Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-06
THE BALL FIELD,
What Will be Done With the IL
League?
a meeting In Chicago Today TO peter.
mine its Fatc-SOme One Has
BiuGdered-Probabiifty of
RecOnstructiOn-No Notes.

Joo 81 W nave tnelr inning.
Many OF the class just mentioned who
were aided by the general calamity
shrieker, put the Fourth of July down as
the time for the / league to 90 to pieces.
but from the way things are beginning to
shape up again the league will pull
through the season if only the four Hi
nois clubs are in it. A meeting of the
league directors is being held in Chicago
today the outcome of which is not vet
KNOWN but in all probability the two In
diana towns will remain in, as both have
plenty of money back of them, the only
dif1culty being that they do not
think they are being treated fairly.
is to be hoped that President
Mckee and Secretary McCaull will COM
promise their differences and allow things
TO again settle down so that the league
affairs can be conducted without q con-
slant wrangle such as has characterized
the past few weeks.
Aurora has paid off all its players and
disbanded and our own John Mackev is
again drifting with the tide. Every
other club now in the league is on a
sound financial basis, and if the league
does not hold together it is not the fault
OF the clubs, but fight among the Off
GERS.
The latest blow aimed at the league
was President Harris draft of Decker
and Connors of the Joliet team yester-
day. A howl will no doubt
go up from Joliet now, Dut
1t will make no difference. Decker
and Connors must go; the only consola
ton that the management of the Jolie,
team will get will be $500 for each man,
which Chicago will have to pay for them.
This will, of course, help out the club
financially. but will certainly weaken i,
very much in playing strength q
League Director Moore, of the Twin
City team. is in Chicago attending the
meeting. and on the result of which de-
ponds the matter of whether or not the
two-eYed league will weather the storm
OF invasion from without and dissension
from within. AS far as the the matter of
finance goes each team seems to be well
liked, and as stated above. if the orgsni~
zation should collapse it will be due en-.
tirely to wrangle among the officials of
the league as to who shall constitute the
power behind the throne. The league so
far has made an enviable record, with
much faster company than it has ever
had in the past, and it is a pity if it
comes to the worst thet all should be sac
rifced simply because the president and
secretary are unable to decide who is the
biggest gun.
There Is no occasion for a ruction in
league now and if the present incuu-
is OF office can't agree, the woods are
inly full of good men who can, and
;ould handle the sffairs of the league
as they have been handling them,
n much more grace. II the six
main in the league new schedule
ably be made at once so that
, be no more idle days for the
plays three games here this
ord ing tomorrow, after which
ginn Is scneouled to play at
lie teal
IF INFORMATION.
BITS : the midget pitcher of
,sxendsl, 10, took wings last night
In. City CHI or wherefore is not
y. the VIII, vents he should be
but at all, the club continues
, return il the local manage
of Bill to force Mack
D compel onioL Aurora team has
;rement from IL .xie's foolishness.
lv resulted IN B, bill at the Union
q weeks board has probably
as a souvenir. He u Is hoped he
ed to Chillicothe. IS, and that his
brought to his sens, teach Mana
ackev's eyamr,le will ne.
ge the value Of discipl Ii league
whole trouble in the action in
from McCaulPs arbitrary g Aurora.
,c Peoria aud substitutin ,, Quincy
Peoria still in the leagu, end of
have hung on until tht :.
and the league still be intac, ora on
g Twin City club went to Aul lsville
'ourth, not that it loved Evai play
but because it was scheduled to que
nora and because with the lei not
ring the home club thought best IN
Il any further away from home tn
] 5e helped
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