The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-17
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Life for s manager. This advertise
ment brought les applications, the
applicants ranginS fsora aspiring play
srs up 70 bis lsagas seoass. who sill
were anxious to ssears sAs berth.
Some a eAess men have experience
ard are known 10 BE good msa.
number Of them being former big
league players, They coasa have
been secured Tor less salary than
Manager Myers wiu receive ana moth
Ing woefi hare hsa 70 ns paid TO Sc
cure their rs1sasa bur Mr.. Hofer
wanted more than mere manager.
he wanted man who hy his past
record has proven tAas he has the
shility 70 manage and get results
year after yesr.
The Central Association now has as
me 8 set OF managers as any league
can hosss Of The race this coming
year is bound 70 be close and hot
one. Esry man has proven his abil-
III IN the past and the teams that
viii I'll the second division positions,
will net be there through the fault of
the men who lead them.
ottlmwa. for two years at the bot
tom OF the ladder throughout the sea-
son, has E. +. Egan, who won TWO pen
nants for Burlington IN four years.
He has some excellent material left
him by shannon and with the men ne
/ brings from Burlington. he viii have
to be reckoned with Ottumw1 last
year had q strong team but made a
poor showing principally because of
the ineficieney of the man who start
ed the season as manager.
Keokuk has Pa Belt, who last year
came within an ace OF winning the
rag. He took bunch Of young play
ers and built up fine me .hine from
them He says ne viii have a still
better team next year and promises
that the team that heads the Indians
viii have to so 8 fast pace
Kswanee has cast its fate with Bill
Connors again Bill came very near
soaring the life out OF Burlington and
Hannibal last summer and practical
ly put Keokuk out OF the race Bill
Is busy signing new men and is en-
deavoring to have a better bunch OF
Boiiermakers next season.
Hannibal win have Willie Prout
Prout was placed in charge last sum
imer during slump and brought his
team back TO first place again He
was in the race for the pennant up to
the second last day. Backed by Pres
ident Cruikshank, he can get any
thing he wants in the line of players
and with what he has left from last
year. he is bound to make "a good
showing this coming season.
Galeshurg owes its admission to the
Central Association largely to the eff
! forts OF Bert Hough. Bert Hough Il
, given credit for being one Of the bes
| men to break into league ball of re
: cent years. He built up the Hanniba
: team in the L NJ. league two year
ago and won the pennant Last yea
J he gathered team for the Contra
! Association and as long as he was Il
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) first place IN the percentage ladder
? He is not taking any chances Wit
his 1910 team and win be right ther,
when IT comes to lighting for IN,
coveted top position.
Monmouth, the league baby. own
the /. " penngnt for the 1909 season
thanks To the work Of Jack Corhat.
Corbett Is no stranger IN this league
He was with OttHmwa for severs
years and is as coed : catcher, q
heady PLAYER and as pleasant
gentleman Is can be found aEywher
on the diamond Jack was VERY poE
uiaT IN this city when vs-Eted Wit
the Packers and the Central ASS
citation fans IN general VII Dc rIaass
TO see him hack The fight HIS tear
put Up II TIE !. n lesgge las Esa
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bottom. ne team worked Nd q Il
top. Ehich position L Hall successful
against It's rivals during TIE last fs-
weeks Of the ssasu-
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