Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-09
BY CARL ED.

The Islanders hoped Burlington
RATHER at 6:35 this morning, Quincy
bound. on the first road trip Of the
season. outside OF the tri-cities. Lis
ter'S men played Castles crew this
afternoon and will remain there
through Thursday. Then the Island
erS hop acroSs the river to Hannibal
Tor three-game series, returning to
Rock Island next Monday to Jackie
Bloomington on the local lot }ester-
days victory pushed Hannibal in the
cellar and the Islanders are resting in
seventh place.
The Islanders took a parting kick
at the Hannibal Mules yesterday at
the local ball yard The score was
Z to 6. The feat was accomplished
by a wild ninth-inning rally when Lis
ter's tribe counted four runs on three
hits and an error. Up until yester-
day the visiting gangs had done all the
ninth-inning rallying. but yesterday
the Islanders turned on their foes and
adopted this method themselves. 1t
was an exciting contest from a local
standpoint and to Billy Neal. Atkin-
sons grand old man, goes the glory
Of the victory.
Here is what Billy did: damned out
three hits in four trips to the plate,
scored two runs and drove in another
in the revival: he relieved Danny Mil
Ter in the second inning, after two
runs had been scored, two down and
two on the bags. Beatty nicked Billy
for a hit, which scored two runs in
this frame, but from this time on till
the ninth the Mules never saw sign
of the home platter. In this fina.
stanZa two hits and a wild pitch re-
suited in one run.
Hannibal Starts Early.
In the first inning Nicholson, frs,
man up, scratched on All infeld hit,
but he was run down between the
bags. Miller heaved four wide ones
at Beatty and the veteran frst-saCker
walked to first, took second on an in
field out and counted on BossoIoni 5
long double to left center. Warine
flied out.
Then came Miller's finish and Lis
ter showed good judgment in yankins
him at an opportune moment Dannie
started badly, passing Nye. Nye was
put out at second on Kruegers roller
Seiffert walked. Burnham singled to
right, scoring Kruger. Lister led
Miller of the mound, calling on Neal
Nicholson hit to Stocker, who caught
Seiffert at the plate. Beatty poled a
long single to left, scoring Burnham
and Nicholson. Then came Rock Is
lands three errors in succession and
another run. kaylor laid a pretty
bunt down the third base line Neal
felded the ball and whipped it hur-
riedly to Munich, throwing low, and
kaylOr was safe Beatty dashed for
the plate and Munich threw low to
Vance, Beatty scoring. A moment
later Kaylor went to steal second
Vance made a perfect throw, but
Wilde dropped the pill. Bossolonl
skied out, ending the party.
Burnham allowed one hit in the
first two innings, but the Islanders
got to him in the third Vance walked
for starter. Neal made his first hit
4 drive down the third base line.
Wolfe scratched an infield hit. filling
the bases. Erlewein hit sacrifice fly
TO right and Vance scored. Neal
counted on an infleld out, Biltz reach
ing first on felder's choice. Clay
ton doubled to left, scoring Heine.
Things went along lovely TO the
ninth, the score boy hanging up goose
eggs with great regularity. Biltz and
Neal singled in the fifth, but no runs
resulted.
In the ninth Burnham led off with
an infield hit, took second on a wild
pitch, third on an inieId out, and
scored on Beatty's nit
Here's What Happened.
The Islanders went 10 bat in the
last half of the ninth trailing by three
runs, and murmurs of its all over
were heard in the stands. Wilde sing
led through third base and Vance hit
past short Grand old Billy Neal re-
sponded with a hit through second
and Wilde scored. The crowd hOwled
Wolfe hunted TO Seiffert, who whipped
the pill over Beatty's dome in a hasty
throw, and Vance scored Erlewein
drove long fly to Bossoloni and
Neal cantered across with the tying
run. With TWO strikes and three balls
on him, Biltz damned a fly to Kaylor
and Wolfe Gaming tearing in with the
winning tally, and the athletes bea,
II for the clubhouse. The score:
Hannibal ABB r H p A P
Nicholson, CT ....... 4 ! Q