Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-24
STAUFFER A MOSES
Leads Glucose Boys Out Of Dark
ness to the Sweets OF
Victory.
WHILE ANVIL CHORUS PLAYED
Much Knocked Pitcher Proves Only
Member of star Able to Cope
With Rock leland.

| Harry Stauffer was the Moses who
led Davenport out of the darkness at
the Twelfth street park yesterday af-
ternoon. Harry. despite that all fair
| judges of the merits Of a ball player
have since his first introduction in
a Davenport uniform considered
him one of the mainstays OF the ag-
gregation, has lost his hearing almost
as result of the industry of the anvil
chorus, and naturally it was with
some misgivings he faced the
bunch of batters that had so humili-
ated his compatriots of the twirling
department in the games in the two
preceding days. He was steady as
clock throughout the nine innings,
keeping the hits well scattered and
watching the bases like a hawk. The
only blurs on his record were
wild pitch and an error made through
his overanxiousness TO field a ball
that Conroy had knocked in the vicin-
lty of first base in the second inning,
when Harry turned a soUersault and
threw wild to Crockett. The score
was and l.
Locals Lose On Daring Base Running.
| Daring base running cheated Rock
| island out of at least two runs, three
men being tagged at the plate, one
Of these. Vandine, falling a victim to
| that old game that the boys used to
work during the days of the civil
war. the throwing of the ball by the
catcher to the pitcher instead of to
| second to tag the man stealing from
| first. But no matter. No one blamed
Van. He is not the first one to be
baited by this game. Even the play
ers in the major leagues now and
then allow themselves to be pulled
IN it. Davenport had been handed
| two unmerciful beatings, and no one
| was sorry that the team won the game.
| Rock Island wants to finish ahead of
it's old rival at the end of the season,
but does not care to resort to the rub
bing-in process. OF course the boys
tried to win yesterday. but the fact
that they did not is not going to cause
any loss of sleep by the management
or among the fans.
| Lnknff In Winning Form.
Lakaff had the better of the argu-
ment over Stauffer in that he famed
three to one for the Davenport twirl-
eT. but the visitors were more lucky
in their hitting. Take Miller as
fair sample, Ives putting him out
three times in center field without
Having to run altogether over twenty
| feet. \ stiff wind was blowing from
the southwest and il was difficult for
either team to knock the ball outside
the diamond. Flies went up straight
The players on both sides were badly
handicapped by the dust. and the won
der is that they furnished as clean an
exhibition as they did.
/ Davenport scored in the first inning
on hits by Ruby and Jacobs. Thorn
ton led off for Rock Island with a
slashing twO-sacker in left. but was
thrown out at the plate when he at
tempted to score on Lally'S hit to
right field Lally was tagged stealing
second. the first out having been made
by Miller. The locals tied in the sec
ond on hit by Lister, who came the
remainder of the way on a wild pitch
and Stauffer's mess of Conroy's
grounder.
Pass Brings Run.
! \ base on balls to Ruby. a steal and
la hit by Crockett added one to the
Davenport column in the third. and the
other came in the fifth on n hit by
Stauffer, a sacrifice by Ruby and
base drive by Crockett. In the fourth
Smith took a long chance when he
tried to go from second home on Con
roy's liner TO center. and nearly beat
the ball in Smith had drawn a base
on balls after Vandine had expired on
a grounder to Crockett. Smith stole
second Walsh finished the inning on
short drive to Stauffer.
| Two men were on bases in the
sixth when Eandine. who had made a
Embarrassing drive for two bases in
right. fell in the trap that Dial Williams
had arranged for him. Smith followed
Vandine with n single and the pros
poets were never brighter for scoring.
Conroy. who displayed a batting eye
THAT won the confidence of the fans. be
ing at bat.
Van Falls I'm Trap.
Smith started for second. Dial drew
back his mighty wing as if he were To
make a Herculean effort to- catch the
runner. Jacobs playing in close be-
hind the pitcher to receive the ball.
II seemed really as if the plan were
to try for Smith. Instead Stauffer
caught the ball. Vandine. who had
a big lead off third, started for home.
but the ball was there by several
feet. and thus ended Rock Islands
last chance TO tally. not getting a
hit in the succeeding three innings
The score: