The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-23
SCHEDULE MATTER
Still HANGING
Is Not Likely to be Settled For Some
Time and Both Lengths Are
Being Favored at
Present Time.
SOME BASE BALL NEWS
Things Of Interest to the Fans Gath
cred About the Central Asso-
citation Circuit of
SOME BASE BALL NEWS

The schedule calling for 140 games,
or what has been commonly called the
longer chart, may be good for Quincy.
This fact is conceded. The chart is
desirable to Hannibal for that city
must make $4,000 people show up in
/ the attendance figures. This fact is
also conceded.
But that pipe dreams" are the
other directors and managers of the
Central Association having when they
favor longer schedule. If Keokuk
and other cities of the association
could show an attendance equal to the
| big league then longer chart would
be all right. But the Central Associa-
ton is minor league and the shorter
schedule is the proper thing.
| 1t is understood that Keokuk favors
the shorter charts and this is doubt
lessly the sane thing to do. Base ball
after Labor Day will be Improbable
| if the schedule is prolonged.
A schedule of 1919 games with about
six off days is the dope and directors
should study the short charts care
fully.
Kewanee mas voted to favor the
longer chart.
A Kewanee dispatch to the Hawk
4 LOJ
poets for the 1909 playing season are
considerably brighter at the present
time. owing to the harmonious action
taken by the stockholders in the Ke-
vance club. All the officers for the
ensuing year were reelected and two
new members were added to the Off
cial board. Officers of the Kewanee
base ball club are as follows:
/ President-Hugh HILL
Vice Observation-Disclosures II. Faulk-
ner.
Second Vice PRESIDENT. Newton
! White.
Secretary and Attorney
H. S. Pomeroy.
The board of directors includes the
! four officers and John P. Brady. Frank
F. Shuts, Sam F. Myers, David Pol
lock, Jr., Eugene c. O'Connor, A. J..
Welsing and NJ. F. Moore
| The officers and directors of the Ke-
vance ball club are made up of Ke-
wanee's prominent professional men,
Hugh Hill as President.
In the selection of Hugh Hill, which
was made by reclamation, the Ke-
vance association has put at the head
of its team one of the best posted men
on base ball matters in any of the
minor cities In Illinois Mr.. Hill is at
the head of big drug concern in Ke-
vance. c. H Faulkner is the pro-
prietor of one of Kewanee's buffets
iand one of the popular men interested
in all branches of sport. ] N. White
lis carpenter and building contractor.
Secretary Pomeroy is at present city
attorney of Kewanee and is candi-
date for reelection at the spring cleo.
ton.
Levy an Assessment.
The Kewanee base ball association,
which is an Incorporated concern. pro-
tected by laws of Illinois, is COM
posed of sixty stockholders. These
sixty men will back up any deficiency
that could exist AT the annual meet
ig it was voted to assess each of the
stockholders $40 before the playing
season. With this as surplus fund
the Kewanee association believes that
it can be in position at any time dur
ing the season to make such changes
as may be required
Fans Will Assist, Too
The Kewanee base ball directors
are as wide awake lot of gentlemen
as can be found in the Central There
was not one who objected to the spec
ial assessment and motion that was
made to hold an indoor base ball car
nival was carried with "whoop." The
indoor festival will be held in the Ar
mory building, structure $50 feet
square and the merchants of Kewanee
have purchased space where they will
make special displays of their wares.
The carnival is to be a money making
that they can tax them what they
wish
viii Hold Minstrel Show.
Besides the carnival which will be
held the last week in March. home
talent minstrel show is to be given for
two nights at the Kewanee opera
house, Then too, there is to be
grand ball given in the big armory.
such as was held last week at Quincy
and Hannibal From these three en-
| tertainments the Kewanee base ball
association Is expecting to realize
three thousand dollars. but of course,
will be satisfied with half that amount.
All the working committees are
Headed by base ball stockholders and
fans Of the city are now asked to CO.
operate and push for the success Of
the team.