The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-24
B|XBY HUMbLES
RED SOX 4 TO z
Rowdy Miller Roughly Handled BY
Indian Swatters Who Find Him
For Eight Bin.
giles
THAT'S SIXTH STRAIGHT
Victory Today VIII Give Tribe Clean
Sweep Of the Series Of Nine
Games Played At
Home

Old time traditional! form yesterday.
Headed by Dean BiIby the Indians
gave the Central association war
horse a neat to drubbing It was
a pretty battle between Miller and
Bixby and between the batters OF the
opposing teams. About four hundred
fans turned out to see the game, play
ed in one hour and twenty-seven min
utes This was two minutes slower
than the time OF the game played
Tuesday.
The game was nearly a repetition
of the one played Tuesday. The only
difference was that the batting was
just little bit heavier and the errors
made yesterday Just a trife more
costly Bixby was found by the yisi.
tors for five hits. Neither of the two
runs made by the Sox were earned,
errors being responsible for both.
The Indians. on the other hand.
found Miller for Just one more hit
than they made the day before off
Bunk, total of eight for the day
They also succeeded in lifting one
more run off the ianky slabman.
Bixbys work stamped him as good
pitcher. Several times he was put in
tight places. but he drew himself out
of the holes with apparently little
effort. He got In "a tight place at the
start of the game when he walked the
second man who faced him. This
runner, Harmon, was caught between
first and second. Then John Singleton
came through with hit and stole
second a minute later. McGlade work
ed Bixby for walk, but Morgan was
retired with ease Singleton doubled
in the fourth and reached third with
but one down. A snap throw to Har-
vey by Brown cut him of and Nor
gan was retired on three strikes.
In the fifth the Pathfnders made
their first run. Bold singled and was
forced at second by Lunte. Rolieg
flew to center making two down, but
Swick kicked Miller's easy roller and
when Meinert singled, Lunte came,
home. Harmon was an easy out, Har-
yey y Giffin
Their other run was made in the
ninth by McGlade, who led off the
inning Mac cut double to right
center and raced for third when he
thought he had chance to reach the
bag before the ball could be relayed
in. Swick took the relay and threw
to Harvey with yer! fair chances Of
cutting off the runner The peg was
wild, however, and Baby Doll came
home The next thn-o batters were
retired by Bixby in succession.
The Indians scort,I in the first, sec
nnd and fifth rounds. GifHn doubled.
was advanced to third on wetzels
infield out. and scored on single by
Harvey. LIE Beau worked Miller for
a walk in the next, after two were
down. He scored second later when
Ole Swick slammed grounder over
first that was ticketed for three
sacks. lie Beau scored and Swick
could have reached third had he not
slowed down to see whether Or not
the ball had gone foul. The ball was
nelayed to third a second ahead OF
him ..-
The Indians last runs We're made
in the fifth when a small batting bee
was put on. Harvey started it off by
beating out a perfect bunt Bixby
sacrificed him to second and he scored
on Baum's triple to right center
Baum also came home when the peg
to third was muffed by Morgan Hol
locher hit to Harmon who booted and
he Beau singled but Charles was
forced at the plate by Swick who also
was forced at second by Gifin.
That was tbs. last OF the scoring fol
the Tribe. although the boys threat
ened to drive Miller of his station
on two more occasions. Rowdy stuck
It out however. to the end OF tbs
game. The victory gave the Indians
a clean sweep OF their home series o.
six games to date and put them an
other notch nearer Burlington and
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