The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-15
GAME IN MUD
WON BY kE0KUk
Indians Took Yesterdays Contest
From Clinton by the Score
Of Three to
One.
FOUR FIELDING HEROES
HoIlocI1er and LeBeau Were Stars OF
the Afternoon by Doing
Some Fancy
Work.
Especial to The Gate City.1

Especial to The Gate City.1
CLINTON, Ia, July 15.-Wet
grounds, a bobble and some careless
headwork beat the Pilots yesterday,
and some exceptional fielding kept
them from winning. 1t was the sec
ond of the series with the Boyle In
dams and Bixby got by with another
win, the visitors coping, to 1.
Bixby was opposed to Cooper and
each gave up six hits. But Cooper
had the edge. in that but two of the
blows combed from his delivery were
clean, while the swats off Bixby, with
one exception. were clean and solid.
Both were backed by fancy fielding,
but Bixby was more fortunate in that
respect than Coop.
The fielding heroes Of the day were
lie Beau, Hollocher, Ellison and Ken
sci, with several others worthy Of
mention. lie Beau nipped ninth in
ming rally in the bud when he went
back and jumped spearing Milligan's
seemingly sure triple with one hand.
It was beautiful catch, and despite
the fact that It cut off the last hope.
was given rousing hand" by the
fans Hollocher, working in the mud.
made some fancy stops and Ellison
did the same. accepting eight chances.
Kensel robbed Bixby OF a hit in the
second by leaping one hand stab.
Luck Favors 6oyle's Men.
In addition to Milligan's loss at the
hands of lie Beau in the ninth, the
locals had two other hard luck hits.
MEME shattered one to deep center
in the fourth. the lead-off man. He
made it to second and on dry dia-
mond would have made third easily.
The heavy going and two perfect re-
lays beat him at the hot corner and
he was called out by inches. Then
Cooper in the eighth hit in hard luck.
He caromed one off the top of the
deep left field fence, the ball bound
ing back. Instead Of getting home
run. as few inches more would have
made it. he only got single.
The Indians had horse shoes scat
tered all through their clothes in the
first Baum opened by dribbling an
: easy chance TO Ellison. who feld.ed
clean1y. but as he went to throw. the
trescherous footing played him false
and he sat down in the mud Hollo-
cher followed with another lucky hit
The ball went within four or five feet
OF Ellison, but the mud at the short
field was so "eoopy" he could not
get hold and an easy ont went for
safety. Lowther sacrificed them
each ahead and Swick rubbed his
horse shoe. His was a hard drive. but
of the kind that Simmons knocks
down daily with ease. Yesterday
with the slippery footing. he couldn't
get his hands on il and Baum scored
Clinton tied it in the second and
for awhile made il look close. MILL
gan led with a double. Manush's long
fly put him on third and h. scored on
a wild pitch Simmons walked, but
was out stealing
In the second the visitors tried
again Kensel made a little bobble,
giving Baum a life Then Eollocher
tried to bunt and hit it too hard. But
the ball was poorly played and when
it had been f.2lded there vas no one
covering first. Hollocher reaching
there pulled I'D. Lowther went out
and then Swick came through With
the first real clout Of the day. II was
sufficient to score two runs Cooper
whitfield Gifin and lie Beau dribbled TO
Cooper.
Hollocher Makes Sensational Play.
In the fourth MEME opened with a
line drive to deep center He vas
slowed up by the mud and . Beau's
throw was relayed by Swick perfect
" to Harvey. who touched MEME
out. Milligan went out and then
Manush got funkv hit that would
have scored MEME had he survived
This hit saw a fancy bit OF fielding
ny young Hollocher. Bixbv licked tbs
ball as 1t went by and Horlocher. or
by second base and threw on the run
It was a wonder he touched It at all
The throw was a half second late
however, Jumps Cook ruled. although
the Indians protested.
Cooper got going then and excep
for Jowther's double in the fifth the,
did not have another chance. He re
fused to give them a hit in the las
four innings. The locals got tire
hits after that, but they were in a
many innings and we're of no servic
in winning the game. Two of ther
were delivered by the lead off man i
their respective innings. but clos
fielding prevented them being turne
irto scores. Then in the ninth Dav
Milliean's triple met the fate nara
ed above at the hands Of lie Bea
and. as they say in the vernacula
the stuff was ali or"
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