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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17
DO CLEVER STUNTS
Early Games in Leagues Show
Unusual Number of Sen
sational Features.
HoMERS WITH BASES FULL
No-Hit Game and Couple of Triple
Plays Among Things That
Have Stirred Fans.

Although the 1910 season is still very
young and old Jupiter Pluvius very
unkind to the fans for the first few
weeks of the campaign. quite a num-
Der of sensational stunts have been
pulled off in the big leagues. In the
American and National leagues the
quality Of ball has been on a higher
plane than ever before. and, while the
fans of certain cities may be disap-
pointed ut the standing of their repre-
scntatives in the percentage columns,
they have to acknowledge that the
play this year has been fast and spir-
tied
In the first few weeks of play two
triple plays were made. both in the
National league. The New Yorks WHIP
ed out three of the Brooklyn players
at one fell swoop in New York and du-
plicated the feat a few days later in
Boston Dahlen's Daisies pulled off a
three ply killing at the expense of the
Doves also. Iris Speaker. who Jim
McAleer says is the best outfielder In
the country. already has made a dou-
BILE play without assistance. rare feat
for a center fielder. Ty Cobb in the
second game played by the Tigers this
year beat Briscoe Lord of the Maps
out of a hit. by throwing Larry Lajoie
out at second. Cobb. who. like Speak
er, always is trying. came in fast on
Lords low liner. just missed catching
it and then threw to second and re-
tired the king OF the Maps.
Addie Joss. pitcher. inventor and
-
ing the first no hit game of the year,
but there are many captious critics
who aver that he should not have
been credited with this performance.
On April 20 the slender Clevelander
got the best of Frank Smith in pitch
ing duel by the slightest of margins
to o. Bill Bradley fInbled Parents
unintentional buut. and the scorers
first called it hit. afierward changing
their minds and charging an error
against McGuire's tail and capable
third baS",r"p
Bradley Takes Blame.
Bradley says ,na WAS 10 blame on
the play, but many fans who witness
ed the game aver that a point was
stretched in Joss favor TO let the ''hu-
man Stat" make his second appearance
in the no hit colony. Walter Johnson
of the WaShingtons. Frank Smith of
the Chicago White Sox and Earl Moore
of the PhilIies let their opponents
down with one rap in nine innings.
OF noble four baggers and cleanup
Swats there has been a bountiful sup
ply. j. Bentley Seymour of the New
York Nationals and Tex Erwin of
the Brooklyns seem to have made
the longest loop-the-loop cracks of the
campaign. McGraw's Outfielder and
Dahlen's backstoD each hit the ball
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17
SCHOOL BOY MEET
PLANS COMPLETED
Each Grade Building Will Haye Two
Entries in Every Event at Res
ervoir Park May %.

A committee of boys from the city
schools met at the Y. NJ. C. A yester-
day afternoon to complete arrange
ments for the athletic meet Six
schools were represented and it is pos
sible that one or two others may yet
get into line.
The meet will be held on Saturday
May %, at O'Clock at Reservoir park
There will be seven track and field
events, besides relay race. Each
school will enter two contestants in
each event. The points will be scored
on places made That is, first place in
each event counts five points, second
place three and third place one The
school winning the largest total OF
points will win the meet.
The boys who have been chosen as
committees from their schools will
have charge of the work of selecting
their representatives. Each school
will have competition for the next few
days, so as to give all the boys
chance to try out for the big meet.
AIRY boy in a school can try and if he is
the best one in the school he will lget
to represent his school
The matter of a grammar school
baseball league was also considered
by the boys yesterday, and it is likely
that something in this line will be un-
dertaken by the boys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17

Springfield, H., May 17-(Special)
Rock Island came within one score
of tying Springfield yesterday after
noon, grand peg from left field by
Smaller catching Vogel at the plate as
he was trying to score from second
on Ochs' single. The play came in
the eighth with one down and two on.
With Springfield ''in the air. the visit
ors made five hits in that round, three
of them inf1eld pokes, but only two
scores, one short of enough to tie re-
suited. Ochs' walk and beat out poke
to Willis by Manusch, with Callahans
attempted sacrifice, which was turned
into hit, when no one covered first
stacked the route
In the first, O'Leary drove one to
Smith and was out at first, Oc1s scor-
ing. Kelley popped to HUMPHREYS and
Willis let fly wild pitch. Manusch
scoring. Hits by Kelley and Jacobsen,
Kohl's out and hits by Vogel and
Couchman netted two more in the
eighth.
COuchman Started wild.
Couchman was wild in the first, the
locals getting two. Two outfield err
rors put two on in the sixth and a hit
added another, all scoring on Lotions
single to left, which got by Manusch.
Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17
STRAIN TOO GREAT.
Hundreds Of Rock Island Readers Find
Daily Toll a Burden.

