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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-10
WRITES TO
DAVENPORT PAPER
SoIernly Declares Trouble With the
Team is the Silence of the
Hammers.

In Davenport everybody is still agi-
tated over the loss of six straight
games to Rock Island and with this as
the apparent excuse one So-Called fan
goes so far as to write a letter to the
Democrat advancing arguments in an
attempt to show that il has been the
lack of knocking that has caused the
team to lose games. II the newspa-
pers would only sustain the knockers,
he says. the town would get a better
team.
That's the biggest joke yet. No one
before has even suggested that Daven
ports team isn't good enough. Good
ness knows. and SO does Manager
Hayes. that the salary list is big
enough. especially when the fans stay
away from the games.
If any proof were needed to show
that the players are all right il is to be
had in the fact that they are able to
win away from home where they es-
cape the baleful effect Of those whim
pering, criticising souls that seem so
numerous on the other side of the
river Assuredly boosting and enCour-
agement would not cause a team TO
lose on the home grounds as Daven-
port has been dong.
Merely winning games is not all
there is to baseball. The best of
teams aud the hardest working often
lose an indefinite number of times in
succession but if the knockers do not
jump on them when they are down
they invariably will pull out all right.
The newspaper is supposed to reflect
public opinion and in doing so it has a
perfect right to critiCise shiftlessness
aud indifference and rank playing eth
err in individual or team work. but
neither the newspaper nor the individ-
uaI has the right to peTsistently ham
mer at a ball team simply because it
loses few games
Davenport papers are quite right in
sitting down on the Knockers and help
ing to boost and it is TO be hoped that
they will continue to do as they have
been doing.
In connection with an appeal to loyal
fans to support the home team, the
Davenport Democrat says:
a good Illustration of the great
value Of the proper kind of encour-
agement may be seen in the situation
across the river The Rock Islanders
al the start of the season had long
string of defeats marked up against
them from day to day and were fight
ing Cedar Rapids for last place. The
fans. however stood by the team
through thick and thin and encour-
aged the players in every possible man
ner. Today the team as a consequence
is in second place and playing such
good ball that high hopes are enter
tanned by the Islanders that their
team will win this seasons pennant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-10
Springfield. 7; BIoo,ninEtOn. 2.

Springfield. III. June 1o.-Spring
field took the last game of the series
from Bloomington in easy fashion
making il two out of three Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-10
In Mad Chase.

Millions rush in mad chase after
health. from one extreme of faddism
to another, when if they would only
eat good, and keep their bowels regu
lar with DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
their troubles would all pass away
Prompt relief and quick cure for liver
and stomach trouble. 25cents at Hartz
& UIIemeyeTs. drug store; guaranteed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-10
WESTERN LEAGuE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
THREE-EYE LEAGUE.
Springfield. Z; Bloomington, 2.
Decatur, s . Peoria, l.

THREE-EYE LEAGUE.
Springfield. I; Bloomington. 2.
Decatur. 8; Peoria, l.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago, 3; Philadelphia. 2 IA in
ningS).
Detroit. :. Washington. 6.
Cleveland. 4 New York. 2.
Boston. Z; ST Louis, /
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago. 3 4; Boston. 2 90 innings).
Philadelphia. :; St. Louis. 2.
Cincinnati, IA; Brooklyn, 2.
Pittsburg. IL; New York, 6.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Indianapolis. 6; Milwaukee, 1.
Louisville. 5: St Paul, 4.
Columbus, 10; Minneapolis, 2.
Toledo. 4; Kansas City. 8.
WESTERN LEAGUE
St. Joseph, 9; Colorado Springs, ?.
Denver. ;; Sioux City. ,.
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
Wheeling, 2: South Bend. t13 in
nings).
Dayton. Z; Grand Rapids, T.
Springfield. .; Evansville, O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-10
SMALL DOSES DOPE

