Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-22

Of all the ninth inning finishes ever
seen here, that one OF yesterday was.
about the closest With the game APP
parently lost, two runs were hustled
over the pan, and the man who was TO
tie the score perched on third with the
ing around second, and then the whole
beautiful Illusion was cast overheard
in weak pop-up and a .strike-out. The
final score was 8 to 2 in favor of
Bloomington.
1t was the visitors game ali the way
through until the last half of the ninth,
when Rock Island had golden oppor-
tunity to win it all back. Blooming
ton played first class ball, and it is
not hard to see why they have com
menced winning games. In the initial
inning Long opened the jack pot with
a single through the infield. and Ken
nan made martyr of himself and sent
Long along one sack. Cutshaw pro-
duced the single which was necessary
to bring in the first score
nun w 1tneut u I'LL.
In the next inning Bloomington scor-
ed a run without making anything like
n hit. Snyder was given free trans
portation to first and Erwin moved him
up notch at the cost of his own life.
Langdon went out at first via the Vo-
gel route. but Snyder moved to the
far corner, from which point he pro
ceeded to Steal home while Lakaff was
winding up his arm for a twister The
third and last Bloomington run came
in the fourth inning. Melchoir drove
one over second when no one was look
ing, and Jimmy Novacek laid down a
bunt that sent him to second Jimmy's
bunt came mighty near being a hit,
and Lakaff. in his hurry to prevent
this, threw low to first, and both run
ners were safe. Big Jim went down on
the first pitched ball, and Gus threw to
Berger. but just wide enough so that
Joe was unable to throw home in time
to stop Melchoir from scoring, where
upon he caught Novacek between the
bags and made the third put out
Drive Two Pitchers on Hump.
In order 20 make up for their hitting
bee of Sunday, the Islanders waited
until the eighth inning before break
ing into the hit column Despite this
fact, they forced one pitcher to retire
in the fifth inning Clark was on the
mound for Bloomington, and although
he was twirling excellent ball he was
| ordered to the stable in the fifth after
driven out to take his place and he ap
peared able TO eat the Islanders as
easily as Clark had been doing it. In
the ninth. however, his balloon took q
sudden shoot into the air and he was
| sent TO the bench in the nick of time
| 10 save the game
Mcbride opened the inning with q
| hit over second and Kelley followed
with a poke to right field that was
good for three sacks. With the first
score in and man on third, with
| none out, the bugs went bugs and Da
wilson grew shaky. Stark completed
! his confusion when he poled a long fly
! to Long. allowing Kelley to score after
the catch was made Davidson was al
! 10 the bad now, and he proceeded tC
! pass the next three men, filling the
: bases. That is where the heart-break
! ing part of the show. materialized, fol-
Murphy and Berger were unable to nj
{ Roger, who was called upon to fill the
sap made by Davidson's speedy de
parture for the blankets. and the game
ended right there. Murphy refused to
/ wait and take chance on walking
and his weak pop-up was gathered il
by Keenan,. Hopes went down, bu
only for minute, for up they came
again when Joe Berger came out will
his pet club. The strain was too much
for Joe, however, and he failed at the
moment of need and swatted at moth
ing three times while men were OF
every sack praying for a hit. The
score:
ROCK ISLAND. ABR. H. p. A. r
Murphy, CT ......... 4 0 0 {
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