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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30

with a deafening roar when he slash.
a beautiful single TO left field, scoring
Hirsch. With three on and only one
out it looked like a slaughter. but
Chapman proved equal to the occa-
sion, whiting Bromwich and causing
Clemens to pop out TO short. With
the score knotted it then resolved in
to a gruelling. nerve-racking see-saW.
Quincy threatened in the fourth when
White, who was No. l. singled. He
was forced at second, and a fast dou-
BILE play, Koepping TO Neer. squelch-
ed the visitors hopes. Things looked
rather gloomy for Davenport in the
eighth when KaylOr. the little right
fielder. opened the round with a
screaming two Dagger BTeitenstein
hit one towards first base az the rate
of 60 miles an hour. and with BAYLOR
tearing for third base it looked like
good night" The near tragedy was
averted however. ,Ieer scooped up
the ball and by Z beautiful peg nailed
the flying kaylor az the third station.
The next two were easy outs.
RALLY N NINTH.
Davenport piucked two swats in the
fifth. but there was nothing doing at
the cash register. Hirsch famed to
start the ball rolling. Reed singled
and stole second. Koepping few out
and Flaharty singled. the Georgia short
stop being nipped at the pan. Bobbie
Coleman's second double vas wasted
in tine seventh and Brcmwich's single
in the eighth was likewise all for
naught
But this is how they did it in the
ninth. Clemens started things with
I a single and was driven to the key
stone sack by Neer's one base bingle.
Carrigan managed to stop a fast one
with his ribs, and there were three
on and no one gone. Bobbie Coleman
pranced to the platter. and thinking
about that supper awaiting him. polk
ed a fast one at the pitcher. Chap
man tottered around like the town tip
pier, lost his balance and finally
threw to first but Clemens was al
ready over the plate with the winning
, tally The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30
JASPER STRIKES
OUT SEVENTEEN
Dubuque Twirler Establishes a
Three Eye Record Against
Bloomington.
ALLOWS BUT ONE LONE HIT
Harry Kelley, ex-IsIander, Gets Only
sinCIe-other Results in the
League.

Dubuque, Iowa, April 29-Dubuque
won the opening home game today be-
fore a crowd of 5000 people, when
they grabbed FIVE runs in the first in
ming. Twirler Jasper made a record
when he struck out II Bloomington
men. He came close to pitching a
nohit game, Harry Kelly, the Bloom
being the only Bloomington man who
could connect safely. The Blooming
ton team arrived in the regular hour
of the game, all tired ont, which &C
counts in measure for the fine show
ing made by Dubuque. Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30

Washington, d. c., April 30.-A trio
Of demon hurlers, a battling brigade
of artful artillery, crafty crowd of
busy boxmen, Johnson, Groom and
Cashion-these are the men upon
whom Manager Clark Griffith of the
Washington Senators smiles with all
the sunniness of his warm nature
He knows. and they know. and ev-
eryone knows. that they are the back
bone of his pitching star the spinal
column of his team. the stiffening
which makes OF that otherwise wab-
bly, body one OF the most feared fac
tors in the American league pennant
race. Griffith. leader in strategy,
knows that these men will lend them
selves reliably to his plans, that they
will be there week after week, month
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30

this year as was JEFF Tesreau for the
Giants last year. Last season he had
everything but control. and this year,
control is said TO be his strong point
A giant, man of steel and iron, he
dotes on work, and he and Johnson
could easily pitch half of the Wash
ington games this season.
Bob Groom, the veteran, known
sometimes as the living toothpick,
from his extreme attenuation, is the
old reliable of the pitching staff. AL
ways ready to so into the box, al
ways in condition, cool, crafty, master
of all arts of pitching, he appears in
shape 10 have one of his best seasons
this year. In 1912 he won "a and lost
Is games for the Senators, ranking
two points ahead of Cashion's .647
average.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30

after month, ready to carry their full
share of the burden and more, fight
ing shoulder to shoulder with their
teammates even as they did in the
startling rise of the Nationals last
year.
First and greatest of all, some say
the greatest of all baseball twirlers,
past and present, is Walter Johnson,
the man who never yet, so they say,
has shown his greatest speed. He is
the strikeout artist, the bitless Won
der, the master of control, the guy
who socked the Red Sox and gave
Philadelphia its fill. Some say he
could pitch successfully every day,
were it not that Griffith wants to give
his other twirlers show.
Carl Cashion is the husky specimen
who is slated TO be as big a marvel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30

and mingled with the proletariat in
the overflow.
The bleachers were packed as early
as 2:45, and still they came.
Bobbie Coleman lived up 70 his rep
utation by glomming three safe ones,
two of them doubles.
Hennessy. the rabid Celtic fan who
presides over the destinies Of the rear
end of a Bridge line car. was heart
broken because he couldn't get off to
see the game. Phil Weber, our local
horseshoer, unfurled a huge German
flag TO the breeze at his village
smithy, and waved it in defiance ev-
cry time Hennessy's car anbled by.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30
OPENING OF w. |. LEAGUE
Four Contests Today to Mark start
Of Ninth Season.

