The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-05
BERG SUBDUES
PL0WS, 5 T02,
IN FTERNO0N
Newcomer Celebrates His Arrival
With Timely Victory-Matthews
Shows Class for Moline.
BY J. L. HUGHES.

The Islanders staged comeback
yesterday afternoon at Douglas
park that was all to the good. Not
only did they trim the Plowboys
and make it even stephen for the
day, but they put halt to a losing
streak that had reached five
straight. The score was 5 to 2.
The McQuillans demonstrated a
reversal of form from their morn
ing exhibition that was quite pleas
Ing to the local bugs and discon-
certing to Moline fandom, which
never is quite satisfied. Young I'll
mer Berg, an aspiring mOundsman,
who was with us during the spring,
pitched a creditable game and was
accorded highclass support by mis-
teammates. Three double plays of
the sensational variety helped Berg
out of some tough situations and
added relish to the victory.
jim Matthews, the newest mem
Der of Earle Mack's twirling staff,
essayed to break into Three-Eye
league company with a win at the
expense Of the Islanders. He fail
ed because the locals made all of
their half dozen safe blows count
for something while his new-fouud
playmates fell down on the job
when chances to score presented
themselves Matthews held the Nc
QuiIlans hitless from the third 70
the eighth.
Rock Island scored a pair in the
first inning and a third run cross
ed the plate in the second after the
Flows has counted one in their half
of the round. The locals got only
two runners on base. one pass and
the other a hit batter, during the
next five innings. A sensational
catch by Cummings of Lords drive
to the right center fence in the
fourth, on which he doubled Jones
returning to second, subdued one
Plow uprising that had danger writ
ten all over. After Moline had reg
istered its second run of the game
in the fifth on Ewing's hit, stolen
base and Altermatt's bingle, Muir
ply took an airplane fight after
a line drive on ShoIlenberger's
bludgeon, speared the apple with
his meat hand. and doubled Alter
matt at second Again in the sixth
double play with two on bases
stopped the Mac4s-
Rock Island put the game in to
the bag in the eighth by scoring
a pair but Berg got him self into
a bad position in the ninth after
getting easy outs on the first two
batters. He walked Shollenberger
and Heimaeh, batting for Matthews,
but Carey very obligingly put the
fans of both cities at rest a NOM
ent later when he popped for the
third out.
Begin In First.
A trio of sound smacks in the
first inning enabled the Islanders
to get OF to a good start Muir
ply singled and reached third on
Schweitzer's blow to center. Cole
rolled to Mack and Murphy was
run down between home and third.
Benson accepted a base on balls
but Connolly delivered a double to
center that scored Schweitzer and
Cole.
Wire stopped one of Matthews
fast ones with his jaw in the sec
ond inning. Berk struckout but
Murphy's double to left put Wire
ON third, from where he scored on
Schweitzer's sacrifice fly to left.
In the eighth, Cole was hit after
one was gone. Benson lifted a tall
fly to left and was out. Cole reach
cd third on Connolly's single to
right and scored on Cummings
hard drive down the left field foul
line. In the execution of the double
steal, Carey dropped Shollenberg-
er's peg and Connolly legged it
home with the final score
The Flows tally in the second
came as a result of Lords double
and Ewing's triple. In the fifth,
Ewing singled, went to second on
a passed ball and scored on Alter
mats single.
Sullivan was the big reason for
Moline's victory in the morning
fracas yesterday. The big fellow
was in superb form. Just what
he had on the pellet, all can't agree,
but he had enough to cause Is Is
landers to retreat to the dugout
for drink of water. The score
was to 2. but it does not tell the
full story from Rock Island stand
point for Lefty Ross was in there
pitching, also. The Islander youth
made twirlers' battle out of it
until the ninth, when the support
OF his mates cracked Ross, himself, .
offended in that final round by i,
throwing the horsehide to right :
field after fielding Ewing's intend !
ed sacrifice.
Here are the victims of SuIly's
fast ones: Murphy. 2; Cole. /; Cum >
nings. 3; Benson. l; Tate, 8; Wire, =
1: Schirmer. 2; Ross, 2. Schweitz- q
ar was the only one to escape.
While Benson succumbed to
'trikeout in the. eight on his last
limo at bat, it is well to note that .
lis three previous efforts went for e
hts, one of which smacked against y
he center field fence for two bases. !.
iurphy contributed a pretty double =