The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-22
Morning journal criticises crodnick
for the Play He Made at
Second In Yesterdays
Game
FORGOT ABOUT HUGHES
Dummy" Tried to Get Away With
One Equally as Bad, But
Nothing Was Said Of I
II at the Time.

Early in yesterdays game at Jack.
sonville Dummy Hughes struck out
and Mier dropped the ball. The sphere
rolled In front of the plate and Hughes
struck 1t with his bat sending it some
distance away and started for first.
Hughes did this in playful manner
and the act did not impress the fans
as being unsportsmanlike. However,
IN an account of tho game the Jackson
vile journal does not mention this
play as being unsportsmanlike, but Sc
/ verely criticizes Grodnick, who in the
same playful manner pushed a run
ner off second and tagged him. The
two stunts We're pulled off much in the
same way, but the Journal complains
because Grodnick got away with his,
The Journals report Of the game is
as follows:
OF all the baseball games ever
played on local diamond the con.
test between Belts Indians and
Berte's Lunatics yesterday afternoon
has everything else backed off the
board. rs it was predicted the gaze
was for blood. Jacksonville won on
its merits through the superb pitching
of 'Whiz' Upton and the home
run hit OF Morganthaler. Burch, the
southpaw, opposed Upton ard both
/ sidewheelers were at their best.
Burch made the only hit for his team
and despite this tact Belt sent Oyler
to bat Tor him in the ninth. keokuk
never had man past second base
and only one man got as far as sec
ond. The locals played gilt edge
ball all the way through and the
visitors did equally we'll. The only
error made by Keokuk was the fault
OF Annis, who was run into and
knocked down by Blausser in the fifth
while receiving the ball and as a re-
suit the sphere dropped from his
hands and Blausser was safe.
Excitement Ran High.
So much for the nice clean side
lof the game Now for details of
the rowdyism that characterized the
nine rounds. A new jumps made his
appearance for this game and he was
initiated with all the frills and fur
beloes known to the pasttime. He ran
the game very well until the fifth
1 inning. In this round after Little
/ john had whitfield, Blausser led off
with single and stole second. He
reached third on fielder's choice,
| v,hch retired Morganthaler at first
Fisher then hit hot one to Corridor
and the visitors third saclSer sent it
! fast to Miller Fisher is fast run
ner and Miller reached far off the
base so as to get the throw as soon
as possible. AS soon as the bell
struck Miller's glove, Thompson called
the play and turned away The ball
touched the ground, but the lanky
player picked it up instantly and
Fisher was declared out The fans
raised holler and Berte rightly
protested, but to no avail Had
4 Fisher been called safe, as he I'M
doubtedly was, Blausser would have
counted.
Another Faux Pas.
In the visitors half of the sixth
Meir drew pass and Burch sacri-
/ feed him to second. Grodnick flew
out to Morganthaler. Annis then
hit into right field. Morganthaler
and Hughes both went after the ball.
lit fell right behind first base and
on fair territory. 1t was one of
those slow high balls that allowed
Annis to reach second and Meir to
reach home The jumps called the
rail- foul and mighty protest Went
up from Belt, but to no avail
In the eighth Blausser was the first
man up and he hit for two bases.
/ Hndebrand made great effort to
get the ball and it struck his mits,
but the sphere dropped to the ground
and was SO close to the line that 1t
bounded across the foul line about
thirty feet back of first base. Here
Belt made another great kick. claim
/ ing that it was a foul ball Mean
while the ball had been returned and
4 Grodnick the second baseman, had
LIT. Blausser was sticking to the
+ base. The jumps did not seem to
be able to locate the sphere and
Burch assumed pitching position.
The jumps settled himself ready tn
watch the plate. The nsomen. lis
back was turned Grodnick gave
Blausser a push and then hollered
'how's that" The jumps turned
A around and seeing Blausser off the
base and the ball In the hands of
4 Grodnick called Blausser out. This
was the blow that killed father ano
the storm broke. The clouds mad
been getting darker around Umpire
Thompson everything With this
decision Manager Berte ran from the
home players bench with all the
local players at his heels. Morgan
1 +,,a1or Who was Mt bai. walked out