The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04

OVERCOME 5 RUN LEAD
keokuk Counted Heavily In the First
and Then Failed to Hold Cans,
Who Counted Seven In
Seventh.

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made it three straight from Keokuk nv
capturing the game yesterday after
noon
keokuk got away in the first inning
with five-run lead and although Nc
Tee, who was on the firing line for
the home team pitched great ball af.
Ter the fatal first, it seemed almost
TOO much to expect the club to over
come such a tremendous lead and win
the contest, but Beckley's boys never
battered and in the seventh inning
they electrified the fans by one Of the
most sensational batting rallies ever
seen at League park. FUp to that time
the home team had been running sec
END, keokuk was four runs to the
good and Manager Belt, who was op-
serving the contest from the grand
stand, had about reached the conclus-
lon that the Hannibal team could
never overtake his warriors, but base
Dali is an uncertain game and fire.
quently the unexpected happens. Bag
nell, the first man UP in the lucky in
ming, touched off the fireworks by
singing to right. His teammates were
not to be outdone and for awhile it
fairly rained base hits and runs. The
boys seemed to be able to paste every
ball that McCray. who was on the fir
ing line for the visitors, sent up. Then
Keokuk's team became wobbly. Man
after mar went to the plate and a reg
ular procession of Hannibal players
moved toward first base until Man
ager Belt, seeing that something must
be done to relieve the awful situation.
sent a hurry call to Murray to take
the mound. This necessitated
switch in the lineup, but it did not
seem to affect the batting of the Han
nibal boys, who treated Murray's
curves in the same manner they had
his predecessor and before the side
was finally retired seven players had
made a complete circuit of the bases.
The batting rally almost set the fans
wild with delight.
Beckley was not on first base yester-
day That position was held by
FRANKIE. while old Eagle Eye cavorted
in left field, taking the place of Jacob
son, whose leg was injured in the
game Wednesday.
Keokuk made enough runs In the
first inning to win most any ordinary
game. Bresnahan. after two strikes
had been called, hit to left field for
two bases. Pennington singled over
second. Boothby beat out an infield
tap. Jansen strolled, forcing in Bres-
nahan. Hilly doubled to right and
remington and Boothby scored Muir
ray singled to left and Jansen and Hill
ly came home. Moore went out on
sacrifice tap, MCGEE to FRANKIE. Cav
anaugh hit hot one to Bagnell, who
threw to FRANKIE, retiring the runner.
McCray famed
keokuk scored again in the fifth in
ming when Pennington singled and
went to third on McGee's bad throw
to catch him mapping at first He
scored on Boothby's single to right.
Hannibal scored first in the fourth
inning. Milligan reached first when
Murray dropped ball. OMara flied
out to Jansen and Shea popped out to
McCraX MCGEE walked, FRANKIE sin
gled to left and Bagnell sent hot one
into the same territory scoring MILF
gan and MCGEE. Beckley walked but
was forced at second on Nickells tap
to Jansen 1t was a close play.
The real fireworks began in the sew
enth inning. Bagnell singled to left.
Beckley singled to right Nickel hit
to Jansen, who threw to second to
catch Beckley but Pennington drop
ped the ball. Brown singled to right.
scoring Bagnell. Milligan hit to left.
scoring Beckley. Belt here sent out
the relief call and McCray gave way
to Murray. o'Mara singled, scoring
Nickel (The frenzied fans cheered
like mad) Shea singled and Milligan
dashed home when Sloan threw wild
to catch him. FRANKIE flied to short.
Bagnell got his second hit of the in.
ming and Shea scored. Becklev hit a
line drive to Murray and Bobby was
doubled at first
The score:
keokuk.