The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-04
SLAMS
CLOSE SINGLE;
MEME SCORES
laIsnders Fight Into Tie. Bat Lose
j. Last Mlnste, 500 Brave
Cold Blasts.
BY BRUCE COPELAND.

hnEo automobile parade yesterday,
watched the opening ceremonies at
Avery Tractor park and cheered
u thsyTractOrs on to to 8 victory
oyer George McQuillan's Islanders
In the first game OF the season.
The opening was huge success
y ff6hnsa financial as well as sport
viewpoint.
Agparade OF autos. extending for
more than seven blocks. was form
cd at the city hall at 2 O'Clock. The
line OF march continued down Ad-
ans street, out Lincoln avenue.
back TO Adams, up Main to Jeffer-
son. and out Jefferson to Avery
Tractor park.
Promptly at $3.50 O'Clock the flag
was raised, while the fans stood
with dotted hats as the band played
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" May
or-elect Victor p. Michel then took
his place on the mound, while Ger
aid B. Franks, president OF the AS
ISOLATION OF Commerce. stood at the
receiving post The city executive
grooved one through the middle of
the plate, with the. catcher making
fair stop OF 1t.
s. Patterson Prowse. speaking
for the Peoria Baseball Fans as
ISOLATION. presented retiring Mayor
T.. N. Woodruff with a card case
containing . pass to Peoria games
this season.
Had the weather been fairer,
there is little doubt but that the
1921 opening would have shattered
all records in Three-Eye history.
Enthusiasm OF the fans was at high
pitch, despite the fact that most Of
them were sitting wrapped up in
ovefcoats to keep half warm. The
bleachers were well filed. The
grandstand. on account of its low
er temperature, suffered most SER
.ously in attendance.
SET Tie Score In Ninth.
The game was well fought bat
tie. The Tractors gained an early
lead. which they retained until the
ninth inning. when the Islanders
tied the count. 1t looked like an
extra inning clash until Oscar
Bluege laid down single, scoring
Ted Meme in the last Of the ninth.
"Tiny" Monroe had the best Of
The twirling argument at all times.
n The Dt. Paul mound worker hand
ed nine batsmen the strike out
ticAst. while the six hits gathered
from his delivery were we'll scat
tered. In the fourth frame. two
doubles, added to walk and an
error, let the Islanders have their
only rally Of importance.
Smith, the Islander twirler. was
rather wild He is probably warm
weather star and couldn't deliver
yesterday. He walked six batsmen
and gave seven hits. two of them
for extra sacks.
The Tractors scored two TALES
IN the first inning. Evers walked
and was sacrificed to second by
Magnus. Meme walked. Dresser
rolled to Emmer, who tagged out
Evers, but threw wild to first at
tempting to double. allowing Meme
! 10 score. Schweitzer walked. Dres-
sen scored on a double steal.
Darrage In Third.
A quartet of counters were an
nexed in the third frame. Magnus
walked. Meme sacrificed him to
second. Dresser singled. sending
Magnus to third. Schweitzer sin
gled, scoring Magnus. Bluege dou-
bled. scoring Dresser and Schweit-
ger. Drummer singled to deep CEN
ter. scoring Bluege. 20.
Rock Island scored one run in
the second inning, when Emmer
walked, went to third on Bluege's
overthrow Of first and scored on
Smiths infleld out. Three runs
were added in the fourth. Lenahan
was safe on Brunner's error. He
stole second. Tate doubled into
left. scoring Lenahan. Smith walk
ed. Murphy doubled into center,
scoring Tate and Smith. Burke
scored In the seventh when Benson
drove a long double into center
They tied the count with the sixth
run In the ninth, when Francis,
batting for Smith. was safe on
Dressen's error. He advanced to
second on Murphy's out and scor-
cd on Burke's single.
First Inning.
Rock lsland-Murphy walked.
Burke singled to left. Benson
tanned out and Gamer rolled out.
Bleuge threw out McInerny at first.
No runs.
Peoria--Evers walked and went
TO second on Magnus' sacrifice.
Meme walked. Dresser forced
Evers al third but Emmer in an
attempt to make it a double play
heayed the ball into the right field
bleachers, Meme scoring and Ores
sen drawing up at third. Schweit-
ger walked. On a double steal
Dresser scored. Bleuge rolled our.
Two runs.
Second Inning.
Rock lslandALenahan famed.
Emmer walked. Tate grounded to
Blenge who tossed wide to first.
Emmer going to third and Tate to
second. Emmer scored on Smiths
infield out. Murphy rolled out. One
run.
Peoria-Brunner doubled to CEN
ter. ;Goldthwaite famed. Drummer
was thrown out at third when Mon
roe rolled to Smith. Evers forced
Monroe at second. No runs.
Is Third Inning.
Rock lsland-Burke and Benson
Tanned. Gamer rolled out. No
runs.
Pcoria-Magnus walked. Meme
sacrificed Dresser made an. in
field hit. Sweitxer singled, Magnus
scoring. Bleuge doubled. Dresser
scoring. Drummer singled, scoring
Sweitzer and. Rleuge. Goldthwaite
lined out to center, Drummer being
doubled Gu second. -Four runs.
Fourth Inning.
Rock laland-MeIneanx Tanned