The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-31
keokuk Manager Believes Il Will In
lure the League Materially, II
Adopted by tho Central
Association.
PRAISE FOR M'NAMARA
Doe. Not Believe Clinton viii Make
Mistake In Taking HImsays
He Has Had Plenty Of
Experience.

Boyle, one OF the most successful
and shrewd OF the Central associa-
ton managers for the past few years,
estimates the ability Of w. r. Mona
mara to handle the Clinton team, IN
case It il not given to Hough again
next season, as follows In letter to
The Herald;
Clinton, In case It does not retain
Bert Hough. can make no mistake IN
selecting Bill Mcnamara. have
known Bill for 2 long time and know
there isn't man In the Central as
ISOLATION that knows more baseball.
McNamara did the bulk Of the catch
ing on several pennant winning
teams in the fast New York state
league and It Is conceded by all. that
In order to win 1t, club must have
brains back OF the bat. Bill has
large acquaintance among baseball
men, a fact that would help the club
greatly IN disposing of players. Gin
ton VIII never regret selecting Nc
Namara to manage their club II
Hough Is not retained"
Four Man Rule.
IN regard to the four man rule
Boyle has the following to say:
.'In regard to the four man rule.
personally / believe it will work IN
jury to the league instead OF good.
However, I may be wrong and as 1t
was adopted unanimously It is prob.
able it will be given a trial. There
Is a question OF this rule being UNI
constitutional and / am of the opin-
ion the national commission would
80 hold It, which would make 1t nom
enforcible. However. II 1t Is . good
rule and constitutional, we want to
put it in operation. presume that
this question VIII be taken up at the
Waterloo meeting"
The managers from all over the
circuit are peeved at the new ruling
IL reports are true and II the dope"
goes right it is more than likely that
1t will be laid by the wayside before
It has had chance to be tried.
All Iowa League Talk.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Dec. 31.-The
permanent location Of second Three
LEAGUE team in the Tri-Cities is any
thing but pleasing to those who have
looked forward to the organization OF
an Iowa league, embracing the eight
principal cities Of the state, in the
near future. Under present condi-
tons in the baseball world the pros
poets for the minor leagues are worse
than gloomy.
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emit circuit cannot possibly survive,
according to the belief of many OF
the club owners in the league. Tope-
| ka and Wichita constitute weaknesses
In the O'Neill loop which years OF
endeavor have failed to remedy. Con.
slant shifting Of the Three-I and the
Central association circuits indicate
that they have but few strong links
keoj<uk Not Included. !,
When the arrangements OF cir
cults come, which is practically Ger
tain before baseball resumes the even
tenor OF its way, the opportunity will
have arrived for an allIowa league
Those in favor OF such scheme
point out that no better circuit could
be mapped out than one comprising
pes Moines, Sioux City, Davenport
waterloo, Cedar Rapids. Dubuque
clinton and either Burlington or OF
tumwa.
Such an organization would have
approximately half million popula
ton to draw from, counting Rock Is
land and Moline in with Davenpor
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