Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
ALL STARS MAUI
MOLINE RED MEN
IN OPENER; 49, s
Bauersfeld Men Overcome Six Run
Lead With Terrific Bombardment
In Seventh Inning.
BECK Is DRIVEN TO COVER
Geiger TwirIs in First Six Innings,
Then Andy Ware Relieves Him and
Blanks Indian Tribe.
BY CARL ED.


with a to l defeat staring them in
the face in the opening game OF the
season yesterday afternoon at Island
City park. the Rock Island A1l-Stars
opened up a bombardment on George
Beck, former Islander twirler, and
scored IL runs in the sixth inning, salt
ing away the contest. Beck was driv-
en- to cover and Johnson, who succeed
ed him. Jared little better. In this
wild round the locals damned out one
home run. four triples, double and
five singles, running the Red Men out
field ragged About $50 people watch
ed the proceedings with interest Man
ager bakersfield announced that next
Sunday the Chicago Union Giants, one
Of the fastest colored teams in the
country, would play here.
Frank Geiger was Bauersfeld' s
mound selection. Geiger did not fare
well in the six rounds that he worked,
due partly to loose support on the
part of his mates. Bakersfield figured
that with Andy Ware in the box the
men would steady down, and they did,
blanking the Plow outfit in the remain
ing innings. Every man on the ALI
Stars got one blow or more with the
exception of the pitchers. Sonny"
McGinnis led the long distance clout-
ers with double and triple and
sacrifice in four times at bat lhrlg
collected a home run, Frank Leithner
a single, double and triple, and Sandy
O'Neill added two doubles TO his list.
The local team went to pieces in the
third and Moline grabbed OFF three
run lead. Fleming singled, but was
forced at second by Graham. In at
tempting a double play O'Neill threw TO
the stands and Graham went to to Sec
ond. Smith singled, scoring Graham,
and Johnson was safe on O'Neill's bob
BILE. Geiger uncorked a wild heave
and both Smith and Johnson scored.
In the fifth Leithner doubled. McGin-
mis- sacrificed and Leithner scored on
Geiger's infeld out In the sixth Ora
ham beat out an infield roller and stole
second Smith counted him with a
single to left Johnson rolled out, but
Schaffer scratched a hit, counting
Johnson. Boyle doubled, counting
Schafrer.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Then came the grand blow up. In
the local half ONeill drove one to the
center field fence for two bases. Mayer
kurth singled, counting O'NeilI, Mayer
kUrth taking second on a wild pitch.
He scored on Listers single to left.
1uT4B ulSu out, DuL LelJnneT singled 10
right. McGinnts tripled to center,
scoring Lister and Leithner. Ware,
batting for Geiger, popped out Bren-
nan beat out an infleld roller, scoring
McGinnis. Bakersfield tripled to CEN
ter and Brennan registered. In his
second time to bat in one inning O'Neill
famed, but the third strike went past
Boyle and he reached first safely.
Bakersfield scoring. Magerkurth fol-
lowed with a triple to right scoring
O'Netll. Lister singled, counting
Magerkurth. Ihrig poled a long hit
to center and ctrcled the bases before
It was returned to the infield, scoring
Lister ahead of him. Leithner rammed
one TO the f1agpole and circled the
bases, but was called out for cutting
third. In the eighth O'Neill famed,
but Boyle missed the third strike again,
and he was safe. Magerkurth famed,
but Lister beat out a hit ONeill
scored on a double steal. The score: