Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-07
S0X Are vlCT0RS
Wilson Has Bad Inning and Amer.
leans Overcome Lead OF
lhe Islanders,
YOUNGSTERS WORKING WELL
Lakaff SHOWS Up in Good Form for
Three Innings-Other Pitchers
Given a Chance.
Jack McConnell's youngsters first

Jack McConnell's youngsters first
public appearance this season
vas satisfactory one, even
hough they were defeated by
he White Sox by a score of Ii to ..
The managers policy was TO ovcrwork
10 one so early in the season and on
4 cold day. though il might bring vic
DRY. The eighth inning decided the
contest, Wilson being unable TO find
he plate and sending six men down
On passes. Three hits were coupled
With the pitchers bad lamp and seven
I scores resulted. Previous to that in
ding the Islanders were leading the
SoX.
strictly Try Out.
The game was strictly a try out as
far as the Islanders were concerned
At the opening of the game Wanner
md Lakaff were the only ones 10 be
seen in their accustomed places.
Shaub was in the game. but he was
illing in at short stop. The work was
quite acceptable all round in consider
alton of the amount of practice ana
the kind of a day.
Work of Pitchers.
Lakaff was apparently in good form.
and while three hits were made in his
three innings. there were no scores
Converse was less fortunate until he
got well into the harness and then he
| worked like an old horse. His first
and worst inning was the fourth, in
which the visitors made their first two
scores. At the beginning of the sew
enth inning the battery was changed,
Wilson and Eng filling the positions.
Amey having caught up TO this juncture-
| Christie passed the first inning with
1ut a hit or a score. And added 10
shis he made thrilling stop OF a line
nit and doubled runner from third,
but in the eighth he went TO the bad
and could not get them over The
nth was less disastrous, but couple
# scores were added.
Leads with Two-Bngger.
It certainly looked Ike old times to
see Johnny Wanner step UP and line
out a two Dagger the first time up
Cray sacrificed. but Wanner could get
40 further than third.
In the third inning the scoring was
begun. Amey passed and Lakaff hit to
left field for two bases. The ball was
thrown in TO catch the big pitcher at
third. but Clark dropped it and he was
safe. while Amey scored. Gray hit for
TWO bases bringing in Lakaff. He went
down on Swalm's out and scored on
an error by Dundon in fielding one
| from Shaub.
sox Get Two.
In the fourth Pennell lead off with
| a single and went to second on Bart
let's bungle in fielding. Pencil came
in on a double by Dougherty and Dan
ny Green scored the pitcher with a
single.
Although the Islanders were still one
ahead they picked up a couple more
in the sixth. Andres failed to field
enc from Forney and Clark threw wild
to Pennell in handling one from Nc
Clelland Forney went TO thru on 1T
and Mac stole second. y wild throw
by Hart let Forney in and McClelland
scored on a single by Amey.
| Disasfrous Eighth.
| The Americans made up for all this
and more in that disastrous eighth
Christie kept handing out Transports
ton. some of the runs being forced
and Clark clearing the bases once with
two-bagger Wilson worked hard
and laughed as he worked. but it was
| of no use He couldn't put them over
In the ninth he was not so reckless