Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-02
Want A REAL FLAG
Stockholders Agree With Fans
About Pennant, and Plan to
Erect Big Pole. -
70 HAVE GRASS DIAMOND
Many improvements Are Discussed at
Annual Meeting of Baseball
Assoc iation.

j. b. Spencer, who for the last year
has directed the affairs of the Rock
island Baseball association as its presi-
dent, last evening at the annual meet
ing of the association atshis office, de
clined reelection as director of the
organization, and stated that he will
not again accept the office. Mr.. Spen-
Ger was urged to continue as director
at least, but declined, although elected
He states that he can not devote the
required time to the performance OF
the duties of the office, and desired
to retire.
The New Directors.
The stockholders elected, besides
Mr.. Spencer, the following as directors
for the ensuing year: Henry Carse
Walter A. Rosenfield. Morris Heagy,
and j. +. Munger. The directors will
mold a meeting at an early date for
the purpose Of electing a successor t.
Mr.. Spencer as a member of the board,
and to organize by the election of Off
GERS for the year.
Plan Improvement.
The stockholders planned a number
of important improvements at the IS.
land City park before the opening IF
the season next year, one of the most
interesting being the erection of a
towering flag pole "One that can b"
seen from any part of Davenport as
we'll as Rock Island" as one director
puts it. The new flag pole, which
will probably be placed near the Clue
house at the grounds, is to fly the
championship pennant won by the Is
landeTs this season. The stockholders
elected last night to receive as a tr0-
ply pennant appropriately inscribed.
rather than silver cup or other tro-
ply emblem of like character This
decision is gratifying to the fans of the
city, who have felt from the first, as
The Argus has heretofore stated, that
they should be accorded the OPP
pOrtunity TO have constantly before
them next season the evidence of the
victorious struggle of this year In
this the stockholders agree with the
fans, and the directors will early make
arrangements for a fitting pole on
which to fly the pennant.
For u Grass Diamond.
1t was practically decided at last
evenings session to provide a grass
diamond for next season. This is COLI
sidered big Improvement over the
bare diamond, but necessitateS the in
stallation of Il water system for sprin;-
ling so that the grounds may be kept
i'll good condition during the dry hot
weather of the summer. In order to
meet this need, the association will
the other necessary equipment TO"
sprinkling the diamond.
Rock Island already has in Islam
City park one of the finest and best
equipped baseball grounds in the
minor leagues of the country, and
when the contemplated improvements
are made, it will be equal to any of
its class, and without question better
than any other in the Three Eye
league.
balance ON Right Side.
The reports received by the stock
holders show that the association fin
ished the season with a balance of d
few hundred dollars on the right side
of the account, Notwithstanding the
material increase in the cost of maiu-
tanning the team this season. Not
only were the expenses for the team
itself greater but other expenses were
more,- hotel bills among other things
amounting to a considerable amount
more than in former seasons.
The directors will consider at the
next meeting plans for the entertain
ment of the league Representatives a.