Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-16
Marshalltown's Players Cross
Bats With Sioux City Nine
of Western League
HIGH SCHOOL SEASON BEGINS
Owing to the Weather Warmers Bunch
Has But Little Chance for Practice
Will Probably be Defeated-High
School Plays First Game of Season
at Ames = Catholic Team Organized.

In Sioux City this afternoon party
of Marshalltown's players, under the
guidance of the veteran, Bobby War
.ner will for the first time appear in publi-
Boosters" of the Iowa State League.
In spite of the fact that this game IS
in every way expected to be merely
for practice, and will probably be
ragged, much interest in it has been
evinced by the local enthusiasts. Those
who are eonversant with the situation
do not expect Warner and his crowd
to win. He does not expect this him
self, and there is no good cause for
disappointment here if the game goes
the other way.
The eight men whom Warner has
taken with him to Sioux City have had
but little preliminary practice, S the
weather has been extremely cold for
/ baseball. Warner arrived there Wed
nesday night. and on Thursday AMI
Friday had the men out for work III
conversation with him over the phone
/ Friday afternoon he stated the men hal
| been out both days. but the chilly at
mosphere was a great handicap. Local
| fans" have confidence in the manager
they have hired, and will be satisfied If
! the men give a creditable showing.
| Sioux City, has, however, been playing
/ for the past ten days, and belongs in
a class higher UP the base ball ladder
than does the Iowa State League. War
Eer and his men will reach this city
either Sunday night or Monday morn
I ing. Several of the other men are ex-
pected here at that time, and should
the weather be at all fit, practice viii
be begun in earnest on the local dia-
mond.
Joseph Shook, OF Cedar Rapids, one
of the catchers signed by Warner, ar
rived here Saturday He will remain
here and wait for the manager and
other members of the team.
High School Season Opens.
The high school season opened to-
day at Ames, where the local team
meets the first team of Iowa State
College. The high school team has
been taking advantage of every bit of
fair weather during recent weeks to ge.
in shape for the opening game, which
will be a hard one. 1t is presumed, of
course, that Ames will win, but the
local boys should give a good account
of themselves. The team will line up
this afternoon as follows: Salisbury,
catch; Kent, pitch; Woods, short; An
drews. first Kirk, second Chinn.
third; Peterson, left field; Lyons, right
field; Russell Powell. center field.
Nf.,v, iAI a Ia
nine.
Catholic Team Organized.
At special meeting of the Catholic
Young Mems Athletic Club. held Fri
day evening. 1t was decided to put into
the field base ball TAM Aloysius
Tretter was elected captain. and Rev.
Father George j. Waring temporary
manager. A challenge was sent today
20 the team Of the athletic organiza-
ton of the Corpus Christi church. FIT.
Dodge, for the first match game, to be
played on Decoration Day. Practice
for the season will begin at once.
Second High School and Conrad.
The second team of the high school
also opened it's season today, and
started the years ball rolling by clash
ing with the Conrad team on the Fin
Sle park diamond. This team has
been practicing for several weeks, and
has developed some fast juvenile play