The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-29
OUNNS BlFFtED
And ISLANDERS
MAKE Il Z N 3
BY Bruce Copeland. :

Championship TOP N al DEPART
ments accomplished the second
DOWNFALL Of the leasne-l eaaine
Bl0omers yesterday and tho L.
landses, By superior play0f. rump-
ID home with the game ~ 4tho
score Of Ito 3.
It was . game that should have
been Witnessed by every baseball
fan in Rock Island, combining such
forceful batting, fielding and pitch
ing powers that the league leaders
almost looked foolish in attempting
to check the Ialanders' onslaught
~ the game progressed.
Weakened By Break. {
1t 10 true that the Boomers were
weakened considerably by the re-
movaf Of Catcher Snyder In the SEC
ond inning, after his insulting re-
marks to Umpire Lipe over call
ed strike on him (Snyderl. WHO was
the last man retired in the first
But nothing the Boomers could do
had any effect In attempting to
forge ahead of the Islanders.
Playing all the way at the top Of
their game, with the possible ex-
ception OF the eighth inning whom
Sid Stewart relaxed, the islanders
tied the score and then maintained
the lead like real champions.
The sign Of errorless ball ~
seen in the box score doss not In
dictate the flashy fielding perform
ed by the whole team. The infield-
ers performed like clockg0rk and.
again. Gus Purpura, the Spa
ghetti Flash, turned IN his daily
quota Of star stunts that aveEted
me Boomers from scoring.
Gockson Hits Hsnes. T
The Islanders yielded one run n,
the FIRST, which was clearly earned.
. double by KellermAn and sacri-
ice hits by Coltrin and thompson
turning the trick. H0WsvR. thayl
fought right back and evsnsd the
count in the third when big Boy
Glockson poled one Of Zeizer's fast
high balls over the sc0reboayd In
center for q home run.
Tho islanders forged one ahead
in the fourth. earning . run. On .
scratch hit By w. 0lockson. Dixon
being hit by zeizer. Murphy's
scratch hit to short and Purpura's
pass, forcing in Glockson. After
that 1t was evident that the Bloom
ers had shot their wad. although
their famous wrecking crew--Kel-
herman, Coltrin. Thompson and
Fothergill-menaced the lead until
the last man had been retired.
A pass to Thompson. Fothergfil's,
sacrifice, Sykes double and Dunn's
sacrifice fly, scoring Thompson
even the count in the hfth. Stew
art had mastered control of his fast
! ball and was pitching In ftne Style
as the Bloomers strove TO oyertakel
the lead.
Put Game on lea
The Islanders finally got 10 zei-
ser, Who had been webbing all
along, and in their half Of the ann
Stewart himself virtually won the
esme. With two down. Zeiser pass
ed W. Glockson, Martin and Dixon
in q row. Sid then dropped q short
fly behind Coltrin and too abort Tor
Jantzen to fisld. Glockson and MAJ
tin scoring.
Still another run was earned In
the sixth. Martin hit through the
box, took second ON Dtx0n's infleld
out and scored ON Murphy's single
to right, after Stewart had famed /.
The Boomers put all tAeil
y strength into drives In the eighth
and ninth innings, hoping to crack
the islanders defense. Previously
! in the seventh, a scintillating dou
BILE play, Murphy to Benson II
Glockson, Just about nipped sew
enth-innning rally by the visitors
Dennis Saves Game.
In the eighth Stewart began u
vaver and passed Sykes. Dunn
. and Lenahan singled. filling IN
, bases. Sid then lost control an
7 forced in Sykes on q pass To Jaut
3 zen. Hubert Dennis then Assum
0 ed the burden and craftily fame
O Zeiser. Then occurred the bss
8 play Of the day-anOther doubl
6 play, Murphy to Benson to CLOCK
4 son, Kellerman batting.
Gus PurpurA was over-anxiou
in the eighth after hitting . dot
BILE t. the clubhouse, and went OF
trying to stretch It to . triple
). Dennis was alright In the mint
retiring Coltrin. Thompson IN
D, Fothergill In order.
Boomers again today; ePoria =
lmorf0w.