The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05
Many Players In the Central Assoeia,
ton Win Money Last Sea-
son for swatins
the Sign.
TWENTY TWO sMAsHEs
Two Hundred Home Runs Net 14.4oo
Packages OF "The Rollins"
to the c. a.
FASTENERS.

During the season just closed the
players have succeeded in shattering
more than one record. The Bull Dur
ham company, through the medium OF
signs which are located in practically
every baseball park throughout the
United States, has given to the play
ers the vast sum Of $11,55o in cash.
This money is the reward for 231 hits,
each player who hits the bull receive
ing a fifty-dollar check. In addition
to the cash, the players throughout the
country received 1920 pounds of Bull
Durham tobacco, each home run en-
titling the lucky man to a carton of
that celebrated brand. The number Of
FIVE cent packages represented is 241,-
$40 with an actual cash value of
ST.. 10000 So through the generosity
of the Bull Durham company, the ball
players are richer this year by $685.
$4,000 A special report of the work
in the Central Association UP to the
time of disbanding, follows:
Burlington. Iowa-The bull was hit
on June II by Tay Kensel of Ottum-
wa; on June is by Frank Foreman of
Burlington, on June Is by Avery Nc
Glade Of Burlington; on August 8
by A. E. Sener of Keokuk: on Aug
Eust 20 by Curtis Harmon of Burling-
ton On September by VIM G. Rum
I Ter OF Burlington, and Mike Andreen
tof Kewanee. There were ninsty-four
home runs in the park for which the
lucky men have received 6,Tss pack
ages of Bull Durham smoking tobacco.
Cedar Rapids, Towa-The bull was
not hit There were six home runs in
the park for which the lucky men
have received 432 packages of Bull
Durham smoking tobacco
Kewanee, Ill.-The bull was not hit
There were thirty-two home runs in
the park for which the lucky men have
received 1904 packages OF Bull Dur
liam smoking tobacco
Muscatine, Iowa-The bull was hi
on May % by O. Kohr of Muscatine;
on June by Clyde Curtis OF Mus
ioetine, and on June by Geo. Burns
OF Ottumwa. There were fourteen
home runs in the park for which the
lucky men have received ZOOS pack
ages OF Bull Durham smoking tobacco
Ottumwa, Iowa-The bull was hi
on April 80 by James Wall of Ottum
wa. on May 20 by Joseph Link of OF
ttumwa; on June 20 by Fred Schliebnel
of Ottumwa; on July by Geo Smith
of Cedar Rapids; on July by Mich
ael Sampson of Ottumwa: on July II
by Dan Senno of Ottumwa; on Aug
ust il by Arthur Jeffries OF Mon
mouth, and on August q by Jane
Wall of Ottumwa There were fit.
LONE runs in the park for which tn
lucky men have received $500 pack
: ages OF Bull Durham smoking tobacco
y Waterloo, Iowa-The bull was hit OF
: August IS by w. P. Siglin of Water
e loo; on August IA by Henry Che
5 lette of Waterloo, and on August 3
: by James Macauley Of Waterloo
There were four home runs in til
e park for which the lucky men receive
2sS packages of Bull Durham smolxin
tobacco.
League totals The Bull Durhar
: signs in the Central Association hay
: been hit twenty-five times. nettin
= the fortunate players the sum of 81
- 100. There were 200 home runs mad
- In these parks and as result the bi
stickerS have reca;rad "a dnn "a, =,
ages of Bull Durham smoking Tobacco,