Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-06

has practically Closed JSTms IOI
purchase Of Bloomington's fran
chise.
President Hofer of Quincy
club denies deal is on
Bloomington persists in state
ment four southern clubs will
play exhibition series beginning
next Tuesday and leaving Quin-
cy out
IL NOT MANDATORY.
A, copy of Mr.. Herrmann's mes
sage~to President Tearney last even
ing was received here. 1t is not man
datory, but strongly urges the pay
ment OF $4,000 to Quincy as the
best way out OF the difficulty, the
money TO be raised pro rata. Mr..
Hermann and President Lynch of
the National league, concede this
point because Ban johnson, presi-
dent Of the American league, has
held OUT for the protection OF Qutn-
cy. for which he has a. friendly feel
ing.
It Is a somewhat peculiar fact that
the northern clubs agreed to the very
proposition that the national COM
mission now makes when the su-
preme court of baseball held it's all
day session at Chicago to pass upon
this case, and that it was then turn
ed down by the southern clubs. de-
spite their protestations that they
were inspired solely by a desire to
remain faithful TO that club.
Even now that the national COM
mission, to which the southerners
appealed has recommended this as
It's ultiIn ate move calculated to bring
about harmony, Springfield, Bloom
inxton. and Peoria show a disposi-
ton to lay down by announcing
their franchises are on the market
While the north has not yet made
any ofdcial reply to the proposition
IL Is cinch that the clubs up this
waysNiH receive it with better grace
fThau,xthnse at the -other-end OF the
circuit
ANOTHER VICTORY.
This --latest effort OF the commits
SION to bring about peace can be
construed only as another victory for
the north, for the south gets small
satisfaction out Of the prospect o.
paying q substantial sum IN cold
cash at this time of the year, es-
pecially. The north, II this sugges-
ton is finally made the basis OF a
settlement, will probably make II
clear that in paying the $3.50 il
does not admit any lawful obliga-
ton to Quincy.
MORE LIGHT ON-FIGHT.
The following Associated Press
dispatches throw additional light on
the situation:
MAKES TT STRONG.
b. Cincinnati, May "a recommen-
dation. couched in mandatory terms,
which IL followed out by the Three
Eye Baseball league will settle the
sQuabbie between that organization
and the Quincy. ILL.,. club. was wir-
ed by August Hermann. chairman
OF the national baseball commission,
from Laughrey island. Ind last
night
Chairman Herrmann's telegram
stated that the only way. In the
viewpoint OF the National Baseball |
commission TO settle the dispute was
for the Three-Eye league TO pay TO |
the Quincy club $4,000. the amount |
spent by this club IN obtaining its |
release from the Central associa- |
ton
MAKE ALL PAY.
The telegraphic ruling also indi- |
Gated that this expense should be 1
apportioned pro rata among the I
eight clubs OF the Three-Eye league
This will be doing injustice TO 4
no one" Chairman Hermann said,
at Laughrey. Ind, last night, but .
on the other hand. We. the commits
sion, believe that ii will be the only
way in which to satisfy both players
and club owners. ] have no doubt
that the Three-Eye league members
will accept and carry out this rec
ommendation"
BoFER rs SILENT.
Quincy. Ill. May president
Hofer Of the Quincy association
when asked for a statement with
reference 10 the decision of the IA
tional commission, said that he had
not perfected any plans for the fu-
ture
You NAV say" he added. that
the story that I have bought the
bloomington franchise is not found
ed on fact"
MUST DROP WRIT.
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