Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-01
PRETzELS BUNCH
BINCLES AND WIN
Pitcher Dollar Has Bad Time in
the Sixth Inning at Dav-
export Sunday.
HOME UMPIRE is AN AID
Red Walsh's Eyesight Deficient at
Crucial Stages Score Is
g to 5.

Yesterday afternoon, when 1t seemed
that the game with the Pretzels was
safely tucked away by a count Of 5 to 2,
the tables were turned on the Island
ers, and enough runs were made in one
( inning TO bring defeat. The final count
was to 5. The tide turned in the
sixth inning. when the Davenporters
scored four runs and went into the lead
/ by one point. Up to that time il looked
/ like easy pickings for Manager Car
ney's men and Pitcher Phil Dellar, as
the latter had been compelled to make
very bad throw to first in order 10
! give OLeary's men their first two
points. AS far as pitching and play
7 ing. il looked as though the Islanders
were all the candy. but then 1t was that
the unexpected happened.
The Islanders were handicapped to
start with by the fact that Davenport
named Red" Walsh, the diminutive
catcher, to do the umpiring. He did
his team more good there than he pos
sibly could have in his role as back
stop. Ordinarily if a home player is
named to umpire, he is inclined to lean
backwards in trying to be square, but
there was no such disposition on the
part of Walsh. He gave the winners
one of their scores outright. and ma
terially aided them in stopping the ISL
anders from scoring.
DELLAR AS 4 DONOR.
Dollar acted as donor in letting the
Davenporters get their first tally. The
accident took place in the third ses-
sion. OIeary was on third and Fin
ney was on second by virtue of Dams
hit. base on balls and an out at first.
Two were down and Ohland grounded
an easy one to Dollar. Phil picked it
up clearly. took his time about throw
ing il to first, and then heaved it so
wild that Stats could not stop it.
OLeary scored easily. and Finney was
allowed TO register also, although Stat
terry had the ball home in time for Gus
ter TO touch the runner out by three
feet. Dollar got generous again in the
sixth and allowed three hits in a row
after Snyder had erred in a hurry to
throw 10 first. Two runs were in and
two were on the circuit when Carney
put the blanket on Dollar and trotted
Frank Lakaff out. The big fellow
famed Kelly, but Chapman was lucky
enough to pop one over Slattery's head,
and two men scored. That bit. which
was the only one made off Lakaff, gave
the Davenporters six runs and the
game by one score.
PILE UP THE BINGLES.
In the fourth inning Vogel hit safely
over second base, and the next four
men in succession followed suit, two
of them getting credit for hits on bunts
which were so perfectly placed that
they could not be handled Carney
followed Vogel with a perfect bunt be-
tween the pitcher and the third base
man. Otto went to third, having pre-
viously reached second on a passed
ball. Dan made a similar bungle,
while Clynes was batting. and Vogel
scored when Carney went to second
Clynes followed with two-sacker into
right and Carney scored. Stevens re-
peated Carney's stunt of bunting safely
and Slattery scored Clynes with a sin
gle to short right. With Stevens on
third and Slattery on second squeeze
play was tried. but wise old O'Leary
saw it coming, and had the ball thrown
out of the batter's reach. He got Ste
vens at the plate, but in trying to nip
Slattery at third he threw wild and
Stats trotted home with the fourth run
of the round.
ANOTHER IN THE SIXTH.
The Islanders added one to their
lead in the sixth inning, when Clynes,
who was hit by a pitched ball, stole
second and completed the circuit on a
hit by Stevens. In the seventh the
score might have been tied had a hit
been forthcoming. as Snyder reached |
third. Lakaff struck out, however, !
thanks 10 some fine eyesight on the
part of Red Walsh. The score of /
the game:
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