The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-02
Sporting Tips

Hannibal yesterday.
| Big Jack Mertens seems to be play
ing listless game with Quinyc.
Bennett was the tall guy yesterday.
| He allowed but six aits, but the In
/, dams did not need to hit to get away
with the battle.
In the second inning Reichle led off
| with three Dagger which went far
into left center. The next three men
We're easy and Reichle failed to score.
Walsh has certainly pegged weak
in the Quincy-Keokuk series and looks
like about the weakest thrower in the
league. Belt also has en- unable to
peg to second or third and many bas-
es have been pilfered on both catchers
during the past series.
Berte is certainly playing a great
game at short and has greatly
strengthened the Indians. Berte is
without doubt one of the best short
stops in the league and has plenty OF
| pepper mixed with this work.
Willie Prough will probably mix
things in the first game with Bur-
lington today. While this is not ex-
actly Prough's weather, yet the big
fellow should be counted upon to van
quish the Pathfinders.
Miller's playing at first yesterday
was a distinct feature OF the game
He was grabbing throws from all an.
| giles with one and both hands and saw.
ed the infielders several bad ones
Miller is certainly the star first base.
man of the league.
We will just be dee-lighted to see
our dear old friend Lee Lemon again
His visits to Keokuk are always mark
| ed by such sociability as to make the
games pleasing to look upon. Well
we'll, We almost forgot Lee is not with
tie team, but at indianapolis. Toe
! bad. IS
Ned Egan seems to forget that il
the team is in first place by Sept. IL
which is next Sunday, he will lose
400 bones to the club members on new
suits. He is powerless to stop them
at the present time and it looks as
If the. Pathfinders will have those
new suits alright
Jaeger looks good to the fans at
least his appearance yesterday was
satisfactory. The big fellow has hab.
it of slipping a fast one over occa.
sionally when the batter is not look.
ing. He has perfect control and a
good assortment Of benders. He also
fields his position well and bats as II
he had played ball before.
Now comes Manager Ned Egan and
his Pathfinders for series of three
games. II there is any team In the
, circuit that the fans like to see de.
feated by the Indians 1t sure is that
Burlington aggregation Egan's team
has been going so well that it looks
like almost an impossibility of win.
ming three straights, but two look
certain.
A dispatch from Ell Paso, Texas
says: The New York Giants will
winter in Ell Paso, is the announce.
ment made by Col Winnie OF the
Mexico Jockey club In preparation
for their coming he said the Mexico
club was constructing a diamond and
erecting a handsome club house on
the clubs ground near Jaurez for
their use. He said the Giants would
come at the close of the season"
Hannibal Courier-Post: Eating ice
cream with crow bar is the brave
accomplishment Of some while hatch.
Ing toothpicks with an incubator beats
this for an asset. but the best get
away to the opinion of the bird that
sees only at night is that feat of de.
feating that crack aggregation from
Waterloo, manned and trained by the
stellar star Boyle-this is the degree
of honor that befell tae cannibals for
a second time yesterday afternoon.
when with Slapnicka in the box thew
raised their count to sly against the
visitors z.
| Out of twenty-five games pitched
this year, Christy Mathewson has
lost but four Christy Is in a class
by himself, as he makes big record
every year. but it is not only his
ability in throwing curves that wins
for him; it is the fact that he is not
wearing himself out trying to pitch
no-hit games or strike out more bat