Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-23
The State High School Track Meet
A New Motorcycle Record-Derby
Candidates Showing Form-The Iowa
Fields Association Purses-Young
Corbett Beats keefe.

| the state have begun to do business.
Almost all of these have peeled their
sweaters and the season has been put
under way, in most cases with u prom
Using outlook. The Read Oak -Clarinda-
Shenandoah Atlantic league opened it's
season, and dotted all over the NORTH
and northwestern part of the state are
clubs that have just commenced to
gona has trimmed the Iowa South Da.
| kota Sioux Falls team, thus sustaining
1 their old reputation. Waterloo has be-
gun the game, and in almost every
town the pentup enthusiasm of the
fan" is turned loose with the crack
of the bat and the long hit"
| During the past week a peculiar sit
uation, and one that is not likely to be
duplicated again by other teams, oc-
CURED in the National and American
| leagues. This was when for a short
period both of the Chicago mines lead
| their respective competitors. While
still very early in the season it looks
as tho one if not both of these clubs
might be pennant winners. The lead
| Milwaukee has gotten in the Western
Association with twenty-four games
played looks as tho the brewers" might
hang to the top round for some little
period before being wrested from her
position. Colorado Springs, in the
Western League is in a class by herself,
p.hn G
hardly within gunshot. BY a close
margin Cedar Rapids leads the Three
L" league and in the Central league
Evansville is in first place altho Mar
ion is crowding for a seat there with
her.
One week of the open season for
game fish in Iowa has passed with but
little, If any. benefit to the fisherman
Sport in places has been good. in others
poor and in still others Indifferent. So
far the lake lishing has not been worth
the bait used. and altho some of the
rivers have given up some good strings
they have been few in number. As
matter of fact the water has not been
right, both rivers and lakes are unusu-
ally high, the water is muddy and I'M
settled. and most important OF all there
is in it an immense amount of vegetable
matter that furnishes food for the fish.
AS long as this is the case they Will not
take the hook of the angler. TO a. lot
of the best fishermen of Iowa this con-
dition' does not make great deal OF
difference as they draw their sport from
the lakes of northern Minnesota, Wis
consn or Michigan. These spots are
every year drawing more and more
from the ranks of the Iowa fisher
men.
The American Derby, that greatest of
all sprinting events in the west, will be
run at Washington Park on or about
June 20. Derby entries both in tina.
city and on the southern tracks have
been taking some events in what looks !
d lot like winning style. The west that
portion west of Chicago is putting con-
siderable money on this event, each in
dividual having his favo'ite. 1t has been
a noticeable fact tho Il: Derbys here /
tofore that the horse that was in win |
ming form a month before the event was /
not in form and did not win when |
brought to the pole on Derby day. There |
is every reason that this will hold good
this year.
One of the really notable athletic /
events of the spring was the Iowa high
school athletic meet held at Grinnell on |
Friday. Teams from fourteen high
high schools We're entered, and While to
the casual observer 1t might appear as /
tho this had been series OF boys I
games. such is not the case. A perusal
Of the records made will convince any
one that in several of the events the in
records Were approached
Grinnell's victory is one worthy of the /
highest praise, and the effort made nee
essary is deserving Communications
The Iowa Field Associations officers
and board of governors t,et at DOR Cir
Gle Club recently to complete arrange
ments for its coming trials, which will
in all probability be in the neighbor-
hood of Woonsocket S. d.. on or about
Aug. Is, at which time purses aggre-
eating $1,000 will be hurg up; $500 for
All Age and $500 for Derby. The trials
will be open to setters and pointers
from anywhere. Will S. Londen. of Des
Moines, is president of the organiza-
ton.
Young Corbett easily disposed of
Jack Keefe, of East ST. Louis. recent
IN. knocking the east Aider out in the
third round. Keefe started out well and
kept Young Corbett busy blocking in
the first round. Corbett encouraged
Jack in the second. going to the floor
once. In the third Keefe sailed in with
great determination. right to the
and a left swing on the Jaw by
Corbett ended hostilities, keefe being
knocked out.
Fred w. Chase the English motor
cyclist. who last September broke all
records from. five to twenty
miles, created new worlds records at
Canning Town yesterday He covered
d mile with flying start in LOG 3-5,
with standing start In Ills 2-5; five
miles with flying stars in 1913. with
standing start in 5:57 20; ten miles
with standing start in 1895.
Corbett and Jeffries have this week
signed articles for their fight. which
will take place before some San Fran
cisco club on Aug. IA. !!