Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-15
LACK OF PATRONAGE CAUSES
FANS TO VOTE TO RETIRE
FROM ASSOCIATION.
SUCCESSOR 70 De
CHOSEN HERE FRIDAY
Midsummer Meeting Of League Di-
rsetors to b Held in This City.
Four-vstsran Rule and Charges Of
Loaned Players With Southern Clubs
to Be ThrSshsd Out.

Keokuk will surrender its franchise
in the Central Association, according
to word from that city today. Follow
ing q disastrous season, due principally
to the rainy weather in the first six
weeks. the Keokuk club has been
losing venture this year. and the fans
yesterday voted to retire from profess
sional baseball ranks.
AS result Of Keokuk's determine
ton to quit the association. the prin-
cipal business before the directors OF
the league, who will assemble IN this
city for the midsummer meeting Fri
day. will probably be the selection of a
city to succeed Keokuk.
Fort Dodge 10 Ready.
A meeting Of the directors Of the
Fort Dodge semi-professional club was
held at II o'clock today to determine
whether delegation would be sent
here tomorrow to put up a fight for
recognition. 1t was said that the Fort
Dodge directors were looking for sup
port from Marshalltown, Mason City.
Waterloo, Clinton, and possibly Nus
catine. With this backing there would
be no doubt that the Dodgers would be
voted a berth.
Southern members Of the association
are urging that Rock Island be award
ed the Keol1uk franchise. it was said,
but telephone Communication with
several club heads today failed to dis
close any certainty Of the Islanders
making any effort to break into the
league.
Big Delegations Expected.
Mason City expects to send a big
delegation to Fridays meeting, at least
twelve directors and fans planning to
be here to represent the infant club.
Waterloo will also be strongly repre-
sented. If the weather is good, five cars
leaving Waterloo at o'clock with the
Jay delegation. Cedar Rapids sends
word that Belden Hill will probably be
the only representative Of the Dummies
to be present, but as Hill Is practically
the whole Cedar Rapids organization
and is fully capable Of caring for that
city's interests, more numerous rep
resentation Is probably not necessary.
President M. e. Justice, Of the asso-
citation. is expected on an early morn.
ing train, and will proha bly, he accom-
panied by Secretary Hume, Of Burling-
ton. The southern clubs are expected
to send small delegations. It Is not
known whether Rock Island will have
an official representative at the meet
ing.
Waterloo Promises Fireworks.
Y The Waterloo contingent Is coming
loaded for bear" according to advices
from that city Waterloo Is ready to
make an assault on the four veteran
rule, and to lodge a complaint against
Muscatine and Burlington for alleged
playing of EARNED out" players. The
Jay delegation will also enter protest
against the work Of the league UNI
I pires.
The four veteran rule viii be next
in Importance to the Keokuk franchise
question and several cities are expect
ed to stand for resembling the rule, or
at least revising it to provide for five
| veterans or to permit clubs to carry
players Of class c.
Mason City is expected to ask that
| clubs be permitted to increase the
number Of players in view Of the great
number Of postponed games to be
played during the last half Of the sea-
son.
Meeting at Marshalltown Club.
! The meeting will be held in the Mar
! shalltown Club rooms and the visiting
delegates will be guests Of the local
association at dinner at the Stoddar1
| Cafe.
Members Of the Central Association
| Sports Writers will also meet In con-
| junction with the league meeting. II
is not expected the attendance at this
meeting will be large, as representa-.
tives of newspapers in three other
cities will be kept away by games in
their home towns