Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-28
ATHENS WIDELY EXCITED
AS RULER DECIDES UPON
SPLIT WITH BULGARIANS
PHILLIES TO Good
IN FIRST BATTLE
Have Big Lead Over Brooklyn in the
Fourth Inning of Opener in
Decisive Series.

The PhiladelphiaS, led by Grover
Cleveland Alexander, the big gun OF
Pat Moran's artillery corps, began the
first game of a three-day battle with
the Brooklyns here today in a series
that is expected to largely determine
this years winner of the National
league race.
I'VE will take two out of three
games, at least" predicted Manager
Albert Robinson.
Seventeen thousand fans swarmed
the stands. The batting order:
delphia-Paskert, CT; Bancroft,
SIS; Stock, 3b; Whitfield, If; Cravath,
IF; Luderus, 1b; Niehoff, 2b; Killifer,
C; Alexander, p.
Brooklyn-Myers, Of; Daubert, 1b;
Stengel, rf; Wheat, If; Cutshaw, 2b;
| Mowrey, 3b; Ouson, SIS; Miller, c;
Cheney, p,
Umpires-Klem and Emslie.
FIRST INNING.
ladelphia-Paskert sent up a long
fly to Myers, who gathered it in after
sprint to the fence. Bancroft dashed
single to right. Stock flew out to
| Myers. Cutshaw threw out Whitfield.
! No runs.
Brooklyn-Myers strolled. Daubert
sacrificed, Stock to Luderus. Stengel
struck out. Alexander threw out
| Wheat. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
delphia-Cravath walked. Lu-
| derus doubled against the right field
wall, sending Cravath to third. Cravath
scored on Niehoff's grounder to Olsen.
who threw the batter out at first. Luz
derus went to third on the play. Cheney
| picked up Killifer's bunt and threw it
into right field. Luderus scored and
I KilIifer reached third. Killifer scored
on Alexander's sacrifice fly to Wheat.
Paskert popped to Cutshaw. Three
runs.
BrookIyn-Nfehoff threw Cutshaw
out Bancroft made a wonderful stop
of Mowrey's seemingly safe hit and
' nailed him at first by a lightning
throw. Olsen filed to Cravath. No
runs.
THIRD INNING.
adelphia-Daubert robbed Ban
croft of a two-base hit behind first
and tossed out the batter, Cheney TAX
! ing the throw. Mowrey threw Stock
out by step. Whitfield flied to Stengel.
No runs.
| Brooklyn-Miller struck out. Che
ney whitfield. Myers punched a Texas
Lacquer over Niehoff's head, the first
hit off Alexander. Daubert singled
past Stock, Myers going to second.
Niehoff misjudged Stengel's fly and it
went for a hit, Myers scoring and Dau-
bert going to third. Stengel tried to
steal on a short passed ball but was
out, Killifer to Niehoff. One run.
FOURTH INNING.
ladelphia-Cravath struck out
and the crowd howIed. Luderus got
a. Texas Lacquer to left Niehoff walk
! Cd T IN a
wild pitch by Cheney, Luderus going
to third and Niehoff going to second.
! After three balls had been called on
| Killifer, Cheney was taken from the
| pitching mound, Coombs taking his
place Killifer walked. Luderus, Me
hoff and Killifer scored when Wheat
allowed AIexander's single to trickle
through his hands to the fence. Alex
ander went to third on the error. AL
exander scored on Paskert's single to
right. Paskert stole second Bancroft
struck out. Stock fouled to Miller.
Four runs.
Brooklyn 49, Wheat famed. Ban
croft smothered Cutshaws fly. Now
FIFTH INNING.
Philadelphia-W Wheat took in Whit
ted's long fly. Cravath walked Luz
derus fouIed out to Daubert. Cravath
was out stealing Miller 10 OlSeH. NO
runs.
Brooklyn Olson singled sharply
past third. Miller also singled to left,
Olson going to second. Coombs walked
and the bases were filled. Bancroft
fumgled Myers grounder and the bat
ter was safe at first, Olson scoring on
the play, Miller going to third and
Coombs to second. Bancroft threw out
Daubert at first, Miller scoring while
p Coombs and Myers moved up TO third
and second. Stock took Stengels
grounder and threw to Killifer, who
touched Coombs out as he tried TO
score Wheat flew out TO Whitfield. Two
runs.
SIXTH INNING.
delphia-Niehoff fouler to Mil
Ter. Coombs knocked down Killifer's
hot grounder and threw him out Alex
ander few out TO Olson. No runs.
Brooklyn-Cutshaw flied TO Whit
ted Mowry struck out. Paskert rob.
bed Olson OF an apparent home run
by a wonderful one hand catch. Nc
runs.
SEVENTH INNING
! Philadelphia-Mye took Paskert's
= fly Stengel went to the wall for Ban
croft's line drive. Stock popped to Oh
sen. No runs.
Brooklyn-M Miller flied out to Whit.
ted. Coombs line flied 10 Bancroft
Niehoff took Myers grounder and
; threw wildly past first, Myers taking
second Daubert's single scored My
} ers Alexander threw out Stengel. one
! run.