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THE ARGUS, TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1903. 7 LOSE BY A SCORE Milwaukee Americans Take Thir teen Innings to Best Islanders. LATTER HAVE A BAD START Pitcher Unable to Locate the Plate, Gives ths Visitors a Big Lead. It in not likely that Joe Cantillon's Milwaukee crew will have a livelier battle to win a victory during the American association league season than they had yesterday afternoon with Rock Island. Thirteen innings were required to settle the contest, the Brewers winning by the margin of one tcore. It was an uphill fight for the Isi enders because of a bad start, the vis itors roiling up eight runs in the open Ing Inning through the wildncss oi Drcnnan who started in to pitch. He wax succeeded by Hoag and the latter l!' I-undin. The Milwaukeans evidently thought they had a walkaway until the sixth Inning, when McConncirs men began to get their eye on the bail, finding McKay for a trio of clean hits and net ting four runs. ( bnBPf to Win. This placed the locals Within hailing distance and they buckled in with a determination that enthused the cour ageous fans that had gathered at the park to witness the first exhibition of the season thete. Fully two hundred were at the game, and ha I the day been finer it is probable there would have icen an attendance of a thous and. A gale blew through the grand stand. Hie nnf of which prevented the mi shining on the spectator, wh 1 the full !en'fif oT the western zephyr was had on the bleachers on the east side of the ark. where the bulk of the crowd had huddled toother. They were the faithful fan3 who turned ou yesterday, the ones who would stanl in snow knee deep and fhout their heads oil to see, a ball gamp. Ai Kxcltlaa; Cant?. When the dyed-in-the-wool fan gets interested in a game, and sees.' a chance for his favorite team to win. he forgets about the weather, and ptilis off his hat ami cuts in. and sits flown at the dinner table with a voice that sounds like if he had been swal lowing nails all day. Rut it was an exciting game, and if you did sit it out with an accompaniment of shivers, you got your money's worth. You may not set another w ith as many innings at the local park this season. DmaiD Hun Knrly Klnlah. Irennan, the St. Louis boy who is trying for place with (he Islanders, was sent to the firing line by Manager Mr Con nell. Drennen was without the slightest suspicion of control, and after he had passed Robinson and O'Neill and made a wild pitch, he was invited to his blan ket and Hoag relieved him. The Mo nience southpaw, too, was out of sorts, and Issued three complimentaries and allowed a pair of sjngles before he could get his arm and eye to agree. In the first inning the bcores were made by Robinson, who got two, O'Neill Hemphill. Clarke, McChesney. Wolfe and McKay. Wolfe Scrappy aa Kver. By I he way, this man Wolfe is the grouchy individual who played for a period last season with Dubuque, and made himself disliked in every city in the circuit on account of his ugliness. Yesterday he got gay Into a wordy argument with Clarke, the third base man of his team, and it seemed for a time as If they would come to blows. He Is naturally a rowdy, and It Is an effort for him to behave himself through to the end of the game. He Is a fine ball player, but he needs to be taught that gentlemanly conduct Is one of the requisites of the man who follows that game as a profession. I.oeala tirt Ke Dall. In the Islanders' half of the opening round Ruby pulled McKay for a base after Carlisle, who led off. had been harvested at first, and singles by Lis ter and AVanner. with misp'ays at first and second, let in a pair of tallies, A pass, wild pitch an an error added one to the local string In the fifth. Three basers. in the sixth, with a pa!r of passes and a raik error In center. Hemphill let ling the ball drop out of his baud alter he had coralled it. in creased the Rock Island claim by an even half dozen and gave the locals a new lease of life. In their half of that inning the Brewers had registered a couple on three hits and a base on balls. This made the score 0 to U. mm Teara On T.Mrkrr. In the seventh Rock Island added one more. Hoag driving in Sweeney, who had felled and reached second on a passed ball. In the eighth three were added. Vandine tearing ofT a spanking twosacker in left after Lis ter had been retired on a roller to second. Wanner scored Vandine with a single- Walters drove one to short, but the second baseman dropped the ball and Wanner was safe at station two. Sweeney hammered another at the shortstop, tut O'Brien dropped the ball at first, and Wanned scored from third. Cummir.gs hit to the pitcher and Walters hurried home while the catcher was taking the count at first. Brewrn Take 1-ead la Math. Milwaukee gained a lead of one ir. the ninth. Lundin. who had replaced; Hoag in the seventh, passing Wolfe. .who got to second on a wild pitch, was' racrlfieed to third by McKay, and was rcored by O'Neill's single. But for Sweeney's fumtle of O'Brien's grounJ jcr in the 13th, it might have been nec 'essary to have called the game on ac count of darkness. Clarke had pulled Lund in for transportation, moved up on McCbesney's suicide, and came the remainder of the circle when Sweeney failed in handling the one that O'Brien pushed down to him. It was a pretty warm hit, and Sweeney made a hard try for it. but luck was not with him, and he was not able to gather it In in time to peg the big first baseman. Two men were down when the winning run was scored. Caught Oa I afield Fir In the 11th inning the Brewers lost an elegant chance to fatten their score through a double putout on an infield P.y. O'Brien was on second and Wolfe on first with Robinson at bat. Robin ton lifted the ball high over the head of Lundin. Lund'n circled under It. never touched It. O'Brien had taken a lead, but stopped between second and third and Vand'ne threw him out to Wanner. Wolfe hugged the first sta tion, blocking Robinson, who was call ed out on the play. Bateman pitched the last six innings for the viBltors, McKay being sent to second. Summary: ROCK ISLAND. All. It. IL l'O.A. E. Carlisle, cf 7 1 1 4 0 0 Ruby. If 4 2 2 3 0 0 Lister, lb C 3 2 14 0 o Van line. 3b 7 1 2 2 ?. 0 Wanner, 2b 7 1 2 4 4 1 Walters! rf 7 1 0 2 1 0 Sweeney, ss C 2 3 2 8 2 Cummings, c 5 0 1 C 0 1 Drcnnan, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hoag. p 4 0 2 0 1 C Lundin, p 2 n 0 0 5 ( Totals 55 11 1537 22 4 MILWAUKEE, AB.R. H. PO.A. E. Robinson, ss 5 2 1 5 3 ( O'NcTl. IT 5 1 1 4 0 (' Hemphill, cf C 1 3 0 0 1 Bateman. 2b and p. 7 0 1 4 7 1 Clnrl c. 3b 5 3 1 3 3 V McChesney. rf 5 2 1 2 0 ft O'Brien, lb 5 0 1 14 1 2 Wolfe, c 0 2 3 5 3 0 McKay, p and 2b... 5 10 14 1 Totals 43 12 12 39 21 ' 'Ro")inson out on infield fly and two ou; when winning run was n.aJe Score by innings nock Island .2 0 0 0 141300000 li Milwaukee ...8 0 000200100 0 112 Summary: Two base lilts Wolfe. Vandine; bases on balls. McKay 5. Drcnnan 2. Hoag 5. Lundin 3; struck out Hoag 1. Lundin 2, Bateman 3; will pitches Drcnnan, McKay. Lun din; passed balls Cummings. Wolfe; hit by pitcher Lundin; time 2:15; umpire Lynch. IMujIubt Clinton ladependenf a. Rock Island is playing the Clinton Independents at Clinton this afternoon. The locals play there again tomorrow. They return home Thursday to meet Oskaloosa. Oskaloosa will play three games here. Rock Island's lineup in the Clinton games will be the same as it was yesterday, excepting in the pitching department. Drennen and Hedges were left at home. Lundin will join the team at Ciinton this after noon. He went down to Orion this morning to vote. Dateaport Trim Onknlimna. At Davenpot yesterday afternoon, the Three-Eye league team of that city put it over the Oskaloosa team by a score of 19 to 2. DUST OF DIAMOND STANDING OF CLUBS. AMERICAN LEAGUE. W. L. New York 3 3 Philadelphia 2 1 Cleveland 1 Chicago 3 1 St. Louis 1 3 Detroit 1 Boston 0 2 Washington 0 '' Pet. 1 .000 l .ooo 1.000 .750 .250 .OQII .000 .000 NATIONAL LEAGUE. W. L. Pet. Philadelphia 3 0 1.0(h) New York 2 l.0 PIttslvug 3 1 .73" Chicago 2 2 .Son Sr. Ixviis 2 2 .oVr Cincinnati 1 3 .250 Boston 0 2 .ono Brooklyn 0 3 .000 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Chicago. 1; St. Louis. 0: (11 inn ings. New York. 13; Washington. 7. NATIONAL LEAGUE. St. lxiuis, 9; Chicago. 5. Pittburg. C; Cincinnati. 4. Philadelphia. 7: Brooklyn. 1. Boston. Mass . April IS. The Iioton Nationil league baseball club and its grounds were sold yesterday to Frank V. Dunn, who Is Interested in several theatrical enterprises in this city. New York and Philadelphia. The price paid is sail to be $4t "0,000. Detroit Secures Dick Cootey. Detroit. Mich.. April IS Dick Cool ey, the former Philadelphia and Bos ton National league player, will Join the Detroit club here on Wednesday, and probably will replace Hickman, who has been rlaying right field since Crawford was civen first base perma nently. Detroit bought Cooler's re lease from Boston, which club he re fused to join. Manager Watkin dropped oJT Pitch er Ford for Donnelly to use and "sea- eon." Watkin-? says this year is all' Ford needs in the minors before he is good enough for the American. The acquisition places the Springfield team about on Easy meet, for with Bridges, Brittsen, Overlin, Zeider and Wilson