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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-26
Stole Bases Almost at Will on the
Visiting Catcher and Leland's
Giants Were Humbled, But
Not out-Hit.
GAME WAS BEAUTY
Both Clubs Played Almost Erroriess
Ball and Good Luck Saved the
indians From a Threat
ening Defeat.

Doff caps to the Indians and their
base-running proclivities. 1t was pill
fering sacks alone that netted Keokuk
victory over the Leland Giants of
Chicago yesterday afternoon at Hub
niger park. Nothing could stop them
on the bags, and the speed work
played an important part in the two
runs necessary for win. Coupled
with this Belts men put up sterling
article of ball in the field and cop
ped neat game. in a neat manner
by the score of to /.
Those colored men certainly got
against the sphere now and then, but
only once were they successful in
pushing a man across the rubber, this
lone tally coming on brace of hits
with a base on balls sandwiched in.
The best chance the visitors had was
in the sixth when the first three men
up hit safely, one being for two bases,
but for an unusual play the bean pot
would surely have been upset in n
glorious manner. AS it was the run
ner Rugged third on a drive that fell
short of Ogle. He then dashed for
home and a perfect hop at the end of
Ogle's arm cut him off by close
margin at the plate. The play was the
thrilling feature of the game, AMI
hustled Blue Jacket on to better
work, for he made the second and
third hitters bat weakly into the sky.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-26
Murray Walked.

Murray would rather look at the
wide ones than swing at them, and
this he did in the first instance at bat
He led off the second inning by re-
ceiving a pass and ambled on to sec
ond when Gatewood uncorked a wild
pitch. Ogle hunted safely between the
pitcher and third and Harper was
near second, it being hard to field to
the plate. In fact the ball was handed
to second for a force and Murray
counted the first 'an Cavanaugh
walked and then with Harper pulled
off neat double steal The ball was
played TO third too late to get Harper
who was the champ pilferer of the
day with three 10 his credit Blue
Jacket forced Harper at home by nit
ting to short and McCafferty flew ont
TO left.
During the next three innings only
nine batters faced the colored twirl
ef
During ali of this time James Blue
Jacket was going we'll and was being
given good support by his team mates
In the second the enemy was danger
22AlafNE time. but the trouble bler
pne started the inning b,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-26
The l4ltless Wonders.

The Giants had big fellow who
signed Gatewood in the box. He he'll
Belts Indians TO five hits and served
up a good assortment to swing at. But
Keokuk's base running put him in
bad whenever a man got on, and had
the hits been more frequent the local
squad would have piled UP heavy
count
Both clubs got a man to first base in
the opening round Pennington singled
and stole second while Neal for the
visitors. got on the bag and was dou-
bled. as has been recorded.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-26
PfyI supplants Blue Jacket.

Belt did the unexpected by usher.
ing in big James for the fray. 1t was
supposed that he would give one of
the youngsters trial, but it was the
veteran to the mound Except in the
lone sixth Jim was never in danger.
To avoid the impending slaughter.
however, Belt had Slim Pfyl pull off
his sweater and jump into the mixup,
the tall boy working in the seventh.
eight and ninth. In these rounds he
Whitfield four men, but was found for
four hits and issued a pass He had
speed to burn, however, and looked
strong.
But two errors were made, one On
each side Murray was responsible
for Keokuk's lone mishap. but the
nluff was attended by circumstances
that made it almost permissible The
ball was skier and dropped in the in.
field Murray came on under full
steam, and was doped to gather it in
but at the end of his sprint he could
not hold the sphere. From then OF
everything was fielded Clearly. Com
ing on top of Murray's mistake, in tbs
first was a double play in which FL
Reichle figured, He gathered in lin,
drive and retired the runner, who hat
gone to second on the hit and ru:
play
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-26

what happened Evans. the heavy
hitting right fielder for the Cardinals,
made the circuit OF the bases twice
yesterday on two hits, but he could
not win the game alone, as Pittsburg
walked away with the game to the
tune Of nine to four. Big Christie
Mathewson was all to the good yes
tefday although the Boston bunch did
some sensational fielding behind
Flaherty, who lost out. Moore was
wild as March hare. being largely
responsible for the loss sustained
yesterday by Philadelphia.
The Chicago White Sox are in the
game all right enough, tying Cleve-
land for fifth place by sewing up the
game yesterday. The Tigers made
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-26

