Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-13
Cedar Rapids Defeated q to 2
Through Generally Better
Playing.
LAvELLEWiLD; CL0U1EDHARD
Wilson Erratic at Start, But Settles
- Well, and Has Perfect Support
Crowd of $500 Out. :
GAMES TOMORROW.
Cedar Rapids at Rock Island.
Dubuque at Clinton.
Peoria Springfield.
Bloomington at Decatur.

:
The raising of the league pennantat the
Island City ball park yesterday after
noon was attended with great success
for the champs Wilson after the first
inning had the Bunnies at his mercy.
In the first inning wild rabbit was
let loose on the field by the Cedar
Rapids bunch and the excitement
it caused made Christy lose con-
trol for a minute and the result was
that Towards two sacker found a
IMAM on second who scored and Christy
pitched one so wild that Hills second
baseman followed with another tally
himself soon after That ended the
visitors business, however, and after
the first inning Christy allowed only
enc more hit up to the last inning.
when he let down again for minute
and two more hits were gathered, but
lone of the prettiest relays in from cen
ter field by bowers and Berger on the
| last hit cut off the man who was max
| ing for the pan, which with Murphy's
catch in the left field, ended the game,
1t took the Champs just one inning
| to take the measure of Pitcher La
Velle, who was doing the twirling for
/ the Rabbits. In the second inning two
| hits, one of them on the scratch order
were made but no scores resulted. 1t
| hot in he hnwnUnr
Wilson was issued pass and went to
second on Murphy's hit, which was a
liner too fast for Mattick on third to
Fold Cook sacrificed himself for the
good of the cause and each of the run
Bers moved up a notch. Swain nailed
one down the first base line and Null
len did the foolish stunt and tried to
catch an imaginary runner at the plate
| but as no one had attempted TO score
on the wallop the only result was that
1.-THE bases were filed. Berger was
there with the goods and his single to
/ center drove in two runs and landed
Swain on third where he staid while
Mcbride and Eng were put out.
Rabbit Loose Again i'm Fourth.
The champs were not satisfied to
let the game remain a tie and they
went after Ia Velle again in the
fourth round with the result that
three runs were gathered in. Wilson
lstarted doings again after there were
two out. He was given transportation a
second time. The rabbit showed up
Iagain having been driven from the
lclub house where it had taken shelter
4 by some boys and its appearance had
the same effect on LaVelle that it had
on Wilson. Murphy and Cook were al
lowed 10 amble down to first in sue
, cession. Then came All Swain with
Ills bid stick, the one that makes Ce
dar Rapids papers dub him bad man
SWAIN" and pasted out a hit that fol
a while seemed would never drop. II
finally did fall, though. when AL was
on third and the others had all scored
If AIS hit had been a few feet to the
right it would have cleared the right
field fence almost at the club house
As it was it was about the longes
drive ever made in the right garden
1 Swain persisted on third while Spen
! Ger robbed Berger of hit by spearine
/ one that ought to have crossed owe
\ the center of the second base anC
I resulted in pretty single. 1t was tht
! meanest kind of robbery, for, had
gone safe. Joe would have secured
four hits out of five times at the ba
which isn't so bad.
Il bowers Also Gets Three-Sacker.
y The champions took a rest in tn,
| next inning merely knocking out
! three sacker to worry the Rabbits
| bowers was the guilty one and his hi
| was peach although it would hav'
iiEeene good for only the center station
! by almost any other player. Roy ca,
run some. however, and the way h,
tears up the sod when there is hi
in sight is awe inspiring. Gus EN-
had pasted one out to almost tn
same place just before bowers cam,
Ii bat but dandy catch while running
towards the fence by the Opposing
center fielder spoiled his chances TO
a double.
II In the next two passes were issne
and then Berger smashed out hit an
brought in another run but was pu
out himself trying to stretch his sir
III gle into double.