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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-29
TO WORK
in FIRST GAME
This is Getting to be a Chestnut, But
Belt Says It is Sure Thing
for This Afternoons
n AK ] Session.
AhoADwll1 seug| LOOSE
Belt Has Decided to Let Him Go and
is Making Effort to Place Him
With Loncoln In the
I'm. League.

Unless 1t rains this afternoon
Prough will work in the first game of
the double header with Monmouth.
Belt stated last evening that the star
twirler would make his initial appear
ance in Keokuk uniform this sea-
son. The game will be called at 2
o'clock, and the second game will fol-
low after ten minutes intermission
Edlick will work. Belt will catch in
the first game and Sweeley is expect
ed to be in shape tor the second con-
flict
ers to get within the limit Manager
Belt has decided to cut loose Pitch
er Broadwell, as the first one. He is
trying to place the twirler with Lin
coin, of the Illinois Missouri league.
Broadwell Is good man and should
make good in Central Association ball
with years experience He will not
cut loose one of the outfielders until
after the Decoration day double head
er.
AdNdHduSH VIII NC OuL VI Lie ssduS
for several weeks, broken thumb
having developed from his injury the
other day. Belt is making an effort
to secure Townsend, who caught in
this league several years ago with
Jacksonville. He was in communica-
ton with him all day Saturday. and
it is possible that he will be able to
land him. In the event that he does
Cavanaugh will likely be suspended
until in shape to catch. He will not
be taken to Quincy Monday but plans
to go as spectator with one of his
fan friends via boat.
1t looks as if much of the work
during the next few days will fall up
on Manager Belt. With a little warm
weather Belt will be in good shape,
and the utmost confidence is placed In
him when behind the bat. His peg
is as good as 1t ever was.
Keokuk goes to Quincy on Decora-
ton day. which is Monday. Two
games will be played, both in the
afternoon, the first starting at 200
o'clock. Belt says he Will use jaeger,
Burch and Blue Jacket in the con-
flicts.
Quincy is the foe that Keokuk must
conquer and the next series will be
the crucial one, as it will furnish the
first test of the comparative strength
Of the two clubs BY winning in a
fourteen inning game from Hannibal
Saturday the Gems slipped four points
ahead of the Indians, but that lead
means but little.
Many fans intend to go to Quincy
to see the game. Some have planned
to go by boat while others will go
by train. The Keokuk squad will
leave Keokuk on the X line at $40
o'clock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-29
Indians Denied Verdict in Eisht-lnnirg
Battle at Hubinger Park, when
sky Opened Up with
Deluge.
GREAT PITCHER IS BATTLE
Blue Jacket and Nasseth Go Round
and Round in Merry Pastfme,
with Neither Having
Best Of It.

Those Indians were denied of
verdict Saturday afternoon by rain.
After threatening to mar the conflict
between Keokuk and Monmouth and
bring it to an end in nearly every in
ming, the sky opened up for fair and
the deluge fairly crowded the spec
tators to safe retreat high UP in
the grand stand. 1t all came about
in the eighth inning, after the best
pitchers battle OF the year, and when
the score was tied, 0 to 0. The rain
was one Of those kinds which car
ried with 1t plenty OF wind and be-
fore cars could be reached some of
the spectators we're drenched. The
heacherites sought shelter, while the
scorers and Western Union repre-
sentative got their feet wet, but moth
lng else.
Day for Box Men.
From the standpoint of the fan
Who just fairly dotes on pitchers
battle the game was superb. Belt
sent Blue Jacket to the firing ground,
while Drill, Monmouth's caustic man
iger, tried out Nasseth who once
dipped into higher league ball than the
Central Association boasts of Both,
artists went we'll, but they had lucky
escapes. and it Is hard to tell which
came the nearest to defeat-more
than likely Nasseth. But four hits
were obtained off each twirler, and
they came far enough apart to cause
little worry. except in one or two in
nings. AS the hair-raising stunt of
the day HiIdehrand pulled of one of
the best catches of the year in right
held, and was given much deserved
hand
Jim Strong in Early Rounds.
The game started out in sizzling
fashion. with Big Jim hurting the
green pill over the oyster with heap
much smoke. Miller, the first dauber
t. stroke his bat, hit an easy ground
er to Blue Jacket. Fleming lifted IN
easy fly to left and Kaylor was out.
Bresnahan to Miller. In the second,
the indian chief worked on the OPP
posing hatters in such manner that
TWO OF them famed and third
grounded out via Sensenbach. In the
third one more strikeout was added
% the list. That made it just once
around for the visitors in three in
ings.
Inc game assumed little more
llle for the visitors in the fourth,
snen Thomas dropped an easy one
rom kaylor's bat with two down
me runner came within striking dis
.ance when he pilfered second Will
lams grounded out, and tho scoring
Was averted
A Narrow Escape.
Inc sixth furnished close call.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-29
RAIN AVERTS SIXTH STR AIGHT

