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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-02-20
Died Last Saturday.

The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. E'
Bachand died last Saturday at their hons
on Blackbird avenue after several week
illness. The bereayed parents have tn
sympathy OF the entire community. The fun
eraI was held Monday and interulent made
IN the Methodist cemetery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09
WHITE AND YOAKUM
DISPLAY MORE PEP
Announcement of Promoters Of $685.
900 Purse for Welsh Match,
Makes Boys Eager to Win.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service J
DENVER, Colo. July 9.-The an.
that he will offer a $4,000 purge for
battle between Freddie Welsh and
the winner of the Charlie White-stan.
ley Yoakum fight Tuesday night has
put more pep" into the training
work of the two last named scrappera.
Yoakum. who is training on a ranch
outside of town, put in one hour and
half of hard work today. He will
come into town Saturday and finish
his work here. White is training at
the Colorado A. c. and fans say his
boxing is the cleverest ever seen here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09

fat is still there and the Boston tar
baby is still slow. Smith mauled
Moran numerically in their San
Francisco fight, and the Pitts burgher
hurried out OF town early the next
day without waiting to be interview
ed. Then Moran came back strong
in print. But 1t was generally report
ed that he needed boxing lessons
when he tangoed with Jack johnson
in Paris.
So the Gunboat has the sentiment
of these United States behind him
strong as the leading white hopper.
and a white hopper who II he can
swing the matches should take both
Carpenter and Johnson into camp
within the next few months and solve
the riddle. That Smith will knock
ont any fighter who will let him get
within reach, is the claim of his back
ers. II the movie men and their cash
can be kept from further ''humaniz-
ing" and de-brutalizing the fighting
game by making it too profitable and
by turning alleged championship
fights into dramatic Friday afternoons
OF the old school day type-if these
many IFS, then we may have cham
pionship fight some day In which
Gunboat Smith will prove that he is
the rising light and that the black
Texans sun has set.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09
Birdnan Breaks Rccords-

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 9.--De
Lloyd Thompson, birdman. broke two
records of the aviation field at Over
land park yesterday afternoon.
Thompson climbed to a height OF c.
500 feet in 10 minutes and after shut.
ting off his engine giided in long spi-
rails for eight minutes before he land
ed easily with q motionless propeller.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09
Cause. o. stomach Troubles.

sedentary habits. lack OF out 400,
exercise, insufficient masticatio!,
food, constipation. a torpid h'..'
worry and anxiety. overeating, par'a.
Ing OF food and drink not suited ~
your age and occupation. Correct yoa,
habits and take Chamberlain iaD,e ss
and you will soon be well again =
sale by all dealers.-Advertls snen'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09
balloon Race.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July s.-Jonn
Watts and the balloon Kansas CITY
III, thoroughly overhauled. left toda!
for st. Louis to take part in the ellmf
nation races which take place there
Saturday to chose the third American
entrant in the international race
which will start from Kensas Cly
next October. It is probable that W.
F. Comstock will be Watts aid.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09
How They Scored

The visitors first and only run
came in the fourth. Hensllng opened
this frame with two Dagger against
the left field fence, and took third on
Dail's infield out, Scanlon to Schlieb-
ner. Stofer struck out, but Marshall
was Johhny-on-the-Spo with clean
single to center, scoring Hensling.
The tabulated score:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.
Yesterday's ResuIts,

st. Louis, 6-9-2; Washington, SILL.
Batteries: Baumgardner, Mitchell
and Agnew: Boehling, Engle, Harper,
Bentley and Henry and Williams.
Philadelphia, $40; Detroit. $50.
Batteries: Plank and Lapp; Dauss,
Reynolds and Stanage.
New York, $50; Cleveland, 1-6-3
Batteries: Warhop and Nunamaker;
Mitchell, Collamore and O'Neill.
Chicago. 4-7-1: Boston, 2-9-2. Bat
teries: Russell, Faber and Schalk:
Leonard, Bedien. and Carrigan. Sec
ond game: Chicago, 5-13-2: Boston,
4-7-2. Batteries: Benz. Taber and
schalk; Counabe, Cooper and Carrig-
an and Thomas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09
Eno,,.h Gu. ArtI,e After Title

