Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-29
HELD IN HARNESS
M. n. Sexton Reelected to the
Presidency of Western
Baseball League
ALL DIFFERENCES PATCHED UP
George Tebeau Admitted to Full
Membership-SiN Fran
chises Placed.

Nj. Fl. Sexton. Of this city. was re
elected president of the Western base
ball league at Chicago yesterday.
One more of the sears left by TIL
late baseball war WAS -ubliterate'
when the Western magnateS. in spe
cial meeting at the Grand Pacific no
tel, patched up all differences Will
George Tebeau. admitting him TO full
membership unGer his rights in tn,
Kansas City and Denver Western
| league franchises. of which he was
! deprived by vote a little more than
| two years ago, and decided on cir
cult Of six clubs for the season OF
1904. retaining the vested right to re
turn to an eight-club circuit at any
time by rendering the franchises in
Milwaukee and Kansas City inactive
for the time being.
, The 1904 circuit will include Denver,
Colorado Springs. Omaha, st. Joseph,
Des Moines and Sioux City.
The magnates did not get into SEES
sion until late in the afternoon. de-
voting the rest of the day to reaching
al WIN lCDNbu- HIS az
cCmplished, the rest was easy and
the formal session lasted less than
three hours. The committee. con-
sisting Of T. +. Burns. {. ID. Rawson
and Il. Il. Burke, which was appointed
to deal with the Tebeau tanCle. re-
ported resolution indicating the
Louisville man completely and restor-
ing him to membership in the league.
Two Franchises Homeless.
1t was then possible 10 take up the
circuit problem, and ii was voted to
admit Sioux City, the franchise for
merly held by Peoria being awarded
to w. L. Nation. The application of
y. b. Beall, of Minneapolis, who was
at one time looking for the Sioux
City franchise. was Withdrawn. The
Milwaukee franchise was then for
mally rendered to Pueblo, Col, and
the Kansas City franchise to Lincoln.
Neb., but these cities will be nom
playing members, their franchises be
ing vested in the league. The pur-
pose of this action, as explained by
President Sexton, was to retain the
Western leagues rights in that terri
tory and enable it to remain in class
\ as an eight-club organization. the
intention being to place clubs in the
two idle cities as soon as practicable.
Tebeau. while surrendering the Kan
sas City franchise to the league, re-
tains half interest with II. Il. Burke
in the Denver club.
{. II. Myrick. of DeS Moines, was
chosen vice president. and the new
board of directors will he W. y.
ROurke, George TebCau and L. +.
Burns. The directors were instruct
ed to revise and report amendments
to the constitution at the schedule
meeting. which is set for March 10 in
Des Moines. President Sexton was
authorized to draft the schedule.
which will call for 40 games.
The representatives present were:
George Tebeau and Il. II. Burke, of
Denver; Thomas +. Burns. cf Colora-
do Springs: W. \. Ruurke. of Omaha:
{. ii. Myrick and {. ID. ROsSman. of
Des Moines; j. b. Shirley. Of St. JOS
eph, and w. b. Nation. of Sioux City.
President Tebeau. Of the Kansas
City American association club. denied
to replace Dale Gear as manager of
the Kansas City club by Jimmy Ryan,
of the Washington team.
Vindication of Tebeau.
Following is the resolution adopted
by the league in Vindication of George
Tebeau, who was expelled in 1901:
Whereas, The members of the
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