Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-13
EACH GETS CANE
Rock Island and Burlington
Break Even in the First Ex-
Inhibition Series.
GO IL INNINGS SATURDAYS
Youngsters Given Chance to Show
Their MettIe and Generally
Make a Good impression.


with Burlington yesterday with one
of the best catches ever seen upon
the local diamond. 1t was a long fly
of Bruggeman's stick and should
have been good for three bags and
probably would, had any one else
been in Murphy's place. Frank chased
the sphere almost to the back fence.
barely touched it with his hands just
enough to keep it in the air, chased
il farther and repeated the juggling
and then squeezed it with one hand.
The bleachers rose with whoop and
took off their. hats to the best fielder
in the league.
1t was our game from the very
start. Hardgrove opened the game
for the Islanders and in the first in
ming he retired the bunch from Iowa
III one two-three order Manager
Cooks crowd took up their big sticks
then and went after Slapnicka who
was doing the bending for Burlington.
Murphy started the ball rolling with
one to the back fence good for three
bags. 1t worried. Slapnicka so that
| the plate disappeared and he threw
four wild onesS to Burdette trying to
locate it. Burdette Immediately pit
fered second and added to poor Slap.
F, troubles and the result was that Nc,
Bride was allowed to amble down to
| first with no one to say him nay
Berger hit dinky one into the in
fol
/ home. With the bases still drums"
as Frank says, the boss placed one
| in left field when no one was looking
and two men crossed the plate. Ber-
ger added another when SEVERED
was thrown out at first and Cook ad-
vanced one. Slapnicka was still look.
| ing for the plate and before he could
locate it Leverich had pass to first
| given him. He Immediately stole
second and Cook came home while
they tried to- get him. Gilmore
stopped the carnage by striking out
i Put Couple More On.
/ Burlington didn't get look-in the
| second session, either, but the Island,
ers added another run after two were
out. Burdette took advantage OF
| Slapnicka's wildness and Mcbride
drove one to the Brown Beauty sign
in the far corner of the lot and didn't
stop till he reached third, where he
died.
] In the third the visitors made their
first tally by means of single and
la two Dagger in succession, by Slap
nicka and Green.
A pair of hits were gathered in by
!Leverich and Gilmore in the next in
aing but no runs resulted. In the
fourth the visitors got busy and three
ats in row gave them two scores
md another was added in the next
on two more hits by Breyette and
Rose. The locals regained their mar
gin again, however, in their half Of
| the fifth. Cook made first on an in
field swat and Lengthy" Leverict
vas handed transportation after
which they effected double steal
1t appeared to be all over when Hard
grove drove. high fly out to Rose in
fright field but he muffed it and COOL
and Leverich tailed.
II The visitors registered another run
in the next inning when SEVERED re
peated the Rose stunt and allowed
Shaub to reach first. Slapnicks
brought him over the pan with two
sacker to right. They climbed up ;
little nearer in the following inning
by means of a pair of hits and al
L sc ;aI,
one run more. 1t was no use, though
for the side was retired easily tn,
next two innings, the last man bein,
{lput out by Murphy as described. Thu
final score was to 6.
81 Gives Boys a Chance.
Il Manager Cook gave as many Of thu
youngsters a trial as he safely coult
and the result was very pleasing a
! they all did well. Mcbride showet
Iup to advantage on third as di'
!. lLeverich at first. Burdette proved t,
J be a fast sure outfielder and can han
Hardgrove did all that was expecte'
OF him and with little more polished
Y support would have held Burlington
4 down to about three runs. Howart
lipitched the last three innings of tn
jlgame. Harry appears to be bette
than ever this season. Gilmore witt
drew with, Hardgrove and Eng tool
( the mask until the game was over
\ Christy Wilson played in right fell
\ the last three innings to get warme,
\ up and to get the stiffness out Of him
n The score of Sundays game wa