The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
MywCE-CoPELAND.

Those Islanders and Pfowboys
n Three-I fame. both suffered
lspses Of pitching weakness yetser-
DAY and Saturday and impelled
Nsuaxers McQuillan and Mack to
concentrate further upon the
twirling solution as 1t concerns
boht clubs.
The islanders chased two Plow
pitchers in the Saturday exhibi-
!, fion and maltreated the third
Nackfaa selection, winning the first
preseason inter-city game, lib, to
the great exultation OF Douglas
park fans.
Yesterday at Browning field, Mo-
line. the Flows turned the tables
with 4 vengeance by amassing q IL
run lead in the first inning on
Bernie Brooks, FLOYD Westphal and
elmer Berg and continuing their
swatfest until the final score was
1913.
Frank Smith, late Of the St.
Louis Browns, hurled the islanders
10 victory Saturday. His binding
speed and battling curves had the
Plows completely at his mercy.
while the Islander gunners bagged
enough runs for him to ease up in
the final frames.
Yesterday it was Guy McWhor-
ter. late of the White Sox, who
went the full route for the Plows
whose victory was more the result
OF poor Islander pitching, abomin'
able field conditions and prepond'
erance of luck than any such Skill
as Smith Of the Islanders displayed
Saturday.
Breaks Lsainst islanders.
While the Flows piled up an IL
run lead in the first inning yester
day, only two runs were earned
Three fielding errors, four passes
4 passed ball and a wild pitch wer
mixed with three singles, tw'
triples. q home run, sacrifice hi
and q stolen base to produce tn
commanding lead.
The Islanders used up two pitch
ers in that crowded frame and los
Elmer Berg, who pitched the las
third of the inning. when he spin
tered a bone above his left elbo'
by q fall at second base in the sec
ond inning. Berg left the field !
great pain and will be out for se1
eral weeks.
Walter Miller, who pitched fe
the islanders from the second
the eighth, was still weak from a
abdominal strain Of two weeks as
and yielded the Flows remainin
six runs on punched hits in the fiji
and sixth innings. Accurate fell
ing OF outfled drives was preclude
by the miserable condition of II
grounds. Errors and poor umpi
ing did the rest.
Manager McQuillan was force
into the lineup in the eighth, fo'
Of his reserve pitchers havir
been sent to Cedar Rapids with Il
Goofs, and prevented furth
scoring.
IA Flow Runs Unearned.
The Flows converted their
base hits into % total bases. i
GLIDING six singles, two double
two triples and three homers. 30
doubles, one Of the triples and ty
Of the homers were due to t
: poor condition Of the outfeld. 4
n five clouts would have been held
singles at Douglas park or a.
= other properly conditioned field.
Aftermath hit clean homer
left center in the first, but Giro,
drives by Howard Jones in t
fifth and sixth were wholly u
earned. Nick McInerney turned
ankle in one Of the outfield hol
which caused him to misjud
Jones' easy line drive in the fif'
His clout in the sixth was no me
than a double, but went for
homer when the ball rolled und
the wire fance in center.
Deufel's ground hit in the fiji
and Norton's smash in the siz
struck Outfield holes and hopp
past ]. Brooks for extra bas
Brooks got his hands on Deufe
blow, but was exempted from
error because of tn Abdominal
condition Of the ground.
The Plows added one earned r
in the fifth, making their to
only three out Of II.
Stupid Catch Checks Rally.
The islanders started gan
spirited comeback in the second
ming, but suffered another revel
when Howard Jones brought do
Lenehan's drive with one ha
after his stupid Judgment Of
blow had made it appear good
possible home run.
All three Of the Islander RI
were registered in this frame.
pass to Murphy, Emmer's trip
Smiths double and Berg's SIM
accounted for the tallies.
4 This frame also brought Der
4 regrettAble injury. After scori
II Smith with single to right Elm
Il went down on Murphy's hit
II Runser. An awkward base-runn
Il ne got tangled up in his feet in
II attempt to slid into the base q
Il fell heavily upon his left arm,
4 splintered bone resulting.
Il Another Islander rally v
nipped In the sixth on q flagr'
Il decision at first base by Ump
Mackey. J. Brooks led with
scratch hit to Runser. MUIR
popped to Sholly. Cummil
scratched q double to Jones. NJ
ply going to third. A pass
\ Emmer nllcd the sacks. SIN
forced Emmer.at second. Run
to Lord. Smith had crossed g
before Mack took Lords throw
complete do1ble play. but Macl
called the out
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