The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
BENSONS TAKE
4-3 DECISION
IN FIRST GAME
Heimach Too Much In Second,
However, Giving One Hit and
Winning 8 to O.
BY ]. l.. HUGHES.

BY j. l.. HUGHES
The Islanders won and lost al
Browning field yesterday afternoon
Showing an abundance of the we'll
known fight in the lid opener, the
tribe of Benson grabbed a to
victory. In the closing number the
old pepper seemed to be a minus
quantity before the great pitching
of Lefty" Heimach, whose south
paw benders yielded but one hit
and produced a 3 to win for the
clan of Mack.
Both contests were chock full of
excitement. Approximately $500
fans were treated to an afternoon
of keen enjoyment There was a
minimum amount of Fitting in both
battles, and neither was really de-
cided until the final outs had been
recorded
The initial game was won by the
islanders in the ninth inning, sin
giles by Cole, Aftermath and a
feeders choice by Lord upsetting
Kneisch, another of Manager
Mack's southpaws The Plowboys
were really entitled to but one run
in the second game, and even it was
a
painful left wing, hurled in win
ming style but his mates were not
there to furnish him with needed
runs.
FitZ in Form.
Jack Fitzpatrick displayed the
consistent form that has marked all
OF his starts since joining the Is
1anders, not SO long ago, by hand
ling the prospective champions all
the way in the first game. The big
fellow showed a tendency toward
wildness but aside from a wild pitch
that permitted a score, his other
slips from effectiveness did not
benefit the Plows to any apprecia-
BILE extent.
The Islanders were denied a run
In the first inning of the opening
combat when Frank Murphy was
declared out by Umpire Matty
Fitzpatrick for alleged interior
ence with a thrown ball. Murphy
was on second when Johnson
grounded to Barrett In the at
tempt to run the Islander shortstop
down between the bases, Barrett
made a bad throw to third and
Murphy reached home. The arbiter
ruled. however, that he had touch
ed the ball as Barrett threw, thus
causing it to escape Smith at third
base.
McCue's double and an error by
Fitzpatrick enabled the PIowboys
TO slip over a tally in their first
first time at bat.
The Islanders scored two in their
second on a single by Cole, errors
by Barrett and Kneisch and New
ellis sacrifice fly. They held this
advantage until the fifth, when an
inheld hit by kneisch, a double by
McCue and a wild pitch counted
one.
Rock Island passed into the lead
for the second time in the seventh. .
the result of a base on balls TO Ait
ermatt, sacrifice, Newells single
and wild pitch by Kneisch Mo- /
line knotted the count again in the
eighth. Thompson led of with a
single to center field stole second
after Gooch and Barrett were out.
and scored on Shellenberger' sin
gle. /,
Having been checked in the midst
OF promising situation in the ,
eighth. the Islanders made the ;
most of the ninth inning by push
ing over what proved to be the
winning marker. After johnson
had popped out to second, Cole and |
Aftermath singled to left neld. the
Iatters blow putting Cole at the far
corner. Lord tried to lay down a ,
sacrifice, but failing. swung. The ,,
result was roller To the pitcher ,
but 1t was good enough for Cole to I
count on.
First two to face Fitzpatrick in
the ninth were easy outs. Carey, I
however, batting for kneisch, |
FLASHED a grounder to Benson that I
,cooted of to right field. McCue |
walked but Mack ended things by '
grounding out, Benson to Lord.
Second Game.
The second game, which went {
seven innings by agreement, won s
the prize for speed. 1t was COM
pleted in one hour. This was not !
surprising, in view of the fact that I
the Islanders could get no more
than one hit of Heimach. and this. !
double. by Ross. Excepting Ross,
only three Islanders got on base, {
anu tLi0 tuIbuSu tnG meQlum OF
free transportation In tour OF the !
seven rounds the Islanders went ,
out in rapid one. two, three order. !
Moline's first run. coming right '
at the start of the second game.
was in the nature of a contribution.
McCue, who looked at Ross first. >,
cut grounder at Aftermath. which s
the third baseman and con- Il
tlnued to left field Mack accom- h
plished the time-honored sacrifice n
and McCue arrived at third on a
Thompson's infield out He scored (,
pa Gooeh's single to center field.
In the sixth inning Moline col
ected its final scores. After Bar G.
'ett had flied out to Newell. Shell Il
'nberger singled to right. He went Il
o second when Johnson dropped a
smiths fly ball and scored on Deu- b
els double. Heimach's sacrifice NJ
y to center registered Smith but re
esulted in DEUEL. being out trying pl
0 reach third, and retiring the oil
ide.
Ross hit came in the third in
ing with two down. 1t was a long I'd
Y TO right field, that ground rules y!