The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-07
MILLER'S HIT
Won IN twelfth
First Stacker Drove one to Fence,
which Scored Bresnahan from
Second, After keokuk
Had Fought Hard.
MR.. MYERS WAS ELECTED
Umpire Helped a Little, But was
Forced to Put Stop to Constant
Protests from the Gems
Leader.

After being BANKED for six innings
without a run and for five innings
without so much as hit the Indians
fell upon Mr.. Jerger for brace of
bingles in the seventh and like per-
Torrance in the eighth, and tied up
the battle. 1t was then that the pitch
ers and players settled down to fin
ish out the hard fought game and it
took twelve rounds to complete it.
Keokuk won, 4 to 8. The game was
decided by Hughie Miller's great
wallop to the left field fence with
Bresnahan on second.
During the entire game, with the
exception of the first couple Of in
nings, Dame Fortune smiled sweetly
upon the Indians and the jumps, Haz-
elton, fresh in the Central Association,
was no stumbling block to the war
riors. In fact in several instances
his decisions were very helpful. The
arbitrator had his trouble from the
very start on balls and strikes, but
in the last half of the game strenuous
kicks were registered by Quincy on
nearly every decision he made. es-
pecially three in particular Babe
Myers became too strenuous in mis-
objections at one point and had to be
elected from the game. This neces-
STATED slight change in the enemy's
lineup. Clark, who had been catch
ing, went to first, and Gard took his
place behind the bat.
Jerger. the opposing finger, had all
the better of Jaeger during the early
part of the game, but even at that it
was Keokuk'si rnlisplays in the field
that permitted the runs. A costly
error in the hrst inning gave the
visitors their first tally Hartman
sent up high one which dropped in
to Sensenbach's,- mitts and was
fumbled Then Joey Burg laced a
triple to left field which scored him.
Jaeger retired the other three batters.
In the second inning the visitors got
Myers to second, by sacrifice after
he had hat. but that was as far as he
was able to go. In the fourth
Thomas made a great stop of Myers
line drive and prevented what might
have been batting rally.
Vasbinder's poor throw in the fifth
gave the Gems another run. Hartman
doubled and was sacrificed to third.
Donahue lifted a fly to left and had
the fielder bounced the ball in he
would have easily caught the runner.
During all of this time Keokuk was
having unusual difficulty with Jerger
The opposing twirler seems to have
everything and until later in the game
he did not seem inclined to even pass
batter.
In the seventh the artist weakened
Ed Reichle. first up, walked, and
stole second. Hildebrand lifted fly
to right field. Vasbinder drew his
second walk of the game Sensen-
bach drove a beauty which scored
Reichle. The veteran McManus then
dropped a short one to center field
which advanced both runners and left
the bases full. Jaeger lifted a short
fly to center, which was grabbed, and
the runners were held safely.
1t was at this critical time that a
queer play came up. Bresnahan was
batting, He struck at the ball and
missed The sphere bounded out OF
the catchers glove and struck against
Bresnahan's bat as he let it come
back after the swing The ball rolled
not more than fifteen feet away and
the catcher Canp4aral gJo ~
Belt was coaching on third and shov
ed Vasbinder in the direction of the
plate, and the runner scored CIarl
failing to make an effort to get him
The umpire ruled the runner safe
Whether the play as it was could b.
termed interference is a matter o
opinion. 1t was also contended tina
Bresnahan fouled the ball, but it di,
not look SO from the press box.
With the score tied starting tn
eighth the fans took life anew an,
Windy" Whalen, of the iron lungs
led the cheering. But Quincy locke
dangerous again in the eighth whe;
Burg led off with hit, was sacrifice
to second and scored on Owen,
double to the fence. Keokuk prompt
tied 1t up. Thomas singled Mile
was out, third to first, and Reichl
beaned out a double to left whic
scored Thomas.
In the tenth the jumps helped a Ii
tie. With one down Burg singled
Donahue hit to third and was throw
out at first. Coming around the eli
cut with great speed Burg slid int
The third sack on the play. Hughie
throw back to Bresnahan was abo,