The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-23
four HURLERS
ARE BATTERED
FOR 26,hOWS
Doubles and Two.Base Hits Are
Common in Nightmare Mt
Browning Field.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Rcck Island Mt Moline.
Terre Haute at Peoria
Evansville at Bloomington.
Cedar Rapids at Rockford.


nightmare OF IS to slaughter to
which the Islanders were subjected
by the Plowboys at Browning field
yesterday afternoon. Base hits
great ones, weak ones, ordinary
ones-crasned from the bats of the
Mackmen like the rat-a-tat-tat of
a machine gun and runners played
ring-around- the-rosy on the bases,
until the scorers heads grew dizzy
and their fingers groaned from the
strain. Somehow, some way, the
last run was scored and the last
out was recorded Oh, what a head
ache,
Figures tell the story. careful
check with the adding machine re-
veals that the Plows collected 26
hits, six OF which were doubles,
and three home runs. Sandwiched
in front, in between and behind,
were 10 bases on balls, issued by
four Islander twirlers, and but two
errors against the locals. Two home
runs came with the bases loaded
each time The Plows went score
less IN but two of their eight in
nings, the first and sixth. They got
six runs in each of the second,
fifth and eighth innings, five in the
seventh, three in the fourth and
two in the third Ten batters faced
the pitcher in the second, II in the
fifth, nine in the seventh and 10 in
the eighth. The Plows hit in every
inning. Starting with one in the
first. they got two in the second,
four in the third, three in the
fourth, six in the fifth. two in the
sixth, three in the seventh and five
in the eighth.
Arthur Lefty" Fisher. who used
TO chuck EN- for Grand Rapids in
the Central league, got through the
first inning unscathed. He began
the second round favorably by get
ting the first man out. Then came
a walk, hit and a walk. putting
three on. Mr.. Rein, formerly OF
the Cedar Rapids Dummies and more
recently with the Peoria Tractors
was hurriedly summoned to the fir
ing line. A base on balls and the
first run was in. Another base OF
balls and another run. The clarion
call to arms reached the ears o
Frank Smith, Just back in the har
ness after a siege of illness. and h
sailed forth all unconscious of tn
fate that lurked in waiting 70
him. Forthwith he proceeded t.
follow in the footsteps of his pred
ecessors. Another base on ball
and another tally. Then the mo
notony was broken with a base hi
by Gooch and two registered. Tn
final run of the inning came on
sacrifice fly and the side was re
tired on an infield out
And, just to think. the Islander
began the game by taking the ag
gressor's part in the second in
ming, scoring four runs on as man,
resounding smacks. Had Fisher, o.
either OF the other two hurlers
been equal to the occasion. there il
reason to believe the Islander
could have trimmed the Plow.
handily.
However, after that second in
ming of the Plows, the game be
came rout that, as it went along
seemed destined to drag into the
twilight and ultimate darkness be-
fore the end would be reached. Is
lander fans had the satisfaction OF
knowing it could not go on for
ever
After the fifth inning. when the
Plowboys got so far in the lead that
the Islanders couldn't hope to over
take them unless they all fell dead
Bill Johnson was brought from left
field and sent to the mound to be-
gin the sixth. Bill surprised every
body by retiring the side in that
inning without a score. Came the
seventh, however, and a home run
by Barrett with the bases loaded
Bill lohbed them over in the eighth
several more hits and a homer
with all stations occupied, and the
Plowboys' legs gave out. The side
was retired. A few minutes fol
the Islanders ninth and last chance
and hostilities were officially endet
with the undisputed verdict in Mo
lines favor. something like 2 hour.
and 5S minutes after the umpir,
had called play.
This is a painful story to write
but still we do not want to clos
without touching upon a few of tn
high lights Of the game. Oh, yes
there were high lights to it. n,
contest, in which a little innocen
ball of yarn with horsehide cove
IS ferociously knocked to all por
lions of the county, could be de
void of features.
Ben Tate's homer over the RICH
field fence. to begin the second in
ming. was real thriller for Rocl
Island fans. With visions of an
other close contest. that terribl,
crash looked mighty large ant
Sweet
Lee Gooch. the Plows' giant RICH
fielder. earned the plaudits of tn,
Moline contingent when in the fiftl
he led Off with a circuit clout owe,
the scoreboard in center field Bar
rett and Fred Smith got the othel
home runs. but they lacked tn,
tonch that grips because they wer,
ir'st ordinary cracks that got int
the open spaces of the field ant
kept going.
Charlie Connolly was quite som,
hitter from an Islander standpoint
with his trio of doubles. all health,
crashes TO unguarded territory
Earl Wire got a brace of double.
and Al Schweitzer and Frank Muir
ply got three singles apiece.
!. Woliy Newell played greai
fielding game in center, handling
seven chances. several of which
were difficult ones, Clearly.
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