The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-04

Blue Jacket The result WAS that on
the next ball thrown the sphere was
returned TO second by Catcher O'Brien
and Lober was caught off the base
fully ten feet.
:, To start the third for Keokul,
Bresnahan struck out for the second
time and Pennington went the same
route. Clark got a fast hit to left field
and Reichle sent out a long fly to
, centerfeld.
Harper Starts Trouble.
Harper's error gave Kewanee a life
in the opening of the fourth round.
The ball was hit by Fitzpatrick TO
Bresnahan. The third baseman made a
have been handled. Berghammer
struck out and Llewelyn hit a DANCE
GUS one between first and second The
ball was far from Harper, but was
coming slowly and he knocked 1t down
with one and threw to Blue Jacket
who was covering the bag. Jacobson
went out, Pennington to Harper.
Hilly's poor work on the bases
spilled the beans In the local end OF
the same round and had he not been
caught off first a run would have re-
suited, providing the plays followed
as they did. O'Brien went down on an
easy roller to the pitcher and Hilly
singled to right field. Playing wide he
was caught mapping by Drohan after a
first attempt nearly picked him. Ogle
followed with single and Harper
sent out fly to center which would
easily have gone for sacrifice had
third base been occupied
Pennington Stars In Fourth.
Chief Pennington, who played al
most brilliant game during the after
noon, was particular star in the 4th
inning. Kewanee went down in one,
two, three order, leaving it up to Keo-
kuk to break UP the game Blue Jack
ct surprised fandom by whipping a
fast one over short which was mighty
good. Bresnahan upset the dope and
spoiled another chance to score by
bunting high one into the first base
mans hands, enabling him to double
Blue Jacket at first. This is one of
the good examples of how Keokuk lost
chance after chance to score. Pen
nington singled and then pulled off a
neat delayed steal. Clark failed to
bring home the runner by striking out.
The following rounds were just as
full of chances for the Indians as the
first five were, but the opportunities
could not be improved. In the eighth,
ninth and tenth rou.4ds Keob.k failed
to hit, but errors gave them chances.
First kewanee Man On.
To start the sixth the head of Ke-
wanee's batting order came up and
Bresnahan started things by failing
to take care of Lobers roller which
he threw wildly to first. Manuel, Kill
patrick and Berghammer went out in
order
Reiehle got on through Hills error
and stole second. OBrien struck out
and Hilly and Ogle could do nothing.
In the seventh, eighth and ninth
the visitors got man on base, once
on walk, the second time through
Clark's error and the third time
through an inffeld hit Blue Jacket
frightened up and held them safe.
keokuk had golden opportunities and
had it not been for poor base running,
which incidentally robbed Ogle of a
hit in the eighth, the game certainly
would have terminated right there.
The inning is still another example of
keokuk's faulty work during the
eleven rounds.
With one down O'Brien reached
first on Hills second error. Hilly was
safe on Third Baseman Fitzpatrick
error and it looked as If score would
be produced. Ogle dropped deep
Texas Lacquer back of second base
Good coaching or good base running
by O'Brien would have enabled the
men on bases to take advantage of
Kewanee's weakness in playing the
ball, for It was allowed to drop safe
~ That 1t would not be caught
was seen while the ball was twenty
feet in the air, long enough to give
O'Brien good lead in going to third,
especially if he were playing off on
q fly bali of that kind which would
never go for a sacrifice if caught
The result was that he was nailed in
going to third after the ball had drop
ped safely. On play Of this kind,
Ogle, the hitter. while ordinarily en-
titled to base hit on a ball felded
as this one was, is robbed OF a hit be-
cause a runner was forced out on the
play. Harper brought the inning to
termination by rolling one to Kill
patrick.
The Fatal Eleventh.
Keokuk died in the eleventh round
Manuel started the victorious round
by scratching fast hit by Hilly A
Wild pitch by Blue Jacket put the
runner or second and sacrifice adj
vanced him to third. Berghammer
doubled far over Reichle's head, scor-
ing the first run Llewelyn pounded
short single TO left field which adj.