Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-05
TO OPEN TOWER
Popular Resort Begins Season
Tomorrow With a Number
of New Attractions.
BALL GAME A LEADING ONE
Black Hawks Make First Appearance
Circle Swing and Penny
Arcade Being Built.

The season at the Watch Tower
opens tomorrow, and though there will
be no formal ceremonies, the inn will
be open, and the roller coaster, the
device that became SO popular last sea-
son, will be in operation again. The
Watch Tower this season is to be pro-
vided with a number of amusementS
that heretofore have not been known
n this locality, among them the circle
swing, now under construction ny the
Traver Circle Swing company of New
York This swing is similar to that
in operation at the worlds fair. 1t
consists of large tower, about 90
feet high, constructed of steel. Elk
tending from the tower are six arms,
giving the swing the appearance OF
stripped umbrella when opened. AT
the end of the arms are wire steel ia
bles, with baskets shaped like buggy
boxes. AS the swing is set in opera
ton the arms revolve slowly, and the
baskets and their occupants are lifted
to "a great height above the ground.
This swing is to be located at the west
end of the grounds, and will be in OPP
Grafton in about two weeks. The con-
crete foundations are now being con-
Structed.
New Amuscmcnts.
The penny arcade, an amusement
palace on the Japanese order, will be
erected in the center of the lot just
| west of the old pavilion. 1t Will con-
tain a picture display, moving shoot
| ing gallery, and Japanese game. The
arcade represents, when complete, a
$500 outlay. The penny arcade will
be lighted by $50 incandescent lamps,
while 500 globes will furnish the light
for the circle swing.
| In addition to these, several other
amusement devices are being arrang-
ed for at the tower, and with the base
ball grounds and the devices already
there, will greatly augment the natural
attractions of the place.
| The toboggan slide is being rebuilt
and will not be in operation for about
ten days New timbers and slides arc
replacing the old structure.
Play First Ball Game.
| The leading feature of the opening
| Oh inc WdJCH IOWti VIII OC LiiS iiilltii
appearance of the Black Hawk base
ball team, which plays its first game
on the newly completed grounds with
the West End Athletic clubs team OF
this city. The game will be called at
O'Clock. The grading of the grounds
and the building of the fence have
been finished and visitors to the tower
will see two of the best amateur teams
| in the three cities in action. There
will be no admission charge to any OF
the games played during the season
Advertising score cards will be dis
tributed to spectators. The Black
Hawks tomorrow will appear in their
new uniforms. The game will be for
$50 a side Manager Normoyle an
nounceS that the Black Hawks will
carry two batteries throughout the sea
son. Dudley and Mccormick and Sam
pie and Mckinley. Both will probably
work tomorrow. Tomorrow'S lineup
| Is given as follows:
Black Enthusiastically, Oh; McCor-
mick and Mckinley, C; Reuths, If; Ho-
gan. 1b; Dudley and Sample. p; Salz-
mann, RI; Engman, 3b; Scott, CT;
Hunt, SIS.
West Ends - Fox, p; Olson, c;
, Schroeder, 1b; Mellow, CT; Huttler, Ii;
| Behrens. 2b; Nolensky, IF; Lorenzen,
| 3b; Sehnert, SIS.