Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-16

THE ARR
the ladder to keep Dubuque company,
has skinned the proud Davenport ag-
gregation and made soft soap of them
and are now fighting hard for first
place. If the mighty Mississippi had
stopped it's flow, no greater calamity
could have befallen this good old Ger
man town. But, alas! it's only too
true, and for heavens sake may Capt.
Hines find an elixir for his men before
they again meet the Rock Islanders.
After the game was over 5000 people
wendell their way cut of the park,
the Davenporters blue and downcast
and the Rock Islanders overlooking
with enthusiasm"
The following entirely unwarranted
attack from the Davenport Times
shows how bitter they are feeling on
that side of the river. The Times will
feel much better natured after Dav-
export wins game or so from Rock
Island-if that ever happens: "Man-
ager Donnelly will be branded as Il
tight wad, a rowdy and anything but
a gentleman for his act yesterday in
not allowing runner for Ives. The
latter was troubled with a leg that
panied him so much that walking was
a trial, and Donnelly would not per-
NIT runner for him except in the
first inning when he consented to Lo-
beck's making the circuit. This GER
Tainly was conduct unbecoming Il
baseball player and inasmuch as it is
a regular thing with Donnelly he
should be boycotted all over the
league, and if he should ever make a
request for runner should be turn
ed down and blown out"
Eight Straight.
Rock Island has now won eight
straight games and risen from the
place next the bottom to the place
next the top in the percentage lineup.
Notice is hereby served, however,
that we're not growing 'chesty" over
it. 1t has been generally felt here
right along that Rock Island has had
good team and every true fan has
hoped and believed that the aggrega-
tiCn would see better days if given a
fair chance. Likewise the good work
of Manager Donnelly and his dozen or
so of ball chasers is fully appreciated
at the present time. However, no one
has been overheard remarking that
we now have cinch on the pennant.
The uncertainties of baseball are full
ly appreciated here and the average
fan understands that there is yet
ample time to run the entire scale in
the percentage column several times
in a tight league like the Threc-Eye.
Scores in the Big Leagues.
Chicago. June 1G.-FOllowing are the
scores at base ball:
League; At ttsburg-ChicagO 0,
Pittsburg 3; at Cincinnati-St. Louis
3, Cincinnati /.
Americans: At Philadelphia st.
Louis 1. Philadelphia >; at Washing
tOn-DetrOit l, Washington ,.
Associations: At Columbus-Kansas
City 3. Columbus g; mt indianapolis
Minneapolis D, Indianapolis /; at. To-
ledo-Milwaukee Is, Toledo 4.
Western: At st. Joseph-Colorado
Springs O. st. Joseph Z; at Kansas
City-Denvcr 5, Kansas City -; at
PeOria-Omaha o, Peoria g; at MIL
Haukee-Des Moines s, Milwaukee o.
Notes of the Diamond.
Charley McCafferty, the pitcher who
was benched at Bloomington for a
long period early in the season, and
who finally jumped, has been released.
His friends interceded. and what was
more important, agreed to raise SO
to purchase his freedom. There is
now some talk of his joining Decatur.
The plan to meet the bloomington
team with a band when il reached
home yesterday morning was not re-
allied. The Cedar Rapids engage
ment saved some money for the adj
mirers of the Boomers.
The Central Sluggers and the Cen
trail Stars met yesterday to the undo
ing of the latter to ). Cohn, Dublin
sky and Harris did the battery work
for the victors and Finkelstein, Sos
ma and Frankel for the losers.
Reagan, the outfielder, has been re-
leased by Rockford.
Henderson, who is on the pitching
staff of the Omaha team of the West
ern league, is a Rock Island boy and
is making good. He embraced the
opportunity offered by the stop of
the team here last evening to call
upon relatives.
The remaining games OF the SEIZED
ule of the Rock Island city league
comprising the Lawyers, Pillow Shop
and Banker teams are as follows:
June 20, Lawyers VS. Bankers; July IL,
Lawyers vs. Plow Shops; July 16,
Bankers VS. Piow Shops; July 30,
Bankers vs. Pillow Shops; Aug. %, Plow
Shops vs. Lawyers; Aug. 20 Lawyers
VS. Bankers. The Plow Shops are ar
ranging for game in Moline June %
with the Deere g. Mansur office team.
Lawrence Milton and RED" Wright,
who last year played respectively in
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