The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-16
MANUSH SIGNS
new CATCHER
Bert Taaffe, Bloomington Three-Eye
Lacquer Signs With Indians
and Will Report With
Squad.
MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT
Rarnor That Bob Madigan VIII Refuse
to Report to keokuk Cannot
Be Verified But Causes
Fear

When Manager Manush, of the In
\ dians, blew into town yesterday. he
announced that he had signed Bert
Taaff, catcher last year for Bloom
ington in the Three-Blink league.
Taaff played with both Springfield and
4 Bloomington last year. playing the
outfield for the former club and doing
q the receiving in thirty-one games for
Bloomington. getting away with the
i high honors of the league for catchers
! with a percentage of $3.50. He fielded
1893 in the outfield for Springfield and
hit for .2S7 for the season.
The Indian chief intimated during
! his stay in the village that he was on
the trail of several more players who
would be here with the squad at re-
porting time, but would not say who
Il they were. 1t is known that he has
talked several times to Pat Hilly, in
an effort to get the outielder to sign,
4 but has not yet been successful.
1t is said that Bob Madigan cannot
come to terms with the local club
and that the Indians will be without
the services of the diminutive gard
ener this summer. The loss of Mad
igan will be keenly felt by the Indians
and the fans are hoping that some
arrangements may be made, whereby
Madigan will return to Keokuk.
At the meeting last night OF the Keo-
kuk Baseball Grounds Association
the matter Of buying the fence and
grandstand OF the Joy athletic field
was taken up and referred to com
mittee. who will investigate and re-
port later. It is planned to use the
grand stand of the Joy athletic field
as a club house for the Indians this
summer. The fence is to be erected
around the ground owned by the as
ISOLATION on Main street.
The question of Fairgrounds for
the Keokuk warriors and their oppon-
ents around the circuits, is taking UP
a great deal o. time, of the directors
II is now certain that the present
park viii have to be given up after
this year and some arrangements
must be made for another location
The ground owned by the baseball
grounds association will not be avail
able unless The street car line is ex
tended and the probability OF this be
ing done within the next year is con
sidered slight.
Three weeks from tomorrow. tht
squad Of Indians viii report to Nan
ager Manush Tor spring practice. Tbs
hig boss viii arrive in Keokuk IL
stay. about a week before the recruit,
arrive and WILL in the meantime de
vote large part OF his time to secur
Ing exhibition games Three games
have already been booked with til.
WINNIPEG team and it Is though tha
several games Will he arranged viii
the Quincy Veterans. Msnuan was il
Quincy Saturday morning trying I,
book these games. He has not ye
closed with the Quincy management
Some talk has been occssioned 8
the fact that on August fifth md zlxtt
the DAYS when the big tri.state elk
hration and regatta are on here. Bpi
lington is scheduled TO play here II
directors have not vet gone into IN
matter but it is thought that they vi
play these games IN The mornings (
these days. II they cannot be playe
in the morning it is likely that the
will be transferred to Burlington {
postponed and played as dousI
headers, later in the season.
Manager Manush and secretal
sferne are optimistic over some
the young players signed for the /
dams and are sure that they will
able 10 uncover a find in one
them