Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-13

| McDOnOugh. the new catcher recent
| ~ with Grand Rapids in the Central
league, who Joined Rock Island last
| week, endeared himself to the home
fans by winning the opening game
from Cedar Rapids at the Twelfth
street grounds yesterday afternoon
with n mailing twU-bascr in the left
garden in the 10th inning.
! McDonough and Lister had the batting
hOnOrs of the game, but the latter iniur-
ed two chances for the locals to score
| by permitting himself to be caught
mapping off first base. McDonough
had two doubles, the first one tying
| the score in the eighth inning. when
il appeared decidedly gloomy for the
home aggregation. This set the fans
wild, the cheering continuing fully
two minutes.
Holmes. the Dummies crack south
paw, who has been breaking strike-Out
records during the season. and Hager-
man were the opposing twirlcrs.
Holmes was treated to one of the Sc
verest commandments of his baseball
career. the locals getting 10 hits. three
of them doubles. IIagerman, who
comes from Michigan. must have
warm weather before his working
wing will show its best results. He
had the weather he has been waiting
for yesterday. And he delivered the
goods. But six connections were
made with his delivery. Had the ISL
anders run bases as well as they
cloutcd the bail the score would have
been at least 10 to /. Base-running
EnlI ha fnrfa nf ha
Dummies. The team that opposes them
must hit the ball and hit it hard
and often % win. That is what Rock
Island did Yesterday. There were l.
| 800 people at the park. The game was
exciting from the start until the win
ming run was sent across the plate by
Rock Island in the tenth inning.
But One Score Up to Eighth.
Rock Island had to content itself
with single score up to the eighth in
ming. Thornton, who received a pass,
brought the first figure on the score
board in the opening inning, coming
home on Listers single. The Dummies
tied in the second, Ball. who had
connected, advanced on Hills hit, and
scoring when Lally dropped Berries
have held the ball but fer being overly
anxious to throw Berte out at the
plate. In the second the Dummies
took lead of one. Clevenger, who had
been given transportation. and stolen
second. coming the rest of the way
on Balls single.
One would have given little for Rock
Islands. chances after the visitors
had been retired in the eighth inning.
when they punched three hits and adj
ded a couple more to their tally col
umn. The hits were made by Clev-
enger. Hines and Hill. the first scor-
ing on a passed ball and Hines on
Hills hit.
Ball Makes Costly Error.
Lister started the trouble for Rock
Island i'm the eighth by batting out a
scratch hit to the infield. Donahue was
allowed to run for him. Pete having a
bum pedal, and was caught trying
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had been dropped by Davis III !eft-
Nandine. who had been hit on the arm,
was on second when Blakey bounded
To Ball. Ball fielded the hit. but in at
tempting to make Il quick recovery
and throw to Berte To tag Miller Fitted
the sphere into left garden and Van
dine and Miller touched the rubber.
With Blakey on second McDonou@h
was up He had his second strike
" hen he landed on the bail. sending
il into center for two bases. Hines
made a hard try for it and had he
not misiudged probably would have
brought il down safely and prevented
the tie.
Keep Up War With BIcko'ies.