Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-10
FROM THE DOPE BOX.

FROM THE DOPE BOX. i
Spencer has given up the attempt |
to pitch for Cedar Rapids and has
gone to help Burlington win the Iowa |
league pennant.
\ post card received by Jack Her
bert accuses Kinsella of maintaining
soldiers home with Herbert. Smith
and Donovan as inmates.
Manager Tighe brought home moro
money from Dubuque today than any
ether manager has taken out of THAI
city this year. Rock Islands share
was $3.50.
strong disposition to check Decatur il
the race for the pennant is manifested
by the results of the last three days
and also by letting Swacina go before
the end of the season.
The result at Bloomington yesterda'
upsets the dope at this end of the line
as the dope III the south has been
spilled by Sundays result at Dubuque
and the hard struggle the Islanders
had yesterday to win out. We gladly
withdraw all insinuations and trust
the southern neighbors will do the
same
Springfield, by losing yesterday, has
had its pennant prospects materially
dimmed, while Decatur, by winning,
takes the position of Rock Islands
chief rival on the last lap. Spring
field has two games with Peoria TINT
are likely to spell disaster and it is
doubtful if four or five victories over
bloomington will enable the Senators
to pass both Rock Island and Decatur.
The CommOdOres, on the other hand,
are playing Bloomington two games
beginning today and finish with three
with Peoria.
Swacina will leave the Peoria team
at the close of the springfield series
and will Immediately join Pittsburg.
Hence he will not be present to help
hold Decatur in the last series. Fred
Clarke of Pittsburg was at Peoria
yesterday watching Swats work. The
big first baseman was throwing the
| ball all over the lot and had already
virtually given Decatur the game
when he learned Clarke was there.
Immediately he settled down TO bust
ness but in his eagerness made an
other bungle that let the winning run
i'll for the Commodores.
| Secretary Miller of the Three Eye
league when here during the recent
unpleasantness over Dubuque assure |
the officers of the Rock Island asso-
citation that 'I' would send Umpire
Carruthers here for the last two series
with Cedar Rapids. Instead. Umpire
Wilkinson arrived last night to Off
ciate There seems to have been al
other shakeup and it is fair to ask the
reason. Was it made necessary be-
cause Umpire Setley decided he dii
mot care to work at Cedar Rapids any
| longer and left that city on his own
account, forcing a player to officiate
yesterday. Setley seems to have ha !
his own way and was at once put TO
work at Bloomington.
One of the most absurd stories that
has found its way into print in a sea
son of absurdities appears in the
Bloomington Bulletin. 1t contains the
| threat to GUST Rock Island from the
League because of the failure of the
| local association to turn over the pro
ceeds of the last Dubuque game here
to Secretary Miller on his demand
when he was attempting to take
charge of the team, and the holding
of the cash for further developments.
The Bulletin declares this is enough
| to forfeit the franchise. Another par
/ agraph in the same article says Presi-
| dent Spencer of the Rock Island asso-
| citation is acting as attorney for the
Dubuque team. With respect to the
| FORGETTING of the franchise it need only
be said that Rock Island will be on
| hand when this is done and will know
| the WHY and the wherefore. The
| charge against President Spencer is
too silly for serious consideration. l.
| seems clear that the mental state OF
Secretary Miller ought to have inves-
/ tigated. Plainly the inspiration TO:
/ this dope comes from him. Everybody
knows that President Holland is bet
ter informed and has more gumption
THAN this indicates. The league ex-