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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24

ands of feet in the air in this man
! ner?"
well, it is a pleasing sensation that
mans in love? A feeling something
like that"
as it that pleasing?" we exclaimed
And right then and there we decided
that flying must be all right.
You see, there is always a chance
that you might fall; you are always in
some danger, just the same as when
you are in love. That's why l make
the comparison. Many an aviator has
taken hard fall, never to recover
and so has many a lover.
You ask me how it feels" contin-
ued the great aviator, ito soar in the
heavens. Well, as you go up, up, up.
you seem to be standing still with the
earth rapidly moving away from you.
And as you mount higher the air be-
comes cooler. Far below you can see
the world stretched beneath, and the
buildings look like toy houses, the peo-
pie like midgets. 1t is a pleasing SEN
sation; makes one feel free and happy
and helps to drive away your earthly
troubles. That's the only way know
how to describe it,
Have you ever had any narrow es-
capes, Mr.. Beachey?" we asked.
''Oh, yes, 1 remember once in par
ticular, before the loop the loop had
been introduced into aviation, when
my engine stopped some 1000 feet in
the air. 1t twas a cloudy day and I
could not see the earth below; but I
knew that it was there, and further
more l knew that ii was coming up to
meet me at a terrible rate of speed.
Let me tell you, my friend, there was
no pleasing sensation about that.
Some mighty quick thinking was
necessary in order to save myself, but
I succeeded. l drove my machine as
best l could into a series of volplanic
spirals, and though I was descending
earthward at terrible rate of speed.
my plan worked successfully. Round
and round l whirled. my heart in my
mouth every second for fear something
would go wrong and I should be dash
ed tol the earth in a shapeless mass
beneath my engine Far below me l
began to see the earth, and ever to-
ward it did 1 shoot like the bullet from
a rife. And then when / was only a
few feet in the air, turned my plane, |
my rapid glide came suddenly TO an |
end and 1 slid gracefully 10 the ground. |
And. believe me, ola mother earth |
never felt better beneath my feet than |
she did at that moment l didn't fly |
again for week, but my love for the !
air soon conquered ana I went al it !
again. l have never had such an ad- |
venture since, and hope to never have
another like it
And after that you still say you
like fiying?"
Yes. indeed! l must confess that
love it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24
TRI-CITIES DIVIDE
THE GOLF .HONORS

Tom Davis of Rock Island captured
the Glass A championship of the Rock
Island Arsenal Golf club Saturday aft
ernoon by defeating II. J. Schmidt of
Davenport up. II was a close con-
test. but the young Rock Islander was
in the lead most of the time and
throughout played the same consistent
golf which characterized his work
earlier in the tournament.
c. y. Peck of Moline won the Glass
B championship from F. ID. Let's of
Davenport, up to >, while r. X.
Swan of Moline defeated Gus Tegeler
of Rock Island in the finals in Glass
G, up 1.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24
NEARLY FORTY IN
Tennis MATCHES
Annual Tournament, Which
Lasts All Week, Opens
at Arsenal.

An unusually large number of ten
mis- players have entered for the an
nuaI tournament which opened at the
Rock Island Arsenal Golf club today.
There are approximately 40 in the list,
somewhat more than there were last
year. OF this total number there are
% men and 10 women.
The tournament opened with the
ladies' singles and the mems singles.
These will occupy the entire week, the
finals being Saturday, Aug. 20 at 2:3O
and 400 p. m.
Prizes are on display at the club
house These include silver cups for
the championships in four events.
Other prizes will also be given. The
committee in charge is Kalman Spell
letich and +. C. Holbrook of Daven-
port and Joe Dain, Jr., of Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24
WATERFOWL

