Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02

shove little reverse English into the
gear box, and start to climb
Dan O'Leary says the general senti-
ment around. the circuit is strong for
the return of Rock Island to the
Three-I in 1914, and according to his
dope, there seems to be no doubt but
what the deal will go through. 1t
is a practical certainty that Spring
field is out of it and Decatur as we'll
Dubuque is way below the attendance
mark and always has been-that is,
as far as the oldest inhabitant can
remember Danville is also below the
attendance mark. Peoria wants to
break into the Federal league and
there will certainly be general shake
up next year. Rock Island will have
baseball for sure. Just give US that
Island City park and then flash on
the lights. Were Off"
Clarence Rowland has not given up
the pennant yet Yesterday he dropped
in at the press coop and ventured that
he would cop the rag if his boys won
both games of the holiday bill He
figures that Quincy has a streak of
yellow when it comes to hard finish,
and that the Dubs will forge into the
lead. Quincy begins a three-day series
at Dubuque tomorrow and the fur is
bound to fly.
Walter Holke, the Pretzel first
sacker, has been recalled by st. 10
seph and departed last night to join
his old teammates. Gygh, the man
who has been holding down the one
cushion, will succeed him.
/ Vern Hirsch, the southpaw, who wGs
on the Hose payroll during the early
part of the season, was on the bench
in uniform yesterday. Hirsch was
turned over to Rockford, but as the
season is over there, he is back in
the fold. His work may help some
what
Becker had a busy time of it, Will
six put outs in the first game and five
in the second. In the seventh innins
of No. he retired the last two bats
men, and in the eighth. the Darrin-
gers and Swanson all flew out TO Jesse
Bob Couchman, eX-Islander, hat
struck a batting slump, so he says
and has evolved a heavy scheme L
break the luck. He has applied sever
al coats of highly lustrous varnisl
to his wagon tongue. You see," A.
explained, when l get up to bat, tn
sun hits that shiny surface and cor
verts 1t into a regular mirror. TIL
reflection dazzles the pitchers eye
and l just naturally kill the bal
See?"
During the intermission there wa
some little excitement in the aut
row when a 250-pound fan keeled owe
on the great sward in a faint. A bucl
ct of water was heaved on his fevere
brow and someone whispered: "Wha
will you have?" and the victim immt
diately regained his faculties.
A pop vender tripped on a boar
, in the grandstand and tumbled thre
: flights to the bottom, where he lande
2 in q pool of ice water, surrounde
e by bottles. No serious damage eithe
: to stock or boy.
: Koepping made Siebert look sick /
] the third inning Of the second gam
S on a delayed steal. The backsto
e had the pill when Otto started fc
o the keystone. Neither the shortsto
/. or second baseman was expecting
: throw and the larceny was simple.
: H. Darringer's solid dome won hi
Q 8 stolen base IN the fourth inning
n No. ?. He drove for the bag and Ii
y ball hit him on the knob. He droppe
e like log but revived in time TO GRAY
s safely onto the cushion.
4 Siebert distinguished himself /
e grabbing q pop ny against the Dub
que bench,