The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-07
lIcAIlle ace
FACES ToTSlN
DOUBLE SE1T0
Bv Bruce Copeland.

4 n the second inning In which
nsensville batted yesterday had
- played with the neatness and
sspatch that the Islanders display
~ N all the other frames. Wee
- Weiss would have shut out Al
Snhang's speedy kids. 40.
4 ~ it happened, the Evas got one
- across. Weiss pitched the best
sme Of his career against the
~. Who were already stung by
~ successive defeats and who
.sre out to win the last tilt OF the
saaries il 1t we're possible.
Earned . Shutout.
u m all the righs that are not In
Se,uded in baseball rules, Weeg
sarned a shutout. He had retired
n tlrst three Evas in order in the
E1r,t Manager Bashang had shift
Ia HE batting order to meet Wee
sreo's" southpaw benders. 1t was
r. rood move, but the "Weeg" pitch
Esd % adroitly that after the second
|Einning, in which the Evas register
"a their lone tally, not a single VS.
sIiior reached second base.
3 II was a grand day for the
IEeenial little port-sider. He was
cool and confident all the way
suehtening with such deadly ehec'
In the pinches that the Evas were
Eiukky to hit the ball out OF the in
1eld. They did that, however
lohnson hitting in the third. Lothe'
n the fourth, Carlson in the fiftl
Ssand Ziegler in the eighth. That
istattering EN-!
Carlson Ineffective.
Oscar Carlson, turned over to tn
FEvas some time ago by the Cine
sRsds, showed very little that tn
sIslapders couldn't use when |
came to timely hits in the pinche'
although Johnson's error on Ben
rms safe lit to right in the fift
~ an unearned run get across
Carlson added to his own defeat !
~ nrst by throwing wild to SEQ
eed to catch Murphy going dow
sfisr the blonde hurler had felde
.Rvrpura's tap. Elmer Benson the
vSaQped up and brought in Murp
EQlh Z clean drive to left.
H. McQulllan effective"
Il n NAV he assured that the pres
Elaee Of George McQuillan on tn
Ehander bench had an inspirin
f3eect upon the team. They wei
rs and worked their heads on b.
Md Weiss. Benson's excusable O
> Efor being the only mispiay OF Il
afternoon.
In the second inning. Bashar
I'D OF with a single to left. 10th
s1l1gged a bunt down toward mr.
EAase. Glockson was playing Il
sdsep for the ball, but Benson RI
lEh, scooped 1t up and threw ju
vide enough to first to let it mt
clox, Bashang reaching third al
LOthes pulling up at second.
Wire took two called balls q
han swung wild at the third or
Mann popped a high foul near Z
tllsschers. Bashang scored AT
stAs catch. but Glox, Dixon and Pu
psrs completed . double play
Lothes when he tried to reach THU
Give Weeg Early Lead.
Ths Islanders got busy In I
INT and gave Wiess . one-r
lead. They got back the Ev'
eosntsr in the second. while thu
0snched hits and an error in t
NH produced two more runs .
game.
Frank Murphy returned to
ewn yesterday after his enfort
Shyo6 due to last Sundays mish
lto bio knee and Thursdays b.
islment for sassing Jumps VII
Nurph made . play ON Meyers
Ne ninth that should be writ
aovn In the book Of gold. He ;
lamp up for . liner that seen
- tgnits the air, but he speared
S4U~0tU0 on oAAxAOoe
nrev to first without . defect
IsatAsr way.
Grsat Fielding Plays.
The other fielding stars Of
0ay were Dick Lotus, Red MAI
~ Earl Wire. LOTUS great sp
Enabled him to back up against
ience in left and get two label
Soubles from the bludgeon
Home Run" GlocksOn. Mart
ufd base play was snappy
acc11ate. while Earl Wire dem
9Fased that some day-soon,
sape-he will be up there with
Ae fellows.
= was a great game to see
, More power to Wees
wses, Second avenues best ]
Minded marvel.