Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-18
TURNED THE TABLES.
Mohler Helps the Home Club to
Defeat jacksonville.
Yesterdays Contt st Results in an
Easy Victory for The Twin City
Players = Not, 8 of the National
Gene

s A"in-Sty udli PARK ycSttrudy
afternoon 900 people saw the home team
turn the tables on Jacksonville and win
with ease. Although the weather was
very threatening there was a liberal at.
tendance of ladies, and the game while
not as interesting as the first of the series,
satisfied large number who were there
to see blood and not ball playing. Baxen-
dale and Sage was the home teams bat>
terry, and Mohler and Raffert were in the
points for the visitors.
The game was called promptly ct $50
and Jacksonville were first to sod. O'Day
opened for the home team but only
reached first. Mutton came next and
after feeling the atmosphere a couple
Of times he smashed out single
and after stealing third came
home on Dale's single, the latter be-
ing caught while trying to get to
to second and the side was then retired
by MsckeY striking out For the visitors
Hamilton struck out. Dawkins went to
base on balls, Flynn hit grounder to
ODsy. who threw him out at first. and
Fuller threw out to Mackey. To
open the second, Zeis found first on balls,
Housman touched an easy grounder
down TO Schaub and the latter threw the
runner out st first, while Zeis went to
second. Lynch got his base on balls.
but was caught trying to get to second,
while Zeis stole third and scored, and
Sage retired the side with strike
out. Schaub opened for Jacksonville by
getting his base on balls, Bruton flew out
to Lynch, Rsffert hit to right for two
bases and Schaub went over to third {.
Mohler few OUT to Dale and Conner hit
to right, but was caught at first
Schaub bringing in the visitors first score,
In the third. Baxendale again got first on
balls. O'Day sacrificed anG Baxendsle
went to second. He then came to third
on Nulton's sacrifice to second and came
home on Dale's little sacrifice hit dowr
to first, while ODay came to third
MackeY then sent an easy grounder on
to Flynn, who nipped him at first anC
O'Day scored. Zeis hit to Schaub an(
was stopped at first. retiring the side.
Neither side scored in the fourth
There was a pretty double play from
Bruton to Fuller and another from Baxen
dale to O'Day to Zeis. In the fourtl
Mohler lost his head completely. 81
gave Baxendale. O'Dsy. Mutton and Dial
first on balls in quick succession, forcini
the first named to score. Then by som
costly errors of the visitors the hom
team were enabled to run in six NOR
scores before they were retired. Tn
boys from Jacksonville were unable t
score in their half of the inning. and il
the beginning of the sixth, ODay hit
slow grounder down to first and was pu
out there. Mutton was given his base o
7 balls and stole second, Dale cracked OF
atwo Dagger and Mutton scored. Macke
hit safe to right and Dale scored. lei
then touched the sphere down to Daw
kins who fumbled it moment. but mar
aged to catch Mackey at second. Zs
then snesked over to second but rename
there on Housman's strike out. Til
boys from the insane hospital were a
, lowed to scoop in three runs in this in
ming by loose bali playing on the part {
the home team. O'Dsy fumbled an cas-
grounder and Lynch made yellow mu
OF pretty fly from Raffert. The sic
}. was retired by Conner being struck on
In the seventh inning neither side score'
both sides being retired by SON
= excellent field work. Zeis brought in Il
only score in the next inning. He mao
rousing two Dagger to right. went
second on Housman's hit to left ar
scored on throw of Raffert to secon
The visitors were disposed of in one. tv
three order in their half of tue inning, ar
to start the ninth Sage went to base {
balls aud Mohler then gave Baxenda
. and ODay a like present. The bas
were full and it was Dale's turn to bs
He grasped the willow with easy gra
Il and after being crowded back from Il
plate by swift inshoot, he caught OIL
of Mohler's funny curves and straighten'
it out into corker over the right fie
: fence for home run. chasing the thr,
on bases ahead of him The side was r,
tired by Zeis being caught at secon
Jacksonville could do nothing for Il
cause. and thus ended the first victo
for the club at home.
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