The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-05
Standing of the Clubs.

cincinnati ............ II &c 1875
Boston 1900. ......... IA % 1878
OF the year from the Des Moines club
by an optional agreement. He per-
formed in the opening game OF the
season and in the second contest with
| Cedar Rapids broke his ankle. Since
that time he has been hobbling
around on crutches. He received
word Sunday to go to Venice, Cali
fornia. where he will play in the Cal
hornia State league. He expects to
be able to resume playing in about
three weeks.
jenkins made up for his inability to
MT by stealing couple of bases when
McGill walked him.
McGaffigan will take his old place
at short today, it is thought. The
runt has gotten entirely we'll of his
broken collar bone, the doc says.
Now and then the infiefders fall to
get the ball over to Manush in good
shape. On an easy throw and where
there is plenty of time to throw high
enough, one of the crack men or short
will toss low which causes the boss
to reach. Now and then Manush has
to take his foot off the bag and a
runner is safe when he would other
wise be out.
The three leaders won yesterday.
Ottumwa, Burlington and Muscatine
have been going some the last few
days.
Hughie Miller has been sold to
Sioux City in the Western league, by
the Montreal, Canada club. Miller
played first base for Keokuk year be-
fore last and was one Of the best in
the circuit. This weeks Sporting
News says of his sale:
Art Griggs is going so we'll at the
first bag for Montreal that Manager
Bransfeld has sold Hugh Miller to
Sioux City. The Royals are playing
good ball and will be heard from
later on. In Mattern, the Montreal
club possesses one Of the leading
/ fingers of the International league.
Kewanee Call Jim Drohan
premier pitcher of the Cen.
trail Association last year arrived
. this morning from Keokuk Drohan
stated to friends today that he was
through with the league and would
not be seen heaving the pill for Ke-
vance any more Drohan was the
mainstay of the local pitching staff
last year and indications were that
he would be able to duplicate again
this season. However it seems that
he Is unable to get his stride and has
suffered defeat in each game he has
pitched Drohan pitched at Keo-
kuk yesterday and lost by score Of
to 4. A few Sundays ago he was
knocked out of the box on the local
lot.
McGill has promised Bert Hough
that he will stay with the Browns I'M
til Monmouth can pick up another
pitcher or two. After that the giant
will no doubt return to his furniture
store down in Oklahoma.
MANY a Keokuk hid has ont grass
for a neighbor to get two-bits to
take him to the ball game.
Waterloo Reporter: With the single
exception of Davenport, Waterloo and
Cedar Rapids Central association
clubs are pulling home crowds far IN
excess of the attendance records in
all other Three-T league cities. The
Central association leaders are nearly
tied in the number of paid admissions
to games played this season with Wat
erloo having slight lead over its
down the river neighbor.
! President Tearney's statement of
the Decoration day attendance In the
] class "B" league shows that Daven-
port with 4,246 paid admissions leads
/ the league Peoria had 1922, Bloom
ington 1888 and Springfield 1,26S.
These as in the Central association
are double admissions, the Spring.
field crowd for instance numbering
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