Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-25
Effort to Catch Man on First Loses
Game for Decatur in Ninth
Inning.
TWO TALLIES ARE SCORED
Sensational Finish tc Contest That
Visitors Had Best of All
the Way.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Decatur at Rock Island.
Bloomington at Springfield.
Dubuque at Davenport.
Cedar Rapids at Rockford.


If Eddie krebs will hang his socks
up at the Twelfth street baseball park
next season the fans who were at the
game between Rock Island and Deca-
tur yesterday afternoon doubtless will
see that he is more generously re
membered than he has been since he
got little drum and a sailor suit to
go with those beautiful golden curls
that he used to wear when he was a
small boy.
Eddie certainly was helpful to Rock
Island. although it goes without say
ing that he did not mean to be. 1t.
was nothing more serious than poor
throw, and KrebS does not make
many of those during a season, either.
He pegged warm to first in the ninth
inning TO catch Hessler, who was TAX
ing a big lead, and there were men on
the other two bases. Kuhn was play
ing the customary distance off from
the sack, but he could not reach krebs'
throw and the ball rolled down in
right garden. two TALES coming in.
4 fly by Thornton in center brought
the third, winning a game Decatur
seemed to have cinched from
the outset. as the locals were power
less to do anything with Gill Edwards,
the high school lad with the strenu-
Gus motions, when there were men
or bases.
Local Players Have Accidents
There were accidents to two Rock
Island players. Cheek retiring after
,1rifh i,,ir hon
and Carlisle running against the
score board while in pursuit of a fly
| from Purtell's bat in the third inning.
Carlisle had his head high and was
under full speed when he struck the
| board, barely touching the ball with
| the tips of his fingers. The report of
the collision was heard in the bleach
ers. The little fielder was momen-
tarily dazed and would have fallen on
the ground had not other members of
the team who ran to his side sup
ported him. He was game, however,
and if he was hurt he did not show IL.
the remainder of the contest. The ball
alighted OH fair ground. emitting Pur-
tell 70 a home run, the first one inside
the grounds this season.
| speculation, and some betting among
the spectators. occurred in the sixth
| inning. when Thornton apparently
Clasped a long fly driven by Gruebner.
| The batter supposed Thornton had
caught the ball and after run
ming half way to second base
turned out of the diamond
| Thornton slammed the ball to second
and spoiled the hit for Gruebner.
Even the Decatur coachers thought the
! ball had been brought down by
| Thornton. and they accused him of
| trying to horse them. but he con-
| fesscd that the ball had struck the
ground. he having folded it on the
! first bounce.
/ Pitchers Give Pretty Exhibitions.
! Edwards and Lakaff were the op-
posing pitchers. and each gave a pref
| ty exhibition. though the visitor was
moro effective as Il pedal-pullcr, hav-
| ing II fans as against , for Lakaff.
Edwards passed two men and Lakaff
one. Edwards is another of those
| boys with a wealthy papa. it is said.
He plays ball for the exercise merely.
Recently he jumped Decatur, and it
took all sorts of coaXinS and stick
candy and rubber balls to induce
him to return. His dad is said TO
have more of the soiled soft than
mule can pull down hill That is the
reason that Gill is such an Independent
boy. The other members of the team
humor him constantly. If they don't
say pretty things to Gill he is liable to
walk ont of the box, and just stop
pitching. But he behaved nicely yes
terday. only there were fears that he
would not be able 10 unravel himself
after one of his windings before de-
livering the ball
Decatur scored in the first and third
safe at second on a poor throw by
Lister of Gruebner's hunt, took
third while Mcfarland was retiring
via Miller and Lister. and registered
when Swacina flied 10 left Purtell's
home run came in the third. Two hits
were made in this inning. and one each
in the fifth sixth and eighth. That
was all
Men On Bases I'm Seven Innings.
Rock Island had men on bases in
every inning except the fourth and
eighth. but Edwards was unsolvable
when a hit would have brought a run.
There were some heart-breaking situa-
tons the heaviest batters on the team
pounding the atmosphere. Rock Isl
and's six hits were scattered over FIVE
innings. In the ninth Sweeney. who
had been famed three times, connect