The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-19

will be minor question. While
I Prough has pitched a number of
games in which he allowed but two,
i three or four hits, his feature work OF
the year was no-hit victory. While
Willie is not yet what critics would
call heady pitcher, and he is not
clever at the bat, yet he has great
arm and seems to have improved Won
derfully. A little coaching will instill
into him the necessary brain work to
wade through the big leaguers.
Beginning October L, Hughie Miller
will begin his grind as cost clerk in
the American Foundry Company of st.
Louis. Miller worked for that concern
for number of years, at the same
time playing ball on Saturdays and
Sundays The factory closed down
two years ago, throwing Miller out of
work and causing him to take to base
ball Well has one big league scout
remarked: "If Miller could hit PTS
he could play on any baseball club
in the world" AS fielding first
| baseman Miller has not an equal in
the minors and his work in that de-
partment OF the game has been phe-
nominal. His weakness is his batting
and in this end of the game he is
very helpless. At base stealing he is
one of the best In the Central Asso-
citation. Miller will be back in the
fold next season to play his much
appreciated game.
Red Corriden bids goodbye to
Keokuk and the city which helped
him climb the ladder of fame He
came here two years ago in the early
baseball season and when he first ap-
peared many fans ventured that he
would not make good. Not only has
he made good in Keokuk, but his
showing has been such that he has
been purchased by the st. Louis
Browns and will go there next spring
for tryout. Corriden's play has
featured the work of the Indians this
season and he has been a rival of
Reichle for batting honors He is
a heavy hitter, good in pinches and
clever fielder. He halls from Logan
sport, Ind.
Lyman S. Burch and family expect
to return to Doe Run, Mo-. shortly
after the season has been completed
What he will do this winter is as
much mystery to the pitcher
himself as it is to Keokuk peo-
pie, but he has said that he may
go to Mexico, or some other south
western state to spend the winter
months. Last season Burch was draft
ed by Springfield of the Three-Eye
league club. When he reported there
this year the club had thirteen pitch
ers, several of which were old stars
Of the previous year, and thus they
had the preference Burch was re-
turned to Keokuk and has made an
enviable record again with the In
dams. He has worked in his share
of games during the entire season and
has been a big help to the club, be-
Ing the most consistent pitcher on
the twirling staff Burch has a num-
Der of good years of baseball still in
him and will return to Keokuk next
| year.
James Bluejacket will travel farth-
er away from Keokuk in order to
reach his home than any player on
the team and early in the week he will
be speeding westward to vinita. Okla
bona. for the winter. Bluejacket is
another not given a great deal to
work during the months that he is
not playing and he will remain in idle.
ness during the cold season. The in
dian says that the climate OF the part
OF Oklahoma in which he lives is not
a great deal different fro mthat which
we have in Keokuk and for this rea.
son ne will not be able to play any
ball while away. Blueiacket has
bright prospects ahead of him for next
season and seasons to follow and his
movements during the past few weeks
have given him much confidence. He
will return to Keokuk next season 10
again be a member of the Keokuk
pitching staff and help the Indians
land flag. During the past season
ne has won more than half the games
in which he has worked and has hit
the bah fairly we'll.
Sam Grodnick is one OF those base
ball PLAYERS who is in the game
simply for the love of it and not for
any mercenary purposes. In fact.
Sam is independent of the money he
makes playing ball during the sum-
mer months and does it simply to
amuse himself. Upon his return to
Minneapolis he will resume his duties
in one Of the large opera houses in
which he is head electrician. This
has been his life study other than
baseball and TO which he will direct
his attention when not playing over
some of the seasons games in the
Central Association. Grodnick has
been one of Keokuk's most valuable
players during the past season and is
regarded as one of the best utility
men in the league He has figured
with equal success at second short
and right field and could probably
play almost every position on the
team If called upon to do so His
fielding haap