UNITED Press Leased Wire SerV'ce'I
LONDON, July 9.-Having coppsu
in open amateur golf. polo, univefs,u
relay racing, not to mention ~.
snatching Of the light weight nsns
diadem, John Bull came to bat 'ooa,
with . challenge to Willie Hoppe io'
the worlds champion billiards.
Melbourn Inman, the Bnglish chan-
pion, issued the defy. 1nman may =.
accepted by Hoppe. Inman Sale Iva
America on Saturday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09
Sporting Views
By the Editor

Ted Welsh, haiIing from Saint Louis,
blew into town yesterday afternoon
and will leave this afternoon for Clin,
ton where he will join the tribe, max
ing the fifth man on Abb's pitching
staff. Welsh has had several years
experience in the professional game.
He IS slightly larger than Faircloth.
With the new salary and player limit
it will not be necessary to release any
of the men now on the team to make
room for Welsh. With Welsh to
help them out, the four twirlers al
ready on the Keokuk payroll will be
able to keep their arms in better con-
dftion and should 90 much better,
especially il Welsh is good enough to
hold up his end OF the work. Welsh
probably will be used for the first
time In one OF the games at Burling-
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09
mlnino CONGRESS Meets.

ASHLAND, Oregon, July s-Man.
interesting addresses were hearo L.
today by delegates to the sou,ns ..s
Oregon California min,no
congress, perhaps the most vital oeN :,
by r. A. Watson, commisslonei
corporations for the state OF oresos'
in which he fully described the WIZ
ings OF the blue sky" law in It's -,
plication to the mining industry.
phases of the mining business W.
discussed by the various speaA
The sessions will conclude tomorfo"'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09
It Is believed that the raise in play.

It Is believed that the raise In play
er and salary limit will have little il
any effect on the class Of baseball
played in the association, provided the
clubs will not exceed the limit now
set. 1t is no secret that practically
every club in the league was over the
limit, and some OF them quite ways
at that, before that increase was made
at the Cedar Rapids conference yes
terday. About the only change that
may result will be the addition OF an
other pitcher to most, * not to all the
clubs. With salary limit of thirteen
men, a5 under the old rules, most OF
the clubs were able to carry but four
pitchers and this often put managers
in a bad hole when forced to play
double headers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09
There Will De another meeting Of

There Will De another meeting of
the league directors at Rock Island on
the day set for the opening Of G.. A.
baseball I'm that city, July IS. The
meeting will be chiefly booster propo-
gition. Although there is reported
to be come objection on the part of a
few Rock Island people in taking the
ottumwa club there, It is believed
that Egan's team will receive good
support, especially II he can develop
winning club within the next few
weeks. Rock Island Is said 70 be a
live town in sports. The bail park
there Is owned by the city, and ar
rangements for using II have already
been made by Manager Egan. The
park is said to be very good one and
will hold over 5000 people.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09
llI2oteet ls|Po',tins 1SezKH1
Fights Today are Society events
Movie Man Hurting Fight Game-Look to
Smith as Real Hope
lBy Hal Sheridan, written for the
United Press-]

by Hal Sheridan, written for thu
United Press-l
NEW YORK, July 9.-The movie
man is hurting the fight game. Sure
ly 1t must be the movie man-let':
lay 1t on somebody. Ia London q
week from today Gunboat Smith vii
try to land with his dreamland punch
on some vital point on the anatomy Of
Georges Carpenter, French heavy
weight champion of Europe.
Smith has become a society bug
and holds receptions in London now
and then. arrayed In full evening
dress. Carpenter. referee. appeared
at the recent lamented Partisan spar
ring party daintily arrayed in white
tennis fannels Fight fans everywhere
are more skepticai than ever, since
the Paris affair, regarding the posi-
bilities OF another real honest to heav.
en- championship fight, and they are
wondering already whether this next
big event viii be mere social event.
Johnson Has 500, 600.
Ia dA@Ss JoaAucoh anu sAok Gil
obifgingly into the camera, and John
SON, getting the lions share Of the
proceeds and all the movie money,
has something like 100000 to dispose
OF before he can be expected to take
any live interest in things pugnacious
Or thereabout-again.
The proposed Johnson-Langford
bout in London in October may be an
interesting sparring match, but the
Boston black is fat and hasn't shown
anything recently, and despite John
sons widely discussed decrepit condi-
ton he will have an easy lead over
his opponent
Johnson's lack of the old stun. as
demonstrated in the Moran fight, has
centered attention on Gunboat Smith
The American fighter. although he fell
for the billed shirt stuff and was So
cial lion for a day in London, is re-
ported to be In excellent shape and
to have been only mildly affected by
the Gemoralizing influence of society
life. According to all accounts Smith
will be something Of rough custom
er still when he climbs through the
ropes to face the .Frenchman.
Langford Easy for Smith.
Sorn1
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09
Base Ball Results
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.

