Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-24

attended. The interest aroused in the
matter promises success for the harbor
project.
| FROM THE DUPE BOX |
The Clinton team was here last night
Oh its way from Clinton to Ottumwa.
Yesterday was an off day in the Iowa
.oague.
Rust's Yales of Davenport yesterday
defeated Sigourney IA to 8. Muscatine
was defeated by he Danville Unions,
to 4.
The Senators did not make a score
Turing the series that just closed in
his city. That sort of showing won't
help any in getting the rag.
Jack Herbert leads the Bloomington
team with the hickory. his mark in SIS
games being .341. Behind him come
Beck with .274, Corners and Smith
with 270 and .242 respectively. Gray
is hitting but III.
Tom Walsh, the Davenport college
catcher, who played against Rock Is
land at Moline last week and who has
long been sought by the big leagues.
las finally Joined the Chicago Nation
ais and will be taken on the coming
trip east.
Noah Henline, the former Islander.
Bloomer, etc, in the Three Eye league
is hitting out three baggers and homers
in the Kitty league. Noahs batting is
)ne of the peculiar things in baseball
Wonder how long he will last where
lie now is?
In reply to an inquiry on the part of
he sporting editor of The Argus, letter
was received today from President Hol-
and stating that the standing of the
Three-Eye league as printed in The
Argus, is identical with that at his of
dee and may therefore be accepted as
official.
The Bloomington Bulletin announces
mat uLlGSS OdCh IISlDCIl Is dDiG W us
pose of his business" which the man
agement has limited to him is interfer-
ng with his ball playing, he will quit
baseball. What the business" is is
not announced, but it is presumed it is
the same as that of Donovan
Petite Burg, acting manager of the
Davenport team, put his foot in it when
he released Lemon as soon as he re-
ported, with the evident object of hold
ng, if possible, the job of backstop for
Spencer in the shakeup that is impend-
ing. But Burg exceeded his authority,
and the former Decatur catcher will be
held. 1t is understood the same pro
cedure was taken in the case of Gray.
Os Bruner today asked The Argus
to announce that he will pay admission
to the Island City park Thursday, when
the closing game of the present series
will be played with Decatur. for all the
boys from Rock Island, Moline, and
surrounding country, who present
themselves at the gate. This is no
joke, he says. OF course, this is purely
a bit of political enterprise on Os' part,
but he seems to have overlooked the
fact that the boys can't vote.
The Bloomington correspondent of
the Chicago Chronicle in discussing the
baseball situation in Davenport and
the decline of interest in the game
which has led to the change in owner
ship of the team says: Perhaps the
most CALLING factor, however, was the
ability of the Rock Island team across
the river, although never very far adj
vanced in the league race, to win a ma
jority of games from Davenport. 1t ap-
peared impossible for President Hayes
TO assemble a team that was strong
enough to take the Islanders into
camp and the patrons in Davenport
took this to Observation-Disclosures
took this ignominy seriously and ap-
peared to brood over it, The rivalry
was productive of mirth to the remain
der of the circuit, but there was moth
ing of a humorous nature in its aspect
among the patrons at Davenport. They
took the superiority of Rock Island
seriously and there was constant COM
plant over the ability of the Islanders
10 win majority of the games played"
Decatur Herald: In the transfer of
the Davenport club there has been a
good deal written about Jim Hayes and
offered because he wanted
81 COO for his rights. Hayes has always
jeen manager of the Davenport club.
Naturally he has failed to suit all the
fans. The accumulation of six years
Of kicking was turned loose on him
his season and he decided to get out
and cult. The fact comes out with his
however. that during The
past two years it was Hayes and Hayes
.one that kept the city in the league. |
fie assumed all the responsibility and
,aid all of the bills. In the time that |
Hayes has managed baseball for Dav- !