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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-02
GIANT OWNER AS
POLITE AS WARD
Turns Benny kauff Back to Brooklyn
When He Learns HE
Contract Was
Good.
THAT'S WHAT WARD DID
You Remember-Ward Turned RUDE
Marquard Back to the Giants
In the Same
Way.
Thy Hal Sheridan, written for the
United Press.1

Thy Hal Sheridan, written for the
United Press.]
NEW YORK, May President
Hampstead of the New York Giants.
late this afternoon. showed he is Just
as polite as President Ward of the
Brooklyn Feds. Some months ago,
when RUDE Marquard, Giant twirler,
hoped to the Brookfeds before tho
latter knew he had an iron-clad con-
tract with the Giants. Ward very
politely handed him back to Hemp
stead. This afternoon Hampstead re-
turned the favor-anI also Benny
kauff, who had jumped to his club a
few days ago.
Hampstead and Ward had peace"
meeting. Ward brought along several
documents to prove that Kauff belongs
to his club. Hampstead took look
at the documents and then very
promptly handed young Mr.. Kauff
over to the Brookfeds. The decision
of the national commission at Cincin-
natl that Kauff is ineligible to play
with organized baseball is thought to
have influenced Hempstead's decision
somewhat. Kauff has been notified
by the Brookfed management that ho
will be expected to report for duty
Monday. Whether or not he will res
port, the young man would not say to-
night
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-02
TIGERS WIN FROM
KANSAS AGGIEs
Score Of 70 to 80 Made fn-FIeId Meet
at Columbia, Missouri, Yes
terday Afternoon.

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COLUMBIA, Mo-, May 1.-After the
Kansas Aggies had grabbed the mile,
the hundred yards and the quarter,
the Tigers came from behind and won
the dual track meet, 80 to 70.
The summary:
100 yard dash: Holroyd, Kansas Ag-
gies. first: Simpson, Missouri, second.
Time, 10 fat.
Mile run: Weaver, Aggies, first;
Lansing, Missouri, second Time,
4:38.
1910 yard high hurdles: Simpson.
Missouri, first; Frizzell, Aggies, sec.
ond. Time, 1873.
Quarter mile run: Holroyd, Aggies,
first: Wyatt. Missouri, second. Time,
52:2.
Discus throw: Warren, Missouri,
first; Drurim, Missouri. second. Dis
lance, 1913 feet, inches.
High jump: Frizzell, Aggies. first.
Height, feet 9A in. johnson and
Williams, both Missouri, tied for sec
ond, 5 it., in.
go yard low hurdles: Simpson,
Missouri, first; Daggy, Missouri, Sec
ond. Time, 24:4. New record.
$50 yard run: Murphy, Missouri,
first; Wilder. Aggies. second. Time.
200 As.
Pole vault: Powell. Missouri, first,
IL feet. Brown, Missouri, second, II
feet inches.
22o yard dash: Niedorp, Missouri,
first; Daggy, Missouri, second. Time,
90 fiat.
Shot put: Marble, Aggies, first, 40
feet 21a inches; Warren, Missouri,
second.
Two mile run: Teeter, Aggies, first;
V. Kline, Missouri. second. Time
1908.
Running broad Jump: Simpson. Mis-.
souri,, first. distance % feet / inch /;
Bernard, Aggies, second, distance 81
feet 10A in.
Mile relay: Won by Missouri (Por.
ter, Eaton, Wyatt, Neidrop) Time,
$3.50 3-5.
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BURLINGTON WINS
IN FIRST CONTEST
score Of to Against Indians is
Result Of Three Home Runs
by the Red sox
Players.
M'oULLocH ON MOUND
Mack Pitched Mastery Baseball for
the First Five Innings Ma
pei Worked Rest Of
Game.
Especial to The Gate city.1

Especial to The Gate City1
BURLINGTON, May Huntington
defeated Keokuk. 5 to 8. in a game
featured by three home runs by locals,
two of them coming in the sixth in
ming. Keokuk got an early lead OF
three with 4acCollough pitching mast
erly ball in the first five innings, but
he went to pieces in the sixth and Bur
lington scored three runs, Bold get
ting homer with Harmon on bass
and Leonard duplicating with a four
bagger Maple relieved Mccullough in
the seventh and held the locals to one
run. this being homer by Lowther.
Burlington used three pitchers, the
most effective being Rowdy Miller.
who finished the game. Two passes
and an error by Lunte and a sacrifice
fly scored two runs for Keokuk in the
first, while double by Brown in the
second, followed by McColloughss
single. netted one run in the second.
The score:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-02
GATE NEWS|ES
DEFEAT ''C-D's'
100 Score Tells Story Of Victory Of
Gate city Carriers Over
the Constitution
Democrat.
SCORE TIED IN NINTH
Game Was Umpired by Tommy Giffin
Two More in Series for
Championship to be
Played.

The days of real sport are not all IL
the dead past. Yesterday morning the
first real baseball game Of the season
was played on vacant lot at the cor
ner Of Third and Ridge streets. The
opposing teams were made up from
the ranks of the carrier boys of The
Gate City and the Constitution-Demo
crat
The Gate City team won In the ninth
inning by a score of 10 to 9, after one
of the hottest scraps ever staged on
a diamond. At the end Of the first five
innings the score stood two to nothing
in favor of the CD. team. Then with
two men on, Frank Schenk, pitcher
for The Gate City team, slammed out
"a home run.
This blow started a batting rally
that affected both teams. The CID
team annexed seven more scores If
the next four innings, while The Gate
City team maintained the pace.
In the ninth inning the score was
tied at nine ALL The Gate City team
made one run in this inning and hel
their opponents scoreless in ths.r
half.
The battle was featured by the
pitching and batting OF FRANK Scnenh'
for The Gate City, and by the batttns
of Hopson, catcher for the CD. team
Tommy Gifin, of the Keokuk Central
association team, umpired the game,
and he had his hands full all the wav
Both teams used in the neighborhood
of eighteen men each. Two moe
games will be played between the
two teams.
The batteries in yesterdays fray
were: Wolfe, Schenk and Myers aud
Brookhart, for The Gate City; ans
Jones, Dimond and Francis and Hop
son, for the acknowledgements.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-02
MAKES SWEEP OF
NEBRASKA | MEET
Ame. Capture. First on All But TWO
Events in the Meet With
Nebraska Yesser-
day.
ONE RECORD IS BROKEN
Missouri Valley Pole Vault Record Il
Broken BY ReavIs, OF Ne
braska, Half an
Inch.

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LINCOLN, Nebr., May lanes
track team defeated Nebraska here
today, eighty-three to thfrty-one. Ne
braska winning first in but two
events. But one record was broken,
Reavis, OF Nebraska, breaking the
Missouri Valley pole vault record,
jumping twelve feet, a half inch
above the previous record. The sum.
mary:
100 yard dash-Won by Dickinson,
Ames; Scott. Nebr., second. Time 10
2-5 seconds. 2
Mile run-Barker, Ames. first;
Scroggie, Ames, second. Time 4
minutes, 80 seconds.
Discus throw-Burrus, Ames,. first
Packer, Ames, second. Distance 101
feet, 2 inches.
440 yard dash-Miller. Ames, first;
Zumwinkle. Nebr., second. Time
52A seconds.
22O yard hurdles-Packer. Ames
first; Burrus. Ames, second. Time
20 2-5 seconds.
Pole vault-Reavis, Nebraska, first
Wilkins, Ames, second. Height, II
feet
$50 yard ash-Joslyn, Ames, first;
Evans, Ames, second. lime, MIR
iutss, 8 2-5 seconds.
| 220 yard dash-Dickinson. Ames
first; Scott, Nebraska, second. Time
! % lis seconds.
| High jump-Burrus, Ames, first;
| Hummel, Nebraska, second. Height
| feet. Z inches.
! Shot put-Deering Nebraska, first;
Packer, Ames. second. Distance, 81
! feet, IA inches.
| Half mile relay-Won by Ames
1 Time, minute, SO seconds.
/ Mile relay-Won by Ames. Time
minutes, SO 3-5 seconds.
i Two mile ,race-Boreland, Ames
first; McMasters, Nebraska, second
Time. 10 minutes, IS seconds.
Broad jump-Packer. Ames; first
! Ankeny. Nebraska, second. Distanc,
20 feet, II inches.f
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Among the Amateurs

