Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-01
REVIEW Of The SPORTS
Illinois Cities Lend Added
Strength To the Iowa State
League
JACKSONVILLE POORLY LOCATED
Anti. Prize Fight Bill Liable to Become
Law in caIifornia--Gotch and Hook
enschmidt wrestle in Chicago To-
night - Iowa College Managers to
Meet-Reid to Coach Des Moines.

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With the addition OF the two I'LL
nois cities, Quincy and Jacksonville
the Iowa State League has squared
away for the coming season. Un-
questionably this winter has been 8
critical period in the history of the
league. 1t has weathered the stormy
season tho, and with the added new
blood is, perhaps, as we'll prepared to
open the coming campaign as it ever
was on the eve Of the opening of other
seasons. Quincy is undeniably
good addition to the circuit 1t has
a population that places 1t at the head
of the league by reason Of Its size
Jacksonville Is handicapped by its
geographical location. It's long
jump from Burlington and Keokuk to
Jacksonville, but IL the schedule makes
Quincy an intermediate stop, travelling
expenses will be materially lessened
However, by reason of its isolated po-
sition Jacksonville is at a disadvan-
tage. which 1t may overcome by fur
nishing the attendance.
However well the circuit may have
been patched up by the addition OF
these Illinois towns. there is neverthe-
less bound to be loss of interest in
certain quarters because the league is
no longer distinctively an Iowa organ
ization. That fact takes at least lit
tie of the zest out of the game.
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The prize fight game which has
fourished so extensively in California,
and especially In San Francisco, and
since that city was wrecked. in Los
Angeles. is liable to receive its knock
out blow from the legislature. An
anti-prize fight bill is now in the hands
Of the committee on public morals of
the senate. This committee, 1t Is ad-
mitted. is in favor Of the measure and
will recommend 1t. The bill was in
troduced by Senator Hartmen. of San
Francisco.
George Hackenschmidt's manager has
accepted the offer Of the Missouri Ath-
letic club for a match with Gotch IN
Kansas City in May next. for purse
Of $4,000 for the worlds wrestling
championship, winner to take Is per
cent. -,
Frank Gotch is in Chicago, preparing
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schmidt this evening. Gotch is in good
shape but he expects to have fight
on his hands before he wins. Gotch's
next match will be with Farmer
Burns at Birmingham. Ala.
The Iowa College base ball managers
will meet in Iowa City Feb. 8 to ar
range for the playing dates of the Iowa
college teams this spring. The visitors
will be entertained at dinner by the
board Of control and at the Grinnell-
Iowa basket ball game which will be
played that evening. 1t is not known
what action Iowa College will take
with reference to their invitations,
which have already been issued for q
similar meeting to be held In Grim
nell.
The Tricity Athletic club Of Daven-
port, Iowa, has matched "Packy' Nc
Farland and Steve Kinney to fight ff-
teen rounds in it's arena February II.
The weight Is to be 1873 pounds at s
o'clock. 1t will be a battle between
stiff punchers and both men are favor
ties in Iowa.
It has been definitely settled that
Evansville will be in the Central Base
Ball League this season. The park,
which was turned over a few days ago
by John p. Walker to the Federal Un-
ion Surety Company Of Indianapolis,
was purchased for $4,000 by Arthur
Gross, who will lease it to the local
company. Enough stock has been sub
scribed to insure the success of the
team. "Punch" Knoll will be retained
as manager and he now has twenty
five men under contract. Harry Stahl-
hefer will remain president Of the local
association.
During the recent Chicago horse sale
John G. Buckton, manager of the Ellis
worth Stock Farm, near BOWS, where
the fast stallion Don Roma 2:071a is
owned, purchased two nice young brood
mares to add to the collection at that
farm. These were Corla NJ, a six
year-old by Montevideo 1929 Gown
brother to L. L. D. 2:0Sh, Oneone
.2:11A and Jennie Wilkes 2:12h) dan,
by Pluto 1850; grandam by Lakeland
Abdallah S51, own brother to Harold
Alb. sire of Maud S. 2:OsA. etc, and
La Brie, a three year-old by Mongrat-
tan 36S72, by Grattan 2:13, out of Rus
sell Queen, by Alley Russell 2:22A.
A. G. Reid, formerly broad jumper
of the University Of Michigan, will
coach the Des Moines College teams
during the coming year. Reid takes
the place made vacant by the removal
of Coach Boyle. Reid was physical di-
rector at Simpson College for two years
after leaving Michigan.
Navigation Of Hudson Bay.
The development of the Canadian
northwest makes an increasing use OF
the Hudson bay route very probable.
There Is nothing to prevent railroads
being run to the harbors on the bay
The only doubtful question is how far
the route can be profitably employed
for trade The navigation of Hudson