The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
w. A. Armour Of Toledo is watch,..
keokuk and Waterloo Players in
Action on Ball ,
Field.
ABOUT MONDAYS GAME
Hannibal Does Not Take Well To M.
tees Action and has Asked that
Decision Be Recon-
sIdered.

" a. "a iAouI, owner OF the TOledo
baseball club of the American Associo
ton. who is doing his own scoutIr.
is in the city looking at Waterloo and
Keokuk. He witnessed the game yes
terday afternoon at Hubinger narL
and seemed well pleased with tho
showing Of several players o, hotb
teams. Armour will have an op l,It
ity of watching Reichle and there !,
possibility that he may grab him
He has also line on Hugh Miller and
several Waterloo players.
The association is full OF scout. a.
the present time. VIII. Watkins .,
indianapolis and Gilbert Of the ca.
dinals are scattered through the
league. while George Huff, who il
again doing duty for the Chamn,or
Cubs is expected at Hannibal in
few days and will spend some t,ma
in the league. The big league drafting
season will soon open and the men
are getting line on players for the
purpose OF drafting them.
About That Monday Game.
There is little denying that Justice
has acted as only sane executive
could In throwing out the Monday
acknowledgements game as stated IN
The Gate City last evening. But Han.
nibal is taking 1t hard. The Hanni.
bal Courier-Post says:
Although Justice has already decid.
ed the last game OF Monday against
US, there is every reason in the world
to believe that Hannibal will not lose
the game. In telegram to the Cour.
ier-Post last evening. Justice stated
he would reconsider his decision on
the game II we could produce evidence
to sustain. our points. Why he did
not make this necessary investigation
before making his decision is not
known.
The most Of his decision was based
on Corners protest that Evans re-
turned to the players bench and was
accompanied around the bases by play.
ers. which is absolutely false The
Courier-Post will give anv fan or PET.
son who can prove that Evans return.
ed to the players bench. or prove that
he was accompanied about the bases
by one or any Hannibal players, a
check for twenty-five dollars.
This paper is not doing this in .
toastful manner. Hannibal has not
made kick this year. but where fair
play Is the order, well then It's time
to stand up.
Umpire's Report.
Gleason's report. sent In this morn
ing by him. contains. he states, clear
and precise statement OF the case, fur
Their stating that in his oninion, the
game belonged to Hannibal.
We are not after anything that does
not belong to us. but when games are
decided on cheap technicalities IN
-to-order-rush-style why we are
on the Job with counter protest ne.
! liable written, sworn evidence VIII
show that Mr.. Justice has been MIL
lead by statements of Mr.. Conners
and that no rule of baseball was trans
! crossed. We sincerely trust ne VIII
see his mistake.
Some Opinions.
President Ebberts of the Broohisa
club, who sat in the Merkle case anu
who has had 27years of experience
stated to the Shorts editor that lne'o
was no rule of the National comni,s,
sion, or no rule in baseball that wouiu
throw the game out by such eviuens,.
/ Allan sangree of the New foIa
Journal stated that in all his espe'l
ence he never saw a game allo"eu -
such a protest, or did he know ~
rule In baseball that would permit u
such. ~.
Frank Albertante Of the New fo,A
Mail. and Aaron Miller of the brsSs
lyn Eagle. both in the city WESTERN
sustained the same decision :,
Scout Gilbert Of the Cardinals WIN n
was In the city and saw the sams ,.o.
question stated that there was aOs0
I, Tor nrOtpSt.