Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-02
LIMIT "A men
| and s1,750 PAY
Three Eye League Magnates
Unanimously Decide on a
More Liberal Plan.
AFTER TWO HOURS OF TALK
Empower President to Fix Dates for
Postponed Games and to Have
Fifth Umpire.

| All teams in the Three-Eye league
will have TO be down to the limit OF
IA men, including the manager, and
paying a salary of not more than
$1,750 by next Monday, June z, accord
ing to the agreement made at the spe-
cial meeting held at the Sherman
house in Chicago yesterday afternoon.
Representatives from all the clubs in
the circuit were present and some two
hours was spent in discussing the pro-
posed change from Is men, with a sal
airy limit of 81 600 before it was agreed
to add one man and another $3.50 to
the limits.
When the proposition was first adj
vanced by President Dick kinsela of
the Springfield association, it found
the directors about evenly divided on
the question. After thoroughly dis
cussing the matter. however, those
who opposed the change were Won
over and when a vote was taken, it
was unanimous in favor of the new
scale. The principal argument used
by those in favor of the change, was
that man crippled, meant a whole
team crippled and put out of the run
ming temporarily. 1t was clearly shown
that If man was once dropped from
the lineup, it meant that he had to be
released, as with but Is men in a team,
his place would have to be filled at
Cnce by an outsider AS several of
the clubs which opposed the change
nave crippleS on their hands at the
present time whom they are DESTROYS
of keeping, they saw the matter in
new light and were finally persuaded
that the change was for the best. 1t
was decided. however. that the agree
ment was for this year only and when
another year rolls around, the league
VIII be at liberty to go back to the Is
man team with a limit of 81 600 or
preferably a II man team with the
same limit. if it sees fit and it is more
than probable that this will be done.
Given Weeks Time.
The managers of the different teams
were given a weeks grace to get down
to the limit of II men. Next Monday,
President NJ. II. Sexton will take steps
TO assure himself and others that all
the teams consist of not more than II
men and that the salary limit of S1,750
Is not being exceeded. The reason for
allowing the extra week is that the
managers, knowing of the meeting
which was to be held yesterday, did
not attempt to get down to the old
| limit by June |, as they were required
to do, and at present all of the clubs
nave some extra men on hand.
| Previous to taking up the salary
question, the directors cleaned the
table of few minor matters. Section
% in article of the constitution was
amended so as TO give the president of
the league power TO arrange for the
Iplaying off of postponed games. For
merly it was up to the clubs to ar
range these, and there was always con
| siderable delay in getting them over
with. Now the president will take
each postponed game and reenter it on
| the schedule to be played off in a
double-header, and the 'contesting clubs
Will have no choice but to play it.
"Nth EAaTa umpire.
The matter of having an extra UNI
pire at the disposal of the president
was also taken up and the directors
decided that a fifth umpire might be
added to the saff by the president
and that the latter might use him
wherever he sees fit. This will prac.
tically assure an umpire for every
| game as there will always be one on
hand for an emergency.
The large number of protests on
games which have already been re-
corded at the presidents Office, caus-
ed the matter of protests to be taken
up and given some airing. The di-
rectors decided to give the president
power to deal with the protested
games as he considers proper.
The local club was represented al
the meeting by President E. o. Van
Calder and Director II. w. Reck. The
latter was appointed secretary of the
meeting.