The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-13
At Meeting of LIN. League ealesburs
and Monmouth Were Released
and Can Enter Other
Leagues.
MEETING OF THREE-EY
Jacksonville and Waterloo Represent
ed in Chicago at Meeting
Business Postponed
For Week.

Central Association, and Monmouth.
which is being pushed to the front for
the eighth berth, were both released
from their obligations to the I'M.
league yesterday at a meeting of that
organization in Monmouth. The for
mer city was released as per the
agreement of last year and the latter
town was given permission to with
draw from the league on condition
that $500 be deposited to cover expens-
es incurred in securing a successor
Monmouth's application for berth in
the Central Association was mailed
Immediately after the league action
was taken. Monmouth was formally
presented with the pennant.
Three-Eye Meeting.
| CHICAGO, ILL.,. Oct. 13-Although
no official action was taken. toward
the election of officers or changing the
circuit at yesterdays meeting of the
Three |" league magnates at the
Grand Pacific hotel, there was plenty
of prospective trouble. The meeting
was postponed until next Tuesday be-
cause of the death of the father Of
R. F. Kinsella president of the Spring
| field club.
According to gossip, Kinsella. who
is opposed to the reelection of Presi-
dent M. H. Sexton of Rock Island. sent
word that if Sexton was again chosen
he would withdraw his club from the
circuit. This added to the desire of
those pres Mt to postpone the meet
Ing in the hope that Kinsella might
be pacified in the interim. as all the
clubs excepting Springfield and Peoria
favor the present executives re-elec-
ton, which is predicted to go through.
Some of the magnates treat Kinsel
las alleged threat lightly on the the
DRY that it has often been made in the
past without dire consequences, and
| they feel that the same result will oh.
tain in the present case. Furthermore.
they feel that if Kinsella wishes to
pull out, he may do SO, but his play
ers and territory will revert to the
league and another owner can be put
in.
All that was done at yesterdays
meeting was the routine business N
the way of reports and the making Of
two changes in league constitution.
The first was the raising of the low
attendance minimum for each club
from 10000 to $4,000 per season. The
other, which has direct bearing of
the first, is the stipulation that at
least 80 per cent of the admissions
thus turned in must consist of adult,
or 25-cent tickets.
Representatives from Danville. Ill,
Jacksonville, H., and Waterloo. Iowa
We're present at the meeting, looking
[ for chance to break irto the league
In place of Decatur. Owing to the
| absence of Kinsella their claims were
given no official attention.
! There appears to be no doubt that
Decatur will go out, at least for one
year. A number of the magnates are
in favor of ousting Cedar Rapids on
the same principle, as that town fell
down woefully the past season. Sew.
eral are anxious that Broberg be de-
posed, at least, and then, with him
out of the way turn the franchise over
| to the business men of Cedar Rapids.
Among those who attended the
meeting We're: Charles Barston of
| Peoria, e. E. Pierson of Bloomington !;
Charles Childs of Decatur; H. E. Gas.
teel of Rock Island; Charles Broberg,
OF Cedar Rapids; Sam Swift of Du-
buque; r. G. Lane Of Davenport and
M. H. Sexton of Rock Island