Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-28

1. The visitors were saved from a
shut out in the ninth inning by Bour-
geois, the third baseman, who planked
cut a homer. Score:
Davenport .......300 0040O#-7 4 2
Lombard 100000 IL 4 6
Batteries Davenport, Jones, Morri-
son and Sullivan; Jansen and Hart
grove.
Cedar Rapids, April 2S.-Cedar Rap
ids defeated the nine from Fargo, \.
d., by heavy hitting. Score:
Cedar Rapids 20 2OOOO12 80 10 1
Fargo .OOIOO0OO1-2 /
Batteries-Cedar Rapids, Petty. Let
heby and Novacek; Fargo, FouIkes
and Van Sickles.
Rockford, April 2s.-Sioux Falls
punched hits in the closing innings
and profited by ragged fielding. 1t
was the last of the exhibition series.
Score:
Sioux Falls. ...1O1OOO3 34-12 II 6
Rockford .......O1 5OOO1O0- &c
Batteries-Jackson and Blanford
Donnelly and Chaffee.
Bloomington, April 2s.-The game
between Bloomington and Joliet was
a pitchers battle, the honors being
divided equally between Bishop and
McNutt. Kubitz, who succeeded Me-
Mutt in the seventh. also did well, dis
playing great speed. Score:
Bloomington 10000 1O0%-3 ; 3
Joliet ............OOO OO0OO1-1 5 3
Batteries-Bishop and Donovan:
McNutt, Kubitz and Reading.
Letting Players Go.
The time for the letting loose has
begun and all the teams of the Three
Eye will be considerably reduced be-
tween this time and Friday, the open
ing day. This afternoon Manager
Donnelly released Math Siehr, third
baseman, and Frank Schneiberg and
Ted Green, pitchers. All three are
good men, but the manager believes
he has better ones left. This leaves
for the pitching staff Smith. Case,
Cadwallader and Clark. Doll will
cover third. Although other changes
will be necessary later on. no further
releases will be made till the team re-
turns from the first trip away from
home.
Stockholders Meet.
The stockholders of the local club
held a meeting last evening and the
chief topic of discussion was opening
day. The plans for this event. which
takes place with Bloomington here
May Z, have not been finally adopted.
but they will be made by a committee
appointed last evening consisting of
President NJ. II. Sexton, W. \. Rosen-
field and l.. d. Nudge.
Baseball Briefs.
Decatur has lost Fielder Goss, who
probably became breachy.
Jack Bewer. of the Dubuque team, |
tried Rockford last year.
Manager Corners, of Bloomington,
has traded his crutch for a cane.
There is talk of making the opening |
lay in Joliet, Thursday. May Z. half |
holiday. There is to be parade with |
4 band and so much enthusiasm is |
locked for that general suspension /
81 business from 800 until 5:301s be |
ing advocated, in order to let every
one have a look at the new park and |
see the Joliet team in action.
In other Leagues.
Chicago. April 2S.-Base ball scores
are reported as follows:
League: At New York-Boston 4,
New York 10; at Brooklyn-Philadel |
phia l, Brooklyn {: at Cincinnati
Chicago Is. Cincinnati ); at st. Louis
II, St Louis 1.
American: At Philadelphia - New
York o. Philadelphia 6; at Detroit
Chicago 1. Detroit 8; at Washington
Boston 3. Washington 6.
Associations: At indianapolis = Co
lumbus ., indianapolis 13; at Kansas
City-St. PaUl 10, Kansas City o; at
LOuisville-TOledo >, Louisville 10; at |
Milwaukee - Minneapolis ,, Milwau-
kee Is.