Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-09
Iowa State League Schedule Is
Favorably Received by Most
of the Mines
WATERLOO FILES A PROTEST
For Number of Reasons the Schedule
Does Not Suit the Waterloo Aserc-
CATION = Principal Objection is on
Only One Holiday Game at Home =
Marshaltown Accepts the Schedule.

he schedule of the Iowa State Lea
que has been made public this week,
and SO far as known, with but one eX-
ception 1t has been favorably received.
1t Is generally believed to be fair to
all concerned and as nearly equitable
as 1t would DE possible to arrange such
a series of games. The mileage is short,
the division of holiday games is just,
and taken as a whole it reflects much
credit on its maker Frank c. Lander,
OF Rockford Authoritative reports from
five OF the eight towns of the circuit.
lead to the belief that 1t will be ac-
cepted as 1t stands. 1t has generally
pleased. the only complainant being
Waterloo, and the exact just cause for
her kick" is not really clear.
That city's objections as voiced by
the Courier, are that the team opens
at Ottumwa, and will not return home
until late in May, and that during June
fifteen home games are scheduled. 1t
Aas<Ns
no voice in the making of the schedule,
and that the Waterloo nine closes on
September 5, at F't. Dodge, thus giving
but one game at home on holiday,
July 4. Another objection is that the
season should be extended another
week causing ii to end on September
II, at the same time as will that of
the Three League. This last change
is advocated with the purpose in view
of arranging a series of post season
games with teams of that league.
Just how Waterloo has suffered to
any great extent at the hands of Mr..
Lander Is not quite plain. True its
mileage is a trif1e above the average,
but is not as great as that given Ft.
Dodge. Waterloo gets but one game
on a national holiday, but that one,
July 4. is the pick of the three, and is
with Marshalltown, which it is safe to
predict viii prove a mighty good
drawing card for the "Lulus.' Regard
ing the at-home games on holidays,
Waterloo Jared as well as did six of the
eight mines. The only two having gam
es on two such days are Boone and FIT.
Dodge. While it's home games during
June are a triile punched so are Mar
shalltown's there being fourteen games
scheduled for this city during that
month.
so far as the northern towns having
no voice in the making of the schedule
is concerned that statement is scarcely
in accordance with facts. Waterloo and
Marshalltown We're both represented at
the Oskaloosa meeting early in Feb
ruary when this matter was fully dis
cussed. and dates wanted and not
wanted were left with President Nor
ton. In this respect it would seem thar
Boone and Fort Dodge would have the
kick" coming, as neither had repre-
sentatives there. In the division of
closing games the north and south
halves have Jared alike. Boone and
close at home. 1t is obvious that not
all of the mines could end the season
on their own grounds. Regarding the
opening weeks Waterloo goes away
from home to play the south half of
the circuit. as do all of the other
northern clubs. This was agreed upon
at the Oskaloosa meeting on account
of the probability of encountering UNI
favorable weather here in the north.
1t is clear that all of the teams can
not be treated exactly alike, and a fair
division in all things connected with
the schedule is to be desired, but
taken as whole just where Waterloo
has any great cause for complaint has
not as yet been shown.
The suggestion concerning extending
the season one week longer comes far
from being a bad one. but is a matter
that can easily be remedied at any
time during the summer However, as
the schedule stands it furnishes plenty
of ball for most of the towns. There
is due to be lot of postponed games,
which will undoubtedly lengthen the
season several days. These may take
care of this week of time. There is no
doubt that a series of post-Season
games with teams of the Three l would
prove good drawing cards, but an adj
dition of week of games can easily
be made later, should the other teams
so desire.
While the schedule was not just
what Marshalltown might have wished
for in every respect it is believed to be
fair. and for that reason at a meeting
OF the directors held Friday it was ac
cepted. With the vote of acceptance,
in view of Waterloo's desire and par
TALLY in the belief that it would be a
good thing, the suggestion was made
that the season be extended until Sept
IL. Marshalltown would very much
have desired to have closed at home,
but was willing to concede the point III
view of the fact that its mileage was
shorter than that of some of the other