Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-10
RICHARDS RETAINED
As PILOT Of ANSONS
STOCkHOlDERS GENERALLY FA.
voR RETENTION OF PRESENT
MANAGER FOR 1915.
PROSPECTS FOR COMING
SEASON MUCH BRIGHTER
Local Club Will Not Have to Go Thru
Experimental Period Another Year
Players of THIS Years Team to Be
Reserved and New Men Signed
Attendance May Reach $4,000.

Manager Frank Richards, OF the An
son team OF 1915 viii Ne retained to
pilot the destinies OF he Marshalltown
cgu5 next season. Al d meeting OF the
directors Of the iocal association
Wednesday evening Manager Richards
mas selected as manager .cr another
wear The vote If the directors fol-
lewed MAJ vote by the stockholders
Vi the association. whica resulted in a
great majority eNpresstr! q desire that
no change be made in Inc management.
Manager Richards has worked I'M
der great difficulties during the past
season bat notwithstanding the fac.
Jbat repeated changes IN the makeup
~ the team We're necessary. finished
ne season in good shape Beginning
the season with out three members %
the 1918 kewanee team. and q large
number OF recruits, Richards had q
gigantic task III wedding out ne mem
hers Of his sQpsd who were no; OF
league calibev and se,ecins therefrom
. team which coUlG 5e counted on as
contender in the leasue race. or the
great number 81 men reporting for the
practice season. few showed class. and
al The end Of the lon: plating season
han two men remained WIZ had re-
ported 81 the beginning .. the year
Z one az these was Maadc7r Rchards'
himself The other sam Poster
/ Has Foundation OF Team.
| A. The END Of the seastn Manager
ION which he can build neXt years
!
I tIoi. was necessarily late in getting un-
der way. and wnen ne franchise fight
was over and manager signed the
season mad so far adv2ncei that the
more promising players III known abil-
/ ity had already been PLACED under con-
tract by other CLUES. Manager Rich
ards was forced. a s a result. TO 20 out
and hunt for men TO I'll his ranks and
| practically ali We're unknown to him.
| Some of the men sent here came highly
| recommended, but they fs led to meas
ure up to players of Other teams and
| were soon released.
Luck Broke Against Ansons.
| Along in mid-season. when the An
sons seemed TO have got under way
and gave promise OF advancing in the
race, the luck broke agains. the team
| and prevented Marshalltown from be-
| coming a factor in the pennant chase
! The first Of the more serious reverses
was the injury to Slattery. VINO at the
time, was the most depenia Die pitcher
/ on the staff His retirement from the
team was serious blow. and was
/ followed soon after by an equally Sc
rious setback in the injury 81 Andreen,
which caused the Ansons = make the
worst showing il had made during the
season on a trip abroad.
Manager Richards now has several
months before him in which 10 as
semble a team and lay his plans for
! the battle OF next year. Having
| strong foundation on which 10 build.
he will spend the next few weeks in
! scouting FOR PLAYERS. and will devote
| nuch of his time this winter in anglln@
for desirable men Manager Richards
I is optimistic and believes that with d
fair start he can put a team in the
race mex, year which viii battle for
I honore from the start.
I Attendance May Reach $4,000.
The attendance for the season in this
! city was rema rkabie. considering the
fact that rae team was near the bot
/ tom. The total paid admittance at the
gate was 1891, exclusive u book
/ tickets. and when these have been col
! lected in and added TO the total, the
figures will probably show an attend
ance of nearly 1000. The attendance
! locally is believed to have been ex
! ceeded only BY that at Cedar Rapids
and Waterloo.
! Standing May Be Changed.
! A the fall meeting of the league the
( ma tier of a protested game Win Ce-
! dar Rapids will be considered, and il
! allowed VIII give Marshalltown undis
puted title to sixth position. Pres-
dent Justice had directed that the TWO
teams pLay over one inning OF the pro-
! tested game. he difference having
arisen in the final inning. but when the
/ local team made it's last trip TO Cedar
4 RAPIDS. Manager Hill did not seem an
I clined 10 play the inning under con
ditions prevailing when the game was
I protested. The inning was not played,
I and President Justice has notified
! Manager Richards that the matter %
/ protest viii pe taken up at the league