Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
And Is Supported Excellently-
Scores Around the
Circuit.
GAMES TODAY.
Decatur ut Rock Island.
Terre Haute at Davenport.
Bloomington at Rockford.
Evansville at Cedar Rapids.

Milton's pitching did it His
throwing was q poem, song in three
part measure, and the batter welded
the baton. Whether his delivery had
the falling, rising or horizontal in-
lection it was all the same. His tune
was pitched to key the visitors
couldn't touch even with the longest
bat they carried. Incidentally, it
might be added, the balance of the
team did not throw chances away.
The fielding all around was very near
" perfect. There was only one occa-
sion when a blue spot began to form
out in the vicinity of second base, aud
that was in the sixth after Decatur
had one of its pair of runs and Middle
ton spoiled the CT ance of a lifetime to
make a double en- the bag behind the
pitcher. But what should Hoy do
when the very next next man hit a
hot grass eater to him but double
them up over to first and retire the
side. In short. the game may fairly
be said to show what the Shamrocks
can and will do when the box is prop
erIy filled.
The visitors were up against it
from the start. In the field they
made errors that were costly, espec-
tally in the third, when wild throwing
and oily mits assisted Rock Island to
make four tallies. Their drop to
third place in the percentage column
has evidently taken some of the gin
ger away from them. At bat they
Just couldn't. that was all. but that
was more excusable. The latter part
of the game was well played on 10th
sides.
story of the Scores.
In the first Rock Island led of with
two runs. Poor walked, Hoy sacri-
feed and Tate broke the ice with q
2-base hit. link was nil, but Jimmy
Hughes heard the catcher sign for a
straight ball and he smashed it out
/ for three, letting Fate around. There
the fun ended. In the third Tate
was safe on Badgers error and DELHI
erately swiped second. while link
made an out at the plate. Hughes
batted q grounder, but Take took an
other and scored on Middleton's
single after Arthur was hit where the
meat is thick. Smith was handed a
compliment on the left wing that
filled the bases and Milton raped,
scoring Arthur. Poor knocked a high
ono over to left. but the sun got in
b .rt's eyes and he dropped the ball,
aud two scores were run. Hoy, who
hadn'G his eye with him, famed. In
the next inning another run was
rolled up Tate bit and committe
larceny, second offense. at second.
link flew and Hughes famed, but
Arthur made good and Tate flew
home. Smith put on the finish by
striking ont.
Hoy started the last half of the
eighth off with 2bagger, deliberate
~ stole second and scored on links
scratch hit after Tate had walked and
stolen. Hoy would have been out,
but Rollins dropped the sphere in
touching him at the plate. Fhe side
was retired without further incident.
Decatur's story is a shorter one to
tell. In the third Swain. who, by the
way, is a pretty good pitcher, too.
made nice hit and went to third on
sacrifices by Kenzler aud McGrew.
Badger made hit that netted run.
but Burt was out. In the sixth
Badger few. but Burt made a 2-bag
ger and Rollins safety brought him
home. Then came Middleton's error
on Manager Kiernan's hot one to
Hughes and Hoy's magnificent recov-
cry on Connolly's grounder. The
score:
ROCK ISLAND.
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