The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-03
Baseball Matters are in Better Shape
at Present Time Than Ever in
History Of Game in
This City
ENJOYING PROSPERITY
All Details Have Beer Worked Out
and Players VIII Arrive Sunday
and Monday to Start
Spring Training.

IF didn't think ! had good ball
club and one that viii lead the way in
the Central Association during the
coming season, do you think I'd be
content and would not be securing
around after PLAYERS"
Manager Frank Belt addressed this
question TO a fan last evening who
was inclined 10 be just little skep1-
cal. In the end the bug vas COM
PEELED to admit that Belt has gather
ed together an aggregation which will
make the other ball beavers extend
themselves TO cope successfully IN
the coming race.
Surely there can be no room for
skepticism al the present time. Man
ager Belts presence in Keokuk dur
ing the past winter together with his
fortune and good judgment in securing
players have put baseball matters in
such shape that only the brightest
prospects loom up in the forefront
TIE team has several good catchers,
strong pitchers, star first baseman
and good infsld material while the
outfeld is a certainty The baseball
association is in good way financial
II, the grounds have never been in
better condition. the fans will have
comfortable seats and the players are
well cared for as to dressing rooms
and baths.
Belt has even gone so far as 10 Sc
lr1- -lc,-- fc : l.
ready on the scene with his witch
hazel and hard towels.
Fans do not fully understand or ap-
preeiate the value of a trainer to
baseball team. especially in minor
league circles. This is for the reaso1
that few Of them have taken violent
exercise and are not aware OF the
amount OF good a trainer can DO.
Many minor accidents occur on the
baseball field which DO not assume
gravity if attended to at once. II a
man Eprains mis- ankle early attention
viii do much good Again it is known
that players can be kept from grow
ing stale BY few applications from
the satchel Of the medicine man. Sore
arms are his specially
Markley is one OF the best trainers
in this section OF the country and il
is only an existence Of circumstance
that makes ii possible for Belt 10
secure him. Already he has demon
strated his ability. The other day
Belt made a vicious lunge at a decep-
tive slant hurled up by an expert
from local lot and almost swung
out of his jeans. He so wrenched his
back that he was fearful OF being out
of the game for several weeks. Mark
lev declared the case a common one
and in few minutes had Belt stretch
ed out on bench and was giving
him rigid treatment. The next day al
pain in his back was gone.
The players are expected tomorrow
The writer made inquiries Saturday
evening at the hotel which will serve
as headquarters, hut none OF them hat
arrived. Belt expects nearly all o
them here by Monday morning ant
stiff practice will start Immediately
He hopes to be able to have a gamt
on Tuesday
The weather has been such tina
very few ambitious bail players hav
not been out For this reason sor
arms should not prove handicap an
if weather conditions remain as the
have been during the past two week
the men should be in excellent shap
for the 90 with the st. Louis Brown