ST. LOUIS, April 26.--In the fifth
inning of yesterdays game Wagner
swung hard and missed one of Zmich's
twisters and his bat collided with
Bliss head, knocking the Cardinal
catcher unconscious. Bliss lay on the
ground for fully Ave minutes before
he was carried to the clubhouse by
six Of his teammates.
There was a call for doctor, and
two physicians went from the grand
stand to the clubhouse. 1t was an
nounced Bliss was still unconscious
when play was resumed. Bliss is not
seriously injured
Pittsburg beat st. Louis, the score.
Pittsburg ......... ........ Q s l
Cardinals .............. 4 Z
Batteries: Harmon, Zmich, Bres-
nahan, Bliss and Wingo; Pittsburg,
Cannitz and Gibson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-26

three straight from the Browns py
winning a III to slugfest- Inc
Boston crowd managed go land ohs
from the Highlanders. the nrsl ~
the season against New YORK. ~
there, is JOY in Beantown today ~
doubt. At Philadelphia the penhans
was nnfurled for the first time anu
in order to celebrate the event .ne.
put one over on the Senators, wi'nou'
a bit OF trouble.
Dave Kraft, star southpaw OF 'ns
Hannibal team last season, and one -
the best twirlers in the Central a sso
citation, is making good with the opo
kane club of the Northwestern ieasuo'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-26
sS7he Old ReIiahIess
e white as PROVIDED for in the con.

be white as proviaed for in the con-
stitution.
President NJ E. Justice will assem-
bic his unpires here on May 2 for in
structions- He has five on his staff,
one OF them being substitute.
Umpire Bennett, who has been
spending the past week in Keokuk and
will remain until the season opens,
has been working in the exhibition
games and has had little trouble.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-26

at home and abroad, some with
Three-I teams and others with fast
minor clubs. Some are to be played
with Central association teams, al
though President Justice has advis-
ed against intercircuit contests.
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Summary,

Two base hit-Lane.
Stolen bases Pennington, Hilly,
Harper 3, Cavanaugh, Pettus, Parks
Base on balls Off Gatewood 3; off
Blue Jacket .; off Pfyl |
Struck out-By Gatewood 5; by
Blue Jacket 2; by Pfyl 4.
Double play-Reichle to Harper.
Umpire Bennett.
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Results in the Major Leagues
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Where They Play.
Pittsburg at ST. Louis.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Boston at New York.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-26
c. A. Gossip

Fat Tommy Haekett, VINO caught
for Keokuk a few years ago and then
went to the Pacific coast has been
signed as scout for the Kansas City
American association team.
Manager Stark of Monmouth, has
already sized up his recruits to the
extent of letting number of them
go. The men released were hardly
experienced enough for this league,
and as there are a number of good
men to choose from, the youngsters
we're let out. The canvas Tor the
score card advertisements by which
the local management expects to Sc
cure most of the funds to finance the
team for the season is going on very
well. The Monmouth merchants are
taking pages in the score card at the
rate of 500 per page. The plan is
one OF the most sensible and business
like methods OF raising funds for
baseball purposes
Three members of the Monmouth
pitching staff and number of other
players arrived in that city ready for
work the past week and as soon as
I the weather permits work will begin
in earnest Manager Starke has Sc
i cured a good list of exhibition, games
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-26

Burlington alone is without prelfm-
mary base bali and as has
been stated before this is
not regretted by Burlington fans. It
is the general opinion that President
Hayden has acted wisely in keeping
the Pathfinders in the south, and it is
likely that he will not bring them
north until few days before the
opening of the season. The work of
the Burlington team throughout south
ern Missouri this spring has been first
class. Many exhibition games have
been played with upper league teams
passing through that region, and an
every day practice system has been
carried out. In fact, it is reported
from the front that the team is in
the pink of condition. and will start
the ball rolling vigorously on the first
day of the race. Meanwhile everything
is being put in excellent shape here
at the park. Several hundred dollars
have been spent on the park in i'm
provements, and the patrons of the
game will be taken care Of in the best
of manner Burlington Hawk-Eye.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-26
Big Band Will Whoop 1t up and Al.
tomobile Parade viii Preeede
the Game, Which Beings
at $3.50 O'Clock.
QUINCY HERE FRIDAY
Illinois Club Has Been Booked for
Game This Week With ottum-
wa to Follow on Saturday
and Sunday.

