The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-21
BURLINGTON GRABS
THIRD GAME 8-5
swattlns Fest Good for Total OF n
Hits Goes TO Tom
Hayden's Path
finders.
RED sox START EARLY.
Rout o'syrne From Box In the First
Round-cook to Rescue,
is Trifie
Wobbly.
Especial to The Gate City.l

BURLINGTON. Iowa, May 21.-The
Burlington Red Sox grabbed .he third
and last game Of the series with the
Indians in this city after a swatting
fest In which total accumulation OF
twenty-seven hits were made Al
though the Indian visitors had the
odds on the hits, IA to IS, the locals
gathered in the big end of the score
which ended to S.
Double plays were in a large part
responsible for the small score OF the
Indians On several occasions the
bases were cleaned up and the side
retired by fas. fielding OF the locals.
Mccoy started the game for the Red
Sox, working hne until the seventh
inning. Here he struck snag in the
form OF four hits, two Of them good
for a pair OF bases each. Three runs
were counted by the Abbotts in this
period before The side was retired.
They came back for more runs in the
next two innings. getting one count
IN each. They were unable to over
come the early lead piled up by the
home guards, however, and the game
went the same way fifteen others have
gone this year.
she visitors but was driven to cover
in the FIRST round Cook replaced him.
doing more effective work, although
he was trtae wild and wobbTed
enough to spill dTe more runs.
Strong at the Bat
Singleton and Lunfe both made fine
showfngs at the bat, each getting
three hits out of four times at bat
Harmon got his customary home run
yesterday although he did not smash
the ball over the fence as is usually
the case. He hit a dandy far into
center field. however, which struck
the ground at the side Of the club
house and rolled outside OF the
grounds. I. was a neat four Dagger
and it is no discredit to him that it
did not go over the fence. Harmon
evidently likes candy better than some
OF the other players.
The umpire, according to general
opinion, has no. yet found his eye
sight, as many Of his decisions were
OF the visitors, was especially sore
and gave vent to hts feelings on sew
eral occasions
Many Double Plays.
Double plays were a feature of the
game yesterday, three being made by
tho local squad. Ali OF them were fast
and well executed, which Just furth-
ers .he general opinion that BurIing-
ton has about the best little infield In
the league.
Started Early.
Burlington started scoring IN the
first inning. Five hits and two stolen
bases turned The trick and three runs
were brought In without much trou-
BILE. In the middle OF the inning Keo-
kuk replaced their pitcher and he did
little better. In the third and sixth
the locals also scored one run, while
in the seventh three more were bat
ted in. 1t was In this last inning that
Harmon made his four Dagger amid
brought in Singleton. who had prev
1OuSly nit TWO Dagger
Visitors Rally.
The visitors were held scoreless IN
til the seventh, when they also had
batting rally. Four hits were made
off Mccoy In this frame, two Of them
being two-baggers. and as result
three tallfes were chalked up. All
doubt of the game was over however,
when Burlington batted in three in
.heir half of the inning.
In the eighth and ninth the visitors
tried hard to overcome the locals
lead. but were successful in getting
but one run in each.
The score:
Burlington.
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