Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-08
BASEBALL SEASON TO,
START HERE ON MAY
Reorganization Is Effected and Prepa.
ratons Made For Drafting of
ScheduIe-New Veteran Rule Is
Adopted Which VIII Meet Approval
of National Commission.


Labor Gay, Sept. 3, playing a schedule
Of l26 games, the same as last year.
At a meeting of the association, held
at the Pilgrim Wednesday afternoon,
the directors voted the Muscatine
franchise to Dubuque. named a COM
mittee to visit Ottumwa and Boone TO
secure the eighth club, passed a sub
stitute vet rule, and authorized the
drafting of a 126-game schedule. At
the request of the river towns the Me-
mortal day and Fourth of July games
will be played in the interior towns.
The meeting was the most business
Ike and most harmonious that has
been held in recent years.
The seven clubs posted their guar
antee money and it was generally felt
that the circuit would be completed
in very short time.
Franchise to Dubuque.
President Ford presented the appli-
cation of the Dubuque club for mem
bership, at the opening of the session,
and after d brief review of his efforts
to secure an organization in that city,
resulting first III failure when he ap-
preached the wrong faction. and ulti
mately in success when he came in
touch with H. B. Maynard and his as
sociates. the directors voted to accept
the Dubuque application and to award
that city the franchise surrendered by
Muscatine. The Dubuque application
was accompanied by the $500 deposit
| fee
President Ford and Mr.. Maynard told
Of the claim Of President Tearney, OF
the Three-I league, against the old
Dubuque club. declaring Dubuque to
be open territory and the old claim
a matter between the old club and the
| Three-I league.
Players Awarded Dubuque.
/ Such players as are still held by the
| Muscatine club were voted to Du-
buque. 1t was not definitely known
just how many players remain on the
Musky roster, but they are few in
number. They include First Baseman
Tex Sheldon, Inielder Creamy"
Masters and Outfielder Bull" Durham.
Masters refused to play with the Mus
catine club last year, but is said tc
be willing to play in another city.
Should "liggy" Hasbrook. former
|
club, be returned TO that city from the
Chicago White Sox. he will become the
property of Dubuque. Manager Ned
Egan. of Waterloo has been angling
for the services of Hasbrook
Volunteer to Complete League.
Neither Boone nor Ottumwa was
represented at the meeting. but it was
said that both We're making active
preparations 10 organize with intent to
apply for membership. President Ford
explained that he had visited Boone
On Tuesday evening and had found
that the fans were active but not
ready TO post the guarantee money.
They asked more time in which to per-
feet their local organization. The same
situation, it was said, prevails at Of
tumwa. Mr.. Maynard volunteered to
accompany the president to Ottumwa
| to assist the promoters, stating that
he was widely acquainted in that city,
which was formerly his home. D. NJ
Conroy, of Mason City, and Belden
Hill, Of Cedar Rapids, then volunteered
to accompany the president and Mr..
Maynard, and agreed to act on a COM
mittee which would also visit Boone.
These volunteers were officially made
members Of committee TO visit the
two cities and given full power to act.
They will visit the cities and expect
to report to the association the ac-
ceptance of the application Of one
within ten days or two weeks.
Substitute "Vet" Rule Adopted.
Having assured the reorganization Of
the association the attention of the
directors was turned to playing rules
and schedule making. President F. NJ
Wilbur, Of the local club offered a
substitute rule for the old veteran
rule in effect the past two years. The
Wilbur substitute follows:
There shall be at least seven play
ers on each team who have not played
thirty games or more with any league
ball team higher than Class c.. The
penalty for so doing will be forfeiture
Of any game in which there have not
been at least seven men on the club
who have not played. thirty games or
more in any league higher than Class
G; all records to be obtained from
Spalding's or Reachs records of play
ers and all protests to be filed in writ
ing with the league president not later
than fifteen days after the playing OF
such game.
The new rule, which was unanimous
ly approved, affords the managers
more latitude than the enactment OF
1916. In the old rules veteran" was
defined as a player who had partici-
pated in thirty or more games in a
league higher than Glass D.
New Legislation Is Valid.
The Wilbur rule will meet the ap.
prevail of the national commission, as i
does not discriminate against the old
player" II has the same effec: as the
old provision, but provides for compul.
sorry employment Of seven young play.
ers, whereas the old rule prohibited
the employment Of more than five
veterans"
A feature Of the new rule which was
especially pleasing to the directors wa,
the reference to the manner in which
protests shall be made. The fifteen
day clause prevents delayed protest.
and decisions and the championship
Of the association will be decided dur
ing the ball season and not IN the mid
die Of the winter.
Eight Clubs imperative.
The Dubuque representatives max.
it plain that in applying for member
ship 1t was with the understandin,
that the league should be an eight
club organization. Be1den Hill, o
M III ~,r1 :.