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

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Summary-Base on balls: off Case,
1. Three-base hits: Donnelly, Graz
ham, Schmidt. Struck out: by Bish-
op. 4; by Case, Z. Stolen base: Null
laney. Sacrifice hits: Mullaney (2),
Brown, Donnelly. Left on bases:
Bloomington, g.; Rock Island, I. Time:
1880 Umpire: Farnham. Attendance:
500.
Davenport 8, Dubuque
At Davenport yesterday Dubuque
looked like winner in the eighth UNI
til Crockett's drive past Buelow scor-
ed Kinlock and Hackett and gave the
winning runs. Hines players fielded
rather raggedly, but the errors were
not costly and their few hits were
punched. The visitors could not con-
meet with Hughes curves when hits
were needed. a large crowd for Mon
day was out to see the game, Dubuque
being a rival of Davenport in the old
time leagues and being given rous-
ing welcome TO the Three-Eye league.
The score:
Davenport 10000 2%-3 4
Dubuque O0OOOO2O-2 8 l
Batteries-Hughes and Lobeck; Is
bell and Jameson.
Cedsr Rapids g, Rockford o
| Rockford, May 5.-Holmes had the
champions at his mercy today. The
visitors scored by punching hits in the
first and eighth innings. Score:
Cedar Rapids ....1OOOOOO1 O. s 5
Rockford ......00000 1000 2
Batteries-Holmes and Smith; Bee
dies and Stark.
Joliet IA, Decatur 8.
Decatur, ILL.,, May 5.-JOliet kept up
continuous bOmbardment and the
change in pitchers had no effect. We
mig did great work and was taken out
when the game was safe to be saved
for another day. Campbelrs batting
and Il catch by Hoffman were feat
ures. Score:
Joliet ....O315 O3O1-14 20 3
Decatur 100000 6
MISUNDERSTANDING, Kubitz and Read
ing, Wright, Desmond and O'Connor.
Opening Thursday.
The indications are that there will
not be Il great deal of business trans
acted in the business part of the city
Thursday afternoon. Nearly every
body seems to be figuring upon going
out to see the opening game of the
league season. Arrangements will be
made so that employees of the bust
ness houses will be allowed portion
Of the afternoon to see the game
where they can be spared and some of
the more enthusiastic business men
will probably close up for couple of
hours. The game will be called at
$3.50 and the Tri-City Railway com
pany will see to it that ample accom-
modations are afforded to take the
crowds to and from the Twelfth
street park
The ladies will be we'll represented
at the opening game without doubt,
as great many will be anxious to
avail themselves of the chance to get
a season ticket for the best estimate
of the number of people who are in
attendance. The Rock Island colors
will be blue and gray, which fact
those who attend the game are re-
specially urged to bear in mind.
Baseball Briefs.
The fact that town in the Mis-
souri Valley league had first claim on
Hackett, the Davenport outfielder,
was the source of great deal of wor-
riment to Manager Hayes. The au-
thorities when appealed to in the case
decided that Hackett could not legal
ly come to Davenport till his release
was purchased, and it looked as
though the fielder would have to go,
for the team was not in position to
pay such a price as would probably
be asked for a heavy hitter like
Hackett. Finally Manager Hayes
mustered courage to write for terms
and imagine his joy and surprise
when he received wire placing the
sum required for Hackett's release at
$40!
| The Davenport team has a mascot
in the shape of n small, curly-haired
puppy dog. The boys have placed a
large bow of red ribbon around its
neck and ii is already beginning to
learn to chase a ball. Lobeck is it's
ustodian.-Davenport Leader.
Seven players on the Davenport
team are married men. These are
Kinlock, Capt. Hines, Lobeck, Hack
EFT. Ives, Morrison and Jones.
Ruby is expected to arrive in Dav-
export within another week from
Purdue university, where he gradu-
ates this term.
Scores In the Big Leagues.
Chicago, May 5.-Base ball scores
were as follows:
| League: At Cincinnati-St. Louis
1, Cincinnati 4; at Pittsburg-Chica-
go 3, Pittsburg 5; at Philadelphia
Brooklyn 5, Philadelphia O.
American: At Washington
4. Boston 6; Mt New York-Philadel-
phia 3, New York 4; at St Louis
Cleveland ], st. Louis q; at Chicago
Detroit >, Chicago g.
A Little Early Riser
now and then at bedtime will cure
constipation, biliousness and liver
troubles. DeWitt's Little Early Ris-