The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-18
Notes ofthe Game

Manager Mcmillan executed IN
important bit Of strategy in the
tenth inning Of the nrSt game that
won the contest By sending Tate
to bat for Wich with the bases
populated and two down. Tatum
was confused In his pitching as
sortment. Tate was under orders
to wait for them McQuillan assum-
ing all responsibility. He did. and
the judgment of the boss was justi-
ned when four wide ones came
sailing up. forcing in the winning
runs
Tatum would have known better
what to pitch to WITCH and the
chances are the game wonld have
been prolonged. Tate was anxious
to take crack at the ball but each
time he looked in the direction Of
the boss he received q negative
shake of the head. The youngster
might have been called out without
taking q single swing on the pei
let but McQuillan would not have
had q word of reproach.
In the excitement Of foFcaAG eva
the winning score, Tate forgot to
complete the play, but not SO, Me-
Quillan. The manager motioned
him to first base despite the fac,
that all players were coming in
from the field.
Francis was cheated out Of q
clean single in the third inning
Of the initial game. He cut one
to right field that held Elliott close
to first base. Danaher trapped the
ball on the first bounce and a snaF
throw to second forced Elliott.
Two islanders went out automat
ically on being hit by batted ball.
during the afternoon. McInerne,
was the victim in the first game
coming in the ninth inning aftel
he had walked. McQuillan ground
i ed towards second and McInerne,
was hit in a vain effort to lea]
over the approaching ball. Tn,
second instance occurred in tn,
ninth inning Of the second gam
and probably cost the islanders tn
victory. With Tate on second ant
two down, Lenahan drove a no
one towards shortstop. The bal
grazed the runner and the Jump
ruled him out. In the dusk rapid,
drawing on it is not too much t
assume the shortstop would hav
musseds up the play had the bal
come to him clearly and tn
chances are there would have bee
another chance.
The Islanders were credited wit
eight stolen bases during the after
noon, two of which executed as
double steal in the first inning Q
the second game produced a rul
Burke and Elliott were on the PAL
ticipating end.
Manager Coleman of the Tots is
hard worker. Despite his bulk
, is in the game every minute bal
Ting for everything that is his an
/ a whole lot that is not.
The Tots got 16 hits in the oper
{ er but a number of them were {
| the cheesy variety, that only tn
. breaks in luck allow.
Ambrose displayed class in tn
second game by holding the To,
: to a pair of runs. The youngste
, has fast breaking curve ball.
, Shades Of the past! Dow Va
: Dine saw through them yesterda
!. afternoon. While busy collectin
4 pasteboards at the main gate, Do
e glanced up when someone address.
e ed him. He failed to recognize tt
person and was agreeably surpri.
J. ed when the latter introduced hin
0 self. He happened to be Spence
2 a former Three-Eye league hurle
0 Back in 1907, Spencer, pitching fl
0 Cedar Rapids, beat Rock Island
0 to 0 in II innings. the Islander
0 getting only three hits. Van Dir
l was one Of the islanders at tn;
O time. Later in the same seaso
0 Spencer pitched Cedar Rapids to
= 2 to 2 tie against Dubuque in
3 innings. Spencer is sojourning
,. Davenport now.