The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-16
WILDNESS OF
PAUL WILSON
AIDS PEORIA
Z Return Of Elmer Benson to Lineup
Causes More Shifts in Appear.
ance of Club.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Rock Island Mt Peoria.
Moline at Bloomington.
Rockford at Terre Haute.
Cedar Rapids at Evansville.
ESPECIAL to The Argus.)


Peoria, ILL.,, Aug. 16.-The IS
Ianders celebrated the return OF
Manager Elmer Benson to the game
yesterday afternoon by dropping the
first of the series to Peoria and, In
cidentally, hanging up their seventh
straight loss. The veteran got back
into the harness at the second base
station and had a big day in the
field. His batting eye, however
showed the effect Of his inactivity
He could do nothing against the fast
bal! delivery of George Beck, form
er PIowboy.
E, Benson's return produced a
change in the appearance of the Is
handlers. Bill Johnson was called IN
from left field 10 play the first base
station while Earl Wire was given
a bench warming assignment Al
Schweitzer was taken out OF ms
unnatural element at third base and
sent to right field, Bill Cole slipping
over to the left garden. Carleton
Lord filled in at third base in ac-
ceptable style. He took three haru
chances without a bobble.
The youngster, Paul Wilson, MI
Ian recruit, made his second bow on
the mound for the Islanders. His
wiIdness was entirely responsible
for the defeat Ten bases on balls,
four sacrifice hits, two hit batters
and a wild pitch in addition to
eight hits, gave the Tractors plenty
of opportunity to caVorL on the
paths.
In spite of his untamed delivery,
Paul displayed symptoms OF pitch
ing ability and Peoria fans would
not be surprised to see him arrive
as twirler in the near future AS
soon as the nervousness OF league
pastiming wears off, Wilson will
likely attain some degree of con-
troll. He seems to possess the right
kind of qualifications for hurler
that experience may turn into win
ming form.
The victory enabled the Tractors
to continue in the thick of the pen
nant scramble. Bill Jackson is
driving his athletes hard in hopes Of
coping the goufalon, and they are
willing workers for him.
Murphy Gets Homer.
]. Franklin Murphy is still gettint
his basehits with regularity. Hi
contribution yesterday consisted O
home run and triple. He sound
ed Beck for the circuit clout in tn
first inning. After waiting for tn
count of two and, three, Frank me
the one that came down the groov
and gave it ride over the RICH
field wall.
Bill johnson helped himself to
brace of doubles that figured in tn
scoring.
Peoria evened the effects of Mur
phys homer by scoring one in ii
first inning, entirely due to Wilson
The youngster began by walkin
Eyers and Jackson, first two men t
face him Platte laid down an In
field out that advanced both run
ners and Mandy Brooks delivere,
a long fly to score Evers
The Tractors took the lead in tn
third, scoring two Jackson ant
- Platte singled and both advance
M on a wild pitch Brooks and ORES
" sen poled sacrifice flies to count
both runners
The Islanders evened the count
again in their fourth. johnson
doubled and was forced in BY
passes to Lord, Newell and Con
nelly. A wild pitch allowed Lord to
register.
Johnson's double, Benson's bunt
and Lords fly accounted for the
final Islander tally in the sixth The
Tractors tide the score in their half
on hit batter, double and an in
field out.
Wilson held the locals in check
until the eighth, Then passes to
Platte and Brooks with one down
followed by Bluege's triple put them
ahead. Dresser walked and stole
second. Bluege counted on Menze's
sacrifice fly and Dresser registered
on Schlee's hit.