The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-02
The Younssser is Making Good and
is Declared TO be Fielding
Sensation of that
League.
ALTITUDE AFFECTS HIN
Believes that as Soon as He Gets
Accustomed to Western Country
He VIII be Able to
ciout Ball.
By W. P. Green.
nocial 70 TIE Gaia City /

Especial to The Gate City.1
DENVER, Colo, May Walking
along Curtis street the other night. /
noticed a patch of red shining bright
ly under the glare OF an arc light in
front of the st. James hotel. Any
Keokuk fan would have recognized
the shade, for there is only one Red"
and his last name is Corridor. When
l told him that my name on hotel
register would carry Warsaw, Illinois,
along with it, his face colored until it
resembled the shade of his hair. For
Corridor has heard OF everything with
in so miles OF Keokuk, and Warsaw
was not neglected in his census of the
surrounding territory.
Corridor likes Keokuk. During the
half hour l talked with him, he never
lost an opportunity to boost the place.
Red has great fancy for Keokuk
in baseball way. 1t may be good
news to the fans back there to know
that if it were not for the additional
money he is getting from Pa Rourke
at Omaha, he would check his trunk
for Keoknk, and play ball to the end
OF his diamond days at the old third
sack, where he pulled of SO many
sensational plays last season. Cor
ridon told me that himself Omaha
may be in faster league, and his be-
ing there may give him better
chance to make good with the majors,
but Keokuk has first call with the
peppery one on all occasions.
So far Corridor has been the won
der OF the Western league in fielding.
His play at short against Denver last
week was little short of marvellous,
and the scribes here gave him many
fattering notice But Red" has
been unable TO find the ball at bat.
He told me the other night that the
mile high altitude of Denver bothers
him.
i cant see the ball." he said, and
when | do get to first, it's case OF
putting like steam engine by the
time | see second. Ny wind would
have to be trained along with the rest
OF me if | were to play long in Colo
rado.''
Corridor likes Western league ball.
/ Comparing it with the Central Asso-
citation, he says that the greatest diff
ference is in the amount of inside
. ball displayed The actual fielding Is
slightly better, while the pitchers are
a little more stiff, which of course
naturally changes the batting strength.
In the four games played here with
Omaha. which, by the way, ali went
I TO Denver, Corridor made one hit, a
timely single. In the field he played
a remarkable game. getting total
for the series Of 5 put outs, Is assists,
\ and no errors Two Of the runs gain
ed by the visitors we're credited to
him
/. Corridor expects to go back to the
majors next year. The st. Louis
Browns still have string to him, and
/ 1t may be that he will not be with
I Omaha more than half the season
! Corridor believes that If Proush's
arm had not been sore in Texas. the
elongated twirler would now be work
ing for Jack OConnor Another mem
Der Of the Browns second squad is
with Omaha, He is shotten, the out
heider, and Rourke believes that IL
1 him he has valuable man. But the
men in the press box at Broadwa,
park are unit in declaring that /
Corridor can find his batting eye. h,
viii be the star of the Nebraska outfit