The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

Sporting Tips
The team is home today resting up
for tomorrow.
Ten Keokuk fans saw yesterdays
double header at Hannibal
In the two games yesterday Keokuk
got nine hits and Hannibal seven.
Two out of three from Hannibal. Do
it again this week with support of the |
fans.
Belt caught Blue Jacket and Reilly
caught Jaeger in the double bill yes
terday.
Kewanee, predicted by a few fans
to win the pennant, will not be one,
two, three in the race.
Saginaw has won the Southern
Michigan league pennant, the last
games being played yesterday.
Today is a day Of rest. Tomorrow
Hannibal will be here and the season
will close Sunday at Kewanee.
it
Quincy defeated Jacksonville IL to
yesterday. The Lunatics used three
twirlers and two catchers in an effort
to stop the fierce batting of tle Gems,
but to no avail
Here are a few leaders to date:
| Burlington. Central Association; Rock
| Island Three-Eye; Milwaukee, Amer
lean Association; Sioux City, Western
League; Pittsburg, National; Detroit,
4 American.
Blue Jacket seems to have struck
ais pace. Yesterday he allowed but
three hits, holding Hannibal down. but
lost the game. Such is luck in base
ball. Blue Jacket is destined to be
Keokuk's lea ling twirler next sea
son.
Keokuk seems to have find in Jae
ger. The big fellow has been going
we'll since he struck Keokuk and Il
held for next year will greatly for
4 tify the club. With strong pitching
staff of five men, we will probably
lose one of them.
Spencer is also classed with the no
|, hit pitchers OF the Central Association
!, Yesterday he shut Waterloo out with
out a single bingle. Waterloo faiiee
: to score. did not get hit and mao
, no errors. In the first game Kent al
!. lowed Burlington only two hits.
TAYLOR Kensel, the fast little shor'
stop of tie Oskaloosa club last sea
. son. and who was member OF IN
. Pueblo Western league club early tni
> season. has signed contract AM
2 will play with Ottumwa during IN
3 rest of the season. He will play on
3 of the infield positions.
Sneaking Of Bramble's home ru
Saturday the Hannibal Journal says
o The big show took place in the Sc
d enth inning. Corridor was at bat an
/: sent one safely to right center fiel
). for two bases. Reichle sacrificed MI
1 down to third and then Hughle Mllie
1 came to the bat and lineG out sing
y to left field, scoring Corriden irol
third. Miller then stole second al
Berte sent one to the center ne
i'd fence for two bases. scoring Mlii'
h from second and giving the Visi'o
two more runs. Belt was up and g
e. dinky Texas Lacquer into right lie
3 territory. Berte was held at thlrd al
2 Rramble was at bat. Tie big twlri
(; must have dreamed that a ninth
ming was coming and DECIDED 10 .
the ball hard. He hit 1t haro,-
On right. in fact so hard that 1t clear
e: the right field fence and he circled
e. sacks for homer, scoring Berte a.
Belt Landry was safe at first on
infield hit and Thomas grounded
r; Evans at second, who threw Land
ont at second. With Grodnick at !
Thomas attempted to steal second a
ng Forney threw him out by count
he block. This retired the side, but t
damage had been done, five india
E. having trotted across the plate for
run.
Is; The Lurid Glow Of Doom