The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-15
journal in Three Column Article in
Yesterdays Issue Says Quincy
Should Pay its Way
Out Of the League.
HAS THE MONEY TO DO IT
Writer Makes an Estimate of the Elk.
penses, Showing That There
Should be $500 in the
Treasury.

Treasury.
Under the three column caption,
Lets Pay Our Way Out of the Cen
trail Association" the Quincy Journal
urges that the Quincy Base Ball as
ISOLATION buy its release from the
league instead of playing the baby
act and saying that if they cannot
have their way they will not be in
the game next season. The article
is an exhaustive one and in conclu-
sion it Is shown that the club there
must have finished the season with
at least $1,000, which is sufficient to
pay the draft price. The Journal
states that it is in position to
state that Quincy can get away from
the Central association mighty easy
if the association there is willing to
pay the price. The paper admits
that the Central association has a
right to hold Quincy to its agree.
ment until the draft price is paid, and
the writer sees that it is as much a
business proposition with the Central
association to hold Quincy as it is a
business proposition for Quincy to
want to break into higher company
Contract With League.
Regarding Quincys contract, the
Journal says:
The Journal begs leave to say to
the people of Quincy that the life OF
the Central association agreement
runs for period of five years. from
January, 1907. That means that this
agreement does not expire until Jan
uary, 1912. 1t is not necessary fol
/. anyone to become unduly excited
over this statement, which is nothing
more than the plain, indisputable
truth For the playing season of 1911
the old agreement is. in force, nc
matter how much we regret that this
is the case. But so long as it is the
case, why not admit, it and thus be
fair to the other fellow?
We are fired of our bargain, and
wish to be released Then why dc
we not put upsthe paltry $4,000, as
we could and should do? Then it is
a sure thing that the directors of the
I Central association would not raise
any further objections to Quincy go
ing into the Three-Eye league, where
we -rightfully belong.
This is the fair way to get out
Then why in the world do we si
about and make a loud noise abou
getting what we could have had two
months ago, if we would loosen up {
little?
Quincy Expenses.
| In showing that Quincy must have
made $4,000 at least on the season
good many figures are given which
look to be very reliable. 1t wa,
generally believed. however, that tn,
players received more salary than i
| included in the following list:
Gard, 1925; Walker. SITS; Hart
man. 1925; Owens, $50: Burg, $40
Clark, $3.50; Donahue. s125; Jerger
4 1925; Tretter. s125; Fleming, s120
Patterson, $50; Hawk. $3.50"
Summing up the Journal says in re
4 gard to finances:
In estimating the expeditures, w
have figured that all of the player
drew FIVE months salary, so as to b
fair, again, to the home team, al
though the playing season opened o.
May and closed September 1s-
about four and one-half months. Giy
ing the players five months pay, a
the rate shown by the contracts, thi
would amount to s10,375 on the sea
son of five months.
THE Quincy team travelled 2,57
miles, according to the official sched
ule, adopted at Monmouth on JAM
airy %. This, at 2 cents mile, TO
10 players, would amount to s669.9s
But as 1t was necessary to pay ~
cents mile once in a while betwee
Quincy and Hannibal and Quincy an
Keokuk, We have estimated the raj
road fare at 800, in order to give tn
home team all that is coming, an
then some. Hotel bills away fror
home are estimated at s1,700, and il
the opinion of The Journal this is a
least 5000 too high. For labor, balls
police, etc, the estimate is S1,Oo
which brings the grand total of e,
penditures to S13.775. According t
these figures this. would leave s1,76
in the treasury. Add to this the nor
ey from the sale of players and Their
would be more than enough to pa
the draft price of $1,000.
Should Get Away Gracefully.
LET it be understood that TIL
Journal is not saving that these fis
ures are absolutely correct; but i
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