The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-30
Sporting Views
By the Editor

Burlington Gazette: The fans in
the grand stand and on the hleachers
who safe in the shelter of the crowd
shouted insults at Manager Egan of
the Ottumwa team should be ashamed
of themselves. BY their actions they
not only stamped themselves as sense
less traducers but towards as we'll
because they would not dare make the
accusations to Mr.. Egan's face. Mad
dened by the cowardly assaults Man.
ager Egan lost his temper and spot
ting one particularly blatant mouthed
offender walked back to make the
traducer eat his words. 1t was a
noticeable fact that the bully was
quiet as lamb after that. Perhaps
1t would have been better had Man
ager Egan ignored the insults, but
there is limit to what person with
Egan is entitled to better treatment
from Burlington people. He is not
a CRATER, thief or crook. He paid
his bills promptly in this city and
showed himself to be gentleman in
every way. He gave Burlington four
of the best seasons of baseball ever
experienced and it did not cost the
people of this city half as much as it |
is costing for the game the present
season. He has nothing whatever to
do with the present local baseball club
and never did have. He treated Bur-
uno&op fa;r ond docopfl,- Nv bir thrift
and careful management he made
some money here and he made 1t
legitimately. In every community you
will find some petty knockers who do
not possess the brains TO be success
full and who are too stupid to be even
crooked, who delight to yawp at their
betters who by their energy and de-
cency have achieved fair amount of
success. Burlington has some of this
class and they are the ones who at the
ball park, screening themselves be
hind convenient post or spectator
bawl their abuse at Mr.. Egan. Such
ones should not be admitted to any
ball park or any other assembly where
fair people congregate, and on behalf
of the vast majority of fair minded
baseball fans of this city who appre-
ciate the four years of good baseball
that Ed Egan gave Burlington. the
Gazette wants to apologize for the
miserable Grabbing minority, and
wherever the shoe fits it should be
worn
Quincy Journal: From the Keokuk
Gate City it is learned that Manag-
er Frank Belt, who rendered MS res
ignation few days ago, will finish
the season with the Indians. At the
time the resignation was rendered
The base bali association OF Keokuk
accepted it, but it is understood in
Keokuk that the association has ask
I'd for more time TO consider the &C
ceptance, and in the meantime condi-
items developed in such a way that
In all probability Dad Belt will be
the boss for the remainder of the
season. Those in Keokuk who had
censured Dad rallied to his support
when conditions we're made plain to
them. 1t was really no fault OF Belts
that things broke the way they did.
He assembled a team that was con-
ceded to be top-notcher, but the
men failed to live up to past per-
formances and then il was too late,
Had the team won these same peo-
pie who criticised him so freely.
would have pronounced him a won
Ter in selecting a team, for the pro-
season Indians looked to be whirl-
winds. It's the way = gees IN base
ball.
Quincy Journal SIX straight from
Hannibal. That is better than any
one had even hoped, but the Cannf-
balls are crippled and while four
games we're won BY better pitching,
hitting and all around fielding two
came our way through the shortcom-
tngs of the players filing in 10 make
up for the absence OF the regular
player. Out OF nineteen games played
Hannibal has won six. Up TO the be
ginning of the present double series
the count stood 7-6 in our favor. Han
nibal lost lot of ground, being now
seven full games behind Quincy, AND
nothing but a phenomenal run of vic
tories viii put the Bluff City team
IN the running for the pennant again
Within the last nine days the Han
nibal team has lost ten games. Qmn
~, by winning six straight, whil'
0ttumwa lost Saturday, has worke'
tself up to within half game o
he top and the way the club is gc
ng now, first place will be regaine
,efore the end of this week.