Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-14
Magnatcs Of the American and
Natl. nal Leagues Meet In
Annual Session
JoHNsoN-coMlskEy EEuD OFF
Six Days Bicycle Race Ends at Mad
ison Square Garden, New York, Sat
urday Nisht-Deputy Game Warden'
Want Meeting caIled-"Billy" sher-
rard Looking For a Match.

got together in annual session this
week, and the meetings of each was
love feast The Johnson omiskey
feud Of the American League was de-
went so far as to vote to Increase
Johnson's salary from 10000 to $lo,-
600 for the remaining four OF his ten
years term as president. Johnson now
draws the largest salary OF amy man
In the business.
There was little doing at the meeting
of National club owners which was held
In New York. H. Pulliam was re elected
president without opposition save that
Of John L. Brush of New York, which
amounted to one vote out of eight.
There were no other nominations for
the presidency.
just at present score or more OF
btcyclists are straining legs and lungs
on the New York City indoor course,
where the annual six days race for
two-men teams Is being run. The race
ends Saturday at midnight. There Is
no possibility of the record being
broken, and from press reports it would
seem that no effort Is being made to
establish a new mark for this nerve
wrenching, wearing test OF endurance.
Instead the riders are apparently lay
ing back and taking things easy, wait
ing for the sprint Of the last few miles
which is sure to make a spectacular
finish for the race.
The boys of the North Division, Chi
cago high school foot ball team. are
their lives by the challenge OF the Sc
attic, Wash. high school team for a
game at Seattle during the two weeks
Christmas vacation. School officials
have given their consent, and the
game is to be played.
The annual field trials OF the Pointer
Club Of America began yesterday at
High Point, N. C. The Pointer Club
Derby was won by Masterpiece, w. L.
Kidwell, Kensington, Nd, owner. Red
Bud, C. e. Parsons. New York, was
second; Huldah. Thomas johnson,
Winnipeg Man, third. Masterpiece,
the winner, was sold to Ansel II. Ball,
of Boston.
Assistant Deputy Game Warden Bar
meier. Of Cedar Rapids, has received
numerous requests from deputy game
wardens that he call a meeting of the
deputies before the next legislature
convenes. The proposed meeting Is for
the purpose of framing up resident
hunters license law for presentation to
the legislature. In speaking OF the
matter Mr.. Barmeier says Iowa is the
only state in the north whose hunters
are not protected from intrusion by
such law.
"Billy". sherrard, who will be re-
membered as fighter and wrestler,
and who went about the state a couple
of years ago looking for fights and
bouts, and who got some. has issued
the big def from Bismarck, N. D.
Sherrard is looking especially for Potts
or Felkey, who claim the northwestern
wrestling championship. Sherrard,
however, will take on anyone for either
the ring or the mat who does not weigh
more than 1913. He is said to have Da-
kota money behind his game.
The driving association at Bows held
its annual business meeting and elected
]. G. Buckton president and G. W..
Finn secretary. 1t was decided to hold
a race meeting July 3-5, 1907, and to
offer $1,000 stake for $3.50 PAGERS. The
lowest purse will be $500, and a good
meeting is intended.
A committee of five from the foot
ball rules committee to pick an all
American team at the end Of the sea-
son is the suggestion Of '"Tar" Young.
Cornelrs physical director. He thinks
that the present method of the selec-
ton of large number of champion
teams, picked largely because Of the in
dividual preference Of the men making
the selections, makes position on the
team an empty honor.
Coach Foster, of the University Of
Nebraska foot ball team, was released
yesterday at special meeting of the
athletic board to accept position with
Cincinnati law firm.