Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
M0L|NERS CLOUT
H0RSEHIDE;BEAT
ISLANDERS 9|TO 3
Marks Slows Up After Plows Get Four
Runs in Second and His Delivery
is Easily Solved.
GRAHAM ALLOWS SIX BINGLES
Listers Problematical Infeld Ayiates
and Fails 10 Steady Down-Clay.
ton Lams Out Hits.
GAMES TODAY.
Rock Island at Moline.
Rockford at Davenport
Peoria at Quincy.
Bloomington at Hannibal.


A galaxy of hits. errors and walks
gave Moline three run lead in the
second inning yesterday, and after
that Marks eased up and the Pillow
Boys breezed through with an easy
victory. the finals reading Moline. 8,
Rock Island 3. The jinx trailed the
Islanders and Listers infield put UP
a sorry exhibition of ball playing in
the second frame. At the same time
the Plows fattened their swatting av-
'erages considerably. collecting II hits
before the fuss was brought to a close.
Southpaw Graham had the Islanders
we'll in hand, yielding but six safe
blows, and each time the locals start
ed semblance of a rally the Moline
infeld promptly cut it short with
snappy teamwork.
Something is radically wrong with
the booster spirit accorded the home
team by the Moline ball fans. The paid
admits on opening day barely
reached the 500 mark. Bad weather.
you say Well, at Hannibal the opener
pulled down 1000 and at Davenport
LOO. Yesterday the weather man
spread warmth over the field vet bare
ly 400 fans were on deck and a third
of these were from this city.
Islanders Score First
Rock Island started off we'll, grab
bling marker right at the bat. Our
nifty left gardener. Boston Wolfe.
lead-off man par excellence, reached
first on four balls. Graham retaliated
by planting one in the middle of Erie
veins back and Cutey cantered to
first. Graham scooped up Bits fast
bounder, retiring Wolfe at third. Lad
les and gents, we now introduce one
Zeine Clayton. Zeine breezed through
he drove a clean liner to center and
Erlewein counted but Biltz was put
out at third Stocker flied out to Falk.
In the second frame Marks walked
Davis. Hughes knocked a slow bound
er to Erlewein, but it filtered through
Frit's legs and the Pillow boss was safe.
Moore banged one to Sargent who
fmbled, filling the bags with no one
out. Staley struck out. After swing
ing at two bad ones, Dobbins singled
10 center, scoring Davis. Graham
drove one in the same spot and Moore
counted. Falk clouted two-base hit
to left and both Dobbins and Graham
cantered over the plate.
Get Three More in Fifth,
In the fifth frame Graham walked
and Falk sacrificed him 10 second
White and Pettigrew singled in sue
cession, Graham scoring on the lat
ter's hit. Hughes then drove two
Dagger down the first base line and
Ned and Yank scored In the sixth En-
lewein walked, took second on Biltz' s
out and scored on Clayton's second
hit. In the second half Of this inning
Graham hit a two-bagger down the
third base line after two were down.
Falk damned a triple to the club
house, scoring the southpaw HEAVIER.
White followed with a single, scoring
Falk.
In the ninth Graham rammed Biltz
IN the back with pitched ball. Clay
ton followed with his third single.
Stocker hit to Hughes and Clayton was
put out at second but Biltz reached
third, counting a moment later on Lis
ter's infeld out. The score: