The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-03
Sporting Views
By the Editor
Glorious is the word!

As-~AS
watch the Rivers-Ritchie bulletins
from the west coast with a great deal
OF interest. The Bud Anderson-Le
Cross affair will be OF secondary inn
portance to those who have the box
ing bug.
Seems as though Manush is trying
to reduce Grogans obesity (fatness,
please) by working him oftener than
his turn.
Bill Whitaker and French or Wahl
are the likely candidates for the
double header at Monmouth tomor-
row. Several fans will go over from
here and yell for the home gang.
When the league meeting is held
next week at Burlington next Mon
day. the matter OF several protested
games will likely be brought up.
In reporting a meeting of the Bur
lington Motor Boat club the Gazette
of yesterday says: ANY mention of
the Keokuk regatta was also omitted
last evening No doubt special meet
ing will be called for this purpose, as
1t is likely that the Burlington club
will be called upon to act as host
to hundreds of people on their way
to the regatta the night previous, and
some form of entertainment will have
to be provided for the visitors"
Manager Frank Boyle of the Mus
catine team thinks the Central Asso-
citation will be recognized next sea-
son. He expresses his convictions on
the subject in the Waterloo Reporter.
Manager Boyle is quoted as saying
that it is strong likelihood that Ke-
vance and Monmouth will drop from
the league with the conclusion Of the
pennant chase and that Rock Island
and Clinton or some other good base
bali city will be awarded the fran
chises.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette makes
this suggestion: President NJ. E.
Justice has had undue trouble in lir-
ing umpires. ALI he needs to do is
to hire some of the amateur sporting
writer's to do the umpiring. Some of
these scribes know so much about the
national pastime that after every
game they deliver extensive criticism
on the jumps and explain Just why
this or that decision was wrong
Pitcher Todd" Sloan who was with
Keokuk year before last has been re-
leased by Birmingham in the South
ern league to Evansville in the Cen
trail.
Ed Jokerst who went from Keokuk
to Danville after tasting the life of
an umpire for three days, and signed
with the Three-Eye club. caught In
yesterdays game against Bloomington.
Eddie got one hit, which was double
and played altogether good game.
His place in the tabulation read as
| follows:
ALB. R. H. Pc. A. E.
Jokerst, ........ l 0 0
Our friend on the Muscatine Jour
\ nal continues to "wheeze" poetry at
B. L. T. Of the Chi. Trib.
Since the old poet laureate OF Eng
land is dead, there may be chance
for the Muskrat bard.
The Gate City Gun club expects a
large number of marksmen from sur
rounding towns here tomorrow to par.
ticipate in the tournament to be con
Quoted by the club. The Jack rab-
Bit system of providing prizes will
be used and the club members viii
, also shoot for the gold medal.
II For those who stay in Keokuk to-
, morrow, there will be plenty of
amusement, especially in the after.
J noon, as the Knights of Columbus
team from Monmouth will be here for
, a game with the local knights" team,
Many will see the game as the visi-
tors are reputed to be fast and the
, cid home guard has been getting
some stiff workouts in anticipation
of worthy opposing team. Frank
Belt, former manager of the Keokuk
base ball club and one of the best
catchers in the league two years ago
will work behind the stick for Keo
kuk and it is expected that his pres.
ence will aid materially in holding the
, Monmouth bunch to close game
The game will be called at 8 o'clock
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