Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-21

Pitching protested games Seems to
have a bad effect on the luck Of Tret-
ter, the HEAVIER, who is travelling with
Quincy, though his case is now under
consideration by the national commits
sion because Of the counter claims on
the pitcher which Waterloo has filed.
At any rate he was defeated here yes
terday afternoon by the Islanders,
TO 0, and last Sunday he was defeated
in a game with Waterloo. The hurler
has the goods, all right, and pitched
good enough ball yesterday TO win the
average game, for he allowed but four
scattered hits, and only one Of those
was for extra bases His teammates
poor base running may be accountable
,or the fact that the game was white
washing.
LAKAFF WAS THERE
But then Bull Lakaff, the Islander
twirler. who is showing great form
now, was on the slab He worked two
days before. and on that day shut out
the Decatur team. He allowed eight
hits yesterday and three Of them came
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push a man across the rubber, though
they tried mighty hard. Bull settled
down time after time when he was in
hole. and the Islanders played fast,
gnappy ball behind him. The errors.
which we're made by two of the old
offenders. Snyder and Slattery, luckily
were made al times when they counted
for nauCht However, they were OF
The same inexcusabie class Of hobbies
and elected a few uncomplimentary re.
marks from some Of the fans.
CORNING GOOD GAME.
II was a corking good game from
start TO finish, with the one exception.
The same old pest was on the job with
the Indicator and he handed things TO
the visitors whenever he had a chance
But outside of that unpleasant feat
Ure the game was good and the IS
landers put up a spectacular game in
the field Wooley was the stellar per
former in the field. for he pulled down
a couple of balls that seemed TO be
way ont of reach Clynes and Kelly
also flelded in phenomenal style.
For three innings the Islanders were
unable 10 connect safely with the pill.
though Vogel went as far as third base
in the second when Tretter overthrow
The first sack and sent the ball to the
fence In the fourth. after two were
down. Slattery hit for two sacks. bur
VoRel could not produce the necessary
hit In the fifth Snyder and Lakaff hit
singles. but other batsmen failed to
bling the ball
DAVN SCORES LONE RUA.
Davidson began things in the sixth
which resulted In the only tally OF the
game. He hit TO left for a base and
went TO second on CIynes' sacrifice out.
Slattery's effort was a Frounder TO
short, on which Dayy went 10 third
while Stats was being retired al first
Vogel hit to short and Hill erred. al
lowing the winning run TO cross the
pan, while Vogel rested safely on the
initial sack. And that is where he
stayed for Kelly skied 10 left In the
next two innings the Islanders were
out in one, two, three order.
VETS COME CLOSE.
Quincy came mighty close to scoring /
in the second. W. Donahue hit to cen /
ter for a base and r Douahue sl1ied
TO left Kahl hit TO left for a base and
Hill famed. Ginger Forney hit 10 Sny-
der and advanced each of the runners +
a base However. Donahue tried TO
score from second on the play and was
nipped at the plate. Snyder 10 Jacob .
sen In the eighth another opportun- 4
lty came for the visitors. for Ke-win. /
first man up. hit 20 left and went TO .
second on a sacrifice. Myers hit TO .
Snyder. who helded the ball 10 Stat .
terry. Stats dropped the ball and Ker- /
win went 10 third W. Donahue hit .
10 Snyder. who missed a chance for q .
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