Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-04
PLAN Of BATTLE
Three.Eye Directors Prepare TO
Receive Rockford in
Court.
CONFERENCE WITH ATTORNEY
Schedule Offered by Mr.. Sexton Meets
Favor Of the Msgnstes at
Peoria.

The directors of the Three-Eyc
baseball league. at their meeting al
Peoria yesterday. prepared line OF
defense TO be followed when the APP
piication for an Injunction filed in
the Mclean county branch of the cir
cult court by the Rockford association
is called for hearing next month.
Judge Gillespie. of Bloomington. of the
firm of Gillespie & O'Donnell. who
have been retained by the league to
defend the action. was present at the
meeting Rockford was not represent
ed. This is taken as an indication OF
the insincerity of that city. for II had
been announced that the Peoria meet
ing would be taken advantage of in
obtaining service on-all the directors
of the league. only portion OF them
having been served with summons.
The impression among the directors
is that Rockford is merely bluffing and
it would be no surprise il the city de-
faulted when the injunction petition
is called in the Mclean court. Leg
ally. il is claimed by the directors that
Rockford has nothing to stand on. and
this fact will be fully presented If the
hearing takes place.
sexson'. Ideas Adopted.
The adoption of the schedule IRE
scented by NJ. II. Sexton. of this city.
as told briefly in a dispatch in The
Argus of last evening, followed COM
petition in which five schedule build
ers were entered. Mr.. Sexton did not
care for the $50 prize SO much as 10
give the league the advantage OF ideas
that he had figured out would mean a
considerable saving to each OF the
eight clubs during the season. Du-
buque offered one schedule. Tcrre
Haute one and Bloomington one. The
one prepared by Mr.. Sexton was
adopted unanimously. The Blooming
ton gentlemen who were successful in
the competition OF one year ago WIN
drew their draft when they heard the
one gotten up by the Rock Island man
read. The season is to open May
and close Sept II. giving each city
CO games. The mileage Is reduced be-
tween three and four thousand miles
over any previous season since the
league was formed. or course the
dropping of Rockford accounts in
large measure for the reduction. but
Mr.. Sexton has otherwise rearranged
the games so that there is saving
In many places where 1t would have
been possible heretofore. He made
study Of the situation last season. and
saw where the cities unnecessarily
were spending money in railroad
transportation.
Rock Island In the North.
He has placed Rock Island in the
northern division with Davenport. Ced-
ar Rapids and Dubuque. In the south
ern division are Peoria. Decatur,
Springfield and Bloomington. Rock
Island and Davenport have only three
dates. less than In any pre-
ceding year when the cities were IN
divisions. The holiday dates
have been apportioned so as TO bring
together the rival cities. Davenport
will be here Decoration day both
games. and on Fourth of July Rock
Island plays two games in the city
across the river. For those two holi-
DAYS Dubuque and Cedar Rapids. |
and Decatur and Peoria |
and Springfield are paired. Dubuque |
IS to be here Labor day. Davenport |
will be at Cedar Rapids. Bloomington |
n Springfield and Peoria at Decatur. |
Each city has 10 Sundays at home
Another feature that commends Itself |
10 the men behind the teams is the
OF the series on the home |
grounds. without increasing the ag |
yreSate mileage, and will afford relief |