The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-23
Watkins Holds SIugsins Red sox to
Four Hits While Tribe Gathers
Seven From
Bunk
WETZEL HITS HOME RUN
Dutch Receivers His Batting Eye and
Goes Through Game With Per-
feet swattIns
Average

Rohn's Red Sox We're unable to
stop the Indians winning streak yes
terday when the two teams met in the
first Of three game series. Effec-
tive mound work by Watkins, together
with a total accumulation ofs three
runs made by the Tribe gave the
locals to 0 win.
Watty was in exceptional good form
for the melee. Four hits represented
the best offensive efforts OF the Visit
tors, while not pass was issued Two
OF these four hits were decidedly
lucky. One was a liner to left field
that Baum reached with one hand, but
which he was not quite able to handle
Watty whitfield six and hit one batter
In four innings but three batters
faced him. In four others, four bat.
tiers faced him in each round, and in
the other, two of the four hits were
punched. five men facing him in that
period.
Boyie's men made an early start to
win the game beginning their often
give activities in the first inning
when they picked up their first run.
Baum was the first to face Bunk
worked the Burlington pitcher for
VAIN, liC ohiN oilS AsSuSU TIE
afternoon Hollocher laid down
pretty sacrifice, advancing Baum TO
second lie Beau whitfield. but Swick
cut a hot grounder over first that
went for two bases. scoring Baum.
Giffin lifted fly to center.
Another score was made by the In
dams in the next inning when Dutch
Wetzel, first man to bat. clouted the
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bases The hit marked Dutch's return
to his old batting form His swatting
record remained perfect during the
rest OF the day. His second time up
he made a sacrifice and his third trip
of the Tribes three runs.
It was not until the old lucky sew.
enth that the home boys annexed
their final run. Singles by Wetnal
and Brown and sacrifice fly by Har-
vey did the work Browns hit, that
put Wetzel on third in position to
score, was of the scratch variety. He
had intended it for a sacrifice. bunt.
ing the ball about midway between
first base and the pitchers box.
Rohn's infielders became confused and
three men, Bunk, Bold and Harmon
went dlIcA VIC NO OHe Delu2
left to cover first. Brown reached the
station in safety. Before the Sox re-
covered, WetZel was resting UP on
third base.
The Indians made two errors the
only ones of the game. Both came in
the first inning and were made in at.
tampts to put out the same man. The
first one. made by Harvey. came when
Meinert hunted down the third base
line. Harvey thought the ball would
roll foul He watched It for a minute
and then made a grab for It, missing
II. while the hall continued to roll
fair. With Meinert on first the sec.
cnd error was made when Watkins
peGged on one occasion to that bag
10 catch the runner, The ball struck
Ciffin's right hand. slightly iniuring
1t, and then rolled to the outfeld far
enough away for Neinert to reacl,
second before it could be recovered
The defeat OF Burlington put then,
in second place, a half game behind
NIuscatine, who won a close game
from Clinton. The victory also put
the Indians but four and one-hali
games behind Burlington and Ave
games behind Muscatine. in first
place. The Indians picked up q hall
game on both these two teams whar
the first game of Sundays double
header with Cedar Rapids was thrown
out because OF a violation of the foul
man rule by Manager Hamilton. The
second game was not thrown ont be
cause Hamilton released one OF HIS
veterans at the close OF the first game
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