Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-12
Iowa League Race Is On But
Cold Weather Kept
Away Crowds
KENYON WILL RACE L. GINTER
Sioux City High School Will Not Enter
State Interschoastic Meet at Iowa City
-Peckham Puts Gasnier on the Bench
Famous Morris Park Race Track at
New York Sold For $4,000, 1000.

Tuesday and Wednesday, in Boone and
Et Dodge on the first named day and
at Marshalltown and Waterloo on the
second. Unusually cold weather cut
down the attendance at all the
games but since then, ana
since the weather has warmed the
crowds have been better. with
the first game DANNY, who umpired
here. got swift and decisive action on
the iron clad rules laid down by Presi-
dent Peckham. And when 1t came TO
hearing the president upheld the UNI
pire. Some who have read Peckhams
rules believe them to be too strict, but
If were better that they were that way
than that they We're the opposite, ana
II was the proper thing for DANNY 10
enforce them and imposed the fines he
did. Clifford and Burmiller got what
they deserved They led rush of
PLAYERS from the bench to protest de-
cision. one Of the things that is strict
ly forbidden by President Peckham. 1t
was decidedly noticeable that the play
ers were more subdued during the
game on the day following. lew
such fines and there will be little I'M
gentlemanly base ball about the Iowa
league circuit.
Larrie Ginter, 2:07A, owned by c. S.
Lucas, of Iowa City, will be trained
and raced by Charles Kenyon. of Cedar
Rapids, who will also race the trotter
Pat Ford, 2: 10, again this year. 1t VIII
be remembered that Mr.. Kenyon has
previously made a couple of good cam
pairns with the last named. Larry
Ginter should be as good in the west
ern fast pacing classes as Pat Fora Is
for the fast trots.
The Sioux City high school will not
be represented at the state high school
track meet at Iowa City this spring for
the first time in four years. Lack OF
funds Is the explanation given, the foot
ball season last year having failed to
obtain the usual amount of gate re-
ceipts. The high school track team
participated in the Northwestern Iowa
meet at Ida Grove.
Before the largest crowd that has
witnessed a fight in Grand Rapids,
Mich, since boxing was revived eight
years ago, Tommy Prendergast of Sag
NAV and Benny Yanger, of Chicago.
Friday fought ten rounds to a draw.
The decision of Referee Lynch was
popular.
Lieut.. H. B. Hackett. Jr., known as
one of the best foot ball referees in the
tha
and will enter the architects profess
sion Notification was received yes
terday at Fort Sheridan, where he has
been stationed with the Twenty-sev-
enth infantry, that his resignation had
been accepted. Lieut.. Hackett now is
in Philadelphia, where he may take up
his residence permanently. He has
acted as referee of many of the most
important of the big nine games, not
ably the Thanksgiving contest between
Chicago and Michigan last November.
In the flush of their victory, the
Burlington team is to be crippled by
the unexpected order of President
Peckham, notifying Manager Egan not
to use Gagnier on the team until his
case, now pending before Secretary
Farrell, of the National board, is de-
cided Peckham's action is legitimate,
but it has been thought by Egan and
other local fans that under the condi-
tons, knowing that, the Burlington
club was already crippled, Peckham
would allow Gagnier to play for the
present. Protests from Ottumwa are
believed to have fastened the action
Of Mr.. Peckham.
Unless Jack Hendricks of Chicago,
who is managing the Springfield team
in the Central League, proves a state
ment which it is alleged he made to
the newspapers of Springfield, he may
be expelled from the National Associa-
ton of Base Ball Leagues. He has
been notified to this effect. The state
ments which it is said were telegraphed
from South Bend by Hendricks, charg-
ed DR.. f. R. Carson. president of the
ock to throw games to South Bend
| in the recent Springfield series in this
city.
| The Morris Park race track, New
York, formerly the home in West
chester of the Westchester Racing AS
! ISOLATION, which now conducts it's
meetings at Belmont Park, was sold
Friday to a realty corporation for 81
100000, and will be cut up into build
| ing lots.
SKUNK FARM PAYING WELL.