Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-05
BASEBALL I'D OFT;
P[NNAN1 RAGE ON
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION SEASON
INAuouRArEp AMID MUCH
ENTHUSIASM.
CLINTON HERE FOR
FIRST SERIES 1915
Great Preparations Made For Aus
pieious Openings in Northern Towns
Of Leasue-Riehards Reduces Squad
on Eve of First RattIe-Makeup Of
Visiting Team.

| After three days of leaden skies and
| considerable rainfall, the sun broke
! thru the clouds early today and prom
Used more suspicious opening for the
/ Central Baseball Association season.
| Elaborate preparations have been
made in all the northern cities of the
| league, to make the opening of the
season of 1915 the greatest in the his
torq of the organization. With ia
vorable weather conditions It has been
predicted that all attendance records
for the league would be broken by
the northern cities today.
! Automobile parades and band con-
certs preceded the games III the four
cities. The schedules for the opening
was as follows:
! Clinton at Marshalltown, Muscatine
] at Mason City, Burlington at Water
loo: keokuk at Cedar Rapids.
| The Ansons will appear on the home
grounds for six games, Muscatine fol-
lowing Clinton, and participating in
| double header Sunday.
Umpirss Are Assigned.
President Justice yesterday assigned
the umpires for the opening series.
Louie" Cook has been assigned to
| Marshaltown for the first series.
Charles Krouse will officiate at Water
loo, James Scanlon will work at Mason
| City, and Charles Schaeffer will be
sent to Cedar Rapids.
President Justice expects to attend
the opening game at Waterloo today.
1t has been announced that Governor
George w. Clarke will also attend the
Mason City Muscatine game. and the
town expects to turn out In force.
Clinton Pilots Arrive.
Manager Manuscn and the Clinton
Pilots reached the city last night. 1t
was announced early that Jones would
pitch the opening game. The Pilot
personnel follows:
Catchers, barrow and Hass; pitch
ers Jones. Cooper, Miller, Webster and
Bizozowski; first base, MEME; second
base 'Ohlin; third base, Simmons;
shortstop, Kensel; left field, Milf
Isgan; center field, Nolt; right field,
lManusch.
Richards Reduces Squad.
| Manager Richards made further
cut in his squad TUESDAY evening, re-
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4 and Catcher Unger. Harters retire
ment is due to the four-veteran rule
which permits a team to carry but
four men who have played in league
ball higher than class c. Richards
had five veterans in his squad-Harter
Maui, Richardson, Hammerschmidt
land Martini. The choice therefore fell
among the pitchers, and owing to
Harter's condition it was thought best
to let him go.
Manager Richards was looking for q
decision today from Secretary Farrell
| Of the National association in the
Beard case. A strange turn has been
taken in the Beard incident, when il
was discovered that members of teams
participating in practice games in
which Beard pitched might be liable
to suspension, should it he found that
| the pitcher is not eligible to play.
Harvey Signs With keokuk.
I Third Baseman Harvey, of last
years Ansons, has signed q contract
with Keokuk, and will be seen with
the Indians at third this season.
Former members Of the Ansor
squad seem to be breaking back into
the game, Taylor having joined Cedar
Rapids, Sohn holding down a place
with Muscatine, and barrow still
backstopping for the Pilots.