Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-23

Springfield at DanVllle.
A long two-sacker by Harry Kelley
In the eighth inning won yesterdays
game at the local park for the ISL
anders after chance after chance had
been passed up to secure enough runs
to win three such contests. The final
score was L to 0 and the cipher shows
Just about what Dubuque deserved at
the hands of Bob Couchman, who was
on the firing line. Bob had everything
up his sleeve, was cool and steady and
exceedingly effective with men on the
bases. Seven hits were secured off
his delivery, but on1y one of them
came with man on the bases, and
they usually happened after two were
down. In addition to this Bob had his
strikeout ball working nicely, as the
nine men who famed at his elusive
curves without hitting them can tes-
tify. Glass did the work for the Wis
TORS, and while he allowed only six
5afeties, it was because the Islanders
hitting clothes were not on them. Pop
ups and bunts were in order whenever
a single would have meant run, and
Mr.. Glass was exceedingly fortunate
in pulling out of several pretty bad
holes.
Keep Bases Hot.
The Islanders had the bases pretty
well warmed in all but three rounds
and it was little short of marvellous
that only one tally was made In the
second inning O'Leary walked. Stat
terry hit, and Kelley, in trying to bunt,
scratched hit when Lerchen slid in
The mud and failed to get hold of the
ball. The bunt was a perfect one and
Harry was at the sack before there
was any more chance to get him. This
filed the bags without a single man
being out and the chances looked
bright for about three runs before
three men were retired. Not so, how
ever, for Kohl rolled a nice one. to the
pitcher and double play at the plate
and at first, resulted. Chances were
still good for two runs on a single,
but the hit was not forthcoming, Vo-
gels offering a bunt to the pitcher
Keep on Threatening.
The Islanders continued to threaten
In each of the next three rounds, but
always let up with just threatening,
much to the relief of Mr. Glass In
the third inning Couchman poled a
line: over short and went on second
On Hunters pretty sacrifice. Manusch
was transported on four wide ones and
there were two on the bags with only
one down. Callahan and OLeary both
failed to deliver, and the two men
persisted where they stood In the
fourth Slattery secured his second !
clean drive of the, game and reached
third, but again the side was retired
with no one having scored. Three /
men were on the sacks in the fifth /
and only one down as the result of a
base on balls, an error by Outfelder |
Daringer and a scratch hit which |
O'Leary secured when Glass diverted |
a grCunder so that no one could Sc
cure it in time to get Dan. Slattery /
failed this time, though, and again no .
inns resulted
Score with Two Down.
In the eighth, Callahan and O'Leary /
each were out and it began to look as
though another extra inning game was !
due. Slattery took two strikes and |
then let four wide ones pass by with |
the result that he reached first. Then
came Kelley with a long drive between
lSIU ana center ana SldIS GAME nOHlS
on it. while Kelley went to third on
The throw to the plate. KohPs fly to
center ended the inning, but the win
ning run was over the pan and as IT
turned out it mattered not that no
more runs were obtained
Dubuque threatened to score only
twice and each time they were effect
lvely squelched. In the eighth Kelley's
error gave Glass life at first and Tay-
or's drive to center sent him to sec
ond Roman followed with a duplicate
Of the one poled by Taylor and Glass
stretched his legs for home, but it was
Of no avail. Callahan lined the ball
clear to the plate without a bound
and O'Leary had the sphere before the
runner had arrived within 10 feet of
the pan. That was the only occasion
of any of the visitors reaching third
base In the ninth Reagan led off with
4 double. but Couchman tightened up
and retired the next three men nicely
and ended the game. The score:
ROCK ISLAND. ABB p. II. P. A E.
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