The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-27
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Woeo Idle yesterday because Of wet
GrooAds, TsgTs Hauts and Moline
oontiuued their drive on the pace
Golters, thereby causing IN upset
~ The v. K. dope bucket
BY winning both games Of a
,0oable-header with the down-trod-
den Bunnies 1t Cedar Rapids. ths
Tots climbed to second place. and
within 10 points Of the Tractors.
Moline added grease to tho Bloom
eeS' slide b annexing . to ! con-
test on . mud-soaked fed. In 50
DONG, they came alongside Of Rock
Island in third position.
Should the Islanders win two
games from Peoria today they can
arrive In first place because Terre
Haute has no game scheduled. And
should the McQuillans break even
today and Moline slip another over
on the Dunns, the islanders would
drop to fourth position, Just at q
time when we had them doped for
the lead.
Yes, indeed, it's q close race. The
little word eff il playing . promi-
nsnt role.
Rock Island. Moline. Peoria and
Terre Haute appear 30 evenly
matched that the fans of each city
are wondering which team Ia going
to crack first This possibility
aeems quite removed from the Is
landers. who are enjoying the ma
tsefal benefits OF firstclass pitch
ing. and At the same time are show
ing more effective work with the
bat. Moline apparently has recov-
cred its stride. The Tractors bow
ID to the Islanders on Wednesday
and the locals showed to advan-
tase over Terre Haute by winning
the two games played last week at
the opening Of the season in Rock
Island.
Defeat Strongest
An interesting phase of the Is
landers' work on the home lot is
that the six games won Of eight
played, including that Of Wodnes-
day. were taken from three Of the
supposedly strongest teams. The
pair OF games lost were captured
BY Bloomington, which with Cedar
Rapids; has been helping the 9th
or clubs Of the league along in the
seasons grind.
Rock Island got of to q good
start before the home folks by win
ming two Of three games from the
Tots. the third having ended in a
} - tie. Tho Bloomers caught
nsm temporarily OF stride ANA
took two Of three. The real form Of
tho McQuilians developed against
the Evas. who were then topping
tho percentage colnmn. The Bash
angs succumbed In all three con-
teeta The Tractors were disagree
ably surprised at being checked on
Wednesday xftsr several brilliant
victories that had put them in first
place.
Following . prolonged losing
spell at the start of the season.
Harry Brant's Rox have recovered
and are threatening the FIRST diyi-
sion clubs. A test Of their real
y strength will be hadsin their. series
Vwjth Rock Island beginning to-
morrow at Rockford.
To 1eet Flows.
After takingvo0 Rockford in fouI
games, two Of which will be played
Decoration day. the Islanders will
yeturn again TO home surrounding
% battle the Plow Boys at Brown.
Ing neld, Moline. in what should ht
three memorable games. These
viii b tho basis Of tho first rea
comparison Of the relative merits
Of the Macks and McQuillans, ant
undoubtedly will draw huge crowd,
each day.
On June the locals VIII be- seen
again at Douglas park agains,
Cedar Rapids. Tho invasion Of the
Bunnies will complete the circuit
OF clubs for Rock Island, and while
20 far the Boylemen have not dis.
played any great amount OF class
they may, nevertheless. by that
time be in shape to give the Island
~ 4 bit Of argument