Well. we're tied for the top. Let's
make the most of it.
Up in Dubuque. too. the papers are
attributing the slump of the team to
the effect of knocking.
Togo" Durkee. who caught on with
Burlington in the Iowa league, has
been doing good work on the infield.
The opening game of the series with
Hugh Nicols' bunch from Peoria,
which was to have taken place today,
was postponed on account of wet
grounds.
Changes in the ThTee-Eye league
have been reported to President Hol-
land as follows: Signed by Peoria.
O'Leary and Shafer of Chicago. and
Dorsa of Dallas. Tex. all infielders; by
Dubuque. O. F. Koukalik, pitcher of
Chicago. Mertens, a pitcher of St
Louis, and Reitz, an infielder of Mil
waukee; released by Dubuque, Guy
Ballet. a pitcher; signed by Bloom
ington, Guy Ballet. pitcher.
President Miller. of the Bloomington
association. has signed Jack Mcdowell
of Nation, who is said to be another
md
Dubuque is going TO mix them NJ
again Announcement comes that two
new pitchers and another third base
man had been signed. The new men
are John Mertens, who was with Deca-
tur three years ago; Koukalfk. who goi
bumped around the National league
for very brief period once and then
retired to the Chicago prairfes, and
Reitz. an infielder who started the sea
son with Milwaukee. Reitz will sue
coed Warren at third base and MeT
tens and Koukalik will don the uni
forms that have adorned the graceful
figures of Ed Seitz and Guy Balliett.
Decatur has signed another catcher
to relieve O'Connor His name is 6
J. Shea and he has been with the Troll
ley league at East ST Louis.
A Rock Islander met DOminick Mul
laney on the street at New Orleans the
other day. Null" who is playing
in the Southern league. sends his kind
regards to all the Rock Island fans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-10
Now Eligible for Inspector.

!. D. Trimmer. who with others re-
Gently took the civil service examina-
ton for the position of pOstofice in
spector has been notified that he sue
cessfully passed the examination and
in consequence is ON the eligible list
Mr. Trimmer resides in this city and
has been running out of Rock Island as
a railway postal clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-10
MUSIC TEACHERS MEET
IN ANNUAL SESSION

Prof. S. 7. Bowlby, county vice presi-
dent, who went to Peoria to attend the
State Music Teachers convention
which conEer ] there this week. re
turned He reports large at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-10

Two base hits-PurteH. Edwards.
Sapp. Struck out-By Edwards. 7; by
Weisenberger. l. Bases on balls--Off
Edwards, 1; of We:senberger. 5. Dou-
bic play-Kuhn- Bryette Time-1:4 40.
COMPREHENSION.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-10
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-10

A Rock Islander met DOminick Mul
laney on the street at New Orleans the
other day Null" who is playing
in the Southern league, sends his kind
regards to all the Rock Island fans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-10

Decatur has signed another catcher
to relieve O'ConnOr. His name is
J. Shea and he has been with the Troll
ley league at East St. Louis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-10

The opening game of the series with
Hugh Nicols' bunch from Peoria.
which was to have taken place today,
was postponed on account of wet
grounds.
The Washington times., 1905-01-08
FOY GREETS COHAN ON
DRESSING ROOM WALL
inscription to Little Johnny Jones" Not Comedians
Only Manifestation of Faith.

Coflan. His latest play, Little Johnny
Jones', I consider the best musical play
evar presented in this country, and one
that has stamped its author, Mr. CollaTl,
as one Of our greatest stage writers
II leaked out in the course of the past
week that Mr. Foy IS considering
proposition from air Coflan to write
for him a new musical piece in which
his peculiar talents will have ample op-
portunity Referring TO this. Mr. Foy
remarked: 81 can. think OF no one who
can fit me with a play better than Mr.
Cohan His songs are the best ever and
I think / can sing them He has q
happy faculty in all his writings 10 1T
the personality of an actor like a hum
dred dollar suit OF clothes For instance.
look at the part ne has handed Tom
Lewis in Little Johnny Jones" There
are FIVE hundred actors IN America who
would pay for the privilege of playing
| that part. "
Mr.. Foy continued, .I am now leav-
/ ing ''Pin, Paf. Pouf," with which I
have been identified for the past nine
months and am going back to New Ro-
chelie, my home. As Mr, Cohan is going
20 play our town in February, I have
ordered a blanket for my old skate OF
| a horse and from now on il viii contain
| letters on it. Wait for Little Johnny
/ Jones'. 1 viii see to il personally that
| Mr.. Cohan is properly received when he
! comes to New Rochelle
The Washington times., 1905-01-08

pleasure it might find in seeng its
judgment confirmed
Many Bills OF Mary Types.
The Burgomaster staifled about on
his wooden leg at the Lafayette and
compelled the management to give
him an extra performances Friday.
chase's echoed the present-da ~ interest
IN the Far Orient by presenting a
squad Of Japanese guards. The Acad-
emy led the blind girl in "Suwanee
River" safely over the broken bridge
TO the delight of large houses, and the
Lyceum pursued the even tenor of its
way.
Next week brings THE Great Auto
mobile Mystery, a dramatization of a
weil-known murder case; q vaudeville
bill,,-~headed by a lion-tamer and in
Guiding Digby Bell; a musical fare.
called Me, Him, and l." on the theory.
apparently, that the piece must have
name: George Cohan. in one Of the
great musical successes of the season.
and John Drew, in one of the best
tpIays-according to out-of-town critics
-he has ever had. Convention Hall
is dark, but it is understood it is to
be reopened for Mrs. Fiske and other
| independent actors whenever they
are free to come TO Washington
/ Meanwhile "Parsifal' looms high on
the horizon.
The Washington times., 1905-01-08
fO0fBAI TIAM N NJ Hun 81 LAENETTE
"PARSIFAL' ENGLISH
WEEK OF sJANllA,RFs,Y,--16 s

