The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-07
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CINCH VICTORY
Museatine Veteran Pitched Three
hit Game and Then Lost Through
the Shortcomings of His
Team Mates.
SOME LOOSE BASEBALL
Herbert Pulls off Boneheaded Stunt
and Then Pennington Fails When
Good Chance for Double
Was Presented.

Bone-headed base running by Jack
Herbert when he should have scored
on a long sacrifice fly to the outfield,
Pennington's error when chance for a
double play was presented and UNI
pire Nugent's decision at home plate
in the seventh inning on play so
close that it could have been decid-
ed either way all combined in the
downfall of Pop Eyler yesterday af-
ternoon at Hubinger Park in the third
go against Quincy, after the Musca-
tine Veteran had ,wirled three-hit
game. Quincy's lone run was suffi-
Gent for l to 0 victory, when no
HIT Tretter should have been on the
short end of the verdict.
Ontpitching Tretter in every de-
partment of the hurting game and
making Quincy Vets like it as never
before on the home patch Eyler work
ed like Trojan, but the odds were
against him when the short comings
of those Indians were once assembled
to do damage. Belts men played good
ball at times, but their failings when
a chance was presented is worthy OF
about as much sympathy as blind
man in dark room. Jack Herbert
rarely ever makes mistake of Judge
ment, but he did SO yesterday and 1t
threw to the four winds Keokuk's
sure chance of senoing home score.
During the first FIVE innings the
teams battled without much luck
against the opposing pitchers. Eyler
had allowed just two hits, while der-
bert's two bagSer was the best AGO
kuk could do. But it should have been
a cinch score at that. Bresnahan
went out on a short fly to left and
Reichle hit to Joe Burg at short
Burg fielded to Fleming on third and
Herbert would have been nailed had
not the Quincy man dropped the ball
Miller sent out long fly to left
center, which gave the speedy Dona-
hue hard chase Whether Jack lis
tened TO the coacher or not is imma-
terial, for he should have taken in
the situation in glance and remain
ed on third. scoring later on the sac
rifice or. coming home if the ball went
safe. But he ran half way in home be
fore he discovered that the ball would
be caught and then mad TO beat il
back to the bag. The ball was IN Don
ahue's mitt before he had retouched
third and then it was too late to
come home Morris was given a
chance to give him llft. but went
out Owner TO Myers.
While one Of the hts obtained Of
Eyer paved the way TO The first ard
only run By Quincy. yet Miller's error
which followed only care Pennington
a chance for double play on whict
he failed. To start The sixth Hartman
singled and Fleming hit sIow one Il
Eyler Miller dropped the throw. Civ
ing Quincy life on second and. first
Burg hit one down Pennington wss
which rolled TO his left il great
shape for : double play The 81:
shortstop allowed tie ball to q
through his legs snd the damage wa
done, for Hartman scored.
Morris was nailed a. the plate il
the seventh on a play 50 close tha
Nugent could have called It eithe
way. Foxy heat OH. d bounGer Il
Owens BY fast sprinting down III
first base line He went TO secont
when Pennington grounded out L
Myers and rounded third on Belt