Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-11
I Ianders Get Together and Take
Sundays Game From
Davenport.
LOSE FIRST OF THE SERIES
MilIisan Appears Yesterday and Looks
Good to Fsns-Burg Gets Lucky
Home Run.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Rock Island at Dubuque.
Cedar Rapids at Davenport.
Bloomington at Peoria
Springfield at Decatur.

With three earned runs the Island
ers defeated Davenport yesterday by
one score. breaking the losing streak
hat has put them woefully to the bad
for a week. In notable contrast to
khe work done against Dubuque. Dav.
import put up two good games against
the Islanders Saturday and Sunday.
Crockett was reaching over the bleach
er fence for fouls. Alperman was pick
ing them up with one hand, Thompson
was running clear in to the diamond
for Texas leaguers, and everybody
worked as if he had experienced a
good rest while Dubuque was in Dav-
export.
by One Score.
Nevertheless, the Islanders got away
with their game geserdas, but it was
because Davenport men could not hit
Lundin with winning effect. The visit
ors put up an errorless game, but one
count in the second and two in the
fourth gave the Islanders a lead that
could not be overcome. Webster's
men picked up one in the fourth and
were encouraged in the fifth by a lucky
home run hit by Burg. 1t struck the
top of the left field fence close To the
foul post. so close that many thought
it was a foul. but Burg deserved tine
count anyhow. 1t was Il lucky one in
that a fraction of an inch less would
have forced it to bound back into the
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MiIiigan in Game.
Milligan, the shortstop who was sign
ed TO take the place of Sweeney. but
who suffered an injured ankle just at
|the time he was TO come, arrived Sun
day and was put into the game imme-
diately. He not only made hit with
the fans. but incidentally made two in
the game His work all round was the
object of comment through the game
and more than once he brought hand
from the grand stand and bleachers.
He is deliberate in fielding. takes his
time and makes up for it when he has
made sure of the ball. If he keeps up
the pace he makes good.
Combination Brings One.
A combination of two Dagger and
a single in the second made the first
score of the game. Vandine hit for
two bases and after Ruby flied out to
Burg, Millgan5rame up for the first
time. He CONNECTED with the second
ball for a clean hit that raised over
Lelivelts head. bringing Vandine in.
The bases were filled in the third,
Shaub and Carlisle getting singles, but
nobody could make the circuit
Two In Fourth.
Ruby was first up in the fourth and
was good for single. Milligan came
next and was not expected to repeat
his performance. but he bingled one as
clean as the other to left field. McCon-
nell sacrificed. advancing both runners
and hit by Lundin brought them
both in.
In Davenport half of the fourth
Crockett made a scratch hit and Web
ster hit to the left side of the diamond
Nandine thought he had it, but it got
past him and Milligan was there 1t
was too late to get the runner at first
and Crockett was caught after running
past second. Webster getting along an
other notch while Crockett was being
caught between bases A single by
Swain brought him the rest of the
way
Burg's home run after two men were