Arthur Ballweg will leave Saturday
for Mount Vernon, where he joins his
family on a visit to New York. Rich
ard Mercer will fill his place at the
Cox grocery store during his absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. c. Hawkins and son
Willard OF Kewanee are visitors at
the home OF Walter Coates and fam
lily
Mrs. George Stannard Of Rock Is
land was a Watertown visitor Tues
day.
Mrs. Jessie Lewis OF Davenport spent
Sunday at the home of Mrs. W. VIII
son.
Mrs. w. II. Young was hostess TO a
number OF her friends Tuesday after
noon.
Mrs. Fred Graham and children Of
Davenport were visiting Watertown
friends Sunday.
Fred Wenks and family attended
the Cambridge fair Thursday.
Miss Mamie Bauman resigned her
position at the hospital and has gone
10 her home In St. Louis.
Mrs. II. Willis entertained her moth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24
HENDERSON WILL
SCRAP iowa PUG
Local Welterweight Given a
Chance to Come Back
and Prove Worth.

Earl Henderson. local weIterweight
scrapper, who for a time was boosted
as a real conner in the boxing game.
but who suffered a setback when he
quit in a scheduled 10-round bout here
with Frank Whitney of Des Moines.
will be given a chance to come back
and show his real worth at the Iowa
state capital within the next month.
when he again meets Whitney. The
Des Moines pug is one of the classiest
scrappers in the ring in his class. Tom
Kline, manager Of Henderson. an.
nounces that the local lad will guar.
antee to put Henderson in the shade
inside of 10 rounds or never again en-
ter the ring game. 1t is Henderson's
chance to win back lost laurels and
his local friends are hoping he wiz
make good his claim and guarantee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24
BRAVES TIE WITH
GIANTS FOR LEAD
Wonderful Squirt Of Bostonese
Rewarded When New York
Loses to the Reds.
DUE TO WIN THE REMNANT?
Many Predict StaIIings' Club viii Cop
Bunting and Meet Athletics
for Worlds Title.

Chicago, H., Aug. 24.-Six weeks Of
stampeding along the pennant trail
has borne fruit for George Stallings
and his tribe of Boston Braves. What
would have been termed a miracle not
many days back blossomed into stern
reality yesterday when the Cincinnati
Reds again pounced On the Giants and
wiped out the slim half-game margin
which was keeping McGraw's men
ahead of the onrushing Braves in the
dash for a 1914 flag.
Today the wonder workers from
Boston rest on even terms with the
floundering Giants, with 5S wins and
As losses. And to hear the Braves
talk they intend to keep right on
winning ball games regardless of what
the wind-up has i'm store for them.
While being hoisted by Herzogs der
ricking Reds to a position even with
the Giants, the Boston men were rest
ing easily in the storm-ridden commun.
ity, having arrived here yesterday
morning bent on watching the Cubs in
action in the afternoon and incidental.
ly keeping their eyes focused on the
score board for returns from Redland.
Braves Are Not Worrying.
The rain upset their plans for seeing
the Cubs tackle the Pills, but they Z
lost no time in getting word from Gin
cinnati Upon learning that their Y
squirt had been rewarded, they only
smiled 1t is their custom. They do
not talk pennant. They do not worry
about the big money involved In
fact, the men do not seem to realize
the possibilities before them and are
not under a strain, which many think
may shatter their ambitions before
many days
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24

