The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-05
HOW BATTLE FOR
PENNANT LOOKS
Quincy Favored in Fight for Bunting
With Hannibal and ottumwa
Both Within Striking
Distance.
GEMS SHOULD WIN
It is Hard to See How Cans WiIIl
Overcome Myers Men, But
Close Race Can Hardly
Be Averted Now.

Central Association clubs have
been sent from the mark for the last
lap in the pennant race and it is
quite generally conceded that it will
be Quincy, Hannibal and Ottumwa for
the first three positions. The recent
squirt Of Monmouth gives that club
almost an even chance with Gales
burg for first division. Keokuk has.
struggle on for leadership of second
DIVISION, while Burlington and Ke-
vance appear hopelessly moored in
/ seventh and eight places respectively,
and 1t is hard to predict anything
better for either of them.
But to pick a team from the lead
ers for the flag is very difficult
thing at the present time, and it like
ly will be until the last week of the
season. Despite the opinion of many
who lean to Hannibal for .inal
squirt the writer picks Quincy to car
ry home the bunting A close race is
/ conceded. however, but only because
Manager Myers is out of the game
and doubtlessly will be for the rest
of the season. Eliminate this stroke
of hard luck for the Gems, which
came several weeks ago and precipi-
tated the club in slump, and the
4 race would be of one-sided nature
right now.
/ Hannibal Has Edge on ottumwa.
hn oh -
to be scoffed at, and in fact Forney's
men look better than Ottunwa II
Quincy is to bow down to new lead
er it is likely that Hannibal will be
the triumphant club.
1t is often that club maintains q
long winning streak and then slumps
giving an opening for a lower club
to close in with squirt. Quincy has
been no exception, but its very slumI
has proven its strength. Quincy wor
| consistently until the injury OF My
ers Then the club hit the toboggan
But Acting Manager Clarke has avert
5 ed anything serious in the way of {
, decline and for this reason it looks
: as ii the Gems are now playing OF
1 their merits. If the club was to have
/. slumped sufficiently to lose the flal
the opportunity has passed, in tn.
opinion of the writer. No big slum]
3 can be looked for now, although it i
/ hard to see how Chuck Fleming a
second base is to be a tower o
strength. Owens has been transferre,
k to first and Clarke will do most o
A the catching Clarke is mucI
8 stronger man than Gard and it vii
be here that the club receives it
, strength.
O Quincy's Strength.
. Hannibal is now only four game
. to the bad, and there is plenty O
time to close up the gap But Ham
bal has been winning extra innin
: games and making ninth innin
, flashes that cannot keep up always
n while the Gems have been winnin
lately in the early part of the game
. The club at Quincy, with Wake
now going like a whirlwind, an
Tretter back in form, looks good.
Comparing Hannibal and Ottumw
the former looks better for secon
1t place. Ottumwa is conceded at leas
e third position.
A slump is looked for from Gale,
!, burg within the next two weeks {
= playing. Hough has but one pitcher
Tanning and he has been worke
to death until time will soon sho-
- that his bumps are coming. Aker
y who looks fairly good, has bee
" found to he under suspension, Will
Hallman is good, but somewhat
y an uncertainty. Kommers, the heav
hitter, looks like he is in the mids
7. of slump. Taking all of these COZ
ditions into consideration Monmouth
! coming up like wild fire, is concede
e an even break, but nothing more.
keokuk's Hope.
ln' The hope of Keokuk is in the roa
trip of the next six days. There wi
q. be spent at Galesburg, and tw
l should be. picked, with Hough wea
in the pitching department, especia
s; ly after having used Tanning as h
did Tuesday, Wednesday and Thur
d. day. Three should be grabbed at X
In vance, making five out of the ne,
six. If that number cannot be SIS
D. cred Keokuk's chances for the /,
2 ership of second division may soc
3 go glimmering away The. odds tn;
d; Keokuk finishes in first division al
about to 2.
e. Burlington is playing good bal
4 but seventh is the best the club ca
3 do. Kewanee will finish eighth,
Id spite of the efforts of Price /