Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-05

In four times up yesterday he got
two doubles a pair of singles. Hard
luck.
Davenport Is at Springfield. Now we
shall see whether Donnelly took that
hoodoo with him when he went to the
Senators.
Decatur has registered formal pro-
test with President Holland against
the work of Umpire Phillips, who is
accused of deliberately handing one of
the games of the recent series to Dav-
export.
Big Mike" Jacobs, who has been
nearly everywhere since he was taken
into fast company from Davenport,
has at last gravitated to Evansville,
where he will endeavor to hold down
the short field.
1t is surprising that a manager with
the reputation for clean playing that
Hines has would tolerate urder any
circumstances such rOwdy on his
team as the man Hagerty has demon
strated himself to be.
Kohly Miller is the same Old speedy
boy at second. Two hits yesterday,
one the longest of the game. In five
times he missed getting to base but
| once, in addition to his hits having
pass and getting on through an err
ror in right field.
The boy in charge of the field score
board tailed instead of runs for
| Dubuque in the second. When the
third score was tailed by the Colts in
the ninth many of the spectators sup
posed there was Il tie. There was no
such luck. 1t was simply an error by
the lad who handles the big figures.
The enterprising manager of the
Central Union Telephone company at
Springfield has placed telephone in
the press box at the grandstand in
that city for the exclusive use of the
representatives. of the papers. Here's
Il tip for the managers of the local
exchanges.
Charnier, Womack, Cassiboine and
Red Clarke were given their release
this morning by Manager Thornt on.
Cassiboine and Charnier were tried in
left field and Womack and Clarke
were candidates for the pitching staff.
| Clarke had not been tried in any of
the schedule games. but in practice
he did not show form fast enough to
satisfy Manager Thornton.
Springfield Register: Harry Meek
captain of the Rockford team, was
presented with a handsome dress suit
case. filed with roses, upon his first
appearance at the bat. The gift was
from number of his admirers here.
Meek tried to knock home run after
| that, but he was so excited that he
put an easy one TO Hankey and was
thrown out at first.
bloomington Paragraph: Presi-
dent Holland has received reports
from the cities of the league showing
that total of 5000 paid admissions
to see the four games on Sunday. This
is total of about 81. $50 for the treas
ury of the league clubs. That ought
to help some, at the outset of the sea-
son. The weather has been fine, and
the attendance good ever since the
opening last Friday. The league di-
rectors hope such favorable conditions
will continue.
At last Pitcher "Heine" Beedles has
ceased TO be a member of the pitch
ing corps of the Three-Eye and the
probabilities of his catching on again
are not good. Last year his work was
very poor. and he was picked up by
Dubuque after losing a number of
games for Cedar Rapids. The bump
ing he received at Springfield the 9th
er day was the last straw. so far as
Manager Hines was concerned, and
the good natUred Beetles was cut
loose. 1t is also reported that Moody,
who caught the last two games here.
has been let 90.