Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-24
BY PAUL BRUNEI.

It's a punk zephyr that fails to
carry a blessing concealed in its PTS
tol pocket or words to that effect. We
are not personally acquainted with
the guy that pulled the above, but
are forced TO concur. A couple of
days ago, the Interstate league blew
up with a loud report and some $50
promiscuous athletes found themselves
out in the cruel world bCreft of a
regular pay envelope. Two of the out
casts, slabbists by profession, boarded
a rattler and disembarked at Pret-
zeltown. They signed a contract and
yesterday we're put to work. Yes
you guessed it correctly ouchman
and Donley are the boys. Well Fob
Couchman got busy in the first game
of the double header and wished a
Gypsy curse onto the league leaders
Donley ordered the same in the second
No. 1 was COPIED by the home boys
owing to the fact Mr.. Willis was
hammered for Il hits, totaling 20
cushions. The afterpiece was featured
by Woody tactics on the part of the
Quincy gang, with Danny Miller as
Stunning the role of Woozer in chief
incidentally the scores were 12-1 and
9.5 respectively.
NEW MEN q. X.
Taken on the whole the matinee per-
Torrance was a spicy and decidedly
salubrious occasion. \ pleasant time
was had by all-beg pardon-mostly
all. Quincy top liners we're about
as happy as a police reporter cover
ing Sunday school convention Bob
Couchman needs no introduction to
the local fans. You can remember
the time when he wore an Islander
uniform. Suffice II TO say that Big
Bob has lost none of his old time
cunning as may be accentuated by
the fact that he held the clouting
leaders to seven segregated blows and
one lonesome breadwinner.
Donley is a life sized speciman of
manhood who heaves 'em with the
salary hook reposing on the eastern
side of the frame. Bert is another
OF those moist ball artists. Should
he pass a stormy night and exper.
fence parched feeling in the dining
hampered, and the possibilities are
he would have to install a pail of
water back of the slabbing station
Donley held the visitors to seven scat
tered bingles. He has a world OF
stun and excellent control Both the
new men have the goods and will
help some on that last lap of the
Three-l marathon.
FIRST GAME.
Nick Kahl & Co. we're the first 10
break into the score board frame in
exhibition A." one tally being manu-
featured by the emulsion of two one
cushion blows. q double and a passed
ball
With Couchman running on all four
wheels and never missing a stroke
the SoX ambled peacefully along until
the fifth, when the score was tied
Carrigan singled. was sacrificed "a
second and counted on Peters double
TO center. The lead was COPIED in
the next stansa. Bromwich poked out
a grounder. but was safe when Col
vim allowed his hoof TO stray from
the muslin. Al stole second and cross
ed the cash register on Flaharty's two
sacker. Pat lamped the scenery in
mid-ocean for brief moment and
then trotted home on Carrigan' S
double.
WILD DoINGS.
Seven large ones were accumulated
In round No. Z. the entire team bat
ting around and then some Pete
was wounded in the short ribs. Couch
man tapped to the pitchers box. vii
lis grabbed the apple and heaved wild
TO second. Everybody safe. Reed
scratched an infield hit. choking the
lines. Otto Keeping then dumped {
clean single into left, driving In two
men and sending Coca Cola Reed tC
third. While Rebel was Logging it. Otto
went down to second. Becker whang
ed fly 10 deep left. and Reed bea'
the throw to the plate. Bromwicl
singled, sending Koepping over tc
station No. 3. =. Flaharty singled
counting Otto. Carrigsn thea touched
on the dynamite with iusty three