Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-21

10 inc Ottumwa association for the
want of funds, about ready to throw
UP Hs baseball hands and back out of
Wv iowa State League? Such would
see'h to be the meaning of the signed
'N"'e'teht issued to the people OF OF
''"a ny its baseball directors. This
.eiheht says that unless $1,000 is
, s"cotfllhg soon the franchise Will be
-, The statement, which is
seii'eSplanatory, is as follows:
nhe board of directors and officers
=. .ne ottumWa Baseball Association
1ae TO say to you, that we were
s'oO'ea IN a meeting to take the man
aSe,ient of the club for the season of
~ for the past two years the old
management has backed the enter
| p'oe ana paid all bills, and at this
ieeuNg they turned the matter over
W tie association refusing to have
any .'ing TO do with the club, any
'''ore' The Street Car Company has
subscribed literally. The directors
|
SCI ipuohs from the fans to carry the
cruz successfully thru this season.
a'iu while some people have subscribed
anu peen liberal and put their names
down cheerfully, a good many have
treated US like we were working
graft. When at the same time the
oiilcers and directors are in this thing
solely Tor the love of good, clean SPORT
ana don't expect to make nor can they
make dollar out OF the enterprise.
| we find that it costs money to run
a baseball club In the first place we
will say We had to put up 5000 for the
guarantee fund with the president OF
| the league We had to advance trans
portation for the players amounting
| to over 5000. We Will have to board
| the players from April 15 to May s,
which will take $500 more: 5000
| ground rent must be paid. We also
have to have new uniforms. new base
balls, bats and things numerous which
go with baseball club. The salary
limit Is cut down to s1,100, which is
good deal less than last year, and as
we expect to be as economical as pos
sible by raising a little more money,
we can give you a good club FOR the
season.
eve have secured in Mr.. Niles, the
manager, clean, nice man ana a nrst
class ball player and manager. III we
have successful season, as we nave
all reasons to expect, we VIII be IN
better shara next year than this.
Nov we wish to say this to you ana
:. 4, ana, Il we do not have subscrlp-
tions In our hands for $l,ooo III aau,,
ton to what we have begged. we VIII
sell the franchise. club and all ana re-
turn the money to the subscribers WIZ
have NIT their money up. we nave
MT nor will we get down on our Knees
and beg for any more money MOI
! can we neglect our business 10 oo IT,
- 10 now I'D to you to say what we
will do
1n+oros+ among the golf players OF
tho stato is being aroused, and is cen
tering in the annual state louri ,an,s
TO be held this summer IN Des Nioin.'
on the, waveland Golf CLUBS coula1'
and if is expected that the entries win
exceed in number those mace iof any
nrevious similar tournament. Thls Guy
ottumwa. Davenport, DUBUQUE oe ,a.
panids burlington, Sioux CITY,
e,Mars and others of the state
will furnish contestants. Ottumwas
c,nh has inst actively begun it's season
hv nurcha sing for $4,000 the lana on
which its course has been laiu ou''
new national bowling associatloh
was organized at a meeting III bioun
lyn yesterday, with the fol.o"irs VI.
les represented: New YORK, .blooA
lyn, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wasnnls
ton, Wilmington, Trenton, New bruis-
WICK Nawark and Paterson, N. ..
frank M Clute former president OF
tho New YORK Bowling asssociation'
was chosen president; j. r. Haraeil.
bergh. New York, first vice l'resloen.,
q s 1,v;npston. washington, second
vice. president; 2. z. Fuivei' ns,,oaa1'
secretary, and =. ~. Duis'''
phia, treasurer.
The board of managers OF tne Mli
nesota State Fair have decloea 70 IT,
arrange the race card for the maj oay
of the September meeting. AS 1t now
f [sa the program fo s seo; sas pace
$1,000; 2:1o trot $1,000, and aft five ef far.
long heat race by runners. $500, ana a
mile and furlong race. $3.50. There re
are enough horses eligible to the 2.oz
pace to make a race at ,Hamline' and
the other classes should fill as well ven
Entries for the foregoing harness races
close July 2, as with other events
carded.
Mason City, in the Greater ~, cea an
Valley Circuit has discarded the Or
iginal program and closing date ad LOT
certain purses and made a. new uea.
There are now four $500 purses ana SIN SIX
$500 purses, which Is a raise Oh sl'1oo.
and entries will close July 3. f.orest
City, in the same circuit, makes a a cu'
in purses, Offering $500 each tor - 10
2:17, 2:25 and 2:s5 trotters, 2:os' IN
2:29 and 2:S5 PAGERS entries closiis
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