Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-08
Western League is to Add
Two More Cities to Its
Circuit
ST. JOE, MO-, SLATED FOR PLACE
Annual Regatta of Central States
Rowing Association May Be Held at
BurIington-Webster City Gets High
School Meet-Ames Takes Up Bas
ket BaIl-other Sports Gossip.

1t has been automatically announced
that the Western League will increase
it's size from six TO eight clubs. Such
is said to be the determination OF
President O'Neill, and it is understood
that the subject IS to come up before
the meeting Of the league to be held
in Omaha early next week. 1t is even
said that the coming meeting is to be
held principally for the purpose of in
creasing the membership of the cir
cult. This proposed action has been
vigorously denied by George Tabeau.
ST. Joseph, Mo-, is to be one Of the two
new cities to furnish club, but the
name of the other one has not been
made public.
The annual regatta of the Central
States Rowing Association is to be held
at Burlington, provided Burlington
wants to take the task of raising the
$500 necessary to pay the expenses.
The dates fixed are July % and 20.
Burlington is not member of the as
ISOLATION, but an invitation has been
extended to all Of the rowing clubs of
that city to join. The central associa-
and Quincy and other Mississippi val
ley cities.
A league Of basket ball teams from
militia companies of the state is be-
ing organized, and the prospects are
that twelve or fourteen companies will
join. Captain Philpot, of Company 6,
Fort Dodge. is actively interested in
the proposed league.
Webster City has been chosen as the
meeting place of the Boone Valley
High School Athletic Associations an
nual event early next summer. The
date has not yet been fixed but it will
be held before the state high school
meeting comes off in Des Moines.
Ames has taken up basket ball for
the first time in the history of the in
stitution. The management of the ath-
letic association has leased the city
armory and turned 1T over to the use
of the squad, and there already half
dozen teams are working out. There
will be a class series played for the
college championship, and a team may
be put in the field for the state cham
pionship
A conference will be held in Chicago
next week between Frank Gotch and
William W. Witrig of Milwaukee, the
promoter of the championship Wrest-
ling match between George Hacken-
schmidt and Gotch, to settle few
finalities and to arrange for the date
and time of the match. 1t is probable
April 1, and the place either Chicago,
Kansas City or the fair grounds be-
tween st. Paul and Minneapolis.
President Carson Of the Central
league has announced his staff Of UNI
pires for the season Of 1908. The staff
is as follows: Frank Killen, Seewekee,
Pa. John Mckenzie, Terre Haute;
Ollie Chill. indianapolis; John pipes"
Connolly, Chicago. The first three men
umpired on the circuit last year.
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The next meeting of the Missouri
Valley conference will be held either
March or March IA in Kansas City.
At that, time the question of new
members will be decided. 1t is practice
ally certain that Ames, Drake, Wash
burn and Oklahoma will be admitted,
altho only Ames has accepted the in
vitation of the conference unqualified
~. Drake has asked for instructions,
and it is believed that as soon as the
requisite faculty management can be
arranged for that institution will be in
line for admission.
Only five of last years squad will
be on "Ducky" Holmes pay roll Of the
Sioux City team for the coming sea-
son: Weed, second; Granville, short;
Campbell in the outfield, and Corbett
and Williams pitch. A number of new
men have been signed for try-outs,
among them being SEVERED of Des
Moines, Baker, a Winnebago Indian,
and Harry King and Fred Clark from
the Southern league. Jack Henry of
the Western association will officiate
behind the bat, and Chapman of Sew
position
Arthur Sunday Hawker. of Carson
City, New, has been signed by the
Pana, ILL.,, team of the Eastern Illinois
league as manager this season. He
formerly played with the Sacrament
to, Birmingham and Brooklyn teams,
and will take charge April Is.
Catcher Lew Drill of the Minneap