The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-28

N CANES TOMORROW.
49, PspIds ut Rock Island.
SslIpe sf Rockford.
I'm Haute at Peoria.
ss,sssyiIje 1t Bloomington.

af.ar al the derogatory remarks
- can be thought Of are said
amt the umpires that President
4 rArney has acting as arbiters
!, .he Three-Eye league, 1t is not
/. ',teepth enough when referring
= Fleming. Fleming gave Moline
4. chance to score its winning run
..aiu,t Rock Island yesterday,
Susins the Islanders to taste a
.s.ond defeat by another score Of
10 1 at Browning field. Even the
,,ort prejudiced Moline fan who
=, IN the grandstand yesterday
iii saw that Ray was given two
,hird strikes in the seventh inning.
Sut both we're called balls by this
hi,d Fleming. Then Ray pops one
IN the nose over second and scores
srunner from third. Without any
suation both balls were over the
ssnter OF the plate, not even a hook
an them. and still Fleming ruled
them balls. 1t was painfully dis
hsarteping for Rock Island be-
cause Ray meant the third out and
the score would have been tied
only.
Ia that particular instance the
iue.iciency of Fleming shone out
With a startling brilliancy because
20 much hinged on the retirement
o. the batter. But all through the
contest he made many blunders.
A long as he was favoring the
home team, Moline fans and play
ers reserved their endearing re-
marks for some other time. but
Rock Island had to bear the bur-
don by losing a ball game that
rightfully belonged in the win col
: umn. All the umpires of the cir
cult appear to be very much in the
nature Of homers-that is, in favor
Of the home team. It's time action
was taken to remedy the condition
before something out of the ordin-
Ny occurs.
President Tearney appeared in
Moline Unexpectedly Sunday fol
the purpose Of looking over the
work Of Spade and Fleming. Com
ing unannounced as he did, the two
jumps we're caught fatfooted Boil
arrived at the park during the fifth
inning of the frat game. Wonder
what Tearney had to say to them
Fight to Last.
Although forced to endure thu
affection of Fleming behind thu
bat. the Islanders played with ;
tgerish determination yesterda!
and quit only after the last mai
In the ninth inning had gone out
Dennis twirled masterful game
allowing only six hits. and wa
backed by perfect support. He wa
opposed by Pierson, who was als'
In fine form. Pierson worked
fast curve ball that sent severa
islanders to the dugout on strikes
but they solved his southpaw de
livery in pair Of innings wit
neatness and dispatch.
- Moline got a run in the secon
Thinning after two were down whel
McKnew doubled to left and Mar
Tin singled. Rock Island tied it i
the fourth when Murphy tripled t
right and Jones sent a single hop
ping over second base. In Moline
half of the fourth. a walk. Clock
sons triple and squeeze pla
Melted the Flows two runs. Clock
son got away by swinging on on
when the sacrifice really shout
nave been pulled. according to tn
rules Of good baseball. The bal
cut over shortstop between cente
and left and travelled a long dis
lance on the ground. It's a goo
play when gotten away with. bu
Zine times out Of ten it causes dis
aster. Had the ball been a foe
lower Murphy would have caugt
u and completed an easy double
Luck? Well, figure it your ow
way.
Murphy Gets q Homer.
After two were out in the fiftl
me Islanders hoped viciously o
rierson and scored three by mean
Of DlSon's walk. Dennis single an
Aurphy's home run. The home
was easily the best hit that ha
peen seen on the Plow lot this Sc;
son. The ball sailed from the b
luxe a bullet straight between lie
ana center. 1T lit out in the ne,
county and rolled out onto Il
.nder track. Murphy complete
.ne circuit standing up. The ba
aso been relayed to only one ma
Nnen he touched home plate. I'll