Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-19
SAME MEN ARE TO
DIRECT THE CLUB
m n Sexton Reelected President
Of the Baseball Assoc
citation.
TO PUSH PARK PLANS
L l-rce Of Funds &c be Solicited lmr7c-
Giate.y-Half Has Been
Pledged.

10 Change Wa made IN the p,T-CH
L III II. ROCK I-!ani Ba-eJaii asaO
eaton directorate at the Ineet.Es II
taa association that was held lat
. cu.n- 1.-the Harper house. The anne
i'm who 20 ABLY conducted the affair
81 the cub .a=t season, tle tJiiO Ntr5
o. tie came VIII h,- sIatlfieI a. Know.
ar u Remain at the helm another
year. Ina Officers ana directors foI
tie ensuing year arr:
Presidential II. Sexton.
Vice President-L. ID. IudSn
Secretary and Treasurer. +. PeetZ.
Directors-M II. Sexton, w. y. Ros-
enfield. L. d. Nudge. II. ii. Cleaveland,
u. r. Casteel.
FIbIIc Must Provide Part.
CEief among the matters before the
association for CnsideTation was IA:
o! the providing Of Il new par. Ten
acres Of Cr,rn O. j. known. h -
been purchased between Mint and
Tenth streets ana F:ftcor'~ AMI Eigh-
taenth avenues :. a. III Investment by
several RO"k Island gentlemen. VINO
have entered into contract for the lcas-
iug Of portion for baseball purposes
Tn in-rro"ements approximately witt
cost $500. This uoneY must b.
Ta-s.d by pIblc subscription. a tie
best the assOC.at' on can do is to meet
current cSrCnsrs. the principal item,
of course. being The salaries Of the
players These for me PAST season
exsc!el the racc,rts By several hun
dred dollars. I'alf the amount re
Qu red Ia construct III" park has been
! lodged. and the ba ancc should be
forthcoming without delay. The con-
Irittee that has called upon local peO-
pie Interested in the game and appr"-
C.ativc of the value il is To the city.
has met with generous donations. The
canvass will be resumed shortly ana
if the same degree of liberality is
manifested by those to be seen no diff
Guilty will be experienced in securing
the money.
Does Not Own Property.
The association wishes il understood
that as an association it has no pro
uriCtary interest in the acreage on
which the proposed park is TO be loca
ted. True, some of the members of
the association are joint owners of
the ground. buJ the city might have
been without professional ball for the
need of a new park but for the fore
sight of these men in procuring the
only available piece of property in the
city limits desirable as d site for
park. The association has rented five
acres of ground from the owners for
period of five years. The owners could
secure better returns from their in
vestment by selling the property out in
lots. but they would rather take their
chance on future advances in values
and be assured of a continuance of the
national game in Rock Island. The
association approved the work with
reference to the park so far carried
on and a committee. consisting of the
board of directors. with F. a. Head
and J. J. LaVelle. was authorized to
carry into effect the plans, with the
hope that the buildings will be erected
before winter.
New Manager Soon.
The engaging of a new manager.
Hugh Nicol having become identified
with the Peoria club. was taken up.
but no definite move was made. The
board of directors has had correspond
cuce with several capable men. and
will close with one before the first of
the year probably.
No Fear Of Injunction.
Peoria Journal: Manager Nicol of
the Peoria baseball team left yesterday
for "A short visit to his home in Rock
ford and also TO wind up some bust
ness affairs. Mr. Nicol has beauti-
full home in that city and il is highly
Improbable that he will bring his fam
lily to this city until spring.
Before leaving he stated that every
thing was in tip top shape and that
nothing need be feared from the Rock
ford injunction. Nothing will be done
in the matter until the meeting OF the
national board of arbitration of profess
sional base ball clubs that meets in the
city of New York the oath day of Octo-
Der.
In the October bulletin of Secretary
Farrell OF the national association the
transfer of the Rockford franchise 10
Peoria is chronicled and accordingly
approved.