Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-12
FIRST BLOOD
TO ISLANDERS
The Rejuvenated Davenporters
Come Over and Lose, as
In the Past.
NOT DlSGRACED, HOWEVER
Fifteen Hundred Fans Brave a Kan:
sas Windstorm to See. First
- Clash of Old Rivals.

With the wind blowing 40 miles al
hour. 1899 dyed in-the-wool fans saw
the Islanders hand our neighbors from
across the creek their first defeat, Of
which it is avcwed intention TO admin
lister goodly number ere the season
|of 1909 has closed, at Island City park
weather conditions the game was well
played and the rooters enjoyed them
selves to the limit. Umpires Burke
and Bush, members of the regular
league staff, OBLIGATED and gave good
account of themselves, only one kick
being registered, and that by Man
ager Shaffer Frank Lakaff, who is
usually in shape the day after Christ
mas, was Manager Tighe's selection,
and he went the entire route, although
he didn't extend himself very much
Excepting in the pinches. Manager
Shaffer introduced Parkins, a south
paw, also and the Islanders took
kindly to his benders, punching all
| their hits in two innings. Smith was
substituted in the fifth. Lakaff retired
| all three men on strikes in the first
and one fan cruelty remarked that
Davenport should have done better
| than that after three years rest
Murphy led off with a fast one 10
Reitz that almost handcuffed him. and
| the Turk was safe at first. Kelley
placed a nice one between left and
center and Otto Vogel advanced both
men with perfect sacrifice. Mcbride
| then cleaned up a two-bagger TO cen
tier. Nye and Shaffer retired Nova
eek. but Berger shook down a single
that he had up his sleeve and the
score board showed three to the good
Joe being caught trying to take two
bases on his hit.
| Two more were added in the third
Murphy waited for a walk but was
retired at second on Kelley's hit tC
Nye. Vogel. just to show that size in
q ball player cuts no ice, even in this
weather. slammed the ball against the
center field fence for two bases, scor
| ing Kelley Mcbride fouled to Hat
Crimson. but Novacek brought Vogcl
home with a single to right.
| Glad to Get One.
Davenport's first run came in the
fourth and was source of much jub
| ilation. Persch was thrown out by
Vogel Reitz, who played third last
season for Clinton, poled out his sec
ond single and was advanced when
Shaffer was given a base, Hutchin
son having filed to center. Smith
scored Reitz with a single, but with
the manager on third, Parkins struck
out Reitz opened the sixth with an
other Single and Hutchinson duplicat
ed it. Shaffer was safe at first when
Berger tried to catch Hutchinson a
second Smith flew out to Novaceh
and ReitZ scored on the throw-in
Parkins grounded to Kelley. Reitz
who by the way did about all the
work for his team, started the eighth
with hit to center which bounded
over Murphy's head, giving him credit
for three-bagger. Lakaff and Kelley
retired Hutchinson, holding ReitZ Oh
third, but he scored a moment later
ION Skaters sacrifice fly to center
/ Smith poled another hit, but Par<ins
/ was easy.
| Clouds Gather In Ninth.
/ 1t looked serious in the ninth, when
Nye singled and Russell was safe OF
| Wise's error Jacobsen and Persci
| both flew out to Eddie, bringing III
Lucky" Reitz again. Lakaff and Eng
figured that with men on second ant
third it would be good policy to LEI
him walk and so he was given trans
portation. With the bases full Man
ager Shaffer ran to the plate ant
!, told Hutchinson just how to turn the
trick, but the best he could do wa:
pole one to Mcbride and you can be-
that Mack camped under it, giving the
Islanders first blood in the ante