The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-09
Sporting Views
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The Y NJ G. A. basket ball team
has been practising consistently since
the opening of the training season and
have shown marked development, es-
pecially during the past few weeks.
Practice games have been played with
the High school three times week
and the quintet has now rounded into
mid season form. Two games have
been played, one at Mt. Pleasant and
one with Burlington here. This eve
ming the team goes to LaHarpe to en-
gage with the LaHarpe Meteors Cap
tain King and his men are confident
of coming home with the long end of
the score. Mt. Pleasant comes here
very soon, the date at the present
time be only a tentative one. The
men who will make the trip this eve
ming are Captain Paul King, Harry
Duncan, Charles Allen, Ralph Joy, AL
len Sheldon, Chas. Burk and Bernard
Merriam
The Pittsburg team has purchased
the release OF Pitcher Will Pressy
from Kewanee
That Harry Hotter has absolute con-
fidence that Quincy will land in the
Three-Eye league is evidenced by the
following statement from him: Il
have absolute assurance that Quincy
will be in the Three Eye next season.
A majority of the league directors
have pledged themselves to stand by
US, and I am going ahead with plans
for next seasons team. have abso
lutte confidence in the word of the men
who have promised to support us and
they are of the kind who do things
One way of advertising a city: In
stitute Injunction proceedings against
the base ball league of which you are
member afte- working DIP some ex-
cuse for being ousted by the league.
George Reeder, said to be promis-
ing young ball player of ST. Louis
semi-pro ranks, has been signed by
Manager Bert Hough of Galesburg.
Reeder is pitcher.
President Al Tearney of the Three
Eye league announces that he leag-
Ies side of the Waterloo Injunction
case is ready for hearing. AS soon as
the court upholds or dissolves the in
junction another meeting of the Ieag-
ue viii be held
keokuk golfers do not have to go to !
Pinehurst since golf became a winter
game here. Saturday a number of To-
cal enthusiasts were out on the links. |
Weather conditions, considering that
il was the early part of January were
excellent There was bright sun and
not even gloves were necessary. The
present winter is the first one in
which Keokuk golfers have persistent
ly refused to lock up their putters, but
instead keep them handy in case Mr.. !
Winter has an off day that will permit
play.
Manager Belt received letter from
Connie Bresnahan and it was such
lengthy epistie that the veteran had
to take an entire night off to wade
through it. But the letter contained
interesting news n only about Con-
ME himself, but aoout pitcher Belt
has had his eyes on for some time.
The twirler in question is an Indiana
product. whom Connie says is now free
to sign with whatever team he
chooses. Belt has entered into COM
munication with the player
And now comes statement por-
ported to be from Champion Gotch in
which he denies giving up his title to
Yonssiff Mahmouth He says: 81 am
still the retired worlds champion.
and | will retain the crown
Plans to change the title of the
Three-I base ball league to the Two-l
league and to make it a ten club organi-
cation are said to be under way. as a
result OF the legal battle started by
Waterloo, Iowa to retain its place in
the league Quincy and Decatur. H..
are the clubs named as added mem.
bers OF the organization Through
the arrangement of schedule depriy
ing Waterloo of favorable dates it is