Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06

IltcnerS f1dNildH anu lrWlH nave
been dropped by Cedar Rapids.
Billy Purtell is said to be slated for |
a Job with Detroit. 1t is believed he |
will make good if given a chance.
Manager Donovan has been suspend
ed for 10 days for his attack on UNI
pire Peck. Dick Smith is still at large.
Shaw of Cedar Rapids has been
benched for violating the rules. With
Cakes sick the Rabbit outfield is badly
crippled.
Cedar Rapids was the only northern
team TO win a game of the first series
in the south. In other words, the
northern division took but one game
out of a dozen.
Pitcher Oberlin, formerly with
Springfield, has been sold by Boston
to the Washington club. Morgan, an
other pitcher was purchased by Bos-
ton from the st. Louis Browns.
President Pulliam is said to want
Umpire Setley in the National league
next season, and has opened negotia-
tons with President Holland with that
end in view.
Umpire Martin McQuaid has been
suspended and fined $50 by Preside.'t
Holland for failure to appear at
Springfield for the last two of the
series with Rock Island. Costello Il
new one, held the Indicator yesterday
The series with Springfield that clos
ed yesterday was the first complete
series that Rock Island has lost this
season. On the last trip three were
lost at Springfield. but there were
four in the series and the fourth WIS
not played, owing to bad weather.
Peoria has bought Percy Wilder, the
pitcher, from Dubuque, the price being
quoted at $500 and the use of DerinG-
er, utility player. Wilder was want
ed by Springfield but the offer was not
large enough Only Bosse and Harry
Swain of the old Dub lineup now re-
main.
| Frank Murphy, the Islander lett
| fielder who has been out of the game
with alamo shoulder for several weeks
came out of ST. Anthony's hos
pital this morning after an operation
in which the ligaments of his right arm
were patched up. 1t is hoped he will
be able to get back in. the game in &
couple of weeks.
Albert SpantOn, Rock Islands frs
baseman last year, was arrested an
locked up at Wausau, Wis, yesterday
accused of using improper languag,
while on the coaching lines. Fon d.
Lac, with which Spanton plays, hac
won the game in the first inning anC
that may have had something to d.
with the prosecution of Spanton.
Bloomington Paragraph. - Today
marks the final appearance of the &c
dar Rapids team on the Bloomingtof
Igrounds for the season. 1t is timely
therefore to call attention to thai
lprince of baseball magnates. thu
grand old man of the diamond, Belder
Hill President Holland has well sait
that with eight Belden Hills manag
ing Three Eye teams, there would b,
no umpire batting, and nothing t,
worry the executive. AS square as :
die. a man of even temper and slow o
wrath, he is the ideal sportsman, no
discouraged by defeat, but using every
Legitimate means to win
Springfield Register.-In positivel'
the best exhibition of baseball playin:
ever seen on the local grounds the 10
I Gals copied the second game of tn
series from the second notchers, win
ming by a score of to 0.
Wilson. the visiting twirler, did som
heady work, and pitched good bal
, With the smile, that wouldn't come oil
| always on his pleasant countenance, h
, pitched a steady game, always hopin
for the best, but smiling at the wors
= In the sixth inning Rub
cheated the visitors out of a score an
; made the star catch of the game
! bowers came to bat for the Islander
and went for two bases. wilson sa,
rificed, placing bowers on thir;
Swain flew out to Thornton and Wal
!, liner tried to kill the ball, but foule,
! and the sphere went high into the al
:. dropping behind the left field bleacl
ers. Ruby started after the oval a
:. soon as it left the bat and ran like
= track man. He disappeared behind th
!, lbleachers and springing to the a
lcaught the ball with one hand. Thos
who were seated in position were TO
a tunate to see the best catch that h.
d been made on the local grounds tn
a season. This left bowers on third an
ulgave the locals their inns.
There were 1920 persons at the ba