The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-11
TOOK eleven
INNINGS \ ! TO WIN
indians Take Last Game From OF
tunwa Yesterday by the
Score of
8 to z.
HITS BY WHOLESALE
Had Uphill Job to Check Eganites In
Their Mad Run Toward
the Top Of the
Ladder.


The seigs of Keokuk was raised
yesterday when the invaders from
Ottumwa were driven of with an
to score after battle which lasted
for IL innings. 1t was easily the
hardest fought engagement that has
been seen here this season.
Bill Whitaker, who appeared on
the firing line for the Indians, held
the Champs down to no hits and no
runs after the fifth inning. Ottumwa
having taken a big lead early in the
game. Bits wildness, however. placed
him in several tight places where 9
run probably would have won the
game.
Bill Gets Good Support.
Despite BiIls lack OF form, the tribe
gave him fine support with one or
two exc -ptions, when it looked like
l,c might be routed. But more than
that the warriors had regaine3 their
batting eyes, polling in runs where
they were necessary. A total OF sew
enteeu hits were made off the visit
ing slab artists.
Harry Sweet was compelled to re-
tire from the fray In the fourth IN
Ming. A ball which struck him on the
wrist In the same place he stopped
one yesterday, put his wing temper
arilv out of commission. MARSHALL
finished the game and did good Job
o. filing Harry's shoes.
Lorenzen was Wobhiy.
Egan seat in Lefty Lorenzen at the
start OF the game to face the local
batters. Lefty was little WORLDLY
all the time he was in, although he
managed to pull himself out OF sew
eral bad holes before he was finally
scored on. Egan kept Bethel warming
,rp down on the side line nearly all
the time until he went in at the start
Of the ninth after Lorenzen had been
jerked to allow Tutt,c to bat for him.
Ths game started much like the
first two of the series, with the visi'
tors taking a big lead on the jump.
On a walk, two hits, two errors and
passed ball, they counted three
runs in the opening round. In the
fourth they laid up two mora, getting
in that period three hits, and being
aided by two wild pitches from Bill
In the fifth they made their last runs
and also their last hits. Styx Seneff
lead off with a single. Milligan sac.
rificsd, but in attempting to throw
him out at first Marshall hit him in
the back with the ball, Seneff max
ing third on the error. When Mill
gan had stolen second, Narvold walk
ed. seneff scored when Kersel forced
Norvold at second, and Milligar
scored when Carrigan grounded out
Jack to Abbott. Hruska lifted fly
to Jack, ending the round.
Indians Get Late Start.
The Indians did not start gatherin;
rms until the fourth when Abbott
lead off with double. took third or
Gottschalls single, and both scored
when Bill Whitaker layed a two
Dagger into center field. The foul
runs made in the next inning resulted
from that number of hits, an error
and walk.
Tommy Gifin saved the day b.
leading off in the eighth inning Will
three Dagger. scoring On Caffyn'
infield out, the run which tieI UP tbs
game, giving the tribs their chance
to win in the eleventh. 1t was Gil
fms fourth hit for the game.
Although both sides threatened t
score in nearly every inning from
thn on till the end Of the game, the
were retired without count until tn
eleventh round. At the start OF tina
period Red Gottschall pounded he
grounder to Kensel at second.
was too hot for him to handle an
Red would have beaten the throw
first had it been accurate. But tn
ball went wild and Red trotted
second. Marshall then grounded
Milligan. but Sensff dropped II
throw Whitaker forced Gottscha
at third, but Mccullough, who hs
taken Brennan's place in the seven'
inning. placed a single in center lie
and Marshall came home with II
big run of the game.
henslins Not in Game.
Whitley Hensling was not in II
game, his doctor thinking that
would be better for him to lay out {
the game for dEy. Jack played
his place at short while Giffin co
he ho
ting honors for the day, getting
". three singles, and triple