Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-21

Terre Haute at Davenport.
Bloomington won Yesterdays game
by punching hits in the eighth inning.
The loss of the game was i'm a
large measure due to Pitcher Smith.
After having practically won. in the
eighth inning he gave the first man
up his base after having two strikes
called. and then went up in the air
altogether.
In the beginning of the ninth, how
ever, when Rock Island had more
than chance to regain the lead.
with the bases full and no one out.
Barber, Bloomington's pitcher. went
up i'm the air, and Hogan then permit
ted Mullaney. Brown and McGreevey
To delay the game until the visitors
could recover their equilibrium. and
thus after McGrccvcy had been warm
ed up in the diamond Bloomington
was helped out of IA tight place and
given the game.
O'Rourkc was the first man to the
bat. He singled and Hopkins sac
riticed. Shelton followed with "A
| fly to center, which was muffed.
IORourke scoring on wild throw.
| Hill singled and Shelton scored. Ora
ham went out TO short and Hill was
caught trying to steal home. In the
second Williams hit "A high bouncer
to King. who Inuffed, but caught him
on a close decision at first. Dunnelly
was out on Il fly TO Thompson. Con
well sent Il hot grounder past Mo-
riarity and Smith retired the side by
| a pop-up. In the third O'Rourkc
struck out and Hopkins walked. but
was caught stealing second. Shelton
was out on a grounder To third. The
] fourth was short and easy for the
visitors. Hill was out on fly to cen
ter; Graham on a groundcr to third
and Williams followed with the same
thing in the same place. In the fifth
Donnelly got to first by an error on
the part of Moriarity ConwcIl sac
rificed and Donnelly took second
Smith famed and O'Rohrke went out
In the siXth Hopkins sent
"A hot bounccr to McGrcevey and went
away back and sat down" Shelton
retired on fly to- short stop. Hill
Isent a grOundcr to third and retired
the side. In the seventh Graham singh
ed and Williams made a long one-bag-
ger while Graham hied himself To Sec
ond. Graham was caught irving to
steal third and when the melee was
over Williams was found on third
| Donnelly went out on hit to cen
ter and Williams found home. -
Conwell retired the side by hitting a
! fly to King. In the eighth Smith was
Il a
| first on ficlder's choice while Smith
was being put out at second. Hop
llinS hit To Moriarity and O'Rourkc
died at second. Shelton hit fly to
center, retiring the side. Hill waited
and walked and Graham followed.
This was the time when the visitors
changed their batteries after Hogan
had given their pitcher chance to
rest up. Williams was struck out by
the new battery. Donnelly singled
and filed the bases. Hill went out
at home on a fielder's choice and
Smith struck out.
How Bloomington Scored.
Bloomington did nothing in the
first, nor i'm any of the other innings
except the fourth and eighth. In the
AOui III NihipNN hit
"A grounder to O'Rourke and Morairity
hit to center and an error by Don
nelly let in a score. Brown knocked
to short and Moriarity went out on
n fielder's choice at home. In the
eighth the story was thus: Corners
waited and walked. Thompson made
a clean two-base hit and Corners came
home. Kinlock singled and Thomp-
son took third. Mullaney sent a fly
to- right field and was easy. Moriarity
singled and Thompson and Kinlocll
came in. Brown singled and Moriarity
came in. McGreevy struck out and
the side retired two in the lead. The
score:
ROCK ISLAND ABR. H. p. a. +.