er, Mrs. Johnston OF Carbon Cliff, over
Sunday.
Miss Ella Barker is enjoying her va
cation with relatives at Fairfield, Ill.
Eliza Walker OF yuma spent Satur-
day and Sunday with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivey Peterson spent
Sunday in Moline.
Mrs. Edna Calvin left Saturday for
her home in Chicago after an extend
ed visit here at the w. E. Git home.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Lamb were
overSunday visitors with friends at
Port byron.
l. Tabor went to Peoria Saturday
for a few days visit.
Miss Emma Lloyd was brought to
her home from the city hospital Tues
day, where she underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Chambers have
gone to housekeeping in the new J. O..
Geisler cottage on Second street.
Frank Schafer is improving his
property by a new coat of paint.
The Misses Anna and Sophia Woeh-
Ter have returned to their home in
Ottawa after a pleasant week spent
at the home of their sister, Mrs. o. /.
Smith.
Miss Grace Lucas is enjoying a
weeks vacation from her duties at the
hospital. and with Miss Williams is
enjoying an excursion by water to st.
Paul.
MIR. and Mrs. Dave Schafer of o.
borne were Watertown visitors Thurs
day.
Several members of the Methodist
Aid society met Wednesday at the
home )of Mrs. Harry Cosner and sew
ed for a sick member. Along with
their work a sumptuous dinner was
served, after which one of the guests
furnished some fine music.
Miss Edna Lyon of Moline was a
Wednesday afternoon visitor with her
aunt, Mrs. John Lyon, who is improv-
ing from her recent operation.
Late yesterday afternoon word was
received by John Wise of the death
of the one-day-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Nelson of Lyndon. Mrs.
Nelson was formerly Miss Sadie Wise.
Mrs. Joe Marland and baby daugh-
ter of East Moline were Thursday Wis
itors at the Scott Allen home.
Mrs. Walter Coates and son Richard,
together with their house guests,
spent Thursday at the Watch Tower.
wednesday being the birthday ami
versary of Mrs. Edward AxeIson, she
entertained large party of her friends
and neighbors at dinner, and in the
evening about So more gathered in a
surprise to help complete the celebra-
ton. A jolly time was enjoyed and
the luncheon was delicious. Mrs. AK
elson was the recipient OF many nice
gifts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24
Rival Crews Ready.

Culver, Ind, Aug. 24-With the ar
rival of the racing crews from the nli-
nois Naval Militia yesterday morning,
under command of Captain f. A. Ev-
ers, all contestants for the national
naval militia regatta races today and
tomorrow are at hand. These races
VIII be rowed under the auspices of
the Culver Summer Naval school ON
Lake Maxinkuckee. The Culver ca
diets will enter four crews. one in each
of tho four events.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24
JAYS BUNCH HITS
TO TRIM DUMMIES
Pilots Blank Ansons Twice
Burlington Pounds Seneff
and Beats Galesburg.

Waterloo, Iowa, Aug. 24.-Water!oo
punched hits in the fifth inning with
Cedar Rapids errors and won the sec
ond game OF the series. to 4. Whites
triple was a feature. Tho score:
Cedar Rapids. 1OOOOOOOO-1 Z 4
Waterloo go. OOO4OOO=+ 8 3
Batteries-Spencer and Lingle; Kin
sella and Evans.
Burlington, Iowa, Aug. 24.-Burling-
ton pounded Seneff for eight runs in
the fifth and won, IL TO Z. The score:
Burlington =. 2SOOO1-11 10 1
Galesburg E. OOOOO1O51- 10 2
Observation-Disclosures and Rolleg; Sen
eff and Hruska.
Marshalltown, Iowa, Aug. 24.-Fail-
ure to connect with Smithson and
Jones lost a double-header for Mar
shalltown against Clinton yesterday
afternoon. Score Of first game:
Clinton ... O0O0OOO-1 1
Marshalltown. OOOOOOOOO-O . 1
Batteries-Smithson, Jones; Oar
row, Ostendorf and Andreen.
SECOND GAME.
Clinton .... OOOOOO2-2 3 2
Marshalltown -. OOOOOOO-O 0 3
Batteries-Jones and barrow; Har-
ter and Andreen.
Keokuk, Iowa, Aug. 24.-Rain inter
feTed with yesterdays game after the
Indians had gained a . TO 1 lead in
four and one-half rounds. Seven hits
off Alberts in three innings did the
work. The score:
Keokuk 11OO-2 o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24
BY n. r. POD.