in the morning, with an inteTEtssio11
of one hour Between tf1E first. and sec
end acts, from 12:45 TO 1:45- These per-
formances win be over at 4 O'Clock.
The. orchestra, is of Wagnerian size,
and was specially selected during the
summer from men who came from all
parts OF the country It's concert-master
is Hugo ok, svho held a similar position
for several years with the Philadelphia
Orchestra
Stood Test of Translation
To give the performances the atmos-
pfere of spirituality and reverence
which the rvcrk demands is accom-
pIished only by closest adherence to the
traditions which Wagner himself estab
lfshed at Bayreuth This has really
been the chief end of Mr. Savage's
work. to follow these traditions IN clos
est detail. and verdict of success ha.
been renderesf everywhere Before the
first performance in Boston slzept1c.sm
was general. II was not believed thai
| 'Parsifal'f could be given in English
and yet retain. those qualities y mich
make IL unique. bat Mr., Savage achieved
what most people thought to te impos-
sible.
The sale of seats viii open at the boz
| office Of the National Theater Thursday
| morning at O'Clock.
An interesting feature Sf The week
| VIII be an ::fC-ta tion lecture nn '-I';. r
sifal' by Rubin Goldinark. which VIII h<
| given >at the National The.,ter On FRI
day afternoon at 4:3e O'Clock ThL
lecture. which is free to the public
emphasizes the educational value g Mr
Savage's present undertaking Of Par
sifal' in English. Mr.. Goidmark
| nephew of the celebrated composer, Car
Goidmark. of Vienna. is himself one o
| the leading composers OF this country
1 and Il pianist of distinguished talent
| He is a profound student in Wagneriai
music dramas, and his lecture on Par
| sifal' is one of more than ordinary in
| terest- He discusses the music drami
from all its varied points OF view, am
| illustrates by playing excerpts from III
score or the plane. Tickets Of admis
| sion may be secured at the NaUiona
Theater ard at the principal musi
Stores.
The Washington times., 1905-01-08

Members OF the theatrical profession
sometimes have original methods OF
their own in conveying regard and es-
TEEN 10 their fellows For instance,
last week Eddie Foy occupied the dress
ing room at the Columbia which George
Cohan viii occupy this week Although
Mr. Foy is bat slightly acquainted with
Mr. Cohan, the wall Of his dressing
room has been daubed over with this
ITO MIR. George Cohan:
Regards from a very fair actor 70
very great one aDDIE FC4
This led up 20 a little chat with Foy
at the Regent last week. in which he
expressed himself freely regarding
musical shows and the individual work
of the prominent people identified with
this class of entertainment No one
probably in the profession is more
capable of discussing this style of en-
tertainraent than Mr. Foy, who for the
past fifteen years has been one of the
most popular stars of musical shows
and prabablx the highest-salaried man
! in this particular branch of the busi-
ness in America
Referring to young Mr. Cohan, Mr..
/ Foy remarked: L consider him the
coming man of our profession. We have
no other actor in America who writes
his own plays. compoSes his own songs
is his own producer. and who can act
sing, and dance better than George
The Washington times., 1905-01-08
At the TheateTs.
National-John Drew.

