Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-24
DUST FROM THE DIAMOND.

Rock Island won nine out of the Is
games played in the series that ended
yesterday. Not so worse.
Pattison is again playing at third for
Dubuque. The protest from Waterloo
probably got lost in the shuttle.
NJ. II. Sexton. president of the West
ern league left last night for a visit
to the towns comprising that organiZa-
ton.
Manager Hayes has filed a claim for
the services of J. ID. Deller aud John
Morrison, who are playing in the Iowa
league. Deller was one of the regular
pitchers of last seasons team.
For the first forty-five games Deca-
tur has four men batting better than
300. They are Swacina, 34l; Kuhn,
331; H. Walters, 325, and Mcfarland.
313. Nichol has a clear fielding rec
ord.
Davenport Democrat: Now it's the
Davenport pitchers that are RESPONSE
BILE for the present losing streak. Ear
lier in the season it was the outfield
and later the blame was shifted upon
the inneld. Who will it strike next?
export and is now at liberty to sign
elsewhere. So far this season he has
at various times been a member of
the Dubuque, Springfield and Daveu-
port teams. There are still five other
clubs in the ThreeEye league. SO Hag-
gerty should not be discouraged.
There is no pitcher that Rock Island
would rather lose to than Harry Stauf-
fer: Because he deserves to win. be-
ing the steadiest member of the twirl
ing department of the Davenport team,
and further because of the lack of
appreciation there is shown for him
among the fans of his own bailiwick.
and above all he conducts himself as
gentleman.
The notice that there would be
warm bricks for DavenpOrters with
cold feet at the Twelfth street park
appears not to have gotten abroad
in the town on the other side, for near
ly all the familiar faces were missing
yesterday. Two with the possibility
of three straight was more than they
could endure, and they remained at
home to await the news in a lump.
A Springfield baseball enthusiast af-
ter hearing a Decatur man beef about
the management of the Decatur team
and the sort of game that the Decatur
men put up generally said: Il saw
two of the last series of games that
Decatur played at Springfield and I'll
bet money that within two weeks the
Decatur team will be making a strong
| fight for first place in the pennant
race" There were no takers of his
money.
Dearmond. the Terre Haute third
baseman. who was sold to the Cincin-
natl reds. but whose rheumatism kept
him out of the game this spring, will
play with Grand Rapids. President
Smith of Terre Haute has consented
to the deal, with the understanding
that should he get in good condition
he is to go to the reds. who paid $500
of the $1,000 purchase price with
agreement to pay 500 when he should
make good as infielder He will play
in the outfield with Grand Rapids.
Ten members of the Rock Island
team went on a transforming trip to
Savanna today to meet the crack anna
teur team in the town that Pete Lis
ter came from. The boys had a guar
antee of their expenses and little on
the side. Those going were Lister.
Walsh. Robertson, Thornton. Vandine.
Blakey. Conroy. Lally, Lakaff and
McDonough. Second Baseman Mil
Ter. all the pitchers but one.
and Catcher Smith remained at
home. The regular team will leave to-
night to open a series tomorrow at De
catur.