The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-08

they want to hang, draw and quarter
the umpire If they think he has given
them the worst of it. What is moro
logy in other towns is sober, serious
discussion in Kewanee. May the en-
thusiasm never grow less. It's the
best elixir in the world for the game
even if it does lead to assault and
battery. Mr.. Corners has the best
wishes of Burlington.
The term inside base BALI is fire.
quently used by sport writer's What
Is really meant by this term is very
clearly explained in an article in the
Washington Post and as it is of inter
est to every fan it Is given herewith
In these days of re- scientific
base ball it is the inside player who
is much sought after and of the most
value to team. The term inside
refers to a players abil-
ity to do things when his side is at
the bat. 1t may refer to his batting,
his ability to reach the bases often,
or to steal bases when he gets there
player is one who is quick to catch
the signs or take advantage of sit
uation. 1t requires such player to
pull the ball toward right field if he
sees the second baseman covering on
an attempted steal, or to push it
has gone toward second to take the
throw He is the player, who, if
he sees the third baseman playing
back will take chance of laying the
ball down in the hope of beating the
throw to first. In other words, he is
nothing while ne is at the bat or on
bases, ard at the same time has the
ability to handle a bat. One frequent
ly finds such player with low bat
ting average. and yet is of great
value to a team"
Wee Bits of .port.
Charles w. Boyor has resigned as
president of the South Atlantic
league.
Manager Clark Griffith of Cincin-
natl ha- sixteen pitchers to try out this
spring.
Emergency" Kelly and BLINK" Nc,
Sloskey are back in Boston looking
! for bouts.
| furnish the next fstic entertainment
in New York.
! Sailor Burke and his manager, Billy
Madden. have reached the parting of
/ the ways.
/ If he is reinstated the National
/ Commission Elmer Stricklett will be
back on the job with Brooklyn.
! Manager Hugh Jennings of the De
troit team has not turned over Catcher
Stanage to George Stallings.
The mayor of Terre Haute, it is re
ported, has agreed to lift the lid and
permit little boxing now and then.
Several of the Pittsburg Pirates
want increases in salary. And Barney
] Dreyfuss has just bought nice new
ball park.
Under the management of Jim Col
Inns, the old Boston leader, the Min
in the American association.
The scheduled bout between Joe
Cans and Young Erne at Philadelphia
has been postponed two weeks in or
der to give Joseph little more time
to train.
The new baseball park at Bay City
Mich, will be named Clarkson Park II
honor of John Clarkson, the old Bos
ton pitcher who started his career il
Bay City.
1t is said the eastern league woult
like to annex Trenton, which belong:
to the Tri-State league, and Syracuse
which is in the New York State League
circuit.
You can't make the Cleveland fan
believe otherwise than that it is tn
fault of the umpires that the Blue
lose the pennant each season. Wh
send so many missionaries TO enligh1
en- the Chinese
Now that Hank O'Day has s1gne
his contract all of the National ieagu
umpires are in line. This Is bad new
for quite bunch of fans who were i
hopes that President Pulliam Nigh
do away with umpires entirely tn
coming season.
Ban Johnson and Charles Comiske
are housekeeping along the Missi'
sippi. No houseboat or boathouse, b
the way, is big enough to hold Harr
Pulliam and Charlie Murphy at tn
. same time.
n.y. name of Columbus Ohio ha