Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
ISLANDERS SPLIT
AD0UBLE
TOCL0SE SEASON
Andy Ware Throws Opener Away,
While Bays Men Pound Shoup for
Early Lead to Win Second.
BOTH CONTESTS ARE FARCES
Louis Kolls and Peachy Graham Called
Upon TO Pitch-0'Brien Has
Busy Time in First Game.
BY CARL ED.


Three-Eye league at the local yard
yesterday afternoon, the Islanders and
Blue Sox dividing a double-header.
Davenport drew first blood, 10 to and
Bays men grabbed the afterpiece,
to 2. Andy Ware literally threw the
first contest away, and the Islanders
mauled Shoup for seven runs in the
first two innings TO win the second
game. Louis Kolls, who pitched Rock
Island to a victory at Moline Sunday,
was called to the mound from second
base in the third inning OF the first
game, after Ware had made bad mess
of ii. Kolls was touched for eight hits
and four runs IN the remaining rounds.
Whitaker yielded three runs in the
first round but then frightened up and
BANKED Bays men the rest OF the way.
Both games were a farce throughout.
The veteran Billy Neal ended his
1916 career in brilliant fashion in the
second game. holding the Sox to eight
hits and two runs. The Islanders got
to Shoup right of the bat, scoring sew
en- runs on nine hits IN the first two
innings. In the third round OLeary
called IN "Peachy" Graham from left
field, and Peachy did splendidly, thanks
to the able support OF his mates. The
Islanders hit him at will. but were
unable to place the blows.
The First Game.
The first game started favorably for
Rock Island Bay drew a walk and
Erlewein sacrificed. Biltz singled TO
right, bringing in Bay. Ward scratched
an infield hit to Bert Graham. In try
ing TO cut off Biltz at third, Graham
threw wild and Heine came in. Lis
ter skied, but Varney pasted a single
to right, counting Ward. That was all
for Bays men, who never even threat |
ened in the remaining innings.
Bert Graham doubled to right to !
start the second inning. He counted
on O'Brien's blow to center Pike
famed and Seiffert rolled out, but
OLeary singled, scoring O'Brien. Then
Ware blew up. Martin walked to start
the third and G.. Graham sacrificed.
Duggan beat out an infield hit and Bert
Graham dumped one in front of the
plate, making it two down. Here Ware
pulled a costly boneheaded play that
upset his bearings. OBrien hunted
and Ware. who had years of time to
retire OBrien al first for the third and |
last out, became confused and pegged /
20 Vance in an effort to catch Martin. I
But Martin slid safely. Pike beat out /
an in1eld hit. Ware pegged wild to |
first and both Duggan and O'Brien
scored. Pike counted a moment later
on wild pitch.
In the fifth with Kolls on the mound.
O'Brien singled after two were down.
Pike was safe on Listers tumble. Sief-
fert singled, scoring O'Brien and
OLeary followed with a long single
TO center. scoring both Pike and Sief-
fert. In the seventh O'Brien poked a
single to Varney, who juggled the ball
long enough to allow O'Brien to reach
third. He scored on Pixies sacrifice
fly.
The Second Game.
The Islanders pounded Shoup for
four hits in the first inning OF the sec
ond game, but got only one marker,
because of q boner by Biltz. Erlewein
started with single and Biltz got a
blow TO left. Ward drove one over
O'Brien's head for two sacks. Erie
vein waited on second tninkingI
OBrten had a chance to catch the ball
Biltz was right behind him and both
beat IL for home. Erlewein was caught ,
at the bag, being forced TO run in by
Biltz. Lister followed with single to
left, counting Biltz. ,
In the second inning Kolls led off !
with hit and Kimbel beat out an in !
field roller. Neal was safe on Shoup's !
bobble. Erlewein singled to third :
Ward popped to Graham. Lister dou-
bled TO the leftfeld fence, scoring ,
Biltz. Varney smote the ball to the ex- !
treme east end of the outfeId and cir
cled the bases before the ball was re- r
turned to the infield for a homer, driv- c
ing Lister in ahead OF him.
Peachy Graham took up mound ,
duties in the third and held the Is
landers safe until the eighth, when :
kolls doubled and scored when Shoup y
dropped Meals fly in right Neal did y
not allow tally until the fifth. Sief- l.
tert was hit by a pitched ball and O
OLeary singled to center. Shoup K
,orced OLeary at second. Martin sim n
gled TO left, sending Sieffert in. In the -
Eighth Bert Graham singled and
)'Brien doubled. Graham scored on
likes infeld out. The scores: =