The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-29
A CLEAN sweep OF
MONMOUTH SERIES
Third Straight Taken Sunday After
noon Before Small Crowd When
Trough Pitched Unbeatable
Ball.
WIN WITH EASE, 5 TO {
keokuk Did Not Make Mishap ir
Field or on Bases and Treated
Fans to Sterling Exhibi-
ton Of National Game.

Keokuk made 1t three straights from
Monmouth by winning Sunday after
noon, to 0. The battle, which is
the last of the season between the
Indians and Drills men was one in
which five hundred and twenty eight
fans were treated to the best exhib-
ition Keokuk has furnished during
the present season.
1t was not that the game was c'ose
and exciting, or was pitchers duel.
Far from 1t. 1t was an exhibition in
which the Indians so far outclassed
Monmouth that no comparison can
be made. Not mistake. even to
base running or cratic throwing was
charged up against Belts men and
they played what might justly be
termed perfect ball
Prough was once more master of the
situation. Only twenty-nine men
faced the Trojan mound star. He Is
sued two passes and allowed two
hits, one a scratch, but two of the
runners were caught by clever base
throwing. In the last FIVE innings of
the game not man reached first base
and in all Prough made seven batters
whiff the air.
For Monmouth, Bartschei started
and lasted just five innings. He was
easy, and Hart, playing third in place
OF lrchmer, paved the way for Keo-
kuk's first run by his error. After
that the sailing was easy. In the sixth
Drill ushered new recruit out in
the person of one Mr. Rhodes. The
new finger was so wild that he was
lucky to keep the ball in the lot He
pitched eight balls to the first two
batters without coming within two
feet of anywhere near the plate. Her
bert would also have walked had he
not been SO anxious to lay down a
sacrifice Rhodes walked one more
man and then escaped without a run
being made off him. Later he was sup
ported well, and Kaokuk failed to
score during Lis reign.
From fielding standpoint. Hunter.
of Keokuk. again performed in tsle
star role. The quiet, unassuming gen
tlenan who covers right garden ter
ritory caught pretty one in rough
and tumble manner. which fairly
thrilled the small Sunday gathering.
At best, he did something nearly
every time up. Twice ne hit, once
he drew walk and the other time
he was called upon to sacrifice
About the only real excitement en-
Joyed while Monmouth was at bat
came in the initial round. which was
almost a repetition of Saturdays open
Ing. Prough was wild and passed Sui
Ivan. Hill sacrificed and Williams
hit one to deep short which Collins
could not field in time to force him
at first. The little shortstop pulled
off brilliant piece of work. however.
when Foster hit slow hopper to him
With lightning speed he shot the ball
home, catching Sullivan when such
play looked almost impossible. VIII
liams stole second and was later
caught on play at third.
Keokuk scored in the opening when
Hunter got scratch hit through Hill.
Herbert was safe on Harris wild throw
to first and Bresnahan hit a slow one
to Siner.
In the third three hits gave Keokuk
one more, Hunter, Herbert and Reichle
getting them. Four hits in the fifth
counted three scores and signalled the
departure of Bartschei from the
mound. Miller's long double to the
Joy Park stand counted two of them.
The score: