The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-31
lHILLY AND M'GAFFIGAN
Favorlte outfleIder and shortstop in 4
Deal Which Is Being Negotiated
Today by the
Directors

the three players who figure In a deal
that has been closed SO far as the
first named Is concerned and negotia-
tons for the latter two are expected
TO terminate some time soon by their
sale
Oakland In the Pacific Coast league,
has. bought Jenkins, paying $1,000 for
him. The catcher will not report
there until the end of the season. The
other two players are among several
others who are touted for higher COM
pany at the close OF the season. The
name Of the town which has purchas-
ed Hilly and McGaffigan has not yet
been disclosed by the local baseball
directors.
At the end of the present baseball
season, Joe Jenkins will cast off his
keokuk uniform and cease to be a
player on the local club: he has been
sold to Oakland, CAL, in the Pacific
Coast league and will report there as
soon as his duties as backstop have
j come to close in the Central Asso-
ton. Catching in big league style
since the opening of the season. Jenk-
ms beat out Priest for the place be-
hind the stick and with the passing
of weeks has developed into the best
catcher in the league and one of the
i heaviest hitters. His stick work al
times has been phenomenal. Tuesday
an article was carried on the spor,
page stating that big league scouts
We're watching the work of jenkins al
Ottumwa. His history in brief was
i related and it can readily be seen
that the rise of the youngster has
4 been sudden and of solid stuff. The
/ Tennesseean is "heady.'' has the whir
and plays the game like an old timer
His work has attracted bigger an6
/ better leagues than the @. A. fol
weeks
| Whether Keokuk will get a portion
. of the thousand dollars offered b,
Oakland for Jenkins is not known a
this time. Memphis bought the play
er from Rome, Ga, and he was sen
], to Keokuk early in the spring. Al
, agreement has been made whereof,
jenkins will remain here until Sep
TENDER to finish his work in Keokul
suit.
AS negotiations with the othe
coast league city for Hilly and Nc
Gaffigan have not been completed, tn,
directors are reticient about saying
anything regarding their sale jus
yet. It is fully believed that thes'
players will bring $1,000.
HllIy Deal Good News.
That there is an excellent chance o
Hilly's being sold to the class
league is good news to hundreds o
followers of the game in Keokuk VIII
have watched the youth work will
such vigor In the last three or fou
years. Pat came here and tried GU
under Belt, made good and has beel
at 1t ever since. He is creased light
ming on the bases and needs only t,
use his head bit to make thing
around him hum. Hilly is one of tn
fastest base runners In the league AM
/ has the hitting stuff in him AS
fielder he has no peer although Xix
the rest of those who have big leagu
, strains in their blood, misses on
now and then.
/ McGaf1gan came here last sprin,
from his home in Illinois and withou
!, doubt has shown the league that h
, is the fastest shortstop inside TIL
, Centraps borders. He uses his head
! fields his position like performer Il
, the big show and hits with tn
, fierceness of a Wagner. McGafigal
, makes up in playing what he lacks Il
: size. 1t can be said without fear o
| dispute that Keokuk now possesse
the best shortstop and the best catch
err in the league.
} Hilly and McGafigan will renal
, here until the end of the season,
is believed, there being but mont
: to play and report in the west in Sci
! TENDER if the deal goes through.
i Lives on Six Cents Day.
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