The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-11
In Midst of Big Storm There he 6
Willing to Place His RoI! in
Central Association Fran
chise for the City.
STORY CONNECTS HoUGH
1t is Said That GaIesburg Manage:
Has Been Offered ReIns There
in Case Hofer Withdraws
From Game.

Bert L. Hough, manager of the
Galesburg FASTENERS and postmaster
in the art of winning and near-winnine
pennants, hustled into Keokuk on
the Wabash train late this morning
and spent the day in conflab with
moguls of the local baseball camp. He
likewise paid visit to President M.
L. Justice with whom he conferred
regarding the Galesburg guarantee.
Hough is one of the clever man.
ayers now occupying berth in min
or league baseball circles Of the coun-
try. Right now he is in the Central
Association limelight, although not OF
his own seeking, as the result of a
lutte story that is just 1ean1ng out
which connects his name with a
Quincy berth. The status W Quincy
with relation to the Central Associa-
ton is too well known by readers to
be reviewed, but a new prospectus
which has just been reached appears
as the best food the hot stove circuit
has grabbed for some time. 1t has
leaked out that there is real angel
in Quincy, one of those big fellows
with plenty of money and rich sport
ing blood,,who would place part OF his
bank roll on minor league club and
not holler if he was eventually fieeced.
This angel according to the lat
est story. stands ready to grab the
Quincy franchise in the event that
Hofer refuses to continue longer in
| the "dinky" circuit after failing to
place his club in the Threo-I league;
also, agreeing that the Central AS
ISOLATION is willing that the "strang.
err should take the dip.
Now here is where Bert Hough
comes in: 1t is understood that adj
| vances have been made to the Gales
burg manager by the so-called IAN
gel'' whereby Hough may manage the
new Quincy team and from what can
be learned Hough is on the inside in
the deal. In Keokuk this afternoon
Manager Hough denied any knowledge
j of the matter, in talking to a reporter
He declined to discuss it, in all prob
/ ability because the future depends up
on what Hofer and the Quincy news
papers decide to do. Hough is not
4 tied to Galesburg, but declares thai
he is signing players, and takes il
for granted that he will lead Gales
burg during another season.
What Hough would discuss while
here. however was the guarantee o
Ga esburg. He gives 1T new phase
by declaring that, while Galesburt
did not get credit for 10000 people OF
the books in President JUSTICES OF
flee. vet it was true that more thai
10000 people were paid for. BY fig
uring it out Hough says he can shov
that Galesburg paid out $4,000 NOR
than the city was given credit for IL
the attendance totals. The differenc
is made up in this way: When tn
+ guarantee of $35 was not made Gales
burg had to dig down for money t
meet the guarantee. For this reaso
additional attendance was being pal
for on every day that 1t rained, Q
when the attendance was Ssry low
So many times was situation OF th1
: kind met that the Galesburg associ;
I, tion maid for many more people tina
: were included in the actual attend
a ance figures.
Hough is a strong adherent of tn
l salary limit and SAYS GalesDurg wi
! readily fall in with this movement.