Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-26
BY PAUL RRUNER.

There's no getting around it. 1t
was simply awful. Lizzie. The enemy
charged the Blue Sox ranks with
drawn bats, riddied the defense with
n fusilade Of base hits, and grabbed
The game in that terrible third inning,
when nine large healthy runs were
showed across the gutta percha by
reason of six swats, a boot, three
bases on balls, a hit batsman and
Dacrifce fly. The DanviEe team bat
ted around once and got as far as No
b on the second lap before the earn
age was stopped and order could be
restored from chaos. Then they grab
bed another tally in the fifth, 10 make
Il an even number, and the final re-
suit was Danville. 10; Davenport, 0.
BATTLE OF MANILA.
II was by far the heaviest target
practice which has been pulled in the
Davenport park this year, and it all
name in a bunch. Ezekial Nebuchad-
but was derricked in the third after
four men had scored with no one out
Barnes was shot into the breach with
out a chance TO go on the warming
pan, and besides allowing two hits,
hit a batter and gave three walks,
handing the Danville gang five more
tallies. Crouch went in at the begin
ming of the fourth and held them 10
one lone run.
Chapman, who did the twirling for
the visitors. was a puzzle all the way,
aud held the Sex to four scattered
bingles. His change OF pace had the
Pretzel sluggers swinging wildly, and
the lazy boy was never in danger.
THREATEN EARLY.
Danville grabbed three hts in the
FIRST inning and then couldn't score.
After Breitenstcin had whitfield, our
old friend Otto Vogel pasted the pill
Ia deep left for two sacks. Falk fan.
ned, but Kaylor tapped one which
glanced off Zeke's glove, hitting the
jumps. The tap went for a single, but
Vogel. who had gone TO third, was
gent back TO the keystone. Wallace
followed with a clean single to center
but by great heayc Carrigan nailed
Vogel at the platter, breaking it up.
PLOT TIICkENS.
II happened like this in the third
Chapman. first up, singled through A
Bromwichs territory. Breitensteir
hunted. Peters fumbled the pill, anC
everybody was safe NoEcl hunted
Peters grabbed the ball and threw
wide TO third in an attempt to fore,
Chapman and there were three on
Falk hammered n single To left, scor
ing one run. Kaylor whanged the
horsehide almost TO the right fielC
fence for two sacks, driving in two
more. Wallace picked clean on,
into center. scoring one more. Wit
the bases still full and nobody gone
Ferrias was chased to the coop, ant
Barnes trotted out.
BAD DAY FOR JESSE.
Staley greeted the Circleville, Kan
product with a one sack drive 10 lef
field. scoring Kaylor. White Tape,
20 the pitchers box, and Wallace wa
thrown out at third, White living OF
utluGI , ClOlCe. MAINS was walked
filling the bases. Chapman came u
for his second trip to the plate in tina
inning and was soaked in she ribs,
nun being forced home. Barnes the
proceeded to hand out two more base
On balls, forcing q couple more tailie:
With the bases still full, Falk drov
q long one to center. Carrigan naile
81, but Chapman beat the throw to tn
platter. Kaylor popped a Texas leai
uer back OF short, and Reed ran on
and grabbed it, ending the agony.
ONE MORE.
The last count by Danville wa
made in the fifth. Breitenstein waite
for four wide ones and ambled {
first. Otto Vogel swung on fast on
sending it up against the left hel
fence like ton Of brick, scoring Bre
". The next two were easy outs.
The SoX were absolutely helples
before Chapman. Their only +
chance TO score came in the thir
! when they had three men on with tw
Syne. Bromwich was up in the pine