Results Yesterday.
At cIinton-clinton, z; keokuk, I.
At. Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids. s.;
Burlington, 1.
At Observation-Disclosures, s.;
Ottumwa, A.
At Waterloo Waterloo. 3; Musca-
tine, O..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09

Keokuk Is very glad to have Rock
Island come into the Central associa-
ton in the place OF Ottumwa, espec.
tally as the latter city wanted to quit.
Rock Island is given a census of
about $4,000, and it is said to be a
live town from sporting sense. 1t
has been without baseball for two or
three years, and will be glad to at
tend regular games once more.
Ottumwa's withdrawal takes anoth-
er OF the charter members of the
league from it, and leaves only Bur.
lington and Keokuk to enjoy that dis
tinctfon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09

| feftS all claims on Ottumwa and the
Central association. He was thereup-
on made president and manager OF
the team by motion made by Mr..
Reed of Waterloo and unanimously
carried by the association.
President Justice brought up the
| subject of the infraction OF the salary
limit stating that he had several pro-
tested games based on the disobed-
fence of this law. He asked the d.
rectors what they wanted to do about
it, but as no one had anything to say on
/ the subject the matter was passed.
Player and Salary Limit Increased.
Be1dcn Hill OF Cedar Rapids, moved
that one extra player be allowed for
the remainder of the season. This
was lost by a vote OF six ayes and
two noes. A unanimous vote for a
change Of the bylaws being necessary
at any but the annual meeting. Keo-
kuk and Marshalltown voted the two
noes, hut after short discussion
they reluctantly changed their vote to
aye, making 1t unanimous and there
by carrying the proposition.
AS necessity OF paying this man
also over and above the regular salary
list, the limit was Increased to that
extent.
The matter Of the official ball was
passed over as OF little consequence
and as there was nothing more be-
fore the meeting Beldon Hill moved
an adjournment, which was taken
unanimously.
A Sight Seeing Tour.
Following the meeting the oflicials
and directors Of the league were en-.
tertained by the Commercial Elk
change at luncheon and were after,
yards taken In automobiles for ride
about the city. They then attended
the game between the Burlington
Pathfnders and the Cedar Rapids
Bunnies. The directors were delight
ed with the manner in which they
were treated by the Cedar Rapids peo-
pie, the views OF the city and the base
ball park, which is said to be one OF
the finest in all its appointments in
minor base ball leagues.
The following were present at the
meeting:
NJ. e. Justice, president.
w. H. Davidson, vice president.
T. NJ. Hume, secretary.
Burling ton-T. C. Hayden, W. n.
Davidson and T. M. Hume.
Cedar Rapids-W. c. Blake, Beldon
Hill, G. B. Ludy, e. H. Furrow and
Harry Block.
Clinton-T. NJ. Hume (proxy).
Keokuk-Louis Sterne, Dr. B. L.
Gilfllan.
Marshalltown-C. n Hull, Fred
Pepper, Geo. Stone, Mike Mundy,
Ralph Scott, F. NJ. Wilbur.
Muscatine-C. r. Stafford.
Ottumwa-F. A. Nimocks, q. F.
Egan.
waterloo-Dick BURNER, A. c. Will
ford, j. A. Andrews, VIM. Reid,
Mike Butch and Con McDermott.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09
Where They Play.
st. Louis At Washington.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at New York.
Chicago at Boston.
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.
Yesterday'e ResuIts.

