Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-06
DUST FROM DIAMOND.

DUST FROM U1AMUNU.
Eohley Miller has been appointed
captain of the infield for the Colts.
The game scheduled for this after
noon was postponed on account of
wet grounds.
Some of the Davenport papers have
been knocking on the work of Stauf-
fer. the old reliable.
Phillips, whose umpiring at Decatur
raised such protest, has been reliev-
ed by Milan. the new appointee who
had not previously reported.
Hill has secured Il catcher. Ludwig.
from minneapolis. This will greatly
strengthen the Rabbits, their weak
place having been behind the bat.
Mullaney may yet play first for
Springfield. He batted an umpire over
the head in the Southern league and
lost his job. Donnelly is negotiating
for him.
Springfield claims record time for
the season in the game with Daven-
port yesterday-1:2O Rock Island
shut Cedar Rapids out in the opening
game in 1:10.
Pretty cheap. that bunch that
watches the game every af-
ternoon from a bench on top of a
covered wagon en- Twelfth street out
side the park.
Springfield is all swelled up over the
work of its pitchers. DOnnclly has
something less than a dozen on his
staff and doesn't know where to begin
the canning operation.
Manager Hayes has notified Wallace,
the pitcher whom he left behind on
the trip away from home, that he will
he put in against Rock Island Sunday.
Watch Wallace get walloped.
Lakaff had revenge yesterday for
| two stinging defeats administered him
last season by Rockford. His side was
goose-egged in both games. He turned
the tables beautifully yesterday.
WOmack left this morning for Wa
| terloo. where he secured berth as
pitcher. Waterloo is in the Iowa
state league. Womack undoubtedly
has the material for making a strong
box artist. All he lacks is experience.
The announcement that Cassiboine
had been released was erroneous. He
continues under contract with the
Colts. He is a valuable man. and will
be retained to use in the event fur
| Their changes are decided on to
strengthen the team.
Matthews. who caught for Rockford
yesterday, is student in civil engin-
eering at Cornell college. He is the
son of an Iowa banker. He plays ball
because he likes it. He does not need
the money. That ought to suit Nicol,
who would not object to paying him
off in puns.
"Cy" Young, the veteran pitcher,
broke a worlds record yesterday when
he shut out the Philadelphia Athletics
without allowing a man to get to first
| base. Not only did Young fail to al
low a hit or a base ON balls, but the
| team played an errorless game. Wad-
dell, who was against him, was hit
rather freely.
Lister made Il sensational stop of
a hot liner of Blair's bat i'm the fourth
inning. retiring the side. Kane, who
had singled. was on base and there
would probably have been a run had
not Pete closed in on the ball after
his own peculiar fashion. lie tackles
all of 'em. does Pete.
Nicol says he is up against it hard
with O'Brien and Stark two of his
| hest men. out of the game. Stark is
his change catcher. He got bling on
the end of the anger at Springfield.
O'Brien, who has been holding down
first. moving up from second, where
he played last season for Rockford
will probably be back in the game
| today. He was on the coaching lin"
yesterday and did whole lot of talk.
ing for man who pretended to be
disabled. When O'Brien opens his face
there is sound similar to the report
following the firing of a cannon in an
empty barrel.