Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-01
HOW COULD You
DO IT, GEORGE?
So Cruel of You to Take All the
Pep Out of Davenport at
the Start.
AND BLONDY PARklNS, TOO
Poor Boy Given Dreadful Chastise'
nlent Before All the Folks by
Heartlcss Islanders.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Rock Island at Davenport.
Dubuque AT Cedar Rapids.
Peoria at Bloomington.
Decatur at Springfield.

Dubuque at Cedar Rapids.
Peoria at Bloomington.
Decatur at Springfield.
We love Blondy Parkins, but oh. yon
George Hardin. There is more truth
than fiction in this saying. for the ISL
anders took such a liking to Blondy
PaTkins yesterday on the Davenport
playground. that had he dared, he
would probably have developed an
other sick SPELL However, he feared
il might be his last sickness so he
stuck the game out. although bumped
to all the corners of the lot. On the
ether hand. Hardin twirled in superb
form. and If we hadn't already decided
thai he is the best pitcher in the
league by all odds. we would have
done so after the game yesterday.
The lady bugs from across the river
love their Blondy, but they have 10
admit away down in the depths Of
their hearts hat George is bigger
handsomer and the better pitcher by
far.
Ia SldU0r7 GNltlentlS tlUuSHl 10 an
mex the first game of the series with
the Islanders and so make it easier for
the remaining two games With that
end in view he sent his premier artist
Parkins. out to do the hurting. and It
was considered TO be all over hut the
shouting, especially as Blondy had
been resting up for week with this
hnN"nUD1s
that the accident which happened a
month ago when Parkins got away
with a game in which the Islanders
secured only one hit, is going to BE
his chief and only claim to fame. fo-
since that happened he has been
bumped hard twice by the Islanders
and taken to dreadful trimming.
When the smoke from yesterday
battle had cleared away. the score
hoard showed that Hardin had held
the Prodigals to one lone run. while
six had been chalked up 70 the credit
of the Islanders.
That Murphy Again.
Murphy started after the beloved
Mr. Par!lins by securing Il hit off him
until the next round that the real fun
began. In the second inning Mcbride
led off with a three-sacker that hit the
back fence. and Kelley drove a Texas
Lacquer over the head of McGrew
which brought in the first run. GeyeI
thought he saw a chance 10 distinguish
himself and he threw to first in vain
attempt 10 catch Kelley, but the throw
was not only useless, it was bad, and
Kell went TO second. Eddie Wise
played the game and laid down a per
feet bunt which he almost beat TO frs
and which advanced Kelley 10 third
The second score came over the pa.
when Stark nailed liner over second
base. With one down and Stark o.
first. Hardin took a hand in winning
his own game and his three-sacker
which was a second edition of Nc
Brides, brought i'll the third run D
the Inning. George himself scor Il
when. after Murphy had been passed
Berger hit one which Parkins cuffai
down and threw to first base. Joe
was caught there and Jacobsen ended
the inning with grounder TO third
Parkins looked pretty sick when I
was all over and four big scores had
been hung up on the score board. brt
him TO quit The result was thai
Blondy stayed in the game until it was
over. and was made to take his medi
cine in regular doses.
Third Three-Sacker PoIed.
The fifth of the Islanders runs came
in the fourth inning. when Stark. VIC
was passed, was driven home by Mu
ply. when Frank drove ont the thirt
three-sacker TO the back fence. Til,
final run came in the eighth and re
suited from Wise's hit over third
Stark's sacrifice, and Murphy's thir;
bit.
The lone run of the Prodigals
which BY the way was hailed with n
most as much glee by the Davenpor
rooters as it would have been had i
won the game, came in the seventh
inning. Up until this round not a hi
had been made off Hardin, but in tn.
inning he grew a little careless an,
the result was a base to Yarmouth
by being hit on the arm with pitched
ball hit by Ohland and hit by Irby
That ended the music. however fol-
George frightened up and there wa:
nothing more doing to the intens.
chagrin of the Davenporters The
score: -
ROCK ISLAND. ALB. r. II. p a. L
Murphy, CT .........4 l 0 I
Berger, IS ..........3
Jacobsen, RI .........5
SWacina b 5 2 II @.