The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-14
Sporting Views
By the Editor

Bresnahan continues his heavy hit
ting, getting single and triple in
Saturdays game.
A double bill is slated with ottumwa
this afternoon the first game to COM
mence at 2::30 o'clock
Clarke, Burlington's first baseman.
is heavy with the Stick. but Miller has
it on him in every other department
of the game.
Bowling. Burlington's shortstop, is
one OF the best infeld performers in
the league. He slowed Friday, how
ever, after playing a star game in
the opening clash of the series.
Members of both the Keokuk and
0ttumwa baseball clubs will be en-
tertained at the Elks camp, Monday
evening. Seven o'clock dinner will be
served. This entertainment is afford
ed by number of Elks.
Manager Geier has two bali players
'ASAA 31AAA WIZ 4h0St OO SAON q ~
versal of their early season form.
leased by other clubs. Bowling is
fielding well and Matt is hitting the
ball.
Manager Geiers of the Burlington
club is a star with the stick. but does
not cut wide swath when it comes
TO covering territory. The little fell
low punches the horsehide to make
up for any deficiency elsewhere. And
then he has been sick while in Keo-
kuk and this may account for some
of his shortcomings
Pa Schaefer. the stentorian-voiced
umpire who called the balls and
strikes. on the Pathfinders and Red
Hides yesterday resigned from the
management of the Davenport Three
Eye league team two weeks ago.
Schaefer gave as his reason for quit
ting the game. broken health, which
he claimed to have gotten from too
much worry in heading the Davenport
team. Schaefer is good ball player
and while with the Davenport team
played third base As all umpire he
gave satisfaction in yesterdays game,
considering the fact that he is a new
man at the biz. President Justice sat
abaft of the new jumps all during the
game. seemed pleased with Schaefer's
calls on swings and strikes. His high
ball puts life into the game and the
former Three-Eye league manager will
undoubtedly make good.
That fellow Hunter is quiet and
unassuming sort of chap. He was
brought into the lime light Friday for
the first time this season by perform
ing the record breaking feat of knock
ing out two home runs, triple and a
double, all good for a total of thirteen
bases. Hunter never says a word
unless it is in answer to question
from one OF his team mates. Every
afternoon when the ball club is at
home he goes to the park Immediately
after dinner and dons his uniform
and there quietly remains until time
for practice. A conductor on one OF
the street cars says that he goes out
to Rand park every evening and there
enjoys the night air On the road
Hunter is the same quiet fellow. and
PLAYERS very seldom see him except
during meals and the game. He is
| married
Since James Braid scored his sen
sational victory in the open goli
championship at ST. Andrews and re
duced the old record ten strokes Eng
1 lish golfers are trying to devise q
i plan to make the championship game
/ more severe w. Herbert Fowler. Z
4 well known golfer, and cricketer. sug
gests the use of a solid ball. He
5 points out that in 1906 Braid won II
( 3IS strokes. in 1900 Taylor took 80!
/ and this year Braid carried off tht
1 honors with 299 The present rubber
I ball. he contends, goes so far tha
all the holes which a few years agt
were drive and q brassie or cleek'
4 are now "drive and half-massie'
shot. ST. Andrews, he says, no long
er presents the very serious test o
i second shot play as it did few year!
ago. Many players, he states, woult
like to see the championship played
/ for with a gutta percha ball.
President Hofer of the Quincy clul
has made trade which he argues
will strengthen the Gems chances fo
the flag. 1t is the trade of Thirt
/ Baseman Cavanaugh for Pitche
Grimes of Kewanee. Crimes twirle
for a losing club, has not been ;
i bowling success this season. although
4 he pitched winning ball last year TO
the Boiler Makers. He was one o
the deserters and was suspended b.
4 the Kewanee association. Cayanaugl
\ is one of the best hitting third base
4 men in the league and has been pound
ing the ball around the $50 mark
His fielding at times is good and abou
on a par with other third sackers
Fleming will be used on third. Quinc.
is in need of pitchers and it was III
to Hofer to grab some twirler. Pitch
er Keyes has been sold to Jackson
Mich of the Southern Mfchipal