Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-09
DUST FROM DIAMOND.

Davenport today and tomorrow.
Then the Colts make their first trip
away from home.
The Springfield Register declares
pipe the report that the salary list OF
the Senators is beyond the limit. Jeal-
ousy is alleged Oh, fiddle.
Rockford rOoters are demanding an
Improvement in their team. Losing
the first game to the Colts appears to
have had a heart-breaking effect.
Lucky it rained Friday and Saturday.
for Rockford was due to drop tive
more.
Bloomington reports a crippled
team. Glenn. the shortstop. is suffer.
ing from n spiked foot: Pitchers
Barker and Bishop have lame arms,
and two of the reserve pitchers. Smith
and Kramer. are not in shape to work.
The team was badly demoralized in
the first game with Dubuque and re-
ceived n crushing defeat.
Tommy Guam. the Colts pitcher. at
one time was a snake charmer. That
was where he learned to twist 'em. He
was featured by different circuses
At Kansas City in 1899 he had a fierce
encounter with one of the reptiles
that had just been imported from the
river Nile. Tommy remained in the
den with the snake. but was obliged
to strange it in order to escape with
his own life. Love for the old life
still burns within Tommy's breast.
and he was one of the first to be at
the train when the GolImar show
struck the city this morning. He
hunted up the snake den. and to his
amazement found in the collection a
member of the family that he had in
his charge in 1899. Tommy and the
snake had a reunion.
Manager McGraw. of New York
with two short words outlined to his
men recently the giants playing pro-
gram of the season, says an exchange.
When the practice preliminary to the
game was over he gathered the men
about him and said: 1.-TWO things for
YOU to remember today. tomorrow
and every day this season. Speed is
one; condition the other. Continue
with the speed and keep up the condi-
tion." McGraw touched the vital point
in his scheme of play. lie believes
thoroughly that he has Il pennant
team. lie thinks pennant by day and
dreams pennant by night. All of his
Is men are doing the same thing. The
speed wins the game in hand, the con
dition makes winning possible on the
succeeding day.
Listen to Tim Murane On the cf-
feet of knocking. tie is telling of the
slump Of the Pittsburgs. winners of
last seasons National championships:
ITS one thing 10 he a good loser
and another thing to he pleasant
winner. Few men that love to win can
stand the gaff with unreasonable home
fans bowling for scalps, and where
MeSsrs. Dreyfuss and Clark were idols
with the Pittsburg citizens. a few de-
feats change smiles to frowns and
laurel wreathes to clubs and stones,
The sudden change-about of followers
when luck breaks poorly will finally
cause the players to grow sore on
the town and Indifferent to the sue
cess of the club, as all know they can
get much if not more money with
some other club and escape the stings
and arrows of the local baseball fans.
On the other hand let the home press
and followers of the game smile at the
early misfortunes of their great team
and back them to the limit to play the
string to a finish, and ! can see no
reason why Pittsburg should worry
about playing Il rear engagement for
Il month or two. Pitt burg has the
players. and nothing but disgust at
the treatment of home crowds or some
local trouble between players and di
Z i. IL
bad. The next three weeks will tell
just what to expect of the Rreyfuss
band this season"