The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11

from the heavy blow, although the in
dicator man was deathly sick after be-
Ing hit. Hiram Stebbins was called
from the bleachers to finish the game
In Pfii'man's stead. McGlade, the first
Daseman. grew impndent when Hiram
made decision the Burlington player
though was off and the bag man was
put on the bench by the sub jumps. ia
cobs took McGlades place during the
remainder of the eighth inning.
Sundays attendance, for the sake Of
good citizenship. If nothing else
should be the largest Of the year. II
would be grateful surprise and a bic
help TO the association, now badly In
need OF funds, to see eighteen hundred
or two thousand single admissions GU,
at the game. Waterloo is close con
tender in the percentage column with
keokuk, and in fact is leading us by a
few points. which argues for great
double bill on Sunday. The fan who
can't subscribe ten or twenty-five dor
lars can at least see the game and see
that all OF the rest of the near-bugs In
the nefghborhood turn out Keokuk
should finish the season of ball with
out financial break.
Manager Dick Rohn of the Burling
ton Club sat on the bench in his Sun
day duds instead Of wearing his uni,
form, Some OF the other towns in the
circuit have called our friend Richard
crab" and have had little use for
the portly, good-natured fellow, but
Dick is square, clean sportsman and
numbers his friends by the dozen here
In Keokuk.
Outside of Lowther's home run. the
Pathflnders didn't get hit off Whit
taker that counted for more than a
single.
No one ever saw Foreman pitch a
game in this mans town before but the
active short stop went in to finish the
game from the sixth on and did grea,
work for his team, considering the fac,
that he Is not regular mounder. Mil
Ter, who was yanked at the end of the
fifth yesterday, figured in two games
here during the fore part of June. He
finished up one and in the other he
was jerked in the third. In this latter
game, Keokuk got twenty hits, the
record number OF blows for the sea.
son. That was on June sth.
Some colored Masons from Burling
ton. here to attend convention, had
a merry time watching the game from
the grand stand yesterday afternoon
The gents of color were there with ths
roofing for Mr.. Ellis, Mr.. Lowthah.
and some OF the rest of the Burlington
boys.
Quincy broke her winning streak
yes. erday by losing to Bloomington II
was the first game lost In the last ten
Ned Egan sold Gregory, one of his
star pitchers, to the birmingham, Ala.
club Of the southern league yesterda,
Gregory is star on the slab and Fox,
Ned no doubt received good price fol-
him Gregory will join the Birmingham
club at once. Ned admits that Manag
er Wordsworth Of the Alabama clul
offered him $3.50 in cash for his sta,
hurler but It is believed he received
n 900 for him.
President Hayden, Of the Burlington
baseball club, while in Muscatine yes
terday, signed Glen Hopkins, an anna
teur pitcher of the button city Hop
kins is considered one Of the best anna
teur Fingers In that vicinity and wal
formerly pitching partner of Alder
Gould with the Muscatine Pirates
champions of the city. Keokuk fan
will be interested to see how he show
up here.
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