John Drew Will play his annual en-
gagenlent at the National this week
II Is a singular coincidence that in this,
his thirteenth season under Charles
Frohman's management, Mr. Drew
should be meeting with the greatest
success OF his career, and should have
played at the Empire Theater, New
York, one OF the longest engagements
in the history of that theater- Pri-
narily, this e said to be due to the
fact that Mr.. Drew in the Duke of
Knlicrankie" has been furnished by
Capt. Robert Marshall. the aptest. most
brilliant, and versatile role of his stage
IEte.
The piece is a farcical romance in three
I acts 1t was originally produced bv
/ Charles F'rokman II London, where it
ran for eight months; and it is now
/ being given by Mr. Frohmans English
company. IN the larger English cities.
Captain Marshall has already establish
/ ed a high reputation by his three other
plays. His Excellency the Governor, .
! "A Royal Family" and The Second in
/ Command in which latter Mr.. Drew
was seen last year.
The Duke Of Killicrankie is young
I and, asserting the prerogatives of his
station, very eccentric. For his looks
and attractive personality he never
lacks the attention of the fair sex
which grounds in him the idea thai
whenever he proposes to a young wo
man ne should be accepted on the spot
Lady Henrietta Addison does not agree
with him. They have known each othel
from childhood; and as a duke. Kill
i crankie has been her unsuccessful suitol
three times. He asks the lady to b,
his wife first for reasons of love: sec
ond, because of their intellectual agree
ment. and. lastly. a suitable busines.
proposition. None of these argument
aveil; and. therefore. he plans to alb
duet her. A tip to her porter. and he
ladyship gets on the wrong train, whicl
land her at night at a junction. witt
the dukes highland castle as the onI.
place OF refuge, and the duke himsel
genially turning UP and courteously ex
, tending the hospitality of host. Thcr
the lady must go, If anywhere, and, IiK
a sensible woman, she goes.
The climax Is reached when the s.or
gets into a half-penny paper. and re
porter shows up. Something must b
done. and tie one solution is effected
; Lady Henrietta sweetly admits that
: row she may go. she chooses to stay:
The Washington times., 1905-01-08

The most notable attraction at the
National Theater this season will be
Henry W, Savase's magnificent pro-
duetion in English of "Parsifal," which
will be at the theater for one week
only. beginning January Is. This
English production of Wagner's last
music drama is the greatest undertake
ing in the history of opera in the
United States. 1t is also the most
successful. Beginning its season in
Boston last October, it has played
two engagements in that city. has
been in New York and Baltimore. and
viii come TO Washington from Brook
lyn- It has been everywhere received
with unstinted praise by press and
public.
The company and the production
which will be seen at the National diff
fer In no detail from those which won
such high praise during it's Manhattan
engagement In November. The com
pany comprises. all tod. two hundred
people, which includes u most efficient
orchestra of Wagnerian dimensions.
The principal singers are Nine. Kirkby
Lunn, Nine Hanna Nara. Alois Pen
marini Francis Maclennan. Christian
DeVoss, Johannes Bischoff, Franz Eye
nieff. Putnam Griswoid. Ottley Gran
ston, and Homer Lind.
Modelled After Bayreuth.
The production itself is closely
modelled after that used in Bayreuth,
the scenery having been built from
models obtained In Germany. The
| g;'eat panoramic scenes. the ingenious
transformations are all faithfully re-
produced. and the performances gen
orally in accordance with the best ira
ditions established by Wagner himself
| Only eight performances will be giver
in Washington, which include. SIX, even
! ing performances and two matinees, or
| Wednesday and Saturday. The evening
performances will begin at $50 O'Clock
on the afternoon. The first act will b.
over at 1:15, and there VIII be an In
| terInission of an hour and a quarter fol
dinner. The second act. beginning "a
$780, will end ut 9:35, and the third act
beginning at $50. viii end at 11:45. TIL,
matinee performances will begin at !
The Washington times., 1905-01-08
Creatore Concert Tonight.

Creatore. Italian bandmaster, VIII give
his farewell concert tonight Sunday at
the Columbia Theater. This viii be the
third concert given here this season by
Creatore, and while this IS a feat never
attempted before by a bandmaster IN
this city, yet the management feel jus
tined in giving this concert on account
of the splendid attachments at the last
two. What undoubtedly arrests atten-
ton IS Creatore,s wonderful vigor and
variety of gesture combining, as 1t
does. the methods OF tile srchestra lead
er and the bandnaster- The scene
which followed the last number OF his
last concert in this city, The Carmen
Grand Selection, with a typical Sun
day night audience, was enthusiastic in
the extreme. The audience rose to its
feet. and amid cheers and tumultuous
applause for the sixth time, and yet
again called the leader back for an en-
core The program for this evening fol-
lows:
March. ..Militaire.'' Schubert: over
ture, Spring Goldmark: harp solo.
.eVaIse de Concert" Hasselmans. Signor
c. Sodero. Entrance of the Gods to
walhalla,'' Wagner; organ onertory,
Batiste: soprano solo. Thou Charming
Bird" from THE Pearl Of Brazil -
! David. Nine. BariH; finale, Act III, Clio
conda,' Ponchielli, solos by Signori
Tommasino, Sarno, Catalano, and Glove.
The Washington times., 1905-01-08


Conan is said TO have given the stugc
u classic set to music Music cg tee
pretuest. iyeliest sort Imaginable. with
a swing and a strain % 1t 50 unlike
anything You ever heard before that
you open your cars and wonder, while
the eye is kept busy following the in
trScate tersiscore OF u hundred pretty
girls in gorgeous gowns and expanding
smiles
Little Jotnny jones" is offered not
as a mere entertainment, but as a play
set TO music, with Il background as in
viting to the theatergoers as an autumn
landscape to the artist Even withbu
one strain of music. il is said to be Il
play that would survive many present
day comedies.
One critic has said that the late
Charles H. Hoyt never gave TO the stage
The Washington times., 1905-01-08
forthcoming Concerts.
Popular Symphony Tonight.

