Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-13
BY PAUL cPUNER.

BY PAUL SPUNER.
Paul Chevraux Crouch, the juvenile
exponent Of the whistle ball" yes
terday engaged in mortal combat with
Steamboat Bill" Neal, the JOY and
pride Of Nashville, causing the Mis-
sissippi mariner TO haul in his sails
and bow in submission after nine
courses Of A No. ! baseball diet. The
score was and /. The Islander alum
nus started out like a gkave yard rab-
bit. letting the Prctzels down without
a single Lit for three ;aps, but in the
next two cantos, he developed several
punctures and a blowout. which put
the Blue Hose car three rounds to the
good and handed them the race.
CLASSY FIELDING.
Neal hurled a beautiful game and
deserved a kiudllcr fate. Both teams
accorded their respective slab rep
resentaivcs support Of the 4S-tungs-
ten variety and almost every move
was q picture. Eddie Carrigan, the
old wa- horse who inha5its the south
east suburb. was the bon bon baby
with the bludgcon, both of his hits
being responsible for Dayenport's en-
tire run crop. Patrick Ignatius Fla
harty was likewise deserving of hon
orable mention for q story book catch
Of Naliace's line drive in the sixth.
Tho game was lightning fest through
GU, aad orc Of tho best uncorkcd on
the Prct.el playground this season.
GRAB ONE.
After being held hitless for three
innings the SoX broke it up in the
fourth. Carrigan started the excite.
ment with a two-sack drive along the
left hcld foul limo. lie was sacri
feed to third by Georgia Reed. With
the inGeld drawn IN, Bromwich slash
ed a red hot groundeT straight into
Shortstop Falk's eager mitts. The
old apple hesitatcd there for just the
fraction of a second, and then rolled
out into the grass, allowing Carrigan
to reach the platter with ease. HolkC
and Flaharty grounded out.
Crouch WAIVERS.
a lucky double play saved the Hose
from possible defeat in the first sec
ton of the fifth. during which spasu
White started it by anneXing gratis
transportation to first. Ohlin laid one
down along the third base line and bea
the throw, making two on. Erlof
pulled a ditto stunt making three OF
and nary a soul gone. Boss OLear!
scented disaster and ordered Bot
CouChman to loosen up the kinks II
his salary soup bone aud TO be OIL
the qui vive for a riot call, but luckil!
he was not needed. Neal came VI
with the sacks crowded and whitfield
Falk jo,keyed around the plate for ;
while and then hit q line drive abOu
90 miles an hour, straight at Crouch
The bean pole athlete showed out hi
mitts and the ball stuck. Wallac,
had started at the crack of the ba
and was half way home. and befor,
lie could get back to third the bal
was there. completing q double pla.
and retiring the side. Pretty lucky
eh?
HEAVY GUNS Up.
The horse shoe stun shifted to tn,
Danville side OF the house in the pos
terror portion Of that same inning
Keeping started things with a singh
10 center. OLeary signaled the hi
and run and Otto broke for the key
stone. Dan slashed out hot grounde
straight at the second sack. and 9
chances out OF 100 it would hav
gone for hit, but Vogel. seeing KoeT
ping start. rushed over to the sac
20 grao a POSSIBLE throw and speare
the Till, touching second and wing!n
20 first for double killing.
\ little thing like two outs failed L
Ease the Sox. however. and the
forthwith proceeded TO light on Nea
for pair Of tallies. Crouch droppe
Texas Lacquer into left and travels
around to third on Beckcr's two-cusf
ion clout along the left field line. Car
rigan then drove liner into left sent
ing his two compatTiots over the rut
Der. An impromptu nap of the frs
sack resulted in Eddies demise
VISITORS GET LoNE1-
The Walsh contingent failed 70 era
marker until the ninth inning. an
that Toner was donated by reason c
two Pretzel miscues Graham hammel
cd q groundc. 10 Bromwich, who .nrev
the bail over HolEe's knob. Whe
the smoke had cleared away, GrahaI
was perched securely on second. Wa
lace rolled one along the first bias