The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-06

this season with the Roanoke Tigers
in the Virginia State league. Cock is
a good ball player, but does rot loom
up as capable manager. He is q
good infielder and strong hitter anc
should make good in the roll OF player
That Ottumwa basket ball team
which humbled Keokuk Wednesday
night, lost to Central College. Pella
Iowa, the next night by the score OF
32 to A. The game does not ruin 0t
tumwa's chances for the state cha
pionship. for the team is a college
quintet.
AS the roster now stands, the
Northern Association, the new league
! formed in Chicago last week. it com
prises Clinton, Iowa; Freeport, ILL.,;
Jacksonville, H.; and Decatur, ILL.,;
Muscatine, Iowa; and Elgin, I'll. A
schedule of 140 games viii be drawn
+, c. A. Burton. of Jacksonville. is
president.
Dave Milligan. who played one OF
the outer gardens for Hannibal the
past season, has been forwarded an
Indianapolis contract, which means
that he VIII be given try-out with
that club. For a time it was thought
that Milligan, who was drafted by
the Indiana city, would be turned
back to Hannibal, but at the present
time it is a question, as he may be
able to stick with indianapolis. Mil
ligan batted .273 and played goed
game in the outfleld for Hannibal He
was formerly on the Quincy team but
was released
Waterloo Courier: That 5000 which
represents the increase in salary al
lotted to Harry L. Gaspar represents
more money than the star pitcher re-
ceived for one seasons work in the
Central Association. Gaspar viii make
good on that remark to the effect that
IL he was allowed to stay in the big
league for three or four years he
would save enough f1o'- his salary to
keep the wolf from the door for the
rest of his life. Harry is now in the
photograph business at lie Mars ana
is making good in that line also. In
a letter he states that his wife does
all the business, while he fills the
important position of @funky.''
Old Eagle Eye of the Quincy Wing
has discovered an error in the sched-
ule of the Central Association adopt
ed at the Monmouth meeting It is
a typographical error and does not
amount TO much. the writer saws, bit
at least II is one that should be cor
rected The Wing says: Since the
plariug schedule 70. the Central As
ISOLATION Eas adopted at Monmouth
last =eek z "5u'T' has been noticed
IN if naaarp which viii likely cause
some trozbie unless a change is made.
According % i Quiney is both at
home an5 away On May Is. II. Is and
-, EafIe geoEuk must appear at two
places q tie same tine likewise A
close trKrectson OF the chart. how
eTer, stows that one OF the series is
eg56sn7lF meant 70 be played ON July
1s. II, sr5 e. instead OF in May.
For * -be month Of July neither one
q these tEo tea-s have games on
tbsse dates according to the sched-
NE. TIE series supposed TO be in
July put shown az being played in
Nay gives -hs nth as Sunday game
which ooui9 not be II the games were
plaTed Il May It could be July II,
however. TIE bull Is not considered
as being anything serious and is
looked upon IS typographical error
on the part of the schedule maker
and can be easily corrected by Presi-
dent Justice.
I II is rumorcd that in short time
a set Of rules will be Issued to scor-
ers for the coming season In the Cen.
| trail Association. It is only rumor,
| remember, but such as ii is there is
much interest attached 1t means
| that revolution will be worked in
l4odern scoring, most for the bene-
At Of the ball players. Here are a
/ few OF the proposed new rules:
/ The official scorer must report at
the baseball field two hours before
the game with clean collar pea
green socks and any other clothes he
may wish to wear, and hear all com
plants from ball players of the cir.
cult whose standing has been impair.
ed by false criticism Of the press and
any error he may find in the box scor,.
| Any player who thinks he's en-.
titled to base hit shall be given one
even If it is the first he ever got in
his life.
/ All excuses for errors must be
duly received and the fielder given
the benefit of any doubt.
! The official scorer shall see tina,
ice water is on hand at every game
whether he wants to or not.
In addition to the runs, hits anc
/ errors, the scorer shall keep track O
the number of balls pitched, know tn.
size of hat each pitcher wears-botl
before and after game-give tn,
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