Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-23

have the Fourth Of July or Labor Day
at home, but it would liked to have
closed here, and for that reason came
very near voting for the long sche-
dule 1t was satisfied with the first,
and believed 1t to be more In justice
to the other clubs to vote for it than
otherwise. Hence its ballots.
Speaking of Waterloo's influence In
this ma tier. and be 1t known that 10
such talk has emanated from this city,
but nevertheless II has been heard the
fact has been brought out that Myers
is vice president of the league. AS
such his influence was of greater
weight than those lesser lights. who
We're holding for their dues Myers is
clean cut and all the way posted and on
edge i'm a base ball way, and is ever on
the lookout when Waterloo's interests
are at stake. but 1t should be ren1em-
bered and by no one so long as that
city, that other leagues, better than
this one, have been disrupted by its
officers who were interested in a club
of the circuit.
Waterloo's ATTITUDE toward Fl.
Dodge. as aired thru the columns of
the Reporter was scarcely the thing,
ana lis by no means the thing If the
league is to be launched night and kept
on the go. The talk that if FIT. Dodge did
not want the second schedule her club
would be taken elsewhere was unwar-
ranted and all pure rot, and to say the
least unsportsnlanlike Eft. Dodge, It
is presumed had kick coming, or
thought she did on the second schedule,
just as Waterloo reared UP and paved
the air about the first. why should
she not "holler,' that liberty being
avowed to all citizens. either collec-
lively or individually. But because
she did and did so Justify is no good
reason for this would-be gun play from
Waterloo about firing" her out of the
league. FIT. Dodge is wanted, Water
loo is wanted, they are all wanted and
should live in peace and harmony, ex-
cept on the ball field.
Marsflalltown has no AK to grind
with either, and what Is more does not
desire to get its clothes dim,ned with
the dust kicked up by the Eft Dodge
that in justice to both clubs and
especially the league that there be no
more of this variety of rag chewing"
for it's a heap detrimental to the in
terests of all concerned. The Iowa
State League is as yet untried, and all
Will know a good deal more about it
in two months from now, SO every
thing that can done to smooth ever the
rough places and make the way easy
should be the thing FOR all of those who
are interested in its weathering the
season thru.
All of the clubs have reported to
their several managers. and things are
forming themselves for the opening,
now but two weeks distant. April
with the wind of February and the
Of March has been a back |
set, and has caused practice to move
forward slowly. But yesterday the |
weatherman seemed to turn over an |
other leaf and the hope is that he has |
tackled it down with the promise of |
bright fair and warmer written upper
most upon its surface. Reynolds and |
his gang have been down east in the |
"Wideopen" district and have not Jared /
as well as they might. Oskaloosa, |
which in early February, had to be al
most held up at the point OF gun
before base ball talk became interest I
Ing has taken a turn, and the
'Quakers" appear to be the only peo-
Pile there now. It's new park was
opened with brass band, 1000 people
and other things of festival proper
ton. Waterloo has been clashing with
Coe at Cedar Rapids, and Marshalltown
has taken on Western college for two
shutOut games,