Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-25
OTTUMWA NOT FINED
Claim That This City Is Over the
Salary Limit Due to Misunder-
standing-To Pull Hannibal
Out Of Hole.

done at the midsummer meeting OF
the Central association here yesterday
Hannibal will continue throughout the
present season, and the league Will
thus remain intact. In executive SEES
sion, the magnates decided on ways
and means by which the bugs of Canni.
baltown will have their club until
September 4, and the matter OF OF
tumwa's slight offense was also taken
up behind closed doors. The Speed
Boy management was at fault in a
slight measure, but it being shown that
the oyerpayment Of salary was done
under misunderstanding of the rules
and was not intentional, motion to
penalize the management was voted
down.
The proposition to renew the arfl-
Giles Of incorporation of the assocla-
ton which will expire this fall was iald
owe: until the fall meeting.
| Muscatine endeavored to secure re-
lease from the guarantee to draw at
last $4,000 this season, but failed
President Hayden's proposition TO
change the laws of the association SO
as to include a six-day sick leave LOT
injured players on regular pay. was
defeated by two negative votes, 1t re-
uuiring a unanimous vote to change
the rules at called meeting.
! President Justice was authorized to
! call players and managers before him
! O make statements concerning salaries
and other matters. The authority in
cluded power to assess fines for retus-
ing to respond to such orders.
It was ordered that all protests OF
games must be filed with the presl-
dent within three days.
No protested games were considered
A report of President Justice
showed over four thousand dollars IN
the league treasury the largest sum
ever held there in the history OF the
association.
The league was shown to be in adj
mirable shape and in no danger of not
playing out the season.
one of the interesting features of
the, meeting was the failure of Tom
Hume OF the Burlington Baseball as.
ISOLATION to make his semi-occaslonai
motion that all ladies be admitted Tree
to all games excepting holidays ana
Saturdays. 1t is believed that this
omission was due to Mr.. Humes &C.
1ivity in passing the cigars to everyone
during the progress of the meeting.
The Case Of Hannibal.
| The above summary includes the
| important matters considered at the
annual midsummer meeting of the
| Central association, held at the Bur
lington hotel yesterday. Every city
was fully represented. President JUS
tice called the meeting to order at
! II a. m. with the official secretary
John Hall of Quincy at the desk.
After the reading of the minutes and
some preliminary discussion the mat
ter of Hannibars franchise came up
President Cruikshank of Hannibal
stated frankly that the directors OF
that city had reached the limit and he
had come prepared to turn over the
I franchise to the association. He ex
pressed deep regret, but said that he
and the four or five other men who
had been financing the team for three
wears had reached the end OF their
tether.
The directors after listening tc
Mr.. Cruikshank deliberated earnestly
on what course to pursue. There was
no thought that Hannibal should be
allowed to drop out. And after con
siderable discussion and a number OF
( suggestions, the association hit upon a
rlan which appeared very encourag
! ing to the Hannibal representative and
was agreed to at once. It consisted OF
guarantee of support from the
league providing the Hannibal fans
came acroos with certain con
tributions. President Justice was
authorized to present the sugges
ton to the Hannibal people and as
surance was given that with the en-
couragement offered by the league
Hannibal would be able to raise funds
and play out the season.
| And other cities reported them
! selves in good shape and able to play
out the season.
LEAGUE in Good Shape.
President Justice reported $4,201.2(
in the league treasury, most OF which
| was out on interest. This is more
money than the league has ever had
before, and shows most encouraging
state of affairs. On being questioned
! President Justice admitted that com
Portable portion of the big sum HAD
/ been paid in on fines. With other
minor leagues going to the wall fol
lack of cash, this condition speaks re
: markably we'll for the strength of the
Central association.
! The matter of renewing the articles
Of incorporation of the league which
/ will expire this fall, was passed over
| to the annual fall meeting. There is
! disposition to hold back on making
any renewals just now, as the future
formation of the circuit is uncertain
1t is quite possible that number O.
changes will occur in the personne
of the associations circuit before an
other season opens.
! President Hayden made strons
plea for a change Of the laws of thu
league permitting a six day sick leave
for crippled players. He referred t.
the case of Ross, Burlington's cente