The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-26
MANUSH HAS BEST
TEAM IN LEAGUE.
Burlington Sports Writer Dopes Out
Indians as the Fastest Club
in the League This
Year.
TEAM AVERAGE rs .so5
Lineup of Prospective Indians Looks
Far Better Than IT Showed up
Last Year When Train.
ing Began.

Burlington Gazette: Hats off to
George Manusch, the hustling boss O.
the keokuk Indians He has shown
himself to be real live wire and the
way he has gathered a team of real
baseball players in about months
time has gained for him the admira>
ton OF every real fan in the league.
One month ago everyone was CIV
ing George good hard seat in the
cellar position and their attitude was
not absolutely without foundation,
either, as he had no portion of team
and 1t was late In the season. This
difficulty was added to by the fact
that good players are scarce, especial
" those who are free agents
Today We will go on record as say
ing that we would not trade Georges
club for any In the league at the pres
ent time. He could go out tomorrow
and offer a better lineup than any
club in the league in all probability.
The fact that Manusch has amassed
a team in such hurried manner.
and after everyone thought it would
be next to impossible to get men.
shows that he Is exceedingly popular
and that all the players who have
real ability and are free to sign where
they will are pleased to get with him.
Take peeping glance at this team,
as we have doped it out George may
line them up:
Mccain gan, SIS.
Taaffe, IF.
Roman, 2b.
Manusch, lib.
Harrison, IT,
Hilly, CT
Lamb, 3b.
Peck, c.
Young, senef, Whitaker, oLenv
pitchers.
That is just sample OF the team
George could put in the field. The
chances are he will be able to dc
even better when the time arrives, az
he has about ten other men and may
sign some more. He is assured of a
better team, as this is the best one
at long distance glance, and q
guess OF this sort could not be In
fallible.
II is pleasant pagtime for Keo
kuk fans only} to glance at the rea
merit of this available lineup, batting
order and everything right in shap.
for the start.
McGafigan should make fin,
lead-off man. He hit .2S8, felded 81.
and stole so bases.
Bert TaaTe should make a goot
second man. as he is a bunter o
known ability. He hit .287, stole /:
bases and led the Three-I catchers Ii
fielding with .9S9
Tommy Roman batted .314, stole 2
bases and felded .91e He is one 0
the best third place hitters in tn
minors
In fourth place Manusch could pu
himself. II there is a better hitter 1
these parts he is hiding his light ur
der bushel basket. George hit 81;
stole "a bases and fielded $50 las
year, making the best all around fir
ure in the history of the league.
In his wake would be the bi
Happy Harrison, surely clean-u
hitter with his figures OF batting .33.
pilfering ~ sacks and fielding ss5.
Following him would be Hilly.
good man who should be much bette
under Manusch. He hit .25e, helde
.971 and stole 30 bases.
Lamb felded 1929, batted .27e an
stole 4 bases.
George is sure to get a good ba
terry, as he has oceans of material ,
pick from. Peck is an experience
catcher, while Young, seneY ar
Whitaker are pitchers Of know
ability.
Aside from these men, who won
make good team without any fl
ther additions, George has ma,
other good men. He has Madigan.
crack outfelder; Gottschall a,
Haake, infielders OF fair abilit
Clarke and zwener, catchers of pro,
ise and O'Leary, brother OF Da
Davenport's boss, and sapp, Bord
and Baylor.
Manusch's team, not counting t
battery, has batting average Of 3
from last year, while they stole abe
go bases. He surely has done fl
work in getting such a club togett
and Keokuk fans and directors sho,
be patting themselves on the ba
for their exercise of judgment
signing Manusch.
For spraIL yo,. will find Chamt
lain's Eminent excellent. It all;