Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-10
BY PAUL RRUNER.

II was horse shoe day for Decatur
and the Harp gang whose names are
mostly spelled with an apostrophe and
pronounced with a rolling r." COPIED
another ball game, the score this time
being 10 /. Quite different than the
day before. you remark? BY way of
reply we will murmur, check" Ev-
erything broke just right for the
Irish II that gang had voted 10 visit
the gilded Monte Carlo gambling pal
ace in lieu Of cavorting on suburban
Dayenport's greensward yesterday p.
m, you can safely lay a 30 to ! mind
shot that at six bells or Whereabouts,
the princely proprietor ot the gaub-
ling joint would have been making
strenuous efforts TO borrow a pair of
trousers and street car fare. while the
boys wearing the Decatur uniforms
were hauling the yellow doubloons
home in a dray. Honest,
HORSE SHOE.
The box score silently testifes to
the fact that the visitors glommed IA
bingles. That's quite a few, but when
you stop 10 investigate. you will learn
that over One-third of that bunch were
fukes of the hukfest kind. Fly balls
that would ordinarily have been eat
en- alive by n one-legged man. yester-
day went for safe drives. due to some
Woody work in the outer gardens. Ball
after ball was mis- judged. although
the high wind was a big factor in this
regard
The Blue Sox played an errorless
game. but at that Roddy Hendrix was
handed some awful support When a
twirler sees ordinary outs go for bin
giles. it rather eradicates the pep from
his system and causes him to think,
"Wotinells the use"
The luck was all "agin" the home
boys. Twice promising rallies were
nipped by double plays Fast and bril-
liant work on the part OF the Decatur
ties also robbed the Pretzels Of some
prospective hits.
HAMMERS OUT.
Then the crowd in the bleachers
and grandstand all got out a hammer
against the home team and cheered
the visitors at every turn. The Dav.
export fans are grand little winners.
but when the team begins TO drop q
game or two. WOW, what a howl they
set up. Yesterday when Hendrix was
going well. considering the alleged
support he was receiving. the bugs
yelled. Rotten. take him out"
Roddy became slightly peeved. and
after finishing one particular inning.
walked over 90 the stands where the
bugs had been panuing him the worst
and shouted: I'm going to stay in
this game seme more. you mushers.' %
And he did. While the Blue Hose
were leading the league it was great
the way the fans Loyalty tlocked TO the
standard. Now the team has dropped.
the tickle fans want 10 ship the
whole bloomin outfit TO Australia.
But twas ever thus. as Rock Island
bugs learned that summer when the
Islanders beat Davenport a number OF
straight games, say 20 or So
GET EARLY LEAD.
Decatur got nasty right at the start
scherer poked single to right, was
sacrificed TO second and scored on
Flannagan's one-base clout.
The Sox had a chance to make 4 mil
lioh, more or less. in their half but
alas, there was no parade Reed lift.
ed a sky scraper back Of first base
Duggsn. Blake and Scherer mobilized
around. but refused TO touch the pill
Carrigan laid down n neat sacrifice.
showing Reed into the two hole Reb
then started 10 steal third with Flahar.
~ at bat At the same time. Come
Back Kaiser was mildly Frustrated by
the heat and threw the pill wild. said
article landing against the grandsta6d
boards with a noisy thump. keed
scored easily but Blind Steve A1usack
claimed the Georgia boy wsk entitled
to but one base and that Al would be