Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-02
COLLINS is OUT TO
WIN CHAMPIONSHIP
Retains Stronger Men Of Last Years
Aggregation and Secures Promising
Younssters-BoyIe to Start Team
Which Has Participated in Practice
Games-To Choose Pitchers on Field.
Games Thursday.
Cedar Rapids at Marshalltown.
Clinton at Waterloo.
Dubuque at Fort Dodge.
Lacrosse at Mason City.

When the champions take the field
| on the home lot tomorrow afternoon,
for the opening Of the Central Associ-
alton season, it will be to battle one of
the strongest teams in the league-the
Cedar Rapids Dummies. Collins already
| has claimed a pennant-w winning team,
and ON paper his aggregation looks to
| be one Of the strongest on the circuit
at the opening of the year.
Cedar Rapids is pennant mad, and
Collins has been instructed to get the
players who can deliver. With most
| formidable club in the late season of
1916, the Bunny boss has retained the
| best Of his crew and has made some
! changes which are expected TO
strengthen his team.
OF last years team Collins has re-
| tanned Harmon, at second base: French
| at short: Mellinger. Baichley and
Reese. pitchers, and will again perform
| in the outfield himself In addition he
| has secured Widener, the snappy little
catcher, who made a decided impress
sion with the fans here early last year.
Story City Boy With Dummies.
! One of the newcomers 10 Cedar Rap
| ids is not unknown to Marshalltown
fans He Is SEVERED. Of Story City.
who was given a trial here by Frank
| Richards in 1915. SEVERED reported to
Des Moines this spring and made bid
| for first base position. While here he
| was considered a good prospect but
at that time lacked experience.
Manager Boyle will send his team,
into the game tomorrow with the line
! up unchanged from the practice games.
Cameron, who has been in the hospital
suffering from mumps. is out again.
| but VIII not be able to get in the game
tomorrow.
No decision as to pitchers will be
| made by either manager until game
| time Boyle has announced five men
frcm which the choice will be made
and the one showing the best form
when he goes to the warming pan"
tomorrow will be the choice.
The lineup Of the teams for the
| opening game follows: Marshalltown--
Lied. center field; Clemens, second
base; Eunick, third base; LeBeau. left
| field: Lee. catcher; Durkin, short:
Naughton. right field: Humbert, first
| base; Payne Torkelson, Higgins, Hug
gins. Harden, pitchers. Cedar Rapids
-Ralinger, left field; Collins. center
| field; Harmon. second base; Olson.
right field; Severeid, first base; Shear,
third base; French short; Widener,
catcher; Bruner. Mellinger. Baichley,
Reese, Fulwider Carlton, pitchers.
Team in Good Condition.
The champions are in good condition.
except for an injured ankle sustained
by Eunick while engaged in indoor
Those who witnessed the game work
Of the third sacker last year while suf-
fering from strained ankle, however.
will not expect his injury to interfere
with his work at the opening.
Both teams are far advanced in the
quality of ball which may be expected,
despite the handicap imposed by the
!nclement weather Of the past week.
The fielding Of the champions has been
excellent in the preliminary games.
Lack of batting practice Is noticeable
but any inability there should
be Offset in scrappiness and inside ball
Of which the champions are capable.
The same defects may be expected in
the batting OF the Bunnies while. like
WISE the Collins tribe is reputed to be
in fine fielding form.
islanders to Central.
Two Three-I leaguers have been re-
leased to the Central ASSOCIATION, ac-
cording to word from Rock Island to-
day. Fritz Erlewein goes to O'Leary's
Claybakers from Rock Island, and
Scott Dye. of the same club, is trans
ferred to Dubuque.