The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-10
kE0KUK LOST
AT KEWANEE
son Was the Contest In Boil
ermakers Town
Yesterday.
SCORE OF ONE TO ZERO
Only Run Made Was Home Run When
the Ball Became Lost in
tho Tall
Weeds
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KEWANEE. III July 10.-Youth and
maturity battled for supremacy yester-
day afternoon when Kid Barnes met
Jim Drohan in another air tight bat
tie. This time the veteran triumph
ed but not until he had exercised his
craftiest tricks, for with slender
. lead of one run the Indians threaten
ed to tie the count or win the game
In the very last stanza 1t was in
this pinch that Drohan brought into
play all his cunning and he slipped
out Of a serious predicament without
missing feather.
The game may be truly pronounced
as one of the most evenly contested
of the season. Kewanee was able to
win in nine innings because Hubartt
poled home run to left field which
rolled out Of sight behind the Calf
In the eighth with two down and
Kelly on first Robertson uncorked a
play of questionable merit by lining
a throw down to first to catch Kelly
off the bag. The ball got by West who
was not on the lookout for 1t and rolled
to right field while Kelly sprinted for
third. Randall pegged to Burke, to
head him off and the ball leaked
through and rolled about fifty feet to-
ward the score board. Zig-o-see cap
tured the runaway sphere and burned
It to Robertson who nipped Kelly at
the plate on the perfect heave. 1t was
a bad error of Judgment and it was
lucky that it ended in the extinction
of Kelly for his slide to the plate
ahead of the ball would have tied the
score This was only one OF series
Of thrills which surely gave the fans
their moneys worth.
The Sly Old Fox.
Jim Drohan was sly old fox
throughout. Now and then the In
dams CHANGED to get hit and on
base but, with their hopes for a run
or two. up in the clouds, the old mas
ter either famed the batter or made
him pop up, or tap meek grounder.
He was continually outguessing the
visitors and in the pinches was alb
solutely unhittable. He has pitched
In FIVE games in the last three weeks
and his opponents have been blanked
three times. Once Burlington got
two runs in eleven innings and then
at Keokuk last Friday an error was re
sponsible for run. This is league
record
Kid Barnes pitched a magnificent
game and outside of Hubartt who polet
two doubles and home run in three
times at bat, had the B. Ms prett,
well subdued. He whitfield an ever
dozen and the fact that he was abb,
to retire Bill Fox three times OF
strikes shows that he had somethin,
on the ball.
Bresnafan was pecked in the ribs t.
open the game but was doubled whel
Hilly lined into Vests hands at AIRS,
Kelly whitfield. Queisser opened tn
third with a single and was advance
by Grogan's sacrifice. Barnes file
to Fox and Drohan took care of Bres
pahan's hot shot to his gloved mitt
Hilly hit to deep left center in Il,
first of the fourth and it was easil
good for double. Fox fielded tn
ball to Huhartt and 1t was relayed t
first because Hilly did not connect wit
the sack in passing Glenalvin calle
the runner out and Hilly's overanxiet
to get to second deprived him of hi
Kelly singled and Jones hit to Pei
nington for tailor made double b,
the ball eluded Penny and both WEI
safe. The situation was a little b
"pincbing" so Drohan famed Gintt
and made Wray pop to Penny.
There was no chance until the eight
when Hilly walked and was pegge
cut trying to steal Kelly single
after which the aforesaid exploit
trying to nip the runner off first W;
sprung on the innocent fans.
Dark Inning.
Things looked a little dark in Il
nlpth when Jones and Ginter single
in succession. Wray advanced the
TO second and third and single won
probably have won the gams. Sun
mers fell victim to Drohan's uncanr
curves and ruffled the air, after whie
Irogan ended the suspense by hittir
sharp grounder to Hubartt WHO Il
lshed a fine days work with a perfee
~ good peg to first
with two disposed of in the B. NJ