Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-01
COPS TRIMM ED, TOO
Rock Island Blue Goats Taken Into
Camp in the CONTEXT at DaVen-
port Grounds Yesterday.
GO TO PIECES IN THE FIFTH
Make Brilliant Rally in Seventh, But
Are Not Able to Bag Enough
Scores to Change the Result.

Well, the miniOns of The law of Rock
Island were beaten yesterday after
noon by their brothers across the
stream. The Davenport police force.
in other words, defeated the Rock
Island police force at the formers
dunghill. The score was Is to 10
and the umpire was His Royal High
ness, Harry Phillips, burSomastcr of
Davenport, and to you, Mr.. Phillips,
allow us to extend the right hand OF
friendship and thank you for your able
umpiring-in behalf of your own
team. OF course it is only natural
that some would censure you and say
that you were prejudiced, but then
you expected that. If you did not give
a proper decision every time it was
not Intentional on your part. 1t was
not expected you would give the worst
of it to your own team. And you
didn't. Your calling foul ball fair
in the fifth inning gave Davenport
three runs. But no matter
Put Up Noble Fight.
If there be any one who thinks that
Rock Island needs to don sack cloth
and ashes, they should Danish those
IuOuSuJS lIlliItNlldltiJ, lbl lu'y dlt
far from right. On the other hand.
you have every reason to be proud
of your club wiclders. for they did
themselves honor and fought a no
bic and glorious battle. And it was
all in our favor there for some time
after the first inning. Up to the fatal
fifth we were humming some and had
the DavCnpOrters dUclIing. Rock Isl
and'S battery did the work that made
the fearful onslaught on the opposing
side. If you think that Bowes cannot
pitch, you should change your drinks.
Likewise Youngberg is a catcher. But
in some way or other the battcry's for
mcrly good support turned in bad this
inning. Two men were out and no
scores, when some meat trust ad. got
up TO the stick and lined one out in
deep left for two bases.
Takes Trip to the Clouds.
This started the meTry-Ep round and
for awhile the Davenport cops were
having as good a time as a Kansas
jack rabbit in high clover. The Rock
Island boys went up in the air n little
and as a result three scores were
made. ticinG the game at the last halt
of the fifth inning. The sixth inning
came and with it nothing for Rock Isl
and, but. oh my. we tremble 10 men
ton the other side of the story. Shut
ting our eyes and gritting our teeth
though. we reluctantly and sadly state
that the Davenport cops swatted the
horsehide rather promiscuOusly and
effectively and succeeded in running
the score up TO II, having made 6 tai
lies. II was awful. But the Rock
Islanders partly retaliatcd by smash
ing the sphere out over the lot suffi-
GENTLY to haul in scores this inn
ing Then the score was Ia to II.
Davenport Changes Batteries.
At this stage Of the game all WIS
excitement and the large crowd was
roofing loudly. Changing pitchers
about steen times Davenport finally
found enough men to hold out against
their opponents. who did not have
TO change twirlers once. Rock Island
made no runs after the seventh inning
while the Davenporters made two
scores in the eighth inning. thus max
ing them a total Of l. 20 Rock Isl
and's 10 Rag chewing was rife in
some parts Of the game, but it was
not of "A serious nature. II only added
to the animation of the already Lively
scene and did no harm. The crowd