Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
LOTUS HEADS
THE THREE-EYE;
PEACE REICNS
Election of Dubuque Man Hap
by Solution of Oroa Mia
TONS Troubles.
EXPERIENCED IN BASEBALL
Past Differences to Be Wiped Out
Schedule Referred to Commit
tee for Final Adoption.

Peace reigns again in the Three
Eye league. Tom Lotus of Dubuque,
one of the best known baseball men
in the country, was elected president
at the meeting at the Sherman house
at Chicago yesterday afternoon. A
resolution introduced by Wilson Ber-
ing of Decatur unanimously carried
declaring for the wiping out of ali
past differences, together with the
idea of the circuit being composed of
two halves, north and south" or least
and west" whose interests were at
variance. The meeting wound up in
Ia love feast.
The election of Mr.. Lotus resulted
from the suggestion of Secretary Row
land OF Dubuque which was made
after the magnates had for hours
been racking their brains trying to
find some basis of a compromise or
some candidate who would be mutual
ly acceptable.
Deadlock Held Fast.
When the afternoon meeting was
opened the deadlock between M. II.
OF Peoria was found to be as firm as
III. the morning This was developed
in discussion without any ballot being
taken. W. \. Rosenfield of Rock Is
land, seeing how things stood, moved
that the league divide the money in
the treasury and disband. but though
the meeting was working under the
head of miscellaneonf business, he
was ruled out of order
Mr.. Boring then rose and urged that
| ii it was impossible to proceed the
league be disbanded in a business.
like way and the delegates separate
IL an orderly manner instead of
splitting as hostiles. Others were
called upon and voiced the same SEN
timents. Someone having suggested
that the names of the two candidates
be placed in a hat, the one drawn out
being chosen, Mr.. Sexton rose to OBJ
ject, but declared in the course of his
remarks that he would agree on Mr..
Behring'S name being substituted for
Mr.. Fox's. Springfield, Decatur and
Bloomington readily agreed but Mr..
Withdrnws All Candidates.
Then Mr. Sexton offered a motion
that all candidates be withdrawn and
an informal ballot taken. The result
was that the four southern clubs
stayed by Sexton, while Fox, Holland.
O'Neill and McGurn each poIled one
vote. Mr.. Kinsela here thought he
saw a dark plot to break up the solid
south and said so, oNt after being as
surred that the informal ballot did not
count subsidized.
At this juncture Mr.. Rowland
brought in the name of Tom Lotus
and the second informal ballot stood
as follows: Sexton 8, Fox l, McGurE
/, LOTUS 2, Boring 1. Mr.. Rowland
then called up Mr.. Lotus by phone
ard learned that t.e would accept the
Office and serve. This announcement
was made in the meeting.
| In the meantime third and fourth
ballot resulted: Sexton 3, Lotus 4,
Boring l. On the fifth informal bal
lot, after it was known Mr.. Lotus
would accept the result was: Sexton
IL. Lotus 5. On motion of Mr.. Sexton
: formal ballot was then taken and
Mr. Lotus was unanimously elected.
| Adjourn to Congratulate Each Other.
The big task of the meeting having
been completed, adjournment was has.
tily taken for mutual congratulations
and then the final session held at
which Wilson Boring was awarded the
$50 prize for the best schedule sub
mitted, and a committee composed OF
President Lotus, Mr.. Sexton and Mr.
Bering was named to finally examine
land accept the draft.
i Mr.. Hollands resignation in the
! morning was made conditional upon
success in the election of a successor
q executive would have continued in of
fee till affairs were finally wound up
VI Career of New President.
Il Mr. LOTUS, while he has never beer
the head of a league, has been con
\ Injected with the national game a!
\ player, manager and owner for 81
\ years. His professional career beral
\ with the Reds of st. Louis in 1876. II
y 1879 he went to Dubuque and began ;
\ lifelong association with G. A. CONS
y Dubuque club He went to st. Loui
h with Comiskey and captained tn
Browns in 1888. Afterward he man
X aged the Cleveland, National leagu
y club, and in the COS held the Colum
bus and Grand Rapids franchises il
Y the Western league. In 1900 Loftu
s succeeded the late Tom Burns as mar