The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-15
.,...r Cities From Three States Are
represented at the Confer
ence Being Held in
Keokuk Today.
GREAT ENT1Us sIAsM
.,,,,catjons Made From Hannibal,
calesburs and Clinton
For Franchise in
the League.

rhis afternoon at o'clock, vote
wac taken on the new club to be ad-
lifted into the Central league and
u,nnihal was selected, the vote stand
ing as follows:
Hannibal, 4 votes.
Clinton, 2 votes
GaIesburg, vote.
Keokuk was visited by base ball
mon from three state-Iowa, Illinois
and Missouri-today, representatives
from eleven cities being present at
tho meeting of the league this morning
hold in the Elks' club rooms. The
meeting was heralded as one of the
most important at which the Central
association directors ever gathered,
and we'll represented, the great inter-
est and enthusiasm that the great
American gs ne has aroused in the
middle west.
Frank Belt manager of the Keokuk
base ball club was present and listen
ed with interest to the many PROPOSE
tions and measures brought before the
body. He did not express himself on
anv base ball matters during the meet
Ing.
The meeting OF the Central associa.
ion was called to order by President
NE. Justice in the Elks' club room
this morning at 10 o'clock, with j. H.
Hall of Quincy, secretary. On roll
call the following were found present
from the various clubs:
Waterloo-Henry Junge, Frank
Boyle.
Keokuk-Lcuis Sterne, Ed Woollsy
JOSEPH Carwalho, E. P. McManus.
Quincy-karry Hofer, Leroy Hol
comb ]. A. Hall.
Ottumwa-Dr. j c. Bonham, George
A. Warden.
Burlington Ned Egan
Kewanee-Louis Hill, J. P. Brady
Mr.. Pomeroy.
Jacksonville-L. S. FosgEte.
other Representatives.
Clinton-W. C. Eastland.
Hannibal-C. A. Cruikshank, G. o
Mays, A. ]. Carter and r. N. Mason
Galesburg-H. NJ. Holland, H. F
kimber and j. T. Wasson.
On motion Of Harry Hofer the meet
ing decided to elect officers for th
coming year President Justice statel
his view as to the presidency, an,
added that he would leave the bod
while they discussed the proposition
DR.. Bonham was appointed chairman
but Mr.. Justice was not permitted t
leave and was elected by acclama
ton
Frank Boyle moved that the pres
dents salary be raised from $500 t
ssUo per year. Motion was carried.
On motion of Secretary Hall, Harr
Hofer was placed in nomination fo
vice president. Mr. Hofer was electe
unanimously
The report from the applicants fo
the vacant berth in the league wer
heard from the committee appointe
by President Justice on this subject.
The report of Galesburg was quit
lengthy one and summarized tn
excellent locality of that town, dive
upon the city as business cente
and as a city well able to support
base ball team The report touche
upon the history of the great Amer
can game and added that should Gale
| ! ,rp lp ~. nrtI,
Inc league, the support of the bushes
y men OF that place would be behind tt
team and that the team would NJ
iack support from any source. The a
tendance figures of last year We're al:
Included.
The full report of Hannibal was al!
read. This report was identical wit
'hat published in The Gate City Sc
eral weeks ago, and was mostly st
tistical
me third report read was that fro
ohnton. The report stated that Il
population of that city was
much as the total of the other two a
plicants. There are no Sunday /;
ae'iohs IN Clinton and there Is
'eason why that city should not
vne OF the best drawing towns
i 'ne league. 1t also expressed the
vorable attitude of the business m
u .hat city towards base ball.
wuehed upon Clinton's career il t
'hfee-Eye league and of the wea
aess OF the manager of the team d.
ms the last year. The loss of CT