The hustle and worry OF business
men.
The hard work and STOPPING OF
workmen,
The woman's household cares,
Are too great a strain on the kid
neys.
Backache, headache. sideache.
Kidney troubles, urinary troubles
follow.
A Rock Island citizen tells how to
cure them all.
Mrs. Katie Peterson, 1915 Second
avenue, Rock Island, ILL.,, says: II
believe that hard work and overex-
ertion weakened my kidneys. / suf-
fered from severe pains across the
small of my back and on this account
it was difficult for me to stoop or
lift When / arose in the morning,
1 was very stiff and lame and my
back was weak. / had often read
about Doan's Kidney Pills in the 10
cal papers and a short time ago
got a box at the Harper House phar-
macy and began their use. They
brought prompt relief, in fact, did
not think any medicine could act 80
quickly. One box of Doan's Kidney
Pills drove all symptoms of kidney
complaint from my system and bene-
fitted me in every way"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo
n. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-.
and take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17

over the high right field wall In Phila-
delphia. Players who have hit for the
circuit with the bases in a congested
condition in the first few weeks Of
the campaign are Norman Elberfeld OF
the Washingtons, who turned the trick
on April 20. and Jake Stahl of the BOs-
ton Red Sox. who came to time with
a drive of this kind on the following
day.
Roger Bresnahan of the st. Louis Car
dinals, Charles Louis Philippe of the
Pirates, Bob Bescher Of the Reds and
Larry Lord of the Boston Red SoS
have either doubled or tripled with the
bases all tenanted and swept the has
socks clear of their inhabitants. Iris
Speaker came mighty nigh making
himself more popular than ever with
his admirers recently when in an
eighth inning assault on Gray and
Hovlik Of the Washingtons he almost
got two home runs in one round.
On iris first appearance at the plate
he drove the ball out Of the lot. and
on his second he again sent IL beyond
the barrier. but drive No. was foul
by an inch or so, and he had TO re
turn to the batters' box. Speaker sin.
gled on his second trip to the plate
in the same inning and is the first ma
jor league performer who has got two
hits in one inning.
All the news all the time THE
ARGIIS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17
HARD LINES FOR THE FISH
Low Water After Hard Winter Will
VIII Interfere With Spawning.

Local anglers view with alarm the
present low stage of the Mississippi
that now prevails. With nearly all
the shallow sloughs along the stream
dry or nearly so the few game fish
there are in these waters will have
slim chance to spawn this spring and
the result will be a depletion of the
hnny tribe in the next few seasons.
Another severe blow to the sport was
the long hard winter, which froze the
sloughs to the bottom and resulted in
the death of practically all the fish
that were caught in them. This spring
there has not been the usual high
stage permitting a restocking from
the main stream and so the fishing
now is poorer than it has been for
years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17

ed an invitation to the members of the
B. G. NJ. of the Y. NJ. C. A. to visit
the high school tomorrow evening and
view the stars and the moon through
the telescopes there. The boys will
assemble at the association at 1880 if
the weather Is favorable, but if other
wise, they will assemble at the same
hour Friday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17

nings).
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago. 4; Boston, 8.
Cincinnati, 8; Brooklyn, 2.
st. Louis, 4; New York, 2.
Pittsburg, Z; Philadelphia, f.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Philadelphia, 6; Chicago, /.
New York, 5; st. Louis, g.
Washington, g. Cleveland, l.
Boston, IL; Detroit, 4.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Milwaukee, A. Toledo, 8.
Kansas City, 1; Columbus, 4.
Minneapolis, 9; Louisville, 4.
st. Paul, o; indianapolis, 6.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Sioux City, 4; Denver, (eight in
nings; rain).
Other games postponed; rain.
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
Hannibal, 4 Kewanee, 8.
Quincy, 1; Galesburg, s.
Keokuk, 5 Ottumwa, O..
Monmouth, 8; Burlington, 0.
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
Fort Wayne, 4; Wheeling, 1.
South Bend, 8; Evansville. 1.
Grand Rapids, 4 Terre Haute, 1.
No other games scheduled.
Observation-Disclosures LEAGUE.
Rockford, s. Oshkosh, 1.
Racine, 1 Green Bay, 0.
Aurora, 8; Appleton, 9.
Madison, 4; Fond Gu Lac, 90 in
nings).
NORTHERN ASSOCIATION.
No games scheduled.
NOIS-MISSOURI LEAGUE.
No games scheduled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17
NEW BUSH LEAGUE FORMED
Final Plans for Southern Illinois As
ISOLATION Are Made

