The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-07
STRlIeHT run
Of DEFEATS IS
BOOSTED TO n
vlsiters walk on with Eeaeh Ex.
Aibiusn WltAsut Great Deal
Of Effort.
M IL HUGHES.

The Islanders sloughed OF their
18th and 18th defeats in q row BE-
fore the Sabbath crowd at Douglas
park yesterday, Ottumwa making .
sweep Of the four game set BY
scores Of 8 to Q and 3 to 0.
The locals have faded SO rapidly
within the last two weeks that they
have convinced themselves OF the
futility Of trying to win a ball
game. Tis Q sad state Of AFFAIRS.
indeed, when Carl Bond can bring
his Cardinals into town after they,
too, have taken a licking from ev-
erybody, and walk OF with a quar-
tet Of victories.
Yea, DO! The visiting FASTENERS
merely put in an appearance yes
terday. They won both ends with
out any really startling effort on
their own part. That one run lead
they held in the opener was as
good as a mile, and their three
run margin in the abbreviated aft
erpiece couldn't have been touched
If the Islanders had stood on Pixies
Peak.
Even Mike Donlin, once peerless
performer for the New York
Giants, fizzled as a mascot. Mike
donned an Islander uniform as per
announcement and was seen in right
field in both games. Age is a
hard master. If you don't believe,
ask Mike himself.
Lefty" Hoeft pitched wholly
creditable game in the first, but
his mates are so far into the slough
Of despond that they couldn't pro-
vide him with a slim margin, even
when opportunity presented itself.
Charlie Friedl was trotted out to
the mound at the start Of the sec
ond game. Charlie was derricked
after walking two and permitting
q sacrifice at the beginning of the
second innings. Fred Radloff was
brought in from left field, and Fred
not only nullified any damage
which Friedl's wildness might have
caused but his chucking the re-
mainder Of the game was the only
outstanding feature to the credit
OF the Islanders.
First Game.
A pass to Corcoran, single by
Croake and sacrifice fly by Ford
gave the visitors run to go on in
the first inning. Johnny Bell
evened the score in behalf of the
Islanders in the same round by
lofting the pill over the center field
fence after the two were out. A
base on balls to Ford, Jude's sin
gle, Schuster's sacrifice and Ken.
nedy's single accounted for Ottum-
was second tally, in the fourth in
ming. Similarly. another pass, this
time to Schuster, plus a sacrifice
and an error by Finn enabled the
Cards to shove over their third
run, in the seventh frame.
The Islanders staged a spasmod.
ic rally in their seventh. but their
Vest was lone run. Dempsey sin.
gled. was sacrificed and scored
when Croake dropped a throw tc
catch Belz at first. A beautiful
chance went glimmering in thu
eighth when Donlin was struck ou
and Swenson was nailed trying t
steal second on the pitch. Immed
lately after Radloff doubled to cen
ter field.
Second Game.
Owens single, a triple by Judg
I and an error by Norton gave OF
tumWa two runs to start the sec
ond game. Badly Beisser, left
hand artist of the visitors, wa
much too crafty for the crestfalle
Islanders, and those two runs wer
more than sufficient. A triple b
Corcoran and double steal CAV
Ottumwa another run, in the fit:
The islanders best opportunit
developed in the first round. MOI
ton beat out bunt and Newe
scratched hit past shortsto]
Delz sacrificed and Finn was pass
ed purposely. With three on an
one down. Swenson did the prope
thing-for Ottumwa-by groundin
j into an easy double ylay.
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