The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19
Sporting Views
BY the Editor

VAIL wasn't Wild at all but they jump
ed onto his sfants.
lilly and Miller participated in 6
sensational double catch during the
eighth which warmed the hearts of the
bugs. Smith lined diff5cult5Sn In
70 the near center garden and the
two Indians raced thitherward lilly
caught the ball and popped It into
Mtiler's outstretched mitts,
Hill had Spencer take the mound in
the ninth when there was one down
and one man on base. Hofer vas
about to go to pieces and to save the
game, Belden thought Spencer vas
necessary.
Hofer threw Wild to second IN the
seventh to catch Hiily but failed of
his mark and the left fielder ran for
the plate. making it without an at
tempt being made to shut him of.
The base stealing department is
putting on little bolder display.
Roman, Miller, Manush. Priest and
jenkins tried their pedals at IT yes
terday and were successs,-s.
Priest. the whitehaired and pink
skinned boy, seems to love jolt with
the ball Hofer slapped an awful one
into his ribs yesterday bur the pro-
nonnced blonde laughed and romped
Umpire Pirman called Hofer on
balk in the first inning. The pitcher
started to play for the batter then
turned around and threw to first to
catch Hines. Hines was allowed to
take an extra base on the fluke.
Miller, the new fielder, bats left
handed.
Some whip Of Priests to third. The
bali didn't bounce but went straight
to Hines glove.
Some from Keokuk went to Quincy
yesterday to see the air flights and
automobile races
Creamy Masters, remembered as the
heavy hitter with Muscatine, is laid
up with rheumatism.
A.. c,,otr,ar 1,. .,ha
with Keokuk and now catching for
Danyille, got four hits in the game
played at Peoria last Friaay. oueis-
ser is going good with the stick in
the Three-Lamp league.
Child Barnes held Decatur to two
hits on Saturday Barnes is doing
mound work for Davenport.
Cincinnati Times sporting news
speaks Of Berghammer, former Ke-
vance star. in the following terms
Berghammer, secured from the Cubs,
has an odd reputation. 1t was assert
ed by all who had seen him that he
vas, positively. one Of the most won
derful infelders ever seen-that not
one of the big league artists was his
superior In gathering the grounders
or the flies II was also said that he
was strictly minor league batter
a terror in the little circuits, hut no
good against the big pitchers. All
these tips seem TO be correct. He
has made everyone sit up and gasp at
the way he handles ground balls, and
the wizard intuition with which he
manages to be present where the ball
is about to be. His batting, though
has been feeble, and at least one game
would have been saved had Edgar
been in his usual rotation. II this fel-
low can ever learn to hit $50 in fast
company, he will become star"
Arthur Phelan, formerly Kewanee
citizen and player with the Central
club OF the Illinois city, broke into the
Cub lineup yesterday when Manager
Eyers was spiked. Artie whanged a
homer, a triple and a single Off Eppa
Rixey's speed ball.
Hawk-Eye: The playing OF certain
clubs has been revelation to the
fans. Some rather unexpected evi
dences Of strength and weakness
have been developed Cedar Rapids
I la the stunning surprise of the
circuit Manager Hi scoffed at the
members of the Central association
at last falls meeting when II was sug
gested that he could use some Of the
Hannibal players. He said, Il do no,
/ have 10 buy players, can get all
want without putting up the money.
This shocked the practical managers
1 whose experience was that the cash
payment for players was sometimes
most necessary TO insure winning
team. II was supposed, however, that
/ Belden Hill would have one Of the
strongest teams in the league. but up
to the middle of this week he had