Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-21
Annual Meeting of the Cedar
Valley Circuit to BE Held In
Waterloo Wednesday
IMPORTANT ACTIONS EXPECTED
Thought Membership Will Remain tho
same-May Increase Size of Purses
A Now Auto Rocord-Sharnweber
Coos to Observation-Disclosures As
ISOLATION Meeting.

The annual meeting OF the Cedar
Valley Circuit will be held Mt Water
loo Wednesday morning. Jan. 20, be-
80 o't,'"ch VI ie expected
that as usual, all OF the members VIII
be represented by ono or more OF Its
u4A..l.,4s. at'u many interested owners
and trainers will be on hand. These
winter meetings grow in interest each
year and attract far-reaching attention
from owners and track followers of
the middle west. 1t Is likely all of the
present members viii 10. IN, ana
should any drop out there are enough
towns on the waiting list to easily FIJI
the vacancy.
Among the important matters TO
claim the attention of the Forthcoming
meeting viii be the seeming necessity
OF turning the Tables, as 1T were. In
the matter of dates for the southern
and northern towns. There Is n feel
ing that the schedule has provided for
the racing in tie smaller northern
towns OF the circuit very early In the
year. The question of larger purses
at the larger towns is also to come up
and may result In $500 or $500 ones.
Four or five early closing installment
plan events may also be adopted by the
five or six meets.
The following towns are members of
the circuit: Nashua. New Hampton,
West Union, DEBORAH, Waverly, Wat
erloo, Marion, Cedar Rapids, Marshall
town, Oskaloosa, Mason City. TT.
Dodge and Boone. Il. j. Curtis, of De-
corah, is president.
John l.. Sullivan has just been made
the subject of another benefit. This
is II harp Of one string which has been
played industrlously by the bibulous
John for a number Of years. After
each benefit "Jawn" has owlishly
promised to break away from the
foaming breaker and the polling jug
ger-o'-rye," but as soon as the cash
has been realized. "Jawn" has gcner-
ally become u bowling pirate on the
alcoholic sea. Sullivan, in his Dalmy
days made thousands, and blew
thousands with thoughtless abandon
He has been helped by the public on
numerous OCCASIONS and small FORUM
es have been given him. 1t appears
about high time to relegate "Jawn' to
the rear.
President Holland of the Three Eye
league has received communication
from Edward Neiman, manager OF an
in1nnon1onf hos IN c1I,h nj
for u franchise in the event
that Rockford won Its suit for a re-
tention of membership and a club lea
que became necessary.
When the American association
magnates meet in Chicago next week
q new deal will be relegated to the rear,
which includes ]. Ed Grillo the present
head of the organization. Joe"
O'Brien of Milwaukee will be elected
president Of the new combine unless
Owner Lennon OF st. Paul should kick
over the traces at the last minute. In
which case there would still be a
chance for the present incumbent.
The keenest sort OF rivalry Is de-
is developing over next weeks auto
mobile races between Ormond and
Daytona. neither asking favors of the
other. The Flagler hotel interests are
seeking to concentrate the racing
crowd at Ormond, where the race idea
started, while the Florida East Coast
Automobile Association declared Day
tona the official headquarters.
President Ban Johnson of the Ameri-
can league has announced the staff of
umpires for the coming season. Jack
Sheridan and "Sillx" O'Iaughlin will
Conway. The new men are Jack NC
Carthy, from the Pacific Coast league,
and John Kelly of the Eastern league.
At Daytona, Fla, e. r. Thomas Of
of Buffalo made fifteen miles In on
minutes in his ninety horse power car,
an average of 81 seconds, this week.
This is an unprecedented showing, sus-
tanning for ten miles the rate of the
best unofficial mile ever made on the
beach. There was little wind which
favored the car.
President Watkins of the Mime
apolis club of the American associa-
ton has purchased the release Of
Scharnweber Of Detroit, an inflelder,
who played short stop for Waterloo, of
the Iowa State League, and was draft
ed by Detroit He has also closed q
contract with Harry Kunkle, a catcher
Of the Southern league.
Johnnie Bender, the famous Nebras-
ka foot ball star, is to be seen on the
diamond this summer He has signed
TO play behind the bat for the Little