Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27

men of those towns would consent
to losing their teams there would
probably be sundry little revolts
within the individual associations.
This would undoubtedly be true at
Danville and Peoria.
ANY refusal to abide by the deci-
sion of the national board, backed
by the national commission, would
result in the outlawing of the recall
citrant ones, with forfeiture of fran
chises and players.
TEARSEY MUST ANSWER
Even if the four southern clubs
accept final defeat with good grace
it is hardly TO be expected that the
offense of President Tearney in at
lacking the motives of the national
board for making the decision il did
will be allowed to pass unnoticed.
Tearney declared 10 the Associated
Press that the decision was FRAN
ed. - He asserted that NJ. II. Sex
ton. president of the association, had
been trying to run" the league ever
since he, Tearney. had been elected
president, and also made the state
meDt Ilat MI sexton HdO DteH
fighting Kinsella for 10 years.
That Mr.. Sexton has taken any
hand in league affairs since he re-
tired as its president is so palpably
false that it needs no denial. The
league directors know the facts. So
far as fighting Kinsella is con-
cerned Mr. Sexton has never done
anything further than to call the
latter TO time on few occasions
when it became absolutely necessary
TO do so in order to save property or
protect the persons of umpires or
players. One such instance that has
probably served to make Dick par
ticularly ugly in the present fight
occurred a couple of years ago when
Mr.. Sexton rebuked Kinsella for as
saulting an umpire in the Spring
field park Dick has always insisted
that il was one of his personal pre-
negatives to attack umpires or base
ball reporters in his own park and
he can't forget the calling" he got
in this case.
DICK is HEARD FROM.
Kinsella did not make any statement
upon the boards finding, but Saturday
he sent the following characteristic
telegram TO Tearney:
A. r Tearney, President Three-Eye
League. Chicago. Il.-Sexton's decision
through Farrell puts a premium on
crime. 1t puts a barrier on organized
baseball. The constitution OF our ma
tional game is cast asunder to satisfy
the greed of a deposed official Of our
once grand league. Springfield joins
with Peoria, Danville and Bloomington
in asking the national commission to
allow US to secede from the northern
end of the Three-Eye league and join
with Quincy and Decatur IN a six-club
organization, where peace and harmony
will prevail and our constitution will
be upheld.
Court decisions are a menace TO the
fundamental principals Of our grand
and honest game. Farrell does not
understand the conditions of our league
and apparently ruled on evidence fur
nished by Sexton, who Is now and has
been clothed IN false garb when his
schemes are IN question. II Judge
Gridley was right Sexton was wrong.
as he ruled repeatedly when he was
president of our league opposite the
court decisions that are now held to
bind organized baseball. Springfield
will not consent TO meet with injunc-
tons issued by Waterloo and Dubuque
hanging over our body.
R. F. KINSELLA,
President Springfield Baseball asso
citation.