Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-04
REVIEW Of THE SPORTS
Reports of Money Getting BIT.
forts in Central Association
Not Assuring
NO LEADER FOR BURLINGTON
Eqan Wants to Sell But No Ono Has
Offered to Buy at the Fancy Figure
He Has Named John A. Flynn
Dead-Other Gossip of the Sports


Reports, which give the intimation
of initial difficulties in raising money
in the various towns of the Central
Association, the old Iowa State League,
would seem to show that all things
are not running smoothly in the new
organization. Two or three of the
towns are busy trying to raise the
money to finance their teams, so far
with only Indifferent success. At Bur
lington affairs are in a rather uncer-
tain condition. A leader for next year
Is lacking, and the wise Egan, the
perpetual thorn in the side of the old
league, holds his franchise at such a
fancy figure that he has not yet found
buyer. Whether Egan will return
to manage the team is not known but
it is not thought likely.
Last season Burlington announced
with much display Of black-faced
type that Burlington was the only
town in the league that made any
money at the game. The disinclination
Of Egan to return to that city would
seem to make the truth Of that state
ment open to question.
AS matter of fact neither Burling-
ton nor any other town or city of the
old league ever made a cent out OF
professional base ball. Certainly they
did not when In the Iowa league, with
a team salary limit of $1.100, which
was openly and wantonly disregarded
1t cost this city approximately $4,000
to last four years, and the opening
! season it was first and the second year
it was second in attendance.
There is q chance that Abe Attell
and Owen Moran, the English feather
weight. who fought twenty-five rounds
to draw at San Francisco this week
will meet in a finished fight. Moran
is willing to meet at 1872 pounds four
hours before the fight, and If Attell
! will meet the weight the go will prob
ably be arranged. Moran claims that
the extraordinary effort he had to put
forth to get himself down to 100 re-
duced his staying qualities in the re-
cent battle. AT that he was overweight,
! two ounces, which cost him 800 ar
ounce, paid to Attell before the fight
began. Attell will be wise If he con-
siders this latest proposition cautious
ly, for with the odds Of 10 to against
!, cit d h1o IN hrao,E
with the Californian.
80 .
John A. Flynn, once famous as q
National league pitcher, died at his
Lawrence, Mass, home this week, al
the age of AZ years Flynn was 9
member of the champion Chicago team
Of 1886. Speaking of Flynn cap" An
son said he was corking good right
handed pitcher. and capable al
| around ball player.
One athletic league of North Ameri-
ca record and two track records were
| broken at the annual open New Years
athletic meet held at the Chicago Cen
] trail Y M. C. A. gymnasium. Paul
Schmidt, a Central Y. M. c. A. ath-
letic, hurled the underground shot
distance of 46 feet IN inches, better
!, ing the mark made by II. B. Webster
of the Central department by one inch
for the new national A. l.. N. A. mark
R. c.. Taylor set up new mark in
the 220-yard dash, negotiating the dis
| lance in O-24 AS. The old mark was
one-fifth of a second slower. H. Lar
son, first regiment, bettered the track
record for the 44-yard run, clipping
| one-fifth Of a second off the old mark
O-56.
| The covered half track which
has been in course Of construction for
some time past at M. w. Savage's In
| ternational Stock Food Farm, Savage
Mimi, is at last complete. 1t is 80 feet
wide and Is rooted and sided with as
! bestos. Over 1,4OO windows make II
almost as light as outdoors itself
The cost was about $4,000. 1t will be
used by Harry Hersey and Chase Hus-
sey in developing early speed in the
offspring Of Dan Patch 1854, Cresceus
2:O2A, Directum 2:05A, Arion 2:07A
and Roy Wilkes 2:061k.
Harry Bosse, for two years first
baseman for the Dubuque "rhree-T
team, yesterday signed contract to
manage the Kewanee club in the Cen
trail association. He will have full
charge Of signing players for the new
league team here.
Catcher BILLY" Sullivan of the white
sox, received word yesterday that the
fortune Of $4,000 which his wife in
herited some time ago from a rich
uncle would be forthcoming in short
time. The relative of Mrs Sullivan
left an estate of $750,Oo0 and there are
several other heirs to the fortune.
In the first half of the series of six
games for 500 a side the Rockford
ILL.,, bowling team defeated the Gold
ackers Of Chicago last night 1886 pins
to 1884.