Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-25

SEVERAL OTHER CITIES
AFTER BoYLE's SERVICES
finds Marsha..town Best Baseball
Town in the Country and Prefers to
Remain icre-WilI Go on Scouting
Trip at Close Of Sea3on-league
Probably to Remain Intact.

Manager Frank Boyle, of the Mar
plot the Ansons IN 1871. Mr.. Boyle
affixed his name to I, contract Thurs
day evening. and Immediately after
.hc c.Use % the present season VIII
u@gin work on next years campaign
ne Will attend several baseball tour
naments, in northern Iowa and south
ern Minnesota in September t. LOOK
over number Of semi professional
p3ayers who have been rer0mmH-l ded
10 him.
The services of Mr.. Boyle have been
sought by several other cities, boin III
the Central association and elsewhere,
but al Thursday evenings .nestiIS ~
the board of directors he said he pre-
ferred to remain IN MarSha!ltoW1.
The support given the local club ana
the LOYALTY of the fans surpassed that
shown anywhere in the counsIy, salc
Mr. BOYLE. The spirit shown. following
two years of losing ball, appealed TO
him. especially so after having man
aged clubs which had been lighting
for the pennant and not receiving the
support Of the fans.
Best Manager in League.
Frank Boyle is generally recognized
as the best manager in the Central
association. While every fan is ia
miliar with his fighting spirit and his
ability to create a winning team out
of raw material his executive ability
and his business like methods in con-
Quoting the affairs of the club may not
be so apparent to those not intimately
acquainted with him. Mr. Boyle has
carried teams thru championship sea
sons in the Central association when
the exchequer was so exhausted that
other managers would have hesitated
before assuming the responsibility.
He has been able 20 battle for the
pennant year after year without the
lavish expenditure of money that some
of his opponents have made He has
been able to assemble a first division
team, which has battled thruoui the
season for first position, for less
money than it has cost to maintain
tail-end aggrega ton in previous years.
Will Go After Pennant.
While Marshalltown may not win
the pennant this year. the team which
captures first place will know that it
has been thru a struggle. At the be-
ginning of the season the MARSHALL
town fans demanded a first division
team. but few expressed a desire for
pennant. fearing a championship club
might prove detrimental to the game
in the future. Manager Boyle knew
what was expected. and it was not
until the rivalry between Marshalltown
and Muscatine became keen that the
fans. or the manager. in fact became
DESTROYS of pulling the team into first
place. a.2 - -.a.
Next season, however, an effort will
be made to bring the pennant to Mar
shalltown. and plans to that end will
De laid accordingly. Baseball in the
Central association this year has been
faster than it was a year ago. and
many of the old players have been
dropped from the club rosters Il may
be expected that another year the
league will be as fast or faster than
it is al present and it will be neces-
sary to perfect an organizar lion which
will not only have the ability Of the
best team this year but the stamina to
go thru a season Of grueling contests.
League to Remain Intact.
Inc league Will see Ie" Changes, IN
all probability altho there has been
some talk of ore or two clubs sur
rendering their franchises. Cedar
Rapids, Clinton, Muscatine. Waterloo
and Marshalltown may reasonably be
expected to remain, and word from
Fort Dodge and Mason City the past
week has been encouraging. Should
either drop its membership. Dubuque
stands ready TO take the berth Water
loo is getting on firm basis for next
year and Clinton has enjoyed one Of
the best seasons in the history Of
baseball in that city Cedar Rapids
has a surplus big enough to assure
against any financial loss which may
be incurred there this year. Musca-
tine Is we'll provided for, and promi-
nent fans at Fort Dodge are authority
for the statement that the Dodgers
will be fighting with renewed vigor
when the playing season is on. While
not so much is known of the situation
at Mason City. there has been not = ig
to indicate that the Claydiggers would
retire. II Mason City can secure a
good manager for next year it is to be
expected that It's franchise will be re-