Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-12
MARsnALLToWN eAsEsAll EN-.
raus,Asrs 70 PERFECT on.
cAN,zATioN THIS WEEK.
"a sELEcT OFFICERS AND
DELEGATES TO MEETING
Generally Believed That u 70 oP 70
lae., Fan. 70 Make Good on Fran.
.,,;.. !. Committee 10 Favorable to
ci%y-What Marshal'town Must %
- Became Member Of Association.

,oun has now reached the stage Wnere
the new step to be considered is the
oruanization of local association, ano
70 this end a meeting has been calleo
forrFriday evening at the Marshalieo"n
cIuh rooms. when the organization VIII
he perfected, Officers elected. and rep
resentatives chosen to attend the an
nnol meeting OF the Central Assoc ociation
to.he held In Burlingtonsa the calf'ol
president M. E. Justice. The date OF
this meeting has not been announced
buf President Justice has, Tentatively
set the time for the meeting Tor next
week.
whe,,e- Marshalltown becomes a
,ar,her .of the Central Association now
depends almost entirely on the ioca.
fans There is little doubt remaining
that this city will be voted a franch1se
nroviding the city can meet the re-
nu,rements of the league. The com
mittee which visited the city YESTERDAY
left here after giving assurance ina.
Marshalltown would be recommenoeo
for berth. This does not. however,
preclude other cities from sending oeie-
pates to the annual meeting In their IN
terests. but it Is doubtful II any ornel
towns will undertake to break into 'no
Central Association at this late Date.
What Marsh alItown Must DO.
There has been some doubt OF just
what would be required OF Marsna4i-
s;hwn on entering the league, and mem
bers OF the committee were questlonee
Yesterday as to the requirements. Inc
information thus elected was timely'
for the local fans had been working un-
der the impression that the rules OF d
wear or two ago were still in enect'
whereas changes have been MADE IN
the association constitution which are
Of great importance to the league mem
bership.
Marshalltown viii be obliged to send
a representative to the Burlington
meeting with 31,100 in order to secure
the franchise. OF this sum $500 Is 10 oe
paid for the Kewanee FRANCHISE anu
$500 is to be put up as guarantee tnat
this city will play out the season. ms
latter sum, however, will be returned TO
the club at the end of the season.
Must Pay League $500.
BY May the club must pay TO the
league $500 as its share OF the leagues
exuenses. Previously this expense was
taken care OF by the collection OF IL
per cent of the receipts Of each club.
The leagues share is now paid IN
bulk sum early in the season.
Under the new rules Of the associa-
ton each city must support it's own
team. and the entire receipts of each
game is retained by the home club with
the execution Of $50 which goes to the
visiting club. Under the old rules the
gate receipts were split with the home
team guaranteeing visiting team
certain amount, which at different
times has been changed. The $50 fee
must be paid for each scheduled game,
whether or not the game is played. The
home team escapes payment OF the soo
only in the event that the visiting club
fails to arrive for the game.
The receipts of holiday games are
pooled. and all clubs share alike in the
division OF the receipts.
Hold to Salary Limit.
The old salary limit difficulty has
been almost wholly removed. The PEN
alties for violation Of this rule are so
severe that few attempts are made to
exceed the limit. A club is entitled 70
carry thirteen men and the salary limit
is fixed at $1,000 per month. exclusive
Of the manager. The clubs of the Cen
trail association are said to have kept
strictly within the $1,000 limit during
the past year or two.
During the first few weeks Of the
season a club may carry as many men
as it sees At.
Local Ate ndanes Estimated.
The attendance in the old Iowa
League in this city was approximately
$4,000 the first year. With an attend
ance equal to this it is believed the To-
cal club could be made to earn money.
1t Ia. argued. however. that the attend
ance could be greatly increased this
year over that of-19o4, and many rea-
sons are given for this belief principal
ly. growth Of the town, better roads, in
crease Of automobiles thruout the
country. better ''Sstat -gether" spirit.
and the improved sstgest ear service.
1t is believed that = berth in the Cen
trail association will not cost the local
organization any more money than did
the old Iowa League team OF 1914, when
salary limits were disregarded and ex-
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