The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-08
HURLERS HOOK
UP IN PAIR OF
MOUND BATTLES
First Contest to Boyles, 8 TO o, in III
Innings Islanders Win, .
to /.
BY ]. l.. HUGHES.

BY J. l.. HUGHES.
After losing the first game, to
!. in eleven innings, the islanders
= staged a comeback and annexed the
afterpiece at Douglas park yester-
day afternoon, 8 to 1, in seven in
!, nings. The beIated victory earned
them an even break in the series
with Cedar Rapids.
Both of the Sabbath contests pro-
duced lively brands of baseball. The
pitchers worked in exceptional
style, as the scarcity of base hits
would indicate. Herb Miller lost a
. tough ARGUMENT to Johnny Rose
Frank Boyle's ace, in the initial
game of the afternoon when he
weakened. slightly in the eleventh
and thereby gave the Bunnies a
chance to bunch hits for three runs.
: Art Rein recovered the lost ground
by leading his old teammates to the
tape in the second game, allowing
them only three hits, one OF which
was scratch blow. He was OPP
posed by Lefty" Hier, who was
: touched for five hits. Both twirlers
were inclined to wildness but in that
effectiveness
First Game.
The Islanders missed a great
chance to cop the first game for
Miller when Cole was thrown out
trying TO score after Bunny Allen
had pulled in a lily back of first
base. He came home to sure death
This was in the ninth inning, Cole
being on third and Johnson on sec
ond with one down. After failing TO
g. Ntnxr
Lord popped up The second sacker.
Cole started in slowly after the
catch, hoping to induce Allen to
peg TO third, but the latter didn't
fall and when the Islander gathered
full speed in his dash Tor the plate
Allen shot the ball accurately to
Fikerle for d double play that
ruined the opportunity.
Until the eleventh inning, the
Dummies had connected for only five
sateties OF Miller. They were scat
te. ed through as many innings. A
peculiar feature was the fact that
the hits were all made by the tirsc
man up each time. Yet Herb was
allie to turn them back scoreless for
ten innings ~ dint of splenGid sup
pot ana MS q EFT boAWork.
In the eleventh Crouch led off
with single still, things looked
O. X. WheI i,obirs fcIloWeL by TO- C
i4g Crouch at second. Bubser
spoiled il ali, AUs.l.>-, - s.-.a....s
TO ! light liclI and sending Robinson
To tliGd. Command Vas PASSED
pa pGsciy but keeley upset calcu-
lations by cutting d single 10 right
that scored Robinson and Bubser
ana allowed Command TO reach
third. Command registered a mo-
ment later By reason OF Eikerle's
long sacrifice lily to Newell il cen
ter.
he Islanders passed out easily
IN their elevcath.
The locals had chances to score
at several different stages of the
- game but always Rose frightened at
M the right times.
" Second Game.
The Islanders took the led right
at the start of thu second game by
scoring one run without the aid of
hit. The lions share of the cred
II for this stunt goes to j. Frank
lin Murphy. He he'd off by failing
10 get out of the way of one OF
HERS shoots. Then he achieved
second base when Hier unloosenei /
wild pitch TO Schweitzer after,
Cole had fouled out to first. Tax
ing long lead off the base. Muir
ply coaxed Fikerle into making 4
throw to second and easily stole.
third on the play. Schweitzer hit
TO Kelley and the latter shot the,
Dali home. Murphy turned back
to third after stopping within ten
feet of the plate. Fikerle tried to4
him dnrun nd
late TO Jenkins to nail the speedy
shortstop sliding back to the .cush-
ion. Johnson was next hit by a
pitched ball and the bases were
filled. Lord grounded out to AL.
len but Murphy registered.
The islanders added another in
the fourth. Newell opened with
double and reached third on Con-
nelly's sacrifice. The squeeze. play
was executed perfectly with Wire
handling the bat.
Cedar Rapids got their only run
in the fifth. Kelley walked with !
one down and got to third on
Schweitzer's bad throw to second
fora force play. HER crossed up
the league. by doubling to center
and Eeeley scored.
The islanders rounded out the
Gay by scoring one in the sixth
Wire and Murphy got a base on
balls and the latter scored from
second on Coles hit to center field.
Saturdays Game.
Elmer Ambrose was in great
form in Saturdays game but so was
Allen Voight The latter won the
verdict after IL innings of fast
pastiming, principally because he
and his mates got the best of It in
the breaks. The score was 8 to /.
the Bunnies punching three hits
and a sacrifice in the final session {
for theirs winning runs
Kelley opened the twelfth for the |
Boyies by poking single to left i
field. Ffkerle sacrificed Ambrose a
unloaded a wild pitch that put I
Kelley on third. Allen hit 20 |
Schweitzer and Al was afraid to
throw to first with Kelley ready