The high school baseball team play
ed at Canton yesterday afternoon,
meeting the high school team of that
place The game resulted in 30 to
win for the Canton team. according to
some of the players who returned
here last night The local lads have
had little practice and were in roor
form for the fray. The battery for
! Keokuk was Bear, Drummond aud
Bank.
The West keokuk team will play
the Button Cutters at the West X
7 park this afternoon at $50.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-02
DO YOU FANS WANT
A BOOSTER CLUB?
DO You Want to Get Behind Boyle
With a Strong Organization
During This
Season?
MEET MONDAY NIGHT
First Open Meeting or Year for Fans
Real Inside Dope Will be
DivuIged to the
Bugs.

Why don't Keokuk baseball fans
organize booster club to get behind
the best manager they have ever had
Frank Boyle-and behind what
promises to be the best team they
ever had, and bring the attendance OF
this city up to a plane where it can
be compared favorably with that OF
other cities in this league? Why
should not the fans of keokuk-the
oldest member of the league-be as
active and loyal as those of any other
city?
Fans will have chance to organize
tomorrow evening at 1880 in the SUI
perior court room if they really want
an organization. If they don't want
it, that's up to them. No one is gonig
to force it upon them.
The directors have called another
open meeting-the first to be held
this year. They want to talk over
with the fans, plans for the opening
day, the prospects of the club. tell
what they have been doing and what
they expect to do, and-get this
they say they have an announcement
to make that will put real warmth in
the heart of every bug.
The officers have been working
diligently in preparation for this sea-
son. Fans should remember that
these officers are representatives
from their ranks-that they accepted
the work Of taking charge of the club,
but that they did not accept every
iota OF responsibility. The club be-
longs to the fans themselves and the
fans, when requested to do so, should
turn out to the called meetings. This
happens to be the first meeting called
this year and the court room should
be crowded
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-02

4 Summary.
! Two base hits-Leonard. Brown
Home runs-Bold, Leonard. Lowth-
err
Sacrifice hits-Lebeau, EggIeston.
Stolen bases-Swick
Struck out-By Watson. .: by Mil
Ter. 6; by Mccullough. 5: by Maple, 2.
Bases on balls-Off Fenner, 9; OFF
Miller. /: off Mccullough, 2.
Hit by pitched ball-By Watson,
Hollocher
Wild pitch-Watson. /; McCollough,
/.
Double plays-Harmon to Lemte, 20
Bold. ] eonard to Harmon
Time of game-t:55.
Umpire-Players.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-02
Manager Of Reds Badly Battered in
Face With Jumps
Mask In
Fight.
THE Ice INTERFERE
RiqIer Struck First Blow When Red
Manager Objected to the
Decision on
Play.

