Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-11

of Rockford, it would also apply to
Dubuque, so the delegates from this
city at once assured Mr. Nicol that
they would block the movement.
Hill, of Cedar Rapids, had been
taken into the confidence of the Peo-
ria advocates, and not knowing the
purpose of the schemers had made a
promise that he would vote to Dust
Rockford. Pressure was brought to
bear on him by the Dubuque delegates
and finally he was won over
Could Use Injunction.
j. h. Lindsay, who, together with
q. d. Wybrant, w. c. Kelley and
Charles Buelow, comprised the Du-
buque delegation, made spirited adj
dress supporting the claims of Rock
ford, and he asserted that it would be
illegal to turn Mr. NicoI out inasmuch
as he held a franchise and had fulfill
ed all the stipulations or the consti-
tuition and bylaws. IF you go ahead
with your plan to Dust Rockford. Mr..
Nicol will have no trouble in getting
the courts to issue iniunctions pro-
hibiting every game played in the
league"
y vote was finally taken. resulting
in Rockford's getting four votes, "a
sufficient number to kill the move
ment, as it requires two-thirds vote
to take the franchise away from any
city in the circuit After the victory
was won Mr.. Nicol thanked the Du-
buque delegation for it's efforts in his
behalf. The movement to Gust him.
he said, bad been planned without his
knowledge, and he was therefore
greatly surprised when it was sprung
on him at the meeting.
Merely Matter of Business.
There has been nothing under cover
in the disposition to place the Rock
ford franchise in some other city.
The matter came up year ago, and
it was only the pleadings of the Rock
ford baseball people that resulted in
the franchise being continued there
another season. The feeling back of
the move does not come from i'll will
or prejudice, nor is it confined to any
city in the league. 1t is merely a mat
ter of business, involving the best in
terest of the entire league. Rockford
is so situated that it requires the eX-
penditure of more money for mileage
to reach it than it does to 90 to any
other city in the league, and added to
this disadvantage which the city la
bors under, the attendance does not
indicate that the people there as
whole care very much whether there
is Il team maintained there or not.
The league suffers severely in bust
ness way On this account. As far as
the charge Of a conspiracy to Dust
other cities is concerned. it is as
groundless as the the statement that
the Rockford management was sur
prised that there should have devel-
oped an inclination to supersede
Rockford with Peoria. The latter city
would be better for the league from
every point Of view. That is the rea-
son and the only reason it was con-
sidered.
Manager Hayes, of the Davenport
team, is sore over the fact that Du-
huque has secured Hunky Hines. ac-
cording to the same authority. Dav-
export fans were laboring under the
impression that Hines injury to his
eye would permanently injure him.
but that was the scheme Hines worked
in order to get his release. Hines can
see almost perfectly through the
wounded organ, and there is no doubt
that he will be able to play with his
oldtime vigor and ability. 1t is an
nounced that Manager Hines has n
large number of players on the string
and that Dubuque will have one of the
leading teams in the circuit.