The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
Diamond Dabblings
and Sporting Chat

Galesburg has taken another off.
shoot In an endeavor to boost the at.
tendance in that city, Youngsters are
going into a race to see who can sell
the most tickets, and the specimen OF
Young America that sells the most
tickets for the opening game, will get
season pass. Charles Tanning is
slated to pitch the opening game for
the Galesburgers.
Slapnicka, the pitcher who played
with Hannibal part of the 1909 sea,
son and the first of last season. is one
Of the best twirlers on the Toledo
team this season, according to the
management of that club, Slap. in the
game Wednesday twirled FOR seven in.
nings and allowed six hits. He was
effective until the last inning when a
total OF three hits were garnered from
his shoots. In addition to performing
on the mound he got two hits, one go
Ing for a three-bagger. He had six
assists and scored one run.
Hannibal Courier Post. There is
nothing so disgusting as to see fan
knock young ball player who is
trying to make good, said promi-
nent supporter of baseball this morn
ing. This case has happened in Han
nihal many times and recently at the
workouts at the ball park. During the
practice games when a player makes
bad play or booted" ball several
fans will Jeer at him. This takes the
life out of the man who is anxious to
succeed in landing position on the
team and 1t is said that if the knock
ing is not stopped no one will be al
lowed to witness the workouts Every
person makes mistakes and this is the
same on the ball field. A player may
play star ball one day and the very
next game he will make errors. When
home fan knocks a home player 1t
usually results in the player becoming
angry and he doesn't care whether he
plays or not. Applaud good play
but never knock a home player" said
the fan in conclusion.
Burlington Players Who Went Up.
The following Burlington players
advanced to either the National or
American leagues:
Rusie, pitcher, 1889 club, TO New
York Nationals.
Kittredge, catcher, 1889 club, to
Chicago Nationals
Cantillion, fielder, 1889 and 1890
club, now owner of the Minneapolis
club.
Shuggert, shortstop, 1890 club, to
Chicago Brotherhood.
Mayer, third baseman, 1890 club,
to Philadelphia Nationals.
Weimer, pitcher 1895 club, to Chi
cago Nationals.
Bradley. third baseman, 1897 club,
to Cleveland Americans
Kitson, pitcher, 1897 club, to Balti,
more.
Hartsel, felde~ 1897 club, 10 Phila
delphia Americans.
Stoval. first baseman, 1904 club, to
Cleveland Americans.
West. pitcher, 1905 club 10 Cleve-
land; farmed to Toledo now back
with the Maps.
Mohler, fielder, 1905 club, 10 Pitts
burg; sold to some club in the East
ern league Mohler played here under
the name of Daniels.
Stoval and Hartsel are the only ones
OF the above now playing in the big
leagues Shuggert is now in jail in
Chicago for shooting saloon-keeper.
Monmouth Atlas: One of the vall-
able additions to the ranks Of recruits
is that of r. A. Walters, an all-round
ball bah player from the city of Mil
waukee He is a strong looking can
didate and the chances are bright for
him TO wear a Brown uniform this
season. He came expecting 10 try
out for the pitching staff. The large
number of pitchers that reported early
in the season made it necessary for
some OF them TO play in various 20
sitions about the diamond. 1t has fal-
len to the LOT of Walters, Roxey,'' as
he is familiarly called by his colleag-
ues, to put in the most OF his practice
in filling in the various positions about
the diamond He has shown such
speed and knowledge OF the game
that he is conceded to be one of the
hest men in the bunch and is especial