Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-15

Yesterdays baseball game was
peculiar one in many respects. 1t
was plain to be seen that Rock Island
was out of spirits from the start, al
though they played a fair game in the
field, at least so far as individual
records were concerned. Evansville's
hitting was almost phenomenal, not
in its tierceness. although there were a
few hot ones mixed up in the bunch,
but in it's lucky character. After the
fifth, in which the visitors made six
runs on what were for the most part
short field hits, the home team APP
peared TO lose all hope of winning and
they put up a listless article from
that time on
Rock Islands hitting was also Phe-
nomenal in its scattering nature.
Four hits was the limit and two of
these were made in the ninth. Hughes
did not pitch poor game. nor did
Haley pitch a particularly brilliant
one. and the aggregate OF the Is hits
To four is rather hard to explain. Hoy
had sore hand and Hopkins was out
in center. lie felded good game
and made one of the hits. Kennedy
made four 2-base hits and Roth made
Rock Islands Pair.
Rebsamen secured both of Rock
Islands scores. de was safe in the
fourth on an error at first after hav-
ing three strikes called upon him
This unnerved Haley and ne allowed
Hopkins to walk. Tate flew out on a
high one to center, but Mullaney was
good for hit and the first one was
counted. Arthur followed the ex-
ample of O'Brien, who had been the
first man up, and grounded. In the
ninth Rebsamen pounded out a long
fly TO left and it muddled Payne so
that he failed to hold is and Rebsamen
Icamped on second bag. Hopkins hit
a little pop-uP over first that reached
the ground and was safe. Tate flew
and Mullaney made an out on
grounder, but Rebsamen came home.
Arthur grounded.
The visitors Runs
Evansville started business in the
third. Fox was out on the ground, but
Haley, who handles the stick pretty
well for pitcher, hit u Middleton
and lived on wild thtOw. Schlafiy
was tapped on the dorsal portion of
his think tank and was taken ont of
the game after running his base,
Payne taking left. Reid forced
Schlafy at second, but on an
attempt to double Rothermel threw
wild and Haley scored. Hoffman bat
ted the air for three. Another one
came in the fourth. when, after Seis-
Ter flew. Roth planked out a 2bagger.
Kennedy also made two and Roth ran
IL, 81
In the fifth the slaughter began.
Haley fouled, but hits by Payne,
Reid, Hoffman. Seisler. Roth, Kenne-
dy and Haley brought in six runs and
Rock Island was undOne. The outs
were made by Ebert on a grounder
and Payne on PoPup.
Roth Brings In More Scores.
The sixth was almost as bad. Reid
and Seisler were safe on hits, Hoff-
man flying, and Roth came up with
his SIND home run due. he laid it
over on the pavement east of the park
and three more insurmountables wen
on the score board. Kennedy took
his customary two bases. stole third
and beat the ball on Ebert's short
grounder to Middleton. Fox walked
and Haley forced him, making what
every one thought should have been |
an out himself. Payne hit. but Reid
famed. Hoffman put one in a good |
place in the seventh and Seisler aud |
Roth each batted liners into Tate's |
hands. Kennedy took his next two
and the run came in. Ebert was out |
on the ground. The score was now
Il to 1 and Evansville really didn't
care for any more. Fox came up in
the eighth and hunted, just for cod.
He was as safe as Admiral Sampson
at the naval battle before Santiago.
Haley hit for two. Tate Juggling the
ball, and Payne brought in the two
runs. Reid hit liner to Middleton
who doubled at second. and Hoffman
made two-bagger. dying on Seisler's
groundcr to Hughes. The score:
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