Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-04
AMBROSE LOSES
TO LOCAL SCHOOL
Davenport Collegians Are TAX
en- Into Camp by High
School Team.
FINE RUNS IN SEVENTH
Rock Island Boys Don Hitting Toys
in Closing Round-Score
to z.

Walt Davis ST. Ambrose Daven-
port nine invaded the local camp yes
terday, and after the high school boys
were hopelessiy beaten, as It seemed,
they came back in the last half OF the
seventh inning, which had been agreed
on as the end of the game. and pound
ed out five runs and an to 7 victory.
1t all happened in very short time.
and when the winning run had crossed
the plate, Fitzpatrick, who did the
twirling for the collegians, went back
to the mound, not realizing that the
game was over. The contest was
played at Exposition park.
Tracey was first up in the fatal sew
enth, and he went down to first on four
straight balls whistler singled through
where the shortstop would have been
but for the fact that he was covering
second to get Tracey, who was attempt
ing to pilfer the bag. and everybody
was safe. Calkins. the pride of the
high school, came to the plate and do
the Casey at the bat" stunt Townsan
drove a pretty hit into left center, and
Tracey scampered home with the 10
Gals fourth score. On the futile throw
to the plate. Whistler moved up to third
and Townsan to second. Wright hit a
fast one to Hynes at third, and the lat
ter booted the ball, allowing Whistler
TO score and Wright to be safe at first,
Clemann was sent in to bat for Kane
Wright stole second, and after getting
two and three called on him, Clemann
q - 1of hit
fast one between short and third that
rolled clear through. Townsan scored
and Wright was safe at third BrOuSh
stole second. With two down, two men
on and the high school one run behind.
Willet hit a fast one back at the pitch
er. The latter was unable to handle
it, but pushed it over toward short.
Nettleton fielded it and had plenty of
time to get his man, but his throw was
q trifle wide, and it pulled McDermott
off the base. Before he could return
to the plate, Wright had scored and
Brough had crossed the pan with the
winning run.
HELD BACK BY ERRORS.
The locals deserved to win the game,
and would have done so earlier but for
some ragged work on the bases. and
nine errors in the field. Empke. who
did the twirling, showed he had the
goods. He was a bit unsteady in the
first two innings, but after that he was
right He did not pass a man in the
whole game. With a little experience
to give him nerve and the ability to
field his position, he should. make
good pitcher before the end of the sea
son. Fitzpatrick also pitched a good
game. a number of locals hits being OF
the kind that fast fielding might have
prevented. Townsan played a pretty
game in left, and proved terror at the
bat, getting three pretty hits. Brough
played star game at third, accepting
seven out of eight chances, and getting
three hits out of four times at bat
Whistler played a pretty game at short
and got two hits as well.
WRIGHT IN STAR PLAY.
Rosie" Wright, however. made the
star play of the day when he ran back
about 20 yards for one off Fitzpatrick
bat that was ticketed for three bases,
and. sticking up his bare hand. made
great one-handed stab of the ball. Had
it gone safe, st. Ambrose would have
won the game. Murphy, Haley and
Nettleton did the heavy batting for st.