Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-09
BALL SUIT DRACS
Rockford Petition May Not be
Heard Before End of
Month.
LEAGUE ATTORNEYS PUSHING
Expecting 1t to Come Up Next Week
Letter From Charley
DOOM.

1t was expected that the Rockford
injunction suit would DE called last
week in the Mclean county circuit
court at Bloomington, but the case has
not yet been reached on the docket.
and the indications are that it will
not be before the end of the present
month. despite that the attorneys for
the Three-Eye league are pressing it.
anxious TO dispose of it before the
opening of the season While there is
no uneasiness among the league mag
mates over how the proceeding is to
eventuate. still they are DESTROYS tina;
there shall be no embarrassment at a
time when the several clubs are occu.
pied with getting into shape for the
beginning of the playing season.
Adopts Wrong Course.
One of the attorneys retained by
the league told NJ. II. Sexton, of this
city. while he was in Bloomington in
conference with President Edward
Holland that from a legal standpoint
the Rockford move was an abSurdity
on the face of it. He stated that the
law cCntemplates that a party to an
agreement must exhaust every means
possible with the body with which he
has been associated for redress before
he shall appeal to the court for adm
dication of his claims.
This is taken to mean that Rockford,
before entering suit against the
Three-Eye league. should have placed
its case before the national baseball
commission, in whose province it is 10
straighten out difficulties among mem
, bers under the national agreement, to
which the Three-Eye league is a party.
Big Job for the sheriff.
This Rockford neglected to do. al
though. under the rules of the COM
mission it was allowed so days from
the date of its expulsion to do so. An
other interesting point advanced by
the attorney is the impossibility, even
were an enjoining order to issue. for
the sheriff of Mclean county to follow
the Peoria team around the circuit, ac-
companicd by the Rockford team, ami
compel the homo club to play with
Rockford instead of Peoria. This is
exactly what would have to be done
for in the Mclean court.
Charley DOoin's Brother.
Some weeks ago President Sexton
had a letter from Jack Sweeney, the
Rock Island shortstCp, recommending
Bob Doom, brother of Charley, for
position in the local outfield. He is
a promising youngster. His terms
were asked, but they were too high,
and were not even considered. Today
Mr.. Sexton got a letter from Charley,
who is a catcher on the Philadelphia
National club, apologizing for his
young brother Charley said that Bob
was green in baseball, or of course he
never would have asked such a salary
to begin with. Charley added in his
letter that Sweeney was one of the
coming infielders of the country. and
that Rock Island was fortunate in hav-
ing him on it's team.
Compliments for Mcconnell.
Jack Mcconnell, the new manager and
catcher When | was in the Western
league" Doom says, there were only
two men that | feared would steal my
laurels. They were Mcconnell and
Beville. Mcconnell has no business
playing in the Three-Eye league"
Charley refers pleasantly to the time
he spent as member of the Rock
Island team. He got his start in Rock
Island.