The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-08

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team has been going well during the /
past week Berte has a good team |
that Is hitting the ball at good clip
but so far they have been unable to /
win the close games. Il looks as II
Burch has it on Jacksonville no long
er for in tie last battle in which the
south-paF worked he was touched up
quite lively.
Quincy Has siumped.
Quiney's individual stars have been
unable 10 work together during the
past week and with the pitchers getting
bumped the team has taken a great
slump The team has lost SIX games
during the past week and has won but
one This has sent Hofer's men to
fifth place and they VIII have q hard
time pIowing their way up again. The
Quincy hitters are not holding up in
| true fsrm and Walsh. one of the Lead
| ing catchers Of the Ieague. has not
been in the best of condition Prater
and Keyes are the only twirlers who
are having any luck. The former seems
to pitch as good tall as any man in
the league and yet looses v;th consid-
cradle regularity. A boiler has already
been set up by the Quincy fans As to
i Hoser,s bunch it can be said that adj
vance notice has failed.
Boyle Surprise.
4 The showing of Boyle's team has
been a surprise OF late Although the
team got away badly and did not seem
! to have the goods, the friends of Boyle
pointed to the fact that he would soon
strengthen and before the month Of
May was over would have good team.
He has failed to strengthen up al
though he has signed additional play
ers and has released number. His
new men have failed to, deliver the
goods. The latest dope Is that Kent
, has been sold to Cincinnati. This
, looks like a foolish move on the part
). of Boyle as the college twirler has
been almost the only one to give salts
! faction With the present team Boyle
will have hard work to beat out OF
, tumwa and does not have a look In at
, the present time with jacksonville,
Kewanee or Quincy.
i ottumwa Going Better.
Ottumwa has been going little bet
( ter than usual during the past week
, and has annexed a few extra victories.
e The team in its present running may
S climb ahead of Jacksonville but this
E is extremely doubtful as Berte's new
i players have proven finds In almost
every instance. Shannon's eastern
players seem to be a class below tie
! Central Association men. The team
has been losing steadily because soi
their inability to hit the ball. The
pitchers are going we'll and, the s.cllt
is fielding the ball but none OF the
players are clouting enough to send
men across the rubber.
Race Looks Good.
! The Central Association race at the
present time looks extremely gooi
and the first six teams seem to be yer,
/ evenly matched. Hannibal is not yer.
I much superior to Jacksonville, al
though Hannibal is leading and Jack
! sonville is in sixth place.
TWO Games Played.
There were but two games yeste
day in the Central association, Ham
I bal winning over Jacksonville by tn
+ score Of 2 to ], and Ottumwa beatin
1 Waterloo by the same score. The 70
I lowing are the scores:
\ Teams. R. H. I
1 OttumwaS-. 1880. -.
4 Waterloo -. D.
| Batteries-Hickman and Link; Da
l rah and Searles
1 Teams. r. II.
/ Jacksonville *. -. :. 81
Hannlbai
Batteries Akers and Burke; Kra
4 Batteries Akers and Burke; Kra
4 and Forney.
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