Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-07
A GOOD GAME.
But still Rock Island Lost to the Jackson


not but be satisfied with yesterdays
game, if not with the result. Rock
Island seemed as if enthused with
new life and put quite an amount of
ginger into the game. The necessity
of short-stop is plainly apparent,
but not more so than the need of
coachers. At S:45 quite an audience
had gathered at Twin-City park, and
not few ladies were included. The
crowd was in the most part with the
home players and gave them plenty
Of encouragement.
When the game was called, kid"
Browner was behind Carisch and he
umpired one of the best games of the
season Danny Sweeney was the first
man up and he hit to Crotty, who
! threw him out at first. Cantillon
went out on a fly to center and Katz
on fly to third. Total, 0. For
jacksonville, ditto. and SO it was for
four innings. Then Con Strouthers
and his boys pulled themselves to-
gether. Strouthers got base on
balls, Crotty the same, thea Deveney
got base hit and in came Strouth-
ers. Belt made hit towards second
aud Crotty came home, while Deve-
ney and Belt were being put out.
snyder hit to Cantillon and was
thrown out at first. Both clubs
played a vim-and-dash game then to
| the eighth, when Rock Island went
to the bat, the grand stand settled
| down to business, Cox, our prize
coacher, got to work, and Jim Wivlll
cleared his throat. Danny Sweeney
came up and received base on balls
Joe Cantillon sacrificed and Uncle
Joe Jefferson katz placed out a nice
hit. Right here the boys took one of
those batting streaks, and say, you
should have seen them hit. Well,
listen. William Hester Zeis came
up and the next minute SIAM" and
the ham-skin sailed over the right
field fence for two sacks. Kreig hit
down to third and Zeis started for
that corner. Smith and Crotty be-
| gan to try and catch him. on an error
Zeis was safe, and Kreig also. Hill
came to the bat and on the first
pitched ball kreig went down to Sec
ond. Snyder slammed it down to
Crotty, but that golden-haired youth
made an error and kreig went on to
third and Zeis came home. Hill
slammed out a 2-bagger and Kreig
came home. As usual Hill committed
larceny of base, and on Sage's hi,
he came home. O'Connor got base
on balls and Jay Andrews waltzed uI
to the rubber. He hit one at Crottv
which that gentleman trapped,
was red-hot liner, and O'Connol
didn't have time to get back, and il
consequence Il double play was made
Smith struck out for Jacksonville
and Strouss got to first on O'Connor's
error. Strouthers moped up and hi
a home run over the left field fenc,
and "Jakey" Strouss came home
That settled it for Crotty and De
veney flew out to katz. Score to
Rock Island Eeaten.
Then it was that Rock Island re
ceived its defeat. In It's half of tn,
ninth not score was made. bu
Jacksonville made two. 1t was thi.
way: Belt hit to O'Conuor, anC
Mike made his third error of tn,
game. and SNYDER struck out. En-
merke was taken off the bench ant
put into bat instead of Carisch. be
cause he is rated as better hitter
Well, he got base on balls. Letch
er came to the bat. and Jay made .
wild throw and Belt came home
The next minute Letcher put the bal
IN right for one base, and En-
merke came home on the throw in
winning one of the most stubborn,
fought games ever played on thu
home grounds.
The score is appended: