The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-06

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t1s championship II 1859 OF Z lid
pitch L Ess Il me last game Of the
sssscl TIE Athiatics needed one
more victory 10 insure then the pen
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Louisville with series Of four games
The Louisville plzFers. sgurred OF
By Offers u big noney from Chris
Won der Abe. rhose St Louis Brozns
Lad : chance 10 lie The Athletics.
MED al theE knew ho~ 70 earn the
cash promised them u Chris 70 take
four straight games from The Phiia-
dsl7hisns- Tie Athletics had played
the-sssves ont and wera sadly Grip
pied after .he hard campaign tbey
had gone through
louisville and Eon the frs. .hrae
games and Il looked rad for the Ath-
letics- Then cane the hnal game and
Guy Hecksr. Louisviile's great pitcher
Of those DAYS. vas sent 10 administer
another beating TO Billy Saa-sigss mea.
After fierce struggle the score vas a
ne Ehea the ninth inning opened
Stoysy. the Athletes s.s- s.ssssssss-- ard
greatest base runner II the count-y.
Eaads hit II the ninth and worked
his Esy around 10 third base b. The
time ITO Of his teammates had been
disposed Of Then. with t=o down
Hecksr made 4 Wild pitch and Harry
raced home with the nm taat won the
game and gave the Athletics the cham
Hionsaip.
In 1909 Wild pitch by Jack ches-
bro cost the NeE York Americans the
pennsnt On the last dsy OF TIE sea
soa New Tori and Boston we're sched-
lied 70 play ITO games on the same
afternoon. Boston had Lead OF one
game To win the flag New York had
10 capture both games that DAT.
New York had the lead in the first
game until the closing inning. Ehen
Chesb-o made Wild pitch which LET
in couple OF runs Those runs won
Boston the game and the champion
ship
Last rear Theodore Breitenstein
lost the penaanf in similar way for
New Orisanes Il required the last
game q the season TO decide the race
md New Orleans lost. and On fatal
wild pitch which Breitensteia made.
Hard luck TO lose out that ~ay. eh-
Burlington won close game from
Peoria Sl-ndsT By score Of 10 L
BoTd and McCraig we're or the mound
for Burlington and LEI the Peoria swat
te-s down with six hits Doc Fant
vas IL right field and Lemon OF third