The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
BENSOHSW WIN
SECOND TILT
BY 81 SCORE
Herb MEfer Victim of Initial Bat
tie, to 2-sLefty0 Ress
fW9 In Form.
- CANES TOMORROW.
Cedar Rapids at Rock Isfnnd.
Moline at Rockford.
Peoria at Terre Hsute.
Bloomington at Evansville.
BY J. L. HUGHES.

By j. L. HUGHES.
Tho Islanders and Rox shared
alike in the honors of the twin bill
at Douglas park yesterday after
noon the latter coping the ini-
tiai contest. to 2, while the home
guard stepped out and annexed
game No. 2, an abbreviated ans1r, b
to /. Both were snappy l.attles.
Russell Lefty" Ross was in su-
perb form in the second game, COW
ering seven innings Aside from
holding the hard-hitting Rox to
four hits, he raped out a pair OF
doubles IN his own half, one of
which aided the Islanders scoring
efforts.
"Zeke" Landry opposed Herb
Miller in the first game, and al
though found for as many safeties
by the Islanders as his brethren
secured of Herb, was able to keep
the locals always at safe DIS
lance. The Islanders managed to
gather tNo hits in each of the sew
enth and eighth innings that re-
suited in runs, but their remaining
five hits were scattered out over as
many iuui8sg.
WehrH was considerably less of
a puzzle TO the local b2tsmen in /
the second game, for they made !
the majority OF the eight hits cred |
tied TO them count Tor something !
besides energy. Frank Murphy
was the shining light of the after
math with four hits in as many
trips To the plate, three Of which
were hunted balls. The fourth was
an infeld smack to the first base
man, which the feet shortStop con-
verted into hit, although it was
helded cleanly.
First Game.
Two of Rockford's scores in
the first game were the result of
double steals. On one, Tate made
q low peg to third that escaped
Lords clutches and permitted the
runner to continue to the plate.
Rockford got off to a 9-run lead
in the second inning. Hardgrove
and LeBeau were given bases on
balls. The pair then executed the
double theft and HardgroVe regis
tered when Tate's throw got away
from Lord LsBaau counted from
second on Rigsby's double to CEN
ter and Landry's single to right
brought R1gsby around the remain
ing distance.
The Rox completed their scoring
by adding one in the seventh.
Strong singled to left, stole sec
ond and reached third on Ander-
sons scratch hit to Lord. On the
double steal, Strong scored.
The Islanders came to life in the
seventh. Schweitzer, after gaining
hrst base on a fielder's choice thai
forced Cole at second, scored on a
pass to Newell and infield out and
Ailler's scratch hit
In tho eighth inning Lord was
hit by Landry. reached second on
Benson's single to left and scored
On Schweitzer's single to right.
The fans pleaded for a ninLh-in- |
ming rally. but Landry frightened
up and retired the side in order.
Second Game.
The second game was much bet |
Ter TO watch from local stand !
point The Islanders played snap,
py baseball from the first batter
and with Ross in a winning mood,
had little difficulty in gaining the
decision after six and one-half in,
nings.
Murphy paved the way for two
scores in the first inning by beat
ing out hunt to Wehrli that the
latter couldn't find in time. even to
make try for the runner. John
son connected for q vicious ground
er to Wehrli tina; caromed on the
pitchers ankles for a base hill.
LORD drew pass, filling the bases.
Bil Cole slashed a grounder to
brant which the Rockford manager
Threw wild to the plate, Murphy
scoring. Benson and Schweitzer
A1Went out on pop fouls, but johnson
Vregistered when Hurt missed one
of Nehrli's pitches.
Rockford scored one in the third
on double by Nespo, a pass to
Hall and the double steal.
Not to be denied q safe lead the
Islanders came back in their part
OF the inning and tailed three runs.
Cole, first up. walked and was
sacrificed to second by Benson.
SchWeitzer secured a free ticket
putting runners on first and sec
ond. After Newell popped out TO
Nespo, Tate delivered a clean sim
gle 10 center, scoring Cole. Ross
sfnilowed with double to left that
Drought Tate to third. from where
he scored on Murphy's infieId hit
to Strong
The Islanders got their last run
In the sixth, being the result of a
bese On balls 10 Tate. sacrifice by
RpsE, hit by Murphy and q bad
throw by Wehrii
FagTfh MA T.. g.
time. The first required only 1
hour and 90 minatss, while the sec
ond contest was executed in l hour
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