Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19
HAS HAD ENOUGH
Springfield News Asks Presi-
dent Holland to Stop BY
play" and Do Business.
SUGGESTSAN EARLY MEETING
Comedies That Dubuque Has the Up
per Hand and There Is No Use
Breaking Up the League.

The Springfield News which has
been one of the first to yell treason"
when any line of policy which was not
entirely favored by President Holland
of the Three-Eye was advocated at
this end of the line. has experienced
a change of heart and now comes out
with a demand that all this "byplay"
be dropped and meeting called
| forthwith The News says:
with no thought of disparagement
toward President Holland for his stand
in what is believed TO be the best in
terests of The league, but in all fair
ness to the fans, upon whom the or
ganization depends for support and
maintenance the News feels called
upon TO ask the executive to at,least
modify his tactics in his fight against
Dubuque and bring about an amicable
adjustment of the tangled state of af-
fairs
! ut is due the. fans that this be done
| Things have reached such a stage that
| it is question as to whether or not
the Three-Eye followers of the game
will see baseball this season. While
Mr.. Holland, as president, has acted
only in accordance with the desires of
a majority of the league. CHS own
personal interests, of course. naturally
being involved, as would be the case
with any other man who aspred to
the head of the league) things cannot
go on this waY with the season but
two months off, and the reporting time
of some of the clubs being no more
THAN a month away
ut must not lie inferred from this
that the News is hedging from its
original stand. Far from it. Any fair
minded observer can readily see that
Dubuque has the upper hand. in that
Rock Island courts have the case
| in hand and the Rock Island club
stands shoulder to shoulder with Du-
buque."
About the League.
Ross Thornton has announced his
determination TO quit the game and
gives as his reason the fact that he
has decided to study law. Before
leaving Springfield last fall Ross de-
clared he would never go back there
to play again and is evidently going
TO keen his void. He is at present
living in Terre Haute.
| The Springfield club is not trying
to dispose of the services of Dick
the present intention of the local club
70 have Manager Jack Mccarthy play
first base, in which case Smith will
take his regula" turn in the box. Dick
has had more experience in the box
than any place else and it was only
gu account of his hitting that he had
been given a season position. Man
lager Mccarthy may not want to hold
down the initial corner. preferring to
lplay his Oil position in the outfield,
in which case Smith will again be
seen at first.
The Clinton team for 1908 will be
a strong one. Manager Buelow will
rlay first. but has Davy Crocketts
lsigned contract. Outfielder Ohlan will
be with the aggregation contrary to
lreports. Fred Neiman, catcher. will
report for this spring. and will be
lgiven a tryoW. Neiman did not re
rGrt last yea-. He has been playing
semi-professional bail in Chicago. and
lis said to be first class man. Catcher
Smith will be behind the bat this year
With Neiman and Thiery Clinton ha:
a good squad of catchers. Thiers
Irlays right field as well as behind The
bat Then there is ohian, Kaphal
land Corkhill. TIE deal whereby Cork
hin was to be traded with Joplin. Mo.
flor Paul Moore. pitcher. has fallel
Through. Heinze and Wall, secont