Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-27
FINISH A FROLIC
FOR TIGRE'S men
Islanders and Rabbits Wind UP
Season in a Side Split
ting Exhibition.
FINAL SCORE is IL TO
Webster TwirlS Pennant Winners L
Victory in Last Contest
Funny Stunts Galore.

Have you ever seen real live cir
Gus one that would make Ringing
Bros. affair look like an amateur per-
formance or which would make
Bnnalo Bills wild west look tame?
Well. II you haven't, YOU have prob
ably missed The time OF your life by
not seeing the game between Rock
Island and Cedar Rapids yesterday
when they lined up at Island City park
for the las, contest of the Three-ESa
league schedule. The game was not a
comedy OF errors by amy means-far
he il from! such-for there were star
plays galore and both sides We're ii
the game 10 get all there was out of At.
Both sides were willing to run in 4
little comedy. however. and the result
was that the fans who attended the
game. and there Was 4 large number
there. 100. came away with a grin on
their faces that will last for many q
day. The score OF - 10 in favor ot
the pennant winners was enough alone
10 make any one happy, as the scores
were LOT TIC IlNSt llsAl ''l iAO't emu
over the pan as the result OF good
hard hitting OF the ball. Webster
twirlcd for the Islanders and delivered
the goods in great shape. Five hits
were gathered off him and at least
three of these were handed TO the Wis
itors because they were good fellows
and were taking their drubbing in good
nature and helping to supply the
crowd with a brand OF baseball seldom
if ever seen here. II looked mighty
much as though Ray could have held
Cedar Rapids TO TWO hits had ne
wished, and he demonstrated that he
will make a corlling good pitcher for
next years team.
Make q Dozen scores.
In the face of the other events
which took place i. would be taking
too much time 10 read how the Island
ers made each and every one of their
dozen runs Let it be sufficient to say
that every man on the team made one
or more hits and that five of them
were twO-sackers. The hits kept III
piling up until Il mad been registered
and II scores had been made. Swa-
Gina who, by the way. held the dignity
of manager yesterday. and Webster
We're the star htters of the day. each
of them pounding the ball out safely
three different times and usually
when there were men on the bases.
After the fifth inning. Walden. who
opened the fire for the Dummies, re-
tired. and Captain Saillard entrusted
his first base TO Cooley and went into
hn AD.
King Kelley into the game to play
second. and then the real entertain
ment commenced
Nothing But Fun.
Stunts such as you have never heard
of before were pulled off by the Island
crs and the Bunnies i'm the last four
innings of the game Most of them
would have to be seen TO be appreci-
ated. For instance. in the eighth in
ming. with men on first and second.
and only one Rabbit down. Stark dis
tinguished himself by fooling every
( body for a few minutes He suddenly
whipped a potato Ou6 Of his pocket
and threw it down towards second.
apparently intending to catch the run
ner off the bag. The throw was pur-
to Murphy. The runner sized uD the
situation and decided that Murphy
would throw him ont if he tried for
third. so he stood still on the base.
The runner on first. however. was
eager TO take advantage of Stark's
wildness. and he hilled ON towards
second so that he would be sure Of
getting there if a throw to third b.
came necessary. Stark had kept tight
hold on the ball after throwing the
potato and now he gently tossed it
down to Swacina and Swats immedi-
ately forced the runner TO chase the
man on second off the bag That Al
lowed them to get the man on his way
to third and the crowd and the ba
players nearly had a convulsion when
they saw how successfully Stark
stunt had had PANIED out. The DO
tato which he threw into the outffell
was taken home by Vice President w.
II. Reck, who promised to see that it
receives a golden frame
Joker Gets Hit.
In the ninth inning Webster tried
his best to put one where King Kelley
could line it out for a hit. because
King had been doing good work in sup
plying fun for the fans. he and Stark
vieing with each other in this depart
ment of the days sport King
couldn't get against one, but he man.
aged to lift one up into the air and
Mclean helped the joke out by allow
ing the ball to fall for a hit. although
he could have reached il easily Mr.
Joker was not contented with being
presented with hit. however He de
termined to make two-sacler out of
it and he waddled from first towards
second as though he were carrying the
planet Mars on his shoulders. Mclean
laughed at him for while and then
lined the ball to Berger. but Joe kept