The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-25
PLOWBOYS ARE
SURPRISED AT
+. s. REVERSAL
Great Pitching By Elmer Ambrose
Saves Contest in the Ninth
sasGss Inning.
a. GAMES TOMORROW.
Moline at Rock Island.
{. Evansville at Peoria.
Terre Haute ut Bloomington.
Rockford at Cedar Rapids.
By ]. L. HUGHES.

What does it matter II the Is
landers did lose two games to Mo-
line by lopsided scores? They came
back yesterday at Browning field
apd wrest every bit as sweet a vic
tory from the reluctant Plowboys
as the preceding defeats were bitter.
The count was to 5, a meager
margin, to be sure, when compared
TO the Macks' superfiuity of runs in
the batting orgies of the two prev
iaus games, but counting for just
as much in the old percentage col
umn just the same. And not alone
that, but it evened the series in
Plowtown and left the Islanders in
fine fettle for the invasion of the
Mackmen at Douglas park this aft
ernoon.
1t remained for Elmer Ambrose,
reliable finger of the Islanders, 10
step into the box at the right time
and save the game after Herb Mil
ler's arm weakened perceptibly IN
The seventh. The Pl,Wboys wei e
in the midst of a rally, with two
scores in, a runner on first and
only one out. To say Andy was
equal to the situation J.. putting it
mildly. He forced Lee Gcoch, heavy
hitting outfelder, to send an easy
fly to Tate and stopped the excite
ment cold when Smith rolled out,
Murphy to Wire
But Amby's work was not yet
over. Although he retired the side
in order n the eighth and got outs
on the first two batters in the ninth.
he had 20 strike out Howard Jones,
leading slUgger of the PIows, after
Manager Earle Mack mad trlpled.
Now Howard swings a wicked bat,
and don't think he doesn't, but
Ambys unwinds a wicked arm when
occasion demands, also. Howard
took a strike, let two bad ones go
by and tipped foul on the fourth
pitch. Elmer cut the next one over
the inside corner and Jumps Holmes
called 1t ball. Then, with the
count three and two, Andy shot a
faSt drop down the outside alley
and Howard waved to the aelders
10 come on in.
Herb Miller handled the pitch
ing assignment in highly creditable
manner for six innings Came the
seventh and his good right arm
showed effects OF the strain. After
getting the FIRST out, he walked Nc
Cue and Mack doubled, sending the
former to third. Jones singled to
center, scoring both. At this stage
Ambrose was summoned as relief
with the aforementioned results.
Get Two Homers.
The Islanders took all the home
run honors of the day unto them
selves Circuit clouts by Frank
Murphy and Sarf Wire were decid-
ing factors in the victory. Murphy's
came. in the first inning when he
drove the sphere far over the head
OF Shollenberger in left field. Wire,
nrst man to face Barrett in the
sixth, peeled off a line drive over
the scoreboard.
The other Islander tallies were
due to hard, timely hitting. In the
third, with one out, Johnson singled
TO center, reached third on
Sehweltzer's blow to right and
scored On Newell's sacrifice fy.
Mnrpny started the fifth by getting
MT py apitch. Spreitzer sacrificed
ana rates lnfield out put Murphy
on third. Johnson tripled and w.S
scored himself by Schweitzer's Gin
gle. Schweitzer stole second ana
registered on NewelTs two-nIv
swat to right field.
McCUes double, Mack's sacrifice
ana Jones single scored one for |
Moilne in the first. Wires error of |
Lords srounder in the fifth with |
one out helped the Plowbovs in |
scoring two McCue followed with |
Triple and was scored on Mack's !
inneld out. A pass to McCue /
Macks double and Jones' single |
counted the final runs for the PIows |
IN the seventh.
Lefty Mathews pitched the first
hve innings for Moline and had |
nothlng TO fool the Islanders with !
barrett who came to the Plows as |
snortstop, and who has been NAV
lngsthat position for the last several
days, was sent in to twirl in the
sixth He displayed his versatilitv
by holding the Islanders to two hits
ana one run in the final four
rounds. Barrett, who was sent TO
moline by Papa Mack of PhiladeI- !
phla, originally entered the big
ieagues as pitcher and holds the
distinction Of having held Detroit to
OK hits in one game. He indicated
? fast ball with an assortment of
stun that may decide Manager Mack
10 use him regularly on the firing
line.