United Press Leased Wire Service
| ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May IA fight be-
tween Manager HerZog, of the Reds
and Umpire Rigler, followed decis.
ion by Rigler in the eighth inning OF
| today's game. Leach of the Reds, was
on second when Higgins pulled the
hidden ball trick and tagged Leach
Umpire Hart, on the bases, did no.
see the play and Rigler, after being
appealed to by Manager Higgins, OF
the Cardinals, declared Leach out.
Herzog, in rage, rushed to R1gler
and began to argue, when Rigler
struck the Red manager In the face
with his mask. Herzog smashed Rig
Ter in the nose and the umpire was
still hammering his mask on Herzog
head when the police interfered. Rig
Ter, the Red players say, struck Her
zog first. A physician reported that
Herzog was badly cut about the face
| The score:
| Cincinnati .................-
| st. Louis NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL
| Batteries: Douglas, Ames, Schneld
| er, and Clarke: Griner, Robinson and
Snyder.
Umpires-Rigler and Hart.
| Cub Recruit Delivers.
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PITTSBURGH, Pa, May Pete
Standridge, Pacific coaster, twirled
gilt edged ball for the Cubs today
! and the Pirates were beaten to
! Goods error in the fourth gave the
| Pirates their only run. The Cubs got
/ their four runs off Babe Adams, who
lasted only innings. The score:
Chicago .......... ..........3
| Pittsburgh :...............
/ Batteries -Standridge and Bresna
/ han; Adams, Kantlehner, Conzlemar
land Schang. Umpires-Klem and En-
size.
! Poor Giants Lose Again.
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4 PHILADELPHIA. May ALEX
ander continued his unbroken series
Of wins this afternoon at the expense
/; of Mathewson and the down-trodder
/ Giants. Benny Kauff wasn't on the
1 Giant bench, and McGraw showed
| further Gripping of his team when
Brainerd took Merkle's place at fist
/ Snodgrass, who was to have taken
| the regulars job, developed bad
| hand and couldn't work. The score
| New York ..-..............2 6 ]
/ Philadelphia $500. 1871
/ Batteries: Mathewson, Schauer
and Meyers: Alexander and Killifer
/ Umpires-Quigley and Eason.
! Braves Beat Dodgers.
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/ NEW YORK. May 1. Tom Hughes
/ handed four to one beating to Viii
bur Robinson's hopefuls. The Braves
iaccorded Hughes almost fau'tless
support. and he let the Dodgers dowr
with three hits. The score:
| Boston ................-4
| Brooklyn ....-.... .........l 3
| Batteries-Hughes and GoWdyi
Smith, Appleton and Mccarthy. I'm
pires, Klein and Emslie.
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Suppose.

Golfers Weekly: Suppose that
Just at the moment after the Eitef
FREDERICK had began to blow up the
William p. Frye, but had not finished
1t, an American warship had appeared
on the scene. What would be the
commander of the American vessel
have been likely to do?
Please don't trouble to send the an.
Iswae. We know It.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-02

If there's been rejuvenation among
the Indian fans 1t should be appar
ent at the meeting tomorrow night ct
the superior court room.
Rags Faircicth has been farmed by
Waco to Fort smith, according to a
letter received here from him yes
terday.
Whitley HensIirg won game for
Sioux City yesterday with home run.
Sounds natural. He was playing on
third. Here's his box score for yes
Iterday's game:
ABB. R. H. 20. A. T..
Hensling ........... 5 0 Q
Max Addincton has been released
by Hutchinson, in the Kansas State
league. House. Lizette. and Collins
were also recipients of blue slips from
Fort William. Charles Leydecker,
who was here last spring, was releas-
eo by Moline.
The Indians play Burlington the-s
aEain today They return here to-
night and leave for Cedar Rapids
Tuesday.
Barnes. with Davenport, and Nc.
Cabe, with Decatur, both former C. 4,
hurlers. worked in the opening games
for their clubs in the Three-Eye
lea gue-and both won.
Williams and Vashti defeated Car.
thage College az Carthage Friday, shut
! ting out the Carthage lads without n
/ hit The Williams and Vashti team
has played six games so far this year
and made sixty runs in that time.
! The irwin-phiIIips team defeated
! the Purity Oats team yesterday by a
score Of 90 to {. All details were cut
! out by censor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-02
HensIina Gets Homer.

