Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-23
Ielanders Arrive in City Tonight
to Prepare for Tomcrrow's
Ceremonies.
MAeNATES ARE TO BE HER
President Charles Murphy Of Chicago
Cubs VIII re ON Hand 90 Wit
ress Raising OF Pcnnant.

Eye league this year, for the pen
nant-raising exercises ct Island City
park tomorrow.
Regardless OF how today's game,
the last of the series with Peer
| results, the record is one 70 be ---
Of. Thus far the team has wc:. -
games, tied one, and lost four WI .
on the road. which is a very Eot
record, considering the fact that nirc
out of ten managers feel eIated II
they are able TO break even while
away from home. The Islanders OF
the past have always made good rec
ords on the road as well as at home,
this being especially true last year.
and the way the team has started
out this year shows that they are
going to have 2 similar record.
The team VIII lave one new face
in the lineup tomorrow. that OF Pal
Davidson, who is holding down Hun
ter's place in left field. With this
exception the Islanders who come
home in triumph are the same who
left here week ago last Monday.
Head OF Weather Nan.
President Warren II. Reck Of the
baseball association is taking no
chances on the word Of the weather
man for tomorrow's ceremonies, and
he came out with the announcement
today that in case a postponement IS
necessary for any reason whatsoever,
the affair will be held the next dag.
Saturday. There seems little prcb-
ability of rain at this stage Of the
game. but Il is the unexpected that
usually happens, and the local club
is to prepare for an emergency. Ac-
cordingly, If there is a heavy rain
tomorrow, such as would render e
impossible to play either on account
Of the rain itself or on account OF
the wet grounds, the pennant-raising
viii take place Saturday and tho
same plans exactly will be carried
OFT.
On account OF the care which has
been taken in preparing the ground
It will take a very hard rain, indeed.
to make the grounds 80 wet that tho
game cannot be played. Since the
team left On the last trip, the ground
keeper has been at work every day
getting the diamond In better shape.
Ten loads OF sand have been dump
ed on the baselines and narrowed IN
to the soil SO as TO make II Of sandy
composition. This allows the water
to soak in almost as fast as il falls
and prevents mud.
Program of the Day.
The program for the day COM
mences with the touring OF the three
cities by a brass band in a special
car. The band will sound its first
toct at 10 o'clock in the morning and
from then on until the game is over,
there will be enough doing TO make
one think IL is the Fourth OF July.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the
band and a score OF aut mobiles will
gather at the New Harper house and
a parade will be made over the prin-
cipal streets of the city and out TO tnc
ball park. In the automobiles VII
be the members Of the Rock Island
champions and the Waterloo Boost
ers, a number OF baseball notables,
including President A. X. Tearney OF
the Three-Eye league, President
Charles Murphy of the Chicago GUS.
possibly Charles Comiskey Of tho
Chicago White SoX, and Presidc-t
Tip O'Neill of the Western league,
and a number Of local baseball men
A number of city officials and a plc-
toon of police will be in the parade.
as will also the drill team of Camp
&c of the Modern Woodmen. At to
park there will be a short ceremony
ending in the hauling up Of the
championship emblem by Manager
Tighe and the four Islanders who
were on the team last year. After
this Mayor G.. w. McCaskrin will
throw the first ball Of the game to
Mayor Andrew Olson of Moline. md
the contest will be on.
President p. J. Martin of the - .e-.
loo club sent word To-Day that be viii
be on hand tomorrow for the parade
and the exercises at the park. and he
also stated that he believes several of
the members of the board Of directors
will accompany him.
Letter From Murphy.
NJ. II. Sexton received letter this
morning from Charles Murphy Of the
Chicago Cubs and it bore the wc,-
come news that the writer will he
here without fail for the exerc'---.
Murphy. as is generally known, rs
one of the leading lights in base1a''.
and. while like all big men he IL
somewhat misrepresented. his stand
ing is nevertheless secure. MURPHY
owes his position as owner of what
is probably the greatest and most
consistent ball club in the world. 70
careful management and shrcwd
business methods. His success has
made numerous enemies as well o.
countless friends for him, and while
his enemies picture him in all sorts
of bad lights, his friends cannot fad
words TO extol him highly enough.
Comiskey has promised TO be on
hand. but it is hardly expected that
he can make good as be is having
endless trouble with the erection CT
his monster new south side park in
Chicago. He is so worried about II
that he can think Of nothing else
and it is probable that he will <