Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-28

: Frank Ey,le. manager OF the Mar
sralitoun pennant winning teams OF
.tI6 and 1917. for years prominent N
1.-The Iowa league and the Central assoc
citation. and one of the best known and
lmost capable pilots IN the minor
leagues. has been offered The manase1
imant If the Tulsa, Okla, club in the
ireccntly organized Arizona league. ana
Ut Is likely that ne will accept. Pro-
motors Of baseball al Tulsa have been
ineEot.atins with Boyle for some time
land he expects TO sign contract as
sopn as the organization IS perfected.
Eve c!uhs have been secured for the
new circuit and one or three more
! must be added. Il not having been de-
csded whether the organization shall
consist Of six or eight clubs.
BOYLE generally is recognized as the
greatest strategic manager ever con-
nccted with the Central association.
and undoubtedly Is one of the best tn
tors q Young players he country over.
During rs long experience he has de-
ye!oDed acres Of promising youngsters
who have made their way 20 the major
lea CUES anu l.4' i4.s-.~t i4i4tN' W $780,
!zat!ors. He has won more than his
share Of pernants but never permitted
his desire for q championship team 10
take precedence over the clubs imam
ciaI interests. Altho always keeping
in the pAnrant race he has endeavored
first 20 prevent any deficit and the ruin
OF the club financially.
War SpoiIs Banner Year.
The season Of 1917 might have been
the banner year for Boyle had 1t not
been for the European war. The Mar
shaltown club was one Of the best ever
seen IN the league, winning both halves
Of the split season with comparative
ease. I, had been expected that, I'm
der normal conditions, the CLUB would
| sci! from six TO eight players. and IN
peace times these men, would have gone
to higher leagues and the local CLUB
should have realized something ike
&. 900 from the sales. But the war
prevented any profitable deals and the
disruption Of the league resulted IN
the loss of all players to the ciuos.
Hollocher Developed by Boyle.
Charley Hollocher. the phenomenal
shortstop OF the Portland club. who is
expected to burn up the cub inheio ta!s
season. was discovered" and developer
bv Boyle, a,tho the Chicago sports
scrtbes have given the credit to Walter
McCred.e. The latter, in an interview
on the youngster, tells how he MADE
the PLAYER during the past season. AS
q matter Of fact Frank Boyle found
the bov on the lots Of st. Louis and
signed him before he was II years oid.
! Bowie recognized in the lad the natural
| baIlpIaver and gave him more attention
than ne would have paid to the ord1n-
airy player Boyles estimate OF the
youth proved well founded and he soon
developed into one of the stars OF the
! Central association.
Bowie knew that he had player VINO
would 90 to the majors and called the
attention Of scouts and managers TO
HolIocher. When Portland secured the
player he was a brilliant fielder and a
good batter with a good knowledge Oh
inside baseball What Hollocher did at
! Portland was TO gain experience ana
! devotion his own natural abilities, FOR
which MCCredie now assumes all the
credit
! Frank Boyle can do more for young
/ p)ayors and knows the game from
strategical standpoint as well as any
! Of the b!@ league managers today. IN
this yea. when the major clubs must
depend largely on younger blood Frank
Bowie would be an ideal manager FOR
any major organization.