The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-12
BASE BALL

The Iowa Brigade band helped en-
liyen matters yesterday.
The grounds were in perfect condi-
tion for fast play yesterday.
Manager Tiley is not discouraged
A had beginning for a good ending,
Frank Boyle, manager Of Fort
Dodge, is well pleased with the show
ing his men made on their first day OF
play.
Mrs. Nell Woodin presented the os-
kaloosa clnb with a handsome leather
bat bag yesterday. The boys feel duly
grateful.
The Fort Dodge travelling uniform
is black trousers and white shirts,
humble bee stocsings-a striking COM
bination, as it proved yesterday.
Park Too Small.
The fact has been pretty thorough
ly demonstrated that the Oskaloosa
ball park is too small in the field. It
is no pleasure to see the balls lined
over the fence and run after run let
over the plate when a chance to field
the fly would stop all this, The pub
lie has taken cognizance Of this fact
and a subscription paper has been
started by enthusiastic fan for the
enlarging of the out field so that a
more perfect fielding game will be
possible than mas yet been seen. The
distances from the batter to the field
fences is over the regulation size but
it is too small for good base ball. The
fence will be changed some time this
week, possibly this evening or before
the opening of the new series OF
games.
The Sunday Games.
1t seems that Oskaloosa will have
to forego the pleasure of Sunday EN-,
| tertainment. This is the only city in
the league where Sunday ball is pro.
hibited, but the sentiment here is sc
adverse that those who see no harm
in the amusement for the day cannot
hope to gain permission for the play
Should the game be attempted or
| Sundays there are those who would
bring injunction proceedings against
the game. 1t was thought for a time
that the Sunday game could be play,
ed on the Beacon grounds. Sunday
| base ball has been in vogue in thai
place for many years, and has me-
with popular approval there. It was
supposed and promised that it would
Ebe all right there, but as soon as Os
kaloosa tried to do anything in the
town permission was refused and the
protest made to the town council o.
Beacon was SO determined that Hi!
Honor informed Manager Tiley tina
should they attempt to play the ad
vertised game on the Beacon grounds
Sunday, 'arrestes and prosecution un
der the town ~ordinapce would follow
The club management was not dis
posed to force matters.
Arrangements were therefore made
toplay the third game of the first sc
ries with Fort Dodge in this city OF
Monday.
But Oskaloosa will have to pla!
Sunday ball in the other towns of thu
league, and the ether league team!
will be required to play Sunda!
games with Oskaloosa. Some provis
ion for these games had to be made
The Sunday games to be played il
Oskaloosa will therefore be transfer
red to other places. Possibly Mar
shalltown will get some of them an
Ottumwa some. Other games will b,
played at Hooking, south of Abba
and Abba itself is a candidate TO
the league ball games. The gam,
with Marshalltown on next Sunda,
will be played in Hooking. Arrange
ments have been made for tn,
grounds at that place, an ideal bias,
ball park, with grand stand and al
accommodations. The Iowa Contra
will run an excursion from this cit,
leaving Oskaloosa at one o'clock ant
returning after the game. A charg,
of fifty cents will be made for TIL
round trip. This will give the Oska
loosa patrons of the game a chance t
have a pleasant ride and to witnes
the league contest. There is goo,
patronage promised by Abba and |
is possible that arrangements may b
made for the transfer of all of tn
Sunday games to this place.