Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-13
Jedar Rapids .. Dubuque 3.

Cedar Rapids 3, Dubuque 3.
Dubuque, Aug. 13.-Cedar Rapids
won an exciting thinning contest on
Dubuque's errors. Two hits and Lip
pert's error in the last inning let in
the winning runs. Score:
c. Rapids .0G2 100000 OO2-5 ~ 3
Dubuque .OOO0O11 OOOO10OO-3 IA 4
Batteries-Gill and Hansen; Eul and
Lobeck.
Scores In the Big Leagues.
Chicago, Aug. 13.-FOllow!ng are the
scores ut base ball:
League: At Boston-Chicag {. BOs-
ton 4; second game) Chicago 10, Bos-
ton IL; ut ] roOklyn - Pittsburg 6,
Brooklyn ); at New York-St. Louis
4, New York H.
Americans: At Cleveland-Chicago 0,
Cleveland q.
Association: At Kansas City-LOuis-
vile Z. Kansas City o; ut Minneapo-
waukee-IndianapO Z. Milwaukee O;
at st. Paul-COlumbus 1. st. Paul IL.
Western: At Des Moines-Milwau-
kee 4, Des Moines 1; at Colorado
Springs Kansas City 2, Colorado
Springs 10; at Denver-St. Joseph Z,
Denver 8.
Notes of the Diamond.
Latimer yesterday caught Belt
twice i'll the same manner in the third
inning. Belt was first at bat and af-
ter getting hit he attempted to steal
second. Latimer had the ball there
ahead of him, however. and Dwyer
was there to take care of it and the
manager of the visitors was out. La
ter in the inning Kinlock came up and
was given a base. Belt went in to
run for him and endeavored to steal
as before. Again Latimer twisted his
wrist and the ball sped straight to
the bag and Belt walked to the bench.
In the seventh inning two of the
visitors were cut off at the plate in
a most exciting manner. With one
out Reading was given base and
went to third while Belt went to sec
ond on Dryers bad throw to first.
Nenig hunted to Brennan, who caught
Reading at the plate. Wcnig did not
stop at first. and the ball was thrown
to second, heading him off and catch
ing him between bases. There was a
bunch of Springfield players near
third and they started to run in,
Dickey, who was given the ball. paid
no attention to this attempt to con
fuse him, but handed the ball over ia
DwYer. About this time Belt started
in and Dwyer put the ball to Latimcr,
who easily tagged his man and the
side was out.
Lyons, an outfielder, has been sign
ed by Davenport
Falkenherg, the lanky Illinois twirl-
er. is back with the Pittsburg Nation
ais after a few months with the Wor-
cester team in the Eastern league.
\ pitcher named Smith. brother of
Dick Smith, has been recommended
to Manager Connors, of Bloomington.
and he will be given trial in the box.
Looie Lippert comes in for a good
share of knocking at Dubuque over
sullliness and losing his temper.
Umpire Mcnamara is having his
troubles in the Central league. In a
game at South Bend recently the
players threatened to wait for him
at the gate, but Mac mysteriousIy dis
appeared Immediately after the game
Calhoun is confident that he is in
shape again and will be given another
chance by Rockford. In the mean
time the professor is angling with
high schools over winter position
He will perform in the chilly months
either in Moline or in st. Louis.
Davenport has resurrected Pitcher
Johnny McCOrd, their last seasons
star left-hander. He will lie put up to
break that hOodoo. According to re-
ports several other Observation-Disclosures
are on the string.
President Sexton is expected back
from the east tomorrow.
Former Umpire Farnham arrived in
the city today and called at baseball
headquarters to leave notice that he
intends to sue the Three-Eye league
for that $50 that he was fined for al
legged violation of the terms under
which he was engaged at the time of
his discharge. He is on his way to
Fond du Lac. Wis, where, according
to his representations. he has a good
deal better thing than umpiring in
this league. He is under instructions
from contracting firm with which
he was formerly employed, to erect
a large elevator.