The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-02
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/ IN HIS USUAL
STEADY STYLE
Islanders Fail TO Make Use Of Sew.
erxl Chances Offered to Cop
Victory.
By J. L. HUGHES.

Cedar Rapids put a crimp in the
Islanders winning streak, which
had extended to three games, BY
stepping out and coping the battle
at Douglas park yesterday after
noon ON the occasion of their final
appearance here this season The
score was to 3.
The Islanders finished on the
short end of the count, principal
1y because of the sterling pitching
of DIN Voight, who earlier in the
season established a string of eight
straight victories. He pulled him
self out of several tight places when
a hit would have turned the tide
with rush toward Rock Island.
Manager Elmer Benson used two
pitchers in an attempt to make 4
sweep of the series, but neither was
effective against The Bunny bats,
which seemed to have developed
new life after a slump of some
weeks Art Rein drew the assign
ment at the start. He managed to
get through the first inning with
only two runs against him, but four
solid smacks which the visitors
gathered off him caused Benson
to send Herb Miller to the mound
in the second.
The BunnieS indicated fine dis
regard of Herb from the first bat
ter to face him. and for the re-
mainder of the contest the Boyle
men slammed the agate all over
the lot Their IA hits were good
for is bases, two-baggers being
contributed by Robinson, Stoakes
and Command, the former collect !
ing pair.
Voight stopped the batting pro-
pensities of the Islanders to the /
extent of permitting only eight I
hits, five of which coming at the +
proper times melted three tallies.
Lord and Aftermath collected |
doubles and Johnson poled a triple |
to the clubhouse Voight was sue
cessful in checking the batting |
streak of Frank Murphy, who in
three times up failed to get good |
look at the ball
Regular umpires failed again yes
terday to appear and Players
Schweitzer and Fikerle substitut-
ed. Disputes over their efforts
tended to mar an otherwise good
contest. Frank Boyle could not pres
vail upon any one of his charges
to assume the role of arbitsr at
the start OF the game and he con-
scented to SchweitZer working alone
This was all right until the fourth
inning, when base decision failed
to meet with Boyle's approval Then
he insisted upon Fikerle going in
TO represent his club.
The game started well enough
when Command, first Bunny up,
was tossed out by Murphy The
trouble began, however, when AL
len cut single to left field and
Crouch followed with q blow to
right Robinson delivered "a double
to center, scoring Allen and sending
Crouch to third. Bubser hit to
Benson and Crouch was touched
out at the plate on a close decision.
Jenkins singled to center, scoring
Robinson. An attempted double
steal resulted in Bubser's ont at the
plate. thus stopping what looked
like runaway inning for the Wis |
itors.
The Bunnies gathered in another
run in the second on doubles by
Stoakes and Command. Their final {,
marker developed in the fifth on
singles by Allen. Crouch and Bub-
ser. L
The islanders got busy in the
Fourth. scoring two. johnson led off
with base on balls and Coles
single to right sent him to third. I
Cole reaching second on the plav s
at the far corner. Aftermath lined y
single to center. scoring johnson +
and Cole Lord laid down a bunt :
and beat it out. With two on and I
none out, the Islanders missed an z
excellent opportunity to put the s
game away Newell attempted to ! {
sacrl1ce and instead gave Voight {
chance TO get a force out on Al
termatt at third Connolly then q
nit to Weight and Lord was forced
at third. Miller went out, Weight
to Bubser.
The Islanders made their last =
run in the sixth. Cole singled !
sharply to center and reached sec
ond because Robinson fizzled in :.
handling the bounce Aftermath l
swung on the first ball pitched 10 !
him for two bases, scoring Cole. l
He got to third on bad throw by
Volghr and there he languished a
while the next three hitters were /
easy outs.
with two out in the ninth, Con-
molly placed q neat single TO right t
held. Ben Tate was sent to bat for E
Miller but the afternoons festivi- i,
les came to close with his 5
srounder 10 the pitcher. L
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