The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
WIN TWO GAMES;
RISE TO FOURTH
WoIverton and Whitaker on the Slab
for the Home Bunch, Fling
In Peerless
Fashion.
DOC PROTESTS SECOND
MoGaffisan and Sheldon Share and
Share Alike In Home Run Laur-
eIs-IndIan Support Joys
Big Crowd.

Jake Wolverton and Bill Whitaker
are the names OF the gentlemen whoI
undermined Waterloo's prospects for
fourth place aud the pennant In the
double header ball game enacted with
suffocating delightfulness before al
most a thousand of the insect genus
at the oft trampled on lot, Sunday
after dinner.
True there were one or two spots
in the brace OF bills when the visitors
put forth hard efforts to regain lost
ground and run or two caus ed
anxiety in the stands but the tribe
covered more territory than Doc An
drews' boosters, played better games
OF ball and all in all deserved the two
clean victories-the first to ard
the second to g. Monmouth drop
ped a double header to Muscatine
and Keokuk clamps fourth place with
sturdy hold az result of coping
the bacon.
The fortunate part OF the first
game for Keokuk was the fact that
no "lnlus" were on the sacks when
big aTex" Sheldon slammed home
run over left field fence. DR.. Jay
Andrews believes that this coupled
with the wild peg of Askland's TO
second In the sixth when an Indian
reached third, lost Waterloo the first
game. Two men were already down
when the throw went wide OF second
and the local side would have been
retired, Doc believed.
1t was almost six long innings be-
fore Waterloo got hit off Wolyerton,
sheldons home clout being the first
of six. McAuley tripled in the sew.
enth bringing In score and the first
run OF the visitors bounded over in
the second after walk was given
the first Of his two errors in the
game.
Although McGaffigan singled and
stole second in the first frame and
Miller doubled to left, scoring the
short stop, the second was awaited
for the clean up. three scores being
made. Martin was out to the box;
Wolverton walked: Jack flied to left
and McGafigan singled through sec
ond. sending Jake to third; Miller
raped one to short which was toe
hot to handle well and Manush single
to left, scoring Wolverton and Nc
Gaffigan. Pat Hilly doubled to lef
and the chief got as far as third, bu
jenkins made the third down b,
striking out one of three times in tht
game. jerks, fourth time at bat wa!
an easy pop up to the first basernan
Jack was the fifth man to score
following infeld outs OF Martin an,
Wolyerton. Clarence was good for ;
base when he whacked one to lef
and when he attempted to steal sec
ond, Ashland threw to the bag to heat
him off The ball went wild ant
Jack slipped on to third McGaffigar
singled through short, scoring Jacl
but Snooks was out trying to repea
Jacks steal.
In the eighth inning when Doc fel
himself slipping fastest, he sent Hol
lenbeck, the flaxen-haired pitcher Il
to bat for Drum while the NJ d. him
self swatted for Wintz. Hollenbecl
was safe on fielder's choice ant
Doc sent up measly pop to Jacl
which brought a TRADE of yells ant
boots from the mob who gloried 81
the fat ones chagrin. Andrews fin
ished the game at third while White.
Holienbeck ended up In right.
Game the Second.
Keokuk made three runs in tn,
third inning Of Tho cnnnnh nnr,,n m.