Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-30


changes will be made directly, Nego-
tiations are on also, for one or more
pitchers.
Notes of tho Diamond.
If the visitors bent us today we go
next to the bottom.
Rock Island and Springfield played
early yesterday in order to catch a
train to this city. The players reach
ed town on the Peoria passenger at
9:45 and are playing this afternoon
the opening game.
There is some comfort in seeing the
other second division teams winning,
anyway.
| Manager Donnelly does not seek to
excuse the team for the showing made
| at Springfield. 1--WE had some bad
luck said he today, but we played
some very bad ball, too. Some of the
/ men believed they were slated to go
and they didn't care"
There has naturally been consid-
cradle inquiry why it is that the play
ers from other towns in the league
while playing in this city generally
secure hotel accommodations. Rock
4 u
hotel service in the three cities and
the teams when playing here ought to
patronize local hostelries.
At bloomington they refer to the
remarkable" fielding of Decatur.
| During the series at the state cap
ital it would seem from this distance
that Rock Island showed tendency
to play horse rather than TO play
ball.
Yesterday made it about dozen
straight and the last beating was the
worst of the season, the only shut-out
the team has met with.
Hunter Hill, last year shortstop for
Rock Island, has been signed by the
St. Louis American league team to
play the same position. He has been
with the Corsicana, Texas. team.
/ Middleton played second for Rock
ford yesterday and made two errors.
The Burlington papers have print
ed letter from President Sexton in
4 quiring- after the baseball sentiment
/ i'm that city and asking what the pros
poets would be for the city to take a
franchise in the Three-Eye league in
case one should be vacant. The peo-
/ pie of Burlington appear to think il
would be a paying investment. At
baseball headquarters in this city il
| is stated that the letter in question
was written some time ago when
there was a wobbly tendency mani
tested in one or two places, as a pre-
cautionary measure. Now that pros
poets have frightened there is consid-
cred to be no danger of break in the
circuit.
Hank O'Day, the pitcher who lost
Thursdays game for Dubuque. was
released by Manager Rowland imme-
diately after the game. O'Day show
ed up in fine form at the opening of
the season, but of late he has been
/ playing poorly and the opposing
teams had no difficulty in beating
him.
i The Illinois State Register has this
TO say about the work of one of Rock
Islands players: "The work of Dick
4 ey in the left garden for Rock Island
brought forth prolonged applause
He captured two difficult flies yester-
day that seemed to be utterly impos.
sible. One was up against the bach
fence and if Dickey had not beer
over six feet in height and jumped
about seven feet he would never have
had the credit Of the put out. He is
a wonder in the field. Dick
ey. the tail left fielder for Rock Isl
and, had three put outs to his credit
and it is unnecessary to say that there
were only three fys in the left gar
den. Dickey captures everything that
comes his way"