The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-10
Manager win 90 Riaht ahead Or
sanizine His Team as it Water
loo Has no Claim to Berth
at All.
SQUAD rs A STRONG ONE
Clark is Anxious for Play to Begin
Spencer and Forney Are Ex-
pected to be Towers CT
Strength.

QUINCY, Ill.,, March 10.-Bade My
ers. chief veteran of the Quincy Vets,
arrived in the city at O'Clock yester
day morning from his home in Bellefon
tame o.. to take the baseball situa-
ton in Quincy in hand. When seen at
the depot Mr.. Myers stated that he
is in the best condition for the coming
season he has been for several years
and that he is anxious for the sea-
sons activities to begin. When asked
what he thought of Quincy's pro-
spects for Three Eye ball, he said
that he was obliged to confess that
he is ignorant in that respect, as he
has had but little chance to read UP
on the history of the case, but that
from what he has heard he does not
see why Quincy should not rightfully
occupy the berth that Waterloo now
claims. 1T has been some grumble,
said Mr.. Myers. but think if Mr..
Hofer did not see his way clear he
would not buy players and spend
Players Are Anxious.
| Several of the old players have
written to Boss Myers during the
past few weeks and all say that they
want to come back to Quincy and are
| in Chicago Wednesday afternoon Mr..
Myers ran across Joe Berg. Joe has
been wintering in the Windy City
and although he has not signed UP
! with Utica he expects to afiix his
name to playing contract in a few
days. The other day the Quincy boss
was paid visit by Pepper Clark
expressed himself as being very anNi-
Gus to get back in the game and
i asked the Mgr" if he could not re
port a week ahead of time. Clark Is
looking we'll and says he is going tc
have more pepper than ever this
year. The chief of the diamond ashet
upon his arrival If Bill Forney has
signed his contract. He seems tc
think that Forney is going TO be
valuable man TO Quincy thll
wear and is anxious to get him intS
, the fold. He also has faith in Pitchel
Spencer, whose signed contract wa:
, received yesterday. and says tina
with Kerwin, as an addition to th'
Z Quilted there will be nothing TO /
: Tor some of the clubs that occupied
first division positions last season
: Mr.. Myers also said that he was glal
Donahue's release had been purchas
ed and that if anything had happened
10 prevent his appearing in Quinc.
uniform this year the management
would have had no little trouble fill
ing his place With Donahue SUR
conner it makes our outfeld loom up,
said the leader of the Vets.
The first squad of players will hau
their freight to Quincy in about iii
teen days, Myers says. Several es
Inhibition games have been booked TO
the early part of April and befor'
the actual work on the diamond i
commenced. Manager Myers wants t
get a line on some OF the new ma
terial that is TO report here for Try
out. The time cannot pass too quick
ly for me-, said the manager. Il hav
the fever and have ii bad and IN
sooner the players commence {
show IN the better satisfied will ot
II think Mr.. Hofer can look after tn
case that is being pushed agains
Quincy without my assistance and
am not going to Worry about that. bu
am going to get busy right away Wit