Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-29
TRIAL I TILL ! june
President Kinsella Agrees to Continue
at Head Of Springfield
Team.
NO CONCESSIONS ARE GIVEN
Capital Leader, However, Wants Open
Field In Efforts to Win Over
the Other Owners.

President NJ. H. Sexton returned
last night from Springfield, where he
has put in the better part of three
days discussing baseball problems with
Dick Kinsella, president of the CAPT
tai association. AS a result it is def
nitely stated that Springfield will re-
main in the league under the old own
|ership and that no deviation from the
salary and team limits previously
agreed upon in the Three-Eye league
is contemplated.
Mr.. Kinsella was not convinced that
he is wrong in his stand for higher
priced baseball, but has agreed to go
ahead till June /, at least, and in the
meantime he will see what effect his
arguments and the experiences of next
spring have upon the other teams.
June l is the date when the teams
will be expected to trim down to the
limit of II men. exclusive of manager,
and to cut the pay roll to 81 900 per
month
VIII Have Free Hand.
The only concession, if it may be
considered such, that Mr.. Sexton made,
was to agree to take no personal part
in the controversy; in other words, to
allow the Springfield president an open
field in his efforts to convince the 9TH
/ er club owners that they want higher
priced teams. BY June l it is expected
that a full understanding will have
been arrived at.
1t will be impossible for any change
| in the salary limit TO be made unless
there is a meeting of the league for
the present regulations have been
made part of the constitution.
KinselIa's Statement.
Mr.. Kinsella is quoted by one of his
home papers as follows:
| 1--WE have not yet signed the 81 900
agreement and will not do So This
does not mean a rebellion or any more
trouble. According to the rules the
league limit until June l. BY that
time every club 5ownerrwill realize that
| the limit is entirely too small and that
Is men are too few Thirteen men
means playing a pitcher in the out
| field, and this will not do. l feel Ger
tain that the owners will be unit in
Expressing themselves for a higher
limit and more men before the time
comes for the wedding out of the ex.
tras, and it will be done all over the
league" =
Messrs. Sexton and Kfnsella, while
in Decatur Wednesday, visited the car.
nival being given for the baseball as
Isociation by the business men. Deca
tur is going to. have one of the finest
grand stands in the league, Mr. Sex
ton says. twill seat $500 people.
Three More for Davenport.
| Secretary ]. T. Hayes of the Daxen
port club today announced the>signins
of three more men. They are JOSEPH
Hovlik, pitcher with Clinton neal
the close of last Season and native
of Oxford Junction, Iowa; Dutch
Persch; an outfielder who proved hi.
ability as hitter and fly chaser In
1.-TWO seasons in the Western league
and Homer Keyes,a pitcher from Lake
City, ILL.,, who has been making a goot
showing in Independent ball and i.
considered by those who have seen hi
work for trial. Davenport is gettin.
a likely looking bunch together, blu
Mr.. Hayes and Manager Shaffer will
be on the lookout for material till tn,
opening of the season.
| Next Monday. if the weather pei
j., mits, work will start ON the new bal