The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-02
ROUT CANS IN
CLOSE GAME, 4-3
Playing Great Ball, Indians Made it
Six straights Against Hannibal
and Nine straights In
All.
DOUBLES DECIDE GAME
Long and Timely clouts by Belts
Men Bring Victory While Walker
Slips Safely Except In
One Round.

Spurred on by the dashing fiinging
OF big Ed Walker, who was invincible
IN all but one round, Frank Belt and
his clouting braves sent home the
ninth straight victory Saturday after
noon by trimming Hannibal for the
sixth consecutive time. The score
was to 3.
1t seems as though nothing can
stop the mighty band, for the article
OF ball given to the fans yesterday
was of the gilt edge pastime and the
victory was clean cut one. Keokuk
gained an early lead, but superb back
lighting by Jake Beckley and his men
rounded the game into an interesting
battle. McClintock started for the
visitors. but as soon as Beckley saw
that he had chance for win he
pulled the finger and rushed out
Swain, who held Belts men safe.
1t was those healthy swats, few
though they were, that put the seance
apparently on ice in the early rounds
of the melee. The salivated slants of
McClintock were bombarded for long
clouts when hits meant runs, while
Walker was slipping along in a safe
manner. During the first FIVE innings
Walker allowed only one hit, but in
the sixth the visitors piled up four
In a row that netted a triple count
Sharp fielding in the next inning saw
ed Walker and Belt retained him to
pitch good ball in the eighth and
ninth.
keokuk Scored in Second.
keokuk scored double count in
the second inning with the help of
McClintock's wildness and the bats
of Blake and Cavanaugh. Painter
drew walk and was sacrificed to sec
ond by Ed Reichle, who shot beauty
along the first base line Blake stung
3 fast one out into right, which was
good for double and on which Paint
er chased home. Unnerved by the
situation. McClintock passed Belt and
then Cavanaugh hit safely to left
field, scoring Blake Cavanaugh was
caught off first in looking for a
chance to go to second on the throw
in Walker went out, short to first.
Two more runs were piled up in the
next inning. With Bresnahan down
Hilly was passed and stole second
Pennington hit to Walsh, who jug.
gled the ball for moment. Hilly
thought he would throw to first and
rounded third on the play but Walsh
pegged the ball home and Hilly was
caught between the bases. He was
run down.
Two heavy clouters-Reichle ane
Painter-then essayed the twin stunt
and pulled off brace of doubles tc
left field in row, counting two runs
Blake GROUNDED out to Beckley ant
both the first baseman and Blake
slid to the bag.
Come Right Back in sixth.
The one-sidedness of the fray was
discontinued when the visitors open
ed up in real fashion in the sixth in
ming and then threatened in th.
seventh
McClintock surprised the native
by rushing in with single in tn,
sixth and his example was followed b,
Jacobson, who slipped a fast one pas
Painter. With everything running t,
hits Bagnall hunted slow one Il
first on which he was safe. The base
were lined with runners and Sir Jack
lev plugged skier TO centerfield
which went for one of those rur
counting sacrifice flies. Nickel. VIII
usually hits when runs can be coined
delivered a soft two Dagger to lef
on which two runners raced home
Just to be mean and exacting. F.
Walker, angered by the bombardmen
and trying to stave off PA" Belt an
his hook, struck out the next tw
whiffers without so much as puff
But the visitors came right bac
and took a peck at Eds anger in tn
next session. Dang. that nifty pla
er secured from Quincy, dropped
safe one in left field and Frank
singled over second. Swain, who wa
rushed to the firing line in the sixt
delivered a sacrifice. With men G
second and third, all that was needle
was hit. but Jacobson hit to Pain
er and Dang was caught betwee
third and home. Bagnall went on
Painter to Belt.
Keokuk was not dangerous wit
Swain in the box except in the Sc
enth when Walker doubled was sa
rificed to third and there died. tt
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