The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
> W. Terry Of schoolcraft, Mich, Is
Reported to be Good Man
and Will Help Out
the Champs.
RAIL NEWS OF INTEREST
The Biggest Trade in Base Ball For
Some Time Was Pulled Off
at Chicago and cy Young
Leaves Boston.

R w. Terry of Schoolcraft Mich,
w,o has accepted terms with Water
Inn is regarded as find by Manager
BOYLE. says a dispatch from that city
to the latest issue of the Sporting
News: He is a good hitter and is
capable of playing the outfield as we'll
as pitching. Late last season, when
IWaterloos pitchers were not working
well, Boyle was after Terry, but was
unable to land him. He has had his
wires working all winter and at last
has been successful in securing tle
player Terry has been with Winni-
neg, in the Northern League during
| the past three campaigns and has
been decided success in the art Of
playing ball In 1907 he headed the
pitchers list in games won, winning
sixteen games and losing three. Last
season his record was not so good,
winning twelve out of twenty-five. The
reason for this was that Winnipeg did
not have as strong a team as former
| ". His work with the willow is very
gratifying, showing a record of .235.
Outfelder Kollinger of Elkhart,
Ind, has also been signed. He was
recommended by Tommy Searles, our
old reliable backstop. He has the
goods, or we would not have heard
from Searles about him. Tommy is
spending the winter in northern In
diana, hunting and trapping. He
ought to be in good condition to play
ball when the gong rings in April
Another player signed is Infielder
Eddie Hearne, who is playing in the
California Winter League. He was
with Seattle at the start of last season
and is strongly recommended by Pres
ident Dugdale of Seattle.
Curtis and Pennington state they
are satisfied with the terms offered.
Curtis was the first of last years reg
ulars to sign.
The Cedar Rapids Dummies are to
exhibit their playing qualities in this
city on April IA and 15. These are
the first mid-week practice games
Boyle has arranged for.
Jimmy Lewis of last years Waterloo
team, and the fastest outfielder in the
Association, has been released by the
Philadelphia Americans to San Fran
cisco. The latter city offered Mana
ger Boyle $3.50 for Lewis in mid-sea
son during 1908. The race was close
and Boyle knew that his sale would
weaken the team to such an extent
that 1t could not win the pennant
Hence he did not let him go. 1t looks
very much now as though it was q
| put-up job on the part of the Coasl
club and Connie Mack. Anyway, Wa
terloo lost about 500 on the deal
"Ducky" Holmes OF Sioux City bough
Lewis at the close of the season fol
$500 and later Philadelphia drafted
him Farrell awarded him to the Quak
er City.
President Justice has received {
draft of new schedule, which call:
ior total of 140 games. Ten Sun
days are allotted on each club 1t i!
proposed to start the race on May
and end it on September 10. Onl,
two open dates are allowed. Th'
total mileage is 2S,070 miles and il
divided about as equally as possible
This schedule will no doubt meet will
the approval of most of the clubs
Dut President Justice will probabl,
wait for more drafts of schedules be
lore submitting it to vote.
Catcher Bruggemtn of Burlington
mas been traded to the Rockford Clu1
OF dae Wisconsin League for Catche
Lemon. Bruggeman has outlived hi
usefulness in this organization ant
Lemon will fill quite a gap that ha