Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-26

COmmOdores Win the Second Game
ofthe Series Through Timely Hit
ting Following Costly Errors.
LOCALS ARE RAGGED IN FIELD
Liebhardt Relieves Hagernan in the
Score in Opening inning.

the Commodores had their swatting
rags on yesterday at the Twelfth street
park While they were binging the
ball Mics boys were indulging in ses-
sion of booting and spectacular wing
ing. thus making victory easy for the
visitors. who won by a score of seven
to two.
Perfect work in the field would have
cut off at least four of the runs that
the Commodores secured. Hagermar
was booked for the box and had his
first experience of the season on the
home grounds in being obliged to
withdraw under fire. Bill passed
the Commodores to connect success
| fully, but in the third he was seized By
spell of wildness, passing two men,
both of whom were tailed by single.
In the fourth Roxy Walters, led off
with a three-bagger. Hag realized he
had been discovered. and exchanged
winks with Manager Nicol. Liebhardt
| finished the game, and likely would
have held the CommodOreS away from
| the home harbor had he been proper
| ly supported holden. the new recruit
to McFarland's string. was hit freely,
but not cOnsecutively after the open.
ing inning. when the Islanders did all
their scoring for the game.
i After two men were down Lister hit
for a base and scored on a double
chaser over in the vicinity of Modem
and when the latter threw badly to
first Miller crossed the rubber. Rose
was tagged trying for second.
COmmOdOres Tie Up the Score.
holden, leading off for the visitors in
the third, pulled Hagerman for a pass.
and advanced on PurtelIs sacrifice.
Gruebner hit and both stole a sack.
Mcfarland fOuled to Hupp. Swacina
drew a stroll. Then Kuhn pushed a
liner in center. clearing holden and
Gruebner Hank Walters dropped in
center.
Rock Island had bad session in the
fifth. Gruebner singled. Mcfarland
laid one down in front of Liebhardt
who threw to catch Gruebner at second
but Sweeney dropped the ball and both
men were safe. Gruebner drew q
throw from Licbhardt and the bal
went over Sweeney's head. Swacinf
then smeared for three sacks in right
and was brought in by Hank Walters
single. Kuhn was handled by Miller
and Lister, Hank was tagged trying
> to steal and Roxy Walters felt for tbs
- Zephyrs
, Hank Walters opened the eighth b!
J causing Sweeney to throw badly t
4 first. Roxy followed him with hit
: and Hank came home when Rose sail
x ed the ball over Pete's head in hi,
Z effort to cheat Roxy out of a hit
81 O'Connor flied in left. holden put on,
in the same territory. but it was to,
x far back for Carlisle to field it in il
time to prevent Roxy reaching the
X tally rubber.
HessIcr Makes Mnc's Boys Mad.
Y In the fifth inning there was a dis
= pute occasioned by a ball thrown b.
Y holden hitting Hessler in the han
= while the latter was running to secont
z on a hit to the infield by Thornton
y The Commodores insisted that Hessle
Z purposely threw his hand up an
IS struck the ball TO prevent the doubling
4 of Thornton at first. The pla
Is doubtless could have been execute
h had this not occurred. but Umpir
y Lobeck held that it would have to pas
h as an accident, calling HessIer on
" and Thornton safe. The score:
D ROCK ISLAND ABR. H. P. A. T