Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-02
Christy Goes Farther than Har.
din in Tying Prodigals
in Knots.
THREE HITS THEIR PORTION
Meantime Spencer Takes Bumps anC
the Final Count Is ) to Zero
Our Way.
GAMES TOMORROW,
Dubuque at Rock Island.
Davenport at Cedar Rapids.
Peoria at Decatur.
Bloomington at Springfield.

My. oh my. but it is becoming hard
work to write about the way the ISL
anders take Davenport to their daily
trimming. not that there is not some
thing doing each day worthy of notice
out that 1t is getting to be the same
oid story. George Hardin made the
Prod1Sals look like so cents in the
game Tuesday and Christy Wilson go,
on the job yesterday and made them
look even cheaper. Christy allowed
the Pretzels just three measly hits
and with one exception they never
even had chance of scoring The re.
suit was that Davenport was the loser
IN . to 0 game.
j Spencer~did the twirling for Daven
port and it must be admitted that he
neaVed nice game. He was ~
against too big a task. however. and
his downfall was certain after the very
first inning. although no runs were
made off him until the eighth round
The Islanders had simply failed to ge,
INTO gear UP to that time. but ther
went after the game and clinched L
i'll the eighth inning. Between tn
lseventh and the eighth they retirei
| to a secluded spot under the grand
stand and donned their batting AM
scoring clothes and when they cane
out on the field again they soon hi
matters in their own hands.
Murphy. as Usual.
Ii any man is thoroughly hated Y
the few Davenporters who are atteIl-
ing the games since Tuesday il IS
Frank Murphy. and we will have o
confess with blush OF shame Ia,
Frank deserves their ire. He aided
to his already long list of crimes oy
coming up in the next to last rond
and swatting three sacker after VIII
son had reached first on base on
balls. There was only one down wen
this happened, SO Frank got himself
deeper in the mire by coming lime
| when Berger drove fly out TO Oh.nd
Two scores satisfied the co-ing
champs IN the eighth round. but itck
Tighe decided that it would look pct
ter to the fans over here if the cam
rubbed it in little on the Prod.als.
so the boys came out in the nintl and
three more men were sent over the
pan.
Hits and Errors Mixed.
Swacina opened the last innii. by
skying out to left field and thel fol
lowed a mixture of hits bv the Isand-
ers and errors by the Prodigals WHICH
broke the hearts of the DavenpCters
who still remained in the park. Nc
Bride started the music by polling one
over second base and Kelley folllw ID
with two sacker which brought Mac
home, KelI going to third on the throw
to the plate. Wise delivered the GOODS
with a long fly to Ohland whca al
lowed the fast Islander on thin 20
soamper home after it was cagsht.
The bases were cleaned then AMI il
locked like it was all over. but onc-
more the music started with Starll's
hit over first. Wilson drove one To-
McGrcw ard Teddy muffed it in a mos,
comical manner and then threw to
first i'll vain attempt to get Christy
anyway. Yarmouth who had been
moved to first base in the sixth inniua
was not expecting the throw and I
got away from him with the rpsui:
that Stark moved to third. Then Muir
Ply drove one to third and Reitz Wen.
McGrew one better by letting the ball
get clear through him and Claud,
| Iomped home with the last run The
score: