The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-15

~ deadlock with the Monmouth
Browns. The Blues had been picked
TO play around the bottom OF thu
heap most Of the year. Their present
showing at least is gratifying. The
enthusiasm at Waterloo is unbound.
ed Last Sunday, when the Blues
humbled the Monmouth team twice in
the same afternoon 4,147 fans paio
their way through the turnstiles. This
Is said to be the greatest throng ever
gathered In the Waterloo park. Dur.
Ing the past week almost 5000 bugs
paid their way to witness the Blues
perform. Here is the attendance.
Wednesday topening day., 1856;
Thursday, 201; Friday, ss1; satur-
day. $50; Sunday, 4,147. Total, g..
945."
Muscatine Journal: Perhaps the
most rabid romancing OF the season
Is being done over at Galesburg Just
now The fans of that city are OF
the belief. If stories appearing IN
Galesburg papers may be relied upon.
/ that Foxy Ned Egan. manager or
I the Ottutmwa champions, will sever
his connections with tae champs In
order to take over the managerial
reins of the Breakdown outfit. Gales.
burg Is anxious to return to organized
baseball. Fans OF that city are still
peeved at the action of the Central
Association when the moguls ousted
the PAYERS from the circuit. They
may get into some lesser league
again. 1t won't be the Central Asso.
citation. And Manager Ned Egan
won't be the new Galesburg mana,
ger. Egan is not monickered Foxy"
for naught.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette shrieks
on the Silly air:
THE best batters cannot connect
with the pill. When the Rabbits start
to hit, the pitchers will receive Jus,
remuneration in games won for what
was chalked up to their discredit IN
games lost
"The Ave beavers form an interest
| ing aggregation. They are combi-
nation of smoke and sleep ball artists
and brain workers, and Pa Hill knows
how to change them about In way
that will puzzle the opposing teams
Here are the reasons
Colt Hofer-Terrific smoke wide
! curves and dangerous bean ball which
he uses without mercy. His beaner
is as dangerous as colt kick.
Formed Adams-A wild man with
enough speed to knock down the
grandstand. He has some trouble in
locating the plate, but will be tanned.
| Last year, opponents were afraid 20
bat against him.
Wash Stodola-Fade away artist
as cool az a cucumber on a frosty
| night When he mixes slow ball with
fast one, all that the opponents can
do is to popup or bat short grounders.
! His mother calls him Wash
Regulator BrownGreats control.
/ He will be used when the wild pitch
! ers start awaiting, AS batter last
z year with IldHuIpfi NE WdB cdliSu
/ Knock 'em Dead Brown
/ Harry KerToo dignified for a
nickname Always in condition and
a quick thinker. He also Is very
I lucky.
/ President Justice writes the follow
I Ing nice little boauet to Belden Hill:
~ want TO congratulate you upon the
/ fine showing that Cedar Rapids made
at their opening You certainly had
fine attendance and hope that the
class OF ball that the Central Asso.
citation plays will meet with the APP
/ prevail OF Cedar Rapids people, who
we are all anxious TO please"
Keokuk's motor boat men will read
with interest something the open
Exhaust" has to gay in It's columns
this week: A swarm Of government In.
spectora is being unleashed and II IL