The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-01
Manager Frank Boyle Arrives
and Tells How He Thinks
His Team Will Stack
Up in Race.
RsP0RT ON FIFTEENTH
That Will Give Frank Three
Weeks to Get Team in
Shape for a Flying
Start.

Shape for a Flying
Start.
Il believe we will have good team
here this year. With the club fighting
around the top think the attendance
in keokuk will be much larger than
II has been in the past few years. It
Is a hard proposition to build up an
entirely new club, as have had to do
here this year, but nearly all the men
we have signed should be able to
make good from the start. We will
not have large number of men re-
port here for spring training think
about twenty, perhaps. ! don't want
to make the prediction that we are
absolutely sure Of winning a pennant,
b.: feel very safe in saying that
the Indians will be fighting near the
top all through the season"
This is the way Frank Boyle. new
manager of the Keokuk Indians, who
arrived here from Waterloo last night
to make arrangements for the opening
of the 1915 season. feels about the
club he will put in the field to repre-
sent this city in the Central associa-
ton. Boyle will meet with the direc
tors Of the club here tonight to talk
over the 1915 campaign.
Players Report in Two Weeks.
Transportation will be sent to the
players probably the first of next
week, Boyle said this afternoon, and
=, ,ry{1 he, cd
here probably on the fifteenth. al
though it may be decided tonight to
have them show up a few days earlier
than this.
1t is impossible to tell now just how
the men will stack up when the sea-
son opens. On paper it looks as
though Frank would be able TO put .
mighty good team on the field -aost
of the men he mas signed are young
sters. with experience in leagues OF
the same classification as the Central.
But three of his men come under the
new four-man rule Of the tezgpe
which prohibits the use by any team
of more than four men who hare
played in leagues of higher classified
tion than the Central association
Here's the Complete List
Here's a complete list of the man
that have been signed:
Outfielders Comstock, Tenant,
Baum, Goss
Infielders-Giffn, Swick, Heinz. Hol-
lacher, Tune, Brady.
Pitchers-Cempbell. Asher, Roberts,
Watkins, Pelaske Rowland. MapeI,
Day. Hardin
CatcherS-Egglesto Kavanaugh
This list is subject TO change with
out notice, Boyle asserts 1t is likely
that two or three names will be added
within a few days and a few more
names may be taken of before trans
portation is sent out. Mccullough
and Wahl, pitchers on last years IN
dian team, may be signed later if they
are willing to accept the terms offered
them by the local club. Harry Sweet,
last years backstop. will not return,
Boyle announced definitely
outfietd Looks Strong
Franks outtield looks mighty good.
Somstock, Tenant. and Baum are all
three ex-Michigan State leagUers. and
are men who were among the leaders
IN batting and fielding in that circuit
last year. They should be able to
any trouble and should give Frank one
OF the best, if not the best. outfeld in
the Central association circuit this
year In addition to these three
there Is this youngster. Goss. of Dem
yer, Colorado, semipro outfelder
who came to Boyle with gtlt-edgo
recommendations. Frank thinks tho
lad will stick. Of these four outfeId-
srs, Tenant can play first hssa &c
easily as he plays any other nosition
while Comstock can take his ragulor
turn behind the bat and get awav with
1t If necessary.
There are six candidates for infeId
gositions and from these men Rowe
hopes to build up a strong defense
Giffin, the only man left over from TACT
years team, is the most promiai, @
candidate for the initial sack. Swicls
a Michigan State Lacquer, is A seconf
baseman. Judging from the record h,
made last year he should have ittl
trouble grabbing this job from tn
other men who may try for it
Problem at Short and Third.
1t is at short and third that Boy
will have his most trouble, in a
likelihood. II two Of the four canC
dates for these two jobs can delive
the strength of the infield is settle
Heinz on. S. league) can work
either short or second. His fieldiI
cord Is all right and for this rease