Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-20

the Ansons will come in the next tel
DAYS. when the team will make its
longest road trip of the season, play
ing ten games away from home, in
Guiding seven with Burlington and
keokuk, the pacemakers of the early
Mason City for a series of three games
with the tail enders, closing Saturday
night From Mason City the team
makes a jump to the extreme southern
end of the circuit. being scheduled to
play in keokuk on Sunday. Following
| three performances with the Indians
the team will travel TO Burlington for
four days stand with the league
leaders
The trip viii come to close at Bur-
F., lington on Saturday, May 80, and the
Ansons will hurry home for game on
Sunday, May 80, with keokuk. on
Monday. May3l. observed as Memorial
day, the Ansons and Indians will appear
! in double holiday bill. The return
marks the beginning of long home
! series. Keokuk being followed in turn
by Burlington. Waterloo and Cedar
Rapids. twelve games being played IN
! eleven days.
Clubs Forced to Reduce.
The club managers are facing the
] necessity Of getting rid of their surplus
I PLAYERS before the first OF next week.
and the task is proving a difficult one
for some of the team pilots. Manager
! Richards has already begun the pro-
/ cess of reduction. and has about de-
, termined the makeup of his team lot
the strenuous campaign ahead. Natar-
ally the pitching staff has caused MN
! the most concern.
Gruno Traded to Racine.
The solution was found when Man
aser Richards was offered trade for
Gruno. The Elgin lad has good pros
poets. but is lacking in experience.
There was. however. no one whom
Richards cared TO sacrifice in order to
retain the recruit Racine needed
pitcher and offered 20 exchange a good
outfeIder. which was much desired by
Richards A deal was closed Wednes-
day and Gruno headed eastward on an
evening train. The outfelder who is
sent here in exchange is expected 70
arrive today.
This move has reduced the pitching
staff 10 regulation strength in point OF
numbers. Richardson. Slattery, Beard
and Maui being retained The settle
ment OF the Beard case proved fac
tor in the decision as TO the staff.
4 President Justice has wired TO Presi-
cent Wilbur. of the local club, THAT he
had received notice from Secretary
Farrell. Of the national commission, to
Z the effect that Beard was eligible 10
play.
Carrying Two Extra Men.
| Manager Richards now finds him.
self with but two extra men on his
hands. but it may take some little time
to determine definitely just who will
have to be cut loose. There are two
men for the third base position-An
derson and Dietrich. The latter Is still
in the city. having been suffering from
an abscess for some time. Both are
good men and either might prove en-
tirely satisfa Glory. Neither, however.
has shown any great hitting ability in
the early season.
With the acquisition of new out
fielder from Racine Manager Rich
ards has fous cutter gardeners. Harris.
in center field. has proved himself one
of the most valua BILE men on the team.
Martini. in left, while not as fast and
.
sistent hitter The choice of a third
man will fall between the Racine lad
and Farthing. The latter, who re-
ported Tuesday, has not had sufficient
opportunity to show his worth, and
all that is known Of the Racine youth
is that he ranked among the leaders
in the official averages Of 1914. A de-
cision as to which shall be retained is
expected to be made before Sunday
night.
Other Teams Shifting Men.
Other teams of the league are max
ing hurried shifts in order to get with
in the playing and salary limits. and
many changes may be looked for before
the end of the week.
Cedar Rapids. Waterloo and Mason
City are making desperate efforts &c
bolster up their teams and all are re-
ported to be signing new men at the
eleventh hour Cedar Rapids has signed
Pitcher LETTERS, OF Muskegon, Of the
Michigan State League, who led that
organization last year with twenty
Ave games won and eight lost The
management is also angling for a new
nfielder and 1t is likely that Second
Baseman Guiheen Of the Atlantic
league will be acquired.
Z. is rmrnred tha+ Andrews is no
gotiating for two or three veterans
from the Western league, but this is
not likely in view of President JUS
tees insistence on enforcing the four
veteran rule. Mason City, however
is going ahead in rehabilita ting its
team, and Manager Bay is determined
to put a good aggregation in the field
if he has to replace every man he now
carries. Mason City is in much tht
same position that Marshalltown found
itself year ago.
Southern Teams Ready.
Apparently the southern clubs arr
set for the long grind with the pos.
sible exception Of Keokuk where, it il
said, one or two men are not proving
satisfactory. Egan is also contemplat-
ing change or two at Muscatine, bur
not SUCH as will materially alter hi.
present playing strength.
There may be some changes in pitch.
ing STATS before the first Of thu
month, some Of the recruits. especially
in the northern cities, having failet
to show class President Justice hal
sent out warnings against caFryint
more than thirteen men after May %
and at that time there may be a mum
Der Of Central association ball player
available for the Independent teams.