Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-12
CITY BASEBALL LEAGUE RE-
ORGANIZED AT MEETING
OF CITY CLUBS.
MOST OF LAST YEARS
TEAMS TO BE IN LEAGUE
Benefit Game to Defray Expenses Of
Season to Be Played Sunday, June
20. Between Two Picked Teams.
Makeup of Organization to Be
Determined at Meeting Tuesday.

The Twilight Baseball League has
been reorganized at q meeting Of the
old board Of directors. The member
ship Of the league probably will be
about as it was a year ago, with the
Roberts g. Oake team and possibly
one Of two others peing supplanted
by new organizations. As one or two
Of last years clubs may find it Diff
ficult to reorganize, all clubs have
been given until Tuesday night, June
Is. to pay a nominal entrance fee and
register or to surrender its franchise.
Teams represented last year IN the
league will be given the first oppor-
tunity to join but as other factor
les and organizations are planning on
asking admittance, no difficulty will
be experienced in completing the
roster.
Teams composing the league last
year which may be represented this
year are the Durham Company,
Soldiers Home, Bailey Bros, Clerks,
Cooks Imperials. rude Auto Com
pany. Bankers and M. g. st. l.. Repre-
sentatives OF majority of these
teams have announced the teams will
start.
The NJ. & st. L. was to decide
whether a team will be put in the
league. and 1t was said that II the
NJ. & ct. L. franchise was to be dis
posed Of it was probable a team
from the Elks lodge might seek ad-
mittance. Other teams which are
said to be probable applicants are
those representing the Fisher Cover
nor Company. Central Foundry, Wal
ter A. Prier Company. Elks and
knights Of COLUMBUS.
Benefit Game Juno 20.
It was decided to promote a bene-
TT game between two clubs picked
from the best players Of the league, to
be played on Sunday. June 20. the
receipts to be used in defraying ex-
penses Of the league during the sea
son.
As the Twilight league games are
free to the public and the league has
not asked any donation from the
public In the past, tho directors feel
that the league Is entitled to the sup
port Of the public for one benefit
game. Tho games last year were
largely attended, especially those
played on the soldiers homo diamond.
The final reorganization meeting
with election Of officers, viii be held
next Tuesday night.
d Tho league is handicapped this
year because the daylight saving law
is not In effect. The teams can not
take the field as early in tho evening
~ they did last year in some cases.
Some Of the factory teams win be
able to start as early as year ago,
but some OF the other organizations,
whose members work until $3.50 and
s O'Clock can not get an early start.
The league bylaws provide for seven
inning games, but five inning games
may be played by agreement between
managers Of opposing clubs.
Season Opens Juno 22.
It was decided to open Tho season
Tuesday. June 20, two days after the
benefit game. Games will be played
twice q week on both tho fair
grounds and soldiers home diamonds.
It is probable split season sched-
ule will be adopted and the winner
of the first half OF the season will
play the championship team Of the
last half for the league title.