The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-28
While Directors VIII Give Out no
Positive Assurance It is Tn
derstood That Agreement Has
Been Reached.
THE SPoRTWRITERS SAY
All Of Them Give The Veteran
Credit for Being Good Lead
er and Tireless Worker FOR
cause.

While no positive assurance was
received last night that Frank Belt
will remain as manager OF the leo
kuk team during the remainder of
the season 1t is understood that Belt
and the directors have held con-
ference and reached an agreement,
which means that there will be no
change in the managership before
the present season closes.
The directors sent Belt a letter
Friday afternoon in which his resig-
nation was accepted, but before that
letter had reached the manager they
and already called him up, saying
that they wished to reconsider the
matter Belt was also agreeable to
reconsidering his position and action
was withheld for the time being
However, the afternoon papers
contained the news of Belts resigna-
ton and the acceptance by directors.
The news was received with the
greatest CONSERVATION by fans of
Keokuk. They awakened as If from a
dream and for the first time realized
the attitude of Belt to the local
baseball situation. Many fans who
had Knocked" Belt Topped over and
were his friends. Loyalty for the re-
signed manager was seen every
where and there were no mild ex-
pressions of it. In fact several fans
wanted to circulate a petition; 9th
10 in r
to the action, and still a few others
went to Belt, himself.
Belt has no Ill feeling toward any
one. He says that he was given a
free rein and il the team was not a
success it was his fault. But now a
new enthusiasm has awakened, and
It can even be seen in the bal club.
The stir has been a good one and
there is no doubt about Belts con-
tinuance. Following are expressions
from some of the newspapers
Phil Appel. sport writer on the
Quincy Herald, and one of the most
conscientious workers and writer's In
the league. has the following to say
in Saturday evenings pink-eye: AS
| ball player, judge of young players
developer of promising youngsters
as well as field general, Belt has an
I enviable record Although he has
| played ball for more than score O
years and is now past f9ty years o
age. he has played both in and out
field, as well as caught half thu
games played by his club this year
! battine IS we'll as any of them and
better IN most in pinches. He ha:
worked hard to make Keokull a win
ner and this spring felt confiden
/ that he had a penant contender. HI
/ failed, however, in getting results
and the slump of the past two week
| has been too much.
1 On the Quincy Journal is a write
! noted for his frankness. He SAYS Bel
is generally considered crab,
but gives him much praise in tn
i following paragraph: After thre
years of tireless working Manage
/ Frank Belt, OF the Keokuk Indians
was yesterday mustered on. OF SCI
4 vice for that club, and DAD passe
out of Keokuk's base ball life. Bel
rendered his resignation and the as
ISOLATION accepted it. 4 culminatioi
of events. for which Belt HS-s in n
way responsible. put the team out
the running and since that time
has been unable TO win. Belt made
great effort to shake the team INT
i winning combination, but It coul
not be done. Az q last resort Belt r
signed, feeling that his work wa
not satisfactory 70 the Hcbkuk pa
rons OF the game. Under exisfin
conditions, n must ~ -" nat &c
did the best he eol5id, He VAS gene
ally conceded 70 h. 4 crab abor
1.-The Central annexation. bit 1T ths
he has lots 81 warm friends. Belt ha
spent twentythree year& Of his III
: playing the national game, His sn
,, cessor VII probably he of1c Of u
present Keokuk players.