Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-23
GAMES TOMORROW.
Bloomington at Rock Island.
Davenport at Decatur.
Dubuque at Springfield.
Peoria at Cedar Rapids.

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| 1t was conceded by all who saw the
game yesterday that Joe Kostal should
have won He pitched good enough
ball for nine innings to carry away
almost any contest 1t was by the
merest chance that Peoria got one run
in the second. On the other hand
sentiment was divided as to whether
the Islanders should be blamed for
| failure to get a hit on either OF the
several occasions when there were
men in position TO score, or whether
Eastman was an unusually foxy or an
unusually lucky Indian.
For nine innings the game went
along with Rock Island having gener-
ally rather the best of it. Several
times the first man up got on through
hit or a pass and good stiff rap to
almost any part of the outfield would
have driven in a run and tied 1t up.
But when the two first men got on in
the eighth, were sacrificed along and
neither Swain nor Vandine could
bring them in it took the heart out of
the Rock Island pitcher While he
held up in the ninth, in which session
the home team tied the score on gift,
he weakened in the 10th and the Peori-
ans batted around, getting five runs
over. Prior to that Peoria had but
four hits and with the exception of
the second had little show to make the
circuit.
Score on One Hit.
In the second with two down Egan
was passed and stole second, Zalusky
making a poor throw. Then Raymond
who hits about once in a series, drove
one over second that brought in the
run. Rock Island had a chance to
even it up in the third, fourth, fifth
seventh and eighth 1t was in the
fifth that things looked rosy, indeed,
till Hughes did the most spectacular
stunt of the game. With one gone
Kostal hit pretty one along the third
base line and bowers damned what
was a 100 to 1 shot for a safe drive
to right Hughes started as suddenly
as the ball did, speared it with his
gloved hand and doubled Kostal at
first
The eighth was equally heart breaking
Kostal took base, bowers put a safe
enc past Egan and Wanner advanced
both with pretty bunt. With Swain and
"andine uD it looked sure for a run or
two, but Al popped UP and after Van
had been passed, Black flew out. In
the ninth it was tied up on gift.
Cook batted little grounder down to
Egan and that individual threw
low TO Buelow. the ball bounding over
into the bleachers and Louis circled
the bases before the first baseman had
chased it in. There was the chance to
win with little judgment, but Zalusky
was sent in to bat after Forney had
been picked. He made no effort, and
kostal also famed
Left No Doubt.
But there was no doubt as to the
outcome after the 10th had fairly OPEN
ed up. Bewar walked. BueIow made
a lucky single that bounded over the
pitchers head Graham attempted to
sacrifice, but Kostal, Rudd. and Zalus-
ky delayed over picking it up till the
runner had it beaten out and. when the
ball was thrown it passed so close to
Graham that Wanner dropped it and a
tally resulted. Egan was safe i'm an
attempt to catch Buelow at third.
VINO in reality was out. The
remainder of the runs counted on sim
giles by Lauder and Eastman. Thierv
hying out. Rock Island could do moth
ing in its half Score:
ROCK ISLAND. ABR.H.P. A. E.