The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-06
BIG CROWD ON
HAND TO HONOR
BILL JACOBSON
St Louis Browns Star Is Real Hero
Of the Day With Home Run
Against Sterling.
Especial Correspondence.)

\OYcClAA wi I0SVOuuC0SSsy
Geneseo, Oct. ct seemed that
fate had decreed that jacobson
day." observed in this city yester-
day in honor of Bill Jacobson OF
the st. Louis Browns of the Amer
lean league, should be an unbound
ed success. The friends and base
ball fans for miles around went to
the ball park in this city, his home
town, to witness the testimonial
game which had been arranged in
his honor between the strong Ster-
ling American Legion team and
some of the professional friends OF
Jacobson who are engaged In the
leagues; with weather conditions
ideal and game which will be re-
membered for many years to come
by many of those present.
An attendance of approximately
100 people saw the game. which
was a display of baseball featured
at times by sensational playing.
Baby Doll" Jacobson did himself
proud in the eyes Of the home
folks. At his first time at bat he
was presented with travelling bag
purchased by subscriptions Of Gen
eseo friends, and also basket OF
beautiful American Beauty roses
Mrs. Jacobson was remembered
with a solid silver serving tray
and, to complete the family circle
solid silver gifts were presented tc
jacobson in behalf of their two
children. He responded with a
hard hit single which drove Joe
Berger across the plate with the
first run 81 the game. Baby Doll
also registered home run In the
eighth, two men scoring ahead Of
him, started double play after
making a difficult catch of a line
drive, made a sacrifice hit and
stole a base. All in all. Jake" was
as good as the hero Of any "Dia-
mond Dick" novel, to the great de-
light Of the crowd and dismay o.
the Sterling team.
The outstanding feature play O
the game, and one considered BY
| many as the most extraordinary il
their baseball experience, wa:
made by Schliebner in the eight
inning. Woodwork had hit {
smashing grounder to Norton
which was handled with difficulty
He threw the ball to first, high ant
wide. Schliebner sighted the ball
looked at the bag and kicked it to
ward the direction of the throw
timed his jump, nabbed the ball il
the gloved hand and fell to thu
ground on his back but with ont
! foot touching the bag and thereb!
/ putting the runner out by step
The ovation which greeted thi
lasted several minutes
The All-Stars gathered three
more in the second on a triple b.
| Norton, double by v. Jacobson
followed by triple by Smith
Prendergast was taken from tn,
mound at this time and Benton tool
up the burden. Berger later con
tributed the fourth hit of the in
ming. Two tallies were scored il
the fourth and seventh inning
each, and three in the eighth, whel
Sellars, first man up, hit singh
and Berger received a walk, to b
followed by the home run by ia
cobson This hit went out Of tn
lot and was received by the crow,
as the climax of perfect day" il
Baby Dolls" honor.
/ The hitting of Pahlman with
single and two doubles made hi1
| the star of the Sterling team. Hi
first base playing was also Of hig,
caliber. Sterling gathered its frs
run in the fourth on two single
and a walk, added another in tn
eighth on a double by Pahlmar
| first man up, who got around O.
infield plays. In the ninth, Sellar
tired perceptibly, giving four base
on balls which, with a double b
Pahlman, marked up two runs. Blu
Sellars retired the side on thre
strike-outs by almost superhuma
, effort.