Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-14
IS DEFERRED AGAIN
Hearing of Dubuque Injunction
Case is Postponed Till
February 29.
COURT is BUSY OTHERWISE
Time for President Holland to See
What He Is Up Against and to
Stop the Struggle.

AS was expected, the Dubuque base
ball injunction did not come up in the
circuit court this morning, except that
it was set for hearing Feb. 49, Louis
FitzHenry of Bloomington. represent
ing President Holland, was in court, in
accordance with the notice he served
on the attorneys for the Dubuque
club, to press the motion to dissolve
the injunction, but the court found it
impossible to take the baseball litiga-
| ton up.
The judge is occupied with the trial
of the damage suit of Mathew Coburn
against the Moline, East Moline & Wa
tertown Railway company, and the
baseball suit necessarily was post
poned.
| There is some doubt that the motion
will be heard Feb. 90 and even if the
arguments are heard in court at that
time, it will very probably be taken
under advisement by the Judge, and a
decision will not be given till some
time in March.
| Should See the Truth.
1t should be perfectly clear at this
time to President Holland that if he
postpones the spring meeting till af-
ter this case is decided there will be
no baseball III the Three-Eye league
this season. The litigation is compli-
Gated, and an adverse decision on the
matter in hand will not exhaust Du-
buque's resources by any means. 1t is
very likely that the delay may be con-
tinued for two or three months, and
if it is necessary to take further evi-
dence, the master in chancery will be
given the case and then it will likely
be a year before the question comes
back to the court.
1t is argued in defense of the leagues
course that there is a principle involv.
ed and that the rights of baseball
leagues should be settled definitely
Even SO. is the Three-Eye willing to
see its sinking fund burned up in a
test case?
With Danville in the Eastern Illinois
league and Rockford in the Wisconsin
what possible chance is there to find
a substitute for Dubuque at this time;
Such cities as might otherwise be
available would not be disposed to at
tempt to get team together as late
as this. -,
A meeting of the league should be
called - see what the sentiment is
Thr expense would be insignificant a!
I,ompared with the bills that the at
, torneys are piling up.
Notes of the League.
Jack Mcconnell, former manager o
the Islanders, has been selected t.
head the Oklahoma City team in tn,
: Western association. He has beer
ordered to report within 10 days ant
it is stated rather mysteriously tina
if he fails to make good from the
start someone else will get his job.
Tom Tenant, the auburn one, whC
played first base with Decatur las
| season. is to be married to Miss Flor
l ence Conroy of Brookfeld, Mr., mex
I Tuesday.
: Neal Ball is one out of three player
| in 20 on whom waivers have beel
asked and refused by the big leagu,
clubs this winer Ball was secured
last season by the New York High
landers from Montgomery for $500
Catcher White of Dubuque may b,
2 traded to Peoria if a deal can be al
3. ranged. He seems to be in bad at III,
: upriver city and is anxious for
| change.
f A Springfield press agitator is nov
: talking of filming and suspehding Pc
I oria for holding Unreasonable" cor
: ference with Secretary Rowland an
: Director Palen of Dubuque this weel