Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-09

Donovan, c........ 4 3 3 o
Bishop, p ........ 4 0 o o 5 o
Total ....... Al 10 81 10. Il
Score by innings:
Rock Island. ...-..s.,.1 o o 0 0 o o ? 0-3
Bloomington % 0 0 o. Is
Bases on bafis-ISishop, .; Cadwal-
lader, 3. Struck Observation-Disclosures, s;
Bishop, 3: Two-base hits-Green. :
Leary. Martin, Goodwin. Times 1: 40
Umpire, Lewinson.
Davennore 4. Cedar Rapids
! Cedar Rapids. Iowa, May 9.-Cedar
Rapids lost again in pitchers bat
tie, in which Hughes had slightly the
better of it. The score:
Davenport .......0 100120 O0-4 1
Cedar Rapids ...1OOOO1OOO-25 0
Batteries = Hughes and Ransom;
Moore and Smith.
Rockford 8, Dubuque o.
Dubuque, Iowa. May 9.-Rockford
won the second game of the series
from Dubuque by the score of 5 to O..
by punching hits and playing a care
full game. In the fourth, with three
men on bases and none out, the locals
were unable to put the ball outside
the diamond.
IsbeIl, who pitched for Dubuque,
had poor control. although he struck
out six of the Rockford men. The
feature of the game was Hosmer's
home run hit over the left field fence
with two men on bases. The score:
Rockford $50. .O01oO3 1 0-5 2 /
Dubuque O00OOOOO0-0 s 1
Batteries-Beedles and Stark; Is
bell and Jameson.
Decatur Z, Joliet o
Joliet, H., May 9.-Deeatur secured
sweet revenge on Joliet at the second
game of the first home series, shut
ting the local team out x to o. Hoag
and Jacobsen, two southpaws, We're
the opposing pitchers. The Decatur
man was in better form. Hoag was
steady except in the seventh. when
| hits and errors gave the visitors four
runs. The two in the sixth were a
huke. two runners going over the
rubber on a misjudged infield fly, with
two out Joliet had two mem cut OFF
at the plate in close decisions. In the
ninth Asmussen hit for three sacks
but was left at third. Attendance
700. The score:
Decatur ......OOO1 80 6 1
Joliet 00OOoo000-O 5
Batteries =. Jacobsen and Krebs;
Hoag and Reading.
Gray's Case In Suspense.
President Sexton has not yet acted
upon the case of Gray, the Rock Isl
and outfielder, who was suspended ON
account of the part he took in the
Bloomington affair, pending an inves-
tigation. The local management,
however, has been notified that in
case the investigation proves that the
player struck the first blow in the
trouble with Umpire Farnham the
rule adopted by resolution at the
meeting of the directors last fall will
be enforced in his case. This rule,
Mr.. Sexton states, requires the dis
missal from the league of any player
tRvho strikes an umpire.
E The president also states that he
Proposes to investigate the source of
the statements made by Manager
DonnellY upon his return to the city
and conduct of Umpire Farnham.
Baeeball Pointers.
Milton, the last two seasons with
Rock Island. who went to the st.
I Louis Nationals last fall, has been
| sold by the team to Omaha in the
Western league. Before leaving the
Cardinals he was put in against the
Chicago clubs for the four last inn
| ings of Thursdays game and did well,
getting compliments from the press.
He pitched effectively, got hit and
fielded his position superbly.
| Several members of the Rockford
ball club have already shown ten
dency to hit the booze route pretty
lizard. tits pretty early in the season
to begin this, and the sooner the play
ers get over it the better it will be
for them. Their salaries depend upon
the kind of ball they play, and Mana
ger Nicol will not use player who
doesn't behave himself.-RockfOrd
Republic.
Tomorrow Hildebrandt d Cash, who
| have charge of the refreshments priv
liIeges at the park, will distribute their
souvenirs, neatly gotten up affairs,
with the names of all the players in
the league and great deal of infor-
nation of interest to the fans.
Decatur comes tomorrow for a
three days visit, and if the weather
| is fair there will be a record crowd
at the Twelfth street park. Clark
and O'Leary will be in the points for