Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-27
GAME DEAR ONE
Catcher RsssIer, OF the Rock leland
Team, Breaks His Arm In q
Collision at Home Plate.
OUT FOR BALANCE OF SEASON
Commodores Not Able to Get Man
Beyond First Base, Lundin
Pitching Magnficently.

Rock Island paid dearly for the vic
tory of yesterday afternoon from De
catur, losing the services for the re
ma!nder of the season of Catcher Hess
Ter, whose left arm, just above the
wrist. was fractured in n collision at
the home plate with O'Connor, the
backstop for the visiting team.
Hessler was on third base in the
fifth inning when Thornton put the
ball out of the reach of Roxy Walters
at second. The coacher should have seen
that Hessler could not touch the rub
Der, but he allowed him to make the
effort, ana the runner was under full
Roadway when he hit O'Connor, the
arm striking in such Il manner as to
double.
physician was summoned from the
audience, and after administering
temp relief, Hessler was driven
to his hotel. where the fracture was
adjusted. The unfortunate part of the
accident was that Rock Island did not
have to hazard the chance that was
taken, having a run the best of the
rgument, and only one man down in
I
| batters of the team to follow. Poor
coaching cost the locals another tally
in the sixth inning, when Lister, after
| leading off with a double and reaching
third On d wild pitch by Weigand.
was allowed to try for home on a short
| fly TO the right field. He was doubled
on the THROWN by Mcfarland.
Lundin in MasterfuI Form.
But Rock Island won the game
There is some satisfaction in that Lun-
din was invincible. showing perfect
control and speed to spare from the
opening round, not giving a pass, hit
ting a man or making a wild pitch. and
in addition having four assists. two OF
which were of the brilliant order. and
/ getting one of the half dozen hits that
his team secured off Weigand Both
sides gave faultless exhibitions in the
field. Neither team had an error The
4 fielding of Sweeney and Miller was a
feature.
i The only tally of the game arrived
in the fourth inning. 1t was a contri-
i button from Weigand. Rock Island not
getting hit. Carlisle worried Vie
| gand for a walk. Lister dumped to
/ rurtcn, who tried for Carlisle at
| second. but the little fielder was too
rapid on his pedals. Both were adj
vanced by Miller's sacrifice along the
first base line. Rose drove deer
, in left, and Carlisle beat the
ball to the rubber. although Hanl
winged his finest in his effort to cut
him off. Sweeney waited for enough
wide ones to put him on base, and
} there might have been more scoring
had Pete not ventured too far away
} from the third bag while Hupp was al
bat, O'ConnOr pegging him.
, Only Two Men Sec First Base.
! The CommodoTes were helpless be
fore Lundin. who struck out the frs
J two men to face him in the opening
inning. This appeared 10 strengthen
his confidence supply. for his work was
< OF the giltedge order throughout the
remainder of the game. The closes
4 the Commodores got to second base
, was in the seventh, when Gruebne
4 drove clean IN center. MCFARLAND
tried to place the ball so GruebneI
< would have a clear field for the mex
station. and Mac usually can lay then
down where he wants TO. but LundiI
rolled the pill for peculiar twist tina