Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-27
BEAT THE IOWANS
Rock Island Administers Second
Defeat to Davenport in
Latter City.
LARGE CROWD IN ATTENDANCE
Match With Peoria western Lea
guers in Progress This
Afternoon.

Il am satisfied Rock Island has
better team than last year." said
fan after Yesterdays game across the
river with Davenport, and that seem
ed to be the concensus of opinion of
| all the Rock Island enthusiasts, and
the Davenport enthusiasts, too, for
that matter. Whether the outcome
| of yesterdays match has anything to
do with it or not is a matter of con
lecture, but certain it is there was not
great deal of room for complaint,
win or lose.
Donnelly surely has bunch of hit
ters, or else the Davenport pitchers
We're easy. After the game seemed
practically lost in the third and
fourth, the Rock Islanders went af-
ter Stauffer, the old reliable, and
touched him up for six hits and got
things evened up on the score board.
Hughes was not much more of a sue
cess and during the remainder of the
game he was raped up for enough
to make three more
All Right In the Field
In the field the team showed good
headwork besides clean and fast field
ing. Green at short made one error,
as any shortstop is apt to do once in
while. and Donnelly dropped fly
in center that came too easy into
his init. He recovered instantly, how
ever, and threw a man out at sec
ond. Outside of these two slips moth
ing went begging. Graham's work at
second was of character to give his
admirers good deal of satisfaction,
number of hot ones that looked like
hits being gobbled up by him. and his
throwing back home when double
steal was attempted being a feature.
Doll looked good ON third, while
Green was safe in the field and
at the bat. Smith not only pitched a
good game but he fielded his position
nicely Schmid caught good game.
Big Crowd Out.
There were considerably over $500
people on hand, including members
of the Davenport team, to see the first
game with Rock Island on the other
side of the river. Many from this city
We're present, and there was plenty of
good lively roofing after things be-
came interesting. Rock Island had
to stand for good deal of chaff in
the first half of the game, but that
p;iinfsIk soreness was noticed among
Davenporters after Stauffer had been
given his meetings.
There was not much doing ON either
side till the third and then after Lo-
beck had hit liner to Doll and was
out, Stauffer led the mischief with a
| little hit, the first of the game. Ives
followed with another but was forced
at second by Kinlock. Then Hackett,
the right fielder with the large diam
eter, hammered out along the left
foul line for two and both scores were
in. Mr.. Dooley struck the wind.
Three In the Fourth.
Still worse was the fourth, and
Green's error ON Hines grounder with
a slam in the Stats for Alperman put
things in such shape that O'Leary was
able to bring in a run with hit. An
other came in on kinlork's out and
after Stauffer had struck out and Ives
was given base. O'Leary attempted
to steal third and Schmid threw wild
letting him home. Kinlock also got
his base and with Ives on third a
double steal was attempted. Schmid
and Graham We're too fast, however,
In the fifth it came Rock Islands
turn. Schmfd came up and was re-
tired on slow one to Stauffer. Then
Dicl1ey slammed the ball and Doll and
Smith did likewise. Green made an
out, which however, brought a score,
and then Donnelly hit for one and
Graham and Gray each hit for two.
By that time five runs had counted
and it was time for Rebsamen to acct
dentally drop one in right field where
the fielder could not get ont of the
way of it. The DonneIlyites also
counted in, the sixth with Schmid lead
ing off with a two-bagger. Dickey and
Doll were out but Smith had life on
an error at short and Green's hit
brought another run. Donnelly re-
tired the side.
In the eighth two were added, and
they were the ones that settled the
question. Schmid smacked the ball
for one, but Dickey and Doll didn't
and both We're out. Smith, however,
was there with the willow, and Green
chased them both in with a corking
two-bagger. Donnelly lived on an err
ror, but was put out on slow steal.
Last Tor the loWang
Davenport also gathered one in the
sixth and that was all they had COM
ing. Alperman strolled but was
forced by OLeary, Lobeck got in
front of the ball and O'Leary got in
on a double steal. Stauffer and Ives
were out. The Iowans had look in
in each of the remaining innings, get
ting two hits each in the seventh and
ninth. In the latter things looked
~ Us. FOR. b.. Ii;