The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
THREE-EYE LEAGUE
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
President Sexton to Improve
Staff of Umpires.
REPUBLIC

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Bloomington. ILL.,, Jan. 31.-President Sex
! ton announces that the schedule of the
Three-Eye League this season will be a
model Of its kind. He proposes to draw 1t
up with great care, and by arranging games
in harmony with meetings OF importance
in the various cites, to increase the gate re.
/ ceipts Of each town affected. He has sent
out a circular letter addressed to the presi-
dent of each association, asking for any in
formation which Will be Of value to him In
making up the schedule.
: This effort to draw up a schedule. which
will be OF mutual advantage. appeals strong
ly to Bloomington for the reason that no
less than 10000 strangers are expected mere
! during the baseball season. The annual en-
veterans. which is to be held here the third
week in June. will be attended by fully 5000
delegates, and the games here that week
Convention of the Modern Woodmen is to
be held here in May with over 1000 dele
gates. The State Convention of the German
Catholics Is to be held here in July, and
this will also attract several thousand dele
gate.
1t is desired that a conflict which occurred
last year between Rock Island and Daven-
port be removed. AS the two cities are
practically one. being separated only by the
Mississippi River. it has been thought desir-
fans of the two cities would not have two
games in progress at the same time. By
avoiding such conflict, the receipts Of both
cities should be materially increased.
Bloomington will support a resolution to
Joliet. February. IS for the purpose Of
the league in respect to its staff Of umpires.
President Sexton Is at the head OF both the
Three-Eye and Western leagues. and there
will be strong pressure from the latter to
secure the best. Last season Leo Mesmer.
one Of the few first-class men on the Three
Eye staff. was transferred to the Western,
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1t is now proposed to adopt a resolution
which will forbid such transfers without
the approval of every city in the league.
UMPIRES NOT YET ANNOUNCED.
there were numerous instances where play
esr were forced to o%flciate. Not only is this
practice Objectionable where games are
the players. This point should also be given
attention. The players should be allowed
the same amount which would have been
will hardly oppose a resolution which will
protect the Three-Eye concerning the
knights of the Indicator. 1t Is to be hoped
that he will lose no time in signing five first
class men, one to be kept on the extra list
There Is room for vast Improvement over
last years showing.
as King and who has been Blooming
tons winning pitcher for five seasons, has
signed for the season of 1903. He ia one OF
delay in affixing his signature to a contract
has occasioned some alarm. He has re-
ceived one or two first-class offers for the
80 elsewhere. The rooters are happy over
his retention. With a different team behind
him, he will be counted upon as the win
ming pitcher of the league this year. In
fact. Bloomington's pitching stan Is certain
to attract attention. Barker. Smith. Bish-
op and McCafferty will work in conjunction
with McGreevy. Win Mercer. who recently
committed suicide, was from East Liver
pool. o.. where Barker lives. Mercer told
Manager Conner that in his opinion Barker
was one of the coming pitchers OF the
country. Harry TRULY. B~loominston's sec
ond baseman. writes that he will spend the
month OF March at Hot Springs. getting in
to condition.
Word comes from Cedar Rapids that
the Three-Eye, had retired. II this be true
the Rabbits will be in hard luck. Ken
needy has few superiors as a second base
men among the minor leaguers.
DECATUR SIGNS MCFARLAND.
Decatur has signed Monte Mcfarland to
with Cedar Rapids in 1901, and with Shreve-
port last year. Rockford has three pitchers
In sight SO far. Beedles of last years team.
The former Is from Pleasant Lake, Ind.
Charles Beulow, last year with Rockford,
has signed with Dubuque. He is wanted by
st. Louis of the National League. His loss
Evansville is also after Dave Williams. who
was signed by Joliet. but Is not likely to
get him.. Joliet secured a prize in Wenig.
last year with Decatur. has signed with
Rock Island. George Ramsey is a new In
fielder signed by Rockford.
The grand stand at the America. League
grounds in New York will be modelled after
the stand built at SpOrtsman's Park last
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