Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-24

NJ. II. SEXTON.
owing to failure to figure in all the
games that were really played accord
ing to schedule.
Sections Message.
President Sexton has addressed the
following circular letter to club own
ers and members of tho Three-I
league:
"In closing up our affairs for the
present season L deem it proper to
make a few suggestions that have
occurred to me as a result OF the past
years experiences, and perhaps a
short review of the seasons work and
some of the elements that contrib
uted to our success would not be
amiss at this time.
when we met in the early part of
this Year and formulated the plan
which has been followed this season,
| confess that / entertained consider
abe doubt as to the wisdom of adopt
ing the percentage plan, and / have
watched it's operation very closely
throughout the season, and after the
first few weeks found every city
taking kindly to it, and / now be-
lieve that the percentage plan is one
of the strongest and best features of
our constitution, aud believe further
that the cities most strongly opposed
to the plan at the time of its adoption
will now be found giving it their
hearty Endorsement.
Affairs Run Smoothly.
almost throughout the entire
lrl auinn n aHafra ~
league have gone along smoothly and
without friction, requiring very little
effort or supervision on my part to
keep things moving. This, 1 think,
was owing to the complete confidence
and good feeling that prevailed be-
tween the different club mem bers. as
which each club met its obligations,
to see if some other club was not
behind them in paying their dues.
1.-The weather conditions were en-
tirely favorable throughout the sea-
son, and very little financial loss was
sustained from that cause. In fact,
the weather remained so good that
every game scheduled, was played off
with one exception, a tie game at
Terre Haute, with Rock Islam d, still
remains undecided.
Compliments the Press.
Too much cannot be said in praise
of the various newspapers throughout
the circuit, for the unstinted amount
of time and space which they have
devoted to the interests of the game.
Were you to take the amount of space
given for writeups of the game. base
pail notes. and tabulated scores, and
compute it at ordinary advertising
rates, the amount represented would
be enormous.
''While a small percentage of the |
rowdy element, among ball players. |
crept into the ranks in this league, |
the first outbreak on their part was |
handled in such a manner as to at |
once put a check upon such conduct, |
with the result that until the closing |
games of the season, rowdyism was
held down to the minimum in this
league.
s.During the games of Sept. and
. at Bloomington, an outbreak oc-
Cured which, while too late for action
at my hands. nevertheless, should
not be overlooked, and I recommend
that such action be taken at this
meeting as the case seems TO merit.
II again call your attention to an
interview from w. T. Kreig, which
has gone the rounds of the press. and
1 hope this meeting viii not adjourn
without replying 20 Kreig's charges
in such a manner as you deem proper.
Changes Recommended.
81 desire to recommend changes in
the constitution of q minor nature,
in several instances, and should like
to see the matter of tickets and