Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-14
IS STILL CROAKIkC|
Rockford Trying to Stir Up Dis
sension Over Thros.Eye
Schedule
BECAUSE SEXTON DREW IT
frying to Create Impression There
is Storm BreWino-Other
Papers Follow.

| II one were TO ask the Rockford base
| ,all fan who is the meanest man on
| .arth. dollars to collar buttons. he
| would answer instanter that NJ. IL
| sexton. of Rock Island, held the posi-
| ion undisputed.
Rockford baseballdom has never
| Jeen convinced that any one except Mr.
| sexton was responsible for the disfran
.hisement of that city by the Three
Eye league. though there are men
here who know better. The news
,apers of the city have been harping
necessarily. Scarcely a day passes that
Ir. Sections name does not appear in
bold type. When there Is the slightest
ascension among the league cities the
Rockford dope artist gets up n story
md gives Mr.. Sexton some free adver-
Using The Rock Islander if he would
90 To- Rockford now. would have as big
IN audience as the president of the
United States. ......-....--..-.
New Discovery Nnde.
The latest discovery that the Rock
ord writer's have made is thai the
rhrce-Eye is in turmoil over the SEIZED
lie adopted at the Peoria meeting The
schedule was drafted by Mr.. Sexton
md. of course. from the Rockford view.
.ould not possibly be anything short of
1 bungling job. No one heard a muir
ner from the Peoria meeting. The
schedule presented by the Rock Island
er appeared to be just what the cities
wanted. At any rate they did not even
consider the schedules submitted by
the other cities.
Mr.. Sexton was not trying any rush
act. He explained the schedule, and
brought forward what he deemed its
strong points. when compared to those
IT former seasons He did the best he
lew how to give each city square
shake on the question of mileage and
holiday dates. But somewhere Rock
FORD heard that the schedule was not
satisfactory. and began printing stories
that there was trouble on. The fine Ital-
an hand of Sexton was again seen. He
vas -welshing" the other cities in the
interest of Rock Island and Davenport,
would not stop short of special meet
ing of the directors.
ContaEiOn Spreads.
Dubuque got TO reading the Rockford
reports. The Dubuque writer's began
to believe there had been a bunco game
worked at Peoria. So they proceeded
to tear the schedule TO pieces Decatur
also began hearin' things, and the
papers there took whirl at the SEIZED
ule. Fact is, there never was built
schedule that met the wishes of all in
terests. but the one adopted at Peoria
comes closer TO filling the bill than any
thing that the Three-Eye has had since
Is birth. Rockford well knows il. So
should Dubuque and Decatur. If they
will give the matter a little thought they
will discover that they have not been
treated so badly as they imagine.
Mr.. Sexton had the welfare of the
whole league at heart when he drafted
the schedule. He has been in baseball
too long TO not know that there can't
Je playing Of favorites in schedule
building.
The Dubuque Team.
Manager Hunky Hines is gathering
together sure enough pennant win
ming team say the Dubuque fans and
with three good pitchers it will have
20 be much better team than was in
the Three-Eye league last season that
viii beat Dubuque for the much COW
eted bunting. Manager Hines announces
Ne has signed Downs. second base;
ipplegate. third base: Davidson. out
ielder. and II. Casper. J. Donahue
Emil Whited. pitchers. Downs played
With Fort Scott. Kans.. in the Missouri
Valley league. the past two seasons.
In 1908 he played 121 games and
1atted in third place. with .313 AMI
ielded .905. He is touted as a second
Bueiow with the stick. and If so. IL
looks as IL Hines wants to- send all
the pitchers To the woods. APPLICABLE
comes highly recommended. He play
ed in the city league at Indianapolis
and is said to have been easily the star
Of the league. Hines expects to secure
4 good staff of pitchers out of the new
which will report here for
practice.
Hines is booking his exhibition
games and has six days arranged.
Cantillon's Milwaukee team will play
IN Dubuque Friday and Saturday.
April II and Is. Dubuque VIII play II
Waterloo Saturday and Sunday. April
22 and 90. and Waterloo will play in
the Saturday and Sunday fol-
owing.
Beth Plead Guilty.
John Williams and Charles O'Neill.
both of Moline. against whom there
were filed informations charging them
with lewdness and indecent exposure.
pleaded guilty in the county court yes
terday afternoon. and Judge E Z. Par
menter fined each $25 and costs.