Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-02
GAMES TOMORROW.
Bloomington al Davenport.
Danville at Dubuque.
Peoria at Springfield.
Quincy at Decatur.

In wild and woody sample Of the
national pastime yesterday p. m,
O'Leary & Company put the kibosh on
Danville's famous athletes by d score
q 10 l, making II three in a row
and causing Connie Walsh 10 leave
the Iowa town muttering harsh words,
soto voice. The idea seemed to De.
You mum this one and I'll boot the
next one that comes my way" Long
hits predominated. and at the ConClu-
sion Of the matinee business. IL was
unanimously decided 10 dub jim
Hayes pasture THE Home Of Two
Base Hits" Just exactly five bingles
of the double cushion variety were
uncorked. all of which causes us to
concur with the aforementioned bal
lot.
HENDRIX ELECTED.
The rotuhd Orion manager chose
and selected Roddie Hendrix to do
the fiinging for the home boys. and
the best that the WalshiJes could
pluck from his offerings checked up
TO FIVE hits, thoroughly segregated
Before the batteries were announced.
we were almost tempted to play a
nickel on the Danvilie boys for first
hobors. but when they murmured
something to the effect that the Three
Eye king pin was about to ascend
the mound and unleash his bewilder-
ing repertoire OF slants, We hedged a
trifle. and made it mind bet tall,
ganEly parsonage built somewhat on
and answering to the monicker OF
Witte, was opposed TO Boddy The
extenuatcd boy was bumped for nine
safeties and inasmuCh as the chorus
behind him was muninE cues every
now and then. the star was not put 20
the necessity Of responding TO any
curtain calls.
SON SCORE FIRST.
After four unevcutful innings. Sc
far as scores were concerned. Daven
port jumped into a permanent lead
by reason Of base on balls. three
swats and a buncle. which uetted
three runs and the game. Dauyill,
came back in the sixth and grabbed
Toner but after that all was peace
ful on the Susquchanna After Dan
vile had gone out one. two, three al
the start, the Blue SoN doomed W
Ike certain winners, and IL was a
shame they didn't score. Young Reed
the boy who halls from the same stat,
as Tyrus Cobb, awakened the native.
with noisy two Dagger "Runt'
Koepping grabbed an iufeld hi
whilst Georgia galloped TO third TIL,
Elgin lad then laid himself liable e
a charge OF petty larceny, by pilfer
ing the second cushion. Flaharty
skied 10 right Al BromwiCh stepped
into the breech with do or die
expression on his map, but the hes
he could do was a roller To short
Reed tore homeward the minute tn,
ball started. and was crucitied at th'
plate. Koepping glomming third or
the play. Bromwich stole second ant
after Bobbie Clemens had been era
ciously provided free transportation
20 first. there was not a vacant saci
in the infield. Then it was that High
pockets White let out the clutch ant
whitfield Neer. pulling himself out o
nasty hole and repulsing the hun
cry SoX wolves from the platter.
HOW THEY Won.
In the next stan.;a hits by Reed an,
Carrigan were unproductive. In tn
fourth Neer got as far as third bu
persisted. And then came the memol
able fifth.
Otto Koepping watched four ba
ones whizz past his dome and amble
10 the first station but finding tina