Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-16
CREDIT TO TlGAE
Rock Island Manager Deserves
Honors for Winning Pen
nant for This City.
KEPT TEAM WELL BALANCED
Some Baseball History Has Been Made
in the Three-Eye Race Just Brought
to Conclusion.

10 Manager JACK 1lShe belongs the
greater share of the credit for winning
the Three-Eye championship of 1907
for Rock Island. His courage and per-
severance, his neyer-say-die policy
have brought the Islanders through
crises which eventually landed them
on top of the heap. The manager is
given credit by. the players themselves,
who commend him as a good dsciplin-
arian and say he has the faculty of
gaining and holding the personal
friendship of the men under him, thus
enabling him 10 get the best individ-
ual efforts the players are capable of.
The Islanders of 1907 are a well bal
anced aggregation. The pitchers have
made a remarkable showing, OLeary's
catching and coaching being a great
element which made for success. While
the absence of a regular first baseman
in the early part of the season was
something of a handicap, the coming
of Jack Hines at the time he did help
ed materially in bracing up the boys
for the final squirt. Another handicap
lay in the absence of a regular left
fielder a great part of the time, Muir
phys work in that position, especially
at the close of the season, demonstra-
ting that winning the pennant would
have been a much easier matter had
he been in the left corner throughout
the season.
President Spencer Worked Hard.
To President Spencer's executive
ability is also due a share of the glory.
He has given Manager Tighe his full
cooperation at all times. and when new
players seemed to be necessary to make
the final dash he spared neither eX-
pense nor pains to get the right men.
The record made by the Islanders
| has been one of the most remarkable
in some respects of any in baseball
annals. Nineteen out of the last 81
games played were won, and the
final per cent was higher than that of
any other pennant winner in the
leagues history. The fact that Rock
Island won every game from Cedar
Rapids, even after the pennant was
lcinched, and that an extra pitcher was
used in one and another went into ex-
ira innings, ought to demonstrate that
there is no basis for the cackle from
the southern end to the effect that
Cedar Rapids voluntarily helped our
chances. If any of the sport writers
in the south need further evidence, lei
them read the reports of the games In
the Cedar Rapids newspapers.
Record for ShutOuts.
| Rock Island claims a record in hav
ing administered So shutouts. In all
the team participated in 45 shutouts
the average runs made against
them in the ones lost being seldom
more than two, in fact, averaging that
! number, approximately. The team was
but once below the 900 mark, and then
only for couple of days, the lowest
point touched being $50. After the
race was fairly on, Rock Island was
never below fourth place and never
held that position but once Furthe-
more, the team held the top a greater
length of time in the aggregate thar
any other team. This shows q record
for consistency that has seldom beef
eqCaled in any league where the rae,
has been so close and the ultimate out
come so long in doubt as it has beer
in the Three-Eye this year.