The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-26
Lineup Of the Indians Looks Good
From the Office Window But tho
Fact Remain. Tina.
They Lose.
LOOKING THEM OVER
Pitching Staff Looks as Good as Any
In tho League and Field
ers Are Getting
Chances.

Just where Queisser is shy on bali
players Is hard to figure out. On pa
per the infieid looks invincible. is
does the outfield and the pitching STAFF
seem above the average of the clubs
IN the Central Association.
The catching department is we'll TAX
en- care of by the boss himself. and II
ne could get a chance to get into
shape, would undoubtedly show him.
self to be one of the best, If not the
best catcher in the league. He la
ably assisted by Buck Summers, who
| II he could be kept. in the game, would
soon show himself valuable man
Summers also Is making everyone
take notice Of his work on first which
is vastly superior to that, which he
showed In the position at the first Of
the season. His hitting, in the last few
games has materially helped the team
out OF some tight places and the an
nouncement of his release will. no
doubt be recalled by the boss. Bau-
mann, on second, has also played a
consistent game and has more scores
TO his credit than any other member
iof the team. He also has improved
| IT his hitting. Moore is rapidly com.
Ing into the oldtime form that the
fans are SO anxious for him to show
and the chances are greatly in favor
OF Davey breaking UP many ball games
this season sss.sa.
Kelly, the newest member Of the
club, has won place in the estima-
/ ton OF the fans by his ability to hit
the ball hard. He has been rather err
ratio in his fielding, but this can be
counted minor fault with man
who can swing the willow as he does.
i Right field is the hole to be filed
just now an.5 when Madigan gets into
the game, IL is likely that he will be
shifted to left field while Hilly STAYS
in center and Jones shifted to the
right garden. This would make the
team balance much better than It
does at present.
/ In the pitching department, Sloan,
of course, Is the mainstay and with
support, such as the club is capable of
giving him, should have very little
trouble in defeating the majority of his
opponents. Tod is capable OF putting
up might good pitching and with ev-
erything to win and practically moth
+ ing to lose should give Keokuk the
best that he has.
Whitaker the old head Of the pitch
ing staff has developed into life
saver for the other pitchers and is not
winning his own games as he would
/ If he could take regular turn in
the middle of the lot. He is steady at
all times though and has helped the
club In many ways. both as a pinch
hitter and utility man.
Hollingsworth, who was secured
several weeks ago, has shown himself
to be pitcher of ability and has lost
most of his games through no fault of
his own and with good support would
have taken all his games with slight
effort. When the team rounds into
shape he will be one of the hardest
/ pitchers in the league to beat.
Barnes, the Circleville wonder, bids
fair to be the sensation of the league.
/, before the end Of the season and will
probably be taken up If he shows
4 Improvement in his fielding. He is
1 inclined to be nervous with men on
bases and is hard to handle with the
/ opposition run or two to the good.
/ When these faults are remedied he
will be one of the few great pitchers.
Since the team has been so Grip
pied, Art Murray has been used all,
over the lot and has shown himself to
be without peer in the allaround ball
playing line, in this league A heady
\ player and fair hitter, he has work
ed himself into the hearts of the fans
as no other player on the team has.
Bresnahan, who is still out of the
game, expects to get back into har-
ness when the team gets home, but
just how he will be worked is cues
tion that has not been decided by the
boss.
There Is your paper team and you
must admit that it looks good from
where you sit, but they are not win
ming ball games and for that reason it
I is plain to be seen that there are
holes somewhere. Queisser. and the
directors are said to be working hard
/ for ball team but where in Glass d
/ ball can they get better ball players.
as far as records show, than the ones
they have signed and are playing for
I Keokuk? What's the answer?