Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-22
SPIRIT Is SPITEFUL
Shown by Rockford in Prepare
ton of Three.Eye
Schedule.
ROCK ISLAND WILL PROTEST
Should Play With Davenport on
Memorial Day and Fourth
OF July.

Rock Island Will protest the sched
ule prepared by Frank Lander. Of
Rockford. to be presented at the
meeting Of the directors OF the Three
Eye league at Chicago tomorrow. and
doubtless will be seconded by all 9TH
err cities in the circuit having the best
interests of the league at heart.
Rock Island Will object. purely for
business reasons, against the separa-
ton of Davenport and this city on
holidays, as these are the greatest
money makers for the towns and ac-
cordingly for the whole organization
during the season, as the holiday re-
ceipts are pooled. The schedule Of
fered by Lander was Rock Island at
Springfield on Memorial day and the
Senators here on July 4.
This is plainly bit of spitework,
Rockford apparently wishing to give
Rock Island as poor showing as pos
Sible in the matter of attendance on
the theory that misery loves com
pany. Business men. and il is assum-
ed that the directorate of the league
is made up principally of this class,
will not countenance the consumma-
ton Of such job.
All Would Be Cheated.
Rock Island can as well stand the
loss of the money that would ensue
from the separation of the teams
from this city and Davenport on the
dates mentioned as any town in the
league, but Will contend that not only
will the best interest of the game be
conserved by keeping the clubs at
home on those days in view Of the ri
valry manifested here, but it will
mean a swelling of the receipts to be
divided among eight clubs that will
be a welcome addition to the several
treasures.
There are several other matters to-
come before the meeting of the direc-
tors tomorrow, including the rein
statement of Lois Lippert. who has
promised President Holland that he
will behave like a good little boy if
the ban is removed.
Weaver Goes to Colts.
PittSburg. Pa. Feb. 22.-President
Dreyfuss has released Joe Bean to
the Boston club. has turned over
Catcher Weaver to the Chicago Ma
tiunaI club. and has released outright
Pitcher Kennedy and Marshall who
was tried last season. This clears the
roll Of -SuperfiuOus players with. one
exception. Pitcher Winham. who has
been tried and found wanting. II may
be that Winham will be called on to
fight it out with Pfeister for regu-
lar position on the team. as the club
stands badly in need of left-handed
pitcher.
Baseball Chat.
The groundkeepers are the first
ballists tn get to work. Already some
of them are putting in few good
Iicks.
The Detroit club thought of giving
Third Baseman Schlappacasse Il trial
but after considering the matter. CON
cluded that his name was too much Of
n handicap for any club to carry.
John Camel, who played first base
on the New York team of the Ameri-
can league last year has purchased =
half interest in the Grand Rapids club
of the Central league, and will act as
manager Of the team next season.
II isspossibIe that the Rockford Red
SoX will no longer no longer wear the
white and red uniforms that have been
the. dis tinctive feature Of the club for
the past three years. \ change is
favored by. some. although the senti-
ment is not wholly against the white
uniforms. They have marked the
Rockford club for three years and
many are still in favor of the hand
some combination of red and white.