Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-25

Evansville at Decatur.
For the second time this season
Rock Island has made it three
straight from Terre Haute. The
first time it was on the Hottentots'
own grounds and the effect of the
beating administered gave the Hoos-
iers such a start down the percentage
column that they had desperate work
getting a toe-hoId to climb back up.
What the trio of beatings of which
yesterdays was the last will do to
them remains to be seen.
At the same time that Rock Island
was making it three against the
"Huts" Bloomington was doing the
same thing to Davenport. As the re-
suit of Saturdays game Rock Island
and Davenport tied at 400 for the
fourth place, and yesterday the form
er took the place that the Iowans
had held so long.
Yesterdays contest was one of the
snappiest that was ever seen here.
Both sides went in to win, and owing
to the infrequency of the runs the
outcome was in doubt till the last
man was out in the ninth. Winning
ball has stimulated interest in the
national game amazingly, and the
fans were all out yesterday. The
roofing was something tremendous,
but it was not all on one side, for a
number of Davenport people, passing
up the game on their own side of the
river, came over here to see a good
contest and to root for Terre Haute.
Scott as TRUMP Card.
The visitors had saved up Scott as
their last card and on him they had
based their hopes of winning Mil
ton went against him and put up
beautiful game. Scott, who has usu-
ally run up a big list of strike-outs
when playing against Rock Island,
famed never man, while Milton
caused nine men to sit down after
iabbing frantically at the atmos
phere. Two of the four men Scott
gave bases scored, while the only |
Hoosier that saw first in a like man
ner accomplished the same trick.
OLeary, who replaced Williams |
Saturday. caught yesterday and play |
ed a clean game.
When both sides go after victory, |
as they did yesterday, there are |
bound to be features. Beecher was |
the star for the visitors, getting
three hits and fielding an unusual |
of chances without error. |
Miller played gilt-edge ball for Rock |
Island, making pretty stop of |
Kings grounder in the fifth and get |
ting the third put-out in the eighth |
with "a man on second, by gobbling up
Walkers fly back of second base in |
manner that brought the fans to |
their feet. Donnelly's catch of Sch
Iafly's long fly in the ninth, which,
with two men on bases, would have |
tied the score if it had gotten away, |
was also worthy of special mention. |
Miller Starts With Score.
1t was Miller's turn to get run /
the first time at bat. He waited |
while Scott was trying to locate the
plate, and went to second on neat |
sacrifice by DonneIly Graham flew |
to left field, but Wright hit to Baird |
at third, who fell in fielding the ball |
and then threw high to first. Rich
ardson stopped the ball, but could |
not hold it, and the runner was safe.
Miller, when he saw Baird throw,
made for the plate and reached it |
with but a moment to spare. Will
kinson got hit that took Wright to /
third and on double steal the lat
ter was cutoff at the plate.
The next run in the seventh was
earned. King persisted on fly to the
outfield and then Milton swatted the |
ball for clean hit to center. Miller |
followed with a hit to right field |
that was good for two, but not for
three. He endeavored to stretch it
out, however, on the belief that the
throw would be made to get Milton
at the plate. The run came in and
Miller was caught at the third sack.
Donnelly got safety and stole sec
ond, but Graham died on high one.
The third run arrived in the eighth.
Wright died on a fly and then Will
<inson was accorded base. He took
second when O'Leary bounded out to
Scott: with two men out McNichols
knocked the sphere straight up above