The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-11
ANNEXSUNDAY
PASTIME BY A
3 TO z SCORE
Ross Victim OF Defeat I'm Which
His Mates Miss Chances to
Save Contest.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Peoria at Rock Island.
Bloomington ut Moline.
Terre Haute ut Cedar Rapids.
Evansville at Rockford.
BY j. L. HUGHES.

Luke Nelson, Bill Jackson's OLD
reliable, achieved a to 2 victory
on Sabbath afternoon at Douglas
park only because the Islanders
destroyed several splendid oppor-
tunities by bad base running and
failure to assemble their blows al
the proper times Russell Lefty
Ross was once more the victim OF
defeat by a one-run margin. He
twirIed an effective brand of ball
but the ink that has been trailing
him all season was in plentiful
evidence. This places the series at
one apiece.
The Islanders got to Nelson often
from the third to the eighth in
ming, all of their 10 safe smacks
being registered in that period. In
the third inning three hits put as
many men on bases with only one
down, but Cole and Benson's best
efforts were grounders that made
easy forceouts The tieing run
was picked right out of the Island
ers' hands in the fourth when
Sehweitzer, coaching at third. bun
gled. Jando had doubled to center
with one gone A moment later
Wire poled a clean single to CEN
ter, and Jando, racing for the
plate, was stopped midway by
Schweitzer, who had suddenly &C
uuired a fear of Menzes return
throw. SchIee received the ball on
the first bounce and pegged Jando
out trying to retrieve third base.
Menze's throw to the plate was to
one side and the chances favored
h. IN IN
In the fifth inning Tate singled
sharply to center with one out. He
tried to steal second and failed.
He could have scored on Schweitz-
er's long double to center had he
held first base.
In spite of their setbacks, the
Islanders showed their mettle in
the seventh by scoring two after
Peoria had counted as many in
their half Wire began the round
with a screening triple between
left and center. Ross popped out
to short J. Franklin Murphy I'M
loaded a terrific line drive to cen
ter. The ball caromed off Meme
ankle and before it could be re
covered and returned to the plate
Murphy had completed the circuit.
The degree OF speed at which the
ball was travelling. and the fact
that It crashed against the fielder's
ankle and scooted to one side, en-
titled the shortstopper to home
run
That was the end of the Island
ers' attack In the eighth and ninth
innings they failed to connect safe
~. Cole, who received a base on
balls in the eighth, to start the in
ming, succumbed at second after he
had reached the half way station
on Benson's socrifice.
The Tractors got away to a fly
ing start in the first inning by
scoring one. Evers walked and
counted from first on Jackson's sin
gle to right. Tate's throw to head
him of at third leaped over Jan
dos head. permitting the tally and
sent Jackson to second. With none
down, Dresser forced his boss at
third. Platte flied out to Cole.
Brooks scratched a hit past Benson
but Ross forced Bluege to fly out
to center.
Until the seventh, Ross had the
visitors eating out of his hands. In
that session, however. a double by
Bluege, a triple by Meme and a
scratch hit by Nelson scored the
two runs that proved enough for
the victory.