Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-25
Cassibone Names the Players
Who Have Signed For the
Quaker Bunch
RETAINS LAST YEARS MEN
Nelson Posts Big Sum as Guarantee
That He Will Meet young Cor
bett-Three League Wins Suit
White sox Are Off For California
Louisville Gets Bowling Congress.

Manager CaSSibonc, of the OSka lDoSa
first of the league managers to show
his hand. and to give to the public the
list of PLAYERS already signed who will
chase the pennant in Oskaloosa's in
terests. Many of the men are old Iowa
leaguers but the most of them are
strangers to this circuit, and it is pre-
sumed that from this array of new tai
ent the Quakers' team will be picked.
So far rs the old players are concerned,
none of them showed up unusually well
last season. and most of them were of
the ordinary sort Among the old leag-
uers Ripley aud krick, the former ar
outtielder and the latter a pitcher, We're
both of Burlington's last years team.
Then there is Donahue. eX-managar
and first baseman; Coates, with Wat
erloo earlier in the season, then of the
Oskaloosa team then Hobbs, kenSel.
Patterson. Bradshaw and Johnson, all
of the last years Quaker team. Brad
shaw and Johnson are the only two
really good htters in the outfit, and
as fielGers only one or two are par eX-
cellent. Among the new men are JOS
eph l.. Miller. Dwight Booth, Frank
O'Brien. Paul Coats. Albert Blodge,t,
c. T. Smith, Adam Herr, Chester wal
bon. John Utter and Mel Ramey. Ra-
mey, by The way, is an old timer, hav-
ing played under Burlinston's colars
,l,,,;,,t- tho r,act season
There will be no changes in base ball
rules of the two big leagues for the
season of 1905, all rnmors II the con-
trary Notwithstanding The positive
statement was made by President Har-
ry Pullman of the National League.
Nelson has placed $1,000 in the hands
of Harry Corbett to guarantee his APP
pearance in the ring at san Francisco
to meet Britt early in March. This
money will go as :. forfeit in case the
"battler'' fails to make the stipulated
weight of 1872 pounds OF the day of the
fight.
Louis Fiene with Cei lar Rapids last
season, is the only new pitcher Char
ley Comiskey will try out With his
White Sox this season.
The fans of Des Moines are opposed
to substituting new name for their
"Politicians" the club representing them
IN the Western League. 1t is claimed
the identity of the team would be lost
should the name be changed.
The Three ] Base Ball League has
won it's case against Rockford and the
court of Bloomington has held that
Rockford had no property interest IN
the league. Rockford was dropped
from the circuit, and it then brought
suit by an injunction restraining the
league from making it's action perma-
nent.
The Gunthers No. 2. of Chicago, car
ried away the frs. honors at the Ma
tional Bowling Tournament for the five
men teams.
Tonight the preliminary base ball
season i'm the American League will
u.tn with .ha ei..Dact.;-e OF the VIII te
S,ON from 1i.IC.lSoD W lbSi. eie'iii
ing ground in California. The team
will spend several weeks there. then
will return hcmA via the southern
route playing exhibition games with
league CLUBS on it's way home.
The American Bowling Congress for
next wear will be held in Louisville,
Ky. 1t won over Philadelphia by a
close margin, and it's victory was only
made possible by the compromise with
New Yorks delegates that that city
should be allowed to have the tourna-
ment in 1907.
Grover Cleveland has been made an
honorary member of Dubuaue's An
glers Club, and the club has receiv-
ed from him letter of thanks for the