The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-07
Gossip Of the Sport World
POOL
Sporting Views
By the Editor
Amateurs and Bowling.


1t is learned today, following close
study of the A. L. N. A. rules. trat
amateur athletes Of the city can COM
pete in the tournament in singles on
the Olympia alleys, providing they
are members of the keokuk Bowling
association. The rules of the A. |. NJ
a. are to the effect that amateurs can
compete in open competition in which
all are members of an association and
in which tire prizes offered do not ex-
coed SIS, providing they do not accept
cash prizes. Thus there is nothing to
restrict bowIers from competing in the
tournament. r. &. chamberiin is au-
shority for the statement as regards
the association rule.
The Three-I league has made sever
al changes in its constitution. In the
future rain checks will be issued I'M
less four and one half innings are
PLAYED. In the past it was the Gus
tom TO issue these checks oRly Wien
less than three innings are played
Hereafter, if any club wants fran
chise it will cost them s., 600 and the
town seeking membership must be
able to show regular organization,
park and cash balance OF $500 In
! the clubs treasury. Players will not
/ be allowed TO play in championship
games unless they are under contract
The president is given power to set
dates On which are TO be played post
poned games.
The report comes from Quincy that
President Harry Hofer has received
a letter from Manager Ned Egan OF
Ottumwa, in which the latter says ne
has given up all claim to the services
4 of Player Joe Burg. Speaking OF the
case the Quincy Wing says: It would
have been different matter had Burg
been drafted from the Burlington
team last year, but the case did not
4 turn out TO be case of a draft, but
II sale, although the bulletins that
were issued by Secretary Farrell al
the time of the Egan-White SIX deal
Il showed it to have been draft In
1 stead. however, OF President Comisky
paying the regular draft prices of $500
: he added $500 more for the services
, OF Burg. which in reality made the
deal sale. This was a phase OF the
matter that Egan thought probabl,
was not known when he began to how.
when he saw that something had beer
! slipped over on him. The title of Com
iskey to Burg was fully investigated
: by the local management before hi:
; purchase was made and the local PEG
: pie knew exactly where they stood
when Egan opened up what was con
: sidered as being a grand-stand pla.
r before the Ottumwa people.
St Louis Globe-Democrat Tt,
e player who has the least to say 0
any one is young Prough, the pitcher
! It's safe 70 say that Prough has spoE
o en- not over twenty words to any on
outside of Corridor since joining til
Q Browns this spring Prough appal
y entity is only boy, grand. big fellol
e with very boyishlooking face Hi
L one great delight seems to be i'll stanC
ing around and watching "Rube' Wat
dell Corridor, small but nervou
chap, is a grand little hustler on th
ball field. but slow to mix up afte
= work for the day has ended. Corrido
and Prough can be seen each evenil
strolling up and down Main stree
~ NrindO-xs
pool match viii be played tn
evening, between the Olympia tea
and Power City aggregation, on Fran
Moeller's tables, Fifth and Palean.
With Red" Corriden playing secor
, base yesterday, the ST. Louis Brow
lost to Houston by the score of 4 TO
Red made one bobble, which was {
mean bound, and accepted Gig
] chances, five being putouts and thr,
} being assists He was at bat fo
r times, but got no safe bingles 1t
e difficult to predict what kind of
e showing the former Keokuk play
{ will make at the midway station, +
local fans We're never given an oppc
tunity of seeing him perform at ST
ond here. Prough has not yet work
and reports are that he has some VII
of a sore arm This was expecte
5 however, for the big fellow has nev
e worked well during the early seasc
d The climate there is very modera
d and it may be that he will round in
{. shape at an early date.
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