Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
BY PAUL BRUNER.

Of the Three-I league. It's all over
but the shouting. BY grabbing both
ends of double decker at the wind
up yesterday. the Pretzels, hailed as
this years pennant winners at the
kickoff, just nosed into the first divi-
sion and climbed one notch over the
900 mark. The Davenport natives
have been pacifed TO a certain extent,
and will refrain from hanging Dan
O'Leary's body to a sour apple tree.
The congregation will now turn to page
20 and chant the first, third and last
stanias Of that little song entitled,
Football" Good night,
GAY TIME.
The first section OF the program
consisted Of a regular ball game in
which Roddy Hendrix done himself
proud" in the lingo Of Lizzie, the Spear
mint Kid Roddy, who has had an
OF year this season. went in there and
applied a beautiful snowy coat of
whitewash to the pennant winning
crew, holding them to five lonesome
Fwats, and coping his farewell effort,
. to 0.
Alter the intermission every one
had a good time. II was just like
the last day of school. Teacher didn't
care II the boys whispered, there were
a couple of farewell speeches. Otto
koepping received a silver bat for
good department and having all his
lessons down pat in the batting class
during the month of August Jesse
Barnes was the recipient of a silver
baseball. for excellent attachments in
the pitching class. Both of these
gifts were donated by Nabstedt & Sons
company Of Davenport.
WEIRD TIME.
AS is usually the custom when a ball
player IS rendered a loving mug, a
floral horse shoe or pair of link cuff
buttons. Barnes was jinxed and did his
best to throw away the last game in
spite Of strenuous efforts on the part
of the Quincy gang to donate same
Manager Nick Kahl took his lineup
and shuffled il up beyond recognition.
Danny Kerwin, the left fielder, who is
giving Methuselah a run for his money
in the "Old Age League" asked the
boss If he might be a pitcher for once,
and the manager replied: The boon
which you crave shall be granted and
you may henceforth cease your crav-
ing" Willis was called off the bench
and navigated around the keystone,
making a proud record. He booted
three chances out of nine. Kahl did
the short stopping. First Sacker Col
win journeyed out to the center garden,
Collins moved over to left and John
Henry Myers the rotund comedian and
monologist obliged at the first sack
Some lineup. Although Kerwin is
not regular pitcher he rather shaded
Barnes, the Circleville bandit, if the
truth be known. Jesse did his best
20 lose the game, but he couldn't do
II and had to win in spite OF himself
MERRY XMAS.
AS Otto Koepping, the Elgin black
face star. stepped TO the platter the
first time in game No. l, Umpire jim
ME Sullivan clutched a silver bat
and informed the natives that Mr..
Coping was entitled to same for best
batting average during the month of
August. Otto doffed his cap and
scratched the pinnacle Of his coco by
way OF acknowledging the plaudits OF
the multitude.
When Barnes made his first trip
TO the plate in No. ?. Jumps Johnson
made the presentation speech and
showed the silver baseball into Jesse's
right salary hook. The words were
well chosen and delivered in the most
approved train calling fashion. Oh,
yes. the second game went to the Blue
Sox, to 8. II was a large afternoon
with accent on the penult as in
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