Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-01
Baseball Boiled Down

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Dick Kinsella was down in st. Louis
last week and the report is that he
was trying to sell some more of his
players.
Pitcher Pickett of st. Ouis Ca'di-
rais has been purchased by r. +. Kin
sella of the Decatur Three-Eye club to
report Immediately. Price paid was
S!r6.
Fielder Sullivan and Pitcher Schmir-
Ter have been released by Manager
Sits of Peoria. Sullivan makes room
for Clarke, who is reputed to be n
hard hitter
Iowa City. Iowa. Aug. 1.-Hannibars
may be sold to Iowa City. The Com
mercial club here decided to confer
with President Justice on the subject.
Hugh Nichol witnessed the Danville-
Peoria games at Peoria Sunday but
he was not impressed with the work
of any Of the players. Siner and Veach
OF the Speakers We're favorably COM
mented upon by him.
Harry Swacina, former Islander
first sacker is at the head of the Mo-
hile team in the Southern league.
"Swats" has been with Mobile for
two years and is playing a rafting
good game.
Pitcher Plympton of Ottumwa has
been purchased by Galesburg in the
Central association and will report to.
morrow. 1t was reported that Plymp-
ton had jumped his contract with OF
tumwa and entered independent base
ball.
Marion. Ind, Aug. Reports from
Marion that the Northern State league
has disbanded are false and the league
will continue as a four-team league,
with Marion. Huntington, Wabash and
Lafayette as members.
Saginaw, Mich, Aug. 1.-Outfelder
Kraft of the Flint team of the South
ern Michigan league is believed to be
the leading home run swatter of or
ganized ball so far this year. In Sc
games he has Is complete circuit
clouts.
Manager Charles Doom Of the Phil
adelphia National baseball club prob
ably will return to his home town to-
morrow. 1t is hoped that by that time
the plaster cast in which his broken
leg was incased yesterday will be suf
fciently dry to allow him to travel.
Pitcher Her, new recruit with Pc
ia, defeated the league leaders yes
terday and brought them down moth
ef pes. Peoria is crowding De, a,nr
and Dubuque. Waterloo and Quincy
are tied and Rock Islard IS a game
anead of Davenport. Some inteIe sting
lace.
Cincinnati, Aug IA complaint by |
Pitcher Robert Ewing and other mem
bers of the Philadelphia National |
league team that Player Cheek. now
with the Albany, n. Y. team, owed |
them $66.50 borrowed money, was de-
cided by the National commission in
favor of Ewing and his teammates to-
day.
Although he suddenly took a turn
Tor the worse early Sunday morning,
Bot rae Carruthers was slightly i'm
according to hospital attend
ants late last night. The hysiciau5
10 attendance, however, are unable tn
eve out much hope for the recovery
Of the great and grand old man q
baseball.
Aurora, Ill, Aug lab TeDGqG,
manager of the Aurora club OF the Wis
= rsIn Illinois league, ha rendered his
to President William c.
5iSnnigan. Tebeau claims he WAS
tn en- cut of the league by poor UNI
)i= ng. He attributes two-thi 'u3 of Tie
iefeats OF the Aurora club on the read
% poor unpiring His Successor has
iot been named.
President c. w. Somers Of the CIeve-
and club refuses TO comment on the
eport which reached Cleveland from
that Manager StovaII in
ended parting company with Pitcher
'Cy" Young, Infielder Terry Tur-
Ter and Outflelder Hank" Butcher,
urther than TO say he did not know
ust what StovalIs plans were for
lext season.