Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-29
BY CARL ED.

Jimmy ~Kewpie'' Cerny played
his last game as an Islander yes
ter1ay against Bloomington He
Joined Moline today. Manager Bay
reached terms with lniielder
Warde Of the Little Rock club in
the Southern association and or
dered him To report as soon as
possible. He may arrive here In
time to take part IN Mondays
game against Moline. lnneider
Clarence Jack of the Waterloo
club i'm the Central association
reported today and viii take
Cerny'S place
The link is broken. Billy Neafs
charm over the Bloomington club
failed to work yesterday and the OAR
ringer crew pounded his offerings Tor
u hits. winning 4 to 3. In his last
appearance against the team at Bloom
ington Neal pitched shutout ball. Yes
terdav he kept his hits scattered to
certain extent, but the visitors secured
four runs, which proved just enough
to top off victory.
Opposed to Billy was none other
than Needles. Peoria, Davenport and
Moline castoff Needles pitched fair
game, being especially tight in the
pinches, but if it hadn't been for the
brilliant support on the part Of his
Four mispIays were charged against
the visitors, but only two of them
Drovad costly The BlOOmer inheld
handled the huge sum of y assists.
The outstanding feature of the after
moons play was the lovely umplrlng
of Messrs Becker and Struthers. Both
arbitratOrs were imparually bad and
their work was the worst seen here
this year. Their decisions throughout
were disgusting and took the interest
out Of what might have been an inter
esting ball game. 1t seems that every
time an umpire invades Rock Island
he is Immediately seized with the blind
staggers. This has been the case with
every umpire in the league, with the
exception of Bill Brennan who was
here for two days only this season.
Becker beat Rock Island out Of two
runs at the plate and Struthers beat
Bloomington out of at least one run
by unfair decisions on the bases.
Both Score in First
Both sides counted in the first in
ming. For Bloomington Kyle started
trouble with a single to center. Wat
son rolled out, but ROllie Darringer
singled TO left and Kyle counted. Hol-
lOcher turned the same stunt for Rock
Island by leading off with a safe hit.
Bay rolled out to Schmandt, but Biltz
Dire wa pass. Wolfe beat out an in
field hit and Needles pegged wild to
Schmandt Hollocher tried to make
home on the play, but was nabbed at
the plate on a close decision. Wolfe
stole second. Lister beat out a neat
hunt Schmandt pegged wild TO the
plate and BiltZ scored, Wolfe going to
third. Lister stole second, but Wolfe
was run down trying to make the plate
when Simon pegged TO Watson
In the second inning Donica beat
out an intield hit and Main sacrificed.
Simon poled a long single TO left,
scoring DOnica- In the third inning
Neal lived on r. Darringer's tumble,
but was cut off at second when HOl-
1ocher raped TO Schmandt. Bay sin
gled to right, Hollocher going to third
BiItz drove a hot one TO Watson, who
begged to Simon. Hollocher slid in
safely, but Becker ruled him out.
Wolfe basted a single to center, count
ing Bay.
Main singled to left with one down
in the sixth, Simon lived on Holloch-
er's bobbIe and Needles followed with
a drive to left Kyle raped a fast
one at Erlewein and the ball took a
bad hop, bouncing over FritZie's head
ErIcWein got his glove on the ball,
but couldn't hold it and the sphere
rolled TO right field, Main and Simon
scoring Rock Island came back with
their last tally in the seventh. Vance
led off with a single TO left Cerny
rolled out and Neal walked. Hol-
locher raped to II. Darringer, who
tossed to Watson, cutting off Neal
Watson pegged wild to first in trying
to complete a double play and Vance
scored. The score: