The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-01
Important Gathering of Local Fans
viii be Held on Week From
Wednesday for Transac-
ton OF Business.
APPLICATIONS COMING IN
Several Sail Players Want to Man.
age keokuk Team, While Brush
Leasuers Are Anxious
to Play Too.

Secretary Louis Sterne of the Keo-
kuk Base Ball Association announced
today that the annual meeting of the
organization will be held on Wedens-
day, November
This meeting promises to be the
most important Of the winter in local
baseball circles. 1t will have for its
business the election of officers, hear
ing of report of finances for the
past season and the mapping out
plans for the coming season 1t will
be closely followed by the selection
of a manager for 1911.
Sterne states that already a num-
Der of applications have been receiv-
ed from players who want to try
their hand at managing the Indians
and also from bush league player
who are DESTROYS of tryout. The
strongest candidate for the position
of manager is Frank Belt, who is
wintering in the city.
President NJ. E. Justice has sent
out circular letters to directors
asking their opinion as to when the
committee should visit Quincy for the
purpose Of sounding the sentiment of
Quincy fans. 1t Is understood that
Secretary Stern. representing the To-
cal association. thinks the matter
should be deferred until December.
1t is the general opinion around the
circuit that Quincy should be re-
/ tanned.
Ned Eqan Talks.
! OTTUMWA, Nov. las Manage
Egan will manage the Ottumwa Speed
/. BOYS next season, having signed a
two years contract, when he was
secured by the Ottumwa association
year ago, he is alreadr making ar
rangements to give Ottumwa another
winning club. He stated this noon
that he was corresponding with some
likely looking youngsters although he
| had not secured their signatures.
He gave out the information II
! the Ottumwa team would train in OF.
tumwa next season, instead of Dav-
export as last year. Manager Egan
| believes that Ottumwa fans are suf
| f1cently interested in the team that
they will turn ont to the practice
| games and help bear the expenses OF
the training season. Tie players will
report at Ottumwa April / and Man
/ ager Ned Egan will begin securing
practice games soon.
House to Play in Ottumwa.
The Ottumwa manager also int
mated this morning that John House
the Indian outfielder who played with
/ Ottumwa, Marshalltown and Burling
ton, but now under suspension, may
play with Ottumwa next season. He
is the property of the Ottumwa club
and Manager Egan asserted that he
would make an effort to have him re
instated into professional ball. Many
4 of the old Ottumwa players will be
back next season, declared Manager
Egan, although he stated that some
changes might have to be made in or
der not to overstep the salary limit
which was placed at S1,400 by the
league directors at the fall meeting
recently aeld in Chicago.
Manager Egan gave out the follow
ing list of players which have been
reserved by the Ottumwa club:
Catcher Link, Pitchers Dunn, Jaeger
jacobson and TONES, Short STOP
Kensel, Inielder Wise, Outfelders
Russell, Senno, House and Finney;
Hallett an Indian outfielder who de
serted Egan at Burlington when he
managed that club; Hyde a catcher;
Harris and Andrews infielders under
! suspension; Ralph Reeves infelder
and Rabbit" Yant, who is practicine
dentistry at Burlington. Yant will
probably never play professional bal
! again as he is enjoying lucrative
business at Burlington pulling worries
and has given up baseball as live
lihood