Mount Vernon, ILL.,, May 17.-Repre-
sentatives of six towns in southern
Illinois met here and formed the
Southern Illinois league. Teams rep
resenting the league will be from
Mount Vernon, McLeansboro, Duquoin,
Herrin, Eldorado and Harrisburg. C.
c. Wright OF McLeansboro was elected
president
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17
FIRST HOME WIN.
Pitcher Loomis Holds Daven-
port to One Hit and DAN
vile Triumphs.
TOOK ELEVEN INNINGS
Bloomington Downs Dubuque in 18th
and Peoria Takes Sixth Con-
secutive Contest.

Danville. ILL.,, May 1.-TWO passes
in the ninth inning, with sacrifice
fly. allowed Davenport to score, bring
ing the game to tie. In the 18th two
hits won Danville its first home game,
2 to 1. Loomis pitched great ball, al
lowing but one hit Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17

Stolen bases-Jacobsen Mclean (2),
Smith, Smaller, Johnson, Vogel, Ma
nusch. Bases on balls-Of Couchman,
2; off Willis, g. Struck out-By Couch
man, 8; by Willis, 8. Hit by pitched
ball-Meloan, Johnson (2). Umpire
Eckman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17
Decides Rock Falls Is Wet.

Sterling, III, May 17.-Judge R. w.
F.. Mitchell yesterday rendered an
opinion in the election contest of Rock
Falls making the city wet, claiming
that the petition filed by the drys call
ing the election was deficient. The
city voted dry by six majority. The
drys announce they will appeal from
the decision.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17
Mo Wonder She's Cross.

The woman who has n thousand petty
cares and annoyances while she suffers
with headache or sideache must not be
blamed IL she cannot always be 1ns.t.-
ically amiable. What she necss -
thoughtfulness from her family ana Icn
a simple and natural remedy as Lane
Family Medicine. the herb tea that makes
weak women strong and we'll Sold by
druggists and dealers, 25c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17

Stolen bases-Johnson. Wilkes (2),
Collins CD, Moore, Leard. Two base
hits-Cuthbert, Moore, Asmussen,
Myers. Three base hits-Johnson,
Harrington. truck out-By Schmirler,
2: by MCGEE, 3. Bases on balls-Of
Schmirler, Z; off Clark, 1 off MCGEE,
8. Umpire-Carruthers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17

According to the figures of Spring
field sports writer Dick Smith is hit
ting .522 this spring. playing in %
games. Johnson's figure is 400, Me
loans 1863 and McGuire's .3o4. The
others have not hit much, but it hasn't
been necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17
Notice Peoria's stride, too.

Pitcher Ed Higgins, formerly with
Bloomington, has been farmed by st.
Louis to Denver.
Pitcher Gilbert of Peoria gets five
pounds of tobacco for hitting the first
homer of the season over the fence
Second Baseman Fremer of Water
loo is out of the game, having been
spiked at Waterloo Sunday. Chase is
in his place.
Peoria mas farmed Pitcher Mercer
to Ottumwa- The latter club has
turned Pitcher Miller, last year with
Bloomington, back to Springfield.
Bloomington has no kick to make
on the work of Umpire Genins, which
fact is offered as a refreshing varia-
ton in the program elsewhere when
Genins appears.
Springfield papers seem to think
Sunday attendance Of 1900 is pretty
good for that town. Maybe, but that
wouldn't pay for the beans in the Gen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17

1.-TWO out when winning run was
made.
sloomingt'n OOOO0OOO1OOO O1-2
Danville ..000O0OO1OOO 0O-1
Stolen bases = Goodwin, Taylor.
Two base hit-Keenan. Struck out
BY Cook, ,; by Glass, II. Bases on
balls-Off Cook. 5. Umpire-Genins.
Sixth Straight for Peoria.
Peoria, ILL.,, May 17.-Peoria won the
sixth straight game, to / hitting
Clark onnortunelY. The score.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17
SCARLET FEVER PREVAILS
Rummage Sales Are Forbidden at
Rockford-Cars Fumigated.

