Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-29

Lively stick work and few errors
in the form of wild throws ran up a
big score yesterday. Rock Island led
throughout the game and outplayed
the visitors everywhere, but twice
the latter nearly caught up by bunch
ing their hits, and in the ninth, with
six runs to make to tie the score,
SneZ were handed three and every
kody breathed easier when Manager
Herman famed for the last out.
Graham, the new pitcher signed by
Rock Island, who was expected to
throw his first game yesterday, failed
to make connections on the way from
the west and did not arrive until to-
day. Miller was put in and pitched
seven innings. Then the visitors be-
gan to touch him up with uncomfort-
able regularity and Hughes was sent
to serve. He let down and gave two
passports to first in the ninth, but
was not found effectively. Talbot,
the new pitcher Decatur Just signed
from the Western association, pitched
his first game in the Three-1 league
and was found for ii safe ones.
Rothermel Starts NJ usic.
Rock Island got a run in the first,
Rothermel, the first man up, slam
ming one against the left field fence but
a few feet too low to be over, and get
ting two bases. O'Brien made safety
and Rothermel scored on Hoy's out.
Tate famed and Mullaney was out to
Pease at second. Middleton hit for
two in the fourth, Arthur drilled, and
after Miller had famed Middleton
Tailed on Rothermel's safe one.
O'Brien was poked on the wing and
the bases were full. Rebsamen hit
nice one on the ground to center
which KanZler messed and Pease
fun bled at second and Badger dropped
at the plate in putting it on O'Brien.
Rebsamen was caught at the plate on
Hoy's grounder. but Tate lined out a
beauty to Kanzler which that gentle
man toyed with awhile and then
threw past third base. Both runs
came in. Mullaney grounded. la
the seventh Hoy lived on Pease's
error. and Tate forced him, getting
the second bag, however, on a poor
throw to first. MullsRey pounded
out a 2-bagger. but was caught by
sliding past the base, Tate scoring.
Middleton hit, but arthur grounded.
There was more to the good in
the eighth. Hughes popped up. but
Capt. Bobby slammed a good one, be-
ing forced by O'Brien. Rebsamen nit
and Hoy was safe on an error at third,
and the score came in. Tate brought
another with nice ono and Mullanev
took his base. 1t was up to Middle
ton and he was equal to the occasion
Two scores were made on his hit and
another one came in on Arthur's safe
one. Middleton, however. was forced
off second and died on the line.
How Visitors Scored.
Decatur got one in the fourth
through fortunate hit. Kanzler was
hit in the back by ball thrown by
Miller to put him out and was sacri-
feed by Connolly. Pease few to Tate
and Noonan planked out a 3-bagger.
Herman famed. In the fifth Ferner
walked and Talbot famed, Badger hit
and Burt brought run with a good
one. Kanzler brought another and
Connolly two more, but was caught at
second. Pease popped. IL the sew
ohth 1dlOOD was SA'Oh DaoO anu
Badger sent him to third. making an
out at second himself. Burt tried for
the fence and was successful, two runs
more rolling in. Kanzler whitfield the
air and Connolly grounded out.
In the ninth Badger was out to
Rothermel, but Hughes gave passes to
Ksnzler and Connolly after Burt had
made a hit and the bases were full.
Pease made good hit and Tate en-
deavored to catch Kanzler at the
plate. His-pas was bad, however,
and Arthur tried to catch Pease at
second. He threw wild and Pease
stopped on third with three runs in.
Noonan was out to Mullaney and
Herman missed three. Score:
ROCK ISLAND.