The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-30
ISLANDERS ARE
LATEST To BOW
TO SPEAS' men
sse.saw Contest Annexed by Visi.
tors Yesterday Afternoon,
IL TO 10.
By ]. L. HUGHES.

The BuuuISS SIeIGucu tuSlE
..ring of consecutive victories to
"A at Douglas park yesterday. Let
rs pray that the number is their
INK, for Judging by yesterdays
contest it would seem that nothing
short of a ink can stop them. The
seore was IL to 10.
Every kind of baseball was dished
an for the edification of the Mon
day afternoon turnout, with the
adge going to Cedar Rapids on near
Il every deal The visitors simply
murdered the offerings of Joe Van
eoetham, erstwhile most effective
Islander mounGsman, while Sitter,
who started for the Dummies, nor
valentine, who relieved him before
The game was far gone, Jared little
better at the hands Of the locals.
Good hits were mixed with the
had ones and spiced with errors by
both teams to count the sum total
Of q runs. The Buns accepted sew
eral gifts; ditto, the Islanders. An
error by Jelinek in the ninth in
ming with one gone paved the way
for Cedar Rapids to score the win
Ming run. The next batter deliver
I'd a double, scoring the runner
from first
Cedar Rapids helped itself to a
grace of tallies right at the start
when Lewis beat out bunt ball,
reached second on sacrnce ana
scored on Speas' single to center.
A double by Valentine counted the
Bunny boss.
But the Islanders came up for
air in their half of the first frame
and registered three. Jelinek led
off with a base on balls, went to
second on ConZelman's single and
both scored when Sitter threw wild
to first base after fielding Nc
Evans intended sacrifice New
ell rolled out, pitcher to first base.
Belz lofted long fly to right field,
counting McEwan from third base
after the catch.
Had Big Lead.
Looked as if the Islanders had
the old game slowed away for
keeps when they counted four in
The second round. Swenson dou-
bled and Campbell scratched hit
10 third. Van Goethem doubled to
right, scoring Swenson. This was
the signal for the exit Of Mr.. Sitter
and advent of Valentine, who had
been stationed in right field. Jel-
mex lofted to center field but
Campbell scored after the catch.
Councilman singled TO center to
score Van Goethem. McEwan's
single to right put Councilman on
second, when he continued the jour
ney to the plate ON Newell's safe
drive to left field. That was all the
scoring until the fifth inning.
At the half way point the pace
began to tell on the islanders speed
ball artist Church, first up, was
safe on Jelinek's bobble. Speas
forced him at second, however.
Then Valentine dumped nasty one
at McEwan and all hands were safe.
Michaels singled to center, scoring
Speas. Rye's blow to right counted
Valentine. Michaels scored on
Hickler's infield out In the next
inning, Cedar Rapids assumed the
lead by counting another three
runs. Three singles, a double and
sacrifice at the right time did the
business.
In Front Again.
One run behind, the Islanders got
back into the game in the seventh
and sent three men over the rubber
after the first two batters were
out Newell was passed and Belz
singled to left. The bases were
populated when Rye mussed up
SAvengen's grounder Swenson I'M
corked single to center, scoring
Newell and BelZ. Stuvengen came
home when Church singled to CEN
ter, scoring Newell and Belz. Stu
rengen came home when Church
iumbled Campbell's easy roller, but
Swenson was out at the plate try
ing to score en- the same play.
Cedar Rapids knotted the count
IN the eighth Lewis gained base
when hit by a p1tcned ball and
stole second. Church fouled out
but Speas tripled to center and
scored Lewis. Swenson fielded
Valentines slow grounder but his
throw to the plate was too late TO
catch Speas And in the ninth the
bunnies counted the winning run
amer one was out. Jelinek bobbled
Hickler's grounder and Elliott
doubled.
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