The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
Palmer Ch|RoS
| take COUNT IN
| 2s-5 MASSACRE
II BEIGE COPELAND.

G80 C8k00f BCOOOIs O8veupOIt, were
crushed. hattened and otherwise
bastinadoed yesterday afternoon at
Douglas park by our Islanders. 23-
5. IN one Of the worst batting mas
eacres TO Be recorded In the Rock
Island baseball baliwick.
Fourteen singles, four doubles,
two triples, 10 stolen bases, two
sacrifice hits. and four errors by
the vertsbrae twisters accounted
for the islanders q merry-go-
rounds 70 the plate. and attasted
further to the potential batting
punch Of McQuillan 4 Co.
The slaughter started peacefully
enough to mislead the most consid-
crate fans, the Islanders drawing
only . goose egg for their initial
efforts IN the FIRST frame. But when
they got their optics on the pill
oh. poppa! and then the fun be-
gan.
The Chiros used three pitchers in
futile attempt To tame McQuillan's
Wild hitters. Hadley lasted but
three frames in which he yielded
ak runs. Scanlon Jared little bet
ter, being touched for five tallies
IN the NEXT three innings.
The Islanders greeted Wheeler in
the seventh with a fusillade of
blows, which, together with three
runs Cleaned In the eighth. netted
them total OF IL with which to
& TOD of the afternoon.
Hoknn Of College Game.
All the hokum characteristic of a
college struggle served to Offset the
monotony Of the Islanders running
themselves bowlegged around the
bases. About half the attendance
was composed OF Palmer students
and their Davenport friends, whose
ardor refused to be squelched as
the Islanders kept chalking up
runs.
Tho Palmer band sat in the
grandstand and smote the welkin
good and plenty with a choice Sc
lection OF jazz music. while Palmer
fans demonstrated their precocity
by joshing the Islanders as they
went into the eighth inning with a
15-run lead under their sweat
shirts.
1t is edifying to observe such ir-
repressible loyalty under such dis.
paraging circumstances, and the
Palmer fans are to be commended
for their pluck. Usually so bar
Sarous . slaughter sends the mos
ardent fans into quick, ignominiou.
retreat. But not 50 Palmer fans
They seemed to like it, the harder
1t was applied.
Lady chiros Joined shrilly with
their male associates in shoutine
encouragement to their beleaguereG
athletes, while the echoes OF the
islanders cleats upon the base
paths sounded like border cav.
airy patrol in pursuit of Mex guer.
illas.
Berg Free With Zeros.
Big Elmer Berg started on thu
slab for the McQuillan maulers ant
held the Chiros scoreless with onl,
two safe blows. one a scratch
Frank Zennman took up the bur
den in the fifth and was RESPONSE
BILE for four Of the Chiros' five runs
being relieved by slim" Westphal
whose slants yielded the remainin,
! two counters.
y Zennman became wild in the sew
enth when the Chiro fans believe,
they had a chance to overtake tn,
Islanders after Sauer had scratched
q hit down to Schenck at third ant
Cote had drawn a pass. The Pal
mer band greeted every attempt O
Zennman with wild, discordan
pesls OF their instruments unit
McQuillan sent Westphal out (,
change our luck.
Westphal presented the first ru,
when Thompson's double score,
Sauer. The second and final rul
of his delivery came in the eight
after billions single and Nevers
double. slim" heard the Dime
bell ringing in the ninth and has
tened the athletes dash to the eve
ming nosebags by tanning all thre,
Chiro batters.
Benson Leads Killing.
Elmer Benson OF the Islander.
was the batting prima donna of tn,
seriO-comic tilt, hitting four out O
six and contributing a quartet O
counters. Two OF Elmer's bacon
snatchers were OF the enjoyable
two-ply variety. Joey Burke, Man
dy' Brooks, <. Leo Lenahan. Der
Tate and Hans Wick each collected
two safe blows. not to mentor
triples by Midget" Francis ant
Wally Schenck. and doubles by Ra,
Benedict" Smith and slim West.
phal himself.
Batting safely 20 out Of IS times
the islanders swat average for the