Plans for the opening day here,
May 3, were outlined by directors OF
the Keohuk Baseball Association at a
meeting held last evening, and it was
also announced that the Quincy Gems
will come to Keokuk Friday of this
week for an exhibition game.
The plans for next Wednesday differ
followed out last season. The game
will be called at $50 o'clock with
Hugh l.. Cooper pitching the first ball
and Mayor j F Elder catching it. A
parade will precede the game, starting
from Twelfth and Main at 2 o'clock
Myrtle Baker and J. D. Ecker have
been appointed members of com
mittee TO arrange for automobiles to
carry the ball players, directors and
others on the invited list to the ball
park. The parade will go down Main
to Second, then south o John on and
around to Fourth and Main, where 1t
! will be dispersed.
Band to Make Noise.
The local regimental band will be
secured to whoop it up during the
afternoon. The mayor will be asked
/! to issue proclamation the same as
in previous years, and all of the bust
ness houses will observe partial
! closing during the afternoon.
| Keokuks opponents for the first
game viii be Kewanee. DR.. Jay An
/ drews is manager Of the Boilermakers
and has gathered together a good
club to furnish opposition to the In
/ dams in the initial encounter
The ball club went to Monticello to
! day and tomorrow will be at Canton
4 returning to open a series of games
here Friday. With Quincy on this
1 day and Ottumwa Saturday and Sun
| day the local fans are assured o
some mighty good exhibitions and thu
battles will help Belt out In condition
4 ing his men for the championship
4 games.
Uniforms Here.
4 The uniforms have arrived ant
were worn yesterday. They are tn
j, ones that will be used by the Indian
on the road. The home uniforms vii
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-26
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Where They Play.
Washington at Philadelphia.
New York at Boston.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-26
PfyI as a Relief.

The curtain fell on Blue Jackets
work in this inning. Pfyl worked IN
the seventh, eighth and ninth and
was a puzzle to the Chicago men. He
was gotten to in the eight, but only
after two men were down and no
disastrous results followed, In the
third round he allowed an infield hit,
a base on balls and single to rlgns.
The first scratch hit was one TO sec
ond on which Pennington made a
beautiful stop, He gathered the bali On
the run and then turned complete
sommersault. Coming up he threw TO
first, but was tardy.
Keokuk scored its winning run in
the sixth when Hilly singled and stole
second and Reichle drove one to
centerfeld.
The following is the tabulated
score.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-26
Get to Jim in Sixth.

visitors and in the fourth and
fifth Blue Jacket was invincible
The big HEAVIER had his algebraic
slants picked in the sixth, and the
manner In which the cannonading
opened made it look like vicious
one to right field, and Lane who fol,
lowed sent one to life that hoped
against the score board. With second
and third occupied score looked GER
tain, especially when Barton ripped
low drive to left field the coacher mis-
judged the ball as it shot out
Of the diamond and thought that
Ogle might catch it. 1t fell far short
however, and Wenston stood hugging
third. When the ball dropped to the
dirt the runner made for home and
had good chance of reaching the
plate safely had not Ogle thrown
perfectly. Cavanaugh put it on the
runner by two feet. But this was not
the extent of the misfortunes OF the
black men. Big Ed Reiehle sneaked in
from centerfield when everyone was
asleep except Blue Jacket and Cavan-
augh, and on throw back to the
bag Barton was easily caught mapping.
Parks ended the inning by striking
out.
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Read The Daily Gate CITY.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-26

