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unanimously instructed to cast the
vote of the association for him.
Muscatine Representation.

Muscatine Representation.
Mr.. e. T. Lawrence, of Muscatine,
was announced as a representative Of
the baseball association of that city,
with request for franchise He
briefly stated the resources and ad-
vantages of Muscatine. He stated
that the city conservatively claimed
10000, but that it was believed that
the coming census report would in
crease that amount. A brand new
baseball park was built last season,
seating about 1000 people, and con-
veniently located to the factory dis
trict, where there were hundreds of
employees earning from s12 to 500 per
week, and all enthusiastic ball fans.
The button factories of that district
close at $3.50 p. M, and furnish a
large portion OF the attendance. Last
season q games were played and a
total attendance of 20,046 was attract
ed, an average of nearly 1000 to
each game. This was on week days,
no Sunday games being played. Mr..
Lawrence stated that there would be
no objection to Sunday baseball, and
that the railroad facilities were excel
! lent from every direction. The Mus
catine North and South, which is now
building into Burlington, will furnish
direct communication between the
center of the circuit and Muscatine.
There is also a close connection be-
| tween Burlington and Muscatine, by
the way of West Liberty on the Rock
Island. Mr.. Lawrence stated that
there were number of wealthy bust
! ness men connected with the baseball
4 association who would be back of the
/ team.
No action was taken on the appli-
cation of Muscatine as the time was
4 limited, and 1t was referred to later
meeting.
Quincy Asks for Retase.
Mr.. Harry Hofer, of the Quincy
team, then presented through Score
tary John Hall. formal request from
4 Quincy for its release from the Cen
Il
yored by Mr.. Hofer in a short and
4 earnest speech in which it was stated
that there was no bluff about the mat,
ter, and that positively Quincy would
not be in the Central Association next
year. He said emphatically that the
association would go out of organized
baseball before it would play any fur
ther in the Central circuit.
4 The matter was briefly and energet-
ically discussed, and it was very clear
that there was strong sentiment
against granting Quincy's request
The question of Hannibal's state was
brought into argument, in case Quin
cy was let out. and it appeared that
the distance would be rather great be
tween the cities of the Central Asso
citation circuit and Hannibal, without
Quincy as stop over point.
Mr.. Stern, of Keokuk moved that
Quincy's request be disallowed The
motion was seconded, but before &C
ton could be taken on the motion the
meeting took recess until O'CLOCK
in the evening when the matter wal
again taken up in earnest.
Salary Limit.
Previous to the discussion of tn
Quincy matter, motion by Mr. Stern
of Keokuk, that the bylaws shoul
be so changed as to make the salar
limit s1,500, instead of $1,000, with tn
same number of men on the team, an
binding the directors and managers t
an iron-clad agreement to observ
the limit, and laying fine of 500
for every infraction of the rule, wa
considered The Stern motion ais
included clause giving to any pla.
er who would furnish sufficient ev
dence that he was being paid anythin
outside his regular salary as shown 0
the books of the local association
one-half the amount of the fine asses
ed for such infraction.
Action on this motion was also d
ferred until the evening meeting
The session then adjourned #
dinner, after which the Delegates a
tended the championship ball game
the afternoon
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