The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-22

with his stick. The argument be.
gan. Berte, Morris and the others
took turns try>ag to convince Thomp.
son of his mistake Belt insisted
that the decision remain unchanged.
Blausser started from second and
grabbed bat that one of the players
had brought out with him, but Bob.
by O'Hara ran to him and literally
forced him back to second base.
where he remained during the heated
debate over the disputed decision.
TIL jumps finally pulled out his
watch. The crowd was taking part
in the bedlam that reigned and all
sorts of advise was coming gratis
from the bleachers and grandstands.
Seeing that the umpire was obdur-
ate, Berte walked over to the scorer
and announced his intention of pro-
testing the game. Blausser was CALI
ed in from second base and about
the rottenest decision ever made on
the home grounds was allowed to
stand. How any man who makes
any pretensions to an umpire could
allow player to pull stunt off on
HIM like the one Thompson allowed
to be put over on him yesterday aft
ernoon in the eighth inning is a
mystery. How any player that makes
any pretense to respectfully could
be guilty of the trick perpetrated by
Grodinck yesterday is another mys-
terry How any manager could coun-
tenance such crooked work as was
witnessed when Grodnick got away
with his contemplate trick is another
mystery. If Mr.. Grodniclx tries such
tricks on some of the Lunatics he
may get reciprocal blow that will
send him further from the base than
he succeeds in sending the runner.
1t was dirty ball Of the very worst
kind and received, as it deserved, the
condemnation of every fan .son the
grounds. Grodnick remarked as he
came to get drink of water in reply
to the protest of the fans oyer such
work. that 1t was good trick If It
worked.
Deputy Sheriff Graft had walked
out to Umpire Thompson during the
heated argument and explained to
him what mad taken place at second
base but the jumps was deaf to all
pleadings. Meanwhile Johnny Taylor,
who had been sitting Oh the bleachers,
started over the fence to have little
game of fisticuffs with Pa Belt, who
had taken refuge under the dog
house.. and as the melee progressed
Captain Estaque and Officer Bell got
ready for any emergency services that
they might be called upon to render.
II certainly looked bad for few min
utes and the crowd and players OF
both teams were in ugly moods and
the tension was high.
The atmosphere was cleared a mo-
ment later when Morganthaler c ear
ed the bases with homer over the
center field fence, one Of the longest
hits made on the local grounds. Foxy
Morris danced the can-can IN the
coacher's box at third when the sphere
went over and there was JOY where
anger and gloom had reigned second
previous. Fisher was out from Grod-
nick to Miller, but Upton connected
safely. Morris ended the inning by
striking out. In the ninth Belt sent
Oyler to bat for Burch and he struck
out Grodnick was out from Berte to
Hughes. Annis walked but Corridor
sent fly to Jasper end Berte walked
away with the Indians scalp hanging
from his belt. 1t was curtain raiser
sure enough and just watch the next
three games. There will be something
doing every second of play.