Nasseth, the pitcher, who by the way
must be some hitter, drove a safe one
to Fight. Miller struck out and Flem-
Ing hit to Blue Jacket. In his haste
- start double the twirler heayed
wide to second, and both runners were
safe. Kaylor's out advanced them
both and it was up to Williams. -
the batters' disgust he struck out, and
tie fans settled back or.e mss to
await results Of Keokuk's -rte3. In
the eighth inning Hart led off with a
two base hit to right field, which was
about three feet fair and well out.
Nasseth hit in the direction of Sen
senbach, but the runner substituted
to run for Hart got his legs in the
way of the ball, and was declared out.
This possibly saved the day Tor Keo-
kuk, while Miller, the next hitter,
drove out a long one to Reichle in
center. Fleming ended the inning by
striking out
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-29

of their own making. Thursday even
ing they took run into the country
and coming back to town, they
crashed into the safety gates of a
railroad crossing in Carnegie at full
speed. While they carried the gates
away, the gates in passing, took the
top of their machine away clean and
smashed it badly. While it was in
dustriously circulated by friends of
both afterwards that neither had
been hurt, the smashed machine gave
evidence that it must have been by
miracle that they escaped.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-29
BOAT CAROLINE
SAFE AND SOUND
Vessel In Race to Havana Took Out
side Ccurse-Arrived Twenty
four Hours Late.
[Gate City Leased Wire service.l

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.1
HAVANA, May 2S.--Fear that the
motor baat Caroline of New York,
which sailed May q from Philadel-
p'aia in the observation-disclosures race
of the Yachtsmens club, had been lost
at sea was dispelled tonight when she
reached port. All the vessels have now
eitAer finished the course or returned.
The Caroline took what was known
as the outside course, while the other
Rugged the shore line. Tie little
racer crossed the gulf stream three
times. which retarded her speed. al
lowing the other boats to finish nearly
"a hours sooner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-29
Missouri and Nebraska Fight II out
for Second PIace-Ames Makes
Good Showing, But Iowa
is Weak.
PENNSYLVANIA MEET
Penn is First, Yale Second and Michi-
gan Third--Was One Of the
Greatest Conflicts Of
Collegiate Year.
IGate civ eased Wire sery

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.]
DIES MONIES, May 2S.-With three
teams OF the southern division of the
Missouri Valley conference fighting
for first honors in the third annual
track meet, Kansas University won
out, winning first and third places in
the broad jump and tieing for first
place in high Jump, giving them a
lead over Missouri of eight points.
The standing was Kansas 81, Missouri
% and Nebraska % II.
The feature OF the meet was the
poor showing made by the State Uni
versity of Iowa and the good showing
by Ames Agricultural College, which
took seven third places.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-29
Biz Eastern Meet.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service,1
PHILADELPHIA, May 2S.-Penn-
sylvania won the Intercollegiate track
and field Championship on franklin
field this afternoon with u points.
Yale was second with 25 points;
Michigan third with 20 and Prince
ton fourth with Is. Cornell and Har-
ward each scored IA; Syracuse s;
Amherst 6; Dartmouth 81 Columbia 2;
New York University l.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-29
UMPIRE JOHNSON
HAS THE GRIT
His Work Has Been Satisfactory, But
Yesterday He Came Near Get
ting Bad One.

Umpire Johnson is little
fellow, but he is good. And
he's got the grit, too. Yes
between his breast protector and
mask and lodged in his neck 1t took
the wind out of him for time and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-29

he reeled around like a senseless
man. He was over it IN few min.
uttes, and play was resumed. John
son is one of the umpires in the Cen
tral association who moves around
and works the games off in good time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-29
Central Association.

Games Sunday.
Monmouth at Keokuk.
Hannibal at Quincy.
Kewanee at Galesburg.
Burlington at Ottumwa.
Games Decoration Day.
Keokuk at Quincy.
Monmouth at Hannibal.
Burlington at Galesburg.
Ottumwa at Kewanee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-29
shortslqnted Mankind.

