The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
HAWK.EYE LEAGUE IS
| sTR0NGER Than EVER.
Change from Boone to Clinton
Has Braced Up the
Circuit.
special 70 The Journal.

Epecial 20 The Journal.
Burlington, Iowa, July l4.-With the
selling Of the franchise Of the Boone
Baseball club to the hitherto indepen-
dent organization Of Clinton, Iowa, the
first break in the all-Iowa circuit, since
its organization two years and half
ago was made. Boone was the smallest
town in the league and, tho game to
the core, was unable to keep up the
pace maintained thruout the circuit.
Boone club notified President L. s.
Peckham of the Iowa league that Boone
was no longer able to maintain its club
in the circuit and asked Mr.. Peckham
to take charge Of the team in behalf OF
the league. Realizing that the whole
sllssfsnuit would be in danger of disrup,
ewaa not Immediately secured, Mr.. Peck
han FASTENED to Clinton, and after q
suhort consultation with the hackers of
Hhs independent team in that city, Sc
cured an offer from them for the Boone
franchise, which the league accepted.
Thru this transaction, Clinton will at
: once step into the ranks Of the Iowa
league, taking on the entire -, Boone
], ccntage column which Boone has held.
] Clinton Is nearly twice as large as
4 Boone, nearly equaling Burlington in
/ population, and the fact that for years
It has supported an independent team,
whose players Sere paid salaries on
par with those in the surrounding
leagues, indicates without doubt that
the Clinton venture will be very sue
cessful one. The town turns out well,
mot alone on Sundays and holidays but
on weekdays, and teams visiting the
place may do SO without much fear OF
coming out short.
Was Unexpected.
The action of Boone following so
: closely upon the meeting Of the league
maanates in Marshalltown last Tues
day, when everything seemed shipshape
for the remainder Of the season, was a
surprise all thruout the circuit. At this
meeting Boone was awarded large
sum Of money from Waterloo as pay
ment for. Meek. last years Boone man
sager, whom Waterloo secured from
Boone, near the close of the season,
and 1t was thought that this, addition
to the club exchequer would put the
l.Ail 8 veil that ends well," however,
& and the circuit is very generally con-
graduating itself on the fact that Boone
has been dropped with so little diff
its place.
! Clinton will be in shape to enter the
active playing of the league probably
b BY the flrst Of the coming week, and
at ell events the midweek will see the
club in full possession Of it's new place.
Who will be it's manager is not known.
Manager Harold johnson of Boone may
be rendered the position, and If such is
the case Clinton will have made no mis-
take, as johnson has shown himself very
capable this season.
Burlington has been undergoing a
continuance of its run of hard luck,
which began with the death Of Catcher
Whitney several weeks ago. At last,
however, the team seems to have been
: again placed on a strong footing. The
stated First Baseman Bill Shafer, and
{ with the payment Of his fine and since
his addition to the team, Manager Egan
has been enabled to dispense with the
( services of Tracey, whom he took or
for the position while Shafer was out