Yesterday's Results.
st. Louis. 6-10-1; indianapolis. 80
p. Batteries: Groom and Chapman:
McConnaghy and Rariden.
Brooklyn. 6-11-0; Baltimore. 4-s4.
Batteries: Seaton and Land; Smith.
Conley and Russell. Second game:
Brooklyn. 1870: Baltimore, 3-s-2. Bat
teries: Lafitte and Owens; Quinn and
Russell.
Buffalo. 5-13-1; Pittsburgh, 1-6-2. Bat
teries: Moore and Blair; Barger and
Berry
Chicago, ISL; Kansas City, 1-5-z
Batteries: Fisk and Wilson; Stone
and Easterly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09
Lack Of Support Of Club at ottumwa
Makes it impossible to Con-
tinue There
Longer.
SIGHT SEEING ToU.
League officlats Royalty Entertained
by Cedar Rapids Commercial
Exchanae-Niew Ball
Game.N

CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa, July s.-The
meeting OF the Central association d.
rectors here today accomplished the
unexpected and failed to do what
really was in the line Of gossip that
they would do. They authorized the
transference Of the team and fran
chise OF Ottumwa to Rock Island.
They increased the player limit to
fourteen men and as consequences
also increased the salry limit to that
extent. They failed to do anything
about the official ball of the league
nor was the subject OF the infraction
of the salary limit on the part of any
of the managers brought up for dis
cussion The directors evidently con-
cluded to pass these two matters over
without action. AS matter OF fact
the increase in the player limit and
consequently in the salary limit was
to certain extent based on the propo-
sition that the league ball was so
lively that the extra batting as re-
suit tired out the pitchers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09
onex Fighting In Base ball.

The real fighting Of late has been
in baseball circles. Consider the hith'
erto quiet and peaceful Washington
manager, Clark Griffith, for instance,
Crit has shown unusual spunk on sew
eral occasions this year and finally
was indefinitely suspended for partici-
pating in an alteration when Umpire
Chill forfeited a Observation-Disclosures
phia game to the Athletics. McGraw,
too, has recovered some Of his old
time pugnacity and is showing an In
clination to fight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09

81 Where They Play Today.
keokuk at Clinton.
Burlington at Cedar Rapids.
Ottumwa at Marshalltown.
Muscatine at Waterloo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09

The high cost OF living has been
handed another jolt over the bridge in
Brooklyn-this time by one Robert
B. Ward, bread and baseball magnate.
Baseball prices are too high. Ward
opined, and straightaway ordered that
the poor workingrnan who has but
twenty-fi five cents to invest in the ma
tional sport shall hereafter be given
a chair in the shade, instead OF hard
board seat in the sun for his two
bits.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
standlno Of the clubs.
Yesterday'a Results.

Yesterdays Results.
st. Louis. 4-S-3; New York, 3-5-4
Batteries: Doak and Wingo; Mathew
son and Meyers.
Cincinnati, 6-10-0; Brooklyn, 5-13-1
Batteries: Schneider. Benton, Doug
lass and Clarke: Ragon, Crown and
Fischer.
Philadelphia, 1923; Pittsburgh. z
81. Batteries: Marshall, Oeschger
and Killifer; OToole, Conselman,
Mamaux and Gibson and Coleman.
Boston, 7-11-2; Chicago. 4-11-3 I'll
innings. Batteries: Tyler and Wtal-
ing; Cheney, label, Lavender and
Bresnahan and Hargrove.
Where They Play.
New York at st. Louis.
Boston at Chicago.
Philadelphia ut Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
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Laneford EASY for Smith.

Smith found Langford easy picking.
Langford attempted to come back
and 1t was vigorously reported that he
had gotten rid of his fat and might
yet be dangerous customer, but the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09

score by innings.
Keokuk ........ 600 100 900 000-1
Clinton .......... 01o 600 600 oo1-2
Summary
Two base hits-Mitchell, Hensling,
2.
Bases on balls-Of Mitchell, q: off
Faircloth, 5.
Struck out-By Mitchell. 10; by
Faircloth, II.
Double plays-Scanlon, Schliebner.
Sacrifice hits-Darrow, scanlon, 2.
Stolen bases-Simmons MEME.
Time of game-2:20.
Umpire-Kennedy.
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-Read The Gate city wat column.
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The League MeetIna.

