Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-26


league 1t will be Marshalltown, won
eight, lost one"-Nanager Frank Rich
ards.
When Manager Frank Boyle, of the
Keokuk Indians, protested Sunday
game or the ground that MarshaItcwn
was playing five veterans in violation
OF the four-veteran rule he precipi-
| tated a baseball war which is likely to
cause a general shake-up in the per-
sonnet of several teams and result in
many games won by teams that dis
regarded the rule being thrown out.
Marshaltown should be the principal
team to profit by BoyleS protest. The
! Ansons are compelled TO lose one game,
that OF last Sunday, While they will
! guin seven games played with Musca-
| tine and Clinton.
Following Boyle's protest Of Sundays
! game, the local management immedi-
| ately took steys 10 force the other clubs
| TO observe the four-veteran rule. Pro-
tests were lodged against Muscatine
and Clinton, it being contended that
! both clubs were overStocked with Vet
Grams.
! Manager Richards carried his case TO
| President Justice in person, and the
! head of the league declared he would
throw out all games Marshalltown had
| lost TO clubs over the limit. He added
that no club can be credited with any
games won unless they are within the
| limit prescribed by the rule, and that
he would throw out every game played
this year if i. were necessary.
Have Goods" on Eean.
President Justice has taken deter
mined stand that the rule shall be en-
| forced from the opening of the season,
! and has notified club managers Of his
! intention. 1t is only necessary fo- the
| protesting club to make good its claim
! that the rule has been violated. Mar
| shalltown has had the goods on Egan,
! and has been able to make clear case
against Clinton. This evidence was
| submitted TO the league president by
Manager Richards yesterday.
! Reporting on his action. Manager
| Richards wired the local association
| last night that he had lodged the pro-
[ test with the president, and that the
violations of the rule were SO apparent
that Mr.. Justice could not rule against
the local club
| Surprise For Justice.
President Justice stated yesterday
that ne had gone over the list Of play
ers of each club, and had satisfied him
self that Mason City was the only one
that had violated the rule.
Il have notified Mason City that they
must change their club to conform with
this rule They have not done SO thus
far. and l am waiting now for them
to win game so that I can throw it
this year If it is necessary.
President Justice believed Manager
Richards should have notified him that
Clinton and Muscatine were violating
the rule as soon as he discovered that
such was the case
81 cid notify Manager Manusch to
release one man at Clinton" continued
Mr.. Justice, but he claims that this
man does not come under the rule and
| is now preparing evidence to prove his
contention. If Manager Egans club is
| over the limit, ! did not know it.
know that Burlington is not, that
Cedar Rapids is not and that keokuk
| is not over the limit If Waterloo is, l
do not know il. There was one player
there whom I investigated carefully
| and found that he was all right
While managers of clubs sometimes
| know that an opposing team is violat-
| ing the rule, it is not always an easy
matter to furnish proof The records
| OF the players are confusing, the show
| ing being on the number Of games
played, rather than on the length OF
| time the player is attached to a team.
For instance, a player, especially in
the case of pitcher. is member of
club more than thirty days, and the
record shows him to have participated
| in but six or seven games, perhaps less.
While it is known that the player in
question was member Of the team
more than the time limit, 1t is difficult
! to show his true standing unless access
can be had to the players contract
record This can be obtained only
| thru Secretary Farrell, Of the National
association.
Another trick resorted to by players
| is to appear under an assumed name
| TO escape the rules governing players
| and thus entirely throw the opposing
manager off the scent in searching for
| data.
| Would Give Ansons Lead.
! President Justices determination to
enforce The rule, and the nature OF the
I
evidence in the hands of Manager
Richards, leads to but one conclusion
that the claims will be sustained, ami
| that the seven games lost by Marshall
| town will be thrown out. This actor
will have the effect Of putting the An
sons in first place. Of the games lost
but one, the defeat at Keokuk Monday
| is not subject to protest.
| The local management is determine
| that if one club is compelled to OBJ
serve the rule, all clubs must conform
to it, The Ansons carry but four vet
Grams, and in but two games were the!
open to censure. Having reduced tt
four veterans the management OF the
association Will insist that the rule i!
strictly adhered to, and in Justice t
the team it will insist that opposing
teams observe the rule, or every gam,
lost will be protested. An official an
nouncement on the Marsnalltown pro
4 tests is expected from President Jus
tice today or tomorrow.
Effect on Other Clubs.
1t is now likely that clubs losing t
Mason City will enter protests and thu