The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-04
Their Names Have Not Been Civ
en- by President M. E. Jus
tice For a Good
Reason.
HIGH SALARY FOR BOYLE
Has Been Engaged to Manage Water
loo Team Next oeason at the
Highest Price Paid
in Leaseu.


names of whom are not known to any
interested person in the Central AS
! soclaton, with the exception of Presi-
! dent NJ. e. Justice. are now at work
drawing up schedule for the season
of 1909.
President Justice is of the opinion
tnat with two men working on the
/ schedule a good one should result, but
states that it is possible that third
party may be called upon to draft one.
me schedule makers have very
thorough knowledge of the conditions
of the league
Inc reason for keeping secret the
schedule makers this year is a good
one and is for the best interests of the
league. 1t is rumored, and the rumor
is a well substantiated one, that sew.
eral managers of Central Association
teams approached the schedule maker
last year, in an effort to influence hin,
to better the interests of their individ-
ual teams.
A knowledge of this fact was gained
by President Justice and he will pro,
tect the league from it in 1909. While
1t takes some time to draft a SEIZED
; ule it is thought that one will be
ready for scrutiny within short time
A Record Salary
1t is reported that Manager Frank
Boyle of the Waterloo team has closed
deal with the directors of that clut
and signed a contract, at what is
claimed to be the largest salary re
ceived by manager in the league
The sum is not named.
: Boyle is spending the winter in FIT
Dodge and writes that he has beer
busy signing men for the opening O
. the season. He announces the follow
, ing pitching staff:
. Addott, of Springfield, a right hand
: err who stands six feet tall, and VIII.
: won eighteen out of twenty-one game
:. last season.
Van Nice. who was with Kennedy a
:, Oskaloosa last spring. He had every
= thing necessary but control and if h
= Can SeI ILLS Will LHdhe d SlIOHS DO
artist. He, too, is six feet tall an
weighs 100 lbs.
Tign, another big fellow from Eas
" Liverpool, Ohio has been signed H
i is left handler and has the neces
: sary qualities to be good man
Johnson, of Hopkins Bros tear
y will report for duty on the tryout. H
! did great work for that team last sea
son. is young, and stands about 81
feet tall
= Baylor has agreed to report and ha
been re-instated. He is gradual
: from Coe college and promises to b
on hand in April With the exceptio
of Baylor these are all big men an
should be able to stand a gruellin
campaign.
In addition he has Maurice Ken
Pete" Peterson and Jack Darral
= The abilities of the last three me
are well known to the fans
Boyle is in search of one more goo
left handler and the prospects are wi
be able to select staff that will
heard from during the season. Iii
cite and Searles, the fayorites of tw
seasons, will remain with the teal
and be on the receiving line, whic
statement will be of more than pas
ing interest to their legions of friend
With the selection of Shannon q
manager of Ottumwa, the Central a
ISOLATION is now complete i'm this d.
!, partment and the managers will be a
follows next year:
William Corners.
Waterloo-Frank Boyle.
Burlington-Ned Egan.
Quincy-Harry Hofer
Keokuk-Frank Belt.
, Ottumwa-Hugh Shannon.
acksonville-Harry Berte.
O Hannibal-Bert Hough
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