The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-06
Both Games Of Present Series Played
Friday and Yesterday,
90 to the Home
Guard.
WIN PITCHERS FIGNE
MccoIIoch Better Than Wagner In
Yesterdays Game Won by
the Indians by
2-3 Score.

periority over Egan's Muskies for tn,
second straight time yesterday whe1
they defeated them 3 to In one o
the prettiest duels that has been seer
on the local grounds this summer. Il
was a pitchers battle in which Nc
Culloch had all the best of 1t ovel
Wagner, Egan's slab selection.
The fray was replete with spectac
ular fielding plays that kept the fans
on the edges of their seats. Both left
felders, Baum and Sours, made sew.
eral remarkable catches that drew
down loud applause from the fans
Comstock cut off a three-bagger on a
long drive to right and Hollocher, as
usual, figured in several great plays.
The Indians centered their attack
on Wagner in one inning, the third,
when they made all of their three
scores. The Muskies dragged their
offensive efforts out over two innings,
making one run in each. They failed
to place McCulloch in danger after
they made their last run in the sixth.
The batting began in the third inning
that netted three scores for the Tribe,
and was started off by Harvey who
has been clouting the pill at speedy
gait the last couple of weeks. He was
" ScCOuu ny d DlHSle Dy
McCu1loch and pilfered third when he
caught the Muskies off their guard
Baum whitfield, but Comstock leaned
on one that cleaned the paths and put
him on third. lie Beau hit a slow
grounder to Runser, at third. that
looked to be an easy out, but Runser
pegged wild to the plate and Commy
came home safely. Runser's peg was
a screamer. He was not more than
thirty feet from Hruska when he
threw, but the ball hit the grand stand
half way between the plate and first
base. Swick few out to center, end
ing the inning The Tribe threatened
several times thereafter to count but
were shut off on each occasion, twice
through the generous assistance given
the Muskies by Umpire Cook.
The visitors scored their first run
in the third on double by Hruska,
followed by roller hit by Sours
that trickled through Swick's legs.
Their other run was made in the
sixth, double by Augustus and a
single by Wagner turning the trick.
Heavy assaults by Boyle's artl-
lery in the second, third, and fourth
rounds gave the Indians lead the
visiting Muskies were unable to over.
come and the tribe took the first Of
the three-game series, Friday, by a
score OF to 5 1t was an interesting
game to witness, one Of those strug-
giles, the result of which is in doubt
up until the last man is down.
Asher chucked pretty game for
the home boys and his relief by Nc
Culloch in the visitors half of the
ninth was not absolutely necessary
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however, to meet with the approval of
those present. FRANKIE was touched
freely by the Indians for total of all
even dozen blows during the seven
rounds he occupied the central posi-
ton On the slab. The Indians blows
were punched more effectively than
were the Eganites', which accounts
for the difference in the score.
The brunt of the Indian assault was
launched In the second round when
FRANKIE was touched for four hits and
sacrifice, netting three runs. A
single by Baum, an error by Augustus
who pegged wild after making a beau
tiful stop, and two sacrifice hits count
ed another run in the third. The
locals made their last runs in the
fourth on three hits and a sacrifice.
The visitors scored their first run
al Tue Iiliu On oDay single rOllON-
ed by long triple attributed to Sours
In the sixth they went out after three
scores. Sours singled. Lee hit a rol-
Ter through Hollocher's pins, Has
brook rolled to Swick who vainly a.
tempted to cut off Lee at second, all
men being safe. Augustus swept the
paths clean with double. Their
last run was made in the ninth Asher
walked Reinhart and issued a double
to O'Day before being relieved. Rein
hart scored from third on an infield
out by Sours with McCulloch slabbing.
Tommy Giffin was the batting star
of the game with four singles in as
many times up. Egan's two infielders.
O'Day and Augustus, shined at the bat
with three hits each and a stolen
base each Each also raped out al
extra base blow.