Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24

My, oh my, how those Islanders die
20 in yesterdays game when once
they had fairly got started. Ii took
them five full innings TO get into geal
but after that they more than made IL
for lost time and when the gam MS
over. the Distiilers had been tralled i'm
the dust and defeated by the onos;ded
score of s to = 1t was another case
of getting bingles galore all n ons
time and the eight scores made by thu
islanders came in in two innings as
the result of seven hits and five fres
to first base.
Islanders Locate Biitx.
Pitcher Biltz. who was on the mound
for the Distillers, proved considerable.
OF puzzle for i've innings and iEcE-
the local aggregation roua1 odt Mher4
he was throwing the aail aIc they
pounded him hard Allr, wIth ,hcir
discovery of where ne vas THROWING
the ball they found where he was not
throwing it about half the simes aud
they made use of this fact ~ extract
free transportation to first i've times
in two innings. The fact thet the IS
landers hit the ball almost whenever
it came over the pan, made nial shy
about throwing it over and ,aT first
thing he knew he was unable - locate
the plate at all
Murphy came to bat in the sixth in
ming with no one out and the Peorians
two runs to the good. lie waited pa
|ticntly for Biltz to throw him one that
was hitaDle, but none came and he was
requested by the umpire TO 80 to first
base and give Biltz chance ut some.
one else. Kelley followed Murphy and
laid down a pretty hunt which ctasel
Frank along to second. Biltz felt him.
self slipping so when McBfide came ID
the plate he forgot to try to curve tie
ball, putting his whole attention into
getting one over the plate. On his
third attempt, he succeeded an1 Nc
Bride padded it out past third base
so fast that the wind from Ii gave
Dean a clean shave. Murphy care III
on the hit and registered the first
score for the Islanders. When Berger
came to bat, Biltz was little higher
| up in the air than ever and all Joe
| had to do was to wait while Biltz
threw the ball four times AMI then g
/ to first base, forcing Mcbride to sec
ond base. Wilson was the next Is
lander up and he drove one down to
wards second base which Berger al
lowed to hit him on the shoe and ac
cordingly Joseph was declared .,ut
Mcbride made third on the play ana
| Wilson was safe at first
! Eng il the Candy Kid.
| With first and third base &c coupled
Eng marched up to the plate and mau'
l a vicious swing at one OF Biltz' offer
Beauty sign in the far corner of The
| field. Two runs came in and Gus wa,
lperched on third base when me sphere
was returned TO the diamond. Hardin
!, ended the slaughter by getting out a
first. base on a grounder to shortstop
Three scores was enough to win, bu
i not enough to satisfy the Islanders
who, having tasted of blood, were in
tent upon getting some more In tn
very next round they got after BiIt
again in a most unmerciful manner
, Stark secured base Oil balls, Murph,
hit safely and Kelley made it full
house by taking a poke in the sides
Mcbride appeared on the scene mex
, ard as usual he delivered the goods
his hit bringing in two runs and plat
ing Kelley on third base. Berger wa
next and he secured his third consecr
tive base on balls and Wilson foIlowe
with his second hit of the game, whic
scored Kelley. Gus Eng repeated hi
march out from the bench and followe
Christy's example by landing on
safely out of every ones reach an
Berger came home with the fifth an
last run. 1t began to look as thong
the Islanders were at Dat for the res
of the day. but Hardin proved mercifr
and knocked one to Smith who touct
ed Eng out and threw to first in tim
to make it a double play, which retire
the side.
Peoria scores First.
Peoria secured the first blood of tn
contest, getting man over the pla7
in the second and again in the fiftl
T In the second Cuthbert secured
dinky scratch hit and went TO third o
5 Smiths sacrifice. He then proceede
: to steal home while Hardin was win,
ing up for speedy one. Hardin
throw had him, though at that if
hadn't been for the fact that The pasle
remained in his box and prevente