Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-21
SETTLE THE Terms.
Board of Control Arranqes Post
Season Series Between
Wisconsin and lowans.
PLAY THE LAST GAME HERE
Rules Are Similar to Those of World
Championship Games-Another
Meeting is Called.

before duJOuIIlilS yesterday utter
noon at the Harper house, the boar,l
of control appointed by President Far
rell of the national board, arrange
the terms of the post season series
between Waterloo, the champions Of
the Iowa league. and FreepOrt, the
probable winners i'll the Wisconsin
league pennant race, or such other
club as may win the championship n
that league. The arrangements IS
they now stand are on the presumD-
ton that Freeport will take the pen
lnant.
Play Last Here.
The regulations made by the board
of governors provide that the series
shall open at Waterloo Sept. %, AMI
continue until one team has won four
games. In case seven games are re-
quired to decide. the last game is a
be played at the Island City park herr
During the afternoon the visiting mem
bers OF the board and Vice President
| Frank LOhr Of the FreepOrt club were
taken to the park by NJ. II. SeXto !
who is the chairman of the board
After seeing the park the other meG.
bers of the board agreed, as did NJ
LOhr, that a better place for the de
lciding game on neutral ground cOuIi
mot be selected. The visitors were Il =
lighted, with the arrangement of tn
local grounds, and EXPRESSED the
topiniOns of the Island City park in tn
most complimentary terms. The us
lof the park had been offered to th
board, free of charge. by Presider
Spencer of the Rock Island associa
ton, in case it should be desired
have the seventh game on neutra
grounds.
SimiInr to Worlds Series.
The rules adopted by the board ye:
: terday are similar TO those which gov
erned the great world championsh
: series between the Cubs ana the Whit
, Sox last year. The rules of the n
= tional association will govern IN
t games. and players will be subject t
: discipline. in spite of any contract
5 under the rules of the board and tn
: national agreement of the national a
; ISOLATION.
? The board has the authority to ca
off the series at any time and awar
| the trophy, an appropriately inscribe
e lpennant, to either team, regardless
Y the performance of either during II
games played.
Want Bob Carruthers.
Umpire Bob Carruthers, one of Il
+! most popular men who judged bal
y and strikes in the Three-Eye leagl
> this year. has been selected by Il
V board as the man to ofiiciate durir
! the inter-leaGue series. The select;
5, is good one. Carruthers being a ca
s liable man and one entirely disintere
s ed in either league involved. Jol
q Hall of Muscatine is TO be the Oflici
/ scorer, and as such the representati'
Il of the board of control.
II The teams participating in the co
II tests must be the regular teams of Il
q clubs represented. without substit
: lions or additions.
y Players Get Receipts.
u The receipts. after the expenses a
II paid, are to be divided among Il
II players. 60 per cent going to the wi
ners and 40 per cent to the loser
The players are to receive no 9th
10 salary The free list is to be ST
Il pended and an admission of so cen
ii with no extra grand stand fee, is
e be charged.
Y Dates of Games.
It The series includes games at Waite
s. loo Sept. 25. 2G and 81, and at Ere
n
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