Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-23
DUST FROM THE DIAMOND.
Amt That n shame.

Amt That Shame.
Rock Island was at bat.
~, tn. hits were i5 coming ming fast t6at his
dream of fame had passed.
Dial said NO more.
Amt that shame. a meaSley shame,
To bump McKenna so hard again.
on. open the gate and let me out
1t makes me tired when the bleachers
shout
Amt that a shame. etc.
Oh. goodness me. Agnes, what a
slaughter!
Tip for Davenport department stores
run a special sale on crepe.
Buelows drop in hitting has been
marked His register is very low.
Lister had two hits in the second
inning. Guess that's going a few.
Charley Reading, with Toledo, is
clouted at S45. Carr, with Indianapo-
lis. is 315.
Milan denies the report that their
club has trade on with Davenport
for Mike Jacobs.
Hot bricks for Dayenporters with
cold feet will be found at the Twelfth
street park hereafter.
Walsh, who was tried at short
was relieved in the third, Robertson
playing the position the remainder of
the game.
Umpire Martin McQuaid has return
ed from Chicago, and is officiating at
this afternoon game at Twelfth
street park.
In the love feast following the game
l,Nf, e
players came to blows while riding
home in their hack.
Thornton made another phenomenal
running catch, bringing down what
looked good for two-base hit off Will
liams' rat in the eighth inning.
Lister batted thousand. He had
four hits in as many times at bat. One
was a triple. another double and two
singles. Bad news for the Davenport
twirling department.
A local statistician has figured that
the three Davenport outfielders ran
2712 miles each yesterday and that
they are not half as sore as the Dav-
export fans who watched them do it.
Mosenfelder & Kohn offered Il neck
tic to every member of the Rock ISL
and team getting a twO-base hit or
better yesterday. 1t cost the firm five
neckties, two to Lister and one each
TO Lally, Blakey and Miller.
The Davenport management has
fined Pitcher Hughes $50 and suspend
ed him indefinitely for drunkenness
and characterization. Pitcher McKen-
ma was fined $25, and. suspended in
definitely on a similar charge.
Manager Thornton will pitch for
Rock Island in the game at Savanna
tomorrow. McDonOugh will catch
COnrOy cover center and Nolan sec
ond, the remainder of the players to
fill their accustomed positions.
Pitcher Ed Hughes. of the Davon-
port team, pulled off a premature
Fourth of July celebration in the town
across the creek yesterday morning.
1t is said Ed had been imbibing too
freely Of red pop. No one was hurt.
Rock Island plays an exhibition
game at Savanna tomorrow. opening
Saturday at Decatur. Then in order
Bloomington. Springfield and Daven-
port will be met. the locals playing
Little remains to be told. Our young
hero. Master Jimmy McKenna, met his
fate bravely, and when the last sound
of battle had died away, they found
place for the boy wonder away back
where the grass grows green and tall.
Haserman and Stauffer, pitchers, did
the umpiring, and both were fair
Their decisions did not excite Il single
protest of consequence from the play
ers, a record showing when one con-
seiders the close rivalry between the
teams that were in play.
The Davenport Democrat accused
Manager Thornton of making "a spec
tacular play ont of the catch of that
fly against the fence Tuesday. Sup
pose the Democrat will want him in
dicted for crime for the play in the
left field corner yesterday.
Rock Island used up five pitchers in
two days, counting McKenna two.
Doubtless until this engagement on the
Rock Island grounds he figured himself
the equal in importance of any two
men on the Davenport team. He has
been hammered into the ranks of the
regulars by his experience of the past
TWO days.
The Davenport Times declares that
Rock Islands victory Tuesday was en-
urely unearned. Inasmuch as there
were five runs netted from six hits
in one inning it would appear that
the game was at least partly earned
Wonder what excuse the Times will
make for the drubbing its pets re-
ceived yesterday.
a play rarely seen occurred in the
second. McKenna was up and the
bases were filled. McKenna hunted,
the ball following the outside of the
foul line until within 10 feet of third