The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-22
IN Ike SCHOOL lehlNSI
IL1oNERs, IosINe lelIlI' s;
STEWART our FIEIDl nEeHIH
/ b Bruce Copeland.

b Bruce Copeland.
,xeser Sid stewart Of the II
|si~1 il reported to have Qxit
teom aftsf yesterdAy's shame
sfhibition which Was won BY
1ioosnsfs By l. second IFS
- n q many days.
2epeft1 from Dloomingtoa today
ssi1ste that the Islanders are on
- rocks and that their playing
~ hecoms one Of the mirth-invok-
toplcs Of the league.
i ~ Who 10 to blame for this un-
arnste cifcumstAnee 10 hard to
!. -. but, % . matter Of fact,
~ retention Of Norman Gloc1non
= rnanager Of the club has proved
4 liemsl failure.
Can Play Il 1hey W1l.
II 4 hard for . sporting writer
I, inmp with all tours on the home
~ but 1t seems necessary when
<naIitions have become 20 deplor-
~, me- islanders have indicated
4 thsir sporadic batting. fielding
- pitching abilities that they can
1aek M with the best teams In
~ league. But there is little hope
4 / rudderless ship ever reaching
Ded. -
Ysybs Glockson has done his
Ut 10 hold the team intact, but
&c attempts nave failed and the
cab will return to Douglas park
icmorroy for q weekend series
Sith Moline after playing like
ochoolboys in Terre Haute, Evans
vile and Bloomington.
The team CAN play ball II It
vsnts to, but now the question
srises that the pitchers have been
% ovsrworked by playing practic-
lily Oh positions in the field that
lAeir effectiveness ~ slabmen has
bees seriously impaired.
Changes Preve Fatal
I You cannot keep switching .
klayef from one position to another
Sd produce the desired effect. II
/ player won't do IN . certain posi-
uon, It's up to the management to
ysleaas him and get one who can
peoduee. The personnel Of the Is
haders has proved that it can stand
he ga&, on even terms when the
payers are disporting in their reg
slaf positions, but this constant
nbstitution during games has made
tlam we'll nigh helpless before the
attack Of well-organtxed teams.
According to the Argus CORE
DDondsnt in Bloomington. yester-
MI exhibition was b burlesque as
n q the Rock Island playing end
M concerned. He also stated that
eAeher Stewart could not be found
~ morning and intimated that he
II Jumped the club over night.
Not All to Blame
II this is true, Stewart cannot be
hid wholly to blame. He is a
young, ambitious player, coming
lsfe this year from the White Sox
rftA the determination TO show
Dough improvement for Kid Glea-
In to recall him at the close Of
phs Three-Eye season.
Stewart has shown practically
Tie winning stuff in the box for
Rock Island. This il no aspersion
% the other boxmen, who have
done we'll, considering that they
Asvs had to play hither and yon on
Ne field. Stewart is high-strnng.
md the report is that yesterday.
With two down In the eighth, he
vas 10 disguised over his ragged
support that he walked from the
The team returns tomorrow for
another series with Moline, and
ney might manage to ind them
esives. 1t is no disgrace to lose
AL games. but when it is obvious
mat On experienced manager is
lssded to make the players per-
tofm according to their contracts,
40 high time q real manager was
aSnsd. That's the answer!
How 1t Happened.
bloomington opened up in the
mifd inning and scored when KEEL
hfman was passed and stole Sec
go, scoring when Coltrin singled
b right.
In the fourth. Thompson was hit
~ pitched ball and took second
Z Wild pitch. tallying when w.
s.oeeson dropped an easy fly.
Asllsrman doubled to left in the
MN. Coltrin sacrificed and KEEL
hfnaa scored when Stewards peg
vat astray.
snyder drew a pass in the sixth.
nsneon and Zeiser singled, Snyder
lins. kellerman walked, but
Wlsfin famed. Thompson's scratch
= % left scored Kellerman. Dix
Nfsw wild to catch Thompson
second and the runner scored.
s~aefsil walked. stole second and
ea on Sykes infield hit.
~ sethersill and Sykes got scratch
:" u the eighth. Weiss losing both