Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-11
ELECTED
LEAGUE PRESIDENT
Executive Of Local Association
Chosen to Head Iowa
State League
CIRCUIT REMAINS INTACT
Salary Limit of s1,1oo. Which Includes
the Manager, Adopted-Fine of $50
Fixed for Each offense-Pay Rolls
Must be Sworn to and Submitted to
the President.

the ffeStOCNCs
r., g Peckham. president of the
Marshalltown Base Ball Association.
and prominent in local base ball at
fairs. was elected president OF the
iowa State League to succeed f. c.
Norton, or Burlington, at the annual
meeting of the league held at Ottumwa
Tuesday. He was chosen after spir-
ing business OF the session late In the
afternoon. The continuation OF the
league. with its present membership
and the adoption Of a salary limit or
s1l0O. were other important matters
disposed of.
There has been no meeting OF the
league In which so much politics has
been injected as in the one held yes
tert]ay. DR.. C. H. Hare, Of Oskaloosa.
L. s. Peckham and o. l.. Shadford,
the latter OF Ottumwa. and President
Springfeld's candidate. were out for
the office. The members OF the Us
kaloosa delegation were confident OF
electinE their man early IN the day,
and were out to fight any move not
to their interest. This developed, when
the proxy OF Waterloo, which was not
represented, was handed by special
delivery to +. G. Pierce, of this city,
the local associations delegate. Os-
kaloosa opposed it's use, and when
President Norton ruled that IT be al
mitted and Mr.. Pierce be allowed 10
vote it, this ruling was challenged ny
J. c. Williams of Oskaloosa, VINO
moved to set aside the ruling OF the
chair. On the vote all but Waterloo
voting. only Oskaioosa and Ottumwa
cast their ballots opposing Its admis.
sion. Mr. A. l.. Strub was then named
by Mr.. Peckham to represent Mar
shalltown, while Mr.. Pierce voted the
| Waterloo proxy.
| On the informal ballot the count
stood: Peckham, four; Hare. three,
and Shadford, one. The first five reg
ular ballots were tie, with four for
each Peckham and Hare. The sixth
resulted in six for Peckham and two
for Hare. From the first Fort Dodge,
Marshalltown, Waterloo and Burling-
4 ton voted for Peckham, and 1t Is be-
| lieyed 1T was Keokuk and Boone which
switched from Hare to Peckham on
the sixth ballot. L. w HIM. OF Boone
| was elected vice president
Salary Limit Binding.
The salary limit Of SLIGO. which in
cludes the compensation OF the man.
ager, does not become effective until
June /. The resolution covering the
salary clause was compiled by COM
mittee OF six, and after amended
slightly, was adopted. 1t provides
that on and after June 1, $1,1O0 per
club shall not be exceeded, and that
not later than the 10th Of each month
each club shall furnish to the presl-
dent a copy Of its pay roll, sworn TO
by at least two directors, under a
penalty Of $50 for each failure to do so
Most of the clubs held for salary OF
81. 900 as the limit, but compromises
were effected, and while Boone and
FIT. Dodge and Keokuk held for $1,000
and oskaloosa wanted "any old limit, :
/ IL
| Dividend Is Small.
| A dividend Of only $s5 was declared
for each club. The report of Presi-
dent Norton, which was audited the
day previous by the committee, SHOW
ed g. net balance of $374.77 to be d.
vided, after deducting $s5 for the PEN
nant for Ottumwa and other small
amounts for incidental expenses. The
total receipts of the league for the
season were $12,o75.S5. and the ex-
penditures were $11,70o.bS.
| 1t was voted to set aside two days
of each week, Tuesday and Friday
after July A, as free days for the la
dies. Up to July there will be but
one day, the same as heretofore.
| Choice Of President Good.
| Probably no better choice of pres
ident could have been made than that
| of d. s, Peckham. He has been &C
lively interested in the local associa-
ton and the affairs Of the league
since they were organized. For tive
| years he has been president of the
local association, and the office he has
filed with general satisfaction. This
| has required much of his time and
| has been without compensation. He
has been a member of all the impor-
tant committees of the league since
its organization, and was the choice
of President Norton as his successor
The Marshalltown delegation arriv-
ed home early this morning, and We're
jubilant that their efforts to elect MIR
PeclSham had been successful. Mr.
Pecl1ham was not so joyful himself
as me realizes the office is one OF
much grief and little thanks.