The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-20

CALL GAME IN THE SIXTH
Cold Weather Responsible for Loose
contest-Indians Clout Ball
Hard for Twelve
Safeties.

Twelve hits in ave innings, aided
by six errors, gave Abb's tribe the
third straight win over the Fl. Will
Jams, Northern league club. by score
contest all the way through. the
weather being far too cold for good
baseball Keith Crown, local boy
who is trying out with the Indians,
started the game and pitched the first
three innings. He allowed four hits.
passed one man. and struck out i've.
Cook pitched the fourth for the In
dams, giving two hits and striking
out two batters. Sanknop finished the
game. pitching the last two innings.
He held the Visitors to one hit in
each inning.
The Indians opened the scoring in
the first when Hensling was safe af-
ter polling long fly to Conner which
he dropped, Henslins reaching second.
Citizen whitfield and Hensling stole
third, scoring when Rogerson laid
down grounder to short. Schaurer
elected to try for Hensling but
failed and Whitley scored while Giffen
was safe at first. Herriag fouled out
to Chapman, but Sweet singled, ad-
vancing Rogerson to second. Stewart
singled, advancing Sweet to second.
while Rogerson scored from that
place. Fox doubled, scoring Sweet.
Massa popped out to De Russia, end
ing the period.
Count Twice in Third.
The Canadians counted twice in
their half of the third on errors by
Stewart and HensIing. a single by
Co1lard and double by Chapman.
They counted twice more in the next
inning, taking the lead By one run
over the Indians. Conner walked and
went to third on Schauer's single at
ter Elliot flew out to Herring. Both
scored when Cook heaved wild Col
lard reached nrst on a safe bingis,
but De Rusha whitfield and Chapman
flew to Herring, ending the scoring
for tie visitors.
The Indians again took the lead in
their half OF the fourth. Massa vas
safe when Schauer booted his ground /
err and reached third on Hensling's /
single after Cook famed. Giffen /!
raped out a three Dagger 10 the I
fence, scoring Massa and HenslIng. |
Rogerson grounded out, Schauer to !
lie Russia Giffen counting on the .
pJt-out Herring whitfield. ending the !
stanza.
Eolstein Easy for Tribe.
The tribe touched HoIstein, the In /
dian r. williams pitcher. for six
safeties and as many counts in the
last half of the fifth. Sweet lead the
charge with single. Stewart flew
out, but Fox singled to center, reach
ing second on the throw which
caught Sweet off third. Massa ground
ed to Scbauer who booted the ball as
he had in the preceding inning, Fox
taking third. Fox scored and Massa
reached third on Sanknop's long dou-
BILE. Hensling singled. Sanknop and
Massa scored. Whitley then stole
and a few minutes later stood
On third and grinned after having pill
fered that sack also. He scored on
Citizens double. Rogerson lined a i.
grounder TO the fence which Randall .
muffed and then threw wild. Roger j.
son completed the circuit without a
pause. Herring walked. but Sweet ;
rolled out, Collard to De Russia.
Jeffrics Calls Game.
This ended the scoring. The visi-
.ors failed to count in the first half
If the sixth and Jeffries called the
game on account Of cold, darkness,
wind and snow. but mostly cold. The
game demonstrated one thing and
only about one thing, that being that
the tribe could hit the ball. Twelve
hits in five innings, even against Sec
ond string pitchers is not a bad rec
ord. Half of the FIT. Williams club
left for Burlington Sunday morning
and played the Manushers that after
noon. The score:
IT. Williams. !,