Rock Island Argus., 1911-06-02

share of stock in the association repre-
sents 1854 paid in, not cent drawn
out, and nothing to show for it.
KNOCKING DIsCOURAGING.
'fOur road trips this year have net
ted no returns, but the most discour-
aging thing We have had to contend
y,ith is Indifference and knocking at
one. This is the first time this has
Ia apened in Rock Island, but the
kao cker has had his inning this spring
ana e baseball is killed he will be the
cause Of Il. Sad to say, it looks very
r1ncb at tbs instant as if it was killed
Stems are being taken to sell the
team.
NO MONEY LEFT.
At q meeting of the directors Of
the Rock island club held at the Of
fee of Prssident James Mcnamara
this afternoon, Il was found that the
club is ban k-upt. This is pay day
and the club has not sufficient funds
to meet the salaries Of the players.
The club has made nothing on the
road this spriRg and heretofore it
has relied upon, its home receipts to
tide it through, and by the receipts
at home is meaI I, lot the gate re-
ceipts alone but he grandstand re-
ceipts as well. H ping to ward off
what seemed to be the inevitable,
the directors, following the recent
loss by fire of the bic acbers, decid-
ed to build an additioua ~ section of
the grandstand, feeling That the re-
turns from this added space would
enable them TO recoup fNr ether
losses. But there has been ytisfac-
ton with this proposition. Peoplt have
been heard TO say they would II yer
enter the new grandstand, that u 9
club in failing to rebuild the bleach
ers was simply trying 70 get too much
money out of the patrons, whereas
the club was per force of circum-
stances making a desperate endeayor
to keep its head above water.
So that all things considered. the
crisis has come about much sooner
than was expected, even by the most
pessimistic of the board of directors. !
The attendance during the last ser
les Of games at home was most dis
and the people, instead of
any III > ~ l4AC obPpCA( VI tAAN CAAD I
when il was seen that it was doing |
all possible to increase the advan- |
tages of the park. failed to turn out /
as they should. Then there was the |
persistent hum of the anvil chorus, |
which was not particularly inspiring /
to the ears of the oVerburdened di- |
rectors.
The result Of it all was today's |
meeting, the main outcome of which /
was the discovery of a deficit of |
80 900 and no prospect of daylight. |
FRANCHISE FOR SALE.
The immediate liabilities, such as
he salaries of the players. etc, of !
,ourse, will have to be provided for by .
he stockholders who are to meet to-
morrow night, but there will be no
more baseball in Rock Island after
lext Monday unless the requirements
to above are complied with.
of the franchise and
players was decided upon as one So
ution OF the difficulty. and looking to
hat end, President Mcnamara today
Wired TO representative baseball fans
n each of the cities of Bloomington,
owing effect:
Name the highest figure for
Rock Island Baseball clubs
immediate transfer of franchise.
JAMES MCNAMARA, President
If a favorable answer is received,
t will doubtless be accepted to take
fleet after the present home series, =
which may in any event be the last
layed in Rock Island.
Is NO BLUFF. l.
One of the directors stated this
fternoon to a representative of The
Argus: You cannot state any too
trOngly the fact that unless the ]
money required to tide us over now /
5 raised by next Monday and there
) an entire change in the sentiment :
the baseball public, there will be /