The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-26

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considerable trouble was experienced
throughout in handling the pellet a
towel being brought into play to keep
the sphere in reasonable dry shape.
William Prough, he Of the large frame
drew the mound position while Gus
tavus Mier donned Father Belts
shin pads and breast p otector and
stepped behind the plate. where in the
course of the game he showed that he
can hold his own with any catcher in
the league and two twobaggers are
not common thing for player to
bag in one contest as did the said
Gustavus In this second game. In the
previous contest Belt did not have
much of chance to head off run.
ners at second or even third as Blue
Jacket gave them such big lead.
cavanaugh, one Of the slowest run
ners in the association stepped away
with four stolen bases, on one occa-
sion Waiting to third unhindered as
did Cook also. the Gems stealing q
total of eight bases in the course OF
the battle. However, in this second
game, with Prough holding the rum
ners closed to the bag and, Mier throw
ing in great form only one man reach
ed second by unfair methods while the
Indians stole three On Spider walsh.
Grodnick duplicating two OF the ouin-
scy mems feats by gliding to third
himself Quincy made four errors in
lnls latter engagement while Keokuk
only made one half of that number
and the same number of hits as they
made in the first eleven.
The First Game.
keyes pitched the frs. bali IN This
game to oyler at 2:15 in the pres.
ence OF 1908 fans, about ole fourth
o. them from Keol1uk and Oyler met
It for single to left. Annis sacri.
need him to second but he got no
iurther as the next three men were
easy out. In Quincy's half OF the inning
Dang got his base on balls and stole
second. getting no farther as Mertens
and Wall flew out to Landry after
Hill had grounded tc Oyler.
Keokuk started her r,n getting In
the second when Landry singled at
ter Miller had fouled out to Cava.
naugh and after stealing second came
home on Blue Jackets hit.
Quincy also had man across the
plate in round two. Cavanuagh got a
life on Corriden's bobble OF a ground
er, stole second and came in on Under
beck's two Dagger.
Neither side completed the circuit
in the third inning although Anus and
Corr1den each connected safely, the
following hiiters could not advance
them. while three Quincy men flew
out. The locals were able to Increase
their score to two in the fourth when
with one down Beth it a three bag
/ ger to second and scored when the
mighty Mertens muffed an easy fly OF
| Oyier's. Quincy was not in it this
round. although Cook got to secone
on a hit, Corriden throwing wild f.
Miller. the ball rolling to the srr..d
/ stand. Immediately afterwards this
man of the culinary name stole third
/ He accomplished this in the interval
while Blue Jacket was raising his
arms to their necessary heighth before
delivering the ball The next two me,-
struck out.
There was nothing doing on either
side in the fifth. three Gems flying out
In quick succession, while the sixth
was equally productive Of points. Cor
! riden opened the next round with a
two Dagger to center and went tc
third on Reichles out where he STAYED
/ while Miller and Landry allowed them
selves to be caught flying out. Quincy
started this inning with a base on
balls, Walsh getting to first by that
means and stealing second. However
keyes fouled out to Belt and Hill and
Dang struck three resonant fruitless
swings at the gray atmosphere. The
/ eighth inning was unproductive Of any
counts and the same could be said OF
/ the ninth when referring to the In.
dams side of it only.
For Quincy, Linderbeck, the man
with the name like thunderbolt gave
an ehibixtion of his skill at long dis
lance batting, causing the tiny horse
hide covered pellet to travel high
and far over green fence near right
field. Hildebrand. owing to the heighth
of the ball, being unable to coax ii
/ into his hands although he tried so
Lard that he cut his right hand on a
nail ana was relieved in the next inn.
ing by Grodnick. The Quincy fans
/ went wild over the hit and it was
some little time before quiet again
! reigned and Undertook trotted ANAL
bly, to the bench. This made the
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