The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-30

By Bruce Copeland.

fE q -
Walter Haias gsts the credit for
winning yesterday's third straight
and nnal game from the Boomers.
-, although he was replaced In
the box BY Hubart Dennis In the
seventh. Ealas, who had previous
" defeated the Boomers twice,
appeared TO be weakening in the
sixth after yielding three runs and
ave hits.
Good baseball judgement was
shown ~ Manager Glockson in
eexding Dennis in to clinch the
victory. Il Is . question whether
Hi1aS could have survived. In ali
fSfice u Walter, he might have
Oune through, but the Islanders
4eye taking no chances. As IL
ct11. It proved . good move, for
Dennis completely baffled the
Boomers In the last three innings
BY checking further scoring.
M Boomers Totteriugl
81 Bloomington displayed the same
weakness against the Islanders that
they had throughout the series.
Their pitching was faulty and in
effective; their batting inconsist-
ent, and their fielding loose and al
ways ready to crack. On the
other hand. the Islanders carried
the fight to the Blooms all the way.
piling up q for run lead in the sec
and and third that was never over
taken.
lea Il has been noticeable through
ont the series, which should have
resulted In five straight wins, that
the Islanders are now at the top Of
their game and playing like the
!. champions of the league. Making
all allowances for the recuperative
powers Of both Stewart and Halas.
whom he relieved after their games
had been won. Pitcher Dennis
stands out as the premier hero Of
the series. Donnie is without a
peer as pinch hitter. He proved
It twice this week.
iss. sOld Fox" Saves Day.
, Foxy pitching to desperate bat
ters seems to be his long suit, al
though he has the best endurance
powers Of both Stewart and Halas.
league. Dennis does not display SO
much stun ON the ball, relying
chiefly on his headwork to retire
batters, who threatened to break UP
the game.
While none Of the games in
which he worked are accredited as
Ofiicial wins, in all justice to Dem
mis-. he stands rs the unofficial vic
tor for taking up the pitching bur-
den while still crippled by a
wrenched right knee and an i'm
= paired left ankle. These panied him
20 much at times that it seemed
uncomfortable for him to continue
but he stuck with grim determine
ton to pull out the games at all
hazards.
Hit Hard and Timely.
The Islanders continued theil
streak for batting in runs. "Old
Hoes" Romine. pitching for the
otVVucs PAov0A c0Sy Wien ults
were needed. yielding 10 safeties
Norman Glockson, the heavies
long distance hitter In the league
starred at hat, getting double ant
S;tfiple and scoring q brace of tai
lies In four trips. His triple miss
ed the top Of the McCabe sign il
left center by about two feet.
The big fellow seems to make n,
extra attempt In hitting out al
extra base hit than he would for
single. His massive shoulder an,
81 arm power liken him to the swing
ing Of Babe Ruth. He just swing
naturally, meeting the ball with
solid smash, as golfer woul
carry through" on a drive.
All In Good Graces.
Every Islander redeemed himsel
eyes Of the fans for thei
d cash-in on the leagu
In return. the fans to
begun to assist in pull