Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29
K[OKUK WANTS 70
DIVIDE RECEIPTS
LEAGUE HELP TO BEAR
BURDEN.
SUGGESTS REPEAL OF
THE GUARANTEE PLAN
Would Share Benefits Of MARSHALL
towns $4,000 Attendance and Re-
ceipts From 1900 Annual Patron
aee-Effort to Be Made to Put Over
Four.veteran Rule at Called Meeting.

Whether keokuk will retain its fran
surrender its berth, will probably be
decided at a mass meeting OF fans
scheduled TO. Wednesday evening.
keokuk newspapers declare the di-
rectors are optimistic of success. but
those who have carried the burden Oh
supporting the team are said to have
lost enthusiasm.
The past season keokuk. with a sec
ond position team, had an attendance
of something like eighteen thousand
for the season. and there is no reason
to believe the patronage will show any
increase in 1916.
keoholl has maintained league cluo
since 1904. ara those who have peeh
financially interested in baseoail IN
keokuk are weary of putting up fof
team wien the books lnVariaplE
show ar annual deficit.
In order To prevent keokuk from
surrenlering its franchise divers means
have been proposed and enacted for
its benefit rCtahly the four-Neteran
rule. the success of which is ques-
toned by several clubs of the assocla-
ton. altno the keokuk directors de-
clare II was the means of saving the
league from destruction the past year
Nov Another Proposal.
NOW kecl.l,k with its $4,000 attend
ance concentrates another change OF
rIles 10 nj the case al Ne0!t&i;, re-
gardleSs of that other CLUBS may de-
sire. Again the tail Will attempt TO
wag the dog.
II i rctt.ing less than that Cedar
RAPIDS Waterloo. Mason City. Mar
shalltown and other cities which pa
tronize the game. should help bear the
expense OF maintaining team 1t heo-
kuk. In promoting this change IN the
league rules which must be regarded
here rs the last gasp OF an oyerworhed
TOWN the k-eokuk Dem
ocrar says:
AT the v-inter meeting of the Off
Gals steps should be taken to change
a condition which existed last season
and which worked a hardship upon
many clubs.
.J-nlar the rule adopted two years
ago a $50 guarantee is given each CLUB
For instance il Cedar Rapids comes 70
keokuk for four games. it receives as
ITS share so each day II makes no
Inference whether the stands are
packed or empty. the guarantee is the
same. Last season the Indians Went
10 Mason City for three game series.
Thew received $50 as their share. Yet
il cost more than $50 70 pay expenses.
II will be easily seen that the keokuk
club lost money as a result Of the trip.
Why not create a percentage basis
md give tie teams a chance TO make
some money The plan al least Is
worth consideration at the hands OF
the Officials
What This Proposal Means.
This tlan would give Marshalltown,
or Cedar RAPIDS or Waterloo a grand
chance TO make money. If such rule
were adopted II would mean that the
receipts Of the Marshalltown club.
based on ar attendance of 10000,
would have t. be divided with the Wis
itins clubs 1t would mean that keo-
kuk would share on some agreed BASIS
the money taken in at the games or
other cities. and would in return d.
vide the receipts from an attendance
Of Is 600 II would mean that the
Marshalltown club would have to take
from lis treasury enough money to as
sist Keokuk thru a season without
financial less. 1t means plan I"
make money for keokuk at the ex-
pense of other cities.
For example. Keokuk has played IN
Marshalltown when the receipts for
single day We're $500 or 500. They ask
that Marshalltown divide this sum
with them. possibly Keokuk TO receive
5000 to $3.50 for the days game. Mar
shalltown played a double header in
Keokuk the past season when. with