The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-16
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GOOD INDIANS
ATTEND MEETING
Fans VIII Canvass Town IN an Effort
to Secure Funds 20 Take
Warriors Through Bal
ancs Of Season.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
Twenty-Five Well Known Men VIII
Canvass City Within Next Five
Days In Last Effort to
Keep Baseball.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED

About silky fans assembled in the
superior court room last night in re-
Spouse to the call sent out by the d.
Tectors of the Keokuk Baseball Assoc
ciatior to discuss plans whereby the
franchise now held by this city could
be retained in the Central Association.
President Griffey OF the local club
presided over the meeting and In
short talk to the fans, stated the stu
alton as it appeared to the board OF
directors and asked for suggestions
from them as to the best methods of
raising sufficient money for the pu--
pose. He stated that about $1,000 cash
and fair attendance for the balance
Of the season were necessary to keep
the club from the icebergs in the A.
nancial sea. He also read a compre-
hensive report OF the income of the
club this season and the expenditures.
showing that the club was really in q
bad way financially and that it was
absolutely essential that the money be
raised in the next five days in order
to retain the membership In the
league.
At the close OF Mr.. Griffey's talk,
he asked for suggestions and Senator
E. P. McManus asked the attention of
the meeting. Mr.. McManus spoke Of
his service on the board OF directors
in years past and explained that the
object of the meeting was in no sense
|of the word a new one, for 1t had
come to be, as he characterized IT.,
the annual midsummer meeting. :.
With few remarks bearing upon the
known loyalty of the fans and the
situation in general, Senator McManus
offered a motion that the chair APP
point committee Of five to canvass
the town and raise the necessary cash
at once Quite a lot of discussion fol-
lowed the motion and finally the mum.
Der on tie committee was increased
Ito twenty-five, this number being
made so that the town could be thor
oughly gone over in as short time az
possible. The motion was carried by
! unanimous vote Of the meeting.
John Erhart, one Of the most ardent
fans and rcoters for the Indians was
asked to give his view OF the affairs
! of the club and echoed the sentiments
of Senator McManus when he said
that in his mind there was no doubt
that the committee would be able to
raise the money in a short time. MP
/ Erhart has been a member of the
board and spoke OF the work of the
present board in glowing terms, say.
i ing that the life of a director was far
from being the rosy path that mos'
people imagined, and that the efforts
of them to put the team on a solid
foundation and get through the season
without asking for more money from
the fans were worthy of loyal sup
port by the fans. even though the,
had failed in their purpose.
i President NJ. E. Justice, of the Cen
trail Association was asked to tell O
the financial condition of the league
as whole and in response told ths
meeting that with the exception O.
i Keokuk there was no trouble at all
He also said that IL the franchise
here were lost, 1t would, withou
doubt, mean that Keokuk would bt
wiped off the baseball map, very prob
ably for all time. When Ottumwa wa.
worried over their financial affairs ;
few weeks ago, Mr.. Justice said tina
he had received inquiries from severa
towns wanting the franchise and SALT
that 1t would be snapped up in /;
minute. He also explained the adver
Using that city gets from It's base.
ball club and dwelt upon the fac
, that the loss of the franchise would
mean black eye for the city as moth
! ing else would.
The following men we're FINAL,
I picked to canvas the town for tn,
! benefit of the club and will visi
! everyone within the next few days
John Erhardt, Thomas McManus, E
p McManus. Joe Carwallo, jane
Finegan, Myrtle Baker, John Royane
: George s. Merriam, Neil Mcnamara
! Wells NJ. Irwin. Aspha Buck, Ed. S
:. Lotion, John E. Craig, John Tumelty
]. B. We'll, Roy King, AL Keidaisch
S. B. Stahl. John L. Ward, DR.. B. /
Gilfillan. Ed Woolley. George seibert
, Leon Rollins, F. H. George, and james
Huiskamp.
4 The, men are all live. up-to-dat,
fans and will do all they can to keel
the game alive in Keokuk