Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-27
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indicated afresh by the character OF
the information he passed out TO some
of the scribes for the Chicago papers.
Outside the Tribune, which has a pref
tv fair account of what happened yes
terday, the newspapers evidently took
Tearney's version and let it go at that.
They leave the proposed agreement
which fell through, between the two
factions enveloped in a thick haze, and
there is little light shed upon the &C
tual proceedings OF the southern clubs
when they held their final session.
1t has been pretty well established
that Kinsella and Tearney, before
Quincy secured its release from the
Central, positively guaranteed that
city a place in the Three-Eye, accept
ing a payment OF 5000. OF course the
northern clubs knew nothing of such
an arrangement at the time and have
not been officially advised of it since,
which makes it pretty clear that Kin
sella and Tearney consider themselves
the league.
/ While Waterloos course in appeal
/ ing TO the courts was not up
/ held by The Argus at the time,
as proper means of redress
/ then. when IT comes to choosing be-
tween that city on the one hand and
Kinsella's assumption of authority
over the league on the other. no self
respecting Three-Eye club could hest
tate as to how it should line up.
Peoria, Bloomington and Danville
must be pretty thoroughly subsidized
or they would assert their indepen-
dence, too. for they must have gump-
ton enough TO see that the real is
sue before the league is not one which
splits on geographical lines.
Before the advent of Kinsella in this
league there was no north. no south.
no east, no west Questions of league
policy and business matters were set
tied on their merits. Kinsella, how
ever. soon stirred up factionalism in
order TO attain his own ends. He is
not in baseball for sport nor for the
good of Springfield He is not work
ing now for the good of the Three
Eye league. He has lined up the
southern clubs, partly by an appeal to
their prejudices, partly because he has
obligated them TO him in one way or
another. and partly by the browbeat-
ing of individuals. Rule or ruin has
been his policy from the start.
That this policy has earned for him
the dislike of his fellow townsmen
was shown last season when, with a
pennant winning team, Springfield !
barely got past the attendance limit |
If, in fact. It did that. Only the pride /
Of the people in the city, stirred up by /
the local commercial organization In !
the closing weeks OF the season, pre- /
vented the capital from FORGETTING its .
charter for lack OF patronage.
When President Tearney was reflect /
ed last fall Rock Island, Davenport, |
Waterloo and Dubuque voted for him, |
and they are entitled to exactly the .
same consideration at his hands as the /
other clubs are. II was supposed that !
the new executive, being outside the /
circuit, would be fair and impartial.
He was elected simply as an umpire
OF league affairs, to preside over meet
ings and to transact business as d.
rected by those who placed him in Of
fee. Amy assumption OF further au-
thority on his part is unwarranted, es-
pecially when he goes so far as TO dis
regard the constitution, which was
framed with a view of making It i'm
possible for four clubs TO transact bus
mess and override the wishes of the
other four. Section So OF the consti-
tuition says:
"A representation OF a majority Of
clubs shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction OF business, but less num-
Der may adjourn from time TO time IN
til a quorum is obtained"
Soon after Tesrney was elected pres
ident II was made plain that Kinsella
was in reality settling every problem
OF any importance that came up to the
executive. He made a practice OF 60
ng 10 Chicago in advance OF meetings
and making out slate for Tesrney to
put through. This he did in the fight
now on. To what extent he takes the
other southern owners into his conf
ience is not known. but II is not likely
hat they are given much voice, espe-
cially II they fail 70 entirely approve
of his plans.
In the event OF split Of the league
~ course the southern clubs would at
Tempt 20 assume the name Three
Eye" and would Try 10 do business
With six clubs. II no more were found
AVAILABLE. Should such a contingency
arise there Is little doubt that the
ight will be kept up indefinitely. for
he northern clubs viii not only carry