The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-10
Says He ls Doing Everything Pos
slbe Towards Getatlne To-
sether Good Base
Ball Club.
EGAN SUPPORTS CLINTON
Evidence Of This According to the
Hawk-Eye is Shown in Let
ter From Esan to
Hough.

Frank Belt, manager of the keokuk
team, in his latest letter writes: II
am doing everything / can towards
getting together a good club for Keo-
kuk next season. / have signed two
catchers, H. S. Wilson of a Nebraska
club, and Shafer of Evansville, Ind,
and am after two other good ones.
Have five new men for the outfield
and three new pitchers. | am enjoy
ing the best of health and expect to
be in Keokuk to attend the league
meeting, at which time | will be able
to give the lineup of the team.
Rex Wind, sporting editor for the
Courier-Post of Hannibal is doing all
in his power to assist the club of that
place to a berth in the Central asso-
citation The Gate City received from
him manuscript boosting Hannibal
for the vacancy. At the end of the
following article is given figures show
ing attendance and records of the Han
nibal club last season
This tranquility in purpose never
did get at the gist of success and
those who go at a proposition with as
about as much noise as library sign
never will get to the end of the rain
bow. Therefore may these loud talk
ing figures and panoplied statements
land upon the ears of the Cntral asso-
citation managers with little more
halo than a hand full of cotton drop
ping on load of hay. The main es-
sential to this big noise" is the fact
that Hannibal wants in the Central as
ISOLATION.
"Hannibals bid for berth in the
! Central. which will be decided on De-
cember 18th, is not based on any po-
etical, sentimental. alluring PROPOSE
ton but upon the figures of last sea
son, which was a success from the
/ word go. A comparison is made brief-
| ly, not with puerile picking of flaws
idea. or with any thought of lambast-
ing the eternal tar out of our oppon-
ents but before the decision is'cmade
! it is no more than fair to the Central
4 that they know what they are fettlng,
and here is Hannibal in nutshell
Burlington Hawk-Eye: There are
1 several things that make it appear
that Mr.. Egan is planning larger ven
lures for the coming season rather
than drawing out of the Burlington
field. and if the differences are cor
rect, it will not be bad thing for
burlington. The reader will remem-
Der that several days ago the Hawk
Eve published statement TO the Ell
\ feet that the base bill people OF Clln-
ton had suddenly become aggressive III
their efforts to gain place IN the
! Central association circuit. In that
article it was stated that a man whose
identity could not be disclosed had
taken up the cause of Clinton Inc
! Hawk-Eye was not In possession OF
his name, but it was able to state that
he was one of the best known pase
ball managers in the west. 1t was
stated that this man had received the
assurance of strong financial backing
and would push OllHtoA INV Wy ~
trail circuit if possible.
Now comes the information to the
Hawk-Eye that Manager Egan is
warmly supporting Clinton's efforts to
secure Oskaloosa's place. Evidence OF
this is contained in a letter which MI
Egan wrote Manager Hough OF the
Hannibal team, replying to an inquiry
as TO Mr.. Egan's attitude toward Han
nibal Mr.. Egan frankly told Mr.
Hough that he would not support Han
nibal and that if Hannibal had to stay
in the Illinois Missouri league, and Il
and the other I'm. cities wanted Gales
burg to stay with them, he would cas-
his vote next Tuesday for Clinton
In addition to this reports are re
} ceived from Kewanee that Manage
Egan visited that city. and conferred
with the base ball leaders there con
corning supporting Clinton's efforts u
gain admission to the Central circuit
While Manager Egan has made NJ
statement on the subject, it is suggest
ed that having looked over the groun
] he considers Clinton good Held an
4 is considering the question OF putin