Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02
CROWS FACE7IOU
Bloomington Correspo n d n t
Raises Question of Permit
ting Dubuque to Stay.
NO ALTERNATIVE LEFT OPEN
Wilson Boring in Deep Water on the
Schedule Proposition and Someone
Else May Get the Job.

The Bloomington correspondent last
night sent the following 10 the Chi
cago papers:
President Holland tonight stated
that he probably will call the Three
Eye league meeting for March 10 in
Chicago and that at that gathering it
will be decided whether or not Du-
5uque will be permitted to retain its
franchise. Nothing more will be done
concerning injunction proceedings, as
it will be late in the spring before it
will be possible TO submit evidence
showing the legality of the Peoria
meeting last fall when authority was
given President Holland to expel Du-
buque.'
Whether Dubuque will be permitted
to retain its franchise" Wouldn't that
make you smile? With an injunction
in force that the league cannot get
around, it takes nerve to hand out that
kind of dope. II is safe TO say Presi-
dent Holland never inspired such an
assertion. If he did, it would be valid
evidence of incompetence
Bering in Distress.
Wilson Boring is working himself
into state of distraction in trying to
make the Three-Eye league schedule
dates avoid those of the Western Trot-
ting association, according to the De-
catur Review. 1t is said Mr. Boring
has found the task much harder than
he had imagined possible and he is on
the point of advocating a return to
the 126-game schedule instead of lao
games as played last year 1t had
been planned to change matters SO
that the teams that opened at homo
last season would open away this year
and the closing dates would be like
wise reversed. But it was discovered
that considerable increase in mileage
would be necessary to accomplish the
desired ends. The league at its com
ing meeting will be asked to take its
| choice or turn the work of making 3
schedule over to new hands.
Christy on Third.
Christy Wilson may not be seen in
the box next season. 1t is the plan OF
the management. and Christy is will
ing. to groom the player for third
5aseman. There is little doubt on the
part of his friends that he would max.
good there, and unless one of the other
candidates for third develops into d
phenom very likely Christy will be
found holding down the last corner.
Decatur has signed a pitcher named
| Bob White who was once with Evans
| vile in this league, but who has been
| lately in the South Atlantic league.
Art Kruger, the outfielder who was
| once in the Three-Eye league, has sign
ed with Columbus.
Donnelly has signed Charles Conrad
| 1 Pacific coast catcher
The Chicago White SoX on their spe.
cial train running as the second sec
ton of the Rocky Mountain limited
passed through this city over the Rock
island early yesterday morning. A short
stop was made here TO change engines
but the Sox were sound asleep, and did
not show themselves. special car
load of eatables embracing practically
everything in the market, was sent
from here TO Chicago Saturday to be
taken along as part of the White SoX
specials supplies. From the quantity
and quality of the supply it is plain the
travellers will "eat Well enroute.