The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-21
FAIL BEFORE
TWIRLlNG OF
DUNN'S STAR
Earl Wire is 0Rsy Local Pastdmei
Able 10 Mar Performance
Of r. Miller.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Terre Haute Mt Peoria
Rock Island at Moline.
Evansville at Bloomington
Cedar Rapids at Rockford.
By ]. L. HUGHES.

The Islanders toiled hopelessly
for nine innings against the super
fine hurting OF Ralph Miller, Joe
Dunn's star finger, in yesterdays
game at Douglas park, and all they
had to show at the finish was loae
base hit The Boomers hurried
things along in order to catch
train at o'clock but took time to
score a half dozen runs and make
/. three straight victories from the
Islanders. to 0.
Earl Wire was the solitary Is
lander to put the ball out Of reach
OF the felders and spoil Miller's
chance for q no-hit, no-run con-
test His blow came in the fifth
Inning with one down. 1t was
clean smack between short and
third base. Benson and Schweitzer
were the only other Islanders to get
to first base, and thai through the
kindness of the big pitcher in issI-
ing each a pass. None OF the three
got to second base.
On the other hand the Bloomers
pounded Herb Miller's offerings
hard and frequently, mixing
enough hits with Islander misplays
to win several ball games behind
lu1 6IclIdI I1aASC VI hhN'A
moundsman.
Murphy Ill.
The Islanders took to the field
in a crippled condition that de-
veloped at the last minute. MuTpay
was missing at shortstop because or
an illness that came on after he
had run the 100-yard dash and cir
cled the bases in the field events
hot nb nj q
Bensons day. Just before game
time. Bill Johnson. the lanky out
fielder, felt i'll and he was sent TO
the clubhouse. This caused Jando
20 be inserted at shortstop and sent
Ben Tate back to right field. The
original lineup had Al Sprietzer, the
new infielder, at third, Johnson IN
the outfeld in place Of Schweitzer
ond Tate behind the bat
They Celebrate.
Being Elmer Benson's day, 6
good-siZed crowd was on hand to
give the new boss of the Islanders
the gladstone welcome but Bloom
ington had to muss things up a bi
by doing all the celebrating. A
that, though, 1t was contest wei
worth anybody's time and atten
ton. Ralph Miller was simply to-
much for the changed Islander crew
to cope with.
The first inning began under fay
orable circumstances. The Bloom
ers went out in order, while r
Miller issued his first of two passe
to the locals in their time at bal
This was to Benson, but the man
ager was forced al second b.
Schweitzer
The second inning began al
wrong. Knisley started things com
ing Bloomington way by triplin
to the fiagpole with none dowr
Following O grounder to Wire b.
Sykes that held him at third. Knis
ley pranced bone on Harkins' sin
gle to center. Woehrs struckou
and Bratchi flied out.
The Boomers added two In tn,
third. Miller opened with a singl.
to right field and took secont
when Tate let the ball get throug!
his legs. BrowAlow laid down VIVA
he intended to be a sacrifice Con
molly ffehed the ball and made Z
move to force the runner at third
but chung to the sphere when ht
saw no one covering the bag
SpreftZer having run in to field the
play. All hands were safe and Mill.
er scored on Coltrin's sacrifice fy
after Brownlow had stolen second
Brownlow went to third on the 4,
= and scored ON Callahan's single Il
right. A double play at this stage
Jando to Benson to Wire, retired
l the side The Boomers score In
N the sixth came after Miller was SAT,
" at first on a force play that retire.
Bratchi at second, Brownlow walk
ed and Coitrin singled. followed b,
Callahan's sacrifice fly. In n,
eighth they added their final tai
lies. Miller opened with a doubi,
and scored when Spreitzer threw
Wild to first after fielding Brown
lows intended sacrifice. Brownlov
reached third on the play and sco-
ed on CaIlahan's sacrifice fly.
Remarkable Pitching.
The Bioomer pitchers perform
aDce was all the more remarkabs,
because there was nothing sensa
tional in the fielding of his mates
Only two balls we're hit hard by Ia,
Islanders. both of which were fouls
Spreitzer drove both over the lef
field fence, the second being a foc
by a matter of inches. Otherwis,
everything hit by the locals develop
ed into comparatively easy chances