Rock Island Argus., 1909-04-26

The latter tried to throw it to secerd
before he had his hands on ii and the
elusive ball rolled between his legs
and got away from him.
Vogel covered the territory around
second base in good fashion yestcr-
day. He got only four chances but
all of them were hard ones and the
clean way in which he handled then
looked good.
1t was a nice thing for Shaffer to do
to let Novacek bat while the doc was
fixing Berger up. Pehaps it would be
quest after the race is on. And notice
what Novacek did.
Stark played a good game as usual
yesterday, but his crowning stunt was
outside of the contest. In a moment
of eXuberation he balanced his cap on
his chin. tossed it out into space. and
then kicked it back upon his head.
Bet he couldn't do it again.
Jacobsen in right field for Daven-
port, duplicated Berger's stunt in get
ting charged with a bungle. Frank
Murphy's hit in the sixth inning was
in his field and he tried to get it in
time 10 throw Murphy out at first.
Foolish man. Murph went to second
while Jacobsen made sure he had the
ball.
Berger seems the most unlucky
| man on the team. He was spiked by
Mclean yesterday as the latter tore
over third on his way home. Joe
| was on the coaching line and he
| failed to get out of the way of the
| runner. Joe gets cut. bruise ol
some other injury in nearly every
game.
| A howl went up from the Davenport
fans in the sixth inning when, VII
McGrew on second Jacobsen pola
what appeared to be two sackei' il
right field. The joy was short livel
Mclean took after it like streak o
CREASED lightning and TO the amaze
ment of those who have not seen hin
before, he caught the fly and retired
the side.
That kid Russell, who holds dowI
the left garden for Davenport, appear
to be the best man on the Pr0diga
team He made a sensational cat !
of Murphy's sacrifice fly in the siyrl
inning and lis throw home was a goo'
one but Sta beat it He had an
other chanc, to throw a man out a
the plate in the eighth inning an:
again, while his throw was good, TIL
man got there first.
y Dubuque Wins by Batting.
Dubuque, Iowa, April 26.-Both o
Freeport's runs were gifts, Will
DubuQue's batting was Opportune ant
igave it an easy victory. Score:
r. H. Z
Dubuque :. ...3 0000022%-7 6
Freeport :. ...10000001 o. 4
Batteries-Yont, Barber and Kline
Rebeman and Stark.
Bloomington Downs Peoria Team.
Bloomington, Ill.,, April 26.-Edwar
Clark, the Chicago semi-pro last yea
with the Bankers league, made go)
here yesterday. striking out II mel
His hitting was also a feature, gettin
a home run with two on bases an
scoring another man with double
5 Score:
: r. H.
Bloomingtt 4 ..O3O03 31O1-S 8
Peoria -. ....O02 020O00f0-S 6
Batteries-Clark and McNamara
) Thornton, Miller and Stone.
Other Peoria Team Wins.
: Peoria. H., April 26-Kenny's pitcl
ing and the heavy hitting of the Peori
club proved too much for Burlingto
2 yesterday, the locals winning, Z to
= Score:
I r. Fl.
. Peoria 2OO13O-7 IL
, Burlington -. .001010 Is 4
:. Batteries-Kenny and Higgins; Art
l strong and Lemon.
+ Pekin Escapes Sbutout.
f Pekin, Ill. April 26.-Decatur near
d shut out ekin yesterday, the loc
e team making but two hits of Cove
e Score:
Y R. H.
e Decatur :. ...O3G0O5 O5OOe-1O Is
d Pekin :. 100000 81 2