Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-01

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ST. Paul, C; Columbus, 5.
Toledo, Z; Milwaukee. Z: u innings.
CENTRAL LEAGUE
Evansville, 4; South Bend, l.
Wheeling. s; Springfield, l.
Terre Hause. 10; Grand Rapids, 5.
Dayton, Z; Fort Wayne, 2.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
st. Joseph, 4; Sioux City. 3
Colorado Springs, 6: Des Moines. 2.
Omaha. 6; Denver, ?.
Morrison pitched a beautiful game,
and deserved TO win.
Well. Davenport will probably now
be willing to enter the season in a
good humor anyway.
Yesterdays game was fine exhibi-
ton all the way through, and then
when this is given the result does not
bitiOn contest.
Island City park presents the finest
accommodations of any minor league
grounds in the country.
Every man On the team was in the
game all the time.
Mcconnell caught nice game yes
terday and kept a sharp eye on the
corners.
The Islanders leave Wednesday for
Springfield where the league season
opens Thursday. Peoria comes TO
Davenport for the first game.
Belden Hill will begin the season
with the same pitchers he had last sea
son-Gill. Dahlquist. Ball and Holmes.
Feline is the only one out of this fold.
The squad looks pretty good.
Whitley" Alperman tried to show
the Rock island team up Saturday by
stealing home, but of course was nail
ed. When Whitley" pulls off a play
like that on Rock Island the team
ought to quit business.
Lansing. Mich, May 1.-The sheriff
yesterday arrested Is amateur base,
ball players who attempted a Sunday
game three miles beyond the city lin
its. The raid is a result of the church
crusade against Sunday sports.
John E. Fleming who shared with
Dale Baumbach the honor of prOpoS-
ing what proved to be the successful
name for the Rock Island baseball
park, very quickly settled the matter
of disposition of the prize when ap
prised Of the circumstances of the re-
suit He called on President Sexton
and told him to present the money out
right to the boy. Il am so we'll pleas
ed with the name" said Mr. Fleming,
that | do not care for any reward in
with it. Give the boy the
full amount" Mr.. Sexton in reply
Mr. Fleming that he would
be pleased to provide him with reserv
ed seat tickets for the opening league
game in Rock Island. This satisfied
John as we'll as anything that could
have been done-and so the matter
was disposed of to the entire satisfac
ton of all parties concerned.
Saturday afternoon the King Stars,
q baseball team of boys about Is years
of age, defeated the Blue Suits, sim
liar organization. The score was TO
l. The game was played at Twenty
third street and Ninth Avenue.
The Rock Island Independent ball
team, No. /, yesterday afternoon de-
feated the Grand Isles, at Grand Island,
by a score of 10 to Z. The game was
a well played contest. The batteries
were: Independents, Lindstrom and
Eng; Grand Isles, Mcknight and Giese.
The Independent team, No. 2, receivX-
ed drubbing at EichnerS park, in
Davenport, from the GommelPs, Dav-
EXPORT team. The score was IA to D.
The batteries were: Independents, Os-
borne and Wilson; Gommeils, Lawton
and Mccormick.
The Scotty Banker ball team of
this city yesterday defeated the Ma
rooms of Moline by score of ~ to 8.
The game was played In Moline, ana
proved an interesting contest. The
battery for the Bankers was: Grogan
and McKinty, and for the Maroons
nellie and Nelson.
1t is a little early to begin CRITICS
Ing, but where it is an instance where
the character OF the individual was SO
well established in a former season it
may not be so out of the way. This
pertains to one Umpire Milan, who is
still so hide bound in his prejudice
against Rock Island that he cannot do
the fair thing even in an exhibition
game. While mis- rulings Saturday did
not cut any figure in the general re
suits, he was so rang at times against
the Islanders that Davenport fans
commented upon il, and this mere men
ton of the facts may be sufficient no