Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16
INTO THE WESTERN.
The Davenport Club TO Enter Better
Leaxue---The Chicago Maroon Fran
chise TO be Purchased---Other Hail

News.
| A large and enthusiastic meeting OF the
Davenport Business Mems association
was held last evening to take action in
regard to maintaining the Davenport
base ball club and purchasing franchise
in the Western association, as stated by
the ARGUS Thursday evening. Within
the past week the Interstate league has
been decidedly shaky, and 1t remained
for the board OF directors of the Daven-
port club to take immediate steps to-
wards bringing matters to focus so far
az they related to the Davenport club.
Secretary F. w. Smith gave detailed
account of the condition Of the Inter-
State league. He stated that it was as
much as broken up already. The De-
caturs had disbsnded and retired from
the league. the Duhuques had beeu trans
ferred to another city and one of the
other clubs was on the verge of going
out. Something should be done in the
matter. The Davenport club was hold
ing its own, so was Peoria. They were
the only clubs out of the eight in the
league that were self-sustaining. Mr..
Smith then stated that at the request of
the board of directors he had visited the
manager of the Chicago Maroons. That
club was anxious TO sell out, but asked |
$500 for its franchise. There were |
other clubs in the Western association /
that were anxious to sell their franchise
st. Louis and Kansas City. Those clubs
were not self-sustaining for the reason
that each of those cities had two large
clubs. In Kansas City was club in the
American association, so there was in st.
Louis. 1t was now for the citizens to
what should be done. Davenport
could purchase the franchise of club in
he Western association, and its players,
md release as many of its own players
md those of the club purchased to easily
make up the amount paid for the club
md franchise.
After considerable discussion and many
questions for information had been asked
was decided to purchase franchise in
he Western association. Every citizen
present was in favor of it. While the
Meeting was in progress, several promi-
tent business men who could not be
resent, but who believed that the object
f the meeting was to raise money for
he club, telephoned to the president to
ut their names on the list for a suitable
mount, 1t was suggested that a can
ass be made among those present to as
ertain how much money of the amount q
aquired could be raised before going any
lrther. One gentleman Immediately
Topped to the presidents desk and
gned the subscription list for $3.50. j
ther gentlemen stepped forward and n
gned for greater or less amounts and in W
he course of half an hour 81 $50 of al
ock had been subscribed. pl
The president then appointed a cons ia
ittee of ten from the Business Mems es
sociatIon to canvass the city today for in
with a view of raising the ne
mount sufficed to purchase the desired 8;
anchise in the Western association. Wi
The Democrat Gazette says this morn. Sc
G: co
The Interstate league is now practical tn
busted, and the next game that will tw
played in Davenport will in all likeli no
cd be between clubs of the Western
naia N,t 1Ln eArl
10 played here two weeks ago did the
NEWPORT association know that but of
rec clubs in the league had put up the too
'ose three clubs were Davennort, Peos agt
and Decatur. Not even the Rockford lik
ID, of which the president of the league col
manager had put up forfeit money. su
ould the necessary money be raised -"
IRE is not the least doubt that Daven.
TT will go into the Western association. will
will have no trouble in getting out of
} Interstate league for the reason that
other clubs have not comnIied with Ed
} rules of the league association.
The clubs of the western association san
Chicago, st. Louis, Kansas City, Des ber
lines, Omaha. Minneapolis, St. Paul tina
4 Milwaukaa Peoria ia olso ,ikolv 70 bel
franchise from either Kansas City a m
st. Louis, aud the two best clubs of We
Inter state league will thus be provid- 7
for. The Davenport club will be aos
enlightened considerably. 1t has three Of
ID batteries and arrangements have son
eady been made for another one to Am
ort July l. see
BALL NOTES 10 .
The DaVenports beat Charlottesville ono
terday 8 to /. Hollacher's pitching o;t;
the Hawkeyes was the most brilliant moo
r seen on the Charlottesville grounds. RIM
3 home club could do nothing with hoo
/, and but for an error on the part of will
Davenport second baseman, he would
e shut the Crawfordsvilles out.
resident Allen of the Inter-stat .
que, who is in Bloomington, received Gun
patch last evening stating that Lafay 'ne
will buy the Decatur franchise and sue
lmpaign gets the Rockford team. '"o
cherer, who was recently released by noi'
Danville management, has returned col
he city. '''u