Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-07
Rock Island and Bloomington Begin
Their Series at Twelfth
Street Park.
TEAMS ALL IDLE YESTERDAY
Pete Lister. After Narrow Escape From
Blood Poisoning. VIII BE Unit
to Play for "a Week.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Bloomington at Rock Island.
Decatur at Springfield.
Cedar Rapids at Davenport.
Rockford at Dubuque.

| All games scheduled yesterday IN
the Three-Eye league were prevented
by rain. The diamond at the Twelfth
street park was pronounced in con-
dition for play this afternoon and the
locals are having their first contest
of the series with Bloomington.
Manager Corners and his team are
stopping at the Rock Island house,
having reached the city yesterday
morning. Corners states that his team
IS in better condition than it was when
Rock Island met it last.
The least he expects here is one of
the games played. the one scheduled
for yesterday standing postponed until
the final series of the season. Presi-
dent, Holland having decreed that this
shall be the arrangement to be pur-
sued throughout the league.
Lister Has Close Call.
Lundin was slated to pitch this af-
ternoon for Rock Island. Hagerman
will continue at first until Lister is
able to return. Pete had a narrow es-
cape from blood poisoning, growing
out of an liberated corn on the right
foot His limb had swollen to abnor-
NAL proportions He had a high fever
also. but this has disappeared. and it
is expected by the attending physi-
clan that he will be entirely recover
ed and able to be back in the game
inside of a week. Lister will probably
go for a visit to his home in Savanna
in the interim.
CrntraI's Holiday Receipts.
TCrrc IIaute, Ind, July THE
Fourth of July receipts in the Central
league, which are pooled will give
$473 TO each club. 800 more than a
year ago. the total being $3.7S4. PEG
ria had no morning game, owing TO
the delayed arrival of the club. The
receipts were as follows: South Bend.
morning $93. afternoon $GS1; Terre
Haute. morning $2O7 afternoon S742:
Wheeling. morning $500. afternoon
$SG3; Peoria. afternoon $3.50.
billings Out of Baseball.
Boston. Mass. July ii. b. Billings,
for several years managing director
of the Boston National league team,
with Messrs. Soden and Conant as
partners. has retired from active man
agement of the clubs affairs. Here
after President Soden will look out
for the club assisted by William Rod
gers. now assistant treasurer. Mr.
Billings missed the game today for
the first time in years and for the first
time checks made out to the players
were signed by A. II. Soden.
Umpire Batting.
Birmingham. Ala. July l. Umpire
PfenninGer was assaulted yesterday
| afternoon after the game between Bir-
mingham and Nachville. Several hun
dred people fiocked on the diamond
and it required the efforts of the po-
lice to protect the official The trou-
BILE was caused by calling a third
strike.
Toledo Gets MOriarity.
Milwaukee. Wis. July THE To
ledo team of the American association
has bought Moriarity, infielder for the
Chicago National league team. Nor
iarity has been assigned to play sec
ond base and will be played for the
| first time in the new position today.
| Evansville Catcher EIopes.
Evansville. Ind. July Frank
| Cross. catcher for the Evansville Cen
trail league team. yesterday elOped
with Miss Sadie Hoffman TO Princeton,
Ind. where they were married.
Pitcher Knocked Down by lightning.
Little Rock. Ark. July Rain
stopped the game with Shreveport yes
terday after the fifth inning. with the
score a tie. Lightning during the
fourth inning knocked Pitcher Swami
OF the Shreveport team down. and was
also felt by other players. but none
was hurt and all resumed play.
EGnn Has Quick Consumption.
San Francisco. Cal, July Michael
Egan OF Brooklyn. champion handball
| player of the world. has been under
treatment at St. Mary's hospital for
what has developed into quick con
sumption. and while his friends and
physicians have by no means aban-
doned hope. it is felt that his struggle