The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-12
GalIsgos Drives Ball Over Left
Field Fence In Second With !,
One on Base.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Evansville at Rock Island.
bloomington At Moline.
Tore Haute ct Cedar Rapids.
Peoria at Rockford.

Speaking about luck and breaks
IN the game, Evansville certainly
rot more than its share in the first
came of the series yesterday after
noon at Douglas park. The score
vas I to 4 against the Islanders
and the Evas got all but one Of
those seven scores in the fifth in
ming. II just wee bit OF luck
had been with the Islanders in that
frame this story never would have
10 be told in this manner.
The Evas got four Of the scratch
lest kind of scratch hits in that
round, not one OF them going out of
the infeld. and with the aid OF
two errors and a base on balls
counted six runs at time when
Rock Island was l,ading by three
and things looked to be pretty well
sewed up.
Dougherty was pitching winning
hall at the time. He had allowed
one hit an inning in the first, Sec
ond and third, and came through
the fourth unscathed. Then in the
nth, Burst, first up, got life at
the initial bag on Gallegos'' boot,
Cotriss worked the Islander twirl-
or for four balls and two bases
we're occupied. Along comes Bash
ang who cuts a hard one at Dough-
erty. The ball took a nasty bounce
and the big fellow was able only to
touch II with the tips of his gloved
hand. That crowded the stations.
LOTUS sliced one down toward
Smith at first base. 1t was a hard
hit ball and added to that it pulled
. funny stunt or two and made
perfect fielding impossible. Burst
registered with the first run.
Meyers hit one at. Smith practically
In the same manner as Lotus and
Cotriss scored. Manager Tighe
sent Cam Smith to the mound as
relief. The bags were still popu-
lated and none were out. The Evas
has scored two runners. Groh was
up and he proceeded to knock about
eight fouls in attempting to reach
one Of Smiths left-hand speed balls
squarely. He managed to slice an
other nasty one towards Ben Smith
at first base, which struck the big
fellow on the shins when he tried
desperately to scoop it from the
side. The rebound carried it out
towards Elmer Benson and Elmer
made a hurried throw to the plate
in an effort to cut Lotus down at
home but the peg was not quite
true and 1t slipped past Dixon,
Meyers getting to third base on
the play. Then Groh stole second.
Smith got the first out by making
Young swing at three. Kruger
swung at three more and ran to
first when Dixon failed to peg the
third strike to Smith. Dixon claim
ed that he did not drop the ball
but the jumps ruled otherwise.
From the stand it looked like the
catch was a pickup instead of a
dropped ball. So that left runners
On first. second and third. Lothes
grounded one to Murphy and the
shortstop pegged poorly to the
plate to force Meyers. Dixon drop
ped the low throw but hastily re-
covered. The decision was really
toss up but Jumps Burnside ruled
IN favor of the runner. Groh scor-
60 the sixth run on a fielder s
cnolce that forced Lothes at sec
ono for the second out. Cotriss
struck out with Kruger on third
and Burst on first
One Hit Oh Smith.
That scratch bingle of Groh's was
me only semblance of a hit secured
on Smith in the remaining four in
nihgs. He struck out FIVE during
Inc time he was in the box, and al
though bit wild the Eyas cid no,
threaten to score again.
ROCK Island got away to the lead
~ the second inning when Gallegos
Lifted one over the left field fence
WIN Mcguire on first base. In the
third inning Benson and Smith
scored on Mlller's hit to center
Heid. That was the extent of the
ISLANDERS scoring for the day, al.
though Cotriss was touched regu-
iarly. Score:
Evansville ABB. r. H. Pc. A. L