The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-06
BALL GAME is
GUMMED UP IN
FINAL ROUNDS
Trace Defeat of MeQuuans to
Some Bad Baseball I'm Excit-
ing Moments
GAMES TOMORROW.
Evansville at Rock Island.
Terre Haute at Moline.
Peoria at Cedar Rapids.
Bloomington at Rockford.
BY ]. l. HUGHES.

A few things not appearing in the
box score figured prominently in
the defeat of the islanders by the
Evas at Douglas park yesterday
afternoon, 6 to 5. Glass these as
errors of omission and alongside
place a couple of errors of commits
sion, which the box reveals, and
you have the reason why the Nc
Quillans failed after having the
game down in the win column I'M
til the last two spasms.
Even after SChirmer had Offend
ed by pegging out runner at first
with three on when he had an eX-
eellent chance to prevent a score
by a force play at the plate, the
situation only slightly altered, the
locals retaining the lead by pair
of TALES. Still, second and third
remained occupied and when
Lothes, pinch hitting for Anderson,
dumped a double down the first
base line the damage was done. The
tying run was across and the win
ming spirit had gripped the Evas.
Ambrose got the third out on
Bashang but three were in instead
of two or less.
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of misused noodle" This time
Tate was the offender. Mann got
to first through the kindness of
Schirmer in mussing up his
grounder. Gressett put Mann on
second by his sacrifice which
Schirmer tried to convert into a
force play without a chance of beat
ing the runner. Ambrose was der
ricked at this point in favor of
Mackey. Kelly pushed both run
ners along with a well laid bunt
and then there was one out. l..
Cole grounded to Murphy and the
shortstop pegged to the plate. Mann
turned back to third a4d Gressett
started a retreat for second after
having touched the far corner. Con-
fused, Tate held onto the sphere
while both men raced back to their
stations in safety. Then there
were three on. Sperew lined to
short right field. Cummings
clutched the bali on a dead run and
with a comparatively easy chance
at the plate threw to one side, al
lowing Mann to score the winning
run hands down. Mackey got the
third out by striking out Patter-
son after Martin helped himself tC
a scratch bingle.
The Islanders tossed away a per-
fectly good chance to tie the score
and probably win out in the ninth
through some inexcusable work an
the bases. Murphy began the round
with a free ticket to first and
reached second on Schweitzer's in
field out. Cole rolled a tantalizing
slow one to short and Mann didn't
even try for a play at first. Nc
Quillan, on the coaching line, eX-
pected an attempt to get Cole and
motioned the oncoming Murphy to
leg it for home Murphy rounded
the corner and was caught between
the stations. Cole reached second
during the run down but the oppor-
tunity was gone for Benson's roller
to Mann ended the game
With Ambrose chuckiug in win
ming style and enjoying a comfort
able lead all the way to the eighth,
the game was apparently won until
offenseS enumerated were COM
mitted. The Islanders scored one
in the second when Benson was
given a base, reached second on
Tate's sacrifice, and was scored on
Cummings double. A pair counted
in the third Murphy and Schweitz-
er singled, and Cole lifted a sacrifice
fly to center, scoring Murphy
Tate's double scored SChweitzer. In
the fifth, Benson doubled and
scored on Tate's single. Tate reg
istered on Cummings blow to left.
The Evas counted their first
scores in the sixth. l.. Cole singled
with one gone. Sperew doubled,
Cole scoring. Sperew was thrown
hut attempting to reach home on
Iartin's single to center. Martin
knecked in at the plate when
echirmer threw wild to first after
bedding Patterson's grounder.
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