D. Senno will no longer be able to
sell fruit in the streets of Buffalo dur
ing the frigid term He has blinkitis,
caused from taking occasional slants
at the coy country maidens in re-
splendent hue at the games in the
brush village on the training trip. Dan
can no longer tell banana from a
cucumber. and thus his chief stock in
trade in the fruit line is cut off The
bovine buster is taking treatment
4 from noted specialist for ulcer OF
the cornia, whatever that is.
Whitney Powers, known In these
parts as RUDE Powers, whom OF
tumwa disposed of to Clinton, and who
later went to Louisville in the Amer
lean association, has been released by
the Colonels to Columbus in the
South Carolina league.
Muscatine Journal: Critic writ
ing in The Gate City, deplores thu
evident weakness of Belts hurlint
corps. With Bluejacket as the mail
squeeze, Burch an excellent assistant
and Pfyl said to be as good as an.
of them as the clubs mainstays, a
J least one other good twirler must b.
; secured before Keokuk can reasonabl.
/ feel assured of finishing among thu
: first three. IL he is the same maj
, who was given trial by rne st. Loui
: Browns a couple Of years ago. Ply
J ought to be tower Of strength t
: the club.
! Muscatine Journal: Everything i
: spick and span at the Southend bal
park and the only thing needed nov
/ is pleasant day to make the openin
! a big success. A victory for the HON
r team, is of course, assured unles
5 something unforeseen happens. Wit
j Babe Edlich in shape. which is cor
~ fidentially expected by May 8, tn
S Monmouth club should be beaten.
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Luck With Indians In 2-1 Win

scratching fast one past McCafferty
Barton attempted to sacrifice. but
hunted and then ran into the ball for
an out. Lane scored when Parks sin
gled. The runner stole second and
Green and Washington were retired
by Harper, the former, on hard foul
which fell near the Keokuk players
bench.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-12-19

srticle is valuable straw pillow. Re-
member what Bill Shakespeare says.
Uneasy rests the head that hasn't got
a pillow What am | bid? Two dol
lars? Thank you. Three-four-fve-
six-six | have. Cape Horn prices.
gentlemen. Eight-ten-ten-are you
all done? Tom, you can have 1t for
$40. You may get better one in San
Francisco for so cents. but you can't
duplicate 1t for $50 within thousand
miles OF this place.
'sNext article is a handsome stand
up linen collar. 1t has only been worn
by poor Bob In Liverpool and can be
washed absolutely clean for the small
price of 8 cents. 1t is the only article
of Its kind that has ever been for sale
ut Cape Horn. What am | bid-a dol
lar-two, two-tifty. three-fifty, four
four-are you all done? Sold to Dick
for $4 Dick is a sport now Wait a
minute; there is button In the back
of the collar. You viii have to buy
the button separately, Dick"
And so each worn and patched gar
ment of poor Bob was sold at cape
Horn prices" Bob's shipmates took
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out Vi Tie way
for big breaker came laundering
over the weather rail-
The breaker caught Bob at the fore
baekstays He jumped up and put his
arm through the coils of the fore sheet,
hanging in straps in the royal back
stay
The straps were rotten, and Bob and
the coil sheet rope dropped and disap-
peared In the boiling deck waters
The waters surged to leeward and
carried dark object with them.
The skipper threw life buoy from
the poop.
Poor Bob.' said everybody to him.
self 1t was all we could do for him.
Bob was gone, and there seemed to be
no help for it.
We had the Mary Ann snug at last.
Our watch had still an hour more be-
low, not long enough to make 1t worth
while to crawl into our hunks, and we
lighted our pipes. lay down on our
chests and discussed poor Bob.
Bill. who was Bob's own chum, went
to Bob's bunk and overhauled the
things.
1T is enough TO make anybody rip.
ping mad to think of rotton old strap
chucking a poor fellow overheard,
unused Bill. christmas night too
Say, boys. when we auction this stuff
of we've got to show Bob up hand
some to his friends
1t must be explained that when sail
ors die at sea their belongings are sold
at auction to the crew. This custom
serves double purpose. 1t Is easier
to ship money halfway around the
globe than to insure the safe delivery
Of an old wooden chest A good SUN
of money is also more welcome to most
heirs than chestful OF tarred rags.
Besides, the sea auctions give the ship
mates Of the dead an opportunity to
raise his reputation" by adding gener.
ousIy to his account.
Everybody wanted to fiji the Christ
mas stockings of poor Bob's folks. The
chief mate, Dickson. good naturally
consented that the auction should be
held then and there and came to the
| forecastle with pencil and paper to re.
cord the sales as fast as they were
| made
Here you are. boys-here you are,
Get your money ready. The greatest
Cape Horn sale ever held will now
start" rasped the old chief. First
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IN chorus
"Heml Well, we will see what Is
In it anyway" assented the mate.
When the canvas cover was opened
score of letters in soiled and torn
envelopes dropped out.
81 see no harm In letting you fel.
lows get a little home sentiment out
of these old letters" said the mate
"but you must not keep them. They
must be forwarded to Bob's friends.
You boys can bid for the privilege OF
reading the letters"
Dick for 50 bought the right to first
pick. He took the best preserved en-
velope and its Enclosure and went away
TO read the letter
The sale continued. letter after let,
ter fetching neat sum. Half the let
tiers were sold when Dick came from
his corner and interrupted the sale
He looked troubled and shook his let
ter in our faces.
"Boys. this letter Is from the girl,
said he. "She's a dandy. Bob was
no good. He didn't go home when he
was paid Off In Liverpool; he didn't &c
home from New York; he didn't 60
home from San Francisco when be
could have made the trip In day.
The girl is waiting yet"
The mate, who had been intently
reading one of the letters, here inter.
rupted.
"Bob's mother is getting old. and she
is poor She does not ask for money,
however. All she wants is her boy.
He will never return to her now. Poor
Bob's mother! Poor Bobr'
At four bells the lookout gave us
his "All's well, Side lights burning
bright" Suddenly he began to beat
the forward bell like mad.
The lookout was shouting and wav-
ing his arms from the forecastle head,
where he stood clinging to the rail
When we reached the fore part of the
house the lookout attracted our at
tentiou to dark object leaning limp
ly against the starboard lighthouse.
II was Bob Jones.
We carried him into the forecastle
The mate ard The whisky bottle were
brought forward. and Bob slowly came
to his senses
II was slambanged something fear
full, boys" Grawled Bob. THAT break
er caught me right. and the blamed
strap broke. Then over she rolled TO
leeward"-
And l saw you go over the side,''
interrupted Dick.
"Not /. 1t may have been the sheet
coil" continued Bob. 81 was washed
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-12-19
A CHRISTMAS
AT CAPE HORN.

