Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-29
TALK TEN CLUBS
FOR BALL LEAGUE
Addition to Circuit in the Event Of
Rockford Winning
Suit.
nANvILLE LIKELY AsPIRANT
Decat Claims to Have $1,000 Sur.
plus From the Season
Of 1904.


Of 1904.
Here is new complication for the
magnates of the Three-Eye league. ac-
cOrding to a writer at the home Of
President Holland: If it should de-
veiop through the promised legal
steps that are now being taken that
Rockford should be reinstated into the
Three-Eye league some interesting
questions arise concerning the future
circuit Now that Peoria has been
voted a franchise it will hardly be
possible to revoke it. as the Still City
could go into the courts and probably
be as successful as Rockford antici-
patcs This would, in the event that
Rockford and Peoria are allowed to
remain members of the league leave
nine club circuit. 1t would then be
necessary to add another city 10 bal
ance There are many who think that
ten Cub league is not to be despiscd.
but that it would be almost as sue
cessful as the usual eight club size.
Owing to the fact that the Three-Eye
league is ideally situated regard ing
| mileage and that ten clubs could be
selected from the same territory
which now contains eight, no harm
| could be done by charging the circuit
by two clubs
| Rockford Association Confident.
The confidence which animates the
members of the Rockford association
since the evidence on which they may
base their suit has been digested by
their legal counsel. has called the at
| tention of the other associations to
| the necessity for preparing for a de
cision in Rockford's favor. As a re
| suit the question of a ten club circuit
may have to be faced and action taken
accordingly Danvilie is talked of as
the most likely aspirant for the 10th
position in case that it should be nee
! cssary to ask for applicants. In Iowa
the town of Burlington is thought TO be
one of the best. although it would
| hardly withdraw from the new Iowa
4 league without some more satisfactory
reason. The Iowa league was highly
successful during the season just
closed. its first. and Burlington would
not likely listen, TO call from the
! Three-Eye.
Make Money mt Decatur.
The Decatur baseball association
held a meeting this week to close up
the financial account for the season
just ended. but all the reports were
not ready and it was decided to meet
again early next month. There was
general surprise over the discovery
that the association was in more sat
isfactory condition financially than
| for several seasons back. 1t is now
believed that after all outstanding &C.
counts are met that there will be left
$4,000 in the treasury. This will be
one of the best showings made by any
| Three Eye league team this season.
Bloomington cleared up $1,000 and
| Springfield is said TO be equally ahead
but most of the other associations
closed the season about even on eX-
penses and receipts. So satisfactory
is the showing at Decatur that it has
been decided not to ask the patrons
of the game there for any subscriptions
for next seasons team. 1t is believed
that all the preliminary expenses can
be met with the amount on hand. Cred
it for the excellent condition of the
finances is large due to Manager
Monte Mcfarland. who has just
closed his second year with the team
More Authority for Monte.
1t is announced that his work has
been so satisfactory that the associa
ton will increase his authority fol
next season and that he will be giver
sole charge of the players instead OF
cooperating with a committee of the
directors. In the past no players were
signed or released without the consent
of the officers of the association. Ir
the future, it is understood that Nc
Farland is to have the sole control anC
therefore the entire responsibility o
the players will rest upon his shoul
ders Mcfarland will go to work &C
lively from now on and make wha
changes he thinks are necessary TO
the team that will represent Decatur
? next season.
If the Northumberland deal gOe'
through as planned. it will be neces
sary for Decatur to land a new short
stop. McKenna is a pitcher who wa
with Davenport in the Openini
, months of the recent season, but wa
benched for violation of the rules. HI
will probably prove a valuable acqui
sition to the Decatur pitching staff
Since the release of Michael Jacobs
Davenport has been using an amateur
named Burg AT short. Gruebner, !
the deal is acceptable to him, will TAX
the vacated position. Swacina, the BIZ
center fielder of the Decatur team. ha
just signed a contract for next season
: one of the first TO line up for 1905
II is given out that not many change
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