Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-07

Bloomington at Cedar Rapids.
Decatur at Davenport.
Olof Kranz. whose address in win
ter is Bishop Hill, Henry county, Ill
~on a baseball game yesterday for
Rock Island, leading tina Anarchists
from across the water pace that
kept them painting to keep in sight of
in the third contest of the series at
the Twelfth street park. Olof moves
slowly while operating on the slab
and at first glance would not impress
one as anything above the ordinary
as a curver of the pigskin. He
pitched beautifully steady ball yes
terday. Although 10 hits were made
off MIN, he kept them scattered and
with the splendid support that was
given him made it impossible for the
Davenporters to get within a mile of
the score that was on the other side
of the column.
Davenport wanted TO make it three
straight. The team from there was
backed by a big crowd of rooters
The latter were full of confidence and
were heard to express themselves fire.
quently for the benefit of the Rock
Islanders in the grand stand as will
ing to risk a little currency on the
outcome. And some of tue Iowans
were taken up. And some more of
them went home with little more in
their trousers than enough to pay
their street car fare.
1t was a miserable day for baseball
a strong wind blowing clouds of dust
across the diamond and into the audi
ence The wind also hampered the
fielders and pitchers. Capt. Smith
had his star twirler Primed for the
battle. MIR. Weihrauch had a good
record so far this season until yester-
day. Rock Island handed him a
bunch that will keep a lump sticking
in his swallower for some moons.
Locals Bat From Start.
Davenport went to bat first, but
was unable to score after getting two
men on bases. In Rock Islands halt
Hopkins led of by standing for a poke
from the pitcher Hoy and Tate sac
riiced. the former landing safely, and
link got up against the ball for
smash that sent it humming through
the lawn whiskers for three bases,
scoring Hopkins and Hoy. link him
self came home on a passed ball by
Evers. Hughes was out, Poor sin
gled and Middleton heard his funeral
knell.
Not q red shirt crossed the home
plate until the seventh inning. In
the second Rock Island Tailed one on
49, Il 10
second. and hits by Kranz and Hop
kins. the former coming home while
Hopkins was committing a Peniten
tiary ofIense at base the two times.
In the fifth, after Hoy had expired on
q visit to the clouds, Tate located for
a couple of bases, and took another
while link was going out from Sec
ond. Hughes heard the umpire call
the fourth ball. took second on a pass
by Evers and Tate two-stepped across
the shanty. Poor died.
Davenport tried hard to rattle
KraDz in the seventh, each player
coming up with a bad eye,
bus they did not appear to &C
casion any worry to the big boy from
down on the Peoria. After Fig
gemier had failed in an attempt to
knock the cover off the ball the lat
ter reaching first before he did, Mo
Rarity hit viciously to short and
made his base, although the ball was
stopped before i: got outside the dia-
mond by pretty one-handed grab by
Middleton. The German third base
man from over the creek larcenied,
carved the atmosphere. and
4 n .xyfa l. N =
defense, made first and gave Moriari-
ty a push over to number three.
Mil drew q quartet. Now the bases
were full and Capt. Smith took a drag
at the alfalfa on his upper lip. He
singled and broke the ice. scoring two
men. The Davenport fans grew wild.
but the enthusiasm was only momen-
tary, for Weihrauch, though he tried
hard to do the proper thing, went to
the ropes on foul.
Hoy Puts Ball Out of Lot.
In order that Davenport would not |
get too chesty Jimmie Hoy played the
visitors few bars from his hickory, |
the leather apple over into
Henry Case's hay loft. This hay loft
Is located on the east side of Twelfth |
street just beyond Eighteenth avenue.
Of course Jimmie came home. Be-
lore this event Hopkins went out.
Fate followed Hoy and was safe on
Davis error at short link sacri-
iced. Hughes singled, and Tate came
nome. Poor and Middleton quit at
he plate.
Weihrauch forced two runs in the
'ighth by wild pitching. Rock Is
and had him shaking and it IL be-
ieved could have batted him