Rockford H., April 3O.-The Wis
consin-Il Illinois league enters today up
on its ninth season. Most of the clubs
are in better shape financially than
they were last spring. The only
change in the circuit, the supplanting
of Aurora by Milwaukee, is expected
to be an improvement in that respect
The only worry caused by the pres
ence of Milwaukee in the WI. is over
what possible effect the relations be-
tween the Milwaukee WI. and Mil
waukee American association clubs
will have on the competitors of the
former. The term farm" does not
rest well with some of the WI clubs.
There is a new association in Rock
ford. 1t has built a new park in q
part of the city which has never seen
the professional game. It is like in
Producing q new city into the league
and il is predicted the game will have
a new lease of life in the Forest city.
The club has EXPENDED $4,000 in equip
ping its plant. Elaborate preparations
have been made for the opening OF
the season and many business houses
Will grant their employees part holi.
day.
l Wausau opens at Rockford. Apple,
/ ton at Milwaukee, Green Bay at Ra.
[ cine. Oshkosh at Madison.
The managers are: Rockford, Clar
ence Marshall: Oshkosh, Joseph Xii
/ Ian; Racine, William Fox; Appleton.
William Crystal; Madison, Harry
! Bay; Green Bay. Robert Lynch: Wau
sau. j. NJ. Malloy. Davey will umpire
at Milwaukee, McGiOon at Rockford
Roth at Racine, and Mcfarland q
Madison
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30
SoME RANDOM REMARKS.

There were just exactly 1929 paid
admissions. Davenport wanted to
beat the figures reached by Quincy at
the opening there. and they did The
best the down staters could do was
1872
The Davenport police certainly kept
back that crowd, nit When the gang
was overrunning the field in the final
stages. and threatened TO stop the
contest. James Tecumseh Hayes and
ID. O'Leary called for police protec-
ton. One sturdy bluecoat stepped up
10 the gang and said: Pardon me for
addressing you without having receiv-
ed an introduction. but would you be
so kind as to step backward a pace or
two. would thank you, oh so much"
Seeing that the minions of the Law
were apparently better fitted for
pouring at pink tea, the umpires de-
cided TO make the best of it, and or
dered the carnage renewed.
a yellow mongrel dog invaded the
{ diamond in the first half of the ninth
/ and unable to find an exit. nearly ran
itself TO death while the crowd yelled.
Bobbie Coleman fell all over eight
( or ten kids in attempting to get a
+ foul pop-up. The lads. although de
/ prived OF their wind for a few min
( utes. smiled gamely, and pointed with
pride 10 the places they had been
struck. Boy hero worship is a won
derful thing.
Billy Neal. the ex-Islander, grabbed
the pasteboards at the gate. He was
dressed in citizens clothes and looked
very much TO the good. He will prob
ably work tomorrow II not. how
about the day after? We can predict,
if nothing else.
Flaharty vas some batting hero. In
four times up he grabbed three sin
giles. and on mis- last trip TO the plate
banged one TO deep right. Kaylor
backed into the crowd and speared it
like a regular robber
Among the Rock Island notables IN
the parade were II. Z. Casteel, NJ. II
Sexton and W. A. Rosenfeld. They
occupied a box in the grandstand and
evinced keen interest in the proceed
iEgs. Warren Rack. another notable
refused to assume the patrician rols
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago, Z; Cincinnati, 2.
Brooklyn, 0; New York, us in
nings).
Observation-Disclosures rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detroit, 5; Chicago, 8 (12 inntngs).
Philadelphia Washington, rain.
New York-Boston, rain.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Toledo, 1; Milwaukee, 7.
Louisville, 2; Minneapolis, 8.
Indianapolis, 6; Kansas City, 7.
Columbus, 8; St Paul, III in
nings)
WESTERN LEAGUE
Lincoln, 3; Topeka, l.
Sioux City, /; St Joseph, G.
Des Moines, 5; Omaha, 4.
Denver, 4 Wichita, l.
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
Evansville, s; Fort Wayne, IL.
Terre Haute, I; Grand Rapids, s.
Dayton, s. Springfield, 2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30
shakeup in Bloomington Team