~ nee I had a shipmate who cele-
brated the most grateful Christ
" mas of his life at the Horn.
1t was on the Mary Ann, in
December, 1897 She was a deep cut
steel clipper, but she was four mast
ed bark, and four masted barks are all
ugly In heavy seas. The best sea boat
afloat will plunge at Cape Horn, but
four masted banks are all the time un-
der water. Sometimes they are swamp
around the Horn. Then the current
pushes them south to perish in the
ice jam.
Some sailors can be Iikened to the
four masted barks. They are the sail
ors who have been too long away from
home. All sailors plunge literally into
shore life, but the too long away from
home" fellows are, as rule. swamped
in shore life's breakers.
One of my mates on the Mary Ann
was Bob Jones, typical too long
way from home" unfortunate. But
Bob still had somebody dear to his
heart He had started on more than
one trip around the world with the set
determination that the end of the voy-
age should see him rejoin his own loved
ones at home.
But on pay day at the end of his
trips his good resolutions had been
broken. 1t had often gone so, and Bob
was hiding self despair under the grim
surface Of a man hating man.
Bob and l, with twelve other Yam
KEGS, Dutchmen and Swedes, were on
the starboard watch under Chief Mate
Dickson of the Mary Ann. When we
went below on Christmas eve the sea
was running high. Sleet and hail came
down in the squalls. The western gale
had trimmed our sails down to the
lower topsails.
We had hardly fallen asleep when
we heard the man at the wheel strike
one bell. Before the signal for "All
hands on deck" was answered forward
Bob and | were out of our hunks and
had our sea boots on.
whats up nowY' growled Bob, and
he got his answer from Jimmy, the
deck boy, who came rushing In with.
out preliminary warning.
Rise, rise. rise, sleepers! Weather
ship for icebergs on the leeward bow.
Rise, rise, risev
The watch on deck was already set.
ting the fore staysail to head the vessel
off the wind. She was running easy
when we came on deck, and the storm
spanker was hauled out to bring the
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away up under
he forecastle
head. | guess !
went clean off in
a faint after l
had era wled to a
dry place. When
| woke up !
m a d G for the
forecastle, but !
couldn't make II.
I dropped right
off again at the
lighthouse.
When Bob had
been bandaged
up and given a
warm breakfast
he was the old
Bob once more.
The boys poked
lots of fun at
him when they
r e I U r n e d his
things to him.
Hold on. BOYS: