Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-14
is CALLED.
Dubuque Will be Prevented
From Selling Other Play
ers Under New Rule
IN FORCE AFTER AUGUST FIRST
Wilder Awarded to Peoria, President
Holland Breaking Tie-Consti-
tuition Already Adopted.

ACCOiui hS W INC Gail OF President
Holland, one of the principal reasons
for holding a meeting of the leaguc
representatives at Peoria Yesterday
was to adopt a constitution. and when
Wilson Behring of Decatur distributed
copies of the same, in proof form. il
was the opinion of several representa-.
tivcs that time should be allowed fo;
its proper consideration. and then
brought up at a later meeting. The
printers strike i'll Decatur was adyanc
ed as Il reason for not submitting
copies of the constitution several DAYS
in advance of the meeting. as is usual
in such cases. When the afternoon
session was called it developed. ac
cording to statements made by severa.
Representatives from the southern enI
of the circuit. that the constitution I'M
der consideration, had already been
adopted at the previous Chicago meet
ing and the work of the Peoria meet
ing would merely be to approve that
adoption, at least that is the way il
was put to those present. And this
in the face of the fact that the meeting
was called for the purpose of adopting
the constitution, and other important
business.
Real Object Not Apparent.
In view of the fact that it was report
ed that the constitution mad already
been adopted, nothing was done on
| the subject. The manner in which
the entire proceedings were carried
out, was unusual and the real reason
| for holding a meeting at this time re.
mains unexplained.
Although it was the opinion before
| the meeting was called to order, that
| there was something back of it, moth.
| ing of an untOward nature developed.
| The only stormy period in the session
occurred when the claims of Peoria
and Springfield for Percy Wilder of Du-
buque were placed before the meeting.
Dubuque, Springfield and Peoria ha.
no vote, being interested parties, and
Belden Hill of Cedar Rapids, was fore
ed to leave the meeting to don his uni
form for the afternoon game. When
the vote was announced it was found
Z
with Peoria and Bloomington and De
catur voted for Springfield. President
Holland then cast the deciding vote il
favor Of Peoria Springfield was un
able to show sufficient proof to back II.
their claims on the player.
stop sale of Players.
President Rowland of Dubuque gave
assurances that his team would finisl
the season and that no more player.
would be disposed of. The disposal o
players by one club to another in tn;
same league received some attention
at the meeting and it was resolve,
that after Aug. l of each season /
would be impossible to transfer buy
or trade players without the unaui
nous consent of every city in the len
que.
The same object is attained in di:
ferent way in the big leagues by max
ling no sale of player from one League
to another unless all teams in tn
Organization the individual is leaviu;
waive claims to him.
No salary Limit.
NJ II. Sexton today asserted posi-
lively that no constitution was adOpte,
lat the Chicago meeting. He was
member of a committee to draft u sec
ton governing the salary limit. Thi
was presented later and rejected. TIL
minutes of the Chicago meeting wer
not read yesterday. An examination o
copies of the constitution presented b.
Behring shows that there is absolutel
no salary limit Thus the lid is OF
whether there is a constitution legal
in force or not.