Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-14
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION TO HAVE
NO TROUBLE IN FILLING
VACANCIES.
COMMITTEE NAMED TO
CONSIDER APPLICANTS
Leaaue Executive Tells Directors There
Are Several possibilities" But De-
clnes to Name Cities Until Old
Members Have Been Given Oppor.
tunity to Renew Franchise.

The Central association will have nc
difficulty in getting eight cities to make
up the circuit according to a statement
made by President John F. Ford, to
bled Tuesday at Cedar Rapids, in an
adjourned meeting of the league.
There are several possibilities" was
President Ford's statement, when ask
ed what cities might be expected to
accept berths.
Asked to name the cities likely to- &C
cept franchises the president declined
to do so, but said:
Read between the lines of the news
paper report that you see.'
From this statement directors in
ferred that Dubuque might be expect
ed to succeed Muscatine as member.
and that Ottumwa will retain its fran
chise, or that it meant that the preSl-
dent was working on a plan which he
did not care to diyulge at the present
time. ...-..r
Mr.. Ford stated that he had not Wis
tied any of the cities considered for
the reason that he did not believe IT
fail to make any great attempt 10
secure new territory until all the Old
members had been given every oppor-
t,nitv to renew their franchises. The
meeting was attended by representa-
tives of the Waterloo, Cedar Rapids
MarsnaIItown Clinton, Mason City, and
Fort Dodge clubs.
Mr.. Ford made one thing plain, how
ever, and that was the certainty that
the Central association would open the
season with eight good cities as men,
berS.
Possibilities to Be Canvassed.
A committee to get on the ground
and thoroughly canvass the ''posslbill-
ties" was named by the president. In
naming this committee President Ford
said he would name three clubs, and
each club could choose one of its direc-
tors as a member of the committee. He
named Cedar Rapids, Waterloo. and
Clinton, and these clubs named the
personnel of the committee as follows:
Belden Hill, president of the Cedar
RAPIDS club; J. c. Koeneke, president
of the Waterloo association, and r. u.
Hansen. of Clinton. Mr.. Ford Will act
as chairman of the committee.
The committee will begin work at
once, and Mr.. Ford will place before
its members the correspondence with
cities likely to accept membership and
furnish all data relative to the situa-
ton. 80,
Refuse to Post Money: - - 80
President Ford's declaration that the
Central association would be an eight
club organization came in reply to the
announcement made by Cedar Rapids
and Clinton that those clubs would post
no money until assured that the asso-
citation will be on q paying basis ana
that they would not remain in the as
ISOLATION if it were to be a six-club
organization. Waterloo, while not OPP
posed to a smaller circuit, declared
against retaining membership with Ce-
dar Rapids eliminated.
Neither Muscatine nor Ottumwa was
represented at the meeting, tho 1t had
been expected that DR.. Bonham, of the
latter city, would be in attendance.
Session Short and Sweet.
The meeting was short and without
stormy discussion, such as marked the
annual session at Cedar Rapids in jan
uary. The directors We're in session