The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-04

Total Observation-Disclosures. So, lS5 .oo
Each clubs share ........... $3.50
| President Justice did not deduct
ten percent from the total receipts for
| the league treasury this year as has
/ been done in the past. There were two
reasons for this, the league not being
| in need Of funds at the present time
/ and the shortage of funds in the
! treasures of the various clubs at this
| time.
Last season each club drew for it's
share of the Memorial day receipts
approximately $780, Poor attendance
in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids was
responsible for the drop in the amount
divided. Last season Cedar Rapids
took in over 81, 900 more than they
did this year. Waterloo's receipts
also dropped several hundred dollars.
Clubs are Not Wealthy.
At the present time all the clubs
in the circuit are much shorter in
funds than they have been. on an
averag e, in years this early in the
season. Neither Cedar Rapids or
Waterloo has been drawing anything
like the crowds they did in former
years. The general financial strin-
gency is believed to be largely respon-
sible, but Waterloo's poor showing at
the start of this season and the
change in managers at Cedar Rapids
is also believed to have had serious
effects in reducing the attendance at
these two cities.
The attendance in Keokuk has not
been as good as it was even at this
time last year and the club is not in
anything like fourishing financial
condition. Unless the attendance dur
ing the present home series shows
marked improvement, the club will be
in really bad condition. MANY post
poned games is partly responsible for
the financial condition of Keokuk at
this time. it having been possible to
play but two out of seven games in
the last home series.
Concerning Postponed Games.
President Justice today sent out let
tiers to all managers in which he re-
auested that they get together as soon
as possible on arranging dates for
palying off postponed games. These
games, he said. should be played as
soon as possible in order not to injure
the teams at the end of the seasan
He also called to the attention of the
| managers the fact that the suspension
of one player to hire another is con-
| trary to the league rules unless the
player suspended is an injured CATCH
| er. In all cases where players are
] suspended. reasons for the suspension
| must be given, he said.
Farrelrs Bulletin.
| The latest bulletin issued by Secre-
| tary Farrell contains the following in
| formation regarding c. A. teams:
Contracts.
| With Marshalltown: Farthing,
Beard Anderson, Lindberg, NJ. Ryan,
| Forth.
With Mason City: Chaser, Flagg,
Ellis, Lowther.
Clinton: Jones, Evans. Gross.
Cedar Rapids: Harrell.
! Muscatine: Augustus.
Burlington: Rohn, Singleton.
Terms Accepted.
! With Cedar Rapids Hickey, Nc
| Evoy
Released by Purchase.
Fort William to Burlington: NJ. G..
4 Davis.
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Released
By Mason City: Welsh, O'Donnell,
/ Brock, Brand.
BY Clinton: Stuart. Ohlin
4 BY Muscatine: Sohn. Wilkus, Ulch.
BY Marshalltown: Maui, Farthing.
!; BY Cedar Rapids: Mensor, Martin,
Boennsman. Wiggieworth, Busch,
4 BRASIL, Reitmeyer, Talbot. Drida,
Studt, Augustus, Eberts, Battle,
| Torkleson. Guide. Flat
! By Burlington: Lowthers, Leonard
Suspended.
BY Keokuk: Brown, Eggleston.
Reinstated.
BY Keokuk: Eggleston.
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