The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-05
CARDS VICTIMS
Of 8 IO4 And
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IsanndorS PercAed 1t ~ Mark
while Ottunwa Rests Securely
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MLL. HUGHES.

The best finish possible. That's
how the Islanders wound up the
FIRST season Of the Mississippi VAL
10y league, at Douglas park yester-
day afternoon. They captured both
ends OF the holiday bill from Ottum-
wa and assured that team Of un-
disputed possession Of the cellar.
The scores were 3 to 4 and 2 to l.
d In spite OF the abandon with
which the Islanders disported
themselves in the opener, the team
performed snappily and finished in
/ hour and 80 minutes. This speed
stun extended into the goodnight
bow, six and One-half innings TAX
ing place within so minutes. The
fans were vending their way out
of the park before. 5 O'Clock, which
is quite some record for twin con-
tests.
e First Game.
The Islanders established them
selves on firm ground in the first
three innings OF the opening game,
checking In with seven runs before
the visitors accomplished anything
noteworthy. The Cards threatened
trouble in the fourth by counting
q quartet of tallies, but after that
Lefty" Hoeft's chucking was much
too fine for the opposition. The Is
landers added two unnecessary
runs in the eighth.
Firms triple in the first frame
was alone responsible for the
score. McAllister mussed up the
throw to head him of at third and
the sorrel-topped second sacker
weaved his way to the plate. Sven
4 sons single, a sacrifice by Gray
and an error by Kennedy account
ed for the run in the second round.
The third was wild stanza and
virtually assured the Islanders of
victory. Hoeft launched the assault
with single to center, but was
forced at second by NortOns
yrounder. Finn singled, sending
Norton to third. Johnson drew a
pass, filling the bases. Belz sim
gled to center, scoring Norton and
Finn. Swenson's triple to right
brought Johnson home and the
third sacker romped in when Gray
Singled to left field.
Second Game.
The closing piece was easily the
best played of the afternoon and
sent the fans home jubilant. 1t was
surely fitting close. Cooper came
back strong and for three innings
the Islanders could get to him for
neither hits nor runs. Charlie
Friedl during this time was doing
some fine pitching also. for Ottum.
wa was able to connect safely only
once in the first three rounds
Came the fourth inning and sin
gle by Finn followed by Swenson's
double, putting the Islanders ii
the lead by tally. The visitors
tied this up in their sixth wher
McAllister opened with triple tt
right field and scored on Croake's
single after two went down. The
Islanders rallied in the sixth, Finn
tsipling to right field and scoring
on Red" Johnson's nice bingle t
the same territory.
Reach 800 Per Cent.
BY winning both games the Is
ianders arrived at the coveted SO,
mark In the league standings, jus
as the curtain dropped with thud
Dubuque, by winning pair o
games from Waterloo, sealed OF
tumwa's fate so far as escaping
the ignominy of the last rung goes
The Cards could not have gottel
out under any circumstances.
= The players early this mornin
turned their noses toward ne,
scenes Of employment. The Chi
cagO contingent departed for tn
Windy City in an automobile, Will
Manager Tommy Thomson is un
derstood to be ready to Join tn
Genese0 White Sox for a series G
games during September Cul
Norton hoped a RATHER for De
Moines. The Western league man
agement proposes to purchase tn
Islander shortstop If he makes
creditable showing, and it is jus
this little thing that Curt is cage
10 do. The Moline boy will be fol
lowed with keen interest by fan
dom the next couple Of weeks.