The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-12

s1 "a etsvaTt, the tapsrins
~. proved TOO much for No
sS yeeterday-uauch too much.
~ COPIED the initial setto,
Iecause "Fiery Frank" covered
~ esound efficiently than = post
~ lamp. "Murph" WAS all
ss.a6 the diamond Ike > Tiffany
ssifine. II nrst base had been Is
Ss1 ~ I Peruvian dime. no couldn't
- missed Il.
0Rdlnariiy, Sid Stewards taatal-
j ~ tvigtsrs might have stood the
kSafisnt Flowers On their ears, but
ly1asday 1t was FIERY Franks"
10y. nypsper clutch and Bill
Isrt's aim that AIDED a little 1nesse
" oA's 81 walkaway.
DEUEL. on Rampage.
+ NJ Mackian horde started sew
Tn rapacious rallies that proved
~ skids. In the first game they
mots the Spaldtng apple with
keaough punch to drop the Statue
n Liberty. Big Jake DEUEL., best
Sroeutsd backstop In the league, had
m bludgeon rouged with . new
kua of swat. In three innings Jake
tpeked out three singles In each
fAams that dripped with disaster.
Jake smites like Dempsey. His
tnrot two blows. both to left neld,
kvess postmsrked home runs, but
r. AImble footwork by Gus Purpura
/ o1scellsd the first for q two-bagger
{sad the second for q single. Jake
I'M safely the firEt three time up,
Surlng under the strain Of field duty
Smtll . change in the lineup in the
fdghth gave him . short rest for
lAs second csnto.
"A z L Infeld Stars.
! ne Islander infleld peeled OF
tssRssal perils in the first game that
fpsllA conformation, II not worse.
Ihsas came in the form Of two
sM8conic double plays that raised
Fell ~ troupees In the audience.
I n first double came In the
1lztA, started by . deft snap by
Mxyay to Benson. Murph was the
-ni1llAnan in the second bi-play.
stlQhyhg uncanny speed IN get
stiag the ball away while OF bal
saace.
Il The Mackinas starred twice in
~ DIAL deaths; frst In the OPEN
~ iAms when Benson hit sharply
- Lord with one down and Benson
first after singing to deep right.
Ieorge Beck started the other In
he seventh after Dennis had drawn
re pass-Runser and Ray participat-
ing.
Great Day for Murph.
! But Fiery Frank" Murphy was
stAe hero Of the day. especially in
ne hsld. taking plays back Of third
mat would rival the antics Of q
aAranville. and pegging out batters
~ no more than a gasp.
Aurph's figures for the day are
significant, but fail to do Justice to
20 all-around worth in the double
eeeat Of the Moliners.
His batting and fielding for the
AAy was:
AB. R. H. PO. A. Z.
Z 3 3 8 Z o
He averaged an even, 500 at bat !;
4oeo in the field, accepting Is
<hAnces faultlessly.
There 10 no way to display hin
cher fielding stunts except by
ScrdA The boy has evidently
9und himself and will continue to
nine Yesterday proved beyond
QUOT that Murph 10 . ball player
nth Z future.
Beck Hard Pressed.
Beck held the Islanders to six
~. although he was inclined to De
Nid. actuated. perhaps. by ragged
epport He famed five and pass
nve. Inability to bunch their
sina hits netted the visitors only
@e run against the steadiness Of
MGss and the brilliant support &C.
sued him BY Murphy, Martin
aeon, n. Glockson and Purpura
1As nishtcap ernbroglio started
- pitching duel between Sid
wart and Woodhead, but . com.
~ Of eerora IN th> ann hroaa :