Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-20
Formation of the Iowa state
League Marks New ETA FOR
Game In the State
MUCH ENTHUSIASM is SHOWN
League is Now Reality With Ev.
cry indication of Its Being Great
Success = May Draw Towns Fro-,
the Three Leasue-cIosed Season
For Chickens Killed.

Those carping critics and unbeliev-
ing ones. who saw nothing but "hot
air. in the talk of the formation OF
the Iowa State Baseball League a few
alton IL they wish to ascertain just
how far from the truth were their
statements regarding this proposed
organization. Despite all the criticism
and disbelief there were few 81
lent workers who kept pushing with
the result that their efforts have been
successful and the Iowa State League
stands today perfected. An eight team
league such as Iowa has never before
had Is the result. with some OF the
best towns OF Iowa in the list.
This league means a revival in the
national game in Iowa. for 1t will fos-
ter the spirit in neiehboring towns.
and other smaller leagues will spring
up, to say nothing of the Independent
tence directly to it. It's formation has
marked one OF the most notable adj
vancements in baseball the state has
ever seen, and II properly conducted
there Is every reason to believe It will
be success. Its compacy formation.
with the 1eseninx Of millage to be
Travelled, Is it's one great advantage.and
one which few minor leagues enjoy.
The company Is due to be fast and 1t Is
a safe assertion that the games to be
played in the several cities holding
franchises will be Of a rapid sort.
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Should 1t prove success this first
year OF Its existence. there is consider
able reason to believe that next year
II will draw from the Three League
one or more Of the towns whose agree
ment with that league ends after that
time. Discord, and alleged faulty
management in the past In the Three
has caused dissention. that has not
resulted In the best good OF that lea
que. and several of the towns are but
waiting for the chance to drop out
should the proper inducements be
Forthcoming.
There will be no closed season on
chickens in iowa. That clause Of the
proposed bill covering the amend
ments and additions to lowa's game
laws was stricken out by the commit
tee. The proposed stopping OF ship
ping chickens into the state was what
brought this about. Hunters objected.
because with 1t in effect, they could not
go to neighboring states and return
with their game. Ae a nlntter OF fact
the five years closed season was more
OF an ornament than anything else It
was not practical. and would have re-
suited in but little lasting good. The
days OF chicken hunting in Iowa have
passed and will not return. There has
been no hunting here for the past two
years, to speak OF, and those who wan
ted their favorite sport have gone to
other states. They will continue to do
So and altho the chicken will be hunted
here for years the game will not be
worth the powder expended.
A meeting OF the Southwestern iowa
Short Shipment Circuit was held at
Council Bluffs recently to make ar
rangements and assign dates for the
coming season. Shenandoah. Red Oak,
Corning, Creston, Greenfield and Bed
ford were represented. The following
were elected as circuit officers: Presi-
dent, ]. NJ. Mccormack. Creston: secre-
tary, DR.. F. 8. Schadel. Red Oak, and
treasurer, Isaac White. Shenandoah.