The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-07
City Which Struggled for Freedor,
From Central Association Ties
New Has Absolute
Freedom.
AFTERMATH OF RULING
Quincy is Taking It Good Naturedly.
and viii Watch With Inter
est Fight Made in Her
Behalf.

QUINCY, H., March If Bobby
Burns was alive today and lived n
| Quincy, or was an intimate friend of
President AL Tearney OF the ThreeI
league. or of Herr Hofer OF the Quin-
CT association. he would proba bly,
raise himself to the full height of his
Scottish dignity. flip his kits 10 the
starboard. and shout: "Hoot, mon
and boot vee The best laid
| schemes OF mice and men gang aft
a-gley." And Bobby would then have
10 bide his time. trusting TO a myster-
icns something 10 bring about pres
SIRE which will secure for the bugs
the fulfilment of that treasured hope
baseball in the ThTee-I league the
coming season.
Hope Either Dead or Sleeping.
But Hope, the beloved daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Fan, OF this city and
county. either departed this life Sat
urday in Chicago, or entered coma
tose state from which there may be
no awakening Some say that it is
/ simply case OF suspended animation,
and that DR.. Tearney will revive her
in due course of time. The first i'll
LESS came less than two months ago,
/ and il was serious from the first. A
short rally was welcomed By her co.
600 friends in Quincy. but she soon re-
lapsed into quasi-consciousnes and
the end came, as one might have ex-
I pected, Saturday in Chicago Conspir-
ators from Waterloo, Dubuque, Dav-
export and Rock Island hastencd the
! end Aside from her parents. she is
survived By two sisters-Faith and
CHARITY. The funeral services will
/ probably be held later
Thus were the hopes Of 10000 bugs
I and bugsroos in the Gem City OF the
Mississippi valley, blighted, or, TO be
/ more technically correct. nipped in
I the bud
The decision Of Judge Gridley of
I Chicago, which was given in Satur-
days Journal. was sweeping. And at
! the same time, his reason as set forth
I in the decision handed down are so
clear that there can be no question
raised as TO that celebrated jurist be-
ing the least Bit partial TO the claims
| OF either side. AS jurist, Judge
GridIey could not tamper with or
ignore the facts as set forth before
him. Neither could he render a popu-
lar decision. He was simply forced
70 put aside whatever love he might
have had for the national pastime.
weigh the evidence submitted to him,
and renoer his decision accordingly.
This he did and as the result. Quincy
is out in the cold and Waterloo. &C
cordfng 10 present indications. win
occupy It's old berth in the Three
Lamp organization
ouincys Chances Exceedingly Small.
And in the meantime. what is go
ing to be done? Tearney says he will
appeal the decision 10 higher court.
Suppoging he does. will 1t do any
good IN the face Of the evidence that
Boyle and his constituents are able TO
produce? Can President Tearncy and
his hackers reasonably hope, or cause
themselves 10 believe. that higher
tribunal win reverse Judge Gridley's
decision and uphold the contentious
d. and proceedings Of the southern mem
, bers Of the circuit who are SO snx-
, ious 10 part company with the Iowa
, city The Journal can not see where
. there n much hope for this city TAX
: ing Waterloo's place In the Three-l
league, as long az the controversy ia
left for some court 10 decide.
Judge Gridley closed his rulings
with the statement that Wsterioo Is
stiu member Of the Three-I league
and added thar no schedule OF games
can be played In that league. that does
nor include Waterloo. He also stated
az part 81 hfs official ruling. that
Quincy. which was awarded the Wat
erIoo franchise at the "rTmp' meet
ing held In Chicago jar, 2s. was never
IN the league. and accordingly. never
: had any rights. which is all very true
VIII Await Tearueys Action.
8 And in the meantime, things might
: be tied up in such manner thai
there will be no baseball in the
Three-I the coming season. The time
: ia rapidly drawing 10 a close. wher
I managers and players should know
/ where they are cat" For the present
T Quincy ia ont Of it--there can be M
: mistake about that. Only reversal
I Of Judge GrIdiey's decision By high
4 er authority, viii digpel the cloud
: which hang over the baseball sun il
these parts.