The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-17
ERRORS PLAY
HEAVY ROLES
{. IN EACH GAME
Tractors Enjoy 0ne-Run Advan-
tage In Each of Two Seventh
ming Affairs.
BY j. L. HUGHES.

BY j. L. HUGHES.
Bill Jackson and his Peoria ath
Ietes copied the abbreviated end
of a double header at Douglas parl
yesterday afternoon, to l, and
TO 2. Old Man Luck insisted Of
clinging to the side of the esteeme'
Bill, and thereby hangs the reasol
for the victories coming his way
For some unaccountable reason
the games were held to seven in
nings each. IL may be that tn
baseball boys have put IN such
strenuous season, that even on
regulation affair might have pu
them on the shelf for repairs. INT
managers OF both clubs entered
into gentleman's agreement be
forehand, it seems, TO make the aft
ernoon an easy one.
At any rate. shortening Of the
contests proved a deciding factor
in favor OF the visitors. When hos
tiIit.es ended in the initial tilt, the
Islanders were just hitting then
stride, and there was every rea-
son to anticipate that two more
rounds could have brought the lin
ism or the Jacksons. In the second
game, both teams were IN dead
lock at the end of the seventh, in
point of effectiveness, yet Peoria
escaped the necessity of defending
a perilous one-runl lead for an ad-
dltIonaI two spasms, because o. the
aforementioned gentlemen's agree
ment.
= At that the Islanders missed any
number of exceptional opportunI-
tees to salt each contest away in
the brine. In the sixth inning, IN
particular, OF the first game d good
chance went gllnmerlng when
two runners were left to perish on
the paths. The worst had TO be
swallowed in the aftermath, how
ever, when after scoring two and
having the bases populated with
none -out III the fourth, Peoria S
measley lead OF one run could not
be overcome. Again, IN the sixth,
three got on with one gone but all
SucCumbed.
Throw Both Games away.
Both games were tossed away so
the principal offender in each in
stance. Three OF PeorIa's total OF
five runs for it's afternoons efforts
can be traced directly to wild pegs
by the boss, while yet another one
was due to a bobbled grounder by
Aftermath. What matters It il
Rock Island did collect three
earned runs against the Tractors
one, they count no more than the
unearned variety, in the end.
Herb Miller pitched really ex-
cellent game OF bali i'll the hTst
and by all the odds of the game
was entitled to the victory against
Luke Nelson, ace of the Peoria
staff, As d matter of fact, both
were extremely effective, each al
lowing but seven hits and walking
one apiece.
The second game brought a pc
culiar turn of affairs TO the front
= Imagine, if you can. Bill Jackson
having to CALI upon three hurlers,
despite the fact that the Islanders
got only three hts. one OF which
was a scratch blow. Funny part of
it, too. was the fact that the hits
were all made off the last pitcher.
who was none other than one
George McQuillan, whom many fans
will remember as a former Island
er. His predecessors were George
Beck. the Moline Wild man, and a
lanky specimen by the name of
Duff When Beck passed three in
row in the fourth. jackson yank-
ed him for Dun. Duff TOOK up
where Beck left off BY walking the
next two and sending in d par of
taliss, an dthsretOre his hasty de-
parture from the scene of conflict.
His majesty came on and retired
n the side.
VI Tow They Scored.
= PeoTia's chance to score in the
initial game came in the fourth IN
nlnE. After Dresser had tiied to
johnson. Platte scratched a hit to
Aftermath. Bluege unioaded a
clean single TO LETT, Platt stopping
at second. Brooks hit to Murphy
TO force Bluege at second. but with
time TO spare benson soaked the
apple wide TO first, Platte scoring
on what should have been the third
out Brooks went to second on the
overthrow. to third on Menzes hit
to lett and registered when Lord
strayed from the bag when catch
ing Murphy's throw of Gold
thwaithes grounder.
A base on balls 10 Newell with
one gone in the fifth save the Is
landers a chance that they tailed
10 make the most of. Although
Connolly lifted pop foul Tor the
second out, Newell got TO second
on Herb Miller's single 10 center
and registered on .4urphy's one
base drive TO the same regions.
with two on. Benson forced Muir
ply at second.
Second Game
Errors by Aftermath and AM
brose OF Schlee's and Brooks
grDunders to start the second in
ming OF the second game resulted
in scores. Meme filled the bases