
time past his head has been too large |
for any caps worn in the Three Eye |
league, and he has a feeling he can do |
pretty much as he pleases. A sad jar |
awaits the two when they return to |
the fold. Manager Nicol has fined and |
both and their names have
been stricken from the hotel register |
so they will have to sleep on their own |
funds until the team comes home"
Base Hits
Shortstop Leopold has made good
with Decatur.
The Joliet News says that Hines
used to play with the Standards and |
that his name is actually Jonah and
not John.
Donnelly, a stocky little fellow, who
many years ago promised to be a
star among the Chicago pitchers, now
plays the outfeld for Rock Island
Chicago Journal.
Bloomington has never been below |
500 this year.-Bloomington Panta-
graph. Plenty of time yet
Smith, Cedar Rapids released catch
er, is playing with Dubuque.
'Rube" Vickers couldn't win for
any better than for Three
Eye league clubs, and has been sent
home.
Scharnweber, last year with the
Rockford and Bloomington teams, is
playing with Grand. Forks.and put
ting up brilliant fielding game
wild Bill" Elsey is playing first |
base for the Tacoma team, and is
looking so good that his present own
ers paid 500 for him.
Cedar Rapids looks much weaker |
than the team of last year and it |
should be an easy task for Blooming |