Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-24
Manager Boyle, of Ft. Dodge,
Names Bunch He Will Pick
His Team From
RETAINS LAST YEARS MEN
Serious Objections to Plan of Allowing
Teams of the League to Plan Against
Each Other During Practice Season
-ottumwa Likes Niles-Esan "Hot
Artist"

Dodge club, is one of the latest 10 an
nounce the lineup of the men he has
signed for the coming season. In the
list are a number of the old men from
last years team, and number who
are new to the Iowa circuit. The old
leaguers are Bs.ntz, Snyder, Kostal of
last years Keokuk team; From, Tread
way, with Marsha1ltown in 1904; Hav-
iland Of Keokuk and Burlington last
season; and Mstckey and Mahoney and
Hupp, Curtis and Davidson. The list
&:
Pitchers - Isantz, Snyder, Kostal,
From, Treadway, Haviland, Goldman.
Ridgley and Alderman.
Catchers-Snlith, Coe and Miller.
Infielders-Pierson, Dunno, Mackey
and Mahoney.
-Hupp, Curtis, Davidson
and jacobson.
Boyle has heen after the big fell
lows this year and nearly every man
signed is a physical giant. He be-
lieves he has u fast bunch of players
and has great confidence in the
youngsters he will try out.
The plan, which was adopted by
Norton in 1904, continued in 1905 and
sanctioned this year by President
Peckham of allowing clubs of the
league to play practice games before
the season opens, is all wrong and does
harm to some of the clubs. 1t should
be stopped. The fans" and it is the
fans" on whom the league lives, can
not see a great deal of difference be-.
tween practice game and one of the
scheduled season. They are out to see
their favorite club win, and if it loses
the confidence in that team goes down
just that much in the fans ;" estima-
ton. Let a team lose practice games
repeatedly and its attendance during
the opening games of the regular
season will suffer in proportion. Anoth-
er thing. 1t takes the edge off the ex-
pectancy and anticipatfons of the
Fans" to see their team go up against
other clubs with which it has to bat
tie later in the year when the race is
on in earnest.
Manager G. w. Niles, has visited the
stronghold of the Standpatters, who
with him and the result has been sat
isfactory. As a.resulta Ottunwa pre-
dIcts d winring team, and if Niles
follows close the precedent establish
ed by the dilninutative Snapper the
prediction may contain some of the es-
sence OF a trustworthy forecast.
Egan has established the reputation
already, and the season is weeks away,
Of the king bee wind TANNER" of the
circuit The columns of space he
manages to fill would stamp him of
some Importance on his own reserva-
tion. But then Egan perhaps is wise
after all, and prefers to talk now, when
later in the year he may have no reas-
on or opportunity to. So far as is
known the information has never
reached outside points that Burling-
toms Iowa League teams had any
remnants, won in previous years, stow
ed away in the glass cases of its
achives. There is an ancient "gag"
which runs to the effect that pride
precedes the time when the earth rises
up and smit,.s you and the count puts
the naughty spirit down and out.
MarshalItown is looking for a new
name Of its club, and the person who
suggests one, which by popular vote,
to be cast later Is decided on, will re-
ceiye a season ticket to all games
PLAYED here. All names must be in
the hands Of the Base Ball Editor.
mees-Replblican, by Thursday,
March 20.