Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
Boomers Reach Third Easily
But Are Not Able to Cross
the Pan.
FIVE THROWN OUT THERE
Islanders Find Their Batting Eyes
with Changed Battle Front and
Make 1t ShutOut.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Dubuque at Rock Island.
Davenport at Cedar Rapids.
Decatur at Peoria.
Springfield at Bloomington.

DECATUR at IcOlld.
Springfield at Bloomington.
After spending Tuesday in hunting
I'D their lost batting eyes, the Islanders
came out yesterday and showed that
some of them at least had been re
warded for their search. Time after
time they hit the ball on the nose
and large share of the hard hits We're
safe ones, although by some pretty
fast fielding on the part of the Bloom
ers the hits were kept down to 10 in
Four of these were good for
two sacks and about three of them
would have netted three sacks, had it
not been for the muddy diamond which
made fast running impossible. The
10 hits, however, brought in four
scores and the visitors were shut out
Present New Front.
Manager Tighe lined his warriors up
in a new way yesterday and he thinks
the new list had considerable to do
with the Improvement in batting.
Pitcher Royer was on the slab for the
Bloomington aggregation. For three
innings he appeared to be able to de-
liver the goods. and then the storm
broke and the Islanders commenced 10
hit him freely, and at opportune times.
In the fourth round Vogel received d
base on balls and kelley's hit over
second allowed him to reach third
while the crippled third sacker hung
on at first. Kelley stole second min
ute later and went TO third when Eng
padded one down the third base line
which keenan, booted. Vogel scored
the first run of the game on the play
Wilson was the next man at the bat
and he pulled off one of his character
istic stunts. After pretending he was
trying for a bunt and thereby pulling
the infield in close to the plate, he
managed to poke one just over the
| head of the second baseman and reach
ed first like pipe, While scoring was
fruit for Kelley. The next two mer
were easy out, however.
Score Two More.
In each of the next two innings, the
Islanders managed to punch a. rui
over the plate in the most approved
| fashion. In the fifth. Mclean led of
with a double and Mcbride could no
afford to see anyone else hitting an.
better than himself. so he repeated thu
stunt with the result that Mclean reg
istered at the plate. Both hits wer
beauties and either of them wou!t
have been good for three sacks if tn
ground had allowed fast running.
In the sixth inning with two gone
Christy Wilson poked out ris secont
hit of the game and Murphy followe
with a safe one that filled the frs
1.-TWO sacks. Berger than hit one on til
Inose for two sacks and Christy regis
tered. Mclean helped Roger out of
bad hole by striking out.
Before Wilson had settled down I
his work in the first three innings, tn
, visitors made things hum for while
but quick work kept them from eros
, ing the pan. In the very first innin
Long was passed, sacrificed to secon
and managed to steal third on lon
fly TO Mclean. There he died. thougl
when Melchoir knocked out high on
to Murphy.
In the next round our friend Nov;
eek led off with a beautiful two sacka
and went to third when Christy reacl
ed for Snyder's bunt three times will
out getting hold of 1t. A wholesom
respect for Paul Meloan's THROWN
arm caused Big Jim to leave third to
early when Kearney drove a fly OF
into right field and as result Jams
was called out. Paui's throw to HON
was from deep right field and it cam
in on line, but too late to get Jill
who had stolen at least 10 feet o
third before the ball was caught. Ha
he remained until the ball was caugt
he would have been nabbed nicely.
Three Out mt plate.
In the third inning, all three putoui
were made at the plate. Roger opene
the inning with free Transportation
Long rolled one to Christy and tn
latter threw wild to second in tryin
to get Roger and the result was thu
third and second bases were hel
down by Bloomington runners wha
!. the ball was located out in center fiel
somewhere. Then the excitement cor
menced. Keenan, hunted to Christy
an attempted squeeze play and Christ
: threw to Eng in time to get Roya
I Cutshaw tried the same stunt and w
son came up TO scratch again. He ra
\ Long down between third and tt
y lplate and then whirled and threw
H second to catch Cutshaw who was HI
ting for that base at top spee