The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-12
CUBS TOY With
ISLANDER team
FOR III MARK
Islanders Play Errorless Ball
Against Eyers' Majors; Bruins
Mako Hits Count.
BY BRUCE COPELAND.

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conquered the Islanders, III, yes
terday afternoon at Douglas park
in an exhibition wherein the excep-
tional batting class Of Johnny Ev-
crs' rejuvenated National leaguers
predominated among the many 9TH
er features Of the event.
Nearly 1000 tri-city fans braved
the chill Of q trick spring to SIT
through those nine innings and see
the first and second string Bruins
maltreat three Islander pitchers for
II runs, IS hits and total OF ~
bases. But little else was ex-
pected. q,
As 1t was. the Islanders accred-
tied themselves with all the glory
of q promising minor league club.
They got to Abraham Lincoln Bail
ey, Cub pitcher. hard and Often
but the Cubs snappy fielding pre-
vented them from crossing the
plate more than once.
stunts Please Fans.
All the Cubs but Jim Vaughn.
George Tyler and Bob O'Farrell
were on hand to show off before
the holiday crowd. and went
through their stunts to the great
amusement Of the fans.
Led by Manager Johnny Evers.
the Cubs arrived bright and early
at the park and INDUCED in batting
practice that forecast gloom to the
islanders chance Of close score.
No matter how they increased their
lead from inning to inning. the
Cubs never relaxed, but sought to
70 out and get as many runs as
they could.
Evers supplanted all his regulars
save George Maisel In center field
with the Cub reserves In the sixth
frame, and the understudy talent
displayed American association
form during the remainder Of the
game.
Cubs Break Loose.
The game started off as a pitch
ers' battle between Frank Zenn-
man and A. Lincoln Bailey. and for
two innings neither team could get
q man beyond second. But the
Cubs broke loose in the fourth and
knocked Zennman loose from his
dandruff for four runs.
Not content, they came right
back in the fifth and added five
more counters off Elmer Berg, who
relieved Zennman for the Islanders
at the end of the fourth. The Cubs
took . great liking to Berg's fast
ball and sent him to the showers
with none out in the sixth, after
they had smeared his offerings for
six hits and five runs.
+ Hubert Dennis assumed the
pitching burden and held the Cubs
to five hits and three runs during
the balance Of the game. Dennis
pitched against practically an en-
tire second string team and they
never relinauished their quest OF
scores until the last batter had
been retired.
Shuteut Averted.
g The islanders lone run came In
the fifth. ]. Franklin Murphy led
OF with . scratch hit that rolled
off Bailey's glove into Kelliher's
territory. Murphy advanced on
McInerney's out DAILY to Whaler
and Burke's out to Whalen, uuas.
sisted. Ray Smith then cracked Z
teaser over third base and Murpf
trotted homo
Tho Islanders got runners Il
third bass in tie third. fourth ank
ninth innings, but lacked The necss
sary punch against blg leagu,
pitching 70 bat successfully In Ii,
ptnehes. Hovevsr hey pleased tn
home fnaD With their exhibition q
errorlsss ban and led TO great ex
pectations tor he coming Three
league season.
Gus Purpura and Jack Cumming
were inserted a. pinch hitters b
the fourth and ninth innings n
spectively and each one cracks
oue y ttmely binsla. Pufpafa.A II