Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-10
TOOK THE LAST.


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1t was warm enough yesterday to
melt all the icycles in the Arctic re-
gions, but it was not too warm for
Rock Island to win, and although
each club made II hits and rolled M
three errors, Rock Islands hits were
more timely and the errors less cost
ly than those of Des Moines. The
first inning started blue for the bar
bers, for they went out in one, two.
three order; but not so with the
clear, cold water advocates. For
them Matte Vickcrs started off with
3-base hit, and Hickety Hoffman
followed with a single. A young
Britisher named Holmes came next.
but he few out to Danny Sweeney.
Seisler, Des Moines' little German
catcher. hit one to Paddy Lynch and
was thrown out ut first. Hoffman
tried to go to third on the play, but
he was nailed. In the second Rock
Island went out in one. two. three
order again, ditto Des Moines. In
the third the band around Danny
Sweeney hat played different tune.
McMackin tied base up and handed
it over to Doc Sage. Lynch fouled
out to Seisler and Silent struck out.
Danny picked up that piece of hard
maple that he and Joe Katz are al
ways chewing about. and walked up
with determined look on his
face. He didn't want a base on balls;
what he wanted was home run.
Well. he didn't get it. but he did hit
to Porter, and that Italian made an
error and the little fellow was safe.
He danced clog or two around
there, while Joe Cantillon stood up
with a log in his mitts. Swish, came
a ball and Joe struck at it and spun
around like top. But the next one
that came up, there was a crash like
q down-pour of rain on red-hot
stove, and the ball sailed away out IN
left to make a call upon the carpen-
tiers engaged in building the dressing
rooms for ..Americus." Little bow
legged Hickety chased after it, but
before he got it Doc and Danny were
home. Joe tried to 90 to third. but
he was put out. In the fourth Rock
Island scored four more. Zeis fouled
out to Seisler, Katz made hit, Kreig
got base on balls. but Hill few out
to Lawrence. Sage got against the ball
for two bases, and Katz came home.
Paddy Lynch was the next man up
and he Knocked little pop-up foul
which Seisler went after, but it was
on top Of the grand stand, so he
didn't get it. Paddy had thrown
down his stick and said something
funny about-well, we don't care
what. but when he found that Seisler
couldn't get it he danced such pref
ty ballet that the fair ones of Amer
icus," who were in the grand stand,
gave indisputable evidence of envy.
The next moment the clouds seemed
to undergo n mesmeric influence: in
the air were myriads of oh, such fun
ny creatures, and through all could
he seen little round speck sailing,
sailing out on the thickly laden atmos-
phere, and neither did it stop until it
dropped over the right field fence, and
a home run at that. Silent ended the
inning by hitting to first and going
out. Des Moines rolled up two in
its half. In the fifth Rock Island
rolled up one. In the sixth Sage had
started the ball rolling with slash
ing 2-base hit; Lynch came up and
hit one at McMackin which injured
him SO that he had to stop playing.
Matte" Vickers was taken out of
the center garden and put in to
pitch, and Griffin sent ont in the
field. Sonier made hit off Mat
tie Sweeney got a base on balls.
Cantillon flew out to McFadden. Zeis
got base on balls. and on Katz's hit
Sonier and Sweeney came home.
kreig hit to short and forced Joe at
second. Des Moines fattened two in
the seventh, and Rock Island two in
the eighth. making their total II.
Des Moines made one in the eighth
and two in the ninth.