Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-01

A series of hits by the Davenport
by the Islanders resulted in four
scores for the visitors in the sixth
inning yesterday afternoon and the
game with the Prodigals went by the
board to the tune of to 4. Hardin
was in the box for the locals and
George was not the enigma to the
Davenport crowd that he had proved
to be on Saturday. His offerings were
clouted for a total of II safe hits
The islanders, on the other hand,
entirely, and only seven hits were
gathered in off the delivery of Farrell
who did not seem to have much
Visitors Score Early.
Davenport S delegation to the game
was made to feel good from the very
start as the Pretzels secured two runs
in the first inning. McGrew hit safely.
Nye sacrificed, Jacobsen drew a
scratch hit on which Kelley slipped
and fell in the mud, and Ohland drew
"a oihSSiC ohtl StNoHu bdSG Oil WHICH
two men crossed the pan. In the
third inning, Davenport added one ON
pair of hits and sacrifice. In the
sixth the deluge came. Reitz was is
sued free transportation, and Ohland
attempted to sacrifice, but the ball
rolled so slowly in the mud that Har-
din was unable to get it and the re-
suit was another scratch hit for Dav-
export. Hardin promptly made mat
ters worse by hitting Russell and fill
ing the sacks with one out Then
Shaffer rolled one to Berger and g
double play ought to have resulted
at home and at first base, but horror
of horrors, Joe allowed the ball tC
get away from him i'll heart break.
ing manner, and two runs came in
Smith made the first out of the in
ming by sacrificing and putting a man
on third and second. Then Farrell
took hand in winning his own game
by polling single just over the infield
and Russell tailed. McGrew follow
ed with the third hit of the inning
and Shaffer registered the fourth and
last run for the visitors. giving them
a total of runs.
Islanders Busy Twice
The Islanders scored their -four
runs in half as many innings, an(
five of the seven hits secured by the
locals We're instrumental in getting
the four runs. In the third, Eng wa.
given walk and Hardin followed
with pretty single over second. He
was thrown out at second minut,
later when Murphy rolled one to NC
Grew. Gus had gone to third on the
play and Murphy at once stole sec
ond so that when Mclean came up
the two sacks nearest home were oc
cupied. For the second time in tn,
series, Davenport showed their feal
of Mclean by forcing him to wall
without giving him a chance to hi
the ball. Catcher Smith moved clea1
to the opposite side of his box which
put him about six feet away from
the plate, and four wide ones wer,
tossed up. 1t proved to be a useless
precaution, this walking of Mclean
for Mcbride followed Mclean ant
there is really very little choice in tn,
minds of the fans as to which the,
would rather have up at a critica
moment. Mcbride did what Meloal
! would probably have done had h
been given 4 chance and his lon,
| single brought two runs in.
Score Agnin i'm Eighth.
| Again in the eighth, the Islander
got busy with the stick and two NOR
runs resulted. Berger led off with
hit, and Mclean followed with anoth
er. Mcbride drove a long fly to cen
ter field which was captured an,
Jacobson who was running for Der
| ger, stole third on it. Kelley drov
one to McGrew who booted it an,
one run came in. After Stark ha,
persisted at first, Vogel hit safely an
another run was registered and the
| IL wac oil nupr Tho coarn.