Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-11
FRANCHISE IS OURS,
But President Hickey Says
$4,000 Must First be
Raised.
COMMITTEES ARE HARD AT WORK
A6sass Of The frspessa base Clab Plseed h
Csmosssas HsaAs Win Iasssusssoas %
1sesspsssss, Secure 0ssands, Kse. -Roek-
fesd Sends iss Ulumssam to the Assoeas-
sion Exscusive.

sssa Excessive.
It remains for the people Of Rock
Island to say whether they will have
professional base ball next season.
The Management Of the Rockford
team has defaulted. and the franchise
which that town has been hold
ing 10 forfeited. 1t is on the
market. President Hickey %, Q
Rock Island can have 1t II she will
raise $4,000 within the next few days.
There seems to be no doubt that
the money can be obtained.
Another rousing meeting was held
at Turner hall last night. M. II.
Seiton presided and stated that $500
had already been subscribed, and
that the committees had met with
encouragement ut every hand. Pres
ident Hickey addressed the meeting.
He said he had not heard anything
from Rockford In the nature Of .
settlement Of her arrearage to theas-
ISOLATION. and he did not expect to.
Hence IL VAS Rock islands chance.
He suggested that Of least 1000
should be gotten together. He
would leave st once for bis home In
Sc. Joe. and would reserve the open.
ing until definite word came to MIN
from Rock Island. He felt certain
that the amount stated could be st
once secured here, II the proper Of.
fort we're made. +. B. Kreis. tenn.
porary secretary, suggested that Q
con- mistee be selected 70 take general
charge Of the project for ~ days,
and take immediate steps toward in.
cooperating IL, the securing Of park
location, etc. c. J. Searle, L. H
Salzmann. J. 7. Stafford, L. G. Eddy
and n. II. Sexton we're named %
such committee. The following
committees TO make Q canvass today
were then named:
Lawyers. J. T. Stafford, s. B. Ken.
worthy. J. W. Quillan; physicians.
Drs. Y. G. Carter, q. L. Eyster, J. p.
Comegys; Wholesale grocers. H. L.
wheelan, J. 7. Shields, Oscar Appel;
brewers and Wholesale liquor
dealers, F. T. Murrin, s. Nc
Mahon. Jr., II. II. Holdorf; gen.
eral, G. K. Wheelan. Albert John.
son, John Rinck. F. s. Brough, Fred
Bladel. J. +. Reidy, Edward Dolly
and Nj. II. Corken. The idea, which
was suggested by J. I. Stafford, IL
for the lawyers to see the lawyers,
the grocerymen the grocers, etc., and
President Hickey said il was . good
one.
The meeting WAS I'd journed to next
Monday evening at the same place, q
vote Of thanks beipg extended to
Manager Luchmsun for the use Of the
hall.
Mr.. Hickey left last night for St.
Joe. He said he would like to have
remained In Rock Island and assist
In the CANVASS, and would have done
90 but for . pressing engagement at
homo.
RsekSord's UIumstum.
A special from Rockford to todsy's
Chicago Chronicle says that the di.
rectors Of the Rockford club yester.
day "wired their ultimstum TO Pres
ident Hickey, Of the Western asso.
citation. stating that they stood ready
70 post their $500 guarantee to play
the season out. $50 for protection
under the national agreement. and
insisting that this city still owns q
franchise In the association. II the
association insists on the payment Of
the Decoration day receipts. Rock.
ford will drop out before being sand.
bsgged' out Of the &227. Local par
ties look on the suspension as q
.blun' on the part Of Hickey, and
predict that he will come around
and AK Rockford 70 put in . team.
for good towns are scarce. The
newspapers throughout the circuit
have opened their batteries on Hickey
for his action toward Rockford,
which they say will disrupt the
league"
Rockford had . delegation Of citi-
sens In Chicago yesterday trying to
secure . franchise Ia the Western
league. This was done in spite Of Q
telegram which johnson sent inform.
ing the Rockford club management
that there was no vscsnc, in the
league circuit. There IL no sppsr.
ems chance that this answer viii not
b final. The eighth franchise has
already been sold to Schuman and
O'Brien. and the purchasers have de-
cided to locate in Omahs. which 10
much more populous than the ILL.
nois town. The team. too. which
promises TO b . strong one. 10 we'll
along toward completion. g there
seems to b not the slightest opening
for Rockford.
President Hickey said last night |
that the rumor that be wss planning |
to place the Rockford franchise in |
Omaha vss without foundation.
William Taylor aud Miss Maggie
Of South Moline. we're mar. |
he'd ysstsrdsy afternoon BY Justice
W. =. Schroeder.
Last SATURDAY, at Mendota oceurre6