Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-19
TWO TOD|ST|LLERS
First Game Goes Thirteen In
nings With a Score of
5 to 4.
TIMELY HITTING COUNTS
I.alkafr and Wilson on the Mound
for the Islanders Have Bad
sessions.
GAMES TOMORROW.
DUBUQUE at Rock Island.
Decatur at Peoria.
Springfield at bloomington,
Davenport ut Cedar Rapids.

Davenport at Cedar Rapids.
Peoria, July .-(Special.J-The Is.
landers were trimmed twice by narrow
margins in the camp of f. Donnelly
Yesterday afternoon. The scores Were
:, and 4 and and The first game
went Is innings.
The double win can be easily traced
to the clever pitching of Messrs. Gil
bert and Rogers, and timely work
with the willow.
In the first game every one of the
Islander runs was earned and came
as the result Of hard hitting. but Gil
bert who was on the mound in this
contest. put mp a splendid exhibition
of scientific pitching in the pinches.
For The Islanders. Wilson pitched
the opener, and after poor start in
which the Distillers counted two in
the first and two in the fifth. managed
to settle down and twirl gilt edge ball
up to the 18th. when the locals got to
him for the winning tally
Bur for disastrous first inning LAX.
Ian might have possibly won. the sec
ond game for the Islanders. However
the TWO Distiller counts in the initial
stanza proved a too severe handicap
to net him a win.
Higgins Throwing Feature.
T Both games teemed with sensational
fielding on both sides. while the throv.
ing of Higgins in nabbing base runners
was distinct feature of the double
bill But one misunderstanding
managed TO pilfer a bag in the two
contests. Swats taking third in the sec
ond Inning of the first game when
NetZel dropped Higgins pretty peg
The double victory of the Distillers
was obtained in the absence of Mana
ger DOnnelly, who. lying in bed with
la badly wranched back, was informed
| of the progress of the double battle
over the telephone. inning by inning
Catcher Higgins acted as field captain
for the day
First Game.
After the Islanders had been retired
in the first inning of the first game the
Distillers opened up the fire on vii
son. NetZel led off with beauty e
t1eft. Vandegrift popped out to Stark
| Biltz doubled to right. NetZel pulling
up ar third. Smith was there with :
Timely single. scoring Netzel anf
Biltz. Reynolds and Rowan were easy
outs.
double by Mcbride and Kelley:
single in the second gave the Islanders
one and they assumed the lead in the
third when Wilson singled. scored 81
Murphy's triple and Murphy counted
on Meloan's sacrifice fly
The lead of one was overcome \,
the Distillers in the fifth when thu
Island irfield crumbled. Higgins lee
| Off with single TO left and was fol
lowed by Gilbert, who punched on,
| through 10 right Netzel laid down :
perfect Dunt. Wilson throwing the bal
wild to Swacina. Higgins scoring am
Gilbert coming home and NetZel takins
third when Swats hurled wild TO til,
plate The next three up were ca :,
outs to the infield
Gilbert was going strong until tn,
ninth, when jacobson. who had sue
ceeded Mclean in the right garden
FIRST up, hit for three bases. Swacin;
followed with another triple the bal
gong over Cuthbert's head and tn,
score was tied. Mcbride hit to thu
| right field fence. BiltZ making
| pretty catch of the fly that followeJ
1t with Il remarkable throW to tn,
plate, mailing Swats. and saving In,
game then and there Kelley was re
tired by the infeld.
| Ont OF Tight Pinch.
Then came the hard. long thrillin:
grind TO the 18th. With but one gon.
IN the 10th. the Islanders managed /,
put men on second and third. but Gil
bert pitched himself out OF the hole
striking ont Murphy in the extremel,
desperate pinch.
| The Distillers had chance in tn,
nth. when Smith walked after Bit.
mad been retired. Fred stole second
and when Reynolds skied out to RICH
and Dave Rowan was given his frs
real opportunity to win the game
llshe, however, sized Dave mp as dan
gerous and ordered Wilson to pass him
| Dave dared Wilson to put one owe
Tor him. but Wilson obeyed orders an,
Rowan walked, leaving Cuthbert be
hind to fan.
retired in order in the 18th the Dis
tillers came in for the winning 18th
Vandergrift led off with single t
lett and was sacrificed TO second b
blltz. Smith walked Reynolds POI
pea out to Berger. Then Rowan ster
ped up. With a crack he smashed tn