Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-01

the field. He was also given trans
portation to Rockford, where he was
TO work the following day He did
not say a word to Secretary Haver-
stick about wishing to avoid umpir-
| ing the last game here, and it was
supposed that he would be on hand
till he failed to show up on the field.
After the game it was found out that
he had left his hotel and had left in
structions for the forwarding of his
mail to Pittsburg, his home. AS he
| had previously said that he was tired
| of working in this league and as he
had not reported to Secretary Haver-
tstick after receiving his money it
seemed plain that he had jumped. Ac-
Icording1Y Crawford was wired to pro-
coed to Bloomington, while Lcwinson
was sent to Rockford. The next day
Mr.. Haverstick received letter from
Me Namara saying that he was in
Rockford and ready to work. AS am
other man had been ordered to take
his place, ii was too late to rescind
the order, even if it had been consid-
| cred advisable in view of McNamara's
conduct. Therefore he YVES informed
by telegraph that he had lost his
place and an explanatory letter was
sent him.
Crawford, the new man from Iowa,
has decided that professional umpir-
ing Is not the snap that he had sup
posed it was, and in a letter received
here has notified the league manage
mcnt that he does not propose to
waste himself away i'm that sort of
life. Therefore he would at once leave
Bloomington for home. J. ii. Hart,
of Peoria. has been sent to take his
place.
There are other troubles. Levin
son, who has given fair satisfaction
as umpire, has finally decided to quit
and his resignation has been sent in
to take effect Monday. He states that
the salary of 1925 a month is too small
after hotel bills arc paid out of il to
Justify him in remaining i'll the bust
ness.
Notes of the Diamond.
Rock Island has new shortstop
named Dwyer who appeared i'm the
game yesterday. Dickcy was also
back with the team and got one of the
scattering hits Dwycr failed to get
hit, but fielded everything that came
Ala way without error.
If YOU don't think Frank DOnuclly
is Il ball player, look at the score.
He faced the pitcher six times, yet he
was only two times at bat, and he had
IL put-outS in the center field. Ten
Of these were made in nine innings
Decatur herald.
This appeared in the Decatur Her
aid after Thursdays game: Last
night the fans were sore because OF
the game Yesterday, the general liz
preston being that it was practically
thrown away. Even the directors,
who can generally find some accept
| a bile excuse, were in the air, and one
of them said: The thing that makes
it hard is the fact that such things
should be permitted in the best team
| in the league. That's undoubtedly
what we have in Decatur-the best
team in the league, but they go to
sleep. That's the reason that they
| lose. Look at Bloomington. forever
in the game, never giving up, and
time after time taking a game that
| seems hopelcssly lost. Our fellows
have been lame all season on coach
! ing. You never see one of them on
the coaching line. If there had been
one on the third base line today Mac
would not have been caught. They
are listless. They go to sleep with
| out provocation. Look at that thing
Sunday, when two of our fellows
kept a crowd of more than one thous-
and people waiting while they select
ed bat. Why didn't they have a bat
i'm their hands ready to dance to the
plate when their turn came? That's
what they are paid for. They work
only an hour and a half Il day anC
don't want to work then. Give then
- in the paper. and if any of then
wants to know who said all of this
tell them that | did. I'll back it
I'm disgusted with them. and TOLD
everyone of them so. / want them tC
know it,
Hank" O'Day says: There is
nothing in the rules that instructs al
umpire to declare the batter out fol
bunting on the third strike. Nine
tenths of the people in baseball thinl
there is Il rule covering that point
but it can't be found. We umpire.
are calling batters out on it only be
cause it is the custom" Section /, OF
rule Al declares, however, to he Z
strike "a bunt hit which sends the
ball to foul ground" Since a mar
cannot run on ball hit over the
foul lines, and it makes the thirt
strike, there is nothing TO do but cal
him out.
The Tprrp Haute Gazette has {
funny baseball story. Sunday two
mines played on an open field, anc
when a colored batter knocked long
fly it rolled close to an old COW who
picked it up and despite beating ant
swearing. chewed it till four runs
were made, deciding the game.