Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-08
BY PAUL BRUNER.


battle, which was strenuously fought
for IA innings, the Davenport Blue Sox
yesterday snatched victory from the
league leaders in the 18th hour, push
ing over the winning run with two
gone and winning a heart-breaking
game by a score of TO 2. Opposed
20 the mighty Jasper, whose sale to
the White Sox had been announced
by Rowland during the game, was
"Con" Cooper, the little Cotton States
league recruit, who was making his
initial bow TO the home fans. And
Cooper bested the two m-IIion dollar
expectorationist all the way. By
grabbing yesterdays contest the Hose
made 1t three straight from the Dubs
and incidentally nosed into third place.
by reason OF Danville's defeat by
Bloomington. The game lasted just
three hours and four minutes, but of
the 500 spectators, hardly a one left
the park until the last dog had died
HARD FIGHT.
For eight long innings the Dubuque
and Davenport athletes had battled
for supremacy, without either team
being able to make a dent in the OPP
position defense In the early stages
of the game Dubuque had CLEANED two
runs. and Davenport had knotted the
score in the fifth inning, after JAS
per, the great, had weakened and
forced two men over the plate on
walks. From the fifth inning on, the
score stood a tie at two all Time af-
ter time the league leaders had gotten
men 10 third with only a poke needed
10 bring in the winning run, only to
be stopped by the brilliant defensive
work of the Sox fielders and the mag
nihcent pitching OF Cooper. Both
pitchers were practically invincible,
and the contest resolved into a Cruel
ling, nerve-racking series of thrills
and reverses. The sun had almost
retired from view, and darkness was
settling over the playing field.
DUBs ALMOST WIN.
The l4th inning came and the
Mighty Jasper, first up, lined a clean
single into right field. Jude, the In
dian, laid down a hunt, and Jasper
tore to second. Erlewein slammed a
vicious grounder to Neer and Jasper
legged IL to third, where he waited
an opportunity 10 score Rollo Oar
ringer was at bat and there were two
gone. The Dubuque shortstop had
previously connected for two singles
and a double and was decidedly dan
gerous In the pinch. Cooper. who had
gotten better as the grind continued
forced him to ground to Flaharty
Pat fumbled the ball for a second, and
Jasper was almost home with the win
ming run. Then the Irishman recov-
cred the ball and hurting it TO first
With rife bullet speed, beat the runner
by a hair. and defeat had been averted
NEER STARTED 1T.
When Dubuque took the field the
sun was so low that even the infeld-
ers had 10 shade their eyes with their
gloves. Ohland. first up. jockeyed at
the plate. but finally swung at a good
one which went sizyling TO short field
Darringer grabbed the pill and shot
Il over to first. and there was one
gone.
II was a foregone conclusion that
the game would be called at the END
Of the inning and Dan OLeary fairly
pleaded with Mike Neer. as the Sox
first baseman strobe to the plate The
big crowd was electrified when Mike
lined the ball into left field and never
stopped running until he had reached
the second station.
CooTT5H - ANERo.
Child Barnes, who haa been play
S,g great game IN the right garden.
he'd Jasper and pushed a Stskn sin
gle through the infeld. sending Neer
to third base. Big Peters. next UP
was unequal TO the task OF winning
the game and grounded 10 short.
but Barnes dashed to second on the
out With men on second and third
and two gone. and Cooper, the pitch
er, up. IT looked rather dubious. Coon
er had been unable TO connect all IL
ternoon, but in spite OF the fact that
the crowd placed but little fai,a in his
hitting ability, the southefner was