Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-11
REVIEW Of The SPORTS
Prospects Are Bright For Seas
on's Horse Races In the
Iowa Circuits
THE MINOR LEAGUES MEET
THE MINOR LEAGUES MEET
National Association Makes Some I'm
portant Changes in It's RuIes-Mur-
ply Whips "Youns" corbett-Morn.
insside College Base Ball Player
Signed by St. Paul.

Signed by st. Paul.
The race horse game in Iowa Will
begin to take on additional interest
for the coming season with the annual
meetings of the Cedar Valley and the
Greater Cedar Valley circuits, which
are to be held soon. Both come during
the present month. A spirit OF get
together seems to be animating both
of these associations and others Of the
state which are In the habit of holding
spring and summer race meetings. The
coming season for the Cedar Valley
circuit promises to be most prosper
Gus one More and stronger meetings.
with more liberal purses and more lib
eral conditions, will mark the season
of 1907, for many good and centrally
located towns desire to give meetings
in June, July and August.
The minor leagues making up the
National Association of Professional
Base Ball Leagues, to which the Iowa
league belongs, wound up its years
business affairs at New York this
week. The old officers and board OF
arbitration were reelected. j. II. Far
rell, Of Auburn, N Y, succeeds him
self as secretary and chairman OF the
board of arbitration,
Among the constitutional amend
ments adopted by the minors was one
changing the date of the annual meet
ing from the second Tuesday of Janu-
airy to the third Tuesday OF October.
Contracts with players must be re-
ported by clubs within thirty days else
penalty OF SIS will be imposed. Play
ers must first secure the consent of
the secretary of the national associa-
ton before Joining another league than
the one with which they were playing.
The Pacific Coast League was granted
an enlargement of territorial rights in
California. All contracts with players
will have the reserve clause, mon re-
serve contracts being abolished.
The sound OF the bell undoubtedly
saved Young Corbett from being
knocked out by Tommy" Murphy, OF
Harlan, at Philadelphia this week.
Corbett was all but in when the gong
saved him at the end OF the sixth
round. Murphy outfought the Denver
lad all the way thru, and all but put
him down for the count with a right
handler to the stomach, followed by q
quick, hard swing to the jaw.
Reckon, the great race mare, died
at Lexington, KY, this week. Reckon
was by Imp. Pizarro. and was twenty
years old. She was purchased five
years ago by Captain s. S. Brown of
Pittsburg from ]. A. and A. Fl. Morris
Of New Jersey for $4,000. After Cap
tain Browns death, Reckon was pur-
chased at disposal sale by Captain
Harry Brown, the owner of Dixiana,
for $4,000.
Claire Wescott, the fast little short
stop of the Morningside College team,
who has made a remarkable record in
amateur base ball, has been signed by
the st. Paul American Association
team. and will be given tryout next
spring. Wescott has been the main
stay of the infield at Morningside.
which has had a fast team for two
Wescott play are confident that he will
make good in fast company.
The sale of Baron Wilkes, the trot-
ting stallion, to B. Krell, OF Carthage
Mo-, was announced this week by
Colonel John e. Thayer, who has own
ed the horse for the past eight years.
The purchase price was not disclosed.
Colonel Thayer purchased Baron
Wilkes from r. q. Slower, Of Paris.
KY, paying, 1t is said, $4,000. Baron
Wilkes has a record Of 2:1S and his
sired many famous racers.
Legislators from all over Iowa will
be gathering in Des Moines early next
week. They should keep In mind that
the game preservation and protection
interests OF the state are demanding
the passage Of the resident hunters
license law, which George A. Lincoln,
state fish and game warden, is urging
and which the game interests sorely
need.
'Nick'' Altrock, the pride of the
White Sox and the hero of the famous
worlds championship series, OF last
fall, has signed for 1907 with the
Sox. BILLY" Sullivan, Altrock's CATCH
er, has also signed for the season.
The Sox will train in old Mexico.
Cantillion has secured mike" KEEL
ley, formerly manager of the Min
neapolis club, of the American Assoc
citation, to manage his Des Moines
team.
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