The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-06
At Meeting of Central Association This Morning
Ten Days Given City to Give Assurance
That Season Will be Finished
'AUSCATINE, iowa SEEKING ADMITTANCE
Prosperous City Of Northern Association About
to Withdraw and Looks With Favor Upon
Berth in c. A-What Was Done Today.

With Muscatine, a prosperous base i
hall city in the Northern Association, |
knocking for admittance at the door
Of the Central Association and with |
Burlington lowering on the verge
of financial disruption the flu
ture of the league proved almost the
soul of interest at the midsummer |
meeting of the Central Association
held in the parlors of the Hotel Keo-
kuk this morning.
A resolution was adopted after the
situation of the Burlington club had
been explained from q financial stand
point, which gives the fans of that
city ten days in which to- unite in
some concerted action for the abso-
lutte certainty OF continuance as
member OF the Central Association.
BY the end of that time the league
must have the assurance that Burling-
ton will survive during the present
season. A committee is also to be ap-
pointed by President Justice Of which
he is to be member, for the purpose
Of going to Burlington and enthusing
the fans and promoting the cause.
Among the other business matters
transacted were the following:
Ottumwa's claim of $116.S7 from
Monmouth because of double charge
at opening game in Monmouth, was
not allowed.
The act of President Justice in de-
Gliding the Burlington Quincy protest,
In which game Barngrover, a player
under suspension, was abided by as
final. Justice decided that the game
must be played over. 1t was also
moved that all other protests be de-
cided by the president ana his deci-
sion thereupon made final.
In the future the salary limit of
thirteen players must be strictly adj
hered to, but in the event that two
catchers are injured with the presi-
dents permission another catcher
may be signed. Suspended players
are included in the list.
Meeting Well Attended.
The melting was well attended
one and when called to order by
President Justice at 10 O'Clock. Ever,
city in the league was represented
Those present were:
Sam f. Myers, Daniel Pollock, A.
Welsing, F. F. Shuts, ]. P. Brady ant
Hugh Hill of Kewanee; Phil Gefe
and Tom Green, Burlington; Harr.
F. Hofer and John A. Hall Quincy
Harry F. Kimber, GaIesburg; c. A
Cruikshank and j. ]. Brown, HAM
bal; F. l.. Lynch, Ottumwa; Franz
Belt, Louis Sterne, A. D. Ayres. E. F
McManus, Keokuk;; A. G. Brown
Monmouth
The minutes of the schedule meet
j ing held at Monmouth were read b
u Secretary John Hall, and approved.
a President stated that the first maj
Il ter to be disposed of were protests.
"a Ottumwa's claim for s116.S7 fror
81 Monmouth was readily Secretary Hal
Il The Ottumwa club alleged that in tn
a opening game at Monmouth a doubi
81 admission was charged but Manage
81 Egan was settled with on a single az
ri mission basis. In the answer of NJ
VI Brown, OF Monmouth, read by Seer
"a fary Hall, that gentleman argued ths
NJ there were as many people present a
81 II only single admission had bee
# charged and he could Sc no right fc
# an increased dividend going to Ottun
81 wa
President Lynch Of Ottumwa a
I dressd the chair, and advanced the a
a gnment that the double charges kel
sd many people away, and in refusing
@ sell % tickets at the gate Ottumy
@ was injured.
GA Mr.. Brown, of Monmouth pleade
A ignorance Of the custom in the &c
81 trail Association, and rather followt
#l the method of procedure in the l.
IN league last season when the Brow
IA were member of that organizatio
"a He declared that no one was kept
N home because OF the double charg
4 and said the gate receipts were f
81 above expectations Of Manager Ega
"a Monmouth needs the money! sa
n Mr.. Brown, land fans will be so
IA back home If we have to fork ov
n tnis money. 1t was case of ignoran
H with me and ] had no idea OF putin
N anything over on Egan The tickle
a we sold merely took the place Of
u boosters ticket, but they were n
n called that think it would be an
n Justice to Monmouth, should Il
n sum be awarded to Ottumwa.'
sterne Makes Motion.
n Louis Sterne of Keokuk, second
by Hill, moved that the claim be r
n allowed, Burlington and Quincy vot
no and all the other clubs yes.
q The protest of Burlington in t