Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-13
DUST OF DIAMOND

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Yesterdays Exhibition Games.
At Kansas City-Chicago Colts, 10;
Kansas City. 2.
AT Observation-Disclosures, 0; Phil
lies, 5.
AT Cincinnati-Boston. 81; Cincin-
natti, 5.
At Washington-Brooklyn 5; Wash
ington, Z.
At Columbus-Cleveland ,; Column
bus. 8.
At Dayton-Detroit, ?; Dayton. 1.
At Urbana-Minneapoli IL; ILL
nois, 0.
At Ames. Iowa-Cedar Rapids. 5;
Ames, 6.
Cincinnati, O., April ia formal
notice TO all clubs operating under the
national agreement was issued yester-
day by the national baseball commits
sion calling attention to certain por-
tons of the agreement and certain
rulings by the commission which it is
desired should be kept in mind at the
opening of the baseball season. The
commission declares its intention of
enforcing strictly all of these provis-
ions, rulings. and orders, and the CO
operation of ali national agreement
clubs is asked. The points particular
~ emphasized are the rules against
open betting on the ball grounds, early
signing of contracts. prohibition of
any exhibition or other games with
clubs under the ban of the national
commission for harboring ineligible
players, and the forbidding of any ma
tional agreement players playing with
or against independent clubs barbor-
ing ineligible players.
New York, April 13.-President Pull
liam announced yesterday the follow
ing contracts and releases; Contracts
With New York, William J. Clarke;
with st. Louis, Charles a. Nichols.
Michael w. Grady, w. J. Campbell, w
P. Shannon. John F. Lunleavy, David
L. Brain, Homer Smoot. Simeon A.
MuTch. A. j. Egan, John S. Farrell,
David w. ZearfOss. c. a. Mcfarland,
John w. Taylor, James Burke, Charles
E. Brown. John Thielman. John a.
Butler and Joshua b. Clarke.
Lafayette, Ind, April 13.-Capt.
Goethe of the Purdue baseball team, in
sliding to a base in practice yesterday.
Broke a blood vessel in his leg. The
Jury will put him out of the game
for several weeks.
Ola Neal. last season Springfield's
shortstOp and this spring being tried
nut by the New York Giants, has been
farmed to the Louisville American as
ISOLATION club. He made a good show
ng in fast company but his competi-
ion was too strong
Manager Mcconnell is working his
cam hard in practice every day. If
the right kind of results do not come
out of such material as Mcconnell has
il will lie to the fault of picking the
men who are TO stay.
If you hear anyone croaking
about anything in connection with
the ball park in Rock Island
this year, put him down as
a chronic and pay no attention to
him. There has been too much money
spent and too much hard work done
10 give Rock Island the best, to per.
NIT the knocker to get in his work.
The first game in the new park oc-
ours Sunday. The Inauguration occurs
May IT. Be on hand on both occas-
ions and as often otherwise as may be.
Have you thought up name for the
new ball park yet?
Give the Rock Island association and
he team all the encouragement pos
sible this year This much at least
every lover of the game owes to those
to whose enterprise and hard work
this city has been given one of the
best ball parks in the country.
Try your hand at the baseball puZ-
zle. If you do not win this one there
will be another chance as soon as the
present puzzle is disposed of
Ed Hughes has attached his sigma
ture to a Davenport contract and Is
now working out with the players.
Hughes was indefinitely suspended
asst season for INSTRUMENTATION but has |
been reinstated by Manager Hayes |
upon his promise to do better in the |
future. McKenna who was suspend |
I'd at the time. is now playing with |
Oskaloosa in the Iowa State league, |
having been turned over to that club |
by Manager Hayes. Pitcher Morrison
has reported and all this seasons play
srs are now on hand with the excep-
ion of Crockett, who is expected daily. |