Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-03

Pounding out "a hits, good for Is
runs, on Harry Hughes, a youngster.
and winning the game yesterday, -
to 8, furnished as much delight 20
the Davenporters as would have
been furnished had the results of
the Rock Island-Davenport series
been reversed. From the first in
ming through TO the end, the pretzel
aggregation pasted the pill consist
emily and won their only victory in
four" days while the Islanders took
things as they came and let the
game go through as it started.
Hughes was kept in the box, though
he was practically helpless and the
prods ran their legs of to win the
game.
1t was Hughes regular day in the
box and he was sent in regardless of
what the outcome Of the game might
be. The other pitchers have had a
strenuous time to hold their own
and Manager Gonding wisely rested
them up for the end of the season
is still a long way off, and the games
of tomorrow are of far more import
ance than was the one of yesterday,
though the game was against Daven-
port. Hughes was incapable of hold
ing the Davenporters down but moth
ing more could be expected of the
youngster However, he served up
the ball through TO the end.
DICK BENEFITS ny REST.
Frank Dick was pitted against him
and the veteran had things all his
own way from the start. However,
he had It coming for Boss O'Leary
had him rested up TO pitch last Sun
day against the Islanders and he was
beaten. Yokahoma Nelson, another
life safer, had been beaten in the ser
les. though he too, had been saved
for the same purpose. AS far as
fielding was concerned the Islanders
were as good as the pretzels and so
the loss is attributed wholly to
Hughes.
II is needless to tell the story of
the runs. for most of them were made
on hits which were placed just out
of the reach Of the Islander fielders-
From the first inning through to the
end, there was but one inning in
which no hits were made by the
prods There were but three in
nings in which no runs were made.
Every one of the pretzels had at
least a hit and all but one had more
than one. Koepping was the shin
ing light, leading with five hits in
six chances. Sullivan, Goodwin and
Bromwich had three apiece in five
chances and Chapman had three in
six chances.
FIRST IN DAYS.
1t was not only the first victory for
Davenport over the locals, but the
first victory in several days. The
pretzels were due, in fact, they were
past due and as has been said, the
fans were as happy as a bunch of
kids" in swimming. Their team
was winning and the past was for
gotten. The fact that the game was
won will never be lost to their mem
DRY.
For the Islanders, Slattery was
the leading sticker. He had two
hits in four chances. The runs were
few and far apart, but till the pref
zels had lead of half a dozen runs,
they were nightly afraid that the
Islanders would repeat their trick
Of the day before and win out. In
the second inning, Vogel hit to cen
ter and went to second on Kelly's
sacrifice. Snyder was out at first.
Gonding hit to left for two sacks,
scoring Vogel. Hughes hit to right
and Gonding was caught at the
plate on the throw in. The second
run was made in the fifth inning.
Bethufd walked and Davidson skied