The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-20
Sporting Tips

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Akers has been suspended by Man.
ager Berte of the Jacksonville club.
Bramble pitched well in the first
game and should have received credit
for victory.
Blue Jacket went fairly well in the
second, but punched hits put him to
the bad.
Two more games will be played at
Waterloo today. Belt should get re-
venge.
Dave Milligan, left fielder for the
Hannibal club, was injured at ke-
vance in sliding to bases and may be
out of the game for short time.
Prough and Burch will be on the
mound today and should carry away
two games. The Indians need them
right now, if pennant prospects are
to look any brighter.
Patrick, the former Jacksonville
pitcher who is now playing with
Springfield, has a good record so far
according to the published averages
of the pitchers. He has pitched in
nineteen games and has won twelve
of them.
With break of luck it looks as II
Ottumwa may forge ahead OF Jack
sonville. The Packers are through
with Keokuk and when this can be
said Owens men are through with
their toughest proposition in the
league.
Kewanee has won eighteen out OF
the last nineteen games at home Ii
the Boiler Makers were I'D higher In
the race they would be the best bel
at the present time. Connors' mer
have been playing consistent ball, es
pecially on the home grounds
Waterloo Reporter: Old Belt was ir
his usual happy frame of mind? He
acts very much like a gentleman OF
the ball field, making faces at the
grand stand patrons, shooting off hi
mouth necessarily and kicking all thu
while like "a nine legged mule.
Pressy, who was buffeted about tn
! Central all spring, being given try
out by Waterloo and Hannibal, seem
/ to have hit his stride at last. Ate
being released by Hannibal he re
turned to his old stamping grounds
Kewanee. and has pitched great bal
since joining the Boilermakers. II
was classed as a has-been, but Ham
bal and waterloo have another CUES
| coming.
The present race in the Central As
| ISOLATION is one of the best in tn
history of the league. Keokuk, Bul
lington and Hannibal are SO close tina
/ a mis-step on the part Of any OF tn
three means something fatal to tn
| pennant aspirations of that team.
Kewanee continues in this burst c
speed as show recently fourth tear
may be contended for honors.
Burlington Gazette: The series c
five games to be played on the locs
/ grounds next week with Keokuk wi
he one of the most important serie
of the season. 1t may practically d.
eide who is to win the pernant. Tn
Keokuk team has been playing grea
ball all season. They have logged alon
at steady pace, winning mostly, BIT
losing occasionally They have had n
slumps to speak of and it remains fc
Burlington to take them down the linz
All five of the battles promise to b
close contests. Had the two game
with Waterloo protested by Belt an
thrown out by President Justice, bee
allowed to stand, Burlington woul
now he in first place. Waterloo wo
the games fairly and squarely an
should be entitled to them. Boyle ha
several cripples on his staff at th
time and was compelled to get men
| play the game. 1t is hoped that tn
matter will be reconsidered, as II ke
kuk should win the pennant by ma
gin of two games. 1t would always b
cloud on their honor. AS ali tn
teams in the league have openly VII
lated the rule pertaining to the lin
on the number of men carried. it doe
not seem right that Waterloo shout
be made the goat. President Justie
did the riglt thing in reconsiderin
4 that Hannibal-Kewanee decision an