Nature holds out her hands brim-
ming with gifts, and we buzz about
in the shadow of them. wondering
why it is SO dark.-C. NJ. Skinner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-29
Narrow Escape for Wauner.

Hans Wagner and his pa John
Miller, had narrow escape from be-
ing killed in an automobile accident
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-29

Summary.
Base on balls-Off Nasseth, 2.
Two base hit-Hart.
Struck out BY Nasseth, 6; by Blue
Jacket, 4.
Stolen bases-Kaylor, filler, Nor
ris.
Sacrifice hits-Thomas, Sensenbach
Time of game-1:05.
Umpire-Johnson.
Attendance-400.
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Is She?
Is grass widow necessarily vege-
tartan p Minneapolis Journal.
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-30
MARTINS PLUCKY FIGHT.

In the closing hours of congress it
was Colorado representative. a first
termer. that held the power to force
the house to consider his resolution
calling for an investigation of the
friar land allotments in the Philip
pines, or else to meet later in extra
session. The situation was this: A
concurrent resolution had been pass
ed to adjourn in few hours. Under
the rule of the house it cannot adj
iourn without quorum being pres
ent. Martin rose to speak and Can
non refused to recognize him. Quick
as a flash the lank Coloradoan hit
home by making point of no
quorum. A call of the house would
have been decidedly awkward for the
leaders of the majority There was
only one way to avoid it, Cannon
gave Martin the floor. and within ten
minutes the resolution he had been
fighting for all session was passed.
This instance is cited merely to
show that the representatives from
this state are alert at their posts.
They have been active. efficient mem
bers, and their return to Colorado
should be the signal for recognition
of their services on the part of the
constituents they represented
yer News.
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-30
EVERYBODY WANTS THAT
RECLAMATION MONEY

Washington. June 3O.-President
Taft last day in Washington prior TO
his departure for Beverly was a busy
one up to the hour of his leaving for
the summer capital. Many congress
sional callers and conferences occu-
pied the time before the assembling
of the cabinet for the last regular
meeting in this city until fall.
Western senators Interested in the
thirty-odd irrigation projects in vari-
Gus stages of completion which may
be affected by the S20.000.000 adj
vance from the treasury authorized
by congress talked to the president
about the commission the latter viii
appoint to investigate and report on
the different projects.
Senators Carter. Jones, Smoot and
Dickinson were those who discussed
the subject with the chief executive.
They want to get the inspection body
of the United States engineers at
work at the earliest possible moment.
so as to complete the plans hereto
fore made. The president said he
would handle the matter as quickly
as possible. II is expected he will
name General Marshall former chief
If engineers, as head of the commits
sion.
The statement was made by the
presidents visitors that it may not be
necessary for the secretary of the in
ierior TO call on the treasury for an
advance on account of 5000. 600
for a wear or more. There is now in
the irrigation fund. available for
work on the various projects about
IS. 100000 and during the next fiscal
wear the receipts from the sources
making Up that end are expected to
bring in another 81 10000 giving
5son0OO0 for the wear, The 500
600 ooo will be called on only in case
of necessity.
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-30
\ Million Athletes.

New York, June 3O-A historical
review of the development of athletic
competition in the United States pre-
pared by committee from the ANA
teur Athletic union shows that the
number of competing athletes in rec
ogniZed events has grown in the past
twenty years from a total of about
5000 or 1000 in 1890 to nearly a
million at the present time When
the Amateur Athletic union was
formed in 1883 there were not over
fifty athletic clubs in the country.
while today there are several thou
sands
The first American track and field
championship was held in 1876. The
New York Athletic club arbitrarily
took control at that time and gave
championship events until the forma-
tion of the n. A. A. A. which was
absorbed by the A. A. u. in 1883.
since which time all control of anna
teur competitions has been under the
control of the present governing body.
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-30

We bought sample line OF Chill
dren's White Dresses; no two alike
The prices are less than regular
wholesale cost. See our corner win
dow.
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-30

been flocking to see the Passion
Play literally by thousands, are
vociferous in their complaints regard
ing the accommodations with which
visitors to Oberammergau must be
content. Even those who go there
fully prepared TO make allowances
for the primitive character of the
place are disguised with the inferior
board and lodgings offered.
Prices for bed and meals range
from 50 to Sc day. Americans al
most invariably take the highest
priced accommodations they can get,
expecting to obtain thereby the max
imum equivalent. but satisfied guests
are few and far between. The trou-
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-30
WILL
GO WITH CRIPPLE

