The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-30
"Pa" Belt to Arrive This Week am
Prepare For Reception of
Players Who Are to
Report Monday.
OTHER BASEBALL NOTES
Items Of Interest Gathered Around the
circuit-President Justice Has
Gone to kewanee For
Carnival.

who have had experience in organized
ball and others who come to the city
lauded by friends who have seen them
work. will make their initial appear
ance in Keokuk. Monday, April 5.
Pa Belt, who is slated TO arrive
Thursday of this week will be on hand
to meet them and work will begin as
early as possible.
Coming to keokuk this year will be
number of entirely new PLAYERS
about whom very little is known and
tle recommendation of friends is re-
sponsible in large measure TO their
signing. Others, however, come from
the Southern Michigan League and
have good records to live up to. while
still other players have cavorted about
the diamond in Keokuk until the fans
have faith in them for another seasons
play.
Pa Belt is the man to teach the
youngsters how to play the game, but
this season the experiment will be in
no way compared to that of last.
The infield will be practically play
ers OF experience, better pitchers could
not be looked for. and the outfield is
well taken care of. Two catchers who
are expected to hustle should prove
good men. Blue Jacket, who is the
first player to arrive in the city. is
expected to make good.
Spencer. the former Keokuk twirler,
| in ais last game with White Sox No.
2. was again wild in the three innings
he pitched. The former Central AS
sociation finger is certainly CT at the
present time.
Richards. former third haseman for
the Keokuk team, has purchased his
release from the Altoona club and will
no doubt play with Rockford next sea-
son. Richards has shifted in the line
up from third base to short.
| All of the managers of the circuit
except Berte OF Jacksonville and Belt
| of keokuk send forth a great deal
about their players, but these two
managers are keeping comfortably
! quiet and you can be prepared to see
something good when the Lunatics
are brought to keokuk on Decoration
! day and on Labor day.
President VI. E. Justice and Harry
Hofer left last evening for Kewanee to
be guests of honor this evening at the
carnival given all this week in that
/ city for the benefit Of baseball. To-
night will be President Justices
night The following from the Ke-
vance Courier gives brief outline of
| the big weeks entertainment which
began last night:
Interest in Kewanee next week
will center at the big armory building
where the Kewanee baseball associa-
( ton will conduct its first indoor base
ball carnival. The festival stats at
O'Clock Monday evening and will
be continued every night next week,
closing at midnight Saturday The en-
tire proceeds of the affair go to the
Kewanee baseball association. to be
used in making league baseball pos
sibie in this city.
The fest will be conducted only in
the evenings. There viii be six big
nights of fun. Each night has been
named as follows:
Monday-Opening night
Tuesday, President Justices night.
9eOEeSIas-tdIUlU > UlS4l.
Thursday-April Fools day. Mardi
Gras night
Friday-Merchant's night
Saturday-Galva night
President NJ. E. Justice Of Keokuk
and President Harry Hofer of
Quincy, will be in the city Tuesday 10
attend the carnival. The nigat has
been named for them.
All the candidates for office on
township. city, or judicial tickets.
whether republican. democrat, social
list, independent. citizens or citizens
labor viii be given authority to do as
they please on Wednesday. therefore
the name, Candidates night.
April fools day comes on Thurs
day and the association has announc-
ed this night as Mardi Gras night Tie
full details will be given Tuesday"