The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-10

jay lSaA udS GAptIlciCous SuAiulu5
it up in the following words:
Although the Waterloo fans have
| not given up hope of finishing in the
/ first division, the tough breaks which
have fallen this way has greatly dis
couraged them. With an even break
of the luck during the present season
| the Boosters should be lighting with
Muscatine and Ottumwa for the top at
| the present time.
The first jinx to arrive in the home
camp was the word that the Mink
league clubs we're claiming players
! they had released during the proceed
| ing season. After the team had reacn-
ed the top notch by some great fight
1 ing Eddie Goes was several times put
/ out of the game owing to injuries.
later Lefty" Wilkus injured his ankle
4 and was on the sick list for several
weeks.
To-day the Boosters completed
their second disastrous road trip, and
/ tomorrow Doc Andrews and his fol-
] lowers come home for their next to
/ last appearance at Red Cedar park
4 for the 1913 season. The Bunnies
come direct from Cedar Rapids with
the locals and Pa Hill and his follow
ers will make their last appearance of
& the season
4 With nine games at home the
Boosters still have chance of fight
ing their way back up the ladder to
the third notch at least The race is
going at a great rate at present, Wat
erloo, Monmouth and Keokuk and
Burlington fighting it out for posi-
tions in the first division. Muscatine
and Ottumwa are carrying on beau
tiful race for the pennant, while the
Bunnies and Kewanee continue their
battle to keep out of the cellar
L Besides throwing out the three
games Keokuk protested against Wat
serloo, M. E. Justice has stricken from
! Waterloos percentage of wins, five
j that that club played with Burlington.
, Three of these latter games We're play
, ed at Waterloo, following the series
that Keokuk protested Counting FRI
days game, this would make Water
: loo's percentage table read, thirty
nine games won and fifty-one lost,
J placing that team at the bottom of
{ below Cedar Rapids, which was tail
ing the league before the eight games
protested By Keokuk and Burlington
: were discarded The Cleaning made
: by Justice is the largest sweep eyer
J made at one time during that officials
/ administration and it is expected that
Waterloo viii seek the advice of the
J national commission in the matter.
Keokuk.s base bali club has won
, ten out of the last thirteen games
played. Two Of these victories were
i in the recent series with Burlington
} and the others were at home with
Muscatine, Ottumwa and Burlington
: The throwing out OF the three games
won from Keokuk By Waterloo help
ed the local CLUB along IN the per
j, centage column and this coupled witt
the string Of victories ii the last ter
or twelve days. gives an additiona
! supply Of hope to the bugs that thii
city VIII make bid for the pennant
Besides dams, big locks. white ways
and celebrations Keoaus, would have
something else in the shape Of Cen
tral Association flag to brag about fol
the next hundred years to come. An,
!. the outside world would have to stant
t for It
Hardly anybody around here know
1t but @styx" Senesf played witt
syracuse in the New York state leagu'
: last year. The Oberlin, Ohio, DO.
: admits that he was released from
that league. They tried me out on
: afternoon after had been going pun
for quite some little time" said "Styx
during recent conversation, "and
put over fourteen straight balls. Wei
g they gave me the bye-bye" Senef
. was either going to Columbus, Miss
this season or coming to Ke9
Finally he decided he would Ike +
work for Manuch and came here. HOY
= well he has been going here, the fan
K can decide for themselves. His abb
g tty to fill in anywhere IN the INTEL
n or outfield is par excellence. Seneff'
b hitting Is over the 3c0 mark and h
l. never fails to deliver in time Of
y pinch. The former New York league
q is an aIl-round star and his class
e days can be said to be pretty nearl
. over.
Umps to the grand stand 'Battel
i les for today; for Keokuk. Kline an
a McGafigan" What's that?
i speakin of the prowess Of Ri
s Prongh, It may be noted IN tn
Southern League Results" OF Satu
d day published this morning, that tn
i erstwhiIe Keokuk hurler shut out tn
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