Bert Dow, Anheir, Captain Moore
head, Bob Honska and Ryan, five OF
the best players on the Smudgers dis
banded team, have received good Of
fers from Cripple Creek and will
leave in time for the Fourth of July
game, consequently the Clifton game
ms planned will not be played. Their
many friends in this city will be glad
to hear of their success in getting on
such II good team and the best wishes
of their many Grand Junction friends
will go with them.
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-30
ACCEPTS
ST. JOE OFFER

Geo. Pratt, alias Y. C. Hillock, the
crack ball tosser whose pitching has
carried everything before it this year,
has decided to accept the offer from
the st. Joe Western league team i'm
preference to the Job with Trinidad.
He has been offered flattering
salary and as he abs played i'm West
ern league company before there is
but little doubt but what he can make
good.
II is needless TO say that his local
friends will follow with interest his
second debut in league ball.
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-30
BULLETINS
To PAPERS
ONLY

New York, June 3O.-GeneraI Nam
ager Brooks of the Western Union
Telegraph company issued notice to-
day that the company would not fur
niNh news bulletins either by special
wire, by messengers or ON its tickerS,
relating To progress of the Jeffries-
johnson prize fight ut Reno, New.
July I.
Numerous applications have been
made for such service. The Western
Union company will confine itself to
the handling of such messages a. may
he filed for regular transmission i'm
the ordinary manner at Reno by press
associations, by newspapers and by
individuals
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-30
Yale Wins Deciding Game.

New York, June 3O.-Yale won the
deciding game in the Harvard-Y TALE
baseball series yesterday 10 to Q.
Ten thousand cheering collegians and
their friends saw the game Yale
secured what seemed a safe lead in
the eighth by pounding Hicks to all
corners of the American league park.
but Harvard tied the score in the
first half of the ninth.
Score: r. H. r.
Harvard 800. 900 40 1913 . II ,
Yale ..........01l 200 Oslo - l
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-30

We noticed Mrs. l.. C. Heath
among yesterdays passengers to
Grand Junction. Mrs. Heath is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. William
Nicholson, formerly Miss Maude
Hovey, of this Western EN-
pire.
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-30
Cheyenne Indians To Invade Colorado

Cheyenne. Wyo., June 30.-The
Fort Collins Lamb Feeders are to be
opponents of the Cheyenne Indians
in two games which are to be played
here July 3 and 4. After these games
the Cheyenne aggregation will invade
Colorado and will play at Trinidad
and other points. An interesting fea-
ture of the game at Trinidad will be
that five members of the team repre-
senting the Colorado town formerly
We're with the CHEYENNE Indians.
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-30

BILE lies in the fact that the good,
well-meaning Oberammergauers have
bitten off little more THAI they can
masticate in attempting to cope with
this years Passion Play" chowds.
The attendance is three or four
times what it ever was before, but the
available accommodations have hard
ly been doubled.
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-30
LIFE IN OBERAMMERGAU
is EXCEEDINGLY PRIMITIVE

Berlin, June 3O.-The many Am
orleans at Oberammergau have been
having a very bad time. The floods
cut off communication by rail and
road and the visitors to the little
Bavarian village found themselves
compelled to stay, whether they wish
ed to do so or not.
But apart from this unexpected
disaster the Americans, who have
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-30

