The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-21
Sporting Views
That's the stuff.
By tho Editor

! That's the stuff.
Judging from the lumber of hits
| ca the Cellar Rapids team got off Jake
| Wolverton. the old scout must have
had some real stuff on the pill.
Three Of us tied for fourth place
now: Keokuk, Waterloo and Mon
mouth. Changes in the percentage col
umn are going to be rapid and many
in the next few days. Burlington is
creeping down instead of us, and is
only few points ahead OF the fourth
place teams. IF Keokuk had taken
all three of the Waterloo games, won
der where'd we be now But the season
is little more than half over.
CLASSY" McGaffigan stole home The
feat is such common. ordinary thing
among the others that the youngster
pulls, that it is hardly worth more
than mere mention. What would the
club do without "Snooks?" Away with
the awful thought.
T. .
Referring back to the luckless Wa
terloo series-they were all close
games and must have furnished some
rich and rare entertainment for the
bugs in the prosperous big city up the
line. 1t brings to view more strongly
than ever the fact that the local
pitchers are going great.
Unless there is an accident or break
in the line somewhere, Manush will go
clear through the road games with his
present staff of pitchers and will not
add another one French will not be
signed up unless he gets in perfect
! condition and shows that he is In the
best of working order as the manage
ment does not wish to take risk on
Winnie"
There are many in Keokuk among
i the bug element who are acquainted
with Davey Milligan, dandy outfielder
with Cedar Rapids. Dave used to play
with Hannibal several seasons ago,
/ when Jake Beckley was running the
team and was one of the heavy swat
4 tiers. At one time the present Cedar
Rapids player was sold to Indianapolis
in the American association and it is
said that there it was that Dave lost
his old batting ability. When he went
back to Hannibal again from Indian
apolfs, he grfpped his bat close and
tight and did not swing long and wide
as he did in former years when he
clouted terriically. At one time Mil.
ligan was one of the chief clouters in
) this neck of the woods bat it is be
4 lieved that the change In his style OF
batting cut his average down lot AS
a gentleman ON or off the field, Mill
gan has no peer and he has a lot oil
warm friends around Keokuk who are
always glad to see him back during
the BunnyIndian series.
The Power City baseball club lost
its first engagement of the season yes
terday to the Kahoka team in the Mis-
souri, town, 4 to /.
Burns, sent by Ned Egan some
weeks ago to Sioux City has battin,
average to date of 1876.
The Muscatine Journal, as shat
for President NJ E. Justice, prints tn,
following: 1t is authoritatively an
nounced that double admission pric,
will be charged. Local fans will watcl
with interest the threat recently sail
3 to have been made by President Jus
2 tice that he would throw out gam
5 at Burlington because that club staged
: a double-header and charged but
4 single price, violation OF the leagu
4 rule Should this game be wiped from
i the records, three or four other game
\ played under similar conditions, vii
t also have to be thrown out, 1t is believ
s ed.
+ Umpire Glenalvin "bawled" some
d body out in the press box at Waterlo
Y the other day for 'unprofessional
l. roofing About this breach OF ethic
# and as a retort to his nibs, the jumps
l. the Reporter laughingly remarks: TIL
l. denizens of crab row who have bee.
If "unprofessionally" roofing for TIL
J home club several decades past wi
" constitute the class this afternoon. A
. 3:45 p M Mr.. Glenalvin will call tn
e members down on the diamond, pas
G the study books and examine the scho
s, ars. All falling to answer the ties
e questions properly will be ejecte
If from the park. Monday a. m. Nj
Glenalvin will render his celebrate
and long awaited decision on the s;
! loon question and Tuesday he will cor
fer with the finance committee of tn
city council in regard to using tn
mulct tax to build new city hall. TIL