Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-13
DUST FROM THE DIAMOND.

In the fifth inning Hagerman pitch
ed only three balls.
The Young Rock Islands defeated the
Green Bush Juniors IL to 9.
The Riversides defeated the West
Ends yesterday by Il score of . to :.
The week day games are called at
3:45 o'clock. Paste this in your bon
net.
The South Rock Island Indcpend-
ents won from the Twelfth street
StrCllers 10 to II.
Robertson played a fast game at
short, having nine chances without
an error. He also got a hit.
The Rabbits again today and to-
morrow. Then comes Dubuque, Day
export is here next week, June 21-23.
Dad Clark has been suspended by
Springfield. Pitcher Hedges has also
left, Douuclly giving him permission
to go home.
McGinnity lost his first game of the
season for New York Saturday.
Wicker pitched for Chicago. Chicago
got 10 hits and New York l.
The Centrals of this city were de
feated in their game at the Moline
Athletic park yesterday afternoon
with the Twin-Citys by score of Q
to s.
The Rock Island Stove company pol
ishers met a team from South Rock
Island yesterday morning. The pol
isherS were trimmed up by score OF
; to6
Ward and Sneibcrg. two of Spring
fields surplus pitchers, have reported
This gives Donnelly seven twirIcrs.
Sneiberg was given a trial by Rock
Island last season.
Pa Hill brought his wife and little
blue-eyed baby Margaret along from
Rabbitville. Mrs. Hill and the baby
went on today to Kewanee for visit
with her sister. Mrs. Harry Berte
and child were here yesterday also to
see the game.
McDonough was weak in throwing
to bases. the Dummies having four
steals on him. but he made up for this
with the stick. and in the second won
Il hand from the fans by holding Dur
KEGS foul after taking a header from
the Rock Island bench.
Hill has a prize in that man Lud-
wig. He comes from the Minneapolis
American association team. 1t is a
pleasure to watch him work behind
the bat. But one base was stolen on
him. He caught Lister twice leading
off first. He stands over six feet, and
has a whip on him that never misses
the mark.
With 16 men on the payroll, the ne
cessity for reSOrting to the pruning
process confronted Manager Thorn
ton today, and he released Donahue,
the fielder and change catcher. and
Botsf0rd. the pitcher. This reduces
the team to - playing members. Reb-
scher and Smith being out OF the
game temporarily.
Buck Ebright. second baseman for
Springfield, has been notified he is one
of the three successful candidates ia
pass the examination for one of the
Rhodes free scholarships at Oxford
university. Buck i a Baker UNIVERSE
ty, Kansas. graduate. OF the three
who passed the examination but one
will he chosen. The selection will he
made by the faculty of the school.
The lack of team work among the
Rock Island players has been mani
fest all during the season. and now
that the boys are home for II days.
hereafter they will report at the park
at o'clock for practice.
This Will be continued until a salts
factory system of team work, base
running. etc, is perfected. In future
the members Of the team also are 10
dress and undress at the park club
house. instead of going from their
boarding houses to the grounds in
their uniforms and running for car
as soon as the game * over. In all
well regulated teams the players
meet at the clubhouse at the concIu-
sion of a game and discuss any blum
ders or good plays that might have
been made. and not break ranks as
though endeavoring to get away from
each other.