The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-09


very few, came our way. and our dear
friend Berte cannot kick 1t looked
as il Belt was robbed Of safe one
in the eighth when ne stung the ball
down the third base line. The ball
went SO fast that it was hard to Judge.
but many thought It hit the bag.
Gleason called 1t foul. Otherwise his
work was very good and on balls and
strikes he was of very little.
Jacksonville started out In man
ner that was hostile to Burch and the
Indians but they subsidized after very
brief burst Of speed. Morris, who was
responsible for three hits OF the day.
clouted q safe one to left In his In
itial appearance at bat. Berte hit to
Red, who whipped to second. forcing
the fleet iIorris at the midway. Berte
got life on the play and did not re-
lax In the least In blowing OF. the
Jacksonville manager coaching little
from the base line. Dummy" Hughes,
who always finds Burch hard to locate,
smotexthe ball to right field for safe
one and Berte advanced but q notch.
Jaspar, hit high one to Corridor,
which was smothered and Ldttlejohn
hit to Reichie. This represented the
most active inning OF the encounter as
far as the Lunatics are concerned and
from thence on, with the exception OF
few safe hits. they sink into OBJ
security.
That Long hlt.
Oyler for Keokuk, sent an easy one
to center field which was taken on
the Jump by Morris and Annis thought
1t too early to begin hostilities SO
grounded out via second. Corriden
looked the sphere over and beyond q
couple OF times and finally pounded q
close one far into left. The ball
seemed to have wings and took beau
tiful ride into the distant alfalfa field.
The ball was fair about ten feet and
was good for four bases and one
tally, Just to be in the game and
try out Gleason's eyesight Reichlc
pounded the ball over the fence on
his turn at bat. The ball was foul
about two feet and was close enough
to give attention. Gleason ruled foul
which was correct although everyone
was pulling for the big outfielder at
the time. Even Wagner fouls the ball
once in while.
Although the second, third, etc.
were productive of no runs, hits were
obtained and the f1elders we're given
chance to test their speed on a
muddy field The outfieid was sloppy
and the infield heavy. Speed was i'm
possible and not runner except
Hildebrand attempted to pilfer and he
was caught.
Had Couple on STAFF.
In the second Blausser lead of with
single but Morganthaler struck out.
Fisher fouled to Belt and Glass missed
three fast ones. Miller, Landry and
Hildebrand had no luck with Glass
4 the first two sending flies to the out
field and Hildebrand hitting to the
pitchers box.
Morris went down in the third vie
Oyler to Miller and Burch passed the
only Lunatic when Berte went to frs
on free mileage. Dummy" came t.
bat once more and also hit to Oyler
Berte advanced to second and reached
third when Jaspar singled to center
On the throw in the batter took sec
: ond. Littlejohn proved easy prey TO
the southpaw and hit feebly to CORR
den, who hurled to Miller for tn
/. closeup Of the inning.
: Burch Stuck In the Mud.
! In Keokuk's swing at the thir
: Burch singled after Belt made stron
e bid for a hit to third and Oyler sa,
! ed himself a time at bat by sacrifit
g ing Burch to second. Annis hit
a beauty to left field, but Grodnick, VIII
was coaching, held Burch at thir
4 when he should have hustled hir
home. The single should have score
) any runner from second as perfec
S peg was necessary. Corriden GROUND
o ed out to first and all was over fo
it the inning.
# In the seventh Morris got as ia
d as second, but there remained Will
2 the heavy end of the batting list faile