The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-29
LEAGUE MEETING
SUBJECT OF TALK
Look Fer Stormy Session When d.
rectors Convene at Marshall
town Next
Month
NO GAME YESTERDAY
So Richards and Boyle Discuss -Four
Vet" Rule While Waiting In
Vain For Sun to
Appear
NO GAME YESTERDAY

wet grounds maze IL Impossible iof
Marshalltown and Boyle's men to play
here yesterday afternoon the opening
game OF the series. AS a result of
the postponement double headers will
be arranged for at least two days this
week One will be played with Mar
shalltown and the other with Mason
City.
A number of fans gathered at the
park encouraged by reports down
town that 1t would be possible for the
teams to play. They found members
of both teams perched up in the grand
stands waiting patiently in the hope
the infield would dry off in time for
the game.
Boyle and Richards got together in
one section of the stands and talked
over league dope.
The midsummer meeting Of the
league seemed to be matter of much
interest to. these two pilots as it evi.
IDENTIFY is to other managers about the
circuit
Eight Managers Are Wary.
The chief reason for this is the
much cussed and discussed four
veteran rule inaugurated in the c. A.
this season. Probably there is not one
manager in the league who does not
believe that this rule Is being enforc-
ed in such a way as to do him the
greatest harm. Each manager is jeal-
ously watching every other manager.
fearing that something will be slip
ped over on him if he is caught nap
ping.
According to the dope in circulation
now the Marshalltown directors hold
conclusive evidence that Egan is play
IN civ 1od n .
of veterans, according to Egan, in
cludes the four players, Hruska, Run
ser. Zackert, and Sours. But according
to the dope both Reinhart and Sohn
also come under the classification of
veterans. 1t is said the Marshalltown
officials can prove this and that they
are waiting for the July league meet
Ing to bring forth the evidence and
see whit Is to be done about the alleg-
ed violation. 1t is also said that Pitch.
er Cooper, of Manush's Pilots, is an
other veteran that is being palmed
off as youngster.
President Justice says that he has
made Investigations Of the records of
Rll three men in question and that he
Is confident none Of them have play
ed in a league of higher classification
than the c. A. for period Of thirty
days or more.
July Meeting At MarshaIltown.
Justice said today that the league
meeting would be held probably on
July 16. The meeting will take place
in Marshalltown, the city decided up
on at the Waterloo mid-winter meet
ing. Final decision on the date will
be made within a few days and the
announcements forwarded to the club
directors.
President Justice stated today. that
he anticipated the four-veteran rule
would prove the chief topic of dis.
cussion at the meeting He still is
as enthusiastic over the rule as he
was at the time 1t was made and
thinks it has helped the league this
summer.
"The clubs in the league would be
loaded down with old players right
now were 1t not for this rule" he said
this morning. AS 1t Is there are
more good young players in the lea
que than there ever was before. The
teams are all playing better baseball
than they did last year. 1t had been
anticipated that the speed of the lea
que would be injured by the rule, but
it Is working out just the other way.
Justice viii Enforce Rule.
"1f any managers in the league are
not living up to the rule I am not
aware of it. have investigated the
records of all the players and be.
lieve all the teams are within the linn.
1t. If there are any violations it is up
to the managers to report them to
me. l have said that I would enforce
the rule. ! have been doing this by
throwing out all games where 1t was
proved to me the rule had been VIC
lated. / expect to continue this until
the close OF the season. Several
games that have been protested re-
Gently will be thrown out unless the
managers of the teams can prove the
dope ] have on some OF the players
they used Is wrong.
The statement made In the Musca.
tine News-Tribune that my action in
throwing out the games between
Cedar Rapids and Morshalltown was
too hasty, is not correct The paper
said I should have given Hamilton