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DIES MONIES, Iowa, May stick
work. good play, and a home run by
Hensling won for Sioux City over Des
Moines today, to 4. The score.
Sioux City ............... II 1
Des Moines 7 |
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-02
MAJOR LEAGUE
RESULTS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Results Yesterday.
New York IL; Philadelphia 3.
ST. Louis 5; Cleveland 3; ten in
nings.
Chicago 5: Detroit O..
Washington at Boston, postponed,
wet grounds.
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Vale Nine Wins.

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NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, May Yale
triumphed over Virginia today, 6 to
g. Way twirled for Yale.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-02
PURITY OATS TEAM
DEFEATED 20 TO !
Irwin-PhiiIips Aggregation Romps
Away with Victory at Base
ball Park Yesterday.

Irwin Phillips Co. baseball team de-
feated Purity Oats in a seven inning
ball game yesterday at league park.
BIZ a score of % to Z.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-02
Sign Him, Boyle,
Talking and Deaf

Here's letter received by Presi-
dent NJ. E. Justice. of the Central as
ISOLATION, yesterday:
April 27, 1915.
Dear Sir:
! want job to play of the base
ball team from Keokuk, Iowa. I want
to sign when are you send the write
letter to me soon.
I was leading the infield on aver.
ages 800, and I run home in averages
nine.
I am % years old and am weight
the 145.
tell you send more salary how
much it for me.
am little deaf and can speak
the hear.
Write soon real.
Your friend.
Rush!
Mr.. Edward ]. Kelley, 3o4 w. 81 St.,
Chicago, Ills.
g. ABB. H. Pc. e.
90 ion 12S * On
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Federal League
Pittsburgh Wins 2-f.

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BROOKLYN, May ALLEN Of
Pittsburgh, who twirled no-hit, no
run game against st. Louis, last Sat
urday, scattered his five hits so we'll
today that Brooklyn was beaten, to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-02
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Results Yesterday.
Boston 4: Brooklyn J..
Philadelphia 4: New York ..
Chicago 3: Pittsburgh. 1.
ST. Louis 8; Cincinnati 5.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-02

Jumping at Conclusions.
Lincoln Journal: With some peo-
no ere assumption is satisfying
,proof. (
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improved the play baseball from
Ephpheta school association. was
on it the Ephpheta s. A., last year.
] want job any baseball now. Man
ager Gaddis wanted to me because I
must more money. He think best me
have a very good.
Talking and deaf.
Talking-hear.
is can hear it,
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Browns Win in Ter

Browns Win In Tenth.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio, May IA
tenth inning finish won for the Browns
today after the Indians had apparent-
ly sewed the game in the eighth. joe
jackson got his second homer Of the
season. The score:
Cleveland 8 8
Batteries: Loudermnk and Agnew:
Hagerman, J. Walker, O'Neil and Blk
ings.
Empires: OIoushlin and -Hildes
brand.
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American League
sox Trim TIGERS, so.

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CHICAGO, May Ray Schalk4
screaming homer down the left field.
foul line in the second inning, scor-
ing Weaver and Brien ahead Of him,
took all the smile from the face OF
the Tiger today and Chicago won, 5
to 0. Old Reb Russell held Detroit to
three singles The score:
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FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Results YESTERDAY

Results Yesterday.
Kansas City 3; Baltimore, 4.
Newark 4; st. Louis 1.
Chicago 2; Buffalo I.
Pittsburgh 9; Brooklyn /.
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Irwin-Phillips ..-..2 10 2 1-29
Purity Oats % 0 2 1 0 5 l.
Bases on balls-Of Metzinger, l.;
off Touhey, 3: off Board, .
Struck Q1itBy Metzinger, s; by
Touhey gard, 2.
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Yanks There with stick.

