Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12

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Vance, recently released, was AGAIN
,Iaced on the pay roll and accompanied
he team to Hannibal. McGinnis
proved TO be too inexperienced.
Fifteen hundred justly outraged fans
rise tn their feet in protest IN the l1th
inning of yesterdays game between
Rock Island and Bloomington at the
TonnicipaI lot after Manager Lister had
heen ordered from the grounds by I'm
nire Brown. who by his unjust decl-
sions made IT possible for Darrlnger
Gang 10 take both ends of the double
Hill the opener 5 to 0 and the alter
piece, 8 to z
Cries of mob the umpire were
heard as the bugs in the west END OF
the grandstand SWarmed onto the held.
Brown walked over to the islanders
PLAYING bench and ordered Lister out
of the park. The next moment ne was
made a target for pop bottles, CUSHIONS
and other missiles.
Pete had previously lost his head
completely over one of the raWest ana
most unjust decisions ever made IN the
history of the professional game IN
Rock Island. When Brown asked for
a ball Lister threw a whole satchei
full at the jumps and later tossed him
the satchel.
Brown failed to drive the crowd OF
the field and the remainder OF the IN
ming continued with cat calls and yells
filling the air. When the last man was
put out the excited bugs surged onto
the field, surrounding Brown. The
Bloomington players by brandishing
bats kept them away temporarily and
Brown took refuge in the visitors
playing bench. Several of the fans
succeeded in striking him and one
jerked the cap from his head.
Send in Riot Call.
In the meantime one Of the scrihes
present called the police station, send
ing in a riot call and in five minutes
the patrol, loaded with officers, arrived
at the park. Brown was safely escort
ed to the patrel, the crowd following
and hooting. He was taken to his ho-
tel and later escorted to train, leay-
ing the city.
The play in question came in the
18th inning with one man down. Kyle
was resting on second base with ROllie
Darringer at bat. Darringer lobbed a
short hit over the infield between first
and second. The ball was high one
and Erlewein succeeded in getting un
der it He leaped backward and the
ball struck his glove squarely, but
bounced out. Clyde Mcbride, who in
the meantime came running in from
rightfeld, was Just behind Erlewein at
the time and caught the pill before it
touched the ground, and he Immediate
" held the ball up in the air, signify
ing that he had caught it fairly. Kyle
came in on the play. Brown ruled the
hit safe and the Islander players
rushed in in protest By his unjust
decision Darringer was credited with a
hit.
Second Rank Decision.
But this was not all. Another rank
decision in the seventh inning made it
possible for Bloomington To tie the
score. Main, who was pinch hitting
for Howard Darringer, singled with
one down, and OBerta walked. DON
lea forced OBerta at second and was
safe on fielder's choice, Main taking
thind- Donica stole second, so Brown
ruled, but it was very plain that Nc
Ginuis' perfect peg caught him by a
city block. HoIlocher even called
Browns attention to the distance he
had Donica off thebag. 1t should have
been the third out without a shadow
Of aadoubt Schmandt4oIloWed with a
singleto center, scoring both Main and
DOnica, and consequently tying the
count
On top OF all this Brown rendered
several close decisions in the first
games, which put stops to batting raj
lies Of the Islanders at critical times.
Two Exciting Games.
1t was like the old baseball days in
Rock Island. For their two-bit pieces
the fans were treated to 20 innings of
alright pastiming and a riot Close
pitching featured throughout both
games. In the opener Freddie Marks
allowed but seven hits, two of which
were on the scratch order. Marion,
the big eX-Fed, allowed a like num-
Der, but the Islanders were unable to
connect when blows meant markers.
In the fifth inning Simon scratched a
hit and Marion singled Kyle doubled
down the first base line and Simon
scored. In the ninth Donica and
Schmandt were safe on infield hobbies
and old man Simon poled long single,
counting them both.
Seaman in Form.
Frank Seaman hurled a high-cIass
article OF ball in the second game and
deserved shutout- 1t was Rock Is
lands game 2 TO in seven innings
but for Browns unfair decision at
second.
The home boys counted in the first
inning. ErIewein walked, but was
forced at second, Cerny being safe on
a fielder's choice KeWpie stole sec
ond and took third on Wolfe's scratch
hit, scoring when Watson fumbled
Biltz's roller The Islanders got their
second run in the sixth. BiltZ doubled
to left with one down and took third
on an infeld out He scored when
Watson bobbled HollOcher's grounder.
In the fatal 11th-it was fatal one
for Rock Island as well as for Brown
Kyle knocked an easy roller 10 Munich,