Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-07
Gordon, Just In From Montana
Fails to Save Second Game
From Tighe Men.
ELEVEN INNINGS TO DECIDE
Hardin Has Bad Session in Fifth, and
Lakafr Sits ON the Lid the Rest
of the Journey.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Decatur at Rock Island.
Springfield AT Davenport.
Bloomington at Cedar Rapids
Peoria at Dubuque.


Peoria at Dubuque.
The afternoon game yesterday went
the same direction that the morning
game did and although il was a little
longer in coming and had even turned
back several times. it finally arrived
on the islanders side of the credit
column, and the fact that il took two
extra innings to land ii made il all the
Sweetcr
The final result was 1 TO >. and the
!scorC jus. about tells the story of the
game. First Rock Island was ahead,
then the Prodigals were ahead, and
then the score was tied for three in
niRgs At the end of that time the
folks began 10 get hungry. and so
Tighe's men put ON their batting
Iclothes and pounded out a victory. 1t
was a pretty contest and one in which
both sides had turns at cheering.
Several errors and misplays were
made, but they merely added zest 10
the performance by making the game
closer and more exciting.
The second largest crowd of the
year was ont 10 witness the game. and
the indications were thar had the
weather been just a little brighter, q
, record crowd would have assembled
20 see the Islanders trim the Daven-
lpOrtcrs for what viii probably be the
last time this year.
| I.akaT shines Again.
Big Frank Lakaff proved himself a
| hero for the second time in one dar.
He held Davenport absolutely safe n
the morning game and when he was
called upon TO relieve Hardin in the
afternoon game. he took hold of the
reins in great style, and held the Prod
I igals safe for the remainder OF the
game until his teammates got busy
and won it for him. Hardin opened
1.-THE game for the Islanders. but in The
fifth round succession of four lucky
! hits and an error resulted in two
scores and left the bases full. anil
, Manager Tighe decided that George
Twas in bad and he pulled him out.
/ There was one down when Lakatf
went on the mound and he saw TO Il
| that the other two were put down N
a hurry without any more scores being
secured. The Islanders had made one
run in the fourth inning on a pair 81
4 errors by McGrew and Nye. and so
/ when Lakaff came into the game the
score was to / in favor OF Daven-
port.
| Islanders Take the Lead.
In the seventh inning the Islanders
went back into the lead again by two
more scores Up until this round only
one hit had been made off Gordon
the young fellow in whom the Prodi-
gals were putting forlorn hope. and
he seemed in shape to put the IslanI
ers to sleep. 1t could not. however for
the Islanders were out for blood AMI
they got 10 the young fellow in the
seventh. Wise opened with 4 hit and
after Stark had popped up to the
pitcher Iakaff drew q base on balls
and Murphy brought both OF them
home with two-sacker TO center
which Ohland was unable TO handle
! in time TO catch anyone at the plate
Things looked pretty safe after that
, bu' the Prodigals succeeded in tyin-
!up things again in the very next rouna
: Geyer reached first when Kelley's pow
Crful arm sent the ball little too higi
10 Swats. and he big first sacker wa:
{ ipulled off The bag for an instant. Har
J ;mouth few TO Mclean. but Geyer Wen
to second when Stark let one get awa'
from him Ohland grounded out vi;
The Berger route and then Irby hit on
10 Swacina Swats had to leave tn
( sack to get the bail and both Wise an
: l.akaff forgot 10 cover the base. witt
s the result that Irby arrived there i!
z safety. and Geyer came home with tn
s third and last Prodigal score.
& Finally Win Out.
3 From the eighth until the eleveIrT
< the game moved along swiftly wit
. both Lakaff and Gordon doing goo
< work in the box. and the Davenporter
9 were OIL their way home without an
q traces of satisfaction on their visage'
9 Mcbride opened with a hit and Kelle
B sacrificed him to second. Wise pole
g through third and Mac went to thir
81 where he remained until Stark droy
q one out over second and won til
d game. That hit on top of the othF
& two bingles ended the game with til
3 score as follows:
x ROCK ISLAND. ABB R. H. P. A. |
& Murphy, CT ...s.......5
q Berger SIS Il 0 Is
9 Mclean. rf IS 2 5 o