Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-04

*Thornton out on bunt strikes.
Score by innings:
Rock Island. ......1 4 o o 3 0 o 0 0--S
Decatur ..........1 3 0 0 O , Go
Three base hits: Schmidt, Hankey.
Wittkow; two base hits, Mcfarland.
Weigand; stolen bases, Green. Don
nelly (2), Smith; bases on balls. off
Wright ,. eff Weigand 1. off Smith s.;
struck out, by Smith s; sacrifice hits,
Donnelly, Thornton; left on bases,
Rock Island 4. Decatur z; double
plays, Mcfarland, unassisted. ikey
to Mcfarland to Van Borseum; pass
ed ball, Schmidt. Umpire, Lewinson.
Attendance. 400.
Opening at Davenport.
Davenport had all the opening cere-
monies Saturday afternoon, but moth
ing more, as the rain began during
the first inning and the crowd was
given checks that entitled the bearers
to see the real opening yesterday II
is alleged that the cause of the rain
ON the Davenport diamond was the
phenomenal act of Berte, Cedar Rap
ids shortstop. He was the first man
up with the stick and Stauffer had
given him three balls and had secured
two strikes upon him when he struck
the crowd dumb with establishment
by hammering a homer over. the left
field fence. Immediately afterward
it began to rain.
Bloomington won Saturday from
Joliet 1 to o.
Rain interfered with the game at
Rockford.
Opening Arrangements Complete
The local committee has completed
the plans for the opening day in this
city next Thursday, when Donnelly's
colts will return here to hold a SEES
sion with Bloomington. There will
be the usual street parade, the two
teams with Bleuer's band making the
circuit of Rock Island, Moline and
Davenport in street cars. The city
council will attend in a body and the
mayor will toss the first ball. Inter
est in the national game was never
so great in this city as this spring and
should the weather condescend to
smile upon us there will undoubtedly
be record. breaking weekday at
tendance at the park TO witness the
opening game.
The ladies should not forget the
contest that is open to the members
of the fair sex. To the one making
the best guess in regard to the open
ing day attendance a pass book good
for every game in the season will be
given. The local management intends
to make an especial effort this year
to interest the ladies in baseball.
Independents Have Easy Time
The Rock Island independents yes
terday defeated the BENEFITS before
a small crowd at the Twelfth street
park. During the first four innings
neither side scored, but then. the In
dependents began to find the ball and
when the game ended they had piled
up p runs. while the BENEFITS had
not made the circuit once. Wilson,
Colligan and Wright were the battery
for the BENEFITS and ~ of the hide
mer were in the points for the win
ners. But one hit was made off the
Independent pitcher.
The Young Americas won three vic
tories Saturday and yesterday, de-
feating the Twenty-seyenth street
team to and the Twenty-fourth
street team in a double-header 13 to S
and IL TO Z. Kohn, Taxman and Rim
norman were the battery for the
Young Americas.
Baseball Briefs.
There was a shifting the teams to-
day. Rock Island going to Blooming
ton to meet that team this afternoon,
while Joliet goes to Decatur. Dubuque
is at Davenport and Cedar Rapids has
gone to measure up with Rockford.
Hoag of Joliet, is said to be a more
pronounced type of the a1bino than
Alperman, of Davenport.
Bloomington claims to have cleared
up ST 900 in practice games.
Dubuque began the season with but
two pitchers. bradshaw and Fox hay
ing jumped during the week.
President Sexton talked plainly to