Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01

CAN scheduled double headers)
By CARL ED.
Manager Tighe today signed Ell
mer Duggan, late of Davenport,
last season with Decatur. Dug
gan will fill in In the eutsead until
Wolfe is able to play again. He
Manager O'Leary of Davenport.
Tighe intimated this afternoon
that he would not accompany the
team ON the road trip tonight
AS the result of a conference held
last night between DR.. E. Bradford,
president, Oscar Lift, secretary of the
Rock Island Baseball association and
Jack Tighe, the latter today assumed
his duties as manager of the Islanders,
succeeding Pete Lister, who will re-
main at first base. The Islanders met
Rockford in the final game of the home
series this afternoon. Tonight Man
ager Tighe will take his squad to Han
nibaI, where they play Sunday and
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday the
Islanders play at Quincy. returning
home July 6, to open here with the
Speed Boys. The trip will be a hard
one on the pitchers, as two double
headers are scheduled, the first at
Hannibal Sunday and the second at
Quincy July 4.
In one-of the slowest and most I'M
interesting games of the season yes
terday afternoon at the local yard, the
Rockford crew trimmed the Islanders
by a score of to 3. Maybe 1T was
the heat, but something sure was
wrong. Neither side displayed any
pep. Rock Island threw away a mil
lion chances TO fatten the run column
through boneheaded and listless play
ing in the pinches. AS visiting teams
always do, Rockford was awake to ev-
cry opportunity and made all hits
count. Although some of the blows
were of a ffukey variety, jeff Clark
was pounded hard on his first appear
ance on the home yard and the Wakes
seemed to have no difficulty at all IN
locating the ball when bingles meant
runs. On the other hand Adams in
variably frightened up at critical mo-
ments and many of the hits made off
him were wasted through Indifferent
playing of the locals.
Rockford grabbed an early lead and
the islanders seemed content to let
matters stay that way, as the visitors
kept hanging up markers with regu-
larity. In the first inning Baxter led
base. Nelson sacrificed and Breen
scratched hit to Cerny, Baxter taking
third. JEFF Clarke then unloaded a
wild pitch and Baxter cantered over
with the first tally. Wakefield walked
and Holloway responded with his first
hit, scoring Breen. Munich singled
with one down in the second. Marks
hit to center, counting Julie. Freddie
was caught minute later off first
Clark Pounded Out
In the sixth frame Wakefield walked
with two down. Holloway drove
pretty double to left, the boss counting
and Eddie taking third on the throw-in
and scoring on Williams hit In the
seventh Wakefield led off with triple
to deep left center and Holloway
walked. Williams rammed a sacrifice
fly to Mcbride and Howard scored
Garner singled to left and Shook hit to
right, scoring Holloway, Garner taking
third. Here Clark was yanked, Neal
taking the pill. Garner was nipped at
the plate on an attempted double
steal
Both sides tailed in the ninth
Wakefield singled and Holloway sacri-
feed. Williams rammed a bingle to
right, scoring Wakefield, but Holloway
was nipped trying to take third Oh the
play. Rock Island got two runs.
Munich singled to center with one down
and Marks hit to left Cerny lobbed a
single over first, filing the bags.
Munich scored when Neal raped TO
Nelson, Cerny being safe at second
when Holloway dropped Nelson's peg.
Hollocher laid down a pretty sacrifice,
but Marks was cut down at the plate.
Erlewein walked, forcing in Cerny.
Biltz ended the session by lofting TO
Baxter The score: