Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-27

request that you make personal ap
peal to n. q. Sexton and all clubs
in the league TO consent to 10 clubs
for the season Of 1911 only, admit
ting Quincy and Decatur, provid-
ing Quincy withdraws court pro-
ceedings and both clubs pay their
share OF sinking fund Immediate
action appears necessary. Rock
Island also had attorneys present
In addition to the one employed
by me.
JONES GUINCY-s LAWYER
OF course all the newspapers would
print that. The attorney mentioned
as representing the league, however,
was none other than Clarence Jones,
who happens to also represent Quincy
in the same action.
So here is another incident proving
what everybody knows to be true-that
Tearney and the southern clubs are IN
collision with Quincy in this case and
that no honest effort is being made by
them TO fight the writ. II is extremely
doubtful if Mr.. Tearney has ever en-
ployed any attorney at all, despite the
fact that he was instructed by the
league to do so, and was given orders
In the same direction by the national
commission.
BETRAYs COMMISSION.
Mr.. Tearney has been Inconsistent
in the extreme with the national COM
mission. After being ordered by that
body TO call meeting and arrange a
schedule, he voluntarily went with Ho-
fer of Quincy to Cincinnati to plead for
reopening of the case, and delayed
the meeting of the league, already call
ed, for IL days on the pretext that It
was done at the request of Mr.. Herr
mann. Then he went to Springfield re-
Gently on a political mission, stating as
much to the newspapers, and at the
same time he assured the commission
that his business at the capital was to
see II the Quincy injunction could not
be gotten out OF the way. Now, on the
advice Of Qufncy's attorney, he makes
a grandstand appeal to the commission
| to intercede now and save the league.
MIGHT HAVE HURRIED.
The case is not particularly more
urgent now than IT has been for some
time. for instance during the period in
which Mr.. Tearney was delaying the
schedule meeting for the purpose of al
lowing Quincy an ample period to per-
feet its bill for injuntion. Had that
meeting been held promptly the pres
ent situation would not have developed
1t is interesting to note the argu-
nvIfc aI 49,
writer's to show that Quincy has a
valid claim to a place in the league
One is based on the section of Quincy's
bill for injun which recites the
fact that the four southern clubs
asreed TO get the city a place in the
circuit or themselves withdraw from it
and enter a new league. This, it is
/ held, is enough to warrant the court
in making the writ permanent. How
ever. this same agreement, being a con
tract on the part OF the southern clubs
TO do an act that has been declared il
legal. cannot have any force.
HAS NO WEIGHT
Positive assurance has been given
that the baseball authorities do not
consider the plea that the circuit was
really disbanded at the close of last sea-
son TO have any weight now. especially
after the four southern clubs partici-
pated in the election of a new presi-
dent, which amounted to a reorganiza-
ton. and then tried illegally TO GUST
Waterloo
And in this connection it is interest
ing TO remember that at the first meet
nf hn Iac
/ dent James T. Hayes, at the very OMEN
! ing of the session. moved to divide the
sinking fund and make other arrange
ments 20 disbaDd the circuit. but that
motion was opposed by the four south
ern clubs. who thought they had a
cinch IN the program they were intent
on putting through
! WANTS TO BE GOAT
( Inasmuch as Quincy seems satisfied
10 be made the goat. the national COM
mission should now. being again an
peaied to, make it such. Quincy is now
plainly interfering with organized
baseball and II should be given warn
ing that unless II desists it will be put
outside the pale of baseball law for a
long period.
ROWAN NOT BLUFFING.
Manager Rowan of Peoria SAYS he
IS not bluffing in the proposition to
. sell his players. but he wants the
chance 10 recall them at any time
later II the Three-Eye gets to doing
business. OF course managers in
need OF players will fall all over
themselves to get his talent on such
terms. According TO The Peoria Star
Rowan says:
NO, I'm not blufing. NV pIav-
ers are on the market. / received an
ofer for two outfielders and an in
fielder from the Utica club of the