The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09

KELLY OF EVA
CLUB SETTING
BATTING PACE
BTn Cole in Throes of Slum Drops
to $50 = Benson Pounding
Away Steadily.

Mike Kelly, the long, gaunt first
sacker of the Evansville club, is
apparently justifying his high SAL
aried occupancy of the initial sack
for the Bashangs. This weeks ay-
erages show him topping the
leagues hitters with a mark of 1853.
Elmer Benson, the islander new
manager, and Bill Cole are in 18th
and 18th positions, respectively.
This is the same place occupied by
Elmer last week, but his percent
age OF .342 is slump of three
points. The effect of Coles bat
ting slump since his return to the
game after the injury to his ribs
is noticeable. He dropped from
ninth and .351 to 18th and 1856.
J. Anderson and LeBeau OF the
Rockford club are doing much TO
put the Brants back in the race
with their trusty bludgeons. They
are tied for third place at .361.
Campbell of Terre Haute follows
with 1853 and Jones of Moline is
next with .35S.
Charley Connolly of the Island
ers achieved a notable bit of work
during the week by climbing from
.297 to .307. Al Schweitzer is the
next best with the stick among the
Islanders, his .279 being an in
crease of nine points. Ben Tate
leaped from .268 to 267. This
youngster has every qualification
for being a 800 hitter and the next
week or two of steady playing
should put him up among the lead
ers.
Howard Jones of Moline contin-
ues to add to his home run hon
orS. He batted out two during the
week and now has 10 to his credit
incidentally, he is the best bet in
total bases with 1879 The Moline
team has pounded out So homers
during the season, IA better than
Rockford. their nearest competitor
for the hOnOrs. The Islanders have
only seven circuit clouts to their
figures, the lowest of any club.
In stolen bases, the Islanders are
setting the pace with go. J. Frank
lin Murphy is the league leader in
thefts with %. Campbell of Terre
Haute, who was leading last week,
is running a close second with 25.
The Terre Haute club is second to
the Islanders in pilfered bases with
81.
Manager Earle Mack of the
Plows takes the prize as sacrifice
hitter, his mark of % being far out
ahead of anyone else.
Cedar Rapids is clouting the ap-
pie harder each week with the re-
hn In
their team mark from 2SS to .291
Terre Haute is second, Moline
third, Rockford fourth and Rock
Island fifth in team batting.
The Islanders are still out in
front in team fielding despite some
poor work in recent games. Their
mark Of .961 has been tied by Pc
orfa, but the Islanders have made
less errors than any club.
Luke Nelson, the ace of the Trac-
tors pitching staff, had his first
reverse of the season and now has
nine won and a solitary defeat to
his credit. He was knocked out of
the box at Cedar Rapids the other
day, but the twirler who relieved
him was charged with the defeat.
McWhorter of the Plows has won
Il and lost 5. Herb Miller and
Frank Smith are tied at Z won and
) lost for the Islanders, while Ell
mer Ambrose is $3.50 at 5 won and
) lost.
Sullivan of Moline is just above
the 800 mark with Z won and 6
lost, but he ranks as the strikeout
king. His Ill strikeouts in los in
nings pitched is far and above the
next best record. He shot way up
the other day when he struck out
Is Islanders