Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-02
Old Doc Bittrolff Loses Cams
Exactly as Wilson Did to
Springfield.
WILD THROW AND WILD Pic.
Lakatf TwirIs Remarkable Ball and
Reeds Pennant Aspirants Are
Held to Two Hits.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Peoria at Rock Island.
Bloomington at Clinton.
Decatur at Cedar Rapids.
Springfield at Dubuque.


Despite the fact that Rock Island
fans would prefer 10 see Decatur get
the championship rag rather than
Springfield, no one is kicking over
the fact that the second game with
the Commodores resulted in victory
for the champs. Lakaff twirled the
ball for the home squad and he had
the visitors sore all the time because.
they couldn't hit his twisters safely
Two hits was all they were able to
gather i'll from his delivery. There
was no fattening of batting averages
for Decatur. Bittrolff did the tossing
for Reeds men and while he allowed
because he was so wild that he lost.
His bad throws were responsible for
the two scores registered by the vic
tors. He lost his own game just as
Wilson did the first one with Spring
field in the last series.
Decatur was dangerous only once
throughout the game. In the second
inning Lakaff tossed one to Tenant
that looked good to Tommy and he
bumped it an awful wallop. When it
was finally located out by the club
house Thomas T. was making googoo
eyes at home plate from the vicinity
of third base. There was only one
man down and with Prout and Bark
well up a score seemed pretty well
assured and for the only time in the
entire contest Decatur felt like grin
ming. Lakaff rose 10 the occasion,
however. and after causing Prout to
swat three times without hitting the
ball, he caused Barkwell TO roll one
to Wise who whistled it over to first
and retired the side. That was the
only time Reeds pennant aspirants
reached third and the times that they
got as far as second could be counted
on the fingers of any of the fans ex.
cept the man who had no arms at all
Right ON Top of Enemy.
The champs were after the game
all the time and they took advantage
of every misplay the visitors made.
In the first inning one score was pre-.
scented to the champs which they glad
ly accepted. Campbell dropped a fly
that Murphy batted out to him and
Frank reached first safely. He then
tantalized Bittrolff by playing pretty
well away from the bag and the De
catur twirler made several vain at
tempts to catch him mapping but he
might just as we'll have tried to catch a
rabbit by throwing salt on its tail
| Murphy got back to the bag on every
throw and finally Bittrolff let one sliI
and it went into the bleachers and
| made Tommy Tenant chase it while
Murphy circled the bases and scored
While one score would have beer
| plenty to win the game with. the
champs were mean enough to take
advantage of another pair of misplays
TO double the score Mcbride stuns
the first ball thrown to him and landed
on first. Mac drew a throw from lief
| field to second and Moore missed it
| letting Mac back up his bluff by get
! ting to the cushion without difficulty
Berger made a pretty sacrifice hit ant
sent him to third Bittrolff again
| handed us one by throwing wild e
the catcher and Mac squeezed in an
| other score. ending the scoring of thu
i game. The score: