The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-01
BOYLES CRAB
SUNDAY TILT
BY 81 SCORE
sLeffyD Fisher Unlucky In Saturday
Game, Which Islanders
Lose, 3-2.
(Specal to The Argua.)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Aug Ell
mer Ambrose looked anything but
formidable here Sunday against the
hard-hitting Bunnies and the is
landers dropped the third game in
as many days In the "croociaI"
series to determine the undisputed
possessor of the cellar. The score
was 3 to 2.
There was hardly an argument to
II after the first inning when the
Boyles scored four runs. Allen
started the noise by beating out
hit to shortstop and Crouch pulled a
hit past Lord After Robinson roll
ed out, Lord to Wire, Bubser singled
over second, scoring two. Bubser
stole third and scored on Jenkins
single TO right. Jenkins went TO
second when Tate missed the ball
on the play at the plate and when
Kelley doubled down the third base
line Jenkins scored.
The Islanders best efforts of the
afternoon were centered in the
third inning when they registered
two runners. Ambrose was given
life on Keeley's error and Newell
got in the way of one of Sewell's
benders. Wire beat out a hit to
Kelley, filling the bases. Johnson
lifted a sacrifice fly to center that
scored Ambrose. Newell scored on
Tate's hot liner at Sewell but which
went for an out when it bounced to
Bubser.
Lose No Time.
The Bunnies lost no time in pull |
ing far ahead of the Islanders in !
their third inning With one out. !
Robinson walked. Bubser popped to /
Ambrose but Jenkins triple to CEN |
ter scored Robinson Kelley sin
gled, scoring Jenkins and Kelley
scored when McCarthy's hit bounc-
ed over Ambrose's head and he
threw his glove at the ball. Umpire
Hughes allowed Mccarthy to ad-
vance to third because of this act.
In the sixth hits by Seweu. Com
maEd and Allen counted one and
in the seventh with two out jenkins
tripled to lett and scored on Kee-
leys hit.
jenkins was the outstanding star
OF the game, both in hitting and
fielding. &c made numerous bril-
liant stops at third base that help
ed Sewell out Of several tight
places.
The Islanders were able TO get to
Sewell for only six hts while the
Burnies hit ambrose often and at
or perfume tines.
Saturdays Game.
CEDAR Rapids, Iowa. Aug l.
"Lei,y" Fisher displayed wonder
iul sentiment OF pitching stuff
mere Saturday but was the victim
OF ( TO defeat because VOight
enjoyed le@ more OF the breaks.
Fisher passed six Bunnies and
these told against him. Both pitch
ers held opposing batsmen to SIX
hits.
Cedar Rapids took the lead in the
second inning when with two out
Jenkins walked, stole second. went
TO third when Kelley was safe on
" Murphy's error and stole home.
y heelcy being thrown out, Tate to
Murphy.
The Bunnies slipped over two
more on the islanders in the NTH.
and these proved enough 10 win the
game. Mccarthy walked and
Noisht sacrificed. Bubser doubled
TO left center. scoring Mccarthy !
Allen skied To Newell but Crouch .
beat out hit TO Lord. Lord neg
sea late to first and Bubser came
all the Way in from second.
Busy in Sixth.
The Islanders got busy in the
sixth when Wire dropped a Texas
Lacquer into center Spreitzer lined
a single TO right, sending Wire To
third Fisher famed. on an at
tempted double steal, Wire was
nalIed at the plate. Murphy coaxed
Nolght into issuing a pass, sending
Spreltzer to third, from which sta
tlon he scored on Newells blow to
center. Crouch made a spectacular
catch of JohnsOns line drive TO
fright for the third out and prevent
ed hit that would have cleaned
the bases.
In the Islanders seventh Tate
walked but was forced at second by
Schwefzer. Lord tripled over
Crouch's head, scoring Schweitzer.
Wire hit to Voight and Lord was
run down between third and the
plate
The Islanders lost a fine chance
TO tie the score in the eighth when
Murphy overslid third after driving
a liner to right.
Weight was brilliant for the first
hve innings, the Islanders getting
only one hit in that time. Fisher
was hardly less brilliant but passes
and errors contributed largely to
the Bunnies.