The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04
First Recruits Report


Left field--Alperman.
Center field-Coleman.
Right -Holycross, Baker, st.
John.
or these men Adams, Haight, Hart.
Airing, Walters, Alperman and Cole
man are the only ones who are sure OF
their jobs. No recruits were signed
to give these veterans Mace on this
years team SO that leaves Coleman
with only four places on the team to
fill. Holycross is conceded to nave
the best chance for right field II he
wants that place, as he is one OF the
best outfielders in the minor leagues
Baker seems to have the best
chance for center. on account of his
heavy batting record, and Showers
seems to be in line for regular
place on the pitching stan. Oshla,
Witte and Hinckley will fight it out
among themselves for the second re
ceiving man and three applicants for
second base will be Painter, Ander-
son and Fletcher. Manion, last
years short stop, will not be back
again and his place will be filed by
either Hunnycut or Fixe.
Sex Game Will Likely Be Called OF.
With about four feet of water COW
ering the ball park in Ottumwa, it
seems that the game scheduled with
the Chicago White Sox for next Tues
day will have to be called Off and the
gloom of the fans in the home OF the
Speed Boys is indeed deep. 1t is bare
ly possible that if the water recedes
at once and the sun comes out warm
that the game can be played
The men will report to Egan at
Davenport on Friday and will at once
take on the Davenport Three-I team
Saturday and Sunday. If the game
with the Sox Is called off. the first
game at home for them will be with
Des Moines on April IL, 13 and Ia.
Manager George Pennington will
leave Keokuk the last of the week for
Kewanee and from that time on, he
says, the fans of that city will get
their heads full of baseball dope.
i Penny is confident of having win
ner this year and does not hesitate
/ to say that to win the rag in the
| Central Association this year, some
team will have to nose the Boilermak-
ers cut of first place.
Pennington seems to have seen the
wisdom of getting down to the salary
limit for nothing has been heard from
him for several weeks concerning the
/ limit If he can instill the confidence
i that he has into his team there is M
doubt but that they will be in the
money at the finish of the season.
For the first time this winter, Pres
ident Hayden of the Hawkeyes, hal
sent out some information as to tn,
/, men he has signed. In a letter to tn
sports editor of the Burlington Hawk
Eye he says that on account of tn,
bad weather in Belleville he has NOV
ed tie training camp to Webb City
Mo, where they will stay for the mex
TWO weeks. In the squad that has re
: ported are Catchers Harlow and Nc
Caskhill. Third Baseman Hubbard
Outfielder Hill and Pitchers Bremse
and Warner The rest Of the men re
/ ported yesterday
The Omaha Western League tear
4 Is training in Joplin and after mex
+ Sunday will go home and leave tn
o Hawkeyes in possession of tn
e grounds there. They are fixed up i
very comfortable shape as the clu
I house is two story building with he
and cold shower baths.
Hayden is enthusiastic over tn
q looks of the men who have alread
s shown up and advises the sports et
" ter not to let the other cities scar
him with their paper ball clubs fc
he and Manager Rohn have muc
3 faith in their ability to pick ball pal.
), ers.