Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25

Bloomington at Cedar Rapids.
Hits at the right time and some
mighty clever base running, gave yes
tel days game with the Peoria team, TO
ne Islanders, even though the latter
were considerably outhit. The final
score was to ., which though it an
pears to indicate close game, does
not tell the real story, for the Island
ers were in the lead all the time with
the game tied up safely. Lakaff open
ed on the mound and, with the eXcep-
ton of two innings, he was invincible.
He had his curve ball breaking nicely.
but in the sixth Peoria managed to get
three hits off him, two of which were
Scratchy ones, and those with a base
on balls netted two scores and made
the game appear close.
When at the opening of the next
inning another scratch hit was made
off Lakaff, Manager Tighe decided that
Frank was jonahed and he summoned
Christy Wilson, Esq, to do the work,
which same he proceeded to do in the
play by Mcbride and Berger spoiled
the chance which the scratch hit off
Lakaff had given the distillers, and IN
the next two innings, although the Wis
itors added one poke to their hit col
umn each time, they failed to cause
anyone the least anxiety, as it was
plain that Christy had them ON the hip
The distillers secured their first run
in the fourth inning by means of two
hits and a sacrifice fly.
At HovIik's Expense.
The Islanders won in the second
and third innings at the expense of
Hovlik, who was doing the tossing for
the visitors. Hovlik lasted but three
innings, and had Donnelly kept him
on the job any longer the Islanders
would very likely have fattened up
their batting averages, which have
taken slump in the last three or four
days. They had just got next to his
lenders and were poking them to the
four corners of the earth, or rather 20
the two corners of the lot Then wise
'old Frank sent Kuepper in in the
fourth and the big side wheeler stop
iped the music, but too late to save the
day
In the second inning Mcbride led III
with a liner TO center which Cuthbert
muffed. With two gone and the chan
Ces for score mighty slim, Vogel
slammed out one of the hardest drives
. nf no Ian ind h.,e
, while Mac came home. Otto died dt
! third while Eng went out at first bass
on a grounder.
LakaR Works Pass.
In the next inning, Lakaff worked
hovlik for a pass and came home
! when Mclean tried to hit the ball
harder and farther than Vogel and
with the same result that Vogel At
, tanned. Both three sackers were u
the variety which keep on going long
time and they were pair of as hard
hit drives as we have had this year
barring none. With Mclean on third
and a man already over the pan, Nc
Bride swatted single into center
!, field and scored Mclean. Nees error
on Kelley's roller and a pass to Starl
filled the sacks. Vogel was up agar
and when two strikes were called OF
him, the base runners decided not tc
i wait for hit, SO they did something
that has rarely been seen here-they
pulled off triple steal Mcbride III
cut for home as soon as the pitcher
started to wind up, and each of the
other runners dug for the base aheai
Of him. Mac slid into home and bea
the ball there by foot. Otto ther
struck out and ended the inning. ant
also the run getting of the coming
champs The score:
ROCK ISLAND. A B. r. II. p. A. I,
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