The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-18
Only one game this afternoon.

Only one game this Afternoon.
J Cedar Rapids is the meat. They cal
themselves Dummies. Sounds like
Easter.
Jumps will call the fanneries at
O'Clock.
Every one must have. had an of
! day in that punk exhibish played over
at Monmouth on Friday. Even Bill
Whitaker allowed ten hits Some
thing unusual for William Jack, the
new shortstop had three errors in his
column. Hines got to tongue-lashine
the indicator guy and was told to
leave the grounds. The third bag man
was fined a tenner for his sauciness.
French played eenterfield in Fri.
days game and did so quite we'll He
was away out of his sphere in the
suburban garden.
Rilly has been playing left since
Miller joined, or that is part OF
the time. Pat can play any field job
and get away with it in good shape.
He might try out on the mound some
day if all of the creased lightning
crew topple.
Secretary Louis Sterne was in St.
Louis yesterday on business.
Umpire Fleming makes the teams
work fast Hurry in; hurry out, are
the orders he issues TO the men on
the field. The scorers appreciate that
little bit of hurriedness on the part
of Elem.
Bill Prough allowed New Orleans
only two hits in the game last Satur-
day between the Birmingham and
N'Yawlins teams. Bill is one of the
best Birmingham has picked up in
some seasons
Memphis high school 'phoned the
manager of the Keokuk high school
base ball team not to appear in the
Missouri town Saturday for a game
as the rain had spoiled the grounds
for play. Keokuk and Memphis will
play at Memphis on Decoration day
There is state law in Iowa which
says that all Memorial day games
must start after the hour of three IN
the afternoon. Keokuk is scheduled
to play double header with KewaneeI
on the thirtieth of the month but the
last game will have to be curtaileo
If the fans get home before dark.
Are there any married men on the
Indian ball team? The Monmouth Al
las tells tales:
The Keokuk bunch were playing
Pig in the Parlor, when the lights
went out in their hotel last night.
The darkness broke up the game.
Burlington Gazette: Manager George 4 /,
Manush of the Beavers made us /
brief call this morning. George states
hat his club looks pretty good anu
hat he would have been in nlsn
is had not McGaffgan broken ms ~.
ar bone. George claims Mcs'a s = IN. Tho 8
viii be one of the best men - for
aague. but fears he will pc ~, IN
early month longer. me aia
Nv hoes i pIeased with ciafehee
80 ! -. oo5s ~ = Miller, his new men
ach anu On through he hated to
i out Taaffe and Harrison Ne 49,
beftsr without them nanusn !,
=. 80 sra;ny bali PLAYERS ana naa no :
ans ~ ! s.yap'' like Taaffe. ;
rom Hayden of the Burlipg- h
Owner tees from his home in a
n cin n,,v that he is enjoying all the n
epp deiicacies OF Missouri garden
i : hat life viii be complete as soon
q !, .ne' Gazette makes its appearance. t.
atstes he met Tom Miller, Keo
80 new outfielder on his way o
:, rough and says he started him in k
,sefall. He predicts that Miller will p
ave a valuable addition to Manush's u
nh. The Burlington owner also "
nds card he has just received L
ON Jesse Clifton, in which last 81
sar's Burlington catcher, writing CT
ON the Southern league, states that G
is delighted to be where he is and j,