Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-02
Champs With Four Bingles De-
feat Peoria With More Than
Twice as Many.
GILBERT OFTEN LOSES PLATE
Bad Session in Eighth Nearly Fatal
Again-Throw to Plate Cuts
OFF Tying Run.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Clinton at Rock Island.
Cedar Rapids at Dubuque.
Decatur at Peoria.
Springfield at Bloomington.


AT last 1t came TO pass that the
champs won game although they de-
veloped the give it away symptoms
in the eighth inning yesterday and
almost lost to the Distillers. The way
Peoria went after the ball in the sew
enth and eighth was nerve racking to
TIE fans and when in the eighth,
With two runs in they needed but one.
o tie il up, there was hardly a
breath drawn until the last man went
/ cut. The headwork of Lundin and
/ Murphy played a large part in the
preventing OF scores for the visiting
bunch in the seventh. Rohn hit
in the seventh and went to sec
ond on Landry's bingle. Donnelly
sacrificed and moved them up
another notch. Bewer slammed one at
Lnndin who gathered it in and then
Noticed that Rohn was farther off third
than was safe and quick as flash he
turned and made a dive for him and
| tagged him with the ball instead of
| tying to throw Bower out at first.
] Yeager came up with short hit that
/ flied the sacks. Then Lewee followed
Bowers lead and tried TO get one
| through Lundy but Lundy caught
Bower between bases making the
third out. In both of these plays, the
first one, especially, an attempt to
| throw the man out at first might have
| proven disastrous to the Islanders and
| allowed one or more runs for the VS.
tiers. AS it was they secured three
hits in the inning and yet no runs re-
sulted
Couldn't BE stopped.
In the next round, though, nothing
could stop Peoria. Lee first up took
a slam on the shins and walked after
Gilbert had been an easy out. Ray
mond lifted a fly to Lundin and il
looked easy. However, Rohn slammed
out long fly between center and left.
Murphy started after it but the wind
was from the east and kept blowing
! the bail toward left. Frank finally
k1aeet b.; hands on il but was unable to
hold it. 1t went for a two-bagger and
a run counted. Landry hit hot one
near second bag that Cook raced for
and stopped but he botted it over in
Joe Berger's territory and Rohn went
Ain Donnelly smashed a clean single
o center and Landry tried to make
ome from second but Murphy was on
le job and made a perfect throw ant
ad him.>>
Score In Two Sessions.
The champs scores came in the
nth and sixth innings In the
nth Swain received base on balls
d was sent on to second by Cooks
lciifice Lundin was there with the
Necessary hit and Al scored. Lundir
twas caught trying TO get away witt
4 the No. 2 sack and Mcbride struck a
three that twisted out of the way.
In the sixth again there was excite
ment to burn. Novacel was given ;
! pass to first and this time Murphy die
/ the martyr act and sent him along Z
the middle station. Swain drove on
ela liner into his own garden that lie,
tried to take on the first bounce but i
escaped him and rolled TO the fenct
allowing Al to reach third. Of cours'
Novy scored. Cook followed with
timely swat and Swain got a chanc
to sit down again for awhile. Lundil
| famed and Mcbride ended the innini
| with a line drive right into the hand
| of Raymond. Three scores looke'
good to win and they did although
/ there was no room to spare. TIL
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