Keep your seats, friends; we are go
ing to have a heart to heart talk with
Lincoln Beachey, the greatest aviator
the world has ever known.
Beachey sat alone in his modest
apartment at local hotel, and at was
with considerable shyness that we en-
tered the presence of this great man.
We had heard so much about him,
about his wonderful flying, his daring
feats, his death-defying stunts in the
air, that we almost imagined he would
be far from an ordinary man. But he
wasn't He was Just a plain, every
day sort of a man, of common tastes,
and thinks he is no better than anyone
else. And he smokes scent cigars.
Think of that! A man who pulls down
$500 per day smoking cigars which
retail at only one jitney apiecei We
could hardly believe it, but he showed
us the brand. They were-well, no
free advertising for any cigar firm, but
we assure you they were I5-cent cigars.
Beachey is short of stature, by no
means bad looking, and with a smile
and a hearty handshake that would
put an office-seeking candidate in the
shade.
He extended his hand and we grasp
ed it. I'm certainly glad to meet
you," he said Wont you sit DOWN."
We accepted the invitation and pro-
ceeded to look the great man over.
He smiled at our. apparent display of
awe.
Now i want you to feel right at
home" said Beachey. Here, have
smoke and tell me Just what you want.
I'll be glad to give YOU any informa-
ton you may desire"
We accepted the smoke with consid-
cradle alacrity. Cigars are somewhat
of a luxury TO a poor newspaper man,
who. as 4 general rule, can smoke
nothing better than a pipe, and we
were about to light It when we were
struck by a bright idea. At times an
idea really does strike us, and this
was one of those times. Why smoke
this cigar? Had it not been presented
to us by a truly great man? There
fore, was it not a fitting keepsake?
Indeed it was, and so we stored it
carefully in an outside pocket, and it
will repose for years to come with
other relics we have gathered in past
years.
Finally we mustered up sufficient
courage to speak. "Well. Mr. Beachey,
The Argus readers would like to know
how it feels to soar up into the
clouds"
That much out, we awaited his ans
wcr, and we must confess that it
startled us.
"An can say is that like it," said
Beachey.
What. Do you mean to say, MIR.
Beachey, that there is any pleasure
n such a display of recllessness? ?"
We could hardly believe our ears.
Again that broad smile fitted across
his features, and somehow we felt
more at ease. Call 1t what you like. |
ny friend, but don't call 1t reckless
less. Yes, indeed. like it. | am al
ways careful. | always thoroughly
overhaul my machine before every
light, examine every wire, test the en-
zine. and get everything into shape so
hat there is practically no danger.
70. am. not reckless. as many people
believe"
We took his word for it. How does
t feel Mr.. Beachey. to soar thous-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24

Runs-PeOria- Johnson C2). Moline:
Dewey (2), Falk 90, Wallace 90,
White. Weimer. Selby- Home run
White. Three base hits-White, Falk-
TO base hits-Falk, Yelle 81, John
s0n. Beatty. Stolen bases-Staley.
Berkel. Yelle. Struck out-By Selby,
4; by Akers, .; by Carlo. 1. Bases on
bzlls-Of Selby. l; of Akers, l.; on
Carlo, 3. Hit by pitcher-By Selby. l;
BY Akers, l. Time-1:40. Umpire
rlas-rr-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24

to drag New York away from Ma
tional league pennant, yesterday hand
ed John J. .McGraw's tribe of Giants
their third successive defeat, making a
clean sweep of the series, thereby per
uniting the Boston Braves to come up
on an even footing with the McGraw-
ties. The score was TO 2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24
OIL FIRM LIGHTWEIGHTS
WIN OVER CUBS BY 1913

The Illinois oil company lightwights
won a close game from the Rock Is
land Cubs yesterday morning at Res
ervoir park. the count at the end be
ing 10 to s. Il was a Suggest from
the start and both pitchers were hit
hard. Taber and Kolls performed for
the winners, while Voege and Daniel
son did battery work for the Cubs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
No games scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Cincinnati, 3; New York. ?.
St. Louis. z; Brooklyn, 3
icago-Philadelphia, rain
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
St. Louis. 4; Baltimore, 3.
Kansas City. 13; Pittsburgh, D.
Chicago-Bunalo, rain.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. 7
Cleveland, /; Milwaukee. 3.
Columbus, 80; Kansas City, 4-5.
Louisville. 3-12; Minneapolis. p.
Indianapolis, %; ST. Paul. 81.
THREEEYE LEAGUE.
Decatur, 40; Bloomington. 81.
Quincy, 10; Dubuque. 16.
Moline, 10; Peoria, 2
Springfield, II; Davenport, Is.
GENERAL ASSOCIATION.
Waterloo. 4; Cedar Rapids, l.
burlington, II; Galesburg. T.
clinton, /; MarshalltOwn, 0. Firs
gameJ. &C..
clinton. 2; Marshalltown, 0. tsec
ond game).
Keokuk. 2; Muscatine, l.
All the news all the tfme-Ihe
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24

