Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-16
BY CARL Ed.

Pounding Miller and Beck TO all four
corners Of the lot, Bloomington yester-
day afternoon breezed through with an
easy victory in the opening game of the
series by score of 10 to 5. The Wis
itors outclaSsed the Islanders in every
department of the game and put up
some of the niftiest ball playing seen
here this season. We can now under
stand why the Bloomer tribe cleaned
on both Davenport and Moline in their
recent series. The work of Ray
Schmandt again featured the playing
of the Boomers. The rangy first
sacker drove out four hits in five trips
TO the plate and made several good
catches at first He slashed at the ball
viciously and it usually travels at a
fast gait to the outfieId. Old man ST
mon also had great day with the
stick
The heavy end of the batting order
copied all seven hits for the Islanders,
Biltz and StoCker getting two each.
In the eighth Boston Wolfe leaned
on fast one, sending it over the wall
in right center, directly over the Wad-
dell sign. It was one of the longest
hits ever made at the Island City park
and Wolfe was given hand as he went
around the sacks.
jim Bluejacket had the Indian sign
on the local batsmen. They were able
to get to him in only two innings. Out
side Of these two frames, when six hits
were made, only % men faced the big
bog artist, and up to the ninth inning
he had allowed but three hits, two OF
these being on the scratch order.
Both Score in Third.
The Boomers cut short Miller's
hopes in the third inning, scoring three
tallies. Simon led off with a single
and Bluejacket walked and Kyle ad-
yanced both men a base on a sacrifice.
Watson hit TO Miller, who whipped the
sphere to third and Simon, was caught
between third and home. Munich and
StOcker exchanged catches while
simon sCampered back and forth. The
crafty receiver watched his chance
and slipped by Munich and scored. 1t
looked as though Simon ran out OF
bounds in going by Munich. but Umps
Brown held him safe. ROllie Oar
ringer then Clouted single, scoring
Bluejacket and Simon.
Bluejacket had the Islanders well in
hand, but they got to him in the last
half Of the third knotting the count.
Munich was hit by pitched ball and
Miller sacrificed him to second. Wolfe
and Erlewein walked. Biltz damned a
liner TO Watson, too hot for the key
stone sacker to handle and Munich
scored. Wolfe counted on Clayton S
infed out, R. Darringer to Schmandt
and Erlewein scored on Stocker s
scratch infeld hit. which glanced off
Blueiacket's glove.
The visitors took the lead again in
the fourth. O'Berta doubled down the
third base line, the ball getting by
Wolfe. Donica singled but was cut of
at second when Schmandt raped to
Stocker Simon hit a two-bagger to-
ward the f1agpole, counting OBerta
and Schmandt. Here Beck relieved
Miller. From the fourth to the eighth
inning Bluejacket moved down the Is
landers with disheartening regularity,
Clayton's single in the sixth being
the only smash 10 break the monotony
In the sixth Bloomington got three
hits, but fast fielding cut them down
without run. In the seventh O'Berta
scored. on DOniCa's single
Bang. Bang! Bang!
In the eighth inning the local bats
men lambasted Bluejacket. getting four
hits. but the stellar defense of the
Boomers, held the Islanders back. only
Boomers held the Islanders back, only
Boston" Wolfe. the first man up cleo