showing good form, the weakest spot has feeen built up. Decatui has released Pitcher Knaar. He came from the Trolley league. Meek pitched a game in Dubuque Saturday. Th papers say he can do lots of things much better. It was as pretty an uphill fight on the part of the home team against tre mendous and mcst discouraging odds, as one often sees. Mr. Drennan may have the goods, but he could not deliver them yesterday. The work of the entire outfield was fine. Any rrors that were made in the Rock Island infield yesterday were pardoned before they were made. They were chargeable to numb fingers, and the numb fingers weie chargeable to the cold. Lun din is if anything stronger than Its was last season. The cold weather made clean field "" ' -' -7' y.t.-... BIRDSEYE .ng the next thing o impossible. Nev ertheless there were some very pretty plays. Ruby for Rock Island and O'Neill for Milwaukee vied with each other in fielding honors. Both made brilliant running catches Jesse Ruby's work in left field and at the Lat furnished conclusive proof of the fact that President Sexton made no mistake when he completed the deal that transferred him from Dav enport to this side of the river, and this notwithstanding that a good man was given in the exchange. Everybody was delighted with the new park and every feature that it contains. That boy Wanner looks better at second base in every game he plays. With Wanner and Durkee on deck. Kohley Miller will not be so dreadful ly missed as he may imagine. Professional baseball is well rid ot such ingrates js Kohley Miller. Praise was cn every one's lips foi Manager McConnell. and the result ol Lis training of the local team. Wildness of the most glaring nature on the part of Drennan brought what seemed to be hopeless disaster on the home team at the start, and the spec tators seemed to think that Rock Isl and was overawed and overwhelmed by the superiority of the opposing team. But McConnell's men got to gether and finally won a lead and t it took the team that started out with an advantage of S to 2 13 innings to win back the game. Cummings is a snappy, nervy little catcher, and seems to be lust the man to fill in the emergency when Manager McConnell is not behind the bat him self. Pete Lu-tcr played a rattling first base. He was there with the stick some. too. Van 1 ne is the same old reliable, both in the field and at the bat. And that arm! Swe.-ncy rkltfs as sharply, throwt as accurately an 1 hits as safely a? ever. Carlisle fills the bill to perfeetion ic center field. And by the way he man ages to get something out of hU chances at the bat. Hoa-; went into the box without warming and after he got settled down, pitched winning ball. It "oks as if Walters and Doom would Lave a lively race for the guard ianship of right field. The Islanders promise to do ample credit taOhcir town this season. FOR SHAME KOHLEY Once Popular Rock Island Player Proves an ln grate. DESERTION FOR KINDNESS Develops Pronounced "Yellow Streak" and Is Black listed. It is perhaps because students of baseball see each year an improve ment in the personnel of the game, a tendency toward a more Intellectual as well as moral development in the play ers as well as Improvement In the skill that counts for the athletic side of the pastime, that where a species of the "yellow" appears :t is the more con spicuous. Rock Island like all cities that have to -a greater or less degree 3ea!t in basela'l has had its exper iences with ball players, good and bad. but it has remained for one of the most iopular and most clever players who ever wore a Rock Island uniform to develop the worst type of absolute "?." !"'" i- - jvV.' Mt- v . :.v- VIEW OF ROCK ISLAND'S NEW BASEBALL PARK. cussedne.-s that could be imagined in anv profession. The average fan would be loath to be lieve that Frank Kohley Miller would display .1. what in common" parlance is Known as the "yellow streak," but such nevertheless, is the case. This trait in Kohley'a make-up, first made tstlf manifest u year ao. bv.t the lo cal management passed the matter 3ver then, thinking that it might have leen more thoughtlessness than evil design on Miller's part, for indeed it seemed hard to realize that a man who 'lad conducted himself in so gentle manly a manner in Rock Island, had proven of exceptionally good habits and withal was so valuable a man to any club, could allow himself to be moved by instincts of ingratitude and deception. Miller anil Itoek Inland. In order that one may understand ailly the circumstances in the Miller :ase, the history of his relations to the rtock Island club may be briefly recit ;d. Miller came to Rock Island t lay second base in the