Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-17
Then Visitors Fall Onto Him and
Win Out-Scores Around
Circuit.
GAMES TODAY AND TOMORROw.
Bloomington at Rock Island.
Evansville at Davenport.
Terre Haute at Cedar Rapids.
Decatur at Rockford.

overtime to beat Evansville yester
day, and had it done. too. although
didn't succeed in holding its advan
tage. 1t was a heart breaker and no
body directly to blame.
Rock Islands pitchers in the 10 in
nings played struck out II men anC
gave only two bases. McCord. on tn,
other hand, was wild and accorded
eight men free transportation AND
yet, in the face of all this-oh, W
gods! But read. Up to the sixth
Graham was pitching a remarkabl.
game. Not a hit had the visitor:
gathered, their only man to see first
getting there on free pass. Only l6
men had come to bat and Rock Island
had accumulated four to the good
Then in the sixth Fox, the first man
up, hit grounder TO Middleton that
was eccentric and 81 hot it knock ed
the wind out of him when it struck
him in the middle, and Ssisler, the
fiend, shouted, "It's all off q" Wheth-
er because of sublime faith on the
part of the visitors in Seisler's predic-
tions or from other reasons, il was all
off. One run they gathered in this
inning as the result of misplay on
the part Of Graham in stopping a ball
thrown to get Fox at the plate, and
then the deadly seventh came up
black as ink. Six hits, including a
home run by Schlaay and errors good
for two more bases, brought seven
runs and tied the score, s and.
Hughes Put In Box.
Hughes went to the center of the
diamond and the battle royal began.
The new pitcher was steady and
sawed away effectively and McCord
took his second wind and workt d an
alternating in and out over the out.
side corner of the plate with the best
of control and with an execution that
was frightful to behold. The tie held
fast till the last half of the 10th, when
short reach by Rothermel, a wild
throw by Hughes and popup out in
short right field that ought to have
been feasted upon, but wasn't, let
Ebert home.
Rock Island made a rosy beginning
Rothermel started the ball out for
three and after Middleton had fouled
and O'Brien had famed Rebsamen
saved the run with clean hit. Hoy
and Hopkins waited and Mullanev
batted fly over to right that Fox
muffed after long run. This let in
two scores. Arthur flew. In the
second, Graham, who has a happy
faculty of hitting the ball. PLANK ed
out safe one. but was forced by
Rothermel. Middleton was out on a
short hit and O'Brien. who usually
accepts all gifts, took his base.
Again Rebsamen made the effec-
tive hit and Rothermel reached
the rubber. O'Brien was caught
at the plate when Rebsamen stole
second. The home team had
the best Of prospects in every inning
up to the sixth, when another run
WAS counted. Graham hit and stole
and Rothermel sacrificed him TO third
Middleton hit short and Graham beat
the ball to the plate. Middleton was
caught stealing, O'Brien walked and
Rebsamen popped up. Hoy started the
seventh merrily with q 3-base hit.
scoring when Hopk us missed the
third strike and was thrown out at
first. Mullaney hit for three but, be-
ing in no condition to run, he took
only two. Arthur sent him the rest
OF the way on hit and then Graham
famed and Rothermel grounded.
Men DIE on Bases.
In the eighth Middleton went out
on the ground and O'Brien iiew when
Rebsamen hit under Fox and made
third. HOY aimed his home run Just
a trife high and it spent its force on
The clouds, so when it came to the |
left field fence it had only enough |
to strike half an inch be-
low the top and fall back in the field.
Hoy got two and a score was made. |
Hopkins famed. and the story Of
runs was closed. Although men were |
On second and third in the ninth and |
he bases were full in the 10th. it was
not to be.
Ia the sixth, Fox, of Evansville.
was safe on a hot one TO Middle ton |
ind stole second while McCord and
SchlsHy were popping out. Reid hit
me out and Hoy made pretty throw
rom left that would have been sure
Iesth for Fox at the plate. but Ora
lam ran out and got in front of it.
hoffman famed. Seisler and Roth
made hits in the seventh. and Ken
ledy, who didn't do much else At ba..
AIMED. Then Fox and McCord
lit and Schlafy hit over the
Jack fence for home run.
Reid was alive after an error at short
md Hoffman lived through an error
IN O'Brien's part. Seisler dew, but