Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17

upon certain players and his work
was so manifestly unfair that com
ment upon ii was general not only
by those who were forced to suffer
by il, but by those who were favored
as well. He will be succeeded bv
Thomas Mcnamara, an experienced
umpire from Allegheny, Pa. McNa-
mara arrived this afternoon and will
probably do his first work here.
Notes of the Diamond.
Rain this afternoon forced post
ponement OF the game.
Manager Donnelly today released
three of the new men, German and
Livingston, infielders, and Nieman,
! catcher.
Pitchers Martin and Arthurs Joined
the team this morning.
Manager Hayes, of Davenport, YES
terday released Centerfielder Char
nier. thus reducing his list of PLAYERS
to 12 men. Relief Catcher Sullivan
will hereafter be played in center
field.
Umpire Brumbley, of the Missouri
Valley league, was drowned at Joplin
last week. The telegraph does not
who drowned him, but il shows bad
management To locate a ball park
near deep water.
Pitchers Moore and Myers, of Cedar
Rapids, have been released
The Cedar Rapids club IS scheduled
To play here today. No further com
mcnt on the weather is necessary.
Rock Island won four of the nine
games of the recent series on the
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a team to make away from home.
The team arrived early this morning
from Cedar Rapids with the Rabbits
To play here today.
President Smith. of the Terre Haute
club. has received telegram from
Walters, asking that the blacklist on
him be lifted that he may play with
Indianapolis. He played second base
for indianapolis Wednesday. Smith
says the matter rests with the ma
tional board, and Walters must pay
the $500 fine. With Shortstop King |
he jumped Terre Haute to 20 with the |
California outlaw league. where they |
remained only a short time. Manager |
Watkins. of Indianapolis, also asked |
Smith to lift the blacklist on King, |
but Smith refused.
Springfield has done some letting !
go. also. Manager Belt has released |
Pitcher Willis. Shortstop McCIintock. |
Third Baseman Donahue and Fred |
Wenig, who has been pitching and |
playing in the field. Wenig has |
lame shoulder and is unable To play. |
but the management has decided that |
the others are not fast enough. Mike |
Buck. of Vincennes. Ind, has been |
signed
The Rock Island lawyers go to |
Davenport tomorrow afternoon to
play at , o'clock at the baseball park |
in that city. the Davenport lawyers. |
This will be the third of the season |
between the two mines and will be
played before gathering of Iowa !
lawyers. who will have Il banquet at
Schuetzen park in the evening.
Scores In the Big Leagues.
Chicago. July 17.2FeIlowing are the |
base ball scores:
League: At Pittsburg-Ncw York !
1. Pittsburg IL; ut Cincinnati-Phila-E
delphia !, Cincinnati 1; at st. Louis !
Boston 1, Chicago ..
Americans: At Boston-Cleveland 1. |
Boston II - eight innings; at New |
York - Detroit 10. New York .: at |
Westinghouse. Louis I. Washington |
3; at Philadelphia - Chicago II, Phil |
adelphia q.
Association: At Minneapolis - Co /
lumbus 6, Minneapolis 8; at st. Paul |
Toledo Z. st. Paul \; at Milwau- !
kee ~ Louisville I. Milwaukee -
eleven innings; at Kansas City-Indi- !
annapolis 3, Kansas City u eight /
innings.
Western: AT Des Meines-St. 10, /
seph o. Dies MOines ?; at Omaha
Kansas City >, Omaha q: at Colorado
Springs and Denver-Weather.