Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-10
BY PAUL BRUNER.


Davenport won farcical exhibition
Of the national pastime yesterday af-
ternoon, Of which the predominant
feature was a rough-neck exhibition of
misdirected pugilism and umpire bait
ing by Charles Snyder, Quincy twirl-
er and peeve. Eight boots, nine
bases on balls and % hits produced a
total Of Is scores. which listens very
much like al excerpt from the back lot
records.
KNAPP ASSAULTED.
The rough stuff was pulled in the
last half of the third inning. Snyder.
who was secured by Hackett from the
St Louis Browns, had in the previous
innings been dented for quartet of
hits and half as many runs On his
frame two hits and a walk filled the
bases with no one gone. and Neer. who
was al bat, laid down a bunt along
the third base line. Billings grabbed
the pill just as il rolled foul and Fla
harty. who had started FOR home, was
trapped, when Umpire Knapp an
nounced the ball as foul At that Sny-
der rushed in from the mound, and
directing stream Of vile vituperation
at the umpire. began TO shove him
around, shaking his fist in Knapps
face, and threatening TO get him"
Snyder was canned from the game
and ordered out OF the lot The dis
gruntled twirler, who had merely been
looking for an excuse TO warm the
bench when he saw he was getting a
beating. grabbed up his stun and in
walking past the home plate. again
jumped onto the umpire, showing him
around and telling him what he would
do after the game. Finally. when the
twirler's temper had been worked up
10 a white heat. he hauled off and
pasted the umpire on the nose, bring
ing the claret
POLICE CALLED.
Manager Hackett of Quincy. instead
Of attempting TO preserve order and
get his baby-actioned pitcher off the
field. stood by taking the scene all in
with evident enjoyment The ground
police officer. Nagel. Immediately rush
ed in. after O'Leary had separated the
two. and Snyder was escorted from the
field, while the spectators rouudly
Kissed him. The Three Eye league is
too small 10 hold ball players Of Sny
der's stamp. and il is to be hoped that
President Tearney will take drastic
action in the premises.
After Snyder had migrated, Joe
Vyskocil was rushed to the slab, viii
the cushions still crowded His frst
act was that OF handing four balls tC
Neer and forcing a run. Then follow
ed two doubles, a single and a boot
all OF which Melted six runs
BIG SHAMEFUL.
In the next inning Golvin was shift
ed to second base. Kahl. the regular
keystoner. taking the slab. while Man
Ager Hackett essayed TO hold dow
first base. Hackett waddled aroun,
for two innings and was then succeed
ed by Pitcher Willis. The game there
after was a mere exhibition of horse
play.
The Sox grabbed one in the fifth oil
a sacrifice by Carrigan and singles b.
Neer, Coleman and Barnes. The fna
two were glommed in the sixth by rea
son OF Bromvich's triple Turner
boot. and base swats produced by Nee
and Carrigan.
The Sox got their pair of runs OF
Snyder in the second with two singles
a sacrifice and two Dagger
CARRIE WITH Us.
Quincy scored two in the opener Of
walk. two boots and single. AT
other was added in the second by res
son Of two singles and sacrifice. Tn
final tally came in the seventh on
bungle and hit.
The real feature OF the game, fror
Davenport standpoint, waS, the II
turn Of Carrigan into the league. Cal
RE has not annexed bingle sine
Hector was in swaddling clothes. I
four times up Carrie landed on the pi