Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-31
IOWA LEAGUE GOSSIP
Rain Makes EARLY Spring Train
ing of Players Unsatisfac-
tory in Iowa
EXPERIMENT. PROVES COSTLY
aumor Current That Kelly, Of ST.
Paul, is Covering Up" Under Bur-
Iinston Contract Several Players
Investigation May Follow-stick to
the $1,1oo and Let the Players Yell"

This was to have been the opening
week for training in the Iowa League,
but the excessive rains have prevented
any outdoor performances so far.
Egan had his bunch scheduled to ar
rive yesterday, but his eagerness to
get them together at such an early
date will avail him but little. Mime
apolis is at Burlington, but has not
yet been able to get out, but have been
booting the ball about in the militia
mems armory. Indoor practice, ex-
cept under ideal conditions and with
perfect surroundings is of little avail
or useful as preliminary to the con-
ditioning season. AS matter of fact
April it at least two weeks too early
to begin any kind of base ball in Iowa.
and managers each year are finding
that fact to be more and more true.
If 1t is not rains which prevent out
door play it is the cold, and between
the two there is little use of gathering
men together for practice earlier than
April Is. Burlington will find that
the experiment is costly one, but
then, it probably does not care, as It
has but little cash invested, Egan, or
more properly Kelly, of Minneapolis, is
caring for the finances.
There is rumor current that there
is likely to be an upheaval among
Burlington players If there is an in
vestigation started with a view of as
pertaining just how many men, pre-
sumably bonifide signers of Burling-
ton contracts, are actually owned by
Kelly of st. Paul. The claim is made,
and there is reasonable ground for it
having weight, that Kelly is covering
up Burlington under contracts for
Egan practically all of the men Egan
has purported to have signed, except
of course those retained from last
season 1t is said that Kelly has been
Egan's steady source of supply. 1t is
all but an established fact that Kelly,
and not Egan will foot the bills in
Burlington this year There may be
later developments along these lines
as the season progresses.
There is a general howl going up
from many of last years leaguers who
are being forced to stand the cut Incl
dental to $1,100 for each team, and
there have been some absolute refusals
to sign. This city has at least one such
case, T. Green, pitcher but with
Teddy it must be either come at
the price offered or go to the outlaws
or the brush. The local magnates
have so decreed and there is evidence
that Ottumwa directors, and other
boards in the different cities, will do
likewise with disgruntled ones. AS
matter of fact too much has been paid
for the sort of base ball the Iowa cir
cult has been getting. 1t was never,
and is not now worth the price some
of the associations were paying. The
motto of each association should be,
stick to the letter of the $1,100 agree
ment and make those suffer who will
not come to it. There will be no such
trouble next year.
Arthur P Owen, better known about
the Iowa circuit as Rusty" who lead
Burlington for a time last season until
he fell from grace and quit uncere-
moniously while in huff. has been
signed to pitch for the Toronto club, Of
the Eastern League. After Owen pass
ed from the Iowa circuit he Joined Du-
buque and for a time made something
of reputation among the Brewers, but
his failure to stick with the Brewers
will be apparent to those who have
known "Rusty" Rusty" came close to
being the best "bluff" for a twirler that
ever wore plate around the Iowa
circuit.
The practice games of the Boone
team are as follows:
Cedar Rapids at Boone April 10 and
90
"a.
Duluth at Boone, April 23 and "a.
Hopkins Brothers at Boone, April %,
26 and q.
Des Moines at Boone, April % and
80.
Marshalltown at Boone May 4, and
Frank Boyle. of Fort Dodge. has re-
ceived word that Jacobson, his new
outfielder is also claimed by the Akron
team, of the Ohio-Pennsylvania league.
Boyle thinks jacobson signed here first
and so has little fear but that he will
be able to hold him. Boyle has sent all
the correspondence to Secretary Far
rell of the National Association, and
the decision will probably be made in
a few days.
A fair for the benefit of the Oska-
loosa base ball association begins April
16 and lasts for one week.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured.
by local applications, as they cannot
80 oh tho disea sod NORTON of Aha 40,