The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-12


Boyle's life may again be made
strenuous for short time
The big baseball moguls will gath
er in New York this week. The Ma
tional league convenes on Tuesday
and the American the next day. On
Thursday there will be a joint SEES
sion. 1t is believed that the big con-
clave will be featured by trades more
than by anything else. Last year
there was prolonged fight in the
National league over the presidency.
but no struggle is looked for this
year. Lynch is slated for reelection
to term of three years.
Prohibiting the requirement of all
players in the future. who have been
on the pay rolls of any higher league.
might be worthy amendment to the
bylaws of the Central Association. 1t
would prove means of keeping the
clubs within the salary limit which is
expected to be enforced during the
coming season. Touching on a sub
iect of this kind always gives rise to
the question whether fans in cities
the size of those composing the Cen
trail Association would rather watch
teams composed of old timers and
stars who are slipping. than bunch
of spry youngsters. 1t is believed that
more interest would be shown in the
development of the youngster and a
/ law making it necessary for the man
ager to recruit from the brushes
might prove means of greatly bene
fitting the compact little circuit.
| 1t is believed that the youngsters
of Keokuk have profited by the teach
ings of H. H. Corsan, the swimming
instructor, who was in the city last
week. There has always been a gem
eral impression prevalent that swim
j ming requires no teaching. This is
/ because many learn in the early ages
of boyhood and to learn the art seems
| to be a natural Inheritance But how
many learn how to swim we'll? This
is because they have no, good
| foundation and do too many small
things that retard progress to q
place among the top notchers. Dur
ing the week many learned points in
the game that will make it possible
for them to improve.
According to report in major
league circles believed to be vel
founded, Fred Lake of the Boston Ma
tionals will be the next manager O
the st. Louis Browns. Lake has {
two-year contract with Boston ant
. this will be taken over by Presiden
, Hedges.
Already the all-around RECORD
smashing foreshadoEed for the eley
enth national automobile show il
t Madison Square Garden. January Z t,
Q 81. has begun. That the forthcomin;
: affair will eclipse any motor car es
!. hibition held here or abroad, in poin
s of number Of exhibitors. compreher
g siveness and in the total value o
: goods to be displayed, is now assure,
s by the official list of exhibitors. ils
j issued by the Association of License,
e Automobile Manufacturers. unde
: whose auspices the show is held
While the list includes only those ea
r hibitors of pleasure or passenger
j carrying motor cars and accessories
i. who will display their products durin
: the part one period, from January
e to IA, the total exceeds by sixty-fou
J. the combined number of exhibits O
Y pleasure vehicles, motor trucks, motor
II cycles and accessories of the garde,
Z show of last January The exac
r number of exhibitors for the part on
Y period is $751; OF this number sixt,
Il seven will be exhibits of complet
!. cars and $50 will be exhibits of a,
s cessories and parts. The total nun
8 Der OF the part one exhibitors, adde
II to the approximate number of e,
6 hfbitors for the part two period. Jar
$ uary 16 to q, at which will be show
e commercial vehicles. motorcycle,
electric pleasure vehicles and acce,
Y series is 6S7. The list of exhibitor
o for the part two period has not a
g yet been issued. During the part on
? period the standard makes of plea.
: ure or passenger-earrying cars will b
J displayed mostly On the main foo
It but there will be car exhibits also o
: the elevated platform. balcony an
In the exhibition hail. second tieI
= and in the basement The cars wi
:. range from the costliest on the maj
e ket down to the little runabout tina
sells for s4S5. The total value of tn
2 exhibits at the part one period wi