Bloomington, H., April 30.-Before
leaving for Dubuque yesterday Mana
ger Syfert gave Bloomington another
shakeup. releasing Scott Lucas, the
local collegian trying for first base,
and Pitcher William Clayton of Gil
lespie, H., and selling Pitchers Hick-
stein OF Chicago and Balls of Decatur,
Ind, to Pekin. Catcher Jesse Clinton
vas purchased from Burlington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30

Stolen bases Moss, Jackson. Two
base hit-Beatty, Jude. Erlewin.
Boucher Three base hits-Jude,
Swanson Sacrifice hy-Isaacs, Erie
win, Swanson (2), Beatty, Moss.
Struck out-By Jasper. II; by Syfert,
/ Bases on balls-On Jasper, 4; OF
Syfcrt. l. Hit ny pitcher-Jackson
Isaacs, Mess. Hits-Of Pickett. S in
twc-thirds inning; of Syfert. in
Z Is innings Passed hall-Caifton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30
SOX BEAT TIGERS
IN ROUND twelve
Three Singles, Last by Schalk,
Sacrifice and Walk Net
Victory, 6 to 5.

Detroit, Mich. April 30.-The White
Sox celebrated Ty Cobb day by trim
ming the Tigers claws yesterday af-
ternoon, but it required II innings of
human endeavor to do it by a score of
8 to 5. And seven-eighths OF the half
frozen bugs who saw the return of
the Georgia wonder to the game al
ways will believe that Ty cut OF the
winning run by a shoesufng catch
of Ray Schalk's bread winning single.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30
GovFwNoR VIEWS OPENER.

Springfield, IL, April Ex-Governor
Edward f. Dunno set aside the cares
of the state here yesterday and wit
messed the downfall of the locals on
the part of Quincy, by a score of to
6. The governor and family occupied
a box in the grandstand. The first
ball was tossed over the pan by May
or John S. Schnepp. A number of
other state and city officials were in
attendance. The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30
Two Iowa Players Are injured.

Iowa City, Iowa, April 30.-Iowa's
baseball nine was weakened by the
injury OF two men. Hauth, right field
er. and Pat" Meloy, second baseman,
sprained their ankles and are out of
the Minnesota and Illinois games.
Shrader. the crack track man, is of
his team also
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30

summary: Two base hits-Coleman
'2D, Kaylor. Bases on balls OF
HirsCh. ?; of Chapman. 2 Struck
out-By Hirsch, :; by Chapman, 3.
Hit by pitched ball -Carrigan. Dou-
bic plays Koepping to Neer. Wild
pitch -Hirsch. Left on bases-Daven-
port. 9; Danvilie. :. Time of game
1:45. Umpires johnson and McNul-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30
League President Resigns.

Minneapolis, MINI, April 30
George A. Barton, president of the
Northern Baseball league, has offered
his resignation 10 the directors of that
organization. 1t was accepted and
successor will be elected in a few
days. Illness is the cause of President
Bartons resignation. He recently
suffered a nervous breakdown and is
confined to his home here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30
Plan levers Day" in New York.

New York. April 30.-The compli.
ment which Chicago admirers of
Frank Chance plan to pay the New
York American league club manager
when he makes his first appearance
there will have something of paral-
lei here in an "Evers day" May 10.
Four hundred citizens of Troy have
reserved seats for the game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30
Total ...............6 10 27 10
*Batted for Delave in ninth

Stolen bases-Jelly (2). Conger.
Two base hits-Ward, AgneW, Baird.
Three base hit-Henry. Home runs
Ward. kommers, Golvin. Double
play-Conger to Kahl to Golvin.
Struck Out-By Delave, 3; by Tretter,
S. Bases on balls-Of Delave, Z; off
Tretter, l. Sacrifice fly-Ward. Sac
rifce hit-Tretter Passed ball-Ag-
new. Time-2:00 Umpire-Sullivan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30

Three base hits-Duggan. Lakaff,
Scherer Two base hits-Scherer,
Flanagan Sacrifice hits-Holke, Tot
ten. Sacrifice fy-Totten. Stolen
bases-Holke, Calhoun. German (2).
Bases on balls-Off Lakaff. 8; off Leh-
man, .. Struck out-By Lakaff, g. by
Lehman, 8. Umpire-Cusack. Time
of game-1:5 SIS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30
LAkAEE WINS GAME.

