Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-05
Rock Island Pounds Two Rock ford
Pitchers All Over the Twelfth
Street Lot Yesterday.
10 RUNS; RECORD FOR SEASON
Locals Have Bat Around in TWO of
the Innings-BaIliet Exploded
in the First.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Dubuque at Rock Island.
Davenport at Springfield.
Cedar Rapids at Decatur.
Rockford at Bloomington

IAONhIOlu dl
1t was like taking pennies from a
cripple after the first inning yesterday.
But little Nic-that's what they used
TO call him up in the town the red
SOX hail from before ne came into the
ROCK Island camp merely shifted
smiled and told the boys to keep on
with their swatting. No mercy was
shown. 1t was a chase against the
record of the league for the big score
II the season. The record was bust
ed, too, should any one shout over the
transom at you while you are dream
ing of the bingling and dancing on
the rubber.
Big Meek wanted the game. He
needed ii in his business He has been
holding the trailer until he has grown
weary. So have the fans up Rockford
way. Balliett, a youth with courage,
and speed. but as the ball players say.
nothing in addition save prayer. was
sent 10 the slab. II nearly brings
tears TO ones eyes when one tells OF
what happened to this welI-meaning
young man. They say he is such help
to the family. too. That is. he has
been. But the dope in the Rockford
camp last night was that he would re-
ceive his blue envelope just as soon as
Meek couId recover from his nervous
spell sufficiently to take his pen in
hand
Meek Loses Seven Pounds Also.
the game. Not through hard work.
Harry bushes when work is mention
ed before him. He broke his left arm
three years ago lodging a job. He lost
this weight that has been spoken OF
through worry. TO look at Harry
hats a pretty name for q boy
just the same one would not
think he would worry. But he does
My. yes. Thoughts of how the news
would be received by the board of
strategy that has been plotting the
team since Nicol left il brought beads
the size of robins egg out of Harry's
brow. He soaked five handkerchiefs.
then used up the team towel. and then
for a change soaked Pitcher Ballet
some Of the SimOleOnS that he had
coming out of the Rockford cxchcQuer.
Yes. Harry has a temper. He can be
as ticndish as a Mephisto when he is
losing. They all jump sideways when
they hear him coming.
Tint Memorable First Inning.
Gracious! Somebody will tell it, SO
you might as well hear about it now.
Ballictt was llited after the first in
ming, when there were seven hits made
off him for seven runs. The locals had
bat around. Thornton, Sweeney and
Lister being up twice each. Sand
wichcd with the hits were an error at
second and a base on balls Miller
and Davidson smeared for triples,
and there were singles. two by
Sweeney. and one each by Thornton
Lister and Nandine. In the second
inning Gene Shour was entrusted with
the shooting stunt Gene was brought
from third base. Graham switching
from center to that position. and
Baxter going to the middle garden
Shour was an Improvement on Bali
EFT, but not so much so that he could
stay the terrible execution. He was
as wild as an Indian at a medicine
dance. passing two men in the second
inning Hits by Nandinc and Davidson
brought two scores more.
Then there was a suspension OF
operations until in the sixth. when a
base to Miller. hits by Vandine and
Davidson. n sacrifice by Durkee and Il
wild pitch. swelled the total three
more.
Two More in the seventh.
In the seventh Shour drew the fire
from the Rock Island batteries again.
died gamer than did Gene. The team
had another bat around with two
additional thrown in fer good measure
There were hits by Thornton-his was
dOuble-Millor and Vandine passes
to Sweeney. Check and Hagerman
and Il muf by Meek of throw from
O'Bricn of DavidSon's grouuGer Five
runs was the result. In the eighth
Davidson drove two more of the boys
across the rubber with his second
triple. both of which were knocked out
to his big brother in left field. The
scores We're registered by Miller who
drew walk, and Vandinc who got on
through mud by Baxter in center of
a high long fly which went nearly to
the fence.
How tho Poor SOY Got AROUND.
\ muff by Davidson and Il poor
throw TO home by Sweeney gave Rock
ford the run in the first inning David
son sent out he fly that his young
brother errored. When Meek grounded
TO Sweeney he headed for the plate.
and would have been tagged had
Sweeney thrown accurately 10 Check
An error by Thornton-bv the way,