season of 1902. He at once became a favorite with the ldmirers of the game aud hence much .egret was expressed when at the close if the season he was through the good jffices of President Sexton advanced o a place in the Western league and lssigned to the Milwaukee club. Be fore the season of 1903 opened how ver, he was traded by Milwaukee to Toljrado Springs, with which club he Iayed that year. Miller did not like Colorado, though, and hardly had the eason of 1903 concluded than he bo Tan writing President Sexton urging lim to make some trade that would 'jring him back to Rock Island. He held that Colorado Springs took htm too far away from his home at Read ng. Pa., and furthermore he did not ake kindly to the Colorado atmos phere. In addition to the repeated-appeals he made to President Sexton he wrote to numerous friends here asking hem to intercede in his behalf, assnr 'ng them that if he could come back 'o Rock Island he would never forge he kindness. Finally he wrote Mr. Sexton that he would go to the brui-h before he would play with Colorado Springs another year, and appealed to 'lim to pave him from tins alternative ly making some deal that would en abl him to remain in good standing as a ball player. Mr. SeXton teok the matter up with -.Colorado Springs and "na'ly. arranged a trade by which "Peachy" Graham went to the Springs in exchange for Miller. Miller had in the meantime agreed to come to Rock Island for a stipulated salary, which would necessarily be less than he was receiving in the West ern, a higher clas-j league. Mr. Sexton tuad this clear to him. and he ac-f-tiiesced fully. He was delighted when he learned that th trade had been made, but only a short time had passed when he wrote that he had re ceived an offer of $2.1 a month more than he had signed for here to play with an indeoendent club at York. Pa.. nd tinlesn Rock Inland could advance turn the difference he could not come. Mf. Sexton demurred at first, but fin aiW -recognSiing Miller's Talue as a player and his popularity among the patrons of the game, yielded. although Miller fell in his estimation from that moment. Aa Experiment aa .Vfaaaarer. Miller reported in due time and play ed the season if 1904 for Rock Island As an evidence of how well he stood, it need only be recalled that from the instant of his ai rival there was a de mand that he be made manager in place of Ross Thornton. The manage ment knew that the change would not be wise, but finally cave in to the cla mor, and Miller was made manager. On the first trip out. he maae a spec tacle of himself at Cedar Rapids and the entire team became disrupted. It cost tho docal association considerable money to reestablish discipline and Hugh Nicol was brought from Rock ford to assume the managerial duties for the remainder of the season. Mil ler was continued as field captain. He tilled these duties and played his posi tion well until he was injured toward the end of the season and sent home, for apart from his brilliant playing lie knows the game thoroughly and Is what s known as a heady player. During the past winter President Sexton receivel a letter from Miller asking him to advance him $50 ou this season's salary, assuring him that he could take- it out of his first month's pay. stating that at the time the trade was on with Colorado Springs, he had accepted $75 advance money from an i -I w ' -i-. independent team in Pennsylvania ami he stood in danger of prosecution unless he now made up the amount. After i.umerous letters had been ex changed," in which Miller renewed his assurances of devotion to Rock Island and his desire to prove himself more jratefil as well as worthy the coming season than ever before, Mr. Sexton advanced the money. Miller had hard ly received It than he wrote Mr. Sex ton that he had received an offer from thy same independent club that he had proven false to before, for his services for the coming season at a salary con siderably in advance of what he was receiving in Rock Island, and express ing however, how much he would dis like to do what might be considered a lishonorable act, by his many friends n Rock Island, and speaking of how veil he had always been treated here, etc. This letter was followed a few lays later by another from Miller an nouncing that he had decided to accept he offer of the independent club and would not report to Rock Island, but that he would refund the advanced noney out of his first salary there. He concluded by hoping that his :'riends in Rock Island would look at the matter in the same light that he did that he owed it to himself to go where he could get the best pay. Of course not everybody will look at the matter In the same light that Miller does, that a disreputably, dishonorable act can be overcome by any consideration whatever. Mr. Sextjn was not only indignant but discouraged when he re ceived Miller's final letter. 