Decatur, H., April 3O.-Heavy hit
ting participated liz by almost the en-
tire team and good support for La
kaff in the pinches won yesterday
opening game of the home season
over Peoria, Z to l. Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30
New Berth for vandanrift.

.Urbana. Ill. April 30.-Carl Wanda
grift- former captain of the University
Of Illinois baseball team, res been
appointed @-er'-- manager Of
me CentraliA White Sox.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30
" Batted for Benton in seventh.
+EBatted for Fromme in ninth.

+Batted Tor Benton m seventh.
%"Batted for Fromme in ninth.
Chicago .-.-3 o o 2 i -
Cincinnati .....1 0 0 0 0 % l %
Two base hit-Mitchell Struck
out-By Cheney, Benton, Bescher,
Marsans and Tinker; by Benton. Ev-
ers, Clymer and Cheney. Bases on
balls-Of Cheney, 2; OFF Benton, 3.
Hits-Off Benton, in 6 innings. Hit
by pitcher-By Benton, Safer. Wild
pitch-Cheney. Time - LAB. I'm
pires-Brennan and Eason.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30
"Batted for Russell in ninth.
"Batted for Hall in seventh
"SBatted for Lake in twelfth.

Slated for Hall in seventh
*'Batted for Lake in twelfth.
Chicago q % l 0 l % 0 o 0 2-6
Detroit 20 0 0 0 o 0 . 900 Is
Two base hit-Crawford. Struck
out-By White, Gamer and StanaRe;
by Benz, Stanage and Crawford. Bases
on baIls-Off Hall, 4; off Lake. 1; off
White, 3. Double play-Borton to
Weaver. Hits-Off Hall, in z in
nings: off Lake. in 5 innings; off
White, z in 7 innings none out in
eighth; off Russell, none in 1 inning;
off Benz, in innings. Wild pitch
Russell. Tme-2:32. Umpires-Hil-
debrand and Evans.
Chicago, April 30.-It took the ciout-
ing Cubs just one inning to trample
the life out of Joe Tinker's trailing
Reds yesterday In their first encount-
er of the year at the west side park.
The score was to and the Trojans
drove home three runs in their first
attack. enough to have won the COM
bat. The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30

Time-1:5O Umpires-Sullivan and
Knapp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30
GAME IS REAL THRILLER
Mayor Mueller Pitches First Ball
Players and Maenates Parade
Streets.
THREE EYE LEAGUE.

In a feverish battle which marked
the opening OF the season on the Day-
export ball grounds, O'Leary's Sox
yesterday afternoon jolted a game
from Danville by a score Of 10 !
before one OF the largest crowds which
has ever been damned into the Iowa
lot. With the score even IL the third.
both teams fought like tigers, with
neither one able TO gain the adya1-
tage II was only in the ninth that
the Sox we're able to push over the
winning tally, and that with no one
gone. Three singles and hit bats
man was the reason
At . o'clock the usual parade was
formed at the Kimball house. ball
players, club officials. guests Of honor
and representatives of the press be
ing preceded by brass band Auto
mobiles were the means OF convey.
ance. After parade through the
down town district, the cortege head.
ed for the park. Here players parad
Cd around the field, that selfsame band
loading the line Of march. Mayor Al
fred Mueller winged the first ball over
the plate. the umpire called it a
strike, and the season was officially
opened.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30
FLAHERTY THERE WITH BAT.

Flaharty. the new right gardner.
who is hitting the pill like veritable
demon. stepped up TO the plate after
singing his first time up. and the
crowd began TO stir. The Irish gard
ener brought the bugs TO their feet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30
HIRSCH WILD.

Hirsch the southpaw slab artist
picked by Dan. was wild as d March
mare the first few innings, and was
continually in the hole. only sterling
support saving him from certain dis
aster. Chapman. who opposed the
PretseltoWn tossers, lost control in
the third stanza. but only one run re-
suied. after which he frightened up
and held the home team until the
fatal ninth. An overflow crowd sur
rounded the field and made ground
rules necessary, a hit into the throng
netting but two sacks. The bugs pack
cd themselves right up against the
first base line and almost surrounded
the catcher, handicapping the work
of the baCkstops. The police were
seemingly powerless to cope with the
situation. Tin whistles, rattles and
every conceivable noise-making de
vice were distributed gratis and the
din was enough to awaken even a
veteran boilermakcr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30
DANNILIE sCoREs EIRsT.

