Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-09

After handing Danville three runs
IN as many innings yesterday to add
to its total, the Islanders overcame
the lead of the league leaders and
then finished with the big end of
the score in the game at Island City
park. The final score was to 4,
and though it looked rather one sid
ed, the game was close enough all
the way through to furnish excite
ment to the fans who witnessed the
first performance on the home lot in
more than two weeks. A lead of
two runs was secured by the Island
ers in the first inning but was even
ed up in the second by the visitors.
They added another in the third and
made it a quartet in the fifth. IN
that inning, the locals tied the score
and it remained that way till the
eighth when the home team sent
Kirwin, the leagues leading twirler
back TO the bench in favor Of Pitcher
Walsh who was even less effective.
Four runs were chased across and
that ended the runs.
COOK FOR ISLANDERS.
Joe Cook was on the firing line
for the Islanders and he had good
control and was effective. With air
tight fielding back OF him, the game
would have resulted with but one run
for the Speakers. He kept the bin
giles well scattered and altogether
had Kirwin beaten on the stretch for
honors. The latter issued six passes,
three Of which came in the fifth IL
ming Coupled with a hit and a s9.
rifice, they netted two runs for the
locals. When he walked the first
man up IN the eighth and the second
one hit. he was sent to the bench
and Walsh succeeded him. The first
ball Walsh pitched went wild and
the next one was hit into safe ter
ritory and two runs were made. He
was unable TO stem the flood of runs
til! four were pushed across.
LEAD IN FIRST.
1t was in the initial stanza that
the Islanders secured their first pair
OF runs, Bechtold, first man up, beat
out a bunt to Kirwin. Davidson
bunted to Coombs, who threw a wide
one to Staley at first, pulling the first
station guard off of the sack and al
lowing Davidson a life. WOOley sac
riuced the runners along. Slattery
sBIed out to left and the prospects
seemed dubious. However, Otto Vo-
gel came TO the rescue with a timely
bingle and brought in two runs. He
was caught in an attempt to pilfer
second.
I'LL the fifth, the islanders were
rowerIess and then the food gates
were opened. Kirwin found it i'm
possible to locate the pan and Sny-
der. first man up, walked. Gonding
sacrificed him to second and Cook
and Bechtold walked. Davidson
forced Snyder at the plate. Again
two were down. Lige Wooley was
at the bat. Lige picked out a nice
one and sent the ball out TO Ball IN
center field, scoring Cook and Bech-
told. Slattery ended the inning by an
out, Siner to Staley
ALL UP IN EIGHTH.
Every one of the Islanders in the
lineup had a whack at the ball in
the eighth. Slattery was given a
base and Vogel hit out his second
single of the game. Kirwin was
blanketed Immediately and Walsh
sent in to finish He did that all
right, but disastrously. His first ef-
fort was wild and Slattery and Vogel
each advanced a base. Kelly hit TO
center and scored both runners. He
himself went to second on Ball
throw into the diamond. Snyder vas
given a pass and Gonding grounded
nUt, Cook hit, scoring Kelly aud
sending Snyder 10 third. Bechtold hi;