The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-14
By Bruce Copeland.
Especial to The Argus).

Especial to The Argus).
4 Rockford. ILL.,, Aug. 14.-Well,
iolks. you may tell the cockeyed
Ivorld that the ingenuity and trusty
hat Of George (Ace) McQuillan,
Iworking like clock hands with HUI
$lbart Dennis, who pitched the best
game of his life. stopped the Rocks,
IA to 2, in IL innings at Kishwaukee
81 park yesterday. Odd heads win out
b IN the pinches. 1t was proved yes
II terday.
81 1t would have been worth q trip
q here to every Rock Island fan to
Gee Dennis pitching better every
81 inning and hose Islanders playing
vacuum bali all the way. with the
Il exception Of the 18th, when Muir
sEphys high throw to first, paved the
H4vay to the Rox run that all but tied
Etha score.
III Playing in a complete reversal OF
Wednesdays game. the islanders
SSSlectrified a standfull of Rox fans
|Eky wizard stops. lightning pegs,
&ntimely smacks and above all else,
#|displaying the mastery of mind
Slower matter when hard pressed,
with all others on the field. includ-
Hing Umpire Weir, against them.
The old heads, McQuillan and
HDennis, not only won the game, bat
#1nyed it. Although outhit, 9 to .,
EtDennis was the old master in the
6pmches. His fast high ball was
4 invincible. His curve and floater
kvere enigmas. Cool as a loveless
kiss the Oklahoma fox, stepped out
EsGoi every trap but the second inning
EH'vhen a misjudged fly by Al Reed
Enrolled three bases for subsequent
81 Erun, and in the twelfth.
Hill Looked Bad.
B h The fans pinched themselves te
Il see whether they we're dreaming as
1.-The islanders completely outplayec
b their pets. All were on edge. 60
y INK into the twelfth inning. Benson
| " popped to Leyme for q start. Nc
Quillan smacked one safe to leftt
lit was his second hit. Georg'
( flashed the hit and run to Red
& who swung and drove the first bal
| & safe to right. Leyme fumbled tn
b hall, allowing George to reach thru
McInery walked. filling the bases
Halas hit one down toward first
4 & Brant booted it as McQuillan eros
1 E sed the plate with the winning run
1sSM Reed smote a long foul fly !
Leyme, who foolishly caught II
allowing Dixon, who had stolen sec
III ond and taken third on Mclnery'
1 B pass, to score after the catch. Den
I & nis popped to Pearce. The Island
VI ers made one fatal mistake that al
1 & most cost them the game. Coin
1 s into the twelfth, they had been bas'
1 IS ing Umpire Wier throughout tn
uE game. Weir seemed visibly goade
uE BY their taunts as the Rox came
bat Dennis, who had never uttere
NSSa word. settled down to- hold n
L lead. The suspense was breathles
1N. Murphy cracked the tension vine
shis throw to Halas on KRUGER
ROLLER pulled Walter off the ba
The Rox fans almost went vii
~ Pearce dropped a hit into left, ar
ssthen the fans did go wild. DEM
sAever faltered, tanning Brenna
E'the third man. Brant followe
vith single down the left ne
KLINE. scoring Kruger.
Orders Murphy Out
Pandemonium broke loose wi
e he score all but tied again. De
+ nis made Rigsby, the Rox clean
man. look foolish when he fann'
him on three wild swings. Pear
q vas on second and Brant on sir
e With two out when Leyme stepp
up. Wier missed q grover IN
should have been the third strli
W Then the Islanders pulled the bon
n t that almost cost the game. Murp
6 was % enraged by the decision
began to roll around on the grour
Wier stopped the game and order
Murphy out of the game. Tht
the sagacity of McQuillan began
work. He called to McInery to r
N from the field throwing his
Into the air, Just to divert VIE
Attention from Murphy.
R Worked Like Charm.
Ia The ruse worked like . char
Elmer Benson protested Mufpn
expulsion ON the grounds that "a
Is vas no one to substitute at che
Wier was completely befuddi
aclnery made such Z Ahollef I!
Weir waved him out, too. W
" then realized he had erred =
tr'ed to to retrieve It by allow
hurphy to remain. Dennis thr
Hons fast hall 70 Lsyme. It VA
viId swing and The last out.
& The Rox scored drst. Red n
adsed Haak's sasy ny ard Il rol
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