33 naturally he could not see how anyone who had been helped and befriended as Miller had so frequently during a period of two years, could prove so treacherous and ungrateful. Induljcea In Dlarenutalile Tart Ira. But this is n;U all. Yesterday infor mation came tj President Sexton through one of the present members of the Rock Island team, who is of a dif ferent stripe from Miller, that the lat ter had been tampering with members ot the present Rok L-lauii team and through tempting offers st el.ing In In luee them to jump the r contracts with Rock Island and jjin his inde pendent team at York, f ;i. Th" utter baseness of M:h-r character being thus established. President Sexton, who had already determined to black list him. decided to cxhau.-t every rc-i-oureo to reach him ot h rwi.-e. Ac cordingly Miller will not on'y b! bar red from again playing in any league that is undr the pn;ter; ion of the Na tional Association of Professional Biueball Leagues, which include all the important organizations ;n the country, but if it is xssible other ways will be adopted cf making the exam ple of him that be deserves. Happily all tall player:; are no, streaked as Miller is. but on? devel ops once in a while and when he does, n-j matter how capable a player, he should be dealt with to the full extent of the rpportunlties afforded to punish him. The promoters of the game owe It to the standing and decency of the game to see that this is done. As far as the Rock Island team Is concerned with . Durkee and Wanurr both training for second base, it Is not likely that Miller will be seriously missed. O rtainiy an Icr no circum stances could he be of any value to the team again. H? has so disgraced him self that no self respect:ng baseball association would have him on its team or hire him if it could. ANOTHER PUZZLE la the lunt Ualf of the atnih la- atea; f a ball icarae the aewre atood 5 to 4 la favor of the team that Trna Oae man had beea retired unit the haaea were fall. The hall vtaa hit la fair territory, bat It vraa neither a hit aor an error. The naea on aeeaad and third aeoretl, aad yet n doable play him made, retlrlaa; the aide, the game ending; to "i. AVhnt tvaa the play? To the fl rat oae faralahlas the eorreet aaawer to the above baae ball puasle, Prealdrnt Sextoa mill preaeat tn reaerved aeat arrand ataad ticket a to the opealna; leajrue game to be played In Itork Island with Sprlatrlleld May 17. A alBKle reaerved aeat ticket for the aame srniue will be Riven the aee oad furnlaltlnit the eorreet eola tion. Anawera addreaaed to the Sport Ibic Krtltor of The Ara;na luuat be rerelved at The Amraa o I' ll ce by niraa Saturday, April 22. Rarh anawrr will be tinted when received. In order that the prlaea which Irealdeat Seztoa offera may be eorreet ly awarded. Here aro a pair of the solutions re ceived today: Answers to Puzzle. Mollne. 111.. April 17. Sporting Edi tor Argus: My solution to the base ball puzzle is: The bases were full The batter hit the ball far out into the field. It Is caught by the fielder, put ting out the batter The fielder threw to second to catch runner from first base, but too late as he is now going third. Second baseman throws to third just in time to put runner out. At the aame t me the second score is made, therefore winning the game at the same t!me bain; retired, mak'ng a dou ble play. - Rock Island. 111.. April 17. Sporting Editor Argus: My answer to your baseball puzzle is that the man 011 sec ond and third took a big lead and the batter batted a long fly aud brought the two runners in home, and the man that was on first was trying to stretch It to home, but was caught, making a double play. J. VOSS ACCEPTS KLANK'S CHALLENGE Posts $25 Forfeit and Names April 28 As The Date for the Match. John Vfiss last evening posted with The Argus $2" as a forfeit In a wrest ling match wiih Emil Klank, of Chi cago, catch as-cutch-can style, best two in three falls. 