Rock Island Argus., 1913-05-30
BY PAUL sRUNER.

lnat alleged ball game at jim
Hayes lot yesterday afternoon was a
combination farce-comedy-burles
melodrama and three-ring circus com
bined. The widely heralded pitching
duel between Jasper the $4,000 Du-
buque beauty with the 21-strikeout rec.
ord, and Roddy Hendrix, the premier
slabbist of the Three Lamp wheel.
was fIzle Hendrix was yankeG at
the end Of the second inning after he
had been combed for five runs and
FIVE bingles, two of the latter being of
the three-cushion variety. Jasper last
ed one inning longer and then, after
two we're gone, uncorked two wild
pitches and four bases on balls In the
t.ird, handing the Blue Sox two runs.
About that time Clarence Rowland
decided that his prize twirier had bet
ter disengage himself from the pastim-
ing and practice trying TO hit the side
of q barn. Boss OLeary sent in
Hirsch to succeed Hendrix. and the
big southpaw gave a weird exhibition
all the way. He had nothing on Mil
Ter. however, as that gentleman was
also decidedly hectic during his reign
in center-diamond.
VERY wooZy.
A crowd of over 500 tri-city fans
flocked out TO the lot TO see the fam
Gus Jasper and the whirlwind Hendrix
hook up in one Of those gruelling
matches in which base hits are as
plentiful as American Beauty roses
on a potato vine They were sadly
disappointed Jasper started out
like q house afire and threatened 10
establish a new strikeout record. He
whitfield three men in the first inning
two in the second and two in the third
but he had about as much contro as
a step-mother over precocious juve-
nile. In his three-frame workout he
handed six bases on balls and un.
tangled himself from three wild pitch,
es. That was enough.
The whole Davenport team played
like an aggregation in the Oak Park
Sabbath School league The Dubuque
team did not do much better The
SoX managed 10 boot the ball just
six times. Not bad they might have
glommed IS bungles.
FAST GETAWAY.
AS Jasper strutted out into the cen
ter OF the diamond he was handed {
young ovation. He had a world o
speed and a lot OF stuff on the bal
but his control was nil. The Pretzell
seemed to be afraid Of the big mar
and were biting at balls that almos
hit the ground. Had the Blue So,
waited them out and made the $500
beauty pitch TO them. 1t might kay,
been little different story. Reed an,
Koerping, the first up in the initia
round. took three swings and wen
back TO warm the superheated bench
Flaharty drew a walk, grabbed sec
ond on a passed ball and grabbed
third station on a wild heave by Jas
per. Bromwich also drew a walk an
stole second, but the Dub twirler the
frightened up and whitfield Clemens. Il
the second. Il was one-two-three 70
the Sox. Neer dying on a feebl
grounder and Carrigan and Colemal
taking the strike-out route.
THE FIREWORKS.
But Il was in the third that Jaspe
ping waited for a quartet of wild
ones. Flaharty ordered the same. an
both athletes advanced a base whe
Jasper threw the ball over Boucher
knob. Bromwich drew a walk. fllin
the bases. and the crowd began I
roar. With Clemens at bat, the blesci
ers went after the phenom who trie
TO stay on earth. but was hoisted int
the clouds in spite Of himself. Glen
ems also drew a pass and Koeppin
was forced home with run No. !. ia!
per then unloosened another errati
heave over the catcher's dome an
Flaharty ambled plateward. Neer enC
ed IL by tanning.
Hendrix got his in the second franz
in which the entire Dub team bate
around. DarringeT. first up, drew
walk. Two men then died an ignomiI