Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-05
take LAST OF SERIES
Effective Work With the Hickory
Wins Yesterdays Game From
the Tail Enders.
WAS A CLEAN AND sNAPPY CONTEST
Visitors Fail to Connect HandiIy
With Millions Twisters--
Around the Circuit.
TAs A CLEAN AND sNAPPY CONTEST

Rock Island succeeded in taking the
last game of the series with Evans
Vile yesterday. Both teams put up
good article of ball, the locals play
ing a shade the better. Milton was
in the box and played his customary
good game. Evansville is putting up
very fast article and may yet crawl
out of last place.
Neither side scored in the first but
Rock Island secured one in it's half
of the second. O'Brien died. McCord
to Seisler. Hoy lined out a nice single
and a moment later purloined second.
Tate picked out nice one and sent it
to center field for two bases, scoring
Hoy. Mullaney sawed the air and in
the meantime Harry perched himself
on third. Arthur waited for four and
Immediately stole, but Milton flew to
Schlahy.
Evansville evened up in the third.
McCord hit what looked to be q safe
one to center, but Jimmy Hoy was
there. After Schlany went out to
Middleton, Hoffman landed on one Of
Millions benders for two sacks, Reid
walked, Seisler hit to Middletcn and
was safe, Hoffman coming home.
Roth went out to short.
Locals Take "A Lead.
Rock Island went one better in
it's half. Rothermel was patient
and walked, Rebsamen hunted and
was safe. After Middleton went out
to Roth and O'Brien struck out, Jim
my Hoy waltzed up to the rubber
with q beautiful two-sacker up his
sleeve, Rothermel and Rebsamen
crossed the plate and Tate ended the
Inning by striking out. Both sides
were blanked in the fourth, but while
Evansville drew "a goose egg in its
half of the fifth, the white sox rolled
up three. First, Middleton got one
of McCord's inshoots between the
shoulders. After O'Brien and Hoy
had died on outfield hits, Tate came
to the front with one of his old time
2 base hits, scoring Middleton. Null
laney was in no great hurry and
waited for his base. Arthur duplicated
rate's feat aud drove in two scores
and Milton went out to Reid.
In the seventh Evansville secure
lonely one. After McCord had pound
ed the air and Schlafiy was given his
base, Hoffman picked out Que to his
liking and made three bases on it.
Reid and Seisler died. Rock Island
took one also in this inning. Hoy
hit one to Schlafiy which he couldn't
hold. and got as far as second on the
hit. While the visitors were trying
to make Umpire Mauck believe that
he had cut first base. Jimmy made it
one more and took third. Tate went
out on the ground, Mullaney walked
and it looked as if Hoy would be left
on third when Rebsamen, who ran
for Mullaney, was caught st second,
but Arthur was in line with slasher
to left and Hoy crossed the pan. Mil
ton grounded.
The Last Bun.
Evansville made the last run of the
game in the eighth. Roth flew to
HOY, Kennedy Knocked treacherous
bounder to Middleton and was safe,
and Ebert hit to Middleton. forcing
Kennedy. Fox knocked high one to |
HOY and was counted dead, but
Jimmy dropped it. Milton made a |
wild pitch and Ebert scored. 1t looked |
as if the boys from Indiana might tie |
the score in the ninth, but good all |
around work by the locals kept them
from succeeding, Hoy's catch of