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NEW YORK, May 1.-The rejuven.
atad Yankees slammed three Ath-
letic twirlers all over the lot today
and won handy II to 8. Fritz Mai
sell led in the assault with four hits
out Of Ave trips to the plate. The
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Ump1-e5- brennan anu cochran.
Ruffeds Nosed Out.
BUFFALO, \. Y, May 1.-The swat
ting Chifeds found Anderson at the
right time today and managed to
nose out the Buffeds, 2 to 1. The
score:f
Chicago 2 8 o
Buffalo 1 5 o
Batteries: Prendergast. Marshall
and Fisher; Anderson and Allen.
Empires: Fyfe and Johnston.
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Batteries: Prendersast. Marshall
and Fisher; Anderson and Allen.
Empires: Fyfe and Johnston.
kawfeds Win.
BALTIMORE, Nd, May In a
ninth inning rally, the Kawfeds drove
home one run and beat Baltimore 5
to a. The score:
Kansas City
Batteries: Culiop, Johnson and
Brown; Bender, Quinn and Owens.
Umpires: Finneran and Howell.
Newark Wins Again.
NEWARK, n. j., May Newark
continued its winning streak today,
beating ST. Louis a to j despite the
lattar's ten hits. The score:
st. Louis ...... 10 z
Newark 81 0
Batteries: Herbert and Chapman;
Moran and Rariden
nFires: Mccormick and Wester-
velt \
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Baseball Briefs
For Busy Bugs

If there's been rejuvenation among
the Indian fans 1t should be appar-
ent at the meeting tomorrow night TT
the superior court room.
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Williams and vashti defeated Car
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Batteries: Young and Hughes; Wi
liams. Ingersoll and Sullivan.
Umpires: Murray and Doyle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-02

The Indians play Burlington there
!aEain today. They return here to-
night and leave for Cedar Rapids
Tuesday.
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Rags Faircicth has been farmed by
Waco to Fort smith, according to a
letter received here from him yes
terday.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-30
Lieut.. Becker Pays
Supreme Penalty

and the Tenderoin district, further
uptown. But the Becker conviction
and the electrocution of four of the
East Sides sons put the fear of God
in their hearts, as one of the law
yers connected with the case termed it.
Becker's iron nerve and composure
throughout the ups and downs Of his
three years bitter fight for life was
at once the surprise of his enemies
and the qualification of his friends.
Twice had he withstood the ordeals
of long trials; many times had he
had his hopes raised to the highest
pinnacle, only to see them crash about
him. AT both of his trials he was
the cynosure of eyes that continual
ly looked for the slightest trace of a
breakdown, but he never quivered, and,
so far as is known, his long confine-
ment in the death house, with its
gloomy surroundings, never shook
him.
Becker's career as policeman wa
a tempestuous one. He was leader OF
the "strong arm squad, which had
charge of controlling vice in the Ten
derloin district, and especially gam.
bling He was in numerous scrapes
of different kinds; charges of perse
eution were filed against him many
times, and there were equally as
many charges of showing discrimina
ton.
The split between Becker and Ro
senthal, according to the evidence, wa
the indirect result of some of these
charges. Rosenthal, according to his
story, had formed coalition with the
police lieutenant to protect the gam
bler's house. As Becker was in charge
of that district and sort of special
agent on gambling this was easy for
him to do. But other gamblers learned
of it, and when they were raided and
Their paraphernalla smashed or con-
fiscated they complained to Becker'S
superiors.
Forced to act on account of the pres
sure brought to bear by those above
him, Becker notified Rosenthai, ac-
cording to the evidence, that he was
going to raid the place one night early
in July, 1912. Rosenthal, incensed at
this, and fearing that Becker was
double crossing" him, paid no at
tention to it. The place was raided,
the furnishings destroyed and a po-
liceman stationed at the house night
and day to see that no gambling went
on This was the match that touched
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-30

off Rosenthal's hatred of policemen in
general and, in the parlance of the
underworld, he "squeaed."
Through all his troubles Becker s
wife remained steadfastly true to him,
visiting him in the death house "a
often as she was allowed, sitting be-
side him throughout his trials and Sc
curing his lawyers.
Becker leaves two brothers-John
Becker, police official, and Jackson
Becker. He was "A years old. His
parents came to New York from Ger