Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-18
DISTILLERS WIN
IN FINAL DASH
Manager Sits Team Started
Out Well and Then Went
Into Long Slump.
GOT BACK IN GOOD FORM
For Past Several Weeks They Won
Nearly Every Gamo-Mannger-
iaI Experimenting Costly.

IN the entire series against Quincy,
Peoria won the pennant in the Three
Eye league race for the 1911 sea-
son. The bunting was cinched by
victory over the Veterans Saturday
afternoon, while the Danville team
forfeited game TO Decatur and
started its fall into fourth place. De-
catur took both games of the double
header from the Speakers yesterday
and climbed back into second place,
nosing out both Quincy and Dan
vile. Both games of the double
header at Peoria yesterday were won
by the Distillers just TO make their
position little more secure.
STARTED WITH DASH
At the beginning of the season.
Peoria started away with a dash,
winning the majority of games and
staying on top. In tho middle OF
the season there was a bad slump,
and prospects for the Distillers win
ming the pennant looked about as
bright as chances for the Islanders 10
finish in the first division. 4 few
weeks ago. Manager Sits team be-
sun showing its class again. and
al
that Danville. Peoria and Quincy
would be the last fighters in the
race. Decatur took a slump about
that time and was counted out of
the running.
PEORIA WINS STEADILY.
1t was necessary for the Stismen
TO defeat southern teams to win the
championship and the feat was ac-
cOmplished day after day, few losses
being interspersed. The team that
began the Distiller season is prac-
tically the same today with one or
two exceptions. One of these excep-
tiOns is Pitcher Prendergast, the
former Bloomington twirler. secured
by Quincy and later dropped for
Trettcr. Prcndergast has rounded in
fine form. and his work, as well as
that Of the other Peoria pitchers,
counted heavily. The other Peoria
players contributed with good field
ing and consistent hitting.
IL FIRST PENNANT.
It is the first pcnuant that Peoria
has ever won. The result of the race
is a welcome one in the north end
of the circuit, seeing that none OF
the northern teams had a chance.
Had Danville gone through with it's
original roster of players. there
might have been a different result
and feeling, but when team IS fill
ed out by high salaried men, there
is no sorrow if it is beaten. Quincy
made n splendid race in it's first year
in Three-Eye ball and climbed up the
laddc" just behind Peoria.
EXPERIMENTS COSTLY.
Rock Island baseball club expert
mcntcd this season in the managerial
department and the result was as
disastrous as it could possibly be.
William Carney, first manager, and
Jchn Gorcing. his SUCCESSOR, were
rs opposite H. methods and manner
IS it is possible for two men to be.
Carney was Il strict disclplina-iln.
and demanded from his players an
account Of their actions on the field
rs vcll IS during the game. lie also
h1d the players report for morning
practice. The .csult was that he was
unpopular with the players and their
Ercjudiccs evCHtuated in his re-
lease
G0NDiNG IMPOSED UPoN.
On the ether hand. Gonding was
easy going. He abandoned the morn
ing practice. There WIS no appar-
cnt sign Of discipline or inside base
bail lie Is gentleman off the field
ara on the fold, and il popular with
tho fans, despite the miserable show
ia3 that tho team has made Under
lin, the very players that complain.
ed Of the rigid orders Of their for
MGR leader. took advantage Of his
lcniercy and pitlful Generalization
enaued. he was Obliged 20 dispense
with the ccrvIcc8 Of many q the
blazers who had much ability and
they bad to 20 whom they were most
needed
Pf.E ECCENTRIC FALL.
the exhibitions by the local team
have been argravI,ing. II has cgllcn
down before mediocre teams and
then on the next day has turIca
around end beaten tho strongest ones
in the League, and taken entire GER
ieS from them. On tIc last series
at hcEc with Waterloo, four gucc-G-
aive games were los; and then on the
next serics with Dubuque the Is-
lanGers won three out 81 four. The
result was that Davenport waG l.ft-
Cd from sixth 10 c,ih place aGd far
the that tho Iala1fcra landed on the
bottom, 20 st1y there permanently.
It 10 conceded by IaIaaGcr fans,
that with Tho same team that began
tho. renGon here. Jack Tiehc could
have gaIlcped through tho season
and cinchcd the pcauaHt by aug. 1.
a Dreadful Sigh.
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