The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-24
Former keman.e First saseman
Wants JOB with Belt, But Weak
ness as Hitter viii Keep
Him Out
POSITION NEW TO HIM
Has Been Playing Initial Bag and
What He couId do Behind the
Stick in ouestion-other
Ball News.

NStn1k Ike GRACEFUL 4Est DG11EIa1I
With the Kewanee club last season
would essay a new role as member OF
Pa Belts Indians If the veteran
manager comes across with contract
for his signature Clair played with
the Kewanee club last season until
the spill with Manager Corners came
at which time the first bsseman baIk-
ed, together With eight or nine other
players The Ran Was placed upon
his head. bHt IL IS probably that he
is now free TO sign with whatever
club ne chooses.
Clair would play behind the bat. as
Stunning a role that is new and IN
tried by him However. Belt docs not
look with much favor upon the ap-
plicant. chiefly because Clair has
demonstrated his unreliabiIity as a
hitter. He declares he will not sign
the player.
Rohn is Active.
Manager Rom of the Burlington
baseball club liz active. He has sign
ed quite number Of players and h,=
work is touched upon In the following
from the Gazette.
During the winter months there is
always considerable speculation az ID
the character Of the talent that will
compose the lineup Of the baseball
team for the following summer The
Gazette, after looking Manager Rohn
over and taking an inventory of the
PLAYERS he has signed. has reached
the conclusion that the ether cities
in this compact little circuit viii
have to exert themselves to the limit
TO keep within hailing distance OF Mr
Rohn and his henchrnen-
In the first place. there is Rohn
himself. who managed the pennant
winning Joplin team last year. a first
baseman second TO none, and with a
batting record of .324. He played in
100 games and ffeIded .eTs. In addf-
ton to his abilities as a PLAYER. Rohn
is also baseball general and man
who knows how to handle hfs men.
9. ". Watson, who played IN the
ortfeld with the Joplin team, is fast
man. He hit PA and led the league
in base stealing. having ss theftg TO
his credit Watson is q youngster get
ting better right along, and there is
no reason why he should not have
better year next season than last.
Strength in Hawk.
Pitcher Hawk, who worked for
Quincy during the latter part Of the
season. Is coming pitcher. He
worked for both Joplin and Tulsa last
season and in that league won out
of Is games. c. F. Willis, pitcher
with Guthrie. who won II OUT Of zs
games with tail end club, will De
part of the local staff. Manager Rohn
has also several other z, ID PLAYERS
who will be seen In local uniforms and
in addition TO these number Of
youngsters will be given tryoutg.
Manager Rohn realizes that It is
necessary to give this city good base
ball. He does not promise a pennant
winner, but the fans can expect to see
him battling around that top position.
The score card committee made It's
initial canvass Saturday afternoon
and the members were received with
open arms by the business men with
whom they consulted. Several fat
tering contracts were landed AS al
advertising proposition the big score
card will prove ? good invest1nen
particularly In view of the fact tina
IN 600 of these hnokss will ba dio+rib
uted during the summer.
Muscatlne Gets Walters.
MUSCATINE, Jan 24--At a meet
ing of the directors Lou Walters
manager of the Muscatine club in tn,
Northern association last year, wa
chosen manager of the local club ii
the Central Association Walters for
merly managed the Pueblo team Ii
the western league. and gathered to
gether last seasons team. which LEI
the northern until the league blew ul