The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-27
Former Central Association Manager
Throws up Relns as Head Of
Three-Eye League Club
There.
I'M PACKERS WIN AGAIN
NO PATRONAGE FOR HIM
Has Had Hard Time Making Things
go, People Gradually firing of
Almost Endless Base
ball War.

Frank Boyle, one of the baseball
men who helped make history for the
Central Association. later to carry his
pennant winning club into a higher
league. has resigned as manager Of
the Waterloo club of the Three Eye.
The announcement was made Friday
and player has been named to cap
tain the club until the close of the
season.
Boyle took rank as one of the real
~ clever managers in the C. A. He
inspired his team and was unusually
successful. But the baseball war in
which Waterloo engaged probably
tired the fans to such an extent that
this year Frank has been unable to
interest them. Keokuk fans who
know Boyle so we'll will be interested
in the following from the Waterloo
Reporter:
The action # Mr.. Boyle's is sud.
den and will come as a great surprise
to the local fans. ror the past four
years he has resided in this city and
led the Waterloo team in two leagues.
His first season here after coming
from Fort Dodge the Waterloo team
won the pennant in the Central AS
The third year the team finished in
the first division and after transfer
ring into the Three-Eye league Water
loo made great race, finishing last
season in first division, with a team
that was conceded to be weaker than
most OF the tears in the league.
History Of Game In City.
TIE history Of this season is SO
much a matter of common knowledge
! that little comment need be made
Frank Boyle remained in Waterloo all
! during the winter of 1910 and 1911,
( giving most of his time for the benefit
of the city's interests. He made trip
( after trip to Chicago in order that we
might see league baseball here this
! year. Every means, both fair and
! foul. we're made to keep Waterloo off
! the Three-Eye map. Boyle led the local
! forces in every battle and the victory
that is now baseball history can be
/ laid at his door,
When the season opened we had a
makeshift team with little funds to
/ get stronger players The bitter and
1 long drawn out battle left the treas
urer in a bad way and the players
available had to be kept in harness.
While the balance of the Three Eye
teams were greatly strengthened
leaving Waterloo weak in comparison.
4 he had to keep the team in the field
i for lack of money to buy better ma.
terial.
4 No reason was given for publica-
ton for the move taken by Mr.. Boyle
but the fans of this city will readily
understand why he decided to give UP
the reins after having members of the
team "lay down" at a time when their
Z services were needed the most.
Fans Were Dismayed.
The attendance can be taken as
the certain sign what the local fans
think of the teams behavior and
never in the history Of local baseball
has the disgust been SO evident as ii
is at present Some of the players
have played fine bail in spite of the
action OF their teammates and they
have been given credit for their act
ion. Peck Harrington is one of the
faithfuls and he will be voted thanks
for being willing TO take the team en-
the last lap in a most disastrous sea,
son
Frank Boyle has hundreds OF
friends in Waterloo and they will wish
him all the success in the world
wherever he decides to go from here
10 continue on the baseball map. He
was handicapped this year In Water
loo bur has shown that he can de
liver the goods and 1t Is to be regret
; ted that he leaves the active service
under such unfortunate circum
stances
Team Fails Manager.
That this is no idle talk can be
seen when the playing Of seyera
members Of the team during the re
cent series Is compared with theil
playing during the last home series
: when ten out OF fourteen games were
: won. At that time the team was go
ing good and without accidents or AM
| other serious break they suddenly
) went to pieces.
Bob Clemens left here after telling
: Boyle that he did not care for Wat
erloo or the Waterloo baseball team
!. He is on the black list OF lnsurbordina
ton and deserted the team at a time
when his services we're missed TO
: great extent. Paul Showers went with
Y Clemens and he left the reputation o
] a n1lttfer