The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-27
Brief Sports
By Telegraph

mas accepted the OHer OF local cruz
for a match here in September with
either Knockout Brown or Abe At
tell as his opponent. Brown is will
ing to meet him at 135 pounds and At
tell will accept bout at 1873. even
though he would have to concede 10
pounds to his opponent.
Meanwhile Jimmy Britt Nelson's
old rival, who has not taken part In
a bout for more than two years. is de-
Ssrous of scheduling another setto and
has written that he will be ready to
box Nelson in about eight weeks.
ST. LOUIS, NO.. July T.-Phila-
delphia's chances for the pennant this
season were practically shot to pieces
yesterday afternoon when the team
suffered two telling blows at the hands
of the fighting Cardinals. What will
prove the severest blow the Quaker
machine has suffered since the sea
sons opening came in the fourth in
ming, when Manager Charlie Doom
had his leg broken in making a play
on Rebel Cakes at the plate. With
Doom out of the lineup. who by the
! way is one of the cleverest and best
/ liked ball players In the country. to-
day. the Phillies will be forced to con-
/ tinue the fight as best they can with
| but one receiver-Pat Moran. And
| besides losing their leader. manager
and chief receiver Philadelphia also
lost the game, which was truly one
1 of the most exciting battles that has
been witnessed in st. Louis in some
time, score. { 10 s.
/ ALBANY n. Y. July Ex-Governor
| Dix yesterday signed Senator James
]. Frawley's bill establishing state
commission to regulate boxing and
sparring. Within thirty days the gov
ernor is TO appoint three persons, at
least two of whom shall reside in the
First and Second judicial districts,
comprising New York and Brooklyn.
who will hold office for term of five
years from the first day of January
following their appointment.
BOSTON, Mass, July 27.-E. P
I.arned OF Summit, n. J., defeated G
F Touchard of New York in the fna!
round of the lawn tennis tournament
for the Longwood cup on the courts o.
: the Lonswood Cricket Club yester
!. day. the scores being 6-3, ST, 6-3
: ca. ". A. Larned. the holder OF tbs
Longwood title, viii not defend thu
title this year, not caring TO pla,
his brother for purely sentimental
reasons.
The following is the comment mad'
! by the Burlington Gazette on th'
!. action of Umpire Glenalvin in Tues
!. days game: Umpire Glenalvin be
: came unwarrantedly oficious yester
|, day when he threatened to ejec
! Commissioner OF Public Safety G. T
Funck from the grounds. Mr. Funcl
. was sitting quietly near one OF tn
boxes witnessing the game and re
, marked in a jocular way several times
! tCall them when they are over.
& There was nothing in his attitude
n remarks to offend Glenalyin or am
!. bodv else. 1t looks like Glenalyin
= lansing into senile dementia or some
* thing akin to it. The Gazette has
!. WAYS championed the umpires' caus'
4 but when these officials cease
/, know their place and attempt I
! humiliate respectable citizens it's
! different matter For man CT b
: age Glenalyin should have belts
sense.
Manager Bert Hough of Galesbur
2 has signed two new players. bot
semipros. Ca ahan who is playin
q centerfeld, comes from Chicago, an
2 Lewis. the shortstop who succeed
0 Jimmy scanlon, halls from Indiana
Q oils Lewis played his first game re
. terday.
o Red Gordon is to be replaced
0 shortstop for the K. c. Blues By Roc
- fnfeid OF Tacoma. whom Boss Shay T
! Gently purchased In telling OF u
former Keokuk pIayers abilities, II
sports writer on the K c. JoaTn
z SAYS. when the new shortstoD cons
Il may be tina. Red" Corridor vi
be sen. To the bench One thing ,
o can say for Red Is that he Is {
D vars working for the best intere
Of The team and he plays 10 win !
may not be me beet fielder and hitt
I is ne Hnaeld but he does the best
can and hat il al that can be ask
J " angone,
Young lack" KENNEDY. Who he
he indicator in yegterday.s game. ~