Tonight the Washington Symphony
Orchestra. Reginald de Koven, conduc-
tor. will give another of the popular
series of concerts ut Chase's and the
soloist will be the well-known 'eelIist,
Arthur Metzdorf- Steadily increasing
audiences manifest the growing popu-
iarity of these Sunday night events and
although last Sundays audience was OF
large dimensions. the Indications are
that this concert will draw a very much
larger crowd of music lovers. The com
petition for prize programs is n great
factor in aroustng interest in the series
The program for this concert is the casf
prize winner last Sunday night and was
prepared by Thomas j. Taylor.
II is as follows: March Militaire,'
Schubert: Berceuse from "Jocelyn.
! GODDARD: Concerto for Cello. Golterman
The Washington times., 1905-01-08
D'Albert With Symphony.

Not since the time of Liszt and Rubin
stein has a pianist in Europe, year in
and year out. received the admiration
of the musical public. and the atten-
ton of the severest critics as has
Eugene D'Albert. who win be heard at
the Lafayette Square Opera House next
Friday afternoon IN conjunction with
the Washington Symphony Orchestra
D.AT5ert does not affect a big shock
OF hair. On the contrary. he visits the
barber regularly, and in every other
wav imnresses one as successful
banker or merchant rather than as one
of the greatest musicians Of the present
tirae. During the past twenty years he
has accumulated q fortune which prob
ably surpasses that OF any other concert
The Washington times., 1905-01-08
Lyceum-Amenean Burlesquers.

Edwin. D. Miners American Bur
lesouers,' will be seen at the Lyceum
Theater this week The oIio presents
Richly w. Craig, Mcfarland and Muir
ray. Pllf~e.- and Barton. Fisher and
CLARK, Myers Sisters, Lola Bigger
Del. y Phone. the Human NyIo-
phone" Mr.. Miner presents two bur
lesques. -'DuInonts Air Ship" and
'-I.IlueIttcs at Luna Park
The Washington times., 1905-01-08

Andante, Allegro, Arthur Metzdorf:
LArlesionne (Suit I'D. Bizet; (a) Pas
torale, (b) Intermezzo, (c) Menuetto. cd
Farandole: Overture. .StradelIa, Flo
tow; March from '-Leaore, symphony,
Raft, Colo solos, selected. Arthur Metz
dorf; Waltz, Wiener Blut," J. Strauss;
Ballet music, LIE Cid" Massenet-
The box office viii open at P. N. to-
day
The Washington times., 1905-01-08
chSse-Lions and Other vaudeville.

Chase,s VIII this vice. follow ti2e lead
~ irs Naw Year bin with =, program in
cbldinE Nile. Adgie. the SIX Musical
Cuttvs. biShy Eel. Foy a-i1 Clark, Kelly
and Ashtr-. Marion Carson. Eioora. alG
the raoticr. pictures of - Voyage 70 the
Arctic"
Nile. Adsie-s lion t2Ea4n5 act IS sad
20 he cne of thc greatest OF the lew
arenic exhibitions CT this character il
vaudeville Adg.e's lions are sid 10 L
! Afrfca,F kings. noted rs TIE most sll2,1ge
land fntractahle in captivity. = great
| Gag. in which the exhibition occ;.rs ire
! ctldes the possibility OF actual danger
/ to the audience. Her hre dance amcng
tie lions is sad to be a weird and start
hing performance and never TO have
failed TO elicit great applause from her
audiences
/ The Six Musical Cuttys are said TO
have been (. :u.aber OF times command
ea to appear before King Edward and
/ his coEsort IN the vaudeville perform
ances that are from time To time pre-
pared for the pleasure OF the King and
his titled, guests Digby Bell entered
polite vaudeville at Chase's and viii
| old adieu to il in the same theater, as
/ following his performance at Chase 5
this week he VIII commence rehearsals
lfor his starring tour in Tine Education
of Mr. Pipp." His last monologue is saIt
to be his best E'oy and Clark. il The
ioid Curiosity Shop" Kelly and Ashby