Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-10
CLINTON LIVE ONE
Claimed That A J. Hine Has Been
Tr.fIing With Moline
Fans.
NOT MANAGER OF BALL TEAM
Remains in Same Hands and Iowa
Town viii Continue to Have
Sport.

4. J. Hine. posing as the principal
owner Of the independent baseball
team AT Clinton. Iowa. which he has
promised TO transfer to Moline, on full
dllment Of stipulated conditions, is a
trifier. according 10 the Clinton Her
aid.
Mr.. Hine told the Moline papers that
Clinton was a has been for the reason
that the closing of the Lamb saw mill
had thrown out of employment most
of the regular patrons of the game,
and they were forced to go elsewhere
to gain a livelihood.
Mr.. Hine told the Moline folks that
if they would raise a given amount of
money and insure him the permanent
use during the baseball season of the
Athletic park, he would bring his team
10 that city. and transfer there the
games with the leading teams of the
country that he had booked for Gin
ton. Listen TO what the Clinton Herald
has TO say:
No Connection With Club.
For the benefit of those who may
wish to know. it is here explained that
"A. J. Hine has not been interested in
the Clinton baseball team since the
first year of its organization, and al
The present time has no connection
with said Clinton team whatever.
1T is true that the Herald some
weeks ago contained an article reia-
tive TO the Two-Eye league which had
its foundation upon an interview which
Mr.. Hine gave. and in which he stated
that he had been given the manage
ment Of the Clinton team for the com
ng year The Herald has learned
-ince that Mr. Hines allegations in
this regard were founded upon moth
ing but his desire to get control of tae
baseball aggregation. ard that he had
no legal, monetES or business connec-
ton with MesuS I-anaghan and Trac:.
who have managed the Clinton team
and who have lease rights of the ball
park.
Attendance Not Affected.
There is no truth whatever in the
report that Clinton is dead because
the Lamb mill closed down, and that
this consequently was going to kill
baseball here The Lamb mill did not
employ 200 men, and they were, by
nature of their employment, prohibited
from attending any except Sunday
games. and many of the employees be
longed to minor baseball companies
and did not patronize the ball park.
Patronage Of games viii not be any
the less this season by reason of the
loss of any of Clinton's Industries,
for where one has closed its doors, u
quadrup,e number has entered the
arena.
Baseball Spirit Alive.
las to the Clinton baseball team, the
aggregation that so gloriously met the
Moline aggregation at a former date.
there may be a scant quartet of play
ers left in the city. but the baseball
spirit is alive as much as ever. Clinton
IS wideawake and hustling, and when
Anthony J. Hine returns to get his
Clinton payers he will have to search
far and wide for an aggregation to fol
low his banner TO Moline, and leave
Clinton in the lurch. They are not
to the inducement
Clinton will have a first class ball
team in the field, Notwithstanding the
statements of Mr. Hine. and the Gin
ton management can secure the serv-
ices Of any or all of last years lean
who desire to play in an independent
team. Hine has sold the Moline papers
a baseball gold brick"