Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-18
I[N managers ARE
SOUGHT BY TEAMS
MARSHALLTOWN ALONE SIGNS
PILOT FOR NEXT SEASONS
BASEBALL.
EGAN MAY BE MANAGER
OF WATERLOO NEXT YEAR
Feasibility That LARRY" Brown hlay
Be Retained at Clinton, But Beyond
That Heads Of Teams Are Problem
atieaI-"Dick" Rohn May Return to

Manager Frank Boyle. OF tAe Mar
shalltown baseball team IL the only
Central association nag of the
next wear. The cthar seven clubs o.
the league are on the loo&out for rev
pilots. Only one other 1916 meEase.
Il likely again to conduct the affairs
of a club on his circuit. Thi" man j.
Ned Egan, and il is said the foxy MU--
cat;ne boss is quite busy new irwin:
Ia land a berth in a higher organ IA
t!cn.
When Egsn left Muscarine rece2uE
Re refused to sign for snother year.
lis two years contract with IT,
Nuskiea had expired. and he 5oid inc
directors Of the Muscatine clu2 n
he desired to wait a few weeks bsiHE'
giving them a definite answer. 1t i
rumored around the circuit that !
Egan is in the Central association HeEl
year it will be as manager OF the Wa
terloo club.
Practically ali the pape~s over ihe
circuit have commented on the Ts.&tNe
merits OF the managers the past year.
and It Is unanimous opinion that Boyle
and Egan are in a class by them
selves. For several years the pennant
race has practically been fought out
by the clubs managed by these two
Veterans.
Brown May 8. Retained.
There is a possibility that Larry
Brown may be retained at Clinton
but not one Of the other managers vii
be resigned. it is said Bill Collins.
probably the greatest baseball player
in the league, failed TO hit a winning
stride as pilot Of the Cedar Rapids
club. and seemed TO lack the ability
to judge players. Altho a grand oail
PLAYER. he failed as a manager. ana
Eelden Hill is looking for some one
else to take the Bunnies next year.
Roelzle piloted the Infants in the
closing weeks of the season, but the
Ottumwa directors will not put the
team in his hands for another season.
Turgeon is thru at Fort Dodge, and
Fl is announced that Lew Whistler.
the umpire. will direct the club in 1917.
Whistler should make Fort Dodge a
good manager. He has had wide ex-
perience in big leagues, and as director
of the fortunes Of the Memphis ciuo
1Gr several SSdSC2S 4SI 1880
cided success.
Mason City was practically without
A manager in the last weeks Of the
pennant race, the team pelng pieceu
in the hands of Monty Weeks after
Claire jumped the team. Weeks olo
rho hest he could with the poor ma
terial he had. but the veteran catcher
lacks experience as a club director
Waterloo is looking for a new pilot
Brennan not having given satisfaction
Brennan failed to get the rams Win
him. and closed the season practlcali!
a nervous wreck. Brennan IS a scrappy
player and a fairly good manager. but
for som reason he did not gain pop
ularity with the fans.
Rohn May Return.
Dick Rohn. who led the Burlington
club for two seasons, may return 10
this circuit ext year. If his health
permits. Rohn retired from the game
when Burlington surrendered its fran
chise, owing to pool health. He is
considered one of the best leaders the
association has had in several years,
and may be counted on 10 bring his
club to the front. Mason City and
Cedar Rapids are said 10 be bidding
for his services.
Babe" Towne, pilot Of the Fort
Dodge team for a short time. may
again direct a Central association club
It is said that one or two cities have
an eye on the former Chicagoan. and
the success he had with the Dodser;
this year recommends him strongly
The fatal mistake Of the Dodgers was
In supplanting Towne with Turgeon
after the latter had once been relieved
of the management. Towne pulled tht
club into winning form and the mora
effect of the improvement was vel
worth the increased cost to the new
club.
~Five-Veteran Rule Doomed.
TIE ~fve-veteran rule is doomed. Tn
unpleasant controversy at the close q
the season, resulting from the throw
ing out of -hirty-six games won o!
Muscatine and the reputation Of
sentlemen's agreement by the Muaca'
tine management. is believed to nav
convinced the directors of the leagH
that the rule Is injurious to the or
ganiZation.
The throwing out OF games won OF
the field detracts from the interest il
a pennant race, regardless Of the jus
tics of the imposition OF such a penal
ty. Some clubs are suggesting a rul
requiring q manager to enter a protes
within twenty-four hours after IN
game is played and providing for
prompt decision from the league eS
ecutive. Under present conditions n
club is sure of its position until afte
the annual meeting of the director:
and tere Is no interest in game
ulayed in midWinter.