Rockford, Ill, May 17-Rummage
sales have been forbidden and the
street cars have been ordered fumi-
gated and put in sanitary condition as
the result OF the prevalence of scarlet
fever. The fever is present in light
form.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17
AMATEUR BALL
MANAGERS, DIRECTORY.

100 Block Team"-Manager Joe
Gstettenbauer, Rock Island freight do
pot, Moline.
"2600 Team"-Manager, Clarence
Mart, 200 Fifth avenue, Rock Island
Rock Island, Independent-Man
E. Saunders, 136 Fourth avenue. Mo
line.
The Sextons-Manager T. C. Roam.
tree, P o. Box AGA. or Telephone 11I5
K, Rock Island.
Charles H Crippen, 1412 Twenty-sixth
avenue Phone East $50 L.
Butchers = Manager, George Huber,
old phone west $40, new 549S.
Young & McCombs = Ralph Kent,
manager, Young G. McCombs store.
The Sections and the Young & Nc
Combs teams will play game Sunday
morning. Island City park has been
secured for the battle which is expect
ed to be a hot one. The teams have
not met thus far this season and their
relative strength is unknown.
The Louis Hanssen's Sons baseball
team of Davenport has issued a chal-
lenge TO the amateur teams of this city
stating that they especially desire to
play the Sections and the Benefits,
but that they will take on any other
Rock Island team which has any of the
following dates open: May %, June 5.
10 and 26. ]. H. Schultz, manager of
the team, can be found at 1854 West
Seventh street, Davenport.
The strolIers defeated the Green
bush team to z.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17
ALMOST BEST
The SENATORS
Peg to Plate Cuts Off Run That
Would Have Tied up the
Game.
HAD ENEMY UP IN THE AIR
Couchman's WiIdness in First and
Bunching of Errors in Sixth
Give Victors Lead.

GAMES TOMORROW.
Rock Island at Peoria.
Davenport at Bloomington.
Dubuque at Danville.
Waterloo at Springfield.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17

Davenport .........0 % 0 00001 o.
Two base hit-Loomis. Struck out
BY Loomis, 6. Bases on balls-Of
LOOMS, 6; off Smith. L. Umpire
White.
To Boomers I'm 18th.
Bloomington, ILL.,, May 17.-By a
wide throw to first in the 18th Pitcher
Glass let Bloomington on. and bob
BILE by R. Darringer scored the win
ming run. to 1. Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17

Nice run for the money that we gave
Springfield yesterday, just the same.
Some day somebody will get to
Smiths aggregation and then watch
out When these new pitchers learn
where those heavy stickers can't hit
'em it will help even up the pennant
race.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17

Two old Three-Eye leaguers seem
to be down and out for good Yester-
day Gus Dorner, who used to orna-
ment the box with Decatur, was I'M
conditionally released by Kansas City
and Freeport dropped Offa Neal, once
shortstop with Springfield. Both have
been up to the big leagues and back
again. Neal was offered a job as UNI
pire in the Northern association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17
Zephyrs From the Diamond

trail league, where Kinsella would like
to be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17
AMERICAN AssoCIATION

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
THREE-EYE LEAGUE.
Springfield, 5; Rock Island, 4.
Danville, 2; Davenport, 1 I'll in
nings).
Peoria, 8; Waterloo, 1.
Bloomington, 2; Dubuque, 1 Us in
ninCc0
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17

The strollers defeated the Green
bush team to z.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17

All the news all the time THE
ARGUS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-19
News of MontevaIlo

Montevallo, April 1S.-(Specal.) )-Not- withstanding the rain, which poured in torrents Saturday afternoon, most every one who WAS honored with an invitation to the reception given by Mrs. Jones-Wil- Hams attended it, some almost wading to get there. once within the brilliantly lighted house the storm without was for gotten The color scheme was green and white, extending even to the china and glassware
 The little Misses Gladys ones-Williams and Nina Lyman gracefully received the guests at the door. Miss Veta Franklin and Miss Julia Poyner presided over the punch bowl. surrounded by dogwood, vines and other wild flowers.
 Mrs. Jones' Williams was assisted by Miss Anne Moon. Miss Junia Franklin and Miss Clarlgie Purcell The young misses of sweet sixteen who served in the dining room were Mabel Bowling, Gertrude Maroney and Louise Morgan. After the salad course the guests passed on to an artistically arranged corner, when they were served tea and cake by Mrs. J. A. Moore and Mrs. George Nor gan. About 100 enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs. Jones-WiHiams.
 Last Saturday H. NJ. Byars, superin- tendent of the Tennessee company at Blue Creek, visited the Alabama Girls In dustrial school with his two daughters with the view of entering them in the school next September
 The Rev. Frank Brandon. presiding el- der of the North Alabama district confer ence, preached in the Methodist church both yesterday and today.
 Dr. E. G. Givham went with his wife and children to Gulfport today to visit his mother.
 Mrs. W. P Coleman and children oi Birmingham are here on visit to hel mother, Mrs. NJ F. Sanders.
 President Palmer carried most of his school on a tramp to Davis Falls today.
 The senior class delightfully."- enter tained the faculty in reception this aft ernoon from to o'clock in the parlor: of the dormitory. The color scheme wa! red and white, the senior class colors foi 1910. The chandeliers were draped in red
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-19
An Ingenious Device.

