Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-23
A TWIN-CITY TEAM,
Prospects of Club TO be Entered by
the Columbian cities in the IL.
LeaGue-Last Nights Meeting.

the Columbian cities in the IL.
LeaGue-Last Nights Meeting.
The preliminary meeting for the pur
pose of organizing Twin City base ball
team to en- ter the IL. league was he'd a.
the Harper house last evening. The
meeting was pretty we'll attended by a
number of lovers of the game and COM
siderable enthusiasm was manifested over
the prospects of the two cities getting a
joint team into the league. Aid. Charles
Evans was called to the chair and Charles
Hodges was elected secretary. After the
object of the meeting had been explained
President Mckee. of the IL. league was
called for and made statement explain
ing Just what would be required of the
club and the probable expense of main
tanning the same. 1t would first be neces>
sary to deposit $500 with the Illinois
Trust company bank, of Chicago. a cero
titled check for $500 as guarantee that
the club would play out the season. This
money would belong to the
club so long as they continued to play
but in the event of their failing to play
out the season the money is forfeited to
the league, AID is to be used in placing
another cluo. As regards the expense
of maintainir G a club Mr.. Mckee stated
that as the season is five and e-half
months, and the salary limit is $3.50, the
amount for salaries cannot in any case
exceed to S4125. The other expense
of the club would be about as follow s:
Railroad fare, 5000; hotel bills, 500;
general expenses including grounds, ETC.,
$500; league dues, out of which the UNI
pires and secretary are paid, $500; sup
plies, etc $500; making the total cos t
of running the club Sc, 725 at the outside.
There will be l40 games scheduled, 20 at
home and 20 visiting games. so that it
will only make it necessary to take IN
s96 80 al each game to cover expenses.
The guarantee to be paid each visiting
club is $40. but as the home club receives
the same when en- route, it makes it |
q stand off. The matter of
whether sufficient base ball enthu sias m
could be developed in the two towns to
get the necessary stock subscribed, was
then discussed ard as everyone present
was of the opinion that So 500 worth of
stock could be raised without much
trouble, it was decided to place it in the
hands of com nittee of six from each
town who would meet at the Harper
house this evening and formulate some
plan for getting team in the league
The following are the committees ap-
pointed: Frank Barnard, Myron Jordan,
John Cady. Robert swan, J. J. johnson,
ana Oscar Peal of Moline; and John OIL
weller. Will R. Johnson. Eli Mosenfelder,
Lee G4lt, T. q. Thomas and Charles
Hodges, of Rock Island.
This morning the committee met at the
Harper and President Mckee and Mr..
Stockwell visited Moline where they met
with much encouragement. A meeting is to
be held there this evening at o'clock
after which the committee will join the
Rock Island meeting at the Harper This
afternoon Messrs. Mckee and Stockwell
and also Hugh Nichol of the Rockford
club, who accom- panies Mr. Mckee, have
been feeling the pulse on the subject, and
they feel quite sanguine or success. 1t is
to be hoped all interested in base ball will
m ,et at the Harper tonight at o'clock,
t. at least discuss the matter, if not to
take stock.
'Rah for base BALI And may the twin
cities of Rock Island and Moline be in it
this year.
ROYAL Arch MasOns Attention