The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-10
5000 Fans Treated to Sensational
HITTING, FIELDING, TNIRLINe
Of HIGH CALDER AND THRONC
Goes INTO SpASMS OF DELIGHT
on Tine Inyincible Mordecai
brown Ii Beaten By . Score
Of 3 to I.

4 In q game replete with sensa-
tionsl stunts extending all the
way from terrific clouting Of the
nil and one-handed stabs of hard |
hit balls to a clash be-
tween Leo Red" Dixon, the Is
flanders' catcher, and ShQrtstop |
Krehmeyer of the Terre Haute |
club, Rock Island annexed the Sec
ond Of the series from the Tots at |
Douglas park yesterday afternoon
BY a score OF 3 to 1. But for the
home run clout by Mordecai Brown |
in the fourth inning, Dennis would |
have obtained a well-earned shut !
! out victory. Both pitchers twirled |
q beautiful game OF ball but Dem
mis- was more effective with men on
bases. whereas the Islanders
punched three hits in the second
and third innings for as many |
earned runs.
In the fifth inning Krehmeyer
came tearing in towards the plate
on an attempted squeeze play. !
Dixon had the ball waiting for him. |
Instead of a fall away hook slide,
Krehmeyer hurled his body through
the air, the spikes ripping Dixon's
leg to shreds and grazing the skin
OF his leg. 1t was plainly a DELHI
crate attempt Of the Terre Haute
shortstop to put the Rock Island
catcher out OF commission. Some |
hot words passed between the pair
and Dixon showed the Terre Haute
man about for few seconds be-
fore other players interviewed.
First Homer.
Miner Browns home run clout to
right field was the first witnessed
on the local lot this season. The
ball rolled into the framework Of
the addition beng constructed to
the clubhouse and was ruled out of
sight by Umps Jones Brown was
entitled to the circuit smash al
though the ball was fielded by the
time he had reached third base.
Miller's one-hand stab of Collins |
hard hit ball in the ninth was a
hair-raising feature. Coming as it
did with Mordecai Brown on sec
ond base as the result OF his two
base hit, and none out, it looked
bad for the home team with that
little sphere sailing out towards
the flag pole.
One Hand Stab.
Miller was racing back at full
speed. He was not conceded a
chance to get the ball. 1t was
plainly labeled for three bases. Up
went Miller's gloved mitt and the
speck of white stuck. At the time
OF the catch Miller was headed to-
wards the fence. Before he could
recover Brown had returned to sec
Ond base.
Then Dennis became the master
Of the situation again. RE struck
Dee out and everyone breathed
easier while they cheered the box
work. But there still remained an
other sensational play to be pulled
before the fans could go home.
SCHUYLER threatened to spoil every
thing when he cut a terrific bound
er out towards second Benson
rushed over and the ball hit his
shins and rebounded towards Muir
ply still at top speed. Murphy
scooped it up and threw SCHUYLER
out at first base by a step.
Things looked dark in the very
first inning when Terre Raute gof
three on and only one out. This
was the result of two safe hits by
the FIRST two men and j base on
balls to Myers. Schyler's strike
out made the only out. But Dennis
ELECTED cheers and admiration from
the throng when he made Schultz
Whit and forced krehmeyer to pop
an easy fly to center field after two
strikes had been called on him.
After that plenty of Terre Haute
men got on bases but those who
followed were powerless to send
them around due to Dennis mas
terry in the bog Browns home run
i'll the fourth came after the first
two men were easy outs.
Clever Stick Work.
Some clever work with the stick
vas performed by the Islanders in
the second and third inniigs. Smith
doubled to start the second. Mil
Ter went out, krehmeyer to Myers,
sending Smith to third. Mcclure
lifted a sacrifice fly To center and
Smith registered at the plate. Gal
ligos went out, Collins TO Myers. In
the fourth inning Dennis doubled
10 center field fence after Dixon
had flied OFT. Murphy was safe at
FIRST on f,elder's choice and he
stole second when Terrc Haute was
attempting 10 run Dennis down be-
tween home and third. The pitcher
rot back to the cushion safely.
with two on Jones cooked a pretty
single to tight field and both rum
ners scored Jones was thrown
ort attempting to pilfer second and
Enson rolled out.
FROM then on the game was q
sreat exhibition Of twirllng. Score:
Tots Win Saturday.
Terre Hauts captured the game
on omc1al opening for the Island
ers BY g. score Of to 2. There
were something over 1.400 paid ad-
missions to the game. which was