with the greatest pitching staff in
the big leagues the Chicago players
are putting out their chests like pouter
pigeons and taking lot of credit for
being the best inside artists.
NO disputing the assertion that
Chance is commanding a smart ball
club. but did you ever watch the Cubs
when their pitchers were going
wrong?
with the best pitchers and catch
ers of course the Cubs can get away
with lots of that inside stuff. but,
mark you, with ordinary twirlers
working they are so busy chasing
base hits that they don't find time to
shift and signal on every pitched
ball.
Brown. Reulbach, Overall and Nc
Intire are the masters of the pitchers
mound. They can throw the pea to
any corner of the plate they want to-
Let King signal for fast ball
outside and, OF course. the infielders
will shift to the right to head off a
hit to right field. If the ball pitched
is a slow inshoot of course the in
fielders will shift to the left. When a
pitcher can put the ball anywhere he
wants to the infielders can shift for
fast balls and curves, but If the twirl
er is a bit unsteady. it knocks all this
inside business into a cooked hat"
There We're tears in the eyes of
Fielder Jones when he came down to
the station to see us when we went
through Portland ON our way to the
coast" says Eddie" Hahn of the
White Sox Il think he wanted to
climb aboard our train and go along
with us, but he didn't say so. he
talked of the wonders of Oregon and
of the money he was making Ever
feel like playing again?' some one
asked him. oh, no. he said, but he
said 1t with a little choke in his
voice. When it was time to go he
said: Well. goodby. fellows. Go out
and win that flag. and then | saw
tears glisten in his eyes know he
wanted to go with us"
Ban Johnson has issued an order
that in future catchers must take
their masks and protectors to the
bench after each half-inning. so that
these implements are not strewn
about so as to interfere with players
chasing foul flies, or force an umpire
to do some hurdling II he has occasion
to leave his position behind the bat
The broom which is used for sweep
ing off the plate is also to be carried
out of the way, for there have been
several instances where players. while
fielding a foul. have Slipped on the
handle and injured themselves.
1t is worth $500 TO be compelled to
remain unwillingly at the Polo
grounds to see the New York Ma
tionals play ball according to a re-
cent cerdict returned in the supreme
court. Frederick L. Talcott, Jr.. of
Manhattan. received Judgment in that
amount against the National Exhibit
ton company. which controls the
grounds. Talcott alleged that he was
held back by officers when he tried
to leave the enclosure, after his fail
ure to obtain reserved seats. He de-
scribed his detention for two hours as
false imprisonment. and demanded
$4,000 damages.
Arlie Latham retains his speed, but
his arm has never recovered its pris-
tine force His throwing reminds one
of an old maid seeking stone at a
White Leghorn- Lath's memory is
very good. He can always remember
how many men are out
Jake Beckley says Bartlesville is
the best baseball town OH the man
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-30

Jake Beckley says Bartlesville is
the best baseball town, on the map
He seems to be doing well down in
Oklahoma.
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-30

Arlie Latham retains his speed, but
his arm has never recovered its pris-
tine force His throwing reminds one
of an old maid seeking stone at a
White Leghorn. Lath's memory is
very good. He can always remember
how many men are out
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-23
PR0SPECT0R SHOOTS AT TRIO
JOHN |. SMITH IS
 WANTED BY MARSHAL

\ bench warrant was issued yester- day for the arrest of John l.. Smith of the Wonder claim. who is technically charged with threatening to commit a crime" The compliments are Michael Garrity C. J. Mckenzie and H l. Clark. owners of the Blowout claim. adjoining smiths property on Arctic creek
 The three complanants allcg" that while they were walking along a trail which they had constructed near their claim in search of wood. Smith ap- pcarcd about one hundred yards ahead of them and without cause drew a gun, ordered them in vile language to turn back and before givng them chance to follow out his command fired the rife
 The noise of the shot caused Clarity to step back pace and in so doing
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-23
Nugget Special Service.

PORTLAND. Nov. 23 George Kay alin. aged 29 and James Takes. Jap anesr. were sentenced to eight years in the prnitcntiary today under the re gently enacted white slave traffic rul- ing.
 Both Kavalm and the Jap have been importing girls from the OAsnt for the rast two years and hay" used them in unlawful trade.
 Despite the fact that the immiera tion officers state that the white slave traffic is a thing of the past the local police believe that there remain many more arrests to he made on this charge
 Government agents have shadowed the arrested men for the past six months but not until three days ago was enough substantial evidence gath cred to justify conviction. Last Sunday evening Kavalin and
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-23
Nuggets Special Service.

Nuggets Special Service.
 SEATTLE Nov 23-A committee composed of representatives nf th. church and business interests of this lefty have demanded that Chief of P"- lie" Wapr"nston bc removed from or lic, uu account of his inability tu cop, with the gambling and grating situa tl"n now going on here and a- u result the city council k today mvrstieltmr ti,~r chargrs Wappcnstcin has haue been tn" object of the church rroplc.s .atacks but until today has escaped fhc Imilation of a ruhlr inyrstigatlou
 Tn" petitioners contend that gamb mg is running wide open in the l"Wcr district of this city and that the uolir. arc rccriving "Hu~h" money to keep lh, matter quiet IikeHi-, man, maintain that the chief. himself Is om rhr Rrart an,r that he is receiving large