The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-10
SOUTHPAW ROSS
HOLDS THEM AS
! MATES HIT BALL
Sport COieman's -Four Runs in FRS
Two Innings, But Grab 10
TO 1 Victory.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Rock Island Mt Terre Haute.
Moline at Evansville.
Rockford at Peoria.
Cedar Rapids ai Bloomington.
Special to The Argus. }

Tcrre Haute. Ind, Aug. I0.-BoI
Coleman and his one-time Terrible
Tots were badly upset by thos
pesky Islanders here yesterday aft
ernoon jdst when it seemed the,
had recovered their balance afteI
numerous recent reverses and wer,
we'll on the road to victory. Start
ing in the fourth inning. the visit
ors hammered away steadily at q
pair OF Tot twirlers until they had
amassed enough runs for 10 to 4
victory.
The Colemans accomplished all
of their work in the first two ses-
sions by getting to Ross southpaw
delivery for four hits and a quartet
of markers. Everybody was sitting
hack eomplacently, offering sympa-
thy to the occupants of the cellar
and figuring how much the score
was going to be.
But ball game is a ball game
and one never can tell just what is
going to happen next. The Island
er left-handcr just naturally set
tied down in the last seven rounds
and permitted the home club to
connect only twice again for safe
ties.
Ill the meantime his mates open
ed up with their bludgeons and
what they did to Messrs. Seiffert
and Kerr was a-plenty. Both ends
Of the batting order started to con-
meet for solid crashes and the Tots
lead was quickly overcome and
passed. Murphy. Schweitzer and
Cole set the example for the Is
landers with two hits apiece.
To begin the fourth inning. Bill
Cole coaxed Seiffert into issuing a
pass. He arrived at third when
Schweitzer connected for clean
single on the hit and run play.
Johnson wiggled his club around
with his head with such threaten
ing motion that Seiffert slipped
him four bad ones, and the bases
were filled. Chops" Lord found
one to his liking and cut it safely
to center field, scoring Cole. New
ell went out at first, but Schweitzer
scored on the play
In the fifth Murphy tripled and
counted on Schweitzer's infield out
after Cole had walked. Kerr re-
placed Seiffert at this stage.
In the sixth inning Johnson walk
livered, scoring Johnson. This
knotted the score.
Murphy Steals Two.
In the seventh inning, with two
down, Murphy hit safely, stole sec
ond and third, and Cole was passed.
Bill helped himself along by pilfer-
ing second. Al Schweitzer uncork-
ed a loud double that sent Murphy
and Cole scampering home.
The Islanders were held in check
during the eight, but they came
back again in the ninth and scored
four. Cole led off with a single.
Schweitzer walked. Johnson trip
led to right, scoring Cole and
Schweitzer. Lord walked and stole
second. Tate singled after Newell
had famed, scoring Johnson and |
Lord.
Ross was a bit loose in the first |
two innings. To start Terre Haute
in the first inning. Danaher doubled
ana took third on a passed ball.
Duggan lofted to Newell and the
Islander star let it slip through his
hands, permitting Danaher to score. !
In the second inning Ross hit Lew
is and hits by Coleman and Fiebig
followed. filling the bases. Self
fert scored all occupants of the
cushions with a two Dagger to left.
The Tots gathered in another hit {
IN the third and after that they
went begging for their averages. !
In the last six innings the locals
had to be satisfied with one hit. be-
ing double by Lewis in the sew