The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-26
Remarkable Showing Of keokuk's Slab
Men During the ottumwa Ser
lee Has Been Feature
Of Week.
BELT IS AFTER PENNANT
The Indians Have Best Chance il
History Of the Central Asso-
citation to Grab the
Bunting.


The sensation Of the PAST weok IN
the Central Association has been the
wonderful showing Of the Keokuk n.
dams In the Keoltuk- Ottumwa series
which will be brought to a close this
afternoon when the final game is to be
played. The Keokuk twirlers have
shown a burst Of speed and effective
ness that has truly been the wonde,
OF the week and the series has wit
ness the most remarkable flinging ex
hibition in the history OF the game this
year.
Three times In as many days the
Packers, under the new management
nave been forced to bow down before
the grand twirling OF Blue Jacket
Bramble and Prough and it only re
mains for Burch to put the finishing
touches on the series today. The
pitchers have displayed such form as
to awaken terror In Keokuk's future
opponents and II the presen,
high speed can be maintained
for another month or even a weel
or two Keokuk will surely pass
Burlington and Hannibal AMI
march triumphantly on towards tn,
1909 pennant race.
II the present work continues "Pa'
Belt, the veteran manager is to b,
lionized and he is already receivin,
favorable press comment about the cir
cult and especially at Ottumwa. TIL,
Courier says:
The wisdom of Pa Belt is shown II
many ways this season The frs
touch Of wiseness seen here in TIL
present series was Wednesday, whel
he had Pitcher Blugjacket vast,
more than two or three bans on
batsman in order to catch men steal
ing second. Another stroke a. 90,
baseball was the securing from : 10
MONIES Of Bill Annfs and youne owls,
two exceptionally fast fielders Al ana fai
stickers. Yesterday oyler made ~,
singles and a double out Of four time
up, and Bill Annis three times sac
riiced his teammate to second nh,
fourth time up, Annis walked
/ Three Shutouts.
During the past three DAYS the q,
tumwa team has suffered three sim
outs. In the second game Brandt
rounded into form and allowed Ottum
wa but four hits and in the las
game, the one yesterday. Proueh sen
the home team to cover with tire
hits. Nine hits In three games is CO,
tainly remarkable record and
Burch can put no-hit game on TOP q
IT the series will go down in the re,
ords OF John Hall at Quincy as th
! greatest since the formation OF tn
league
i keokuk's chances have been great
strengthened by the signing of Brue
geman the former Burlington bach
stop. According to word receive
here Brrggeman has lost none of hi
old time form and his whip is as geo
as ever. Belt has been forced to do
great deal of the receiving Of late an
the assistance Of the new man will b
OF great value. Speaking OF Brugge
man the Courier says:
Frank Burggeman, formerly an o.
tnmwa and Burlington catcher. ha
been signed by Belt. Brugge wa
traded to Rockford, Ill. for Lemon b
Ned Egan, and the Illinois club -
leased him because Of bad arm. Th
rest Bruggeman has received how
ever, has put his whip in fairly goo
shape and he appeared for the frs
time yesterday In Keokuk uniform
Completion Of Race.
/ burlington has been holding on i
the top position pretty well of lat
with Hannibal running close secon
and Keokuk strong third. Ouinc
| has dropped during the past few day
and there is quite a gap between tn
| Keokuk and Quincy standing.
4 Hannibal and Burlington begin
series Of four games at Burlington Il
morrow and should the two club
break ever the Indians will probabl
| !, of ~