The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-11
Veteran Is Recruiting Players, Rav,ns
Secured Quite Number OF
Very Promising
Youngsters.
GIVES FANS LITTLE DOPE
In Addition to Those Signed He Eas
Deal in Air Whereby keokuk
viii Lose Ono OF Her
Veterans.

| Frank Belt, manager OF the keokuK
Indians, has begun in earnest his task
OF recruiting candidates for his 1911 II
band of pennant chasers, And the
job will be no tame one for Pa at
that. Saturday night he came up with
little real live dope which would
make 1t appear that the veteran has
his eagle eve trained on the far off
woods and will allow none of the
promising youngsters to escape With |
out a trial.
The first utterance from Belts lips
announced trio of st. Louis trolley
learuers recommended and highly
touted by Pennington, formerly with
Wa erloo. but now the property of
Keokul. Pennington pronounces
them phenoms. One is pitcher, one
catcher and the third Is an infield-
, err. The pitcher referred to worked
in nineteen straight games without a
loss.
Gets acatcher.
!, Pelt next announced the SIGNING of
Catcher Harper, who halls from Den
yer. He is also an outfielder, and II
he makes good will make it possible
). for Belt to carry out the plan pre-
. viously outlined--that of having a
. regular receiver and second one
:, able to play the outfield. Harper
4 comes recommended by Umpire New
). house. who Is one of the best judges
;, of baseball material now holding an
a indicator outside the r-a.or leagues.
d Three other players have been
i. siened. Rit Ter is an infielder from
# Waverly, ILL.,; Joe Pike is pitcher
~ from Omaha, whom Cavanaugh says
n is a conner, and Jesse Beebe will DC
"a taken on through good word from
"a Jack Reardon, signed to catch fol-
4. Keokuk last season. Beebe's home Is
IN in Detroit.
IN Trade In the Air.
q Belt has at last struck good trail
at so he says, but It means that OF
he will go the head of one and possible
GO second veteran of the Keokuk team
n He is in a position, or will >e earl
ID. this week, to trade one or two Of hi
e. old players for star receiver and i
m going to make he move. Who is t.
". go, he would not intimate.
nv Southpaw Leifield, believed to be
youngster of promise, has fcrwarde'
re his contract to Belt. Ieifield wa
nd given trial last season but was ur
al able to make good because of sor
arm which STAYED wi him most 9
the season. He has a good style an
ed is Of fair weight
of Herbert May Manage Kewanee.
of It is understood that Jack Herber
e- the veteran second baseman. may b
he taken on as MANAGER by Kewanet
Tie Jack has made application to the d
nd rectors there. and has received Sc,
eral very good recommendations
The Gate City recently stated ths
Connie Bresnahan might do better
the shortfield or at second base rat
lot er than In his las. years position
IRE third The article at the time We
the subject OF quite general di
cuseion, and the writer was genera
w disagreed with. However. 1t hi
develoned that BeIt will art him
second base nevt season, for he is
line with a star third sacker, said
a he superior to RED" Corridor in b
first year ont. Bresnahan would pr
fer second, it is said.
IL Justice Signs Umnlre.
v President Justice announced s.
e urdav the srning or Umpire Arth
Renne+t Of Flizahethtown, Kentuck
y hrincins the number OF umpires
IT his staff up to three The new m;
II comes recommended by Preside
- Lynch of the Ma ional League.