1- lank yesterday had a communication in The Argu.s challenging Voss. stating that he had defeatsd him in two former contests, but that these were at mixed and Gracco-Ron.an styles. Now he would be willing to meet the Rock Islander on the mat on his favorite style, catch-as-catch-can. Voss has accepted the challenge, and today wrote Klank sug gesting a meeting at Turner bull, in this city, the evening of April 2S. Vos.i said that he was not given a square shate in the match at Rockford last Friday night with Klank. SPORTING POINTS Fight Permit Denied. San Francisco, Cal., April 18. There will be no fight between Jimmy Britt and Jabez White this month ir San Francisco, as the supervisors yes terday denied the April permit to Stan agcr CofTorth cf the Yosemite club, who has signed the American and English champion lightweights. Cof forth thought he had a bare majority in the board, but when the vote was taken it stood 8 to 7 against granting the permit. Ceels Defeat Jim Parr. St. Paul, Minn.. April 18. After win ning oue fall from Jim Parr of Eng land In 10 mirutes 1 Keconds, Fred Beels of Wisconsin was last night given the match on a foul Parr re peatedly attempted to use the stran gle hold, which had been barred, and after warning him several times the teferes gave the bout to Beels. Parry and Bowser Fight at Hrenestead. Homestead. Pa.. April 13. In spite of the efforts of Homestead ministers 10 stop the fight. Jack Parry and Mull Bowser fought six fast round last night. Bowser had the best of the ar gument, although no decision was giv en. The fight was the first of a teries given by what 's known as the Denver club of Eyrie Eagles, which body hopes to make enough money to pay all expenses to the convention in Den ver the coming summer. The hall was crowded. It is rumored that arrests will follow, as the ministers are tip In arms over what they term an outrage to .the town. . r.lcGOVERH ESCAPES FROM SANITARIUM Pugilist Jakes t The Woods While Walking With Six-Foot Attendant. Stamford. Conn.. April IS. Terry McGovern. the pugilisi. who was brought to the Stamford Hall sau.it.ar lum Monday night, escaped from 1; keeper yesterday afternoon while tak ing a walk, and boarded a train for New York. After his encounter with "Young Corbett in New York last night Mc Govern was hurried here. Sam Harris r.nd Dr. Clymer accompanying him. As McGovern was a voluntary patient, no formal commitment was made, and as his case was not considered danger ous he was given the freedom of the grounds. After dinner he became restless end wanted to go for a walk. Accompan ier by .1 six foot attendant, he walked lapidly to the northern extremity of the estate and suddenly darted away from the attendant. McGovern ran like a deer and easily distanced the big attendant. Terry plunged into tho woods and was lost to sight. While the sanitarium attendants and the police were searching for him. Mc Govern by keeping to the woods as much as possible, got to Sprlugdal. station, five miles from the sanitar ium, and boarded a trolley car for Stamford. HiB condition attracted at tention, but his identity was unknown. When he got to Stamford ho attempt ed to enter the baggage car of tho New York way train, but was sent back to the passenger coach. He ap peared to have perfect control over himself and was not discovered before the train left for New York. "McGovern is not insane, but ho needs a long rest." said Dr. Glvens last night. "It may be six months be fore he will lie able to control his nerves. I have not had an opportunity to make a careful study of his case. I should f-ay, however, that his condition s by ao means hopeless." THE NAME VOTE Twla-Clty 51 lalaad "Hy Columbian 31 Kalrvlew T Olympian 3 Knanyalde 3 Wapello I Clim-taw 1 Mlaalaalppl O Carnival, s O The voting on a name for the new Rock Island baseball park continues with unabated interest, the time limit for the receiving of ballots being noon Saturday, April 29. The voting on a name for the new Rock Island baseball park opened Sat urday r ight and will continue until noon Saturday, April 29. the result up to 1100:1 today being as shown above. The prizes offered by President Sex ton In connection with the park nam ing contest are as follows: To the most popular name, $5 in gold. To the one receiving the next high est number of votes, two reserved seat tickets for the opening league game in Rock Island, May 17. To the third, one reserved seat tick et for the opening league game. May 17. The judges are F. A. Head of Rock Island, Capt. W. C. Bennett of Molino. and Maj. C. W. Hawciof this city. For the convenlencof those desir ing to record their prtercnecs as to name the appended ballot Is provided: OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR NAM ING ROCK ISLAND BASE BALL PARK. Mark croKS In X'linirc In front of name preferred and aMrotm to Sporting Editor Argus. K.lltVIKW. TWIX.CITV I'AIIK, COI,l MIHAN PARK. WAPKI.I.O I'AltK. OMMI'IA I'AIIK. KL.VMMDK I'Altli. HI.AM) CITV PAItK. MISIISSHI'I'I PAItK. CAHMVAI. I'AIIK. CM CM TAW I'AIIK. Don't Borrow Trouble. It In a bad habit to borrow anything, but the worst thing you can iossibIy borrow Is trouble. 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