Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-24
BASEBALL WISDOM
President Sexton Wants Mag
mates to do Some Think
ing Before Meeting.
SUGGESTIONS ARE SOLICITED
On Questions that are to be Brought
Up for Consider
alton.

\ President Nj. III. Sexton, of the Three
Eye league, means that the magnates
of the league shall do a little thinking
before they get down to that Bloom-
ington meeting. He wants them to
think hard on several questions,
among which is the question of UNI
pires, and to that end he has asked
them few things in his letter
Among other things included in the
letter notifying them of the annual
meeting Mr.. Sexton says:
ut behooves all clubs to give some
thought to the several important mat
tiers that Will come up for action at
this meeting, namely: Setting aside
and safeguarding a portion of the
surplus now in the treasury, which
will form the nucleus of a fund that
will eventually make this league one
of the strongest of its class in the
country.
rs it advisable to allow the $3.50
guarantee fund to remain standing.
thus insuripg the early organization
of club in each city for the ensu-
ing year, or have the money taken
down and listen to all sorts Of stories
about proposed changes in circuit, etc.
thereby plungng the league in doubt
as to whether or not this or that city
will reorganize for next season?
Has it been profitable from an at
tendance standpoint, putting Daven-
port and Rock Island in separate
halves of the circuit, or Improbable
because of increased mileage?
How can the holiday games be ar
ranged so as to bring the greatest
revenue to the league?
'What about the umpire question:
has it been satisfactory? If not, please
suggest Il remedy"
Family Baseball Championship.
The family championship of the
United States in baseball circles was
decided at Joliet yesterday in Il game
between nine Lennon brothers. of
Joliet, and nine White brothers, of
Hammond, Ind. The Lemons were
easy victors. Score. Is to 1. There
was large attendance. whole fami-
lies coming out to see the novel con
test. Mr.. and Mrs. John Lennon, par
ents of the Lennon boys, were pres
ent. This couple reared IS children
IL boys and seven girls. Two sons
and one girl are dead. Several years
ago the Lemons defeated the nine
Karpen brothers, of Chicago, 81 to 4
and 3, to . The White brothers are
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. White. of
Hammond. There were three sisters
but two are dead. The same teams
play again Sunday. at East Chicago.
Needed the Money.
Speaking of the sale of Carr, of Dur
buque> a Dubuque. paper says: For
releasing Carr the Dubuquers got
$780, Negotiations for the sale of
Carr have been in progress for some
time. At first it was thought that
Comiskey, of the Chicago American
association team, would buy the
young man, but the deal fell through.
Then indianapolis. wrote to the man
agement relative to the matter. While
local fans will be sorry to see Carr
leave DubGque, they viii rejoice on
his Advancement He is a young man
only 21 years old and last season was
his first in professional company. The
sale of some of the Dubuque players
was Il necessity in order to make up
financial obligations. At the end of
the season the local team played in
hard luck, the last week at home be-
was impossible to play ball. On this
account the association lost money.
Then it was necessary to raise money
to send the team out on the last trip.