The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-22
|kEOkUk MAKES
TRIPLE PLAY
With Bases Full In Second Inning Of
First Game Three Burlington
Runners We're Retired by In
dian Infleld.
SPLIT EVEN IN DOUBLE
keokuk Won First, 10 to 4, But Los.
Second When Belt Thought
Pop" Eyler Could Reverse
His Poor Form.
SPLIT EVEN IN DOUBLE
StandInu Of Clubs

NonInoutn .............. 54 IS .495
heokuk .................5 SO AGA
burlington ..............4 5 81 APO
keWanee ..............3S 72 .345
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BURLINGTON, Iowa, Aug. ~
Burlington and Keokuk cut the hon
ors fairly In two yesterday afternoon
in the twin events. The first game
was an easy conquest for Pa Belts
team. owing to the fact that the
locals became infected with touch
OF generalization and in spite of Sc
curing Ia blows, could not land the
game. 1t was really the first loose
exhibition put up by the home team
for some time and the unkind remarks
by some of the fans were entirely I'M
called for. There is not a ball club
In existence that does not have its
Off days and Burlington experienced
this disability. In the first place
Second Baseman Matt, who has work
ed harder than any other player in
the league to give satisfaction and de-
livered the goods, was indisposed.
McManus is suffering from sore
finger and was not feeling we'll and
in this way the slump resulted Dan.
ny Mannix who went in to relieve
Wood, worked we'll and with the usual
good support, might have given bet
ter account of himself. Pop Eyler
was a joke for the local batsmen and
had he not been withdrawn, there Is
no telling what might have happened.
Prcugh was effective when it was nee
essary. Umpire Nugent came in for
large shore Of condemnation, which
was not deserved, as he umpired a
good game, having an unusually large
number of close decisions and he call.
ed nine-tenths of them right, the opin-
ion of the folks who called him
bum "whiskey soak" "robber,' ct
cetera, Notwithstanding.
The feature of the first game was
a triple play, the first OF the season
in these parts, contributed to largely
by the dismayed efforts of the local
players.
The First Game.
Willie Wood started the first game
bravely enough, but proved too great
benefactor to the batting averages
of the visitors. Hunter, first up, fan
ned. Herbert singled and Bresnahan
ditto. Hughie Miller cracked the ball
to far into center field. He scored
the other two. but was caught at
third base trying to stretch his hit
into three Dagger. Belt then crack
ed the sphere over the fence, making
three runs. 1t looked fair to tie the
score in the local half, when Miller
got to first base on a third strike wild
pitch. He advanced to third on Mats
single and scored on Geiers inf1eld
out. Clark was hit and Dowling's
single scored Matt
The celebrated triple play came in
the second inning. 1t will never hap
pen just like this again, unless in
game between the inmates of bug
house. The bases we're full on sue
cessive singles by McManus, Mannix
and Hildebrand. Miller hit to Collins
who threw McManus out at the plate
Cavanaugh tried to get Miller at first
but failed. but for some reason or
other Hildebrand failed to go to sec
ond and the ball was shot down
there by Miller and another out re-
corded. Mannix who had been wan
dering aimlessly up and down between
second and third base then woke UP
and tried to reach third, but was
caught while sliding into the bag. In
the third Hunter started with two
base hit. Herbert sacrificed him to
third lived on an error and stole
second base Bresnahan scored both
of them with single. Bresnahan
was sacrificed to third by Miller who
likewise lived on an error Bresna-
han was caught between third and
home. Miller went to third on an in
field out and scored on Morris scratch
single Matt opened the local end Of
the inning with a two base hit Geier
walked and Clark's single scored
Matt. Bowling singled but double
play ended the hopes. Prough and
Mannix then settled down to steady
work. Burlington's next ascent was
taken in the seventh. With one gone
Prough was hit. Hunter walked and
Herbert scored Prough with single.
A wild pitch advanced all hands and
Bowling allowed Bresnahan's ground
or to escape him, sending two more
runners across the plate. Bresnahan
scoring on Miller's single. Burling-
ton had ninth inning rally, getting