Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-09
CANES TOMORROW.
BY PAUL eRUNFR.

The Sox grabbed two snowfall
games from the lowly "Quinsy" tern
used advisedly) crew yesterday p. m,
the first being CONCEALED to the home
bench TO 3, and the second to 0,
the latter going only seven degrees.
The thermometer novered about the
freezing point all afternoon and IS
bugs persisted, victims of the Arctic
blasts which swept the playing field
with sickening regularity. Umpire
Knapp managed 10 survive the bliz-
zard, but that was due solely 10 the
fact that 1t was too cold for the soft
drinks and the bieaCherites were not
in possession OF the customary pop
bottle ammunition.
KNAPP ~ BAD.
Knapp, who is drawing salary as an
umpire, made his first appearance on
the home grounds, and got away on
ihe wrong foot. right from the lump.
Knapp is rightly named. for in the
fourth inning OF the first game, he was
just as sound asleep as though he we're
stretched out on canvas cot in a
Turkish bath parlor after a strenuous
evening with the hayward In that
heated session Clemens was chased to
the clubhouse and fined d. OLeary
was also asked 20 contribute TO the
sinking fund Listen, and we will
relate.
SECOND BASE PLAY.
Clemens had singled Billings the
Quincy catcher. hurled the ball down
70 first 10 catch the Sox left fielder
mapping but his arm was a trife WOO
~ and the pill landed somewhere out
in the right field blcachers Clemens
ran all the way to third and was
peached on that station. when kahl
advanced the claim that Bobbie had
pulled Fred Merke's copyrighted bon
or by neglecting to touch second, and
running over, tagged him lightly on
IN wrist. The beautiful part Of il
all is that when Clemens reached sec
ond base his foot caught on the bag,
and the athlete stumbled and nearly
fell to the ground But what does
Noah Eurelus Knapp say? That dig
nitary murmurs, You're out
LET NE SLEEP"
Now Knapp had been day dreaming
all this time. and his thoughts were
1926 miles away He was dreaming
OF the gladstone day when he would
found a cores pondence school for UNI
pires and sit in 4 swivel backed chair
fronting mahogany desk. endorsing
checks and debating mercantile chat
ter 10 a dizzy blonde steno. The kale
seed was rolling in, and he was just
ordering a IS horse power red devil
sent around TO the house on approval
when Kahl ran up to him and yelled,
"That man never touched second -
Knapp swoke with a start, and Won
dered il he had missed his breakfast
He began to grope for the ice water
pitcher. and then abruptly realized
that he was supposed to be umpir,ng
a ball game.
He did not know whether he had
dreamed that second base stun or not
but took a chance and let her ride
Then followed mob scene Clemens
OLesry and the gang surrounded his
honor the Bumps. and endeavOred tC
point out to him the error of his ways
but Knapp was not long on the con
versation. All he could say was. That
will be $40 more for you and Sl5 fol
you. and you can have another ten
Then he chased O'Leary to the bench
and informed Clemens that the clut
house needed HIS particular presence
Barnes went into left garden, and the
game proceeded.
BUNCH ERRORS.
Kid Crouch did the siRbbing in No
and held the visitors to seven hits
He was a trihe of color on control
but got by nicely. The Sox glommeC
two runs of as many hits in the third
Koepping walked. went 10 third oil
Flsharty's scratch two sacker. whiel
bounced on Golvin's shoe laces int
the garden. and registered on Brom
wich's single Three more were grab
bed in The fifth, which was a night