The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-19
VANS SUCCUMB
TO AVALANCHE
OF BASE HITS
Jeiinek. Lowe and Erickson Grab
Stick Honors Of Tuesdays
Contest.
ny ]. L. HUGHES.

BY j. l.. HUGHES.
The Regs donned their best bat
ting attire yesterday afternoon at
Douglas park and buried the Yanni-
cans under an avalanche OF hits to
the tune of I3 to 6. 1t was wild
and woody melee, % players par
ticipating during the course of the
nine spasms. Several of the play
ers who were cut from the roster
Monday afternoon stuck around
and were permitted to join In the
pastiming.
The horsehide was handled in
remarkably clean fashion, consid-
ering the freedom of the hitting
The Regs were guilty of trio of
misplays against two for the sec
ond stringers. The former were
heavy with the stick, however, con-
Meeting safely 10 times as against
nine for the Vans.
Jelly" Jelinek and Lowe. Mer-
Ger county product, led the batting
attack of the victors This pair
divided eight OF the 10 wallops be-
tween themselves. One of Jelinek' 8
Milan, who performed at backstop
for the Regs during a portion OF
the conflict, faced the pitcher three
times and each time found safe ter
ritory. Two of his hits were clean
doubles Irwin of Cambridge, who
started behind the bat for the first
string, helped himself TO a double.
The longest blow of the afternoon
sailed from the bat of Lowry. giant
right fielder The ball Travelled to
the flagpole, enabling Lowry to
wind up his journey at third base.
A sensational bit of fielding by
Wire, brother of Earl Wire who
pastimed at first base for last
years Islanders, was perpetrated
at the expense of Lowry. Lowry
came to bat with intentions of re-
peating his triple. Wire went into
deep territory between left and
center and caught the flying pellet
with his gloved hand.
The Regs got away to an early
start, scoring a pair of runs in
the second session. One was added
in the IT, - and a quartet in the
fourth. The Vans breezed into a
tally in the fourth, and in the sew
enth threatened the lead of their
opponents by touchinfi Rosenberg
for five markers. That was the eX-
tent sof the damage committed by
the seconds.
Wilson Starts.
Paul Wilson of Milan blanked
the Vans the first three innings
and allowed only one hit, single to
center in the third by Johnson.
Radloff of Coal Valley took up the
firing line duties for the Regs in
the fourth and pitched effective
ball the three innings following
Ra0loff was touched for three hits
and one run. The score resulted
from a hit batter, stolen base and
two single.
Rosenberg, one of those labeled
with a blue ticket, didn't fare near
ly so we'll as his predecessors. He
began twirling for the Regs in the
seventh. The Vans got to him for
a quartet of safeties and five runs
The rally was aided by a couple OF
stolen bases, a base on balls and an
error Rosenberg and his south
paw improved in the last two
rounds.
Dillon. Stronghurst boy. was
shifted to the Vans for the after
noon. He pitched four innings
and didn't get along nearly so well
as he did Sunday against the Yam
nigans. The Regs helped them
selves to nine safeties and five runs
off his delivery. Hamilton twirled
the five innings remaining, yielding
10 hits and six runs.
The sunshine served to bring out
an enthusiastic bunch of blea cher-
ties. Daily games are the order
from NOW ON.