The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-06
ERlNSuoULD HAVE Won his
ZANE, 8-2;ISLANDERS BLOW UP
N N|NTnINNING FOR THREE RUNS
BY Bruce Copeland.

II How George McQulllan foiled the
Ep4e IN his Rock Island debut yes
s1erday ID conclusive proof that the
~ fellow Is Just as effective as he
49, when he began his major
hague pitching career more than
wv decade ago.
NH The fact that Evansville's snappy
team got five scores with George
y pltching. throws not the slightest
Suspension on his splendid box work
soll through the game; in fact, even
with the near-disastrous ninth,
George had them beaten rightfully,
30.
III After piling up an S-run lead for
4lgcQuillan and giving him fairly
good support in the field, the Is
flanders suffered splintering crack
\ N the ninth. and when the smoke
lifted. the Evas had scored three
Sxuns on dropped fly ball, base
hit and three wild heaves to bases.
So by Righ.s.
Y McQuillan's pitching had nothing
to DO with those runs that the
Ueas picked off a Christmas tree.
ESDy rights. the inning-play by play
--should have been:
Evansville: Bashang flew out to
Dkafor. Benson threw out Meyers.
y Leftus singled to left. McInery
Gaught Wires fly. Perhaps the lat
~ play might have been chron-
g1G1ed, Benson caught Wires easy
-. The ball was right in Elmer's
alleRritory.
But. as 1t happened, Bashang few
out to Shafer all right, but Benson
booted Meyers slow hit roller near
flrst. Being slow hit ball, Elmer
had only to run over and pick it up.
HO tried to. but the ball failed to
ytaldsan the batter reached first.
The Fun. Begins.
Meyers was permitted to steal
second, Dixon holding the ball.
LOTUS then hit out his single to
left, scoring Meyers from the mid
way. Wire hit a high pop behind
second base. McInery ran in yell
Ing. i've got it," Benson was
J laying for the catch, but when he
saw McInery running tx with a
good chance to pull down the fly,
he stepped aside for the putout.
McInery dropped the ball.
To make matters worse, Mac
b picked up the ball and threw past
w. Gl6ckson for try on Lotus at
e second. Gus Purpura left his base
uncovered and raced to retrieve the
error. LOTUS scooting to third. Red
Dixon raced to cover the bag. leav-
ing the plate wide open. Gus pick
ed up the ball and hit LOTUS as he
slid into the base, the ball rolling
Away.
Around They Go.
Lotus got up and broke for, the
plate just as Wire. behind him on
the paths, had rounded second. N.
Glockson ran in to the plate. Dix
on recovered the ball and threw it
over Glockson's head. LOTUS had
crossed the plate before Dixon's
Wild heaye had started. Wire scor-
cd when the ball rolled to the
stand. The next two batters were
easy outs.
An alteration in the fifth inning
between Frank Murphy and I'm
pire Wier might have been disturb
ing to less composed veteran thar
McQuillan. Murphy had returned
TO the game for the first time sine,
his injury Of last Sunday and wa.
playing his usual snappy game a
\ short. Coming up in the pinch
ID after W. Glox had been retired, n
Y GlOx had walked. gone to secon,
on Skaters hit and scored on Nc
OUTLAWS second safety, Murph,
took. exception to Wier's strike de
ctsions and protested so stubborn
~ that Wier waved him to tn
! showers.
Il Mae Cndaunted.
With ordinary pitching the gam
II might have been lost right there
n Willard Glockson had to replac
n Murph at short. Halas going t
n rightfeld. But McQuillan remain
4 Cd IS cool as ice. After easing u
. little in the sixth. in which
pass, single and McInery's mis-