The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-11
A GOOD GAME.
Such was the Match Game of Ball Be.
tween the Stars and Iowa
Citys.
The Home Nine Victorious by q Score of
10 tO9.

Rock Island should be proud of her
base ball club. They made good record
yesterday, and scored grand victory.
The game was stubborn one from be-
ginning to end, and until the very finish,
the question as to which would come out
ahead was a cOnundrum that few could
solve. There were q great many, however,
who thought they knew, and were 80 conf
dent that they were sons of prophets. that
they backed their convictions with money.
As natural result considerable money
was lost and won, but luckily the win
nings all remained in Rock Island Sew
eral of the Mt. Carroll boys came down
with the Iowa Citys, thinking they
could make stake They
were so confident that the
Iowa Citys would win, that they bet
all the money they could raise on the re
suit The Il awkeyes" had given them
pointers, and told them which way to
bet-to lose Pointers" are rather de
ceiving sometimes, and if a man deals in
them too extensively, he is liable to be
ruined financially.
The people turned out in large numbers
to witness the game, as they knew it
would be close and exciting one. The
game on Wednesday being q tie. both
clubs were extremely anxious to win, and
put forth their utmost efforts TO that end
The game commenced at $50. with Clyde
Wade, OF Orion acting as umpire. The
Stars went to bat first. and were white
washed, as they also were in the second
inning. In the third they made one tally,
one in the fourth, two in the fifth, none
in the sixth, Two ia the seventh, eighth
and ninth, making ten in all
The Iowa Citys were whitewashed the
first innings, but in the second, succeeded
ia reaching the home plate four times.
| This gave them big lead over the Stars.
la the third inning they made one. none
| in the fourth or fifth, three i'll the sixth,
one in the seveath. and none in the eighth
OF ninth They remained ahead of the
Stars until they went to bat in the ninth
and last inning, when the score stood 10
| to 9, in favor of the home club Excite
mcnt raH high at this point, for if the
Iowa Citys got.in one tally, they could tie
the Stars. and more than one tally would
viii tie game for them. The Stars la
bored hard to whitewash them, ami they
succeeded One man got to first, when
the batter knocked to short stop, who
held it, and sent the ball to first, before
the man who had started for second could
get back This fine double-play ELECTED
warm applause. Again men got on bases,
and it looked possible for the Iowa Citys
to earn run, when high one was sent
TO Griffin, in center field, who won the
game for the Stars by holding it.
On the whole, the Stars playing was
much admired, and most of the club did
excellent work One bad throw was
made 10 first by Hawkins, who sent it
way over Leary's head. Several bad
errors were made by F Wheelan, the
short stop, who fumbled the ball Hawk
ms is of light build, but he makes an
effective pitcher, and is hard to hit. Sage
makes an excellent catcher, and is safe
at the bat Schneider won applause by
holding fly, which he had to run long
distance to reach The Iowa Citys are
all good men, but made several bad errors
also. They are a heavier set of fellows
than the Stars. and consequently harder
hitters. They took defeat as becomes
gentlemen, but were little chagri ned,
as they were so confident of winning the
game Following is the score: