Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-09

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1t was hoped that after day or two |
had passed to afford the Davenport |
people an opportunity to recover from
the shock of another record of sound
trouncing by the Rock Island team
in the Three-Eye league that they
would subside sufficiently to take a
sensible view OF things. This theory
| is based on the really sensible attitude
taken by some of the fans on that side
| OF the river who, once more realizing
| that Rock Island had put it over on
the team representing Davenport hal
concluded 10 take philosophical posi-
ton admitting that Rock Island had
the better team.
| The Davenport papers, however,
cannot swallow such an admission and
they are keeping up a continual howl.
INDUCING for the most part in abuse
of President Sexton and his umpireS,
and attributing to President Hayes Of
the Davenport ball club an interview
in which the Davenport magnate and
Twice president OF the league is alleged
Ito have INDUCED in a personal TRADE
ION Mr.. Sections umpires Those on
this side of the river who know Mi
Hayes will have to have better autho--
lily than the Davenport papers before
they will accept the interview as au-
thentic. Mr.. Hayes has generally been
Regarded as sensible man in base
ball and friend of Mr. Sexton at ali
times. Hence the people on this side
of the river are loath to believe he
made the assertion accredited to him.
Remarkable Change OF Front.
The change of attitude towards Pres
iident Sexton by the Davenport papets
is really remarkable. At the time he
suspended Manager Jack Tighe of the
Rock Island team and inflicted the
most severe punishment upon him
that has been given any of he Three
Eye managers this year. the Davenport
lpapers lauded him to the skies and
said he was the fairest and squareSi
man in baseball ana that his umpirss
were the best ever. No one on this
side of the river doubted his integrity
at the time. although it was the gen
oTaI belief that he had been misin
formed as 10 the trouble which led "
to the suspension of the popular Rock
Island manager. With reverseS al oul
hands eating at their very heart, how
ever. the Davenport dailies hay.
changed their attitude and are seek
ing TO Law the blame for their defeat:
on the president of the league becaus'
he happens to live in Rock Island
On New Tack Now.
Having discovered by their own eye.
that Manager Tighe of the Rock Islam,
team is not the terror that they hay,
pictured him to be, the DavenpoE
Papers are now venting their spleel
on Swacina and dealing in the sill
twattle that at the morning game Of
Labor day the Rock Island first has,
-t imam -suat upon the face-and the I'M
form-1-af-ihe venerable Davenport mas
'aser..-f'a Shaffer The Democrat i
s. particular takes occasion to blame III
entire baseball public Of this city an
g the people in general in Rock Islam
6 for this alleged ungentlemanly nc
9 which the Democrat goes on TO say
3 very pleasing to the Rock Island pee
x PIE 1t is needless to say that no Roc
8 Island fan would uphold such trio
x and il is doubtful if it ever occurrc;
Q hence the assertion that Rock Islam
x fans indicated Swats is absurd.
6 There are two sources of trOub!
3 with Davenport now. one being thI
g it il INDUCING in the wall of fairl
g whipped baseball organization and
& smarting particularly under the defes
s from it's long hated rival on this sid
< OF the river which to the mind of III
8 Davenport fan is humiliation and di
x grace be. 'ond description. The 9th:
8 thing which troubles them is the ia.
X that the attempt on the part of tn
9 Davenport papers to picture Manage
- Jack Tighe as the most evil man o
6 The face of the earth and requirin
x only horns TO complete his reset
G blance TO his Satanic majesty has ia
x len fiat by comparison with the lou
& mouthed vulsar-talking and vulga
& speaking harem-scarem manager of t.,
g Davenport team who like those wi
& have preceded him, has made dism
z failure because of having centerl
3 baseball interest entirely on Rock Is
z and and forgetting that there are oth'
8 teams in the league who are wort
& beating.
g Ill Feeling shown.
x The i'll grounded prejudice viii,
9 Davenport eXerts towards Rock IslaI
>S has never been more clearly shov