Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-14
Circuit Wants the Facts, If
Any, In the Boyle-Egan
Controversy
BOYLE SHOULD SHOW PROOF
Fans Are FIocking to the Practice
Grounds to Watch the Youngsters
Work out-Waterloo Has Big Task
Training Begins in Earnest Next
Week.

Inc BOyle-Egan controversy mas
been aired sufficiently in the circuit
press, it would seem, and if either of
the managers has any proof of the
others wrong-doing the way to get
action on assertions is to lay the facts
interviews. II Boyle has proofs let
him place them with the president who
will appoint an investigating commit
tee. If what he says of Egan is true
the circuit wants to know it, if Egan is
innocent he should be cleared of the
charge, and the circuit wants to know
that too. If both are simply talking,
they should "cut it out" for such back
biting only creates disturbance and
disturbance leads to disintigration,
something this league does not need.
but the thing it does want is harmony
Less news space to this sort of thing,
if it is untrue, would help matters Il
whole lot. 1t is rather amusing tho,
to those around the circuit to see with
what ardent passion the Burlington
Hawkeye races to the support OF MI
Egan whenever that gentleman is at
tackled, which would give the impress
sion that it were interested in more
than news way 1t would seem Mr..
Egan were big and strong and wise
enough in a base ball way to fight his
own battles.
1t is too early in the season to start
trouble, but if there is anything that
is not as it should be, if the salary
limit is being directly or indirectly dis
regarded or exceeded it is the business
of the league and it's officials to lind
it out at once. The very existence OF
this league depends on whether or not
the salary limit is to be observed, ana
if it is not going to be, the league
might as we'll throw up its hands ana
quit for it will do SO later II such con-
ditions prevail. Hence these charges
and counter charges are senseless un-
less there is proof behind them.
there is. out with the facts and get the
culprit.
Around the entire circuit the buzz OF
the anxious fan is warming the all
at those places where the members Oh
the tribe are wont to assemble. Wlthlh
the stockades of the various clubs
few of the dyed-in- the-wool fans
perched on fences or other sunny
noints of advantage watch the young
sters go thru their early training, while
they can almost imagine they see the
pennant swapping in the breeze from
tha flag pole yet to be erected. The
training season but whets the appetite
of the fan for the real thing, Tor the
time when the favorites will go up
against those rank outsiders, and beat
them and down them and eventually
run away with the pennant, While
seven other envious cities stand back
and look on But with it all there are
seven cities to be disappointed, for
there is but one pennant and there can
be but one pennant-winning team.
Waterloo has big task on its hands
getting it's ball park in condition for
the season. The recent flood of the
Cedar river inundated the grounds.
them and the parts of the
bleachers and grand stand flooded with
a nasty coat Of slime and dirt. A part
of the grand stand has all but gone
down and this must be repaired.
The practice games of the season will
begin properly with next week, altho
the local club has two games sched-
uled before that time. Cedar Rapids
will be here this afternoon and tomor-
row, and Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday of next week Brown will either
meet Hopkins. Brothers team of Des
Moines here or go to Grinnell for the
three days to work out with the Iowa
College team.
All of the managers are now on the
ground ready for business, and part |
of the teams have reported. All of
them will be assembled by the first of !