From the Youths Companion.
 The proprietor of a certain hotel on the Maine coast had been much harassed by the acusations of guests who 'over- slept and thereby failed to make con- nectons or keep appointments. They invariably insisted they had never been called, abused his employees as we'll as himself, and declared they would never stop with him again. Of course they usually did stop, but that did not alto gether even matters from the propri- etors standpoint.
 At last, after long and anxious thought, he hit upon a plan which seemed calculated to insure justice and satisfaction to all parties.
 Ir was one of the most abusive of his patrons under the old regulations on which the new scheme was first tried He had retired with reiterated injunc- tlons to wake him in time to catch that 5 o'clock train. It was midwinter. The proprietor had learned by experience how difficult of persuasion is a sound sleeper in a warm bed at that hour of the morning. At quarter past 4 there was loud rap upon the guests door. No answer. Then a still louder sum- mons
 Whats the matter" came the re- sponse.
 Get up quick. sir--please, in tone of excitement, and sign this receipt
 Receipt"
 "Yes sir; here it is and here's the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-19
It May Be

From Harper's Weekly.
 That the high cost of living is due to the general wave of uplift that has been sweeping over this land for several years past.
 That when the aeroplane is finally per fected the man higher up may be in duced to come down and let us see what he looks like.
 That the American heiress is an inyen- tion of far-seeing nature to fill in those arid financial spots where the Lord is unable to provide.
 That there is a girl somewhere who after you have kissed her on one cheek will turn the other to you, but she is not easy to find,
 That there is a lesson in scientific op- timism in the case of the average small boy who regards the humps not as an af- fiction, but as an achievement
 That the wise man meets trouble with a smiling face. but even at that it is hardly necessary to invite him in to meet your wife and children.
 That speech is silver, but it is just as well after all when you are making Il speech to hostile crowd to have a few coppers in the hall to maintain order
 That Caesars last words were "Et Tu, Brute,' but it is a pretty safe bet that He interpolated an 'OWch' or two in it's Latin equivalent before giving up the ghost.
 That Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to get her poor dog a bone, but the chances are that under the stress of circumstances she sold the animal to the butcher to be used as spring lamb until the hard times were over.
 That. as the philosopher has said. Life is just one blamed thing after another '' but the trouble is that there are so many blamed things after the same thing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-19
Congressman Heflin at Dade,
 vile

From tlle Camp Hill News.
 The news man having s fews hours off. and business in Dadeville Wednes- day. went out to hear Tom Heflin's speech
 At 1O:3o the crowd began to gath. CT in the courthouse and at 1o:45 MT. Heflin was introduced to the audience by Judge W. NJ. Lackcy.
 Heflin was in fine trim. the best of humor and with an audience of TOO people before him. made an impress sive and clean-cut speech of six years labor in Congress.
 Tallapoosa Is the banner county in Mir. Heflin's district, as we cast more votes than any other of the nine coun- ties.
 There were people there from every beat in the county and some had come from Davidson and Reel Town beats, 25 to 2S miles from Dadevllle, to hear Mir. Heflin speak.
 The most impressive sight to us was at the close of Mr. Heflin's speech, when he announced that all those who intended to give him their suport on May to rise to their feet. The news man got on top of bench to look over the crowd of people to see and find a few that would be opposed to the congressman and there was but one in the large crowd that kept his seat.
 On this occasion we saw hundreds of men. old men whose hands we have grasped and faces we have looked into for the past 40 years, go up and give their congressman warm grasp of the ha nd and a hearty shake, and, knowing the men IS we do. as most of them have hit Mother Earth for a livelihood all these years. we know what 1t means: Ira on election day everyone of their votes will be ca st Cor HeflIn to man.