Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-02

Rock Island batted the ball harder
and oftener than Decatur yesterday
afternoon, but was not able to win.
combination of errors and lucky
stick work was responsible for the
second victory in the series for De-
catur. The winning runs were scored
in the eighth. the men who made them
having gotten their bases on errors
EsSt short and third base, although it
must be admitted that the one by
Nandinc was a difficult chance
The score was to 3. Edwards and
Lakaff were the opposing twirlers.
Edwards is the much-tOuted wonder
of the COmmodores. He is just out of
abbreviated trousers, and still carries
his last falls crop of football hair
He is small and wiry and has speed
and curves to spare. He furnished all
manner of contOrtiOns in winding up
his shooting wing, and the jolt that he
sustained when ne cut loose from the
ball threw his cap out of place a num-
Der IF times Yesterday. The boy has
remarkable endurance. for he main
tanned the pace he set in the opening
ming through TO the finish. MOmen-
10 collapse. but they were dfsappoint-
ed. Lakaff allowed but s hits. Out
side of the second. when four singles
were punched on him. he was effective.
and under ordinary conditions would
have gotten away with the game.
Lister was back in his old. position
ut first. CassibOinc filling the gap at
short. Donahue was substituted for
C0rkhill in left. Cassiboine was fan
ned three times and made one of the
costly errors. Donahuc figured in the
hit column in both of the innings in
which the team scored. He had only
one chance in the field. but he gobbled
that up in a fashion that showed that
he knew how to play the position.
Early Chance to Score Lost.
Rock Island had men on second
and third in the first inning through
the wildness of Edwards, who gave
two passes. after which he settled
down and famed Lister and Nandine.
the first out having been made by
Thornton, who was forced at second
by Lally. In the second Edwards
struck ont Miller. Cassiboine and La
kaff, Smith, the only other one to face
him in that inning, drawing a single.
In the fourth Lally saw first and in
the fifth Nandine reached second on a
hit and a steal. the first run for the
Colts coming in the fifth, when
Smith plunkcd for two bases in left.
producing such a bad effect on Ed
wards that he could not throw three
straight ones To Lakaff. who walked,
e. L.. 4, -
hue and Lally. Smith and Lakaff tai
lying. Thornton flied to short, Dona-
hue was tagged at the plate and Lally
died ut second. Miller connected for n
base in the sixth. but failed in an eff
fort to steal. Nandine dropping one
into the third baseman's hands. and
Cassihoine retiring on n liner at short
Smith led off again in the seventh.
placing Il two-bagger in right. took
third while Lakaff was being thrown
out at first, and registered on n passed
ball by O'Connor. The passed ball oc-
CURED on the third strike. Thorn
ton was at bat and made his base. He
stole and was advanced on a hit by
Donahue. Then both stole. but could
not get any further. Lally flying to
short center and Lister retiring ON a
poke TO short. Four men were at bat
in the eighth, Nandine flying to third.
Miller connecting, CasSiboine swat
ting the atmosphere and Smith going
out on a drive to third. Lundin batteu
for Lakaff in the ninth. but he could
not find Edwards. Thornton followed
with his first hit of the game. but was
pegged at second when Donahue drove
to short. Donahue then attempted To-
steal but made a poor job of il. Ed
wards catching him when he Was
hardly more than half way TO second.
Open Batteries on LakSn.
The visitors did not see first in the
opening inning. but in the next they
fell on Lakaff with vengeance. Swac-
ina, Kuhn, O'COnnor and Edwards
singing. All were clean hits. Swac-
ina and Kuhn scoring the runs. I'm the
only F,,r-