Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-17
Action of the National League
Gives Promise of Causing
Another Base Ball War
GRANTS LEAGUES DEMANDS
Mayor Harrison Knocks Out the Fight
Game in chicaso-Pueblo Still in
the Race for a Western League
Franchise-charses Made at Mad
ison-Gardiner Beats o'Geefe.

the Dig eastern base ball leagues, JudB-
ing from the recent action of the Nat
ional League, which has Just closed Its
annual winter meeting in New York.
An agreement had been reached be-
tween the leagues to play series OF
post season games. With that in view
the American League decided upon a
schedule Of 140 games. The National
League schedule, just agreed upon, Will
have 1854 games, thus forcing the Am
erican to change it's plans II the post
season series is to be played. The Ma
tionaIs season will open April Is, and
close October s. The National League
closed after adopting a resolution
granting every request asked by the
National Association Of Professional
Base Ball Leagues. BY doing so it has
made a strong bid for the support of
the twenty-slx minor leagues, compos-
ing the association. This was clever
ruse in view Of the fact that the Am
erican League turned down all the de-
mands the minors made Of 1t. Mag
mates Of the American League confess
that they must get together and length
en- their season to conform with that
Of the National.
| The fight game in Chicago IS now
down and out according to Mayor Har-
rison. The end came Thursday when
Harrison sent to all Of the prominent
clubs of that city copies of an opinion
from Corporate Counsel Tolman de-
claring that any affair that partakes
Of the nature of an exhibition" is fell
ony within the meaning Of Illinois
law. and subjects the BOXERS spectators
and promoters to criminal prosecution
and the club to possible forfeiture or
its charter.
Pueblo, Col, is still in the race for a
franchise in the Western league. The
fans Of that city backed by Tebeau and
Burns of Denver, are out after the
place Victor and Cripple Creek have
given up all hope.
Charges Of second rate professional
ism have broken from cover at the
University Of Wisconsin. Before the
athletic conference charges were made
| against IOuI VI lIlG Slul DldSSlS VI SHio
years eleven that they had been fur
nished with "snap" Jobs paying as high
as $75 a month for their services as
foot ball playsers. The freshman ex-
GLIDING rule might do some good there.
Jack O'Keefe, OF Chicago. was stop
ped by "Jiimmy" Gardner, the Massa-
chusetts light weight, after ten and
half rounds Of fighting in Chicago this
week.
President Holland, Of the Three I
league, has signed William Milan. OF
ottawa and Stephen Cusak as two of
his staff of umpires. Bob Carruthers
| will probably be the only one of last
seasons umpires retained by President
Sexton Of the Western League.
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battling Nelson has buckled down
TO hard training for his coming battle
with Jimmy Britt. For a week or more
| tho little scraper has been making his
training quarters at Larkspur, Cal
/ Nelson realizes he has a hard battle
before him.
If Terry McGovern is willing to meet
Young Corbett, as he said in recent IN
teryiews, he can have his desire graft
fed without and delay. The San Fran
i cisco A, C. will match him with Young
corbett for next month.
! John Nelson, holder Of the worlds
skating championship, will be seen or
the ice no more. The Minneapolis boy
has decided to forsake the blades foi
the automibile Next year he Will be
a chaffeur.
i protective association similar tc
the American Trotting Association
has been formed by the Ohio county
fa;r managers. The association will
meet next year In Tif1n.
The American Bowling Congress will
neat this year in Milwaukee during
Tho middle of February. 1t Is expected
there will be over 5000 entries which
close on February 10.
The University Of Pennsylvania 100
hall team cleared $4,000 for the
schools athletic association during thu
past season.
It. The witness described in detail tn