Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-12
Winter Meeting of the Iowa
State Circuit to be Held
Earlier Than Usual
WILL HAVE SCHEDULES READY
Two Will Be Submitted to the Drec-
tors-Leasue Magnates Will Be Civ
en- a Hand in the Selection of the
Staff of Umpires-President Peck
ham Has Many Applications.

The annual winter meeting of the
Iowa State League will be held i'm Os-
kaloosa on Tuesday, january is. The
call will be sent out in a few days by
President l.. s. Peckham. Oskaloosa
was chosen by vote by mail, it having
received three to this city's two. Bur-
lington got one, with Waterloo and
keokuk not voting. Choice by this
method was made to suit the con-
veniences of the larger number.
For this meeting President Peckham
will have two schedules to submit
An effort will be made to get one OF
the two adopted. either as originally
made, or with changes at the meeting,
in order to avoid delays and misun-
derstandings incidental to a vote by
mail. As these schedules are being pre-
pared by two different men President
Peckham does not desire, at this time
to have their names made public.
Schedules Will Be Changed.
If the schedules prepared are in ac-
corlance with instructions issued by
President they will. in some ways diff
fer radically from those used during
the past two seasons. No attention
will be given to dates which all of the
cities may wish to avoid for home
games. This will be done to avoid the
heavy expense of travel caused by the
avoidance of these certain dates. Pres
ident Peckham believes that the loss In
attendance at games in competition
with race meetings and other attrac-
tons will be less than the additional
expense of long jumps from distant
cities of the circuit made necessary by
a schedule which was prepared to not
conflict with such counter attractions
In another way the schedule will be
different. An effort will be made to
give those towns which have shown
that holidays are big days, the pref
erence of the best holidays. Burling-
ton and Marshalltown are both ex-
violent for Fourth of July games. but In
the past none has been held at either
place. This will be corrected. Also on
the holidays an effort will he made to
have southern teams play to southern
teams, and northern teams meet north
ern teams. BY this arrangement, II a
transfer Of games is desired that one
city may have the morning and the
other the AFTERNOON game, 1t can be
arranged by excursions.
Will Help Choose Umpires.
President Peckham will allow the
directors Of the league to take part in
the selecting Of umpires This Mr.
Peckham will do to avoid grief later
on. He has received during recent
weeks many applications from would
be umpires. Armed with these, many
of which have recommendations from
league magnates, he will go to the
meeting and lay the applications be-
fore the delegates, giving them the
privilege Of saying who are qualified
and who are not. The signing of the
un.ires, of course, rests with Mr.
Pecxham, but he will he guided by the
opinion of the majority.
All of the associations of the league,
Mr.. Peckham says, are ready to do
business but Waterloo and Keokuk,
which have not yet perfected re-
organization Of their association for
the coming year. They will be ready
by the annual winter meeting how
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