Danville drew first blood in the sec
ond Falk drew a walk. went TO sec
oud on Staley's out and came home
on a freak single which landed two
feet in front Of the home plate. The
hall was high pop-up and after
Robbie Coleman had gotten under il,
The pesky thing took sudden curve
and hit the earth with a dull sicken-
ing thud. allowing Falk to tear home
from second.
Davenport evened things up in the
third, and why they did not get 1900
runs that inning will always remain
a mystery. Coleman, first up. picked
one into the right held overflow for
two sacks Hirsch hit one to the
pitcher and was safe on a fielder
choice. Bobbie being nailed TO the
mast at the third sack Then il was
that the balloon ascension was in
augurated. Chapman could not have
discerned the plate with a field glass,
his main idea in life being 10 make
a contortionist out OF the catcher,
who was straininE wildly in all direc-
lions TO grab the hayward shoots.
Reed and Koepping were both given
free transportation to flag station No.
during this little chapter denSely
populating all the sacks
-, ..u.nr-x .r..n.nu- x.r,rrt. nan
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-14
Faiirn1ont Lost
To CIarksburg
Scholqstics
LOCAL TEAM MADE SPLENDID
SHOWING BUT FOUND LOW
CEILING TO BE GREAT DIsAD.
VANTAGE.

The Fairmont Y. NJ. C. A. basket bail
quintette last night met defeat at file
hands Of the famous Clarksburg Scho'
lastics, Jim Shields aggregation o.
tossers, on the Clarksburg floor in the
Clarksburg Transfer company's build,
ing. M
The score of IS to % was not SUCH
a bad defeat, and while Fairmont did
not expect to lose the game, there was
good will expressed by all following
the windup of the game. Clarksburg
has now one contest to their favor and
Fairmont has one, andfthe deciding
game will be played of iq. this city be.
tween the Clarksburg scholastlcs and
the Fairmont Y. NJ. Q, on Tuesday,
March 18th.
The game last night was one of the
hardest fought OF the season, and the
little hall where the game was played
was jammed with the .onlookers.
Clarksburgers stand up for their team
well, and car or two cars viii bring
the team and their rooters to this city
for the Scholastic game on Tuesday.
The floor ca which the game was
played last night was exceptionally
small, and the ceiling was exceptional
ly low, thus spelling the work OF the
local team, as not a high pass could b.
made, ard Clarksburgers tall tossers
were able to stop every high pass that
was made by the local boys. The Fair.
mont boys played with determination
that was splendid, and although the
odds were greatly against them on nc.
count Of their inexperlence on such
small floor, the game was interesting
Throughout. Clarksburg's men were all
good players, and ]. Williams played
star game for the Harrison county
jads, taking the game like he was born
to it, and making a total of 10 field
goals.
For Falrmont no single man starred
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-14

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-14

in dahger o. lis llie. pays her from
tine 10 time when he supplies his
litnsSgiri. with gnsEiood al she Is able
10 obtain. 1t is cnone OF these visits
that he Is being surrounded and hides
in the loftsof the cabin, Instrueting
little Eirgfe to- tell the .sYsnksr that
he has gone When the soldiers break
down the door they find the little gill
alone playing withia rag doll A vain
search of the house is made and Col.
Morrison, who Is commanding the
Searching party, questions Virgle. She,
With cunning and adorable baby talk,
fools the offcer,. only to be outwitted
BY him later. The hiding PLACE of the
father is discovered, and the colonel
commands him to come down. He Is
about to hand his prisoner over to his
man to be taken to headquarters and
there they are both court martialed
The littlest rebel, as virgie is called,
appears before the General and makes
a touching and sympathetic plea for
the lives OF both men, The General
listens to her story and becomes in;
terested; he orders an Investigation Of
the case which results in the pardon
Of both men.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-14
State: news
CHILDREN INJURED

MoUNDsvILLF-An explosion of
unknown origin created quite little
excitement and Injured the five small
children Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Mckay
ON Tomiinson avenue and tho extent
6fthe injuries cannot be oscertained
atthfs time.
the children had built fire of news.
papers In the rear of the yard and one
d them had piece of copper wire got
ten igemsthe local electrical plant and
on one end of It was supposed to be a
deposit Of dynamite and when 1t was
thrown In the fire. it exploded blowing
the powder into the faces and limbs OF
tile children.