The League Meeting.
The league met at ten o'clock at the
Commercial Exchange rooms with
President NJ. E. Justice in the chair.
and secretary OF the league. T. NJ.
Hume Of Burlington was at the secre-
tary's desk. The preliminaries were
quickly disposed Of and the directors
at once plunged into the question pre-
scented by Ottumwa's desire to give up
the franchise and the willingness OF
Manager Egan OF that city to take the
club and franchise to Rock Island. He
and President Justice had been In
Rock Island the day before and had
talked with the leading baseball peo-
pie of that city and while there was
some objection to Rock Island taking
the burden Of team and franchise
of another town in the circuit In mid
season, there was an almost unanim-
Gus opinion among them that base
ball would be very popular in Rock
Island and that the games would be
attended by large crowds. There was
an expression greatly favorable to the
Central association, Rock Island peo-
pie saying that they wanted to get
into this league II they could do so at
the commencement Of season, when
they could finance the proper kind on
cub and push after the pennant from
the very start. The principal objec-
ton seemed to be that Rock Island did
not want to enter upon race for the
pennant as tail end city. with half
the season gone.
Manager Egan's Proposition.
Manager. Egan made them propo-
sition that If they would sell fifteen
hundred booster tickets good for any
day Of this season he would place the
Ottumwa team in that city.
At the league meeting Mr.. Nimock's
first explained why Ottumwa had de-
cided to give up, organized base ball,
for the present He explained that it
was solely the lack OF enthusiasm and
proper support OF the team. He de-
clared that the average attendance at
week day games would hardly be
more than fifty people. Six or eight
loyal fans had really paid out OF their
pockets the expenses OF the team
over and above the small gate re-
ceipts the past few weeks. Only six
hundred admissions were present at
the double header game on the Fourth
OF July and barely three hundred ad-
missions were present at the double
header the next day, Sunday. This he
said was the last straw and the d.
rectors decided and definitely gave up
the franchise on the sixteenth.
The ottumwa Franchise Transferred.
After considerable talk pro and con
during which 1t was definitely stated
by Mr.. Hayden Of Burlington, that Mr..
Egan's salary of 81 800 would have to
be protected by the league 1t was de-
cided to accept proposition which he
made to the league that he be given
the right to transfer the team and
franchise to Rock Island and that II
necessary the league stand back OF
him to the extent OF $500. His pro-
position was that each club protect
him to the extent of 500. This would
make $500. but Mr.. Hayden protested
against this and on vote being taken.
Burlington and Muscatine voted
aginst the proposition. Mr. Egan
cfoto,, that bo would ooropf fho SE00
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Where They Play.
Kansas City at st. Louis.
Indianapolis ct Chicago.
Baltimore at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh 1T Buffalo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-25
NO JUMP. OR "FLlckER."
Colonial Thsatsr Has New Machine
Pictures Absolutely Free From Fault.

Inc Colonial Theater has installed q
new machine which assures the show
ing OF pictures free from Jump" and
nlcKer that is SO common to motion
pictures Manager stevenson is now
booking exclusive feature attractions
and gives rirst class program every
day
For ioday and tomorrow the Colonial
offers the great feature The Black
Thirteen" which is absolutely without
doubt the most startling and spectacu
lar photo play ever produced.
Attend the Colonial and enjoy an
evening Of features properly shown
Advertisement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-25

a happy reunion Of the Bass family.
which has been enjoyed for q few days
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. V. Bass.
sos Summit street. was brought to an
end today. Participating in the event
We're Mrs Jennie Bass and her daugh
ter. Miss Grace, OF Mitchell. Ind; Mr..
and Mrs. E. w. Cooley and children,
Ninton and Donna, of Waterloo; and
MIR and Mrs. Flave Wolfe and son Ros-
coe. of Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs. Wolfe
and son returned to Chicago Monday
night and Miss Bass accompanied
them being en- route to Indianapolis.
where she is employed as teacher in