The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-30
HOLYCROsS TALKS
Of 1872 SEASON
Directors May Choose Heavy Sucker
to Lead camels Next Season,
According to Muscatine
Story.
RUDE" BURcH TO GO
Former keokuk southpaw Has Not
Made Good With the cameIs
and Will Not be Reserved
for Next Season.

MUSCAIlNE, Iowa, Aug. 3O.-It be-
hooves Chief Holycross to dole out
some more optimistic platitudes in
reference to his team of sterlings just
before leaving for Galesburg Saturday.
He outlined prospective plans for next
year and expressed the belief that Mus
catine would have as good team as
there is in the league.
President A. S. Lawrence was ask
ed this morning whether Holycross
would be selected by the board of di-
rectors for next years manager. The
reply was that no action had been
taken in the matter and none would
probably be taken until the close of
the season with the possibility that
nothing would be done until some
time in October. Mr.. Lawrence stated
that to date the subject of the 1912
manager had not entered into the
discussions of any of the board
meetings.
Burch HAS Been"
cross said that his pitching staff
would be great one. He named
as his nucleus Boothby, Haight, and
Adams. Burch will in all probabili-
ty be dropped. "Rube'' has been in
the Central Association for about six
years and he has about outlived his
usefulness as c. A. pitcher. He
could probably make good in some
other league but he has not proved
a bowling success in this circuit this
year.
Four Sure Of Jobs.
Some new blood will be seen in
the ranks next year. Alperman is
sure to be back, as is Airing, Roxey
Walters, Hart and Banks. Kennedy,
who has proved himself an able man
ager in the past, may be seen in a
managers role next year, it being
stated that several clubs are after
his services. A Hannibal report has
it that Snapper is due to be next
years boss of the Waterloo club in
the three blink circuit. Manion and
Painter will have to fight for their
jobs in the spring training season,
| as Holycross intends having number
| of recruits try out for the team.
Should Holycross be the choice for
next years manager, he will secure
another outfielder to work in the
right garden, as he intends pitching
only. 1t is his plan to take his regu
/ lar turn in the box with the other
twirlers, while at the same time act
/ as general utility man and pinch hit
ter.
( Banks will be the greatest catch
| er in the big league within the next
| two years" was the boost handed
| out by Perl with reference to his
I young windpaddist Banks is only
| a youngster, whose first season in
/ professional ball was this year, com
/ ing almost directly from the semi
pro lots of Boston. For a kid
catcher he has the hardest whip Of
! any backstop | have ever seen. Bull
of the type of Gibson and throwing
1 much in the matter of the great
Pittsburg catcher, Banks, with the
! proper training and more expert
ence, should set the big leagues afire
when he dons major league uniform
j What he needs more than anything
| else is work. He is a glutton fol
work. Since HAVING played regularly
the past ten days or SO, his hittins
has increased wonderfully and will
4 another year of experience, should i'm
prove his stick work to such an eX
tent that he will be the equal of the
/ leagues best