football team at Northwestern.
1t is said that war seriously ham
pers the money market, and judging
from the enormous crowds CD which
do not attend big league ball games
we would judge that the assertion is
somewhat correct.
Great excitement prevails through
out the universe over the fact that
three of the chess players are tied in
the tourney at Memphis.
And They Call This Poetry.
See saw, Mary Daw,
Up and down they go.
First the Chifeds are on top,
Then its Baltimoah. (%)
~ Pronounced thusly in order to
make it rhyme with go.
1t is rumored that Walter Johnson
may jump to the Feds, and if this is
so what will Washington do for ball
team.
And So We Did.
'Now look a here"
The editor said,
''Your speciality is sports.
Lay off on this here war stuff.
You get me out of sorts"
Since Chief Johnson has started to
pitch have you noticed that organized
baseball has ceased to issue injunc-
tions against him? Well, anyhow,
Johnson has Won one game out of 1G.
There's one thing about Frank
Gotch which may favor his candidacy
for the governorship of Iowa. Being
a champion wrestler he is very capable
of throwing the bull.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24
PEORIA LOSES To
Flow BOYS AGAIN
pannant Chances of Hustling
DistiIers Fade in the
Distance.
BLUE SOX SPLIT DOUBLE
c.,,.r Pounded Hard In the First by
wstehmakers but Middleton
Wins Second.

Moline playing at home frisked
49, and Carlo for IA hits yesterday.
While Selby was finging an alright
zane. and Won the second from the
-j.tiIlers. 10 20 2 The hitting OF
lite wallace and Falk featured the
h.,tIe. BerkeI pulled of a glittering
o1Ahanded stop in the seventh The
a-o-a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24
TWO TEAMS STILL
TIED FOR FIRST
Hensleys and Desaulniers Both
Win in the Merchants
League.
STANDING OF CLUBS.

But two games were played in the
Merchants league Saturday afternoon
at the city park. The Hensleys de-
feated the Little Gems, successors to
the Woodmen team, by a score of to
,. Desaulniers won from the Western
Electrics. 20 to 10, thus keeping Hens
Ieys and Desaulniers tied for first
place The Central Union game with
the Central Trust and Savings bank
was postponed. The scores:
Little Gems OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Batteries - Larson and Erick;
Reeves and whistler.
DesauIniers ...............2 90 ii 8
Western EIectrics ..... 10 . 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24
Blue sos Break Even.

Springfield. Ill. Aug. 24.-Springfield
and Davenport broke even in double
header yesterday Cooper was knock
ID out OF the box by the locals in the
-rst, and in the second game Middle
ton held the Watchmakers to four
hits Score of first zame-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24

James W. Coffroth. the Frisco pro-
moter. recently received a cablegram
from Harry Pollock, Freddie Welsh's
manager, saying that Freddie would
come TO America TO defend his title in
October. To Coffroth belongs the
credit of bringing over the Welshman,
who will meet either Charley White
or Willie Richie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24
DPOPT.--
OCGlr,GMEH
BY n, =. POD.

War. indeed. has its horrors. At
least the National league moguls
thought so when asked TO stage a char
ity program for the Red Cross.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24

Northwestern universitys football
team will soon start practice. And
they'll practice from now until doom's
day before they can ever produce a
football team at Northwestern.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24
REDS HELP BOSTON BRAVES

Trim Giants at Cincinnati, 20 ?, Third
Cities Unite 10 Land Pair.
cincinnati. Aug. 24.-The Cincinnati
--sds. already famous for their ability
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24

The Clinton Herald said recently,
~Pilots Win Weird Contest.7 The
Burlington Hawkeye said. ''Pathfinders
Win Weird Contest And still an
other c. A paper made a similar as
sertion, and all on the same day at
that. 1t surely must have been a
day of weird contests in the associa-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24
WOODMEN BLANK
1900 TEAM, | TO 0
Stee Twirls Great Ball for the
Winners, Whiting Is in
Seven Rounds.

