The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-23
Sporting Views
By the Editor

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Detroit used four pitchers against
ST. Louis yesterday.
Ned Egan's buncs walked all over
the Gems yesterday. winning to Q.
Boyd is Egan's best bet. Quincy
got but three safe ones OF him yester.
day.
Keokuk Is once more back on the
800 mark. with Gatesburg to pass this
week for fourth place.
| Dan senno. The ottumwa outneld-
er. is the first Central Association
player to pun down 500 from the Bull
Durham people for biting their sign.
Schultz. who pitched no-hst game
yesterday against Monmouth, is one
Of the most effective swir.ers in the
league. When Gaiesburg was here last
week he held the Indians to one hit
and no runs
The return of Catcher Cavanaugh to
the game IL doubtlessiy being felt and
the Keokuk team is going better right
now than 1t has for The past month.
CavaHaugh is considered by many the
best backstop in the league, and In the
throwing department Of his position.
is peer OF them all. Coupled with the
recent shakeup in the infeld, Cava-
naugh's return 10 active work the team
members are working like Trojans.
President Justice has sent out an
other statement in which he warns
managers against violation of the
thirteen men team limit, adding that
ne will consider every protest on
these grounds. The team limit has
been farce SO far and If those clubs
that are under the limit want to take
advantage OF the rest, they can have
every game they lost thrown out.
Monmouth Review: ..Clin Bell. the
former coach of the Monmouth college
athletic teams, has been engaged as
umpire in the Central Association.
His engagement was announced by
Chief Umpire Cleary yesterday. Bell
ofnciated with Cleary at the game at
Galesburg yesterday and will remain
there all this week. Bell was discov.
cred while a resident OF Biggsville
several years ago, when he and q
schoolnlate3 in the Biggsyille schools
captured the state championship in
track events. Later as a student al
the state university he distinguished
himself In athletic work, and his
athletic work in the college here was
superb. BELLS machine cleaned up
nearly everything it met in those days.
and the fans mourned when he went
to Kirksville, Mo-. to take charge OF
the athletics in the school there
Contemporary with Bells appoint
ment comes the release of Louis Lip.
pert There was general dissatisfac
ton over Lippert's work, and the
fans will not be sorry to see the new
man. Inc Browns will be in Ga'es
burg the next three days, and will be
glad to have Bell rs the official there. :
That old biblical saying about q
prophet in his own country continues
| to hold good. Kewanee had no use TO,
Arthur Lage month ago During the
series just ended, he caught all the
games for Monmouth against Kewanee
and the Star-Courier of that place has
! the following remarks to make about
the ex-Boilermaker: "Artie Lage
doing all the catching for Monmouth
looks better than any time In hii
career. His peg yesterday was sure
death to all who attempted to stea
and 1t did him world Of good to bea
MS Old teammates. His wife joined
MIN YESTERDAY" Last year Lage die
not get much Of show as 'Rowdy'
>@t''S~N r'e~o wing oil JuG IcCtlNiuR
This year Dilger showed up SO vel
that even Bill Connors. reputed one O
the best judges of players in the coun
try, gave Lage the blue slip. takint
his chances on Dilger. Since lettin,
LACE go, he has signed three catchers
Langdon Of Bloomington, Jacobson o
/ Rock Island. and Mason, anothe
! Three-Eye Lacquer The trouble Will
Kewanee is that the youngsters sign
ed have not continued as they shove,
up in the training season and quit,
! number of them have drawn thei
/ walking papers. At that. Bill Conner
is not going to have the cellar champ
! OF the league. He still has thre,
months left and all that remains nee
essary is that the 1910 team repeat
/ the record of the 1909 team. which
won twenty-odd games In a stretcl
4 without loss and climbed SO clos,
/ TO the top-notchers as to nearly Civ.
the leaders heart failure. Twent,
+ straight would make quite bit q