Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-17
SEXTON is ''RlLED'
Head of Three-Eye Threatens
to do Some Disciplining of
Managers.
SAYS THEY ARE TOO FRESH
Sends Them Circular Letter Calling
Attention to Rules-Wili Sus.
tain Jumps.

President M. III. Sexton of the
Three-Eye league is ''riled up" over
the fact that three of the managers
of teams we're elected from the
grounds yesterday at the order of the |
umpires, but his wrath does not rest
upon the umpires. Managers haveI
been put out of the game a dozen
times already this year and on ev-
cry occasion it was for disputing the
judgment of the umpire on decisions.
Mr. Sexton says the managers know
that they have no right to cause a
dispute on this score and he is go
ing to prevent so many repetitions
if possible. He had noticed the ten
dency to dispute decisions before yes
terday, and had prepared a letter for
the benefit of the managers. When
he learned that three of them yes
terday had done the very thing he
wanted stopped, he said: 'If the man
ayers had been in possession of my
letter before yesterday and this thing
had happened, they would have been
gwen cause to remember that an UNI
pire's judgment is not TO De disputed
and it is more than likely that sew
eral of them would have been warm
ing a bench instead of playing Tor
some time to come"
Text of Letter.
The letter which was sent to the
managers was as follows:
ITO Team Managers in the Three
Eye league-Gentleman Presuming
that you are all familiar with the
rules of the game, and particularly
with the change made this year in
Rule Ga, / desire to give you this
advice and information.
Rules 81 and 60 are fundamental
laws of the game and are not subject
to more than one construction. Alb
solutely no member of club is per-
mitted to dispute the accuracy of
the umpire's judgment and decision
on a play You may have noticed
that no fines have been imposed thus
far, although several players and
managers have been removed from
the games, please take warning from
this fact as it is to be the rule in
the Three-Eye league this year, and
when our several clubs trim down &c
the player limit you will have nc
players to spare for enforced idle
ness. 1t is up to the managers in
this league to make their players re
spect the umpire's decisions, as,
whenever it becomes necessary to re-
move player from the game your
club will be he real sufferer through
the loss of that players services.
'Profane and indecent language
during games must also be kept
down to the minimum. Our patrons
pay admissions to sec clean and we'll
conducted exhibitions of baseball,
and not to be offended by foul and
vulgar language or by dilatory or un
professional conduct on the part of
any of our players.
Bear in mind also, that so long
as an umpire is retained on our staff.
he is entitled to your full respect and
confidence regardless of your person
lal opinion, and when you think it adj
visable to complain against an UNI
pire let it be in a respectful manner
and before your club has had trouble
with the official. Don't come to this
Office with complaints after you or
your club has had a 'run-in' with
some umpire and attempt to get sat
isfaction by having him changed or
removed
Reports on file in this Office show
that several managers have already
been removed from the game on more
than one occasion and unless you all
take notice someone will draw a sus-
pension from this office that will
make the balance wake up and listen
to advice given with the best inten-
tions in advance.
Wishing you all the best of luck
and close race for the pennant, /
am. Yours Truly.
M H. SEXTON"
Gets Contracts.
President Sexton has given the
matter of players contracts consid-
cradle attention in the last few days
and he has found that some of them
are not on record in his. office. To-
day he received a large bunch OF
them from the office of Secretary
Farrell of the National association
but still there are number missing
| He intends to warn the managers al
| once to send in the contracts of theil
players or the players will not be al.
lowed to participate in more than
five regular games. Mr.. Sexton will
leave no stone unturned in his en-.
deavor to see the salary limit is
lived up to in the strictest sense oil
the word and he wants to see the
contract of every man signed up in