The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-14
.LANKY PITCHER
ALLOWS 5 HITS
IN CT BATTLE
Islanders Benefit to Some Extent
BY Errors of MARSHALL
town Crew.

Irwin ~Slim' Gardner, erstThile
a member of Jimmy Drohan s
Ottumwa club but more recently
acquired by the Islanders, was in
superb form at Douglas park yes
terday afternoon and Marshalltown
went down the second time in row
before the locals. The score was s
to /.
At no stage of the fuss was Card
ner menaced. His mates supplied
him with three TALES in the first
two innings and for good measure
the sixth.
While they were doing this.
slim" was moving the enemy
down with monotonous regularity.
A scratch hit in the first inning
was the best the visitors could do
in the way of attack in the first
six frames. They touched slim"
for one hit in each of the seventh
and eighth rounds. and in the ninth
a brace of singles accounted for
the Anson's one run.
So far as hits were concerned.
they were scarce articles for both
teams. Richter. the Arson twirler,
was in excellent trim himself. per-
hitting only six hits, one a double
by Dempsey. But these coupled
with errors and a pass or two en-
abled the Islanders to count most
of their runs.
The Islanders stepped off in the
first inning with one-run advan-
, tage McEwan drew a base on
balls and was helped along on his
journey when Forsythe threw wild
to first after fielding Belz's ground
er. In fact the overthrow permit
ted McEwan 10 circle all stations
between him and the plate. while
Belz drew up at second Johnny
died there, however, when Newell
grounded to Richter.
In the second session the Is
landers continued to make use of
opportunities tossed in their paths.
Van Goethem, first batter, beat out
a slow hit ball down the third-base
line. Swanson flied out to Clemens.
Messner erred in receiving Ander-
sons throw in an attempt to force
Van Goethem at second base. and
Van went on for third while Demp-
sey. who had hit the ball, reached
second. Both runners registered a
moment later when Gardner helped
his own cause along by singing
Clearly to center field.
The Islanders finished up their
scoring with three in the sixth.
After Newell's strikeout, Van Goe-
them achieved first base. the result
of Clemens muss-up of his ground
er. Swenson's safe hit to center,
placed Van on second. whence he
counted on Dempsey's double TO
center field. SwensOn pulled up at
third base, and both he and Demp-
sey came in on Norton's blow to
right field The Islanders went out
peaceably in the eighth and ninth
sessions.
Although Marshalltown had a
number of chances to put a runner
or two across the platter, due to
three passed issued by Gardner and
a couple of hit batters. they failed
to accomplish anything worth
while until the last inning. Ander-
son singled to center to begin the
ninth and reached third when Nc
Evan pegged low to first after TAX
ing in Pitchers slow grounder.
Clemens singled to left. scoring
Anderson and putting Pitcher on
third base. Richter tried hard but
his best was a roller TO Gardner
for an easy out at first base. For
sythe grounded TO Swenson, and
Pitcher, who was caught off third,
was run down for the second out.
Fart finished the contest by fouling
out to Belz