Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-22

Uneasy lies the head that wears a
crown, and strenuous is the pace of
the team that keeps at the head i'll the
rhree-Eye league. After little brief
glory. Rock Island is back just where
ii started at the beginning of the
Springfield series. Two steps up the
ladder and two steps down again is
the story, boiled down, of four fairly
busy days.
1t was a WOODY finish yesterday to I
iGame that was otherwise satisfactory,
inasmuch as it seemed won with some
to spare at the start of the final round
Then, with amazing swiftness, came
two clean hits, freak bunt, another
single, and a bad throw to first, and
| three runs were in, the score standing
/ to 3 against Rock Island.
Up to the last Springfield could not
do much to Wilson, who, while rather
wild, was effective i'll tight places.
Eeccher, opposed to the Rock Island
blonde for the second time during the
series, received one of the severest
| lambaStingS of the season and a bunch
ing of swats on d couple of notable oc-
CasiOnS seemed to tell the story of
the day-till the ninth. There were
| ESQ paid admissions, the attendance
being the best of the season, aside from
| Memorial day, and how the crowd did
IpulI till Rock Island got into the lead,
| First Man Up Scores.
| Thornton got his base in the very
ljumpoff. was sacrificed by Ruby, and
scored on Herbert's little grounder just
over third, the latter taking third on
an overthrow to get him at second
Herbert was caught at the plate on
Smiths roller.
Rock Island did not break into the
hit column till the third, when bowers
laced one out but to no account. In
| the fourth Vandine put two-baser over
in the left corner, but nothing came
of it.
The fifth started out badly for Rock
Island. but ended i'll "A blaze of glory
Bill Ludwig took four wide ones, and
Beecher hunted safe, his roller finding
La way through the onrushing intield
THE next three men popped out to Van
dine.
In Rock stands half Cook starte1
1.-THE business with nice line drive fol
, one sack. bowers went out on a butt
fly but Wilson drove clean hit Ove'
second. Swain forced Wilson at sec
ond and then made amends by stca;
irg. While Warmer was up an,
Beecher had the ball Cook started Il
steal home He seemed certain t.
make it too, but was not put to th'
test, for Johnny chopped Il boundG
down on the ground that bounced owe
Beecher and was safe at first, bot'
Cook and Swain scoring. Wanner I
once set out for second but was nip
ped. The Springfield players at thi
J juncture started d becfing bee with TIL
( umpire which lasted till the finisi
} and which ought to have earned on
{ or more of them a seat on the bench.
Hair Raiser in seventh.
The visitors came within an ace q
tying the score in the seventh. Scharr
weber hit and Ludwig sacrificed
( Beecher was out on third attempt {
) bunt. Thorton hit safely to Cool
{ who RELAXED the ball in via Wilson
J and Schanweber was nailed at TIL
{ lplate.
1t looked like a safe bet after tn
last half of the seventh. Following
Bergers out Cook and bowers place
singles and started a double steal jus
as Wilson hit to Smith and went on
Hughes erred on Swalms roller, Coo
counting and DCweIs being out j
5 home
Wilson Laid Them Over.
\ Wilson was-plainly over confiden
when the ninth opened. He set out t