The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03
Three Men Might Have Been Retired
in Ninth Before Fierce Batting
Rally Was Started BY
Burlington.
PULL GAME FROM FIRE
Belts Error, Pennington's Failure to
Grab Foul and Four Long Hits
Sent Across Four
Runs.

A half-thousand wild-eyed fans were
treated to rare ninth-inning thrills
Saturday in game in which Rurling-
ton drew the long end Of the count af-
ter nine rounds of desperate milling.
The Pathfinders pounded Southpaw
McCray numerically in that last
stanza and pulled what appeared to
be a hopeless game out of the fire,
winning by the close count of ) to A.
And the rally did not come until after
three men might have been retired.
The game was replete in those plays
which enable the less peaceful citizens
to make noise and express them
selves. In the way of agitation, Hiram
Stebbins, the post office local express
who has been umpiring here for Jus
t1ce when the special delivery
letter business is on the blink,
was on duty today because of
the inability of Kennedy to act.
Stebbins had sand in his system about
half of the time and messed up in
great style many of the pitched balls
But his work did not reach climax
until the ninth round, when Brow
cut the plate with strike, and Steb-
bins called it ball. The Burling.
ton players crowded around him en-
masse and when the smoke cleared
away Stebhins had Griffin on the
bench, leaving Burlington without a
catcher. This puzzled Rohn and after
some delay Watson came in from
right field.
This all came about while Keokuk
was trying to tie the score after Edrl-
ington had fallen upon McCray for
four runs in the first half of the ninth.
Keokuk showed over one count and
fell short just one of throwing the
battle into deadlock.
Burlington's rally was started by
Belt. who missed a bounder from
Flack's bat with one down. Ellis
lifted high foul which Pennington
might have caught, although it was
fairly difficult chance. Had these
two plays been made perfectly Keo-
kuk would have won the game, 5 to /.
Instead, however, the next four bat
tiers drove out fast ones, three of
which were good for extra bases. FL
lis double to left center, Burton hit
for the same distance TO center, Wat.
son tripled 10 right and Rohn deliv-
cred screamer to centerfeld All
OF which was good for four runs and
sent Burlington into the lead, to g.
Hawk, who vas badly beaten in the
first game CT the series. wanted to go
back for more Of the same dose and
he should never have won. However,
it was not Hawks fortune to remain
the entire game, for in the ninth Rohn
would not risk him longer and sent
Left Brown to the front. Both
clubs used pinch hitters in the ninth
in the hard struggle to win,
During the early rounds McCray
pitched splendid ball. allowing only
four scattered hits for eight innings
The only run made in these sessions
by Burlington was the result of a
lucky double, followed by Jansen's
wild throw to third base, which en-
abled Rohn to complete the circuit
on drive to centerield.
On the other hand Keokuli was not
greatly puzzled by Hawk though he
twirled much better bail than on
Thursday. Keokuk counted twice In
the second. Hilly led off with a triple
and Jansen walked later stealing sec
cond base. Moore went out and Belt
hit TO Lowther lilly being caught at
the plate Belt stole second and
came home with Jansen on Cava
naugh's safety to centerfeld.
Keokuk made the game apparently
safe in the eieth when McCray was
safe on Hawks error, was sacrificed
to second and came home on Relchle'.
single. The score: