Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-06
ARE SOFT, INDEED.
Buringtonians Put Up Poor Re-
sistance Before Islanders
and Are Banked.
LOCAL PITCHERS STRONG
Fifteen Hits OFF Visiting Twirlers Re-
suit In as Many Runs-Kel-
ley Gets a Homer.

The Burlington aggregation was
easy pickings for the Islanders in the
opening game of the series yesterday
walkaway, winning by score of Is
to O.. Tighe sent three pitchers in to-
see what they could do against the
visitors, and all of them did well.
Only four safe hits We're gathered off
the three while atAthe same time the
Islanders were piling up Is hits off
the three twirlers who faced them.
Only seven of the Burlington play
ers reached first base, and only two of
them saw third base. Their story was
the same for nine long innings. They
came up to bat, were retired, and went
out into the field again to chase the
hits poled by Tighe's men.
The Islanders started the game right
by making a run in the very first in
ming. Murphy scored from third on
hit by Mcbride. The second inning
was slaughter, and when it was all
over five runs had come in. A three
sacker by Berger, a single by Mcbride,
al uOlut run 10y htIlCN OH Nlloi ny
the Burlington catcher figured in the
run getting. Kelley's home run was
on a drive to the club house The ball
was relayed in and the second man
to handle it fumbled it for second,
which gave the speedy first baseman
time to complete the circuit. 1t is the
second home run ever made on these
grounds where the ball was. not driven
over the fence Berger's drive for
three sacks was nearly as long as Kel
ley's, as it hit the rear fence near The
Argus sign. The team batted COM
pletely around this inning.
Joe Raps 1t Again.
Joe Berger again led off in the next
inning with a hit, this time two
sacker He. scored when Campbell
fumbled Meals grounder. and the lat
ter also crossed the plate when Muir
ply slammed out triple.
The carnage stopped for one inning,
and in the fifth inning three more
runs came in. Wise reached first by
being hit with a pitched ball, and then
errors by Hallett and Campbell and a
hit by Kelley scored three more runs.
In the next inning the Islanders set
out to knock the Burlington twirler
out of the box. Six hits were made
before two flies and a grounder to
first retired the side. Wise poled a
three-bagger, Kelley and Mcbride each
gathered in double. and Novacek,
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runs resulted from the six hits. Olson,
who was trotted out at the beginning
of the next inning to fill the box. far
ed better than his predecessors, and
the Islanders failed to land on him for
hit in two innings The Is runs
that had accrued in the first six i'll
nings, however, were quite enough to
suit Jack Tighe.
Neal opened the game for the locals
and pitched four innings He allowed
two hits in that time, both of them be-
ing short hits just over the infield.
Lakaff. who followed him, twirled for
three innings and gave one hit to the
visitors. Then "Rube' Powers was
trotted out and he allowed but one hit
in the remaining two innings.
Played SnapPy Game.
The showing made by the Islanders
in this game was remarkably good
and the fans who were at the park
were well pleased. The team which
played them yesterday was practically
the same as the one which took the
Peoria aggregation into camp Sunday.
Score:
ROCK ISLAND. ABB X. Fl. p. A f.
Murphy Of 4 0 o