Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-24

Decatur at Clinton.
ana 1t came TO pass that once more
the cramps trimmed the wicks of the
Decatur stars and another game was
added 10 the proper side of the ner.
Cehtage column. At the finish of the |
scheduled number of innings the |
Champs score was one TO the good
over that of the visitors and as no one
IL the ,bleachers objected the game was
declared completed and the fans went
nome greatly tickled. Christy Viii
son was in the box>for the locals and
ne pitched his usual good game and
the teidlng behind him as well as his
own work in that department was of
the brilliant kind that always counts
III winning games. Two double plays
and several dandy stops and as many
fine catches We're he things which
helped Christy in winning the game
TWO errors in the last inning were the
only things that marred the. fielding
game played by the champs and they
were accountable for by the fact that
the Islanders became a little careless
on account of their lead of three runs
which they had at the opening of the
inning. But all is well that ends well
and the fact that the visitors did not
make enough 10 give them the game
makes the errors forgetable
Blanks for Four Rounds.
The first four innings of the game
there was nothing doing in the scor-
ing line for either team and the hits
were about evenly divided each side
having four. Murphy started some
thing in the fifth though that the rest
of the team Clipped in on and helped
him to finish. Frank hit safe one
down the third base line Novacek at
! tempted to sacrifice him TO second and
was fortunate enough to reach the in
! itial sack himself on the error that
| Bittrolff made in trying TO throw him
out. Then Swain made a real sacri-
/ flee and each of the runners moved up
a notch on it, Manager Cook was the
next one up and he found a timely
single that was hidden in his bat and
/ Murphy came home on it, Mcbride
followed with long fly and Novy reg
istered another score Cooks out at
inning.
In the eighth two hits and stolen
base netted the Commbdores a lonely
run and made it look as though the
Igame would end up with the score of a
Icouple 10 one. The Islanders didn't
feel quite safe as to this. however, and
Ithey went after Bttrolff in their half
iof the round. They were successful
land three hits and another long fly by
Mac made the tally to 1. Murphy
was the man who again started the
ball 10 rolling and it stopped out in
left field near The foul line where nc
one could get it in time to get him
| NOvaceli did the proper caper and laid
one in the nice warm place left BY
Murphy's single. Swain was put out
at first but each of the base runners
advanced base while he was dying
Then Cook worked the squeeze play
with the result that Murphy crossed
the pan and every one moved up one
{ Up came Mcbride with another long
fly and Novacek reached home il
safety Macs fly was a peach ant
Wagner made wonderful catch in
getting it for it was right up against
the fence and as close to being a fou
as it could be and still be fair. L
fought to have been good for pair o.
4 sacks. bowers stopped the good worl
\ with a high one that Crozier was able
< to gather in.
vi Grew a Little Chesty.
81 1t looked easy and the champs be
\ came little chesty when the Decatur