Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-31
Jacksonville May be Eighth
Team, Muscatine and
Hannibal the Ninth
and Tenth
MAGNATES MEET
IN OTTUMWA
IT. Dodge and CIintonVoted
Officially Out-Promis-
ing Outlook

From Tuesdays Daily.
$3.50 p. m.-By a unanimous vote
Jacksonville was admitted as the
:, eighth club in the league. Fran
cfdses were also given Ottumwa,
Oskaloosa, Burlington, Marshall
town, KeokNk, Quincy and Water
loo.
The coming baseball season may see
the Iowa State league or it's success.
sor a ten cub organization. This
morning at the opening session of
the annual meeting of the directors,
Muscatine threw a bomb into the mag
mates camp by unexpectedly making
a most strenuous bid for member
Sip. A telegram was received from
the Jacksonville representatives, stat
ing that they would reach Ottumwa
at 1870 to claim admittance into the
circuit, while the voting out of TT.
Dodge left only one vacancy to be
filled. The suggestion of the ten club
circuit followed.
No action was taken this morning,
but the suggestion, first made by G.
S. Smith of Keokuk, seemed to take
the visiting representatives and local
baseball officials by storm The line
up suggested includes six old clubs
OF last year, counting out Ft Dodge
and Clinton and the addition of
Quincy, already member, Jackson
vile, Muscatine and Hannibal. Han
nibal is not represented, but conf
dence was expressed that base ball
team could be successfully financed
in the Missouri town. What action
will be taken this afternoon when the
magnates reconvene remains to be
seen, but the project seems to he
viewed very favorable at 3 o'clock
this afternoon.
Looks Like Jacksonville.
If the ten club league is not form
ed there seems at present little doubt
but that Jacksonville will get the
empty birth. Muscatine's bid is
strong, but Jacksonville's is also ex-
pected to be. Jacksonville has with
drawn from the K. l. T. upon sort of
understanding, that in case this action
was taken, it was to be given birth
In the state circuit. 1t is not thought
probable that the magnates will go
back on this understanding, though
Muscatine's chances can not be said
to be poor.
Clinton Released.
Clinton was officially granted it's re.
lease this morning, confirming an un-
official action taken some time ago
However it was decided to ask the
Three league in consideration for the
courtesy shown by the State league in
ic oot;N 10 cyfr to ~,
an option on the Davenport territory
with the permission to place team
there within the next three years,
conditiona]ly upon the state league
schedule being so arranged as not to
interfere with the Three / schedule.
Fort Dodge Voted Out.
Fort Dodge, by proxy represented by
Frank Doyle, stated to the league that
it did not desire to draw out of the
circuit and asked to be allowed to re.
main a member of the Iowa State
league. Because of the geographical
location ard low attendances at the
northern town, however, the directors
refused to allow the plea of Fort
Dodge and the northern city was ac.
cordingly voted out. Several claims
made by Fort Dodge were refused.
prospects Are brIght,
All of the representatives of the va.
rious towns present are enthusiastic
over the prospects for baseball in their
respective cities this year. Judging
from the conversation with these men
the coming season of the Iowa State
league, or whatever the organization
may be named at the closing session
of the annual meeting today, is to be
the most prosperous one in its history
The meeting was called to order at
1870 o'clock by President L. S. Peck
ham of Marshalltown. The following
representatives of the various towns
on the circuit were present. John F.
Libby, Waterloo; A. P. Strub, Marshall
town; G. E. Howar and G. G. Pike, Osk
aloosa; DR.. j. G. Bonham and George
e. Warden Ottumwa; r. F. Egan, Bur
lington: G. J. Smith, Keokulz: j. R
Holcoalb and Harry Hoffer, Quincy
Frank Doyle, by proxy, Fort Dodge;
M. c.. HAYES, Muscatine.
Others present at the meeting were
Charles Walling of Oskaloosa. ant
Theodore Stoessell. T. J. Phillips
George Howard, c. C. Porter and Will
Vinson, Ottumwa.
Want Davenport Territory
The minutes of the special meetins
held in Burlington last winter were
read and approved. The election o
new members to the circuit was post
poned until the afternoon session tx
await the arrival of the Jacksonville
REPRESENTATIVES. On the motion o
Crank Boyle, afterwards amended b.
$mith of Keokuk. Clinton was official
" granted her release from the league
III was however included in the mo
tim, through Smiths amendment, tina
thu Three Eye be asked to give to tn,
Iowa State league an option on tn,
Davenport territory with the privilege
Of pNcing a team there within thu
next @ree years, providing the STATE
leagueV echedules are SO arranged al
not IN Aterfera with the Three Ewes