Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-15
DUST FROM DIAMOND.

DUST FROM DIAMOND. |
This is an of day in the league.
Rock Island opens at Dubuque tomor-
row.
Red Morton, a northern league pitch
er, has been signed by Springfield.
Brittsen has been sent home by Don
nelly.
President Miller. of Bloomington,
has received a draft for $500 from
President Dreyfuss. of the Pittsburg
team, for the sale of Harry Cassidy.
The Rock Island stove polishers de-
feated VIII Broderick's team yester-
day in hard fought game by score
of to 4. The feature was the pitcn-
ing by Mcmahon.
In a game between Kewanee and
the Oak Leaves yesterday three for
mer Rock Island players were in the
Kewanee lineup. Pitcher Kranz.
Shortstop Rebscher and Catcher
Smith. Kewanee won to3.
President Charles Miller gives the
credit for the sale of Cassidy to Man
ager Donnelly. of Springfield He was
asked for a good Outfielder, but stated
that he had none to spare, but recon-
mended Cassidy, of Bloomington.
The man Huston, who was arrested
in Davenport yesterday is the party
who made himself obnoxious in the
Rock Island grand stand in the games
just prior to the Springfield series by
his comments on the Rock Island play
erS.
Hans Wagner dropped into Bloom
ington from Rockford and was prompt
ly signed and sent on to Dubuque to
join the Bloomington team He will
play right field, relieving John KOehler,
who was thought too weak with the
stick.
Greensburg. Ind, Aug. 15.-Johnnie
McCOTd, who has been playing with
last year to pay fines assessed
against him by the Louisville team.
has received notice that his fines have
been RENTED and he has been chosen
for place on the Kansas City Amer
lean association team. He will join
at once.
Another siege of umpiritus at Rock
ford. Even the papers of the Sox city
condemn the work of Needham in Fri
days game. They state openly that
Rock Island had 10 men to play
against Yesterday Needham did not
show up and Pitcher Liebhardt served.
Ii is strange. indeed, with the hun
dreds of competent men there are said
to be over the country that President
Holland can not find four to serve the
Three-Eye league.
The Independents went to Grand
Isle yesterday afternoon to meet
team styling itself the Grand Islands
The boys from this city were given
TO understand that they were to be
given the most interesting run for
their money they have had this sea
son, during which they have not lost
a game. This proved to be a false
alarm. however, the Independents pGt-
ting it over the Grand Isles by a
score of % to l. The Independents
made Is runs in one inning.
Terre Haute, Ind, Aug. 15.-Mana-
ger Heilbroner of Grand Rapids. whose
team is here. has signed AL Wilmot OF
the Mount Vernon. Ohio independent
team to pitch. which gave rise to the |
story that Wilmot was TO be mana |
ger. Wilmot is to report in a few |
days. Pitcher Dusty" Miller has been |
released by Evansville for Indifferent |
playing. Wheeling has a scare that |
il will be dropped from the league |
arguing that President Smith of Terre |
Haute and President Mautner of Fort |
Wayne. having become interested in |
the Evansville club, will join Bement |
in getting rid of the West Virginia |
city. Smith and Mautner both say |
they have no interest in Evansville.
Cairo 0ll) Bulletin: BY knocking |
the ball over the fence recently Pitch
er Holycross. the iron man of the X.
|. T. league, received in presents from
Paducah firms the follow
ing: a keg of beer. a gallon of ice
cream, keg of picked tripe. box of
cream chocolates. $3.50 in cash, jar
dinere. lamp, mosquito bar. pair of
shoes. an S12 karat solitaire diamond
ring from Uncle Ikey Cohen. who now
has safely repOsing in his strong box,
since Cairo won Sunday. all the Pa
ducah sports jewelry. two tons of soft
coal an annual pass on the ferry boat
Betty Owen, three squares at the Pal
mer house. season ticket at the Ken
lucky. clothes basket, ironing board.
and set of Mrs. Potts sad irons, ETC.
etc.
How cordially Davenport despises
anV plaVer who ever wore a Rock ISL