Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-05
CURRENT SPORTS Talk
Iowa Marksmen Proud OF Show.
ing Made by Their Repre-
sentatives at Handicap.
Three in On the shoot-off--An
Iowa Prize Fight Creates
Outside Notice.
Hawkeye Base Ball Gossip..Coe's
Schedule for Diamond.
Other Notes.

Other Notes.
The Iowa contingent at the great
Kansas City live bird match have no
cause for bushes They did we'll, Three
Iowa shooters, two of them strictly am
ateurs, shot out with straight score of
twenty five and participated in the
shoot -off. Adams, of Rockwell City.
staid until the third round and Nichols,
of Nichols, dropped out on the eighth,
leaving Fred Gilbert at the thirty-two-
yard mark to represent the state. Thus
straight to twenty eight birds and
Nichols toSthirty- three in the main
the twelve-bird sweepstakes and the
Nitro-Powder handicap, at a similar
for the meeting are respectively fifty
one and sfxty-six dead out of fifty-two
shot at by Adams and siXty-one by
Nichols, certainly a most excellent
showing against fast birds and forty
yard boundary. The Iowa amateur was
strong both in numbers and perform
ance at the big shoot and left nothing
to wish for except that representative
of his class might have brought the tro-
ply home. AS 1t is, Iowa shot well into
the money and for two Iowa amateurs
to be runners up is n considerable slice
of glory for the pigeon shooting fra
ternity of the state. Somebody once
said that an orator could be kicked out
of the brush anywhere in the United
States. 1t also begins to look as tho
pigeon shooter might be scared out of
the rushes around any Iowa lake or
duck pass. Outside of Iowa the west
supported Shaner grandly in his VEN
ture Of bringing the handicap west.
The east had an impression that a
western handicap would prove a fail
ure. AS events proved, however, the
western and southwestern pigeon shots
gathered into the greatest number of
entries ever written for the American
trapshooting derby. 1t was the VESTS
eastern shooters being poorly
and it's huge success will
probably preclude the event from going
east again.
Students in the city from Ames the
other day say that interest in base ball
this season is manifested to greater
extent than for several years. On an
average of thirty men have been out for
practice quite regularly. The team has
OF ,,II q;
dates hearts are still whole, but it will
not be long until it is known to almost
a certainty what timber will be used
and what will be cast aside. Coach
''Ruch" Hall is to be with the men for
about three weeks longer before going
to st. Joseph The first games of the
Ames team is scheduled for April &c.
1t has been a long time since Iowa
had prize fight within its borders
that attracted much outside attention,
but at Carroll Thursday night Clarence
English. the Omaha featherweight un-
doubtedly the best little man that was
ever turned out by the Nebraska City,
knocked out Australian Billy" Muir |
ply, eX-champion featherweight of the
world, in three of the fastest rounds
ever said to have been witnessed in
Iowa. English is protege of Pro-
lessor" Eddie Robinson and has a bril-
liant future before him from fighting
mans standpoint. Murphy, who has
been one of the best ones in the busi-
ness, was thoroughly game and took
his drubbing without murmur of any
kind.
Coe Colleges base ball schedule is
as follows April 25, S. U. |
l., at Iowa City; April 26, Western, at
Cedar Rapids; April 30, Cornell, at Mt.
Vernon; May 2, Normal, at Cedar Rap
ids; May 8, U. I. u, at Fayette; May
10, Ames, at Cedar Rapids; May, IA.
Simpson, at Cedar Rapids; May 81 u. |
I. u. at Cedar Rapids; May 81, West
ern, at Toledo; May 2S Ames at Ames !;
May 20, Simpson, at Indianola; May 81,
S. U. /, at Cedar Rapids; June a, Cor
nell at Cedar Rapids; June Z, Normal, |
at Cedar Falls. The home track meet
Of the Presbyterian school will be held
in Cedar Rapids April 10, and on May
3, at the Rapids, will be held dual
meet between Coe and Grinnell Cor
Hell diIo SOS VIII 1lOiu d uustl meet Oh
May II.
1t is announced from Iowa City that
there is some little doubt whether or
not s. U. l. is to have base ball team
after all. The expenses of the nine
have been guaranteed by the students
for the present season, and unless
enough tickets are sold to pay the ex-
penses of the men it is possible that
there will be no ball team this season.
The West Union Driving Park Asso-
citation has selected May $3.50 as the
date for its annual meeting. Purses in
the sum of $1,000 are to be distributed.
The opening of the Western League
season is to be made in the eastern in
stead of the western circuit. The
change from the original plans Is made |
because Peoria wants it's big games in
June, when the summer racing IS at
its height.
Roland enthusiasts are talking the
of an atheletic association
for the especial purpose of promoting
a base ball team for the coming sea-
son.
WATTERS' HEALTH FAILS.
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