Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-01
BREEZES FROM FANS

III WV" sNu~
The new caps for the Islanders ar
rived today.
Decatur has released Howard Stone,
the pitcher.
Decatur is agitating a new base ball
park, to be used exclusively for the ma
tional game.
The Morrison team went after Eek
stone, the former Rock Island pitcher
Sunday, and the southern lad was TAX
en- out and Eul put in the box. Clinton
won, s to 2.
Fred Uhl, the new first baseman for
Peoria, is a former Indianapolis Amer
lean association man. having come
originally from the Katy" league.
Dubuque arrived this morning to re
new the argument on the Islanders
grounds this afternoon. Three good
games are a certainty, and Rock ISL
and needs two of them to break even
for the session.
Davenport is knocking its team
again. due to the three straight defeats
by the Rabbits. Now that the two
teams are on the latter's grounds, it
may mean three more.-BlOomingto
Paragraph.
Manager McConnelrs players are
great finishers. X Carlisle's catch
of Reitz's fly was phenomenal He
jumped in the air and stopped it with
his left and as the ball was dropping
to the ground caught it with his right.
Catcher Eng was walked to first
three out of four times by Swain
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
Springfield papers make a loud pro
test against alleged rOwdyism at Deca-
tur Sunday. Although the game was
onesided and the Senators did. not have
show to win. II is said the Decatur
players and roOters made it exceeding
Iy unpleasant for the visitors. On one
occasion Thornton is said to have
started after BRIGGS, one of the pitch
| ers umpiring i'll place of Milan. with
| bat and was stopped fOrCibly by Kuhn
| O'Connor is also accused of throwing
his mask in front of Ludwig when the
latter was going after fly and the
crowd of using language that should
not be permitted on a ball field.
| Mr.. Milan refused to umpire yester-
days game after the treatment he re
ceived Saturday. He remained in the
hotel all day long, refusing to show his
face at all at the ball park or on the
street. He will leave this morning, the
Lord only knows for what destination,
and he hopes that he will never be
compelled to lay eyes on Decatur
again. The feeling is mutual, we as
sure you, Mr.. Milan. \ Lee Hall was
| the man who should have officiated in
Milan's place after the Iatter's refusal
to appear, but he emphaticaily refused
take up the work of a man who
made the display that Milan did Satur-
| day. Hence the reason of Syfert's and
Bridges appearance in that capacity
| Decatur Herald.
The Bloomington management has
| signed Sunny Jim" Hackett, one of
| he best known ball players in the
country. He will be used entirely in the
| )ox. He was wired transportation and
| directed TO report with the least pos
| sible delay. The requirement of Hack
EFT will be the most interesting piece
of news for Bloomington patrons for
some time. Hackett joined Blooming
ION last season and his work will be
well remembered. He listened to the
| Establishments of Frank Belt this
| spring and joined his team at Vicks-
burg in the Cotton States league. He
las since been pitching great ball but
the yellow fever has given the national
| game its quietus there temporarily AMI
| Hackett was given his freedom. The
| Bloomington management will carry
| Eve pitchers until the end of the sea
;on as numerous double headers will