Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-12

] OSteen, davenport shortstop, goes
to the Washington American league
team next season.
The exhibition game to be played
1 by Davenport and Rock Island is 10
be called at 3:45 Monday afternoon.
Be in time.
| Davenport had no trouble in pulling
off double plays yesterday, several
times pruning back promising chances
| for the locals.
/ Every time blcacherite would howl
Rock Island" yesterday the whole
| Davenport team would turn purple
Springfield News.
Tickets for the Walter Crum benefit
| Monday are going at a rate that in
sures an attendance that will tax the
capacity of the park.
| Horrors! Think of David Josiah
Crockett so far forgetting himself as
to resort to prize ring tactics. David
Josiah, you know, is studying for the
ministry.
Cusaek again demonstrated that he
is master of the diamond by refusing
to take the bluff that the Davenport
ers attempted to ring in upon him on
several occasions.
Ruby plainly does not share the
''hoodoo" idea with some of the 9th
ers from across the river. AS he eN
pressed himself to Crockett, it is
little of the "ol' yellow" cropping out.
Jack Thiery. Rockford's former
catcher and outfielder, has been re
leased by Newark of the Eastern
league at his own request and is now
leading off the batting list with Buff
falo.
He is consoling him and helping
him fix his bib commented one of the
interested women in the grand stand
when O'Leary paused to assist VIII
liams after one of the first innings in
the second game.
DonneIly started the trouble in each
instance yesterday and was helped
along by Nandine's batting. The man
ager made three out of the six runs
for Rock Island and Nandine made.
five out of the Il hits.
Dial Williams expression after Jones
tossed the ball over his head that let
in the tying run in the ninth was
study in pain and disgust as he slam
med his mask on the ground and went
back to pick up the sphere.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Crum, of New
castle. Pa. who have been in the city
for week, were allowed yesterday to
see their son for the first time since
his injury on the Davenport ball field.
They had a nice little visit with him.
He is showing gradual Improvement.
The attitude of some of the spec
tators of the game in yelling at Man
nj oil i led
manly and ungentIcmanly. Belt has
been playing a most excellent game
both in fielding and batting and has
been driving his critics To tan timber
His manner on the field ELECTS com
mendation.-Sp springfield News.
There is much interest in amateur
baseball i'm the lower end of the coun-
~ and today two games are being
played at Reynolds, 'Andalusia and
Edgington playing the first and the
winner playing Reynolds. There are
two foot races scheduled also, the
first after the morning game between
Andalusia and Edgington sprinters
and the winner running against one
from Reynolds after the last game.
In the ninth inning in both games
some strange things were done by
the Rock Island sympathizers. One
woman arose and made a speech. not
a word of which was audible. and she
finally drew those Immediately about
her from the game itself. Another
lady broke a $12 parasol pounding the
floor of the grand stand. Several
came off with torn clothing from be-
ing hauled about by frenzied neigh
bors.
Ben Caffryn, the Orphans hard hit
ting left fielder, is in Peoria. having
been called there by the death of his
father, Jacob Caffryn. Monday morn
ing a telegram was received ANNOUNCE
ing his fathers serious illness. As
Caffryn stepped on the train another
message was handed him. saying his
father was dead. Mr.. Caffryn, who
was Is years old, had been employed
several years as stationary engineer
at the big Corning Distilling company
in Peoria.
Scores In the Big Leagues,
Chicago. Sept. L.. - Following are
the base ball scores:
League: At Observation-Disclosures
Z, Pittsburg 2; at ChicagO-Brookly
., N0lcdSO -.
American: At Cleveland-Dstroit 3,
Cleveland o; Second gameD Detroit o,
Cleveland q; ut New YOrh-Philadel-
phfa Z, New York j.; at st. Louis -
Chicago 1, st. Louis q; at Boston =
Washington 1, Boston =.
Association: At Louisville-Colum-
bus l, Louisville 3; at indianapolis
Toledo 4, indianapolis g; second game)
Toledo ., indianapolis seven in
nfnes; at Minneapolis - Kansas City
2, Minneapolis 4; at st. Paul-AIilwau-
kee o. St. Paul g.
Western: At Kansas City-ColOrado
Springs Z, Kansas City l; at Milwau-
kee-Omaha 2, Milwaukee 9; at st. Jo-
seph-Denver 1, st. Joseph 4; at Pc
oria-Des Moines l, Peoria o; (secCnd
/ camel DeS AIoineS x Peoria 4,