Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-13
Three-Eye Fortunate to Have Ser
vices of Man of Sections AbiI-
ity as President.
HIS POSITION is INDICATED
Now Turned to as Only Man Who Is
Strong and Fair Enough to En-
force Salary Limit.


Sexton of this city to the presidency
At the meeting at Chicago yesterday.
The honor vas thrust upon its recipi-
emf, for Mr.. Sexton did not seek the
Office. The uranimity is the best pos
slble vindicatidn of the position the
heck Islander has taken in league
AFFAIRS Those in the southern end
OF the league who have opposed his
election in previous years have not
arpI eciated the need of his services
as they do row. Since the very life
IF the organization depends upon the
enforcement OF the salary limit they
have finally come to the conclusion
that he is the only man who can be
depended up Ill fairly, impartially AMI
uLswervingly to administer the laws.
Baseball magnates from all over the
country who were in Chicago during
Tie Three-Eye league meeting mar
veled as ,th2y did last spring. why
there should be any hesitation in the
selection of q man of. Mr.. Sections
known ability 70 lead the organization.
They agreed that there is something
better in store for Mr. Sexton in the
big leagues ultimately. for he is recog
niZed everywhere as one OF the best
Iosted baseball executives in the
country
VIII Save the League.
For several years it has been seen
that a low salary limit was essential
IL successful baseball in the Three
Eve and at the Chicago meeting when
MIR Sexton got his own resolution fix
ing abundant penalties for the viola
ton of the limit of 81 900 a month eX-
elusive of manager the whole league
turned to him as the only man who
was fair enoGgh and strong enough
| to carry out its terms. Anyone who
knows Sexton knows he will do this
| and there is lie doubt that it will mean
| The salvation of the Three-Eye.
OF course the limiting of the sal
aries will hit Rock Island as well as
the other towns. though not so hard
IS Springfield Peoria or Decatur. 1t
| is likely that a number of local play
ers who have been here several years
will not be with us next season un-
less they are willing to work for less
than they have been receiving. AS
heretofore stated Jack Tighe will
| PROBABLY be with us again next year
and il will be up to him TO select the
| team. While the supporters of the
same will rejoice at Tighes return
they of course will regret to lose any
CT the old standbys. The only con
| ISOLATION to be had lies in the fact that
al teams will be placed on the same
LASTS and there will be an even break
| fer the honors.
i According to President LOTUS, Pc
Oria led the league in attendance with
i $4,000. Springfield was second with
10000. The total attendance of the
league for the season was $4,000, q
falling off II $4,000 from last season
May Not Accept Office.
4 Mr.. Sexton who returned last night
!, from Chicago, stated this afternoon
that inasmuch as the league elected
, him without coming TO his terms he
rad not accepted and might not do so
He said that the present salary o.
S1C0 with a limit of $500 upon Office
expenses. which was adopted at the
Chicago meeting, is not sufficient tC
Justify him in dropping his private
business to attend to the league.
work. especially under the salar,
limit resolution, which makes it neces
sary for the executive to audit the
books of the clubs several times eacf
season and greatly increases the re
l JnTnfnfnrn hoe
the custom for the league executive
70 hire a secretary and let that ,func
t;onary run things. Mr. Sexton sale
if he was elected president he pro
posed doing away with the secretary
hooking after the business himself
his would p-ovide against any mis-
understandings or division of respon
sitility.
One of the acts of the Chicago meet
ing which did not get into the news
I lapers was the extension of the agree
ment for another three years. Thi
leaves the circuit intact for that periot
] and virtually disposes of any hop
that Davenport may have had of get
] ting in Another provision adopte,
! was the limiting of the salary of play
. ers to $3.50 per month. There viii
lie no more high priced talent
Responsibility for enforcement
rls ced entirely on the president an,
he Is given power to infiict severa
different penalties.
StalIings to Manage HighIanders.
! New York. Oct 13.-George T. Stal