Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04
Though Laudermiik Passed
Seven and Hit One Champs
Could Not Win.
HTS CAME AT WRONG 1IMI
Ten Raps Off Lakaff, Three for Three
Sacks Apiece, Counted Three
for Decatur.
GAMES TOMORROW. ,
Rock Island at Clinton.
Dubuque at Cedar Rapids.
Decatur at Peoria.
Springfield at Bloomington.

once more Decatur did things tol
he champs. The final score was
C 2, but that was letting the champs /
off pretty easy for the wildness OF
Laudermilli figured in both the runs
hat the champs were able TO push |
across the pan. At the same time the |
locals could not hit him with any de
gree OF success and five hits was ali |
they could get from him. He started |
off in the very first inning by passing |
the first two men up and had there
been enough of a crowd at the game |
to make a noise he would probably |
have scared so high in the air that |
another twirler would have been called |
UpCT TO take his place on the firing
line, but as it was he finally located
the plate and then things were easy
sailing for the rest of the time.
Lakaff did the twirling for the Is
IanGers and he allowed 10 hits They
came when they were needed. too.
and that tells the story of the victory
for the visitors. Had the Islanders
been able to pole a hit or two at the
proper time the score would have had
TO be about twice what it was to have
given the Commodores a look in. Time
after time there were men on the
Eases and only one gone, but the nee
essary hit was not forthcoming.
Filled Sacks for starter.
In the first inning while Lauder
ply and Stark We're given free trans
portetion and after Novacek sllied out
Cook took enc in the Stats that filled
the bags with but one gone. 1t looked
as though the Islanders ought to run
in enough scores to win the next two
of the game that Laudermilks wild
ones got in their work and the champs
failed entirely in their efforts to land
on one safely. The next two men
were put cut easily and the bright
hopes vanished in fog. From then
on until the sixth il was a pretty good
game, although very slow. In the
sixth came a combination of circum-
stances that landed one for the visit
crs. Berger and Mcbride both went
after a fly that belonged to Mac, but
Berger jostled Mac enough so that
the latter dropped it and Moore
| reached first in safety. Then came
Wagner and swatted one out to the
lack fence that came within an ace
CT going over it. When the ball hit
| the fence it bounded off to one side
| and by the time Murphy was through
chasing it Wagner was steaming down
on third base with all his cylinders
working. He kept right on going
when he reached the pan and it was
only the perfect relay from Frank to
| Berger to Eng that cut him off from
making home run. AS it was one
man crossed the plate. In the next
lround they touched Lakaff up for
three hits, which Melted two runs
Campbell hit safely and was advanced
| two bases on Tenants sacrifice. Then
i the squeeze play was worked nicely
4 end Campbell registered his number
lat the plate. That ought to have sat
i isfied the visitors for that inning al
least but there was still pair of hits
ldue Barkwell drew a single and
then Fishers drive bounded over No
lvacek's head and gave him three
Dagger on which Campbell scored
making the last run for Decatur.
Hits Made to Count.
The two runs of the champs cam,
in separate innings and it was a sin
gle hit that counted the run eacl
time. In the sixth Laudermilk scare,
or high again and passed a pair o
men who were moved along sacl
Iby Berger's out at first. Lundin wa
az easy out and then Lakaff hit an
brought in one man. Murphys lin
drive brought the fans to their fee
for an instant but they sat down witt
out word when It landed in Moore
\ mitts, retiring the side.
nj Once more in the last of the mint
Y a run was secured. Murphy led wit
Y 4 hit and was moved to second whe
y Stark was passed by the generou
4 Laudermilk. He then proceeded t
Y pilfer the third sack right under tn
z eyes of Fisher. Novacek hit one t
y Tie pitcher who fumbled it Ion
Z enough to let Murphy cross the pal
y That ended it. for Cooks fly wa
X caught and the game was over. Th
y score:
~ ROCK ISLAND. AB.R.H.PO. All