Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-03
MEETING OF LEAGUE MAGNArEs.
Ex-Ouincy Players to he Paid Back Sals
ries-New Schedule.

EN-Ouincy Players to he Ialu Back Sala-
ries-New Schedule.
The magnates of the Western Base
ball association met at the Nelson
house, Rockford, Thursday evening,
pursuant to Il call by the president.
1t was n special session to consider
the claim of the Quincy players for
back salaries, and other matters were
passed upon.
The magnates presant were w. g..
Haskell, of Cedar Rapids; e. j. Wag-
ner, of Bloomington; Joseph E..
Skemp, of Dubuque; Nj. H. Sexton
and l.. G. Eddy, of Rock Island, Di-
rectors Haines, Reber, Coan, Chap
man, Emmke and Secretary Holt, of
Rockford. Ottumwa was represented
by proxy.
The Quincy players, when thrown
upon their own resources at Quincy,
were left in sad plight. A portion of
their salaries was paid when they
reached Rockford. There was bal
ance due them on the first half month,
which was increased by the salary for
the period between May Is and the
time they were transferred to Du-
buque, the latter club declining to
assume any obligations. At the meet
ing Thursday the president of the as
ISOLATION was authorized to settle the
claims of the transferred players,
each club to be assessed it's proper
tionate share, Dubuque agreeing to
this proposition. This action clears
up the last financial cloud hanging
over the association and the delegates
were all sanguine that this will prove
the banner year of the league.
a resolution was adopted providing
that any player released by Il Western
association club for drunkenness can
not be signed by another club in the
association during the present season.
BY this act the league places Il ban
upon the drinking player. Losing his
position because of this habit he will
find himself unable TO secure place
with any of the other teams in the
association.
1t was agreed to dismiss Umpire
Thomas Mcnamara, against whom
there has been so much complaint on
account of his unfair work, rs soon as
a competent man can be secured to
ill his place.
New Schedule.
The new schedule adopted at the
meeting rearranges the dates so as to
bring Rock Island home next Friday,
Saturday and Sunday with Rockford.
Cedar Rapids is here the Fourth of
July and Rockford Labor day. The
schedule follows:
At Observation-Disclosures, May 10,
20, 81; June 23, "a, %; Aug. l, 2, 81;
Aug. 15. 10, II. Cedar Rapids, May
20, %, rs; June 6, z, s; Aug. II, II,
IS; Sept. II, Is, II. Ottumwa, May
%, %, 81; June 80, July /, 2; Aug. 4,
5. 8; Aug. %, %, "a. Rock Island,
June ,, ), 4; June 81, 2s, 20; July IL,
y, IS; Sept. Is, 16, II. Blooming
ton, May 80, 81; July Z, S, 8; Aug.
s. 8, 10; Sept. 9, 10, II.
At Dubuque-Rockford, May Q, 10.
II; June 20, 81, %; July II, 10, 16;
Aug. Is, 10, 20. Cedar Rapids, May
3, 8, q; June IS, II. 10; July 81, %.
%; Aug. s, Q, 10. Ottumwa, MAY 50.
81; June %, IS, 20; July %, 20.
so; Sept s. .. 10. Rock Island. May
20, q, 2S; June 8. Z, s; Aug. IL, u,
IS; Sept. y, IS, II. Bloomington,
May u, IS, II; June 10. II, Is; July
IL, u. IS; Aug. -. %. 2l
At Cedar Rapids Rockford. May
10. II, Is; June 10, Il, IS; July Is,
10, 20; Aug IS, 20, u. Dubuque,
May %. "a. %; June .. 10. IL; Aug.
30, 80, 81; Sept Is. 10. IL. Ottum-
wa, MAY 10. 90. 21; June %. 81. %;
July IL, II, Is; Sept. 5, 8, 4; Rock
Island. May 30. 81; July 1. 2, );
July IS, %. 80; Aug. %. %. %
Bloomington. June ,. 3, 4; June 20.
81, %; July Ii, IS, 16; Aug. II, 16.
IL.
At Ottumwa-Ro Rockford, May II. Is.
II; June IS, II, Is; July u, %. 23;
Aug. 30. so, 81. Dubuque. June 2,
3. 4; July 4, 5; July Is, 10, 20;
Sept. ?, 8. 4. Cedar Rapids, May 2.
3 4. July rs 9. ,JuIv a5 pc 2=.