Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-01

Surely it was shameful TO jump up
on the bottom perch through the as
sistance of J. Pluvius. who evidently
favored the Islanders yesterday.
though before he has turned them
down time and again. II was just n
the midst Of the excitement yesterday,
when the score was l TO in favor of
the Islanders, that the lovely raindrops
began TO fall to the ground. II was
but few seconds TIL they we're com
ing faster and faster and finally, much
10 the disgust of Boss O'Leary and his
following of pretzel fans. Umpire Gu
sack called halt in the proceedings.
For a half hour, the rain continued.
and then there was a brief break in
the clouds. Steve examined the mud
dy diamond and then announced to the
pretzels, that it was all over. Then
there was wailing and crashing of
teeth, for the pretzel heroes had gone
down again in defeat as well as in the
percentage column.
COOK COOKS NELSON.
Joe Cook and the former wonder,
Yokahoma Nelson were the opposing
slabmen. For once. luck was against
the sidewheeler for the pretzels and
things broke against him. An error
contributed TO the only run of the
game and then the rain interrupted a
squirt that had all the appearances Of
an old-time. seventh-inning rally for
Davenport. Cook outpitched Nelson and
I, T.
really deserved to win. True il is,
that the game was cut short when the
PTetzels had man on the second sack,
no one down and Boss O'Leary at the
bat. But that does not prove anything
for the way that Cook was going, il /
Is hardly probable that a run would
have resulted, though the local fans
who made UP large part of the small I
attendance were little bit nervous.
COMING Up
1t was 4 grand old victory for count
less reasons. First OF all, il helped 1
the locals TO creep up of that bottom |
peg after consistently lowering down
there for most of the season. Then /
Davenport was beaten again-which is /
no hard feat-and furthermore, Mel /
several moons by the local tossers. 1t |
was a shame 10 do il, but as
long as Rock Island does not care 70 /
remain on the bottom all season. it /
had 10 send the prods down there.
NO SCORES IN FOUR GAMES.
For four games straight. Davenport |
has been unable to cross the pan and |
so II looks as though one run ought I
10 be good against the bunch. And so
IL has been twice in succession for the
Islanders. That one run came in the |
third again yesterday, and though it
was not of the earned variety, IL was
close enough to il. Cook, first man up
in the inning, pasted the pill terrifcal- !
ly and it went right at Bromwich. He
was unprepared and the liner bounced
out OF his hands and Cook was safe at
first. Bethuld sacrificed him to sec
ond and Davidson hit to center. While
Walsh was waiting for the ball TO come
10 him, Cook crossed the rubber. Wool
ey skied out and Stats was out, Cole
man to O'Leary. The Islanders should
have had another run, but Cusack
could not see it that way. In the sixth.
Slattery walked and Vogel sent him to
third on a hit 10 center. A double steal
was attempted and Stats hit the plate
about the time that Coleman put the
ball on him. He was called out.
MISS AN OPPORTUNITY.
For Davenport. there was a splendid
TO score in the fourth inn
ing. when the bases were filled. oh
land walked and Koepping sacrificed
him to second on a fielders choice.
Kelly fielded the ball TO Snyder at sec
ond but he had no chance to beat Oh
land 10 the sack. Bromwich forced
Ohland at third, making the first out
Chapman struck out and then the lead
er of the bunch walked, filling the
sacks Johnson hit 10 Snyder who
had the ball at first long before John
son reached the sack, retiring the side.
Then in the seventh. Chapman lived at
first on an infeld hit. He went TO sec
ond on a heave that got away from
Jacobsen The boss was at bat. The