The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-19
Sporting Views
b the Editor

| According to reports, Secretary J.
| H. Farrell, of the National association.
has again changed his mind regard ne
Rock Island being the territory of the
Three-Eye league and says that the
city Is under the control of Davenport,
those towns being less than hye
miles apart, although In different
states. This makes about the 'steenth
time the secretary has ruled on the
matter and on each occasion his de-
cision has been exactly opposite from
the last. To further complicate mat
tiers, the said Triple Lamp league has
placed its defunct Danville franchise
at Moline, In the same state with Rock
Island and also within the hve mile
limit OF both Rock Island and Daven-
port. So the way It stands at present
the G. A. is infringing on 81 territory
and the 81 il infringing on G. A. ter
ritroy. What the final outcome OF the
muss Will be is up to second-s1ghter
to predict. The C. A. has adopted a
policy of watchful waiting in regard
to the matter. In all probability the
case will go up to the highest court OF
baseball for ruling, and consequently
for setting a precedent, the national
commission.
II seems to " that the best way 10
get out Of the middle is to comprom-
Use the matter Let the C.. A. keep It's
franchise in Rock Island and let the
Three-Eye keep its franchise in Mo-
line. Although all three cities. Rock
Island, Moline, and Davenport, are
within a stones throw of each other,
they are all large enough to support
clubs of their own, large enough real
ly that they will not be satisfied with
out clubs Of their own. The Three
Eyes can't place clubs In all taree OF
these cities for the obvious reason
that they have but one loose franchise,
that of the old Danville club. 1t is
rot probable that the G. A. will be
able to place clubs in both Rock Island
and Moline, but between the two
leagues the demand can be supplied
in an entirely satisfactory manner.
why not bury the hatchet and let the
matter ride as It now stands?
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The effect Of the wild oats sown by
the Red Sox was apparent for the
first time yesterday when they went
behind Muscatine and Waterloo, for
the first time this season, surrender
ing the lead In the pennant race. To
add to their Disgrace; II was the lowfy
,Eganites who put the final double!
cross on. them, although the Indians
must be thanked for giving them their
first beating as we'll as bunch OF
hard rights and let's that left them
groggy. #
Now Il iays between the Jays and
the Muskies to stage the real race of
the whole year. Less than game
apart the Muskies have a slight lead
that can be overtaken by half game.
1t seems to be the general opinion
that Muscatine has no business being
where they are. And fans who think
that the Jays have the best team Of
the two, are not alone in their con-
tentions. But dope 1t out the way you
want to, said rebels are up there, and
that's one thing you cant get around.
What's the matter with Mccullough
That's question that has been asked
by more than one bug in Keokuk.
The best game Mack mas pitched this
year was when he took Burlington
down the line in our exhibition game
with that crowd before the opening OF
the season. Mack has twirled some
good baseball since that time, you
can't get around It, but he has never
shown the class exhibited In that one
game. Although he was beaten yes
Iterday by but one run, ne was touch
ed for five hits in one inning and gave
nine altogether. It's been the same
way with Mack all season. He shows
in flashes the craft of q superb pitch
or, but those flashes seldom last over
q couple of innings. It looks as though
there was but one possible explana-
tion-that he does not take care OF
himself and keep in good condition
and every baseball player on our team
ia paid to keep in good condition.
A click taIkin' Teller sold 10 one Of
them booster tickets. 'Sgood- thing
he saw US on Saturday. Did you get
yours yet?
CALIFORNIANS WIN IN