The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-29
Former First Baseman Of keokuk is
Disposed Of by Oakland, Ac.
cordins to Announce
ment Saturday.
GENERAL SPORT NEWS
Garry Hermann Of Cincinnati Says
Reds Will Gather FIas-Hissns
Of Des Moines is
Not to Sell.

HuSHie Mlller, premier first Sacker
and base runner of the Central AS
ISOLATION during the past two years.
is not to be given an opportunity OF
displaying his speed in the major
league. nor is he to be given trial
by Oakland, for the news was
received at local baseball head
quarters Saturday that he has
signed a contract with Birm-
ingham, Ala, in the Southern
league and will report there with
Willie" Prough early in March.
If Miller is ever to reach the major
league, and there is every reason to
believe that he will. the Southern
league will furnish a better school
for Belts prodigy than any other
league in the country. Not only will
Miller gain a world OF experience in
battling with the big leaguers during
the training season. but throughout
the league season, if he makes good,
the class of ball he will be in will
fit him for what should follow.
In what manner Miller's disposal
by the Oakland club was brought
about is not known. The news reach.
ed Keokuk in letter which Miller
himself wrote to Player Ed. Reichle.
To Give Youngsters Chance.
THE old players will have to make
! good on the keokuk ball club next
season., said Manager Belt in speak
ing to The Gate City. 81 think that |
| have great bunch of youngsters and
the old men will have to prove their
worth to remain fixtures to remain in
position
! However, there is no need to take
Belt very seriously in this regard.
That Reichle will make good goes un-
questioned; also Blue Jacket and Pen
nington, while the appearance OF Con,
ME Bresnahan will be eagerly looked
forward to by all of the fans. Ncxi
! to "Red' Corriden, Bresnahan prom
ises to develop into the most popu
lar ball player that ever wore Keo
kuk uniform
4, Matters have been very quiet in
& local baseball circles during the past
week. Belt received very little mail
and is not yet il position to an
nounce any exhibition games He has
had opportunities to book Central AS
4 ISOLATION teams, but will not do this
until it is found necessary. The con-
4 tracts for all of the players who have
not yet signed have been prepared
and will be sent out soon for sigma
! ture.
Schedule No. a.
4 President NJ E. Justice Of the Cen
trail Association has received SEIZED
ule No. A. and announces that he ex-
poets two more charts within the
next few days. The latest schedule
has mileage for the clubs IS fol
lows: ottumwa 2957, Muscatine 25ss
Kewanee 24s7. Galesburg 2095, Han
nibal 2771, Burlington 1921, Keokuk
2219 and monmouth 1856
Ottumwa opens at Burlington. Ke.
vance at Hannibal, Muscatine at Mon.
mouth and Keokuk at Galesburg.
On Decoration Day Muscatine is al
Ottumwa, Galesburg at Kewanee, Han
nibal at Keokuk and Burlington at
Monmouth.
On July 4 Muscatine is at Ottumwa
Kewanee at Galesburg, Keokuk al
Hannibal and Monmouth at Burling.
ton.
On September Muscatine is at OF
tumwa. Monmouth at Burlington, Han
nibal at Keokuk and Kewanee at
Galesburg.
). The schedule calls for 1e9 games
and provides for an open date on
August Is.
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