The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16
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Sporting Views
By the Editor

There was some satisfaction in win
ming yesterday. Egan was manager
here once and Boyd was a pitcher
Hannibal is going like the wildf1re
and Forney has Galesburg to thank
for helping him to the top. Hannibal
is now leading by a nice margin.
Such luck To go eight innings and
two-thirds of another without allow
ing hit and then to have the last
man, and weak hitter at that.
slap the ball out.
Today is Myers day at Quincy Fans
are turning out to pay homage to
their leader, who will take part in
the game for the first time in many
weeks. He will be back in his old
position at first base, and the Gems
will climb back to the leadership
right away.
Scout Smith of the Toledo Club
has been watching the Central Assoc
citation clubs perform at Quincy dur
ing the past few days. He will likely
have his club draft Clarke, Burg,
Tretter, Fleming, Donahue and few
other shining lights of the Gem out
| fit.
Keokuk should have scored in the
second round. Bresnahan singled
with one down and went to second
on Links passed ball. When Morris
went out, second to first, Connie adj
| vanced to third Not wanting to take
| a chance Cavanaugh was passed and
stole second, leaving it up to Prough.
/ The twirler struck out.
4 ,Cavanaugh has simply gotten the
/ "goat" of that Ottumwa bunch when
it comes to holding them to first.
Yesterday Finney attempted to steal,
but was caught handily. In the two
| Sunday games not a base was pilfer-
4 ed. Cavanaugh has one of the best
pegs in the league, that fact cannot
be denied.
Reichle surely hit the ball on the
pick in the thirteenth. The sphere
went out on a line over Kensel's
i head The shortstop jumped high in
the air, but could not reach it. From
/ the grandstand, however, it was
hard to tell Immediately whether he
had hit the ball or not. 1t fe'S good
/ to see Big Ed clout one out when it
! was needed.
Cleveland has purchased Callahan
Il the .ex-Kewanee player, who was
sold to Toledo last fall, but failed to
make good this summer. After re
naming on the pay roll of the Mud
Hens for a month. he was sold tc
Eau Claire. With this club he batted
.337 and attracted the attention OF
the Cleveland scout. who paid hand
some figure for him.
Collins played a great game al
short yesterday He accepted severa
difficult chances near second base
and .fielded everything cleanly. He
made one low throw, but Miller
grabbed the hop successfully. Collins
has not been much of success higf
up in the batting order, however. Hf
has failed several times to bunt, ane
is not at all sure in this department
of the batting game.
OF Alva Williams, who was recent
ly picked up by critic as being on'
of the four hardest throwing catcher'
in the game, and who is to join thu
major ranks, the Quincy Herald says
.Alva Williams goes to Boston In thu
American league next spring. He ha
played brilliant ball all season 10
the Buffalo team, both behind tn
bat and at first and ranked with tn
/ top-potchers in the Eastern league Il
: every department. He was In grea
demand, Brooklyn and Cincinnati
$ making big bids for him, but the Re-
Sox owner won out. Alva's rise wa
rapid. In 1906 the Keokuk club di
not consider him fast enough to tax
Tommy Hackett's place behind tn
bat and he was loaned to Quinc,
Here he made splendid record wit
v the Reserves and became very pop,
s lar. The following year he playe
with Keokuk and was sold by tina
club to Terre Haute. He continue
Z his excellent work with the Hotter
t tots and last summer went to Buffak
o Within four years he has worke
n himself up from semi-pro base ball
G the majors and as he is young n
It has prospects Of many years servic
y in the American league.
It Rusty Owens has outserved his u.s.
e fulness in the Central Association
s. for this season at least. Rusty is
e. handy man TO have around. For Sc
G. eral seasons past clubs have Gale
5, him in about this time to plug up
e hole at first or pitch few games
& and he has always served well. H
b will likely be hack again next season
g. The Kewanee Star-Courier says: Ru