Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-25
A DIFFERENT CLUB.
Hock Island Played a Game
Full Of Ginger.
WIPED THE EARTH WITH PEORIA.

Won In the Second Inninr-Katz and
sweeney's Field Work. Zeis and An
drews' Stick-work and launching FL Hits
Accountable for the Result.
When the Rock Island team left
home for the south about two weeks
ago there were few people in Rock
Island who cared if it ever came
back. The ragged work of the
games at home immediately preced-
ing the clubs departure had dis
gusted and discouraged the admirers
OF the game, but after the miserable
exhibition ut Peoria Secretary Me
Hugh sat down and penned few
lines to Doc" Sage and forwarded
them to jacksonville. What was
contained in those few lines will
probably never be known this side of
the celestial city to anyone other
than McHugh and Sage. 1t may be
imagined that there was something
about new team, for acting on
some suggestion Sage did forthwith
provide an entirely new team. 1t
went into business forthwith and the
games that ensued at Jacksonville
and Quincy amply demonstrated
that the change was wise one.
The new aggregation made its first ap-
| Pearancc here yesterday and everyone
was delighted with the showing
made, while overcome with relief
that the good-for-nothing combina-
ton that had heretofore been seen
at Twin-City park was no more.
The new club played with a dash
and vim entirely unknown to the
former team. There was a slipht re-
sem blance between the new PLAYERS
and the ones whose places they take,
but there was no recognition as far
as playing is concerned. The team
which represented the twin-cities
yesterday would be a credit to any
community. The main characters
ties OF the game so far as Rock Island
was concerned, We're hard, scientific
and opportune hitting, clever field
ing-.n fact, intelligent, painstaking
ball playing.
The Game.
Sweeney came to bat first and went
out at first on n hit to second. Can
tillon went to first on Flynn's error.
and Leis brought him in with home
run over the right field fence Katz
flew out to second, and Bill Kreir
made base hit, but died on second
when Hill went out from second to
first. For Peoria, Shaifer. the wolf.
got hit, but was forced at second
on Flynn's attempted sacrifice to An
I al Il.
Purvis wabbled up and slammed the
leather sphere over the same spot
Willie Zeis did. making home run
Sommers hit down the first base line
and was out. and Delahanty flew out
to katz. Total, 2
Peoria's Waterloo.
In the second Rock Island took
Johnson in hand and beat the life
on, OF him and the ball-hitting the
hog-skin inside and outside. under
meath and on top and made the dust
fly in every direction. Sage was the
first man up and he flew out to
Shaffcr. Jimmie Connors was gifted
with first, and Jay Andrews. who not
only pitched an excellent game. but
had one of those batting streaks, you
know. made Il nice base hit Swee-
ney hunted the ball down to Mutton
ard beat it to first, filing the bases
Cantillon was hit in the back by one
OF Johnson's snakes and Connors was
forced across the plate William
Holster Ieis came up to the rubber
and Johnson's face turned the color
OF mid-wintcr storm. His breath
came in quick, short gasps. He
tossed one up; Putty let it go by.
This seemed to encourage the golden
haired youth and he passed up an
other-it was a beauty and Putty
knew it. The next moment there
was crash, as if someone had hit an
empty barrel in the head with a ham,
mer, and the ball went sailing
through space and over the right
field fence for two sacks, and An
drews and Sweeney came home.
katz was hit by pitched ball, and
Billy Kreig was up to the plate in
liiTy. Old Dads face wore one of
those determined looks and John
son again grew pale under the gills
The next moment Dad got against
the ball and when the dust cleared
away Cantillon and Zcis had scored
kreig in the meantime had gone to
second, and Katz to third. Hill came
up to the rubber and pushed out a
hit, end Bill and Joe came home.
Sage came to the bat for the second
time in this inning, and hit to Della
hanty, and was safe on Purvis' error.
HI L.
another error. Andrews hit to Della /
hanty and forced Jimmie at second.
and was doubled at first, with total
of in the second. Rock Island went
into the field and played ginger
game, Peoria only being able to
score one in this half. The rest
needs no description. 1t was all
over after that inuinr lint tho hovS