With Byron Stee wiggling the horse
hide over the platter in an invincible
manner at Reservoir park yesterday
afternoon, the fast Woodmen OF the
World team defeated the 1000 Block
club of this city, the count ending to
0. II was a great game from the start
and anybody's contest until the last
man was out. In addition to holding
his opponents TO four measley bingles,
Stee whiffed 10 of them in the seven
innings of play. the game being called
on account of darkness. The players
were forced 10 start the game late on
account of the rain.
Reeves twirled good ball for the
losers, holding the Woodmen to three
safeties, but two of these punched in
the sixth, coupled with = base on balls
netted the one run of the game and
proved the undoing of Mr.. Reeves and
his 1000 Block team.
The score:
r. II. Z.
w. O. w. 40 OOOO1 O-1 .
1000 Block 30 0 % o. 90 4 g
Batteries-Stee and Means; Reeves
and Whistler.
AL the new all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24

According to the Sac Sun Of Sac
City, Iowa, J. A. Smith raised wind
mill on his farm one day last week.
The soil of the Hawkeye state is in
deed fertile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24

All the new all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24

-V
Runs-Springfeld: Breen, Rowan,
Hillinger, II. Wakefield 90. Holloway,
Hrsch. Davenport: Wilson. Stolen
bases-WilsOn, Wakefield. Two base
hits-LoftOn, Marshall. Wilson. Struck
out-By Miller. 3; by Cooper, 2; by
''ells. 3. Double plays-Wentz (un-
assisted; Holloway to Kirsch TO
Wakefield; Wentz 70 Koepping to VIII
son Passed Dsli-MarshaIl. Time
l;z5. UmDire-Knapp.
SECOND CAME.
r. HE.
Springfield ....1OO 5000 o. 4 2
davenport 30 0 4 0 o 3-S Is 1
Batteries-Summers and McNeely;
Middleton and Marshall.
Dubuque slsushters Quincy.
Quincy. Ill. Aug. 24.- Dubuque
hosed OFT Quincy in a swatfest, &c to
10 The score:
HE.
Dubuque 9 o14O2 o DO IT l
quincy Il l 0 3 o 90 16 4
Baiteries-Gregg, Lamline and Ham
t,aefschmidt. Elliot, Keupper. Dark and
Eargott.
Even Break at Decatur.
Decatur, Ill, Aug. 24.-BlOOmington
captured the first By Opportune hitting
ana slow fielding by Decatur. Schlans-
Eer allowed one hit in the FIVE innings
u tne afterpiece. Score OF first game:
X. II. L
Decatur 30 O1OO 1O1 IA . 3
S4oom'g'tOn 0 0 I 90 90 80 IL l
=. batteries-Kirmayer and O'Brein;
Nelson and Fish.
SECOND GAME.
r. II. +.
decatur .......1 "-3 o.
bloomington ......I 900 O-I o.
Observation-Disclosures and Munich;
Lyons and Anderson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24

The Keokuk Gate City remarks that
two one-hit games were registered in
one day in the c. A, thus indicating
that the league plays fast ball, and this
is a record of which the association
should be proud. But from our way
of thinking the c. A. should hang its
head in shame. When IS batters can
only get two safe hits in nine inn
ings. wherein is there anything to be
proud Of?
A hint to Sam Wright: Why not
claim that you sold Dan O'Leary those
shoes with which he is walking that
1000 miles?
Some guys WELD a hammer to such
an extent that they might save time
if they would use steam driven pile
driver.
1t is reported that hereafter Ty
Cobb will sign his three year con-
tract every Monday instead of Wed
nesday, as has been his custom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24

All the news all the time-The
Argus.