Rock Island Argus., 1902-09-11
LEAGUE IN FINE CONDITION.
President Sexton Says Campaign Is Al
ready On for Next Season.

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ready On for Next Season.
| President Sexton yesterday had the
following to say concerning the sea-
son Just ended: THE Three-I closes
the season in fine condition financial
ly, and with the right spirit prevail
ing in the towns included.in the cir
cult All the individual associations
are ready to enter another cam
paign, and l have no doubt whatever
that the league will be in the field
next year.
''Of course there is talk here AMI
there of changing some of the fran
chises, but | am of the opinion that.
after the facts and figures have been
made known fully, this will cease and
the directors will be in favor of con-
tinuing another year with the same
towns as are in this season. | feel
in the matter as L did at the end of
last season, that it will be better all
around to stick to those who have
staid with the organization, and the
fewer changes made the better off
we will be.
''While the complete returns of
course are not yet in, enough is
known to state that the business of
the league this season has greatly ex-
ceded that of last, and this in spite
of much more bad weather. There ~
no better Indication of the satisfac-
tory condition of affairs than the en-
tire absence of meetings of the direc-
tors during the season. This body
has not gotten together since early
i'm March. when the final arrange
ments for the season were made.
Meeting About Oct 1.
Under the rules of the league, tn"
meeting for the purpose of closing
the business will be held at the home
of the club winning the race. This
will probably be called about Oct. /,
as the records cannot be compiled be-
fore that time and consequently no.
report can be made. 1t will devolve
upon the Rockford association to ban
quet the. directors. / should like 10
see every club well represented there
for the affair is going to be worth ar
tending. | should also like to SEE
present a representative of ever
newspaper i'm the circuit. for the
league owes much of it's success 90
the press.
AT the final meeting the Rockford
managers Will be presented with the
trophy that the Spaulding company
is having made. 1t is to be hand |
some silver cup, appropriately en-
graved. The place of holding the an
nual meeting in Novamber will proba
bly, be selected at Rockford. This was
held in Chicago last year. and there |
is some talk of going to St. Louis"
Records of the TwIrIers.
Manager Donnelly has done very |
little experimenting with pitchers, |
having made but one voluntary
change in the staff during the sea-
son. Nickers was traded to Terre |
IIaute early in the season for the |
sake of harmony I'm the team and |
later Terrence was signed to fill the |
vacancy. After pitching seven games |
the latter jumped his contract ami
went to the American association. |
Graham. who was signed as an iu- |
fielder and was put in TO pitch ~
help out, has made the best record |
for the number of games he has |
twirled
Milton has pitched more games
than either of the others and has |
lost more games by narrow margin. |
1t is noticeable fact that Milton, J
Smith and Case have each passed |
several winning and losing |
periods. 1he first and last have i'm
proved their showing greatly during |
the latter half of the season, while
Smith has fallen off somewhat.
Following are the records of the |
six pitchers that have been with the
Rock Island team:
p. w. l.. Pet.