The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
ISLANDERS IN
. ERRATIC MOOD,
LOSE 10 TO 4
Maekey and Ross Ineffective While
Mates Make Seven M1spiays
4 4 In Field.
BY ]. L. HUGHES.

game OF the season with Moline on
the local lot yesterday afternoon.
10 to 4, due to ineffective pitching
and erratic fielding. The Flows
graciously accepted.
Guy McWhorter, who many term
a lucky bird" had shutout until
the eighth inning, when a pair OF
errors by the Plows helped the Is
landers to a score. That spelled the
end of Guys effectiveness, for in
the ninth the Islanders hammered
out five solid snackS for three
more runs. The rally came too
late, of course, but it enabled the
Islanders to pad batting averages a
bit. Perhaps, if they had started
the assault earlier, Moline's COM
manding lead might not have been
SO great
southpaw pitching proved juicy
picking for the Plows. Russell
Ross and Kid" Mackey, both OF
whom seek to earn their daily keep
by welding 'em from the portside,
had tough shedding all the way.
Amateurish pastiming by their
mates in the field made the road
bit more rocky for them, but the
Plows connected solidly a sufficient
uuIUDbT VI LILIES anu ct Tic "a OPNA
moments to win easily.
Mackey drew the assignment
when Matty Fitzpatrick called
play. The youngster pulled through !
the first two innings as slick as any |
veteran by getting the initial half !
dozen batters out Came the thSd, |
however, and a trio of singles in a !
row by the first Moliners to face
him, followed by a sacrifice, base
on balls and an error, scored four !
runs and heraIded the beginning OF
the end for him
Two errors in rapid succession
by Bill Johnson at first base in the
third got the young southpaw OFF
to a bad start, and when two
doubles and a single followed,
Maekey was given his ticket to the
showers and an early supper. Ross
was summoned to the mound before
be had a chance to really get
warmed to the occasion. First two
TO face him singled, scoring the
final two runs OF the spasm. He
was hit rather frequently in the
succeeding rounds but managed to
hold the league leaders within
sane territory.
The Plowboys' start in the fourth
inning had a whole lot of luck back
of ii but they were quick to take ad-
vantage of the breaks. Shollen-
berger, first up, managed 10 poke
a safety to right field that slipped
past Benson's gloved hand With
the count two and three, McCue
connected on the hit and run play
for an easy grounder down second
base way that found Elmer out of
hn hnx inc Of. r-f.a a nit T6.1
pitch to cover second. A wild pitch
by Mackey advanced both runners
and single to center that dropped
between DEUEL. and Schweitzer by
McWhorter scored ShoiIenberger.
Carey struck out but Mack worked
the squeeze play perfectly to reg
lister McCue. Gooch was given d
base on balls. DEUEL. flied out to
right Barrett then poked an easy
chance toward Benson but it eluded
the boss and continued to center
field, scoring McWhorter and Mack.
Smith led of the fourth inning
for the Plows by getting a life on
JosinSon's failure to have his foot
on the bag after receiving a throw
from Murphy. A moment later
Johnson unified throw from
Mackey that sent Smith to second
ShCllenberger S double to right
field scored Smith. Sholly arrived
at third base on a passed ball and
registered on McCue's sacrifice fly
to Schweitzer McWhorter singled
and reached third on Carey's
double to center. This marked the
exit of Mackey and the advent of
Ross. Mack found Ross for a single
TO left that scored McWhorter but
he was thrown out, Cole to Lord to
Benson, trying to reach second on
tne blow. Gooch singled to left,
scoring Carey and went out for the
tniId one attempting to steal sec
N ond.
y For the next three innings Ross
took care OF the Flows by allow
ing only one hit and no scores. In
the eighth, however, McCue singled
10 left with one down. went to sec
ond on McWhorter's sacrifice and
scored on Carey's triple to center
Held. Mack singled, scoring Carey.
Are Given Run.
The Islanders managed to
chalk up run in their eighth after
miscuing several times when
chances presented themselves in
preceding innings The score was
r. pure gift, resulting from Carey's
bobble OF Johnson's. grounder, an
iRfield out, a passed ball and an
error by Barrett
The last inning attack by the
locals.gaSe the fans a chance to
exercise their lungs even though 4
made NO difference In the end The
session was started inauspiciously'
by Tate going out on a hit almost to
the center field fence that Gooch
pulled in over his shoulder Ross
pushed single to center bat was
forced at second by Murphy.
Murphy reached third when Gale