The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-04
By Bruce Copeland

0y bruce NVPc1dH0.
with the baseball world almost
hfesthlessly agog over the tight
Yaces In the two major leagues,
where changes are being made in
the irst divisions almost from day
d day, the Three-Eye league squirt
10 Tuesdays finish line is~one Of
~ hottest brushes in the history
Il the league.
Bloomington IL trying frantically
b maintain its lead amassed during
early and midsummer slumps of
Tie other contenders: and it would
rot surprise Three-Eye fans II the
Evas overlook the Dunns before
~ season closes Tuesday.
Dunn's Pace Tells.
The Blocmers have slumped bad
y during the last week or more
This falling OF in form has been
~ almost directly to lack of team
work and ineffective pitching. The
Dsnns have been setting too fast q
yAce and were almost certain t.
mack under the strain. Then, too
SEVERAL Of their best players have
struck lassitude over their respect
M sales to higher clubs.
Ths Evas, galloping along only
tvo full games behind the Blooms
lsSe prospered materially undel
" management of AL, Bashang
They are team of fighting young
jStefs with regulations to make. Or
!, the other hand, the Boomers ar,
composed almost entirely of veter
ana. who find it difncuitto sta!
vhen hard pressed for the lead.
Pull for Evas.
Practically the whole league Il
pulling for the Evas to cop tn,
Tearney banner. due, in, fact, I.
thsir splendid stand and all-aroa,n.
Sood sportsmanship Of the Bash
aasites. That they will WIN out i
Indicated BY the onrushing tactic,
ny have displayed while tn
slsomers have been bripped by al
NIT dumb lethargy in face Of les
mrmidable teams. The Evas ar
ectng into the home stretch as tn
lehting team, with the BloomeD
edl slump-ridden.
rockford cannot hope to bette
" position and will have all it Gu
% to hold third place from tn
Jerry Plowboys of Moline, who's
seurt has almost equaled that Q
Evansville in the closing days
rockford was lucky to get away t
\ - early start and maintain a firs
Gvision post while Moline an
Ndsr Rapids were playing secon
eNislon ball. The Bunnies are Civ
ms Moline pretty tussle for fourt
pace honors. with only one game
unerence i'll Moline's advantage.
Tractors Firm.
The Peoria Tractors are Amos
eeetain to finish in sixth place. Al
Seiation of two fast players ha
neiped the Tractors MATERIAL
.nen they wobbled and fell out {
INST division several weeks ago. VI
- the Bunnies display a CON
pete reversal Of form. which th
saances are they won't. the Trat
eofs will close in sixth with a
aost undisputed sway.
This will depend largely upo
sae result Of the present islander
!ot series in Terre Haate. II
tractors defeated the Bunnies !
e nrst game Of the series yel
4oay, but can hardly be expecte
70 COP another from the fast-steI
yanS Bunnies. BY trimming Il
!slanders, the Tots can displace II
tHctors in the event the latter q
WerrSn by the Bunnies.
lslanders' Chance.
The Is. 4nders still have I'll
aance that has been flirting vii
y 0en for the last 80 gamss-that
seteing ont Of the hole. The To
1e leading the home talent by on
two-same margin, which can
~ BY some real bayy playing, n
e brand dished out by Manag'
vseckson during the last week
Aore.
ulockson can wipe away his pre-
sses faults and win the regards
Aock Island BY cutting his fooli!
"a absurd tactics in running y
ssianders ON the field. He b
rfesident Mueller q great deal
Nank for not only making him
s.anaser. but getting him : Der
alsner uphigher NJ when aimo
~ other club president Won
Aave felt like decorating him NJ
~ the tnwaro In Wo0lwOrths.