The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-26
WALK, TRIPLE
And Wild PEG
UPSET Moline
Bill Cole Swings Wicked Biudge0r
IN Last Inning With Murphy
On First.

The Islanders celebrated tnelr re-
turn to Douglas park yesterday ait
ernoor, after prolonged absence
by trimming the Plowboys, to .
in "a game that produced several
kinds of thrills in the last two IN
nings.
Had il not been for Bill Coles
failure to bunt with Murphy on
first base in. the ninth, there might
have been a different story TO tell
But he did fail, even though he
tried hard, and therein lies the rea-
son for he sudden termination OF
hostiIities in favor of the islanders.
Starting the last time at bat two
runs behind, Frank Murphy IN
weighed Rudolph kneisch into issu-
ing him free transportation to iirst
base. Twice, Cole attempted 10
sacrifice and missed clearly each
time. Then he did what he liked TO
do-swing. Result was a triple TO
the far left field fence that sent
Murphy scampering all the way
around the paths with the tying
run. And not only that, but the
blow was responsible for Cole get
ting in with the winning tally, for
Smith, who received the relay,
threw wild to the plate on Murphy.
There were many Abs" and
"Ohs" as the bali left Coles bat. 1t
sailed heavenward for a great dis
lance and began its descent near
the fence. For an instant it ap-
peared the sphere would clear the
enclosure but it struck earth with
in a foot of the barrier. Heimach,
who was playing left field for the
Piows, made hurried recovery and
threw to Third Baseman Smith, who
had gone into the outer garden for
the relay. Smith made the mistake
of trying for Murphy, who had the
plate easily. The ball cleared
Deufers head, enabling Cole to com
plete the circuit with the winning
run
The Islanders fought an uphill
battle from the sixth inning. Moline
scored one run in each of the first
three innings and held that advant-
age until the sixth when three hits
scored two for the locals. In the
eighth, the Plows counted another
pair and it looked like the game was
in for them. Still, the Islanders
showed the old fight by duplicating
that much in their half of the round
and then made their days efforts
worth something by the ninth in
ming rally.
Fitzpatrick Hurls.
Jack Fitzpatrick, the Islanders
newest moundsman, twirled the en-
tire contest, and showed up well
The PloWs nicked his side-arn
speed ball for IL smacks in which
there was a homer, triple and three
doubles, but he managed to hole
them in check in acceptable fash
ion for the greater part of the game
He was opposed by 'Lefty'
Kneisch, whose best work was &C
compiished in the fore part of the
battle. From the sixth inning, he
had a rather miserable time of it
for six. of the Islanders seven hits
came in that time, and his mates
helped things along with a bobble
now and then
Moline Takes Lead.
The Plowboys started out with
the best of intentions. a double by
Mack and single by Gooch scored a
run in the first inning They added
another to this in the second by
Shollenberger's infield hit and
Smiths double, and swelled the
total to three in the third inning be-
cause of & double by Mack again, a
sacrifice and infeld out.
Fitzpatrick frightened after that
and for the next four innings the
Plows didn't do so we'll On the
other hand, the Islanders opened
up bit of their own artillery in
the sixth and put different shade
TO the game by scoring two runs.
Murphy opened the inning with
triple almost to the fiagpole. Cole
hit TO Mack at first and won the
race to the bag. Lord flied out tC
Carey but then Bill Johnson deliv-
cred regular single to center field
that registered Murphy and semi
Cole to third. The two Bills ther
executed the double steal to perfec.
h uon. Cole sliding in easily unde,
NJ DeufeIs arm with the second rur
VI of the inning
Lee Gooch drove the ball over the
center field fence to begin the
eighth inning for Moline. Deufe
followed with a scratch hit to Lore
and Barrett was safe on his sacri
nee when Johnson dropped Fitz
patrick's throw. Heimach lai,
down a bunt and beat it out, popu
latfng the bags With none down
the situation looked exceedingly
dark. Shollenberger. however, hi
10 Loru, forcing DEUEL. at the plate
and Smith did just the same. After
receiving the ball for force out
on Barrett, Connolly pegged a
ground ball to- Johnson in an at,
tempt for double play, which was
dropped. Heimaeh raced. for the
plate, and in making a hurried re-
coyery and throw, Johnson tossed
to one side, letting in the second
run.
The Islanders recovered the lost
ground in their eighth Cole led
with single. Lord was safe when
his grounder went through Carey,
Cole reaching third. johnson walk
ed, filling the bases with none
down. Benson lifted a sacrifice fly
to Heimach. scoring Cole. Schweitz-
er forced johnson at second base.
Wally Newell came through with a
timely single to center, scoring
Lord.
In the P1ows' ninth, Mack sim
gled with one gone, stole second
and reached third ansa bad throw.
but died there when Gooch flied out
and DEUEL. went out, Fitzpatrick to
Johnson.