Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-20
Southern Teams Working To-
gether to Bring the League
Pennant to Ottumwa
WOULD DEFEAT THE NORTH
Evidence. Of Well Laid Plans, to Pre-
vent Any One Of the Northern Clubs
From Winning the Honor, Are Known
70 Exi.t-The Southern Cities Lend
Their Aid to ottumwa.

If any one of the northern cities
wins the pennant of the Iowa STATE
League this year in an expression OF
the street. 1t will nave to go some.
The south half of the circuit is deter
mined to lard 1t if 1t can, and with
that purpose in view things are dong
In the southern part of the state, that
while they have been closely guarded,
have nevertheless cropped to the sur
face. There is no way by which these
things can he verified, but that they
are nevertheless a fact it Is firmly be-
aievesi the events of the next few weeks
will prove. None of the other south
arn cities, excepting Ottumwa. has "a
show FOR the, top position in the per-
centaae column. Altho they may not
be able to win themselves, two of them
1t least are determined that no north
ern town shall beat Ottumwa out.
They want the pennant in the south, as
past events have shown, and as II -
firmly believed future happenings viii
stu more strongly bear out.
Manager Kennedy. of Ottumwa, Is
not only a ,yood manager, but he is
diplomat, aid ball base politician as
well. /, will be recalled a few weeks
ago that Just after the completion OF
the Ottumwa series in this city urn>
pire Mike" Flynn resigned. This ac-
ton. while 1t was given out as being
directly due to the protests which had
Morton, q a.
inr Flynn's work. was more directly
] due to the joint protest made the night
before his resignation to Kennedy, ana
Hackett, OF Keokuk, who was acting
for Manager Black Of that club. Hac-
kett II reported to have later acknow-
lodged that on the request of KEN
NEEDY he Joined him IN protest against
Flynn. Tho reason for this was that
Flynn was most Objectionable to KEN
needy, altho the latter acknowledged
that he WIS satisfied with the um>
pire.s work. during the Marshalltown
series Al. the same time there was
q rumor current which, however Press
ident Norton has denied. that Kennedy
wanted an umpire OF his own choos-
ing, which would be advantageous to
the Ottum'xa club during its last at
home series Classen was appointed
but Presid ent Norton stated that he
came thru no recommendation OF Man
ager Kenn sdy. which is doubtless n
fact
Everywhere in the southern half Of
the circuit there is well defined feel
Ing which. however, cannot be substan-
tiated. that Black of Keokuk, and DON
ahue, OF Oskaloosa, will do all in their
power to swing the pennant Ottumwa-
ward While they cannot win, they are
In q position to do much to help OF
tnmwa out. Action indicating this WAS
evident at Keokuk. where eleven post
poned garnes were played in little
more than week, almost all of them
with northern clubs, which are the
principal claimants for the honors near
the top. The Keokuk club or any
ground. can give oil corners a run for
their money, but put on their home
grounds to defeat them is still more Of
4 task. The inference is readily
drawn.
The Same holds true Of Oskaloosa.
While Oslxaloosa is low down IN the
percentage column, this fact IL due
moro to the reversss Of earlier In the
season ami poor management than any
other caui,es During recent weeks she
has been holding her own, and even
doing better, and Is liable at any time
to beat oilt any OF the clubs. That she
II fghting tooth and toenail to win from
the northern teams at home is well