Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-27
STAYING ON JOB
Presiden. Sexton Evidently Deter
mined 70 Solve the Spring
field Puzzle:
OWNERS REMAIN oBDuRATE
Still Willing to Stay In the League il
the Limit is Raised, and Want
Another Meeting.

e.
Word from down Springfield way is
to the effect that President Sexton
proposes to stay on the job of straight.
ening out the muddle there till some,
thing definite has been accomplished
Little was done yesterday beyond de-,
termining the attitude of the owners
of the team, which has been pretty ac-
ourately stated heretofore. Appar-
tently the talk that has been INDUCED
| in by the Springfield owners and press
has had it's effect in convincing the
public that there is to be very cheap
variety of baseball in the Three-Eye
the coming year, and as a result there
lis something less than a stampede by
other Springfield men to get the fran
chise, a piece of property. by the way,
that was held a couple of years ago
lat $4,000.
! Neither Mr. Sexton nor the Spring
field magnates showed any personal
feeling over the matter, but took the
most direct method of arriving at mu-.
ltual understanding The capital pao-
pie say they are willing to continue in
lcharge of the team, but stillsdemand
that the salary limit be raised couple
tof hundred dollars per team per month
and a few dollars.,0n the individual
maximum. They think another league
meeting should be held to place the
lsubject once more before the other
iteams.
Here and There.
| Catcher Mel Backus, formerly with
Davenport, will manage Pekin.
i Al Kuhn is likely to be found on first
base with Pekin the coming season.
II Manager Plass has signed Outfielder
Alex c. Backof of st. Louis, formerly
with Grand Rapids.
/ Snapper Kennedy is dickering for
] the Lincoln club, which he proposes,
il secured. to move to st. Joe.
y Tom Tenant is to be given a real
trial with the White Sox, President
Comiskey says. Toms friends in the
Three-Eye will be glad to hear it.
Rudd, the former first baseman on
the Rock Island team and now under
contract with Quincy, is negotiating
: for his release to manage the Musca
] tine Independents
Matt Zieser of Chicago last year
with Platteville, Wis. where he played
tunder an assumed name, has signed. a
contract with Kewanee Zieser Is a
right-handed pitcher.
1t is said that Clarence Rowland is
c, likely to take Charlie Buelow with him
to Aberdeen. Rowland has signed Vim
cent Campbell. the former Cub catch
+ er. last season with Decatur.
Billy Purtell will be reinstated and
will again become a member of ths
White Sox. He is ready to make
/ amends for his offense in playing will
e the outlaw Logan Squares last fall.
Il Lacrosse and Eau Claire propose Il
e get even for being dumped out of the
l. Wisconsin league by forming another
|, circuit In which Superior, saltwater
e Winona and South ST. Paul will ioil
d them.
n The new Chicago baseball leagu,
It aims to take on some of the Three
e Eye material that has become too higi
" priced to use the coming season. Al
d effort is to he made to get recognition
e from the national board so that play
it ers in good standing may be employed
e. James T. Hayes, secretary of tn
l. Davenport team, is in receipt of tn
d contracts of Harry Ohland. outfieldel
n, and Reuben Isaacs, pitcher ,er
W of last seasons Clinton team. Ohlan
"a. lives at Saginaw, Mich land Isaacs a
a. Forrest City, Iowa.
!, \. President Childs of the Decatur as
: ISOLATION signed two more promisin
!. recruits this Week. John Sheehan,
:, pitcher, comes from st. Louis, an
= was recommended by Catcher Bouchel
=. j. A. Scott, catcher, is from tn
=. brush near Moweaqua. The Decatu
- management has also secured the COZ
: tract of Pitcher Albert Jacobson VIII
was the star pitcher of the team tire
" years agos later going to Boston. H
was highly effective last season.
Secretary Lowry M. Casteel of tn
O. Rock Island Baseball association,
n in receipt of a letter from Harry
\. Hofer, manager OF the baseball ass,
ct citation of Quincy, ILL.,. asking for tw
10 series of preliminary games at til
- opening of the practice season MAJ
N ager Hofer wants to play one of tn
!, series In this city and the other {
: Quincy. Mr.. Casteel will try to a
range suitable dates and play tt
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