Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-23
IOWA SPORTS IALk
Some of the Towns of the Iowa
State Circuit Are Losers to
the League
IA FEW FACTS AND FIGURES
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Trips to Boone and Fl. Dodge BY the
Local Club Have Not Proven to Be
Observation-Disclosures Is Too Small
to Pay out-street Car Company
Controls Ft. Dodge franchise
A FEW FACTS AND FIGURES

What is wrong with a few OF the
the towns of the Iowa State League
circuit? There are several things in
several different ways, and If the pres
ent seasons showing is the best they
can do. on the first attempt with a
club in professional league. some OF
the good towns should stand UP and
protest next year. when the matter Of
franchise comes up. If town can
not support team in class d league
it has no business in that league, and
soon as it can be replaced. One OF
the principal things wrong is the mat
ter of attendance. and IL is a rank in
justice that every club must lose
money on trips TO these towns where
the attendance is so poor.
1t might not be amiss for those who
are interested to know some of the
facts. Take for instance Boone and
TT. Dodge, both of which have been
towns The Grays recently closed 4
series of four games at Boone to q
total attendance OF SEQ, netting the
visiting management about sl0o, ana
but few dollars more than enough
To pay the teams car fare and hotel
bill. On the other hand. just previous
TO this series. the Boone club played
three games in this city to paid at
tendance OF 1889, which does not in
clude 800 ladies on Friday, ladies' day.
During the early part of the month
the Grays played a series il. FL. Dodge
to such small attendance that the
management was compelled TO send
back for money to bring the team
home. What did Ft Dodge do in Mar
shalltown? 1t opened the locals seas
on here. and on three days played to
2,692 paid admissions. The second
series. two rainy days and one posi-
poned on account OF rain, gave $40
paid.
The foregoing are facts and the
reader can easily figure out the con-
clusion for, himself. AIarshalltown is
getting experience, but the magnates
here are foolish if they enter into a
combination next year with towns that
cannot make better showing than
are some now In the Iowa State. In
one typ only have the Grays more
than paid travelling expenses and hotel
bills, and that was the last one over
the southern half OF the circuit. The
trouble in TT. Dodge is that the street
car company holds portion of the
~ Scr he
bali field is far from the center OF
town, and with the minimum number
of cars TO handle the traffic the public
soon chafes under the long delays and
ceases to attend. No street car COM
pany In any town should in any wise
be interested financially in League
team The condition at FIT Dodge Is
one Of the reasons why.
Teams come to Marshalltown. and in
not one instance. so far as known. have
they failed TO pay expenses, and most
OF them have done better. This city |
team goes elsewhere, and either has to
send for the price of railroad tickets |
or walk back. Is there any wonder |
the hackers here are beginning to OBJ |
Iect to the onesidedness of an arrange
ment In which it is all give and no re-
turn? 1t may be as a Boone daily has
published that the players are required
10 sit in the sun when playing at Mar
shutdown, but it is a safe assumption
hat any manager and any team would
rather sit in the sun and play to full
than sit In the shade and
stare into tiers of empty seats.
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The fourth annual championship
rolf tournament, which closed in Du-
,uque last week was the most sue
,essful ever held by the state associa-
ion. The entry list was not as large
is last year. but the playing was of
higher order. and better golfers were
n attendance. The tournament will be
leld at Burlington next year. and the
'ear following Des Moines hopes to get
t The next big golf event of the west
S the trans Mississippi tournament. to
re held in Minneapolis in August.
WiIy Writer