Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-30

Davenport at Peoria.
Sweet and decisive was the victory
over the Dick KinseIla and Dick
Smith aggregation Of caravan packers
yesterday afternoon. when the Commo-
dore team opened up it's last series Of
the season with the Islanders. The f.
nal score was 10 to /, and shows the
respective merits of the teams, as vas
Witnessed in the game yesterday. The
Islanders had everything going, from
good batting eyes TO fine form IN the
field both in scooping up the bail and
in heavinC it 10 the bases to head off
runners. Lakaff pitched his usual su-
perb article OF ball and the only run
resulted after a failure on the part Of
Woodyatt TO cover the bag and retire
the third man in the eighth inning
Every Islander had at least one
healthy hit and Bechtold and Wood
yart managed 10 snatch two OFF of
Niddleton's Wild shoots Every one
except two. was made TO count in the
run column, too. so they were doubly
valuable 10 the locals, while al the
same time they brought dire disaster
10 the team that is yainly trying 10
head Off the DanvilIe Speakers in the
tight race for the rag this season.
BANNON BLIND.
In the first inning the islanders
took advantage of the unsettled condi-
ton Of the visitors and trottcd q qujn-
tot Of runs across the plate. Bechtold.
who opened up, was hit on the hand
but Bannon's blindness stopped him
from receiving a base. He dropped
one in front OF Middleton and that dig
nitary heaved it over Smiths head and
Bechtold Went to second. getting sweet
revenge for Bannon's adverse decision.
Sherer hunted 10 Mcguire and the
third sacker followed the twirler's eX
ample and Bechtold scored. while
Sherer trotted 70 the halfway station
Wooley popped bunt 1y 10 third and
was out. Jacobsen walked and Kelly
advanced each runner on an infeld
out. Manager Gonding hit TO center,
scoring Sherer and Jacobsen. He went
10 second on the throw to the plate.
Snyder scored his boss on a hit TO
center and went TO third when Kom-
mer's throw to the plate went wild
Woodyatt, who played second yester
day, hit a hot one by Mcguire and
Snyder scored. Woodyatt was caught
in an attempted steal.
THREE IN THIRD.
After two were down in the third,
Jack erred on Gonding's grounder.
Snyder walked after Gonding had stol-
en- second. Woodyatt's second hit
scored his boss and sent Snyder 10
second. IN attempt was made TO
catch WOodyatt off first and Snyder
stole third. Lakaff walked. Bechtold
hit, scoring two runs Whiteside. on
an attempted double steal. was caught
on third. In the sixth, Lakan walked
and Nhiteside who ran for him was
scored on ShereT's three-base hit to
left center Sherer was caught at the
plate on the next play. Jacobsen hit
and was forced at second by Kelly.
In the eighth. the tenth tally was push
Cd over. I.akaff hit 10 center. White
side running for him went TO second
on Bechtold's hit and around to third
when Sherer walked Wooiey's sacri-
flee fiy 10 right, scored him. Jacob
sen ended with an infield out
THAT LONELY run.
Till the eight thinning. Lakaff backed
ny good support. kept the Commies at
bay. In that stanza. Jack hit single
and then Middleton skied out 10 cen
ter. rs did Lotion. Collins hit to
Snyder who tossed the ball 10 Wood
yatt AT second. He failed 10 grab the
sphere and the runners were safe
Bell hit TO center, scoring Jack Hick-
DRY Johnson let one hit him and filled
the bases. The redoubtable Dick Smith
furnished The last out His substitu-
tion Of batsmeu in the ninth was fu-
tile The score
ROCK ISLAND ABR. H p. A
Bechtold II ......4 l 0 %
Sherer. II. ......3 L q