Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-18
REVIEW OF The SPORTS
Wisconsin State League Adopts
the Game Guarantee Clause
In It's Constitution
HOME cLue GUARANTEES $50

Ihree fteat Plan with Every meat d
Race-Great Northern Circuits
Dates - National Leagues Schedule
Is Adopted-Season Opens April ID.
The Wisconsin State League which
was recently organized. and which
was copied after the Iowa State League,
has adopted a game guarantee clause
in its constitution. 1t is for $50 a game
the same as that of the Iowa State
League, altho there is this difference
that the visiting club has the option
of taking 80 per cent of the gate re-
cenpts. The holiday receipts are to be
pooled and equally divided. The six
teams which are already members of
the circuits, have each posted $500 as
a guarantee that they will play out
the season. The towns that belong are
Fremont Lacrosse, Wausau, Oshkosh,
Beloit and Green Bay, with Racine,
kenosha Rockford and Clinton, as APP
plicants for the remaining two fran
chises. The season will open on May
and close on September IL. each club
playing liz games. Floyd Beardsley,
and Daniel Bolen. of Chicago, and Ed
ward Hassman of Oshkosh, have been
appointed umpires.
Detroit for it's meeting of the Grand
Circuit, has decided to make each event
on the three heat plan, with every heat
a race for part of the purse, with an
extra amount to the horse showing
best in the summary at the finish of the
third heat. The following members
of the Grand Circuit have also adopted
the same plan for the purses at their
meetings: Cleveland. Buffalo. Empire
City. Readville Hartford, Columbus.
and Cincinnati. 1t has not yet been an
nSunced what the other members
will do, but should their arrangements
adopt the same plan there will be seen
but very few attempts made at laying
up of heats down the greatest of light
harness racing circuits hereafter, and
there will also be an absence of scandal,
which has been so prevalent under the
old time threein five system. The COM
ing season will show the good effects
of the change.
Governor LaFollette has taken
stand against the prize ring and this
week prevented Tommy Mowatt, of
Francisco, coming together before the
Oshkosh Athletic Club. When the
sports arrived they found the sheriff
the mill begged down.
The Great Northern Racing Circuit
organized for 1905 with dates as fol-
lows Mnot, N. D., June IA to 49,; Bot
tineau, N. D., June 90 to %; Devils
Lake, n. D., June % to 80; Cando, N.
D., July to 6; Mayville, N. d. July
II to 10; Larimore, N d., July Is to
20; Winnipeg, Man.. August 2 to s.;
and Grand Forks N. D., August to
IL. The classes will be for the 2:1O,
2:15, 2:20, 1925, $3.50 and.s2a4O PAGERS,
and the 2:06, 2:10 2: Is, 2:20. 2:25 and
230 trotters. In addition to these har-
ness events there will be some running
races given also G.. j. Lord, of Cando,
is president; and L. s. Champine, of
Minot, secretary and treasurer for the
circuit.
Frank Gotch of Humboldt, the cham
pion catch as catch can wrestler of
America, is in Minneapolis, and de-
clares that he is sincere in his inten-
lions to meet Champion James J. JEFF
fries for the title in the prize ring.
Lloyd, better known as Babe
Spencer, for years the mascot of the
University of Wisconsin foot ball team,
is dead of paralysis. Not four feet
tall, but weighing nearly 800 pounds,
Spencer was a familiar figure at all
the big games in which Wisconsin took
part. 1t was his custom to lead live
badger on the field.
The schedule of the National League
for this season has been agreed upon
and has been adopted by the league
The season opens April ID, with Pitts
burg at Cincinnati, Philadelphia at
Brooklyn, and Boston at New York,
and closes on October Z. One hundred
and fifty-four games will be play
ed.
al IHe request OIL lue New DIX |
State League of American Sportmen,
q bill for licensing nonresident sport
men, similar to the law now enforced |
in Canada, was introduced in the state
senate Friday. 1t provides that the |.
who wish to hunt in this |
state must secure license from the
forest, fish and game commission, APP
proved by the secretary of state. The
measure also provides that resident
sportsmen must secure license from
county clerks.
The northern Illinois short racing cir
cult has been completed, and it is COM
posed of the cities of Oregon, Sterling,
Morrison and Clinton, Iowa. The rae
ing will take place during the last two
weeks in August and the first two weeks
in September.
E. S. McGlathery, West Union, Iowa,
has made two good sales To w. Fl.
Chaplin, Chippewa Falls. Wis. the geld
ing Adagio, by Allerian, 2:1SA, dam
by Hereto 1928, and to H. F. Ken
nedy V. S., West Union, a threeyear
Old, filly by Hereto, dam by Evermon
2:24A.
w. H. Shipman, the harness and tul
goods man. who some wears ago w