The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-02

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slzDsad the Musicians zr.ved n
ooly. there bssng aAoaz foartsen. led
~ -saaars bearer with Rig Tag
containing the wo-d ~rennant print
ID upoa i whzch proved very suitable
for the occasion Al 7.So the train
pulled II
siesto John.
T1o Vas Il Tire cab Of me engine
bzs JOHNNY Whalsn. the champion
rDoss- Of The middle western states
and asparans for national honers In
this line The Precipitation vas
streaming OF Of aim and with coat of
ha was leaning out OF the window OF
the cab waving his arms and shouting
Is only he krows hoE to do. This
caused mighty ousburst from the
assembled shroags. which continued
until the cars had come TO q stand
sri Then there was Z rause- Who
Eoald be the first 10 get on
The honor fell to PA Belt. the
leader OF the Indians, who had plenty
of strength left as be had not play
I'd IN tie game and WAS consequently
able TO push mis- way TO the front
ahead OF the Others and thus be the
first one 10 touch uatEve soil again.
As tie crowd near the car saw who
/ 1t xas they raised mighty shout as
they did toe, when the other fndivid-
uaIs stepped OF one BIZ one II was
/ TO HiIdebrand that most of the APP
plzuse was directed IS there we're
hand bEIis gotten out earlier IN the
evening which announced that he lad
made 4 home run. which won the
game, but the facts CT TIE case are
that he didn't even so much as get a
hit yesterday. although ne lid get two
home rms during the series which
decided games After the baggage
was AL collected and the player had
all been looked over they entered the
carriages which we've IN waiting. The
line OF march was soon formed.
First came lire of forr men.
Pie Connolly. Chris Locke. -ohn Whal-
en- and George Heinz. All but the first
named carried flags. Pie carving
nothing bur his smile. which added
greatly 10 the enthusiasm of the or
casion- Whalen's flag was not e.
s bag bus q big blue pennanr with
the same word inscribed thereon in
big white letters which gave those
following the procession visf1ns OF a
much larger rag of ofHcIsi design
and significance This vision will
evidently come true from the article
of ball now being furnished BIZ the
Indians But this Is getting or the
subject
The parade was in motion By a
I quarter OF eight and followed hv the
cT-d wended its way up the John
son street hill with the band playing
mersly Nest OF the followers had
their hats OF. supposedly on account
Of the heat. while many more forgot
tne cIoseness of the atmosphere COM
pleteFy. and vent through a series OF
cslisrhenics on the way up.
Following the hand came the car
In the Carriages.
Fssges containing the guests of the
eFsning, meaning the ball players.
+ Carriage number one was inhabited
by Mayor Charles Of, who had his
ma. of throughout the journey, Ed
ward Re5chIe. star centerheIder and
stick artist. Lyman S. Burch, former
railroad man and at the present a
successful pitcher whose stage
name is Rube. and Bert BrambIe
who carried away one OF the games in
the recent series, II being a twelve
inning affair. Carriage number two
followed this one and contained
Johnn- Corriden. Jack Landry
Hugtie Miller and Home Run Hid
ebrand- Samuel Grodnick, William
Annis and the Redskir Bluejacket oc-
cupied carriage number three. while
( Belt, Dutch siier. Oyler and the
diminutiye ~ Willie Prough brought
up the rear in carriage num0er four
The parade went up johnson street
as FAR as Fourth, where il turned .
wards Main. proceeding from Fourth
and Main on up to Sixth While the
band WIS not rIayiag. self composed
chorus Of about fifty voices Of more
or less ciearness sang soft and low q
selection commonly known as
ThereH be a Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight which was well re
ceived by ali in line. Evssry one was
talking throughout The crowd review
ing the recent series at Hannibal and
venturing on Keokuk's chances fol
the pennant. all being on the afiirnla'