The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-02
PENNANT FEVER
HAS BRANTS IN
CHASTITY GRASP
Is Tough Assignment for the Locals
for Next Three Days, to Say
the Least.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Rock Island at Rockford
Cedar Rapids at Moline.
Peoria at Evansville.
Bloomington at Terre Haute.
(specia1 to The Argus. !

Especial to The Argus
Rockford, ILL.,, Ang. 2.-Skipper
Charlie Connolly led his bedrag-
gled crew OF Islanders into this
port of unfriendliness this morning
after a ftfuI all night journey from
the unsettled and stormy area of
Bunnyyille. Lines of leadership
already crease the finely nodded
brew of this newest boss of Islander
destinies and an unnistakable ex-
preston of grim determination was
to be noted in his flashing eyes as
he cast anchor
The skipper was not in a talka-
tive mood. He had used all the
words Webster has to offer in max
ing his so-called bunch of cripples
and hard-luck FASTENERS under
stand that henceforth they must be
on the up and up every minute of
every game Before pulling up
stakes at Cedar Rapids, he had i'm
pressed his men that they must do
better III the future or suffer He
was glad old Jup PlHv made pastim
ing impossible yesterday. 1t had
given hin the chance to have a
heart = heart talk with them.
Then. TOO next time the club gets
to Bum town, the Islanders will
likely, be- In much better shape to
win q contest that might have
gone tte same way IS on the three
days preceding.
The islanders will tarry here for
three days They face tough as
sienme.t. 10 say the least, in tack
ling the pCnnant-fever stricken
Rox. Harry Brant is a benevolent
sort of fellow. Yet, he has stified
his better nature on this occasion
and has instilled his tTUsty bludg-
con swtngers with q deep maleyo-
leHce 10 rthe less fortunate bunch
fate has cast in their way.
And there's reason. Fresh
from three straight t-iumphs at
FIcWboy town, and resting on top
by dint Of same, Grant has no par
tlculaF iEtcol3l It this time Of re-
ltnquishiug The sweetness Of Vie
tory.
v 1T17 nIy Turn.
IIowsocyct, tuc worm has been
known TO turn. The Islanders have
no one TO p SIS now going down.
They are Il The bottom and ca-se-
quentiy worries a.e over in that
direction. Tl,V lave nothing more
10 lose but everything 10 gain.
Skipper Connolly welcomed
Frank Murphy back into the fold
this 4, m. The peppery shortstop
has been mis- :lE tar the last two
DAYS on account o. illness of his
wife.
Herb Miller wCs the probable
choice of Connolly for firing line
duties this afternoon. The extra
DAY Of rest given Miller ~ yesler-
days rain has left him in fit shane
TO make things at least Interesting
Tor the f2st-stepping Rox. There
was a possibility that Ross would
be ordered to the mound at the last
minute
Although the Islanders dropped
three in row TO the Dummies
there was q ray Of hope seen in the
defeats. Two We're PASSED nv
meager one-run majorities. A
break or two in either contest
would have turned victory in the
islanders direction. In one con
Test the Islanders twice had men on
thlrd and first with none down b.,f
were liable to get the tieing run
across ana pave the way for an
ultimate win.
Fisher Shows Class.
a gratifying result Of Saturdays
game that went TO Cedar Rapids
was the very fine exhibition of
Arthur Lefty Fisher. Despite the
TACT that six hits were credited [
against his pulling assortment of
Southpaw twisters offered I'D to the
hard-hitting Bunny batters, his
teammates are unanimous in their
cGhtention that only two genuine
hits should have gone to them The
others, they say, should have gone
Gown as errors against themselves.
IN spite of his excellent mound |
performance, Fishers momentarv
lapse OF consciousness at a critical
stage of the game was responsible
Tor what proved TO be the winning
run against him. With Tom
Jenkins on third and a mate on
hrst, FISHER stood with ball in hand
and gazed long and earnestly al the
occupant OF the firstbase station
jenkins dashed for the plate and
before Fisher could extricate him
self from his lethargy, the damage
was done.
Art Rein, the University of Wis ,
consin youth. also turned in good
piece. of twirling Friday. even
though defeated by a one-run mar
gin.
Had the team displayed more fn- ,
clination to hit the leather ami
when hits were needed, there Womb :
nave been different tale to relate I
sun, this lost art may come back
and il it does-weIl, the Rox might c
not be so self-sure when the Island
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