The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
Magnates of Three-l League Will
Meet in Chicago and Schedule
With Waterloo in Will be
Ordered.
NORTHERN CLUB LEADS
They Seem Likely to Control the
Situation and are Eoldins Toseth-
er for the Retention
OF Waterloo.

DAVENPORT, March 15.-James r.
Hayes. vice president of the Three
Eye league who left here for Chi
cago TO attend the meeting of the
league. declares that this session will
be a peace conference in as far as
the four northern clubs, Davenport,
Rock Island. Dubuque and Waterloo
are concerned
The reports from Chicago that we
are going to that meeting with chips
on our shoulders is misleading said
Mr.. Hayes. We are for peace and
are ready to accept the easiest and
/ quickest way to get it. We want to
adopt schedule and get ready to
play ball for this year, at least 1t
seems to me that the same course
must be followed by the southern
clubs. The courts have already rul-
ed on the circuit problem Waterloo
must be admitted, according to Judge
Gridleys decision, and the powers be-
hind the national association have is
sued their ultimatum play ball Our
slogan is let us have peace and no
personalities will be INDUCED in if
the southern clubs assemble with
the same idea in view"
QUINCY, ILL, March 15.-The
northern clubs imagine that they have
won complete victory and now that
everything seems all right as far as
they can see, they assume the role
of dictators. They order President
Tearney to call a meeting and the
southern club owners have received
letters from them calling attention to
certain paragraphs in the constr
tuition which, according to the north
ern clubs, the southern magnates are
obliged to obey. AS long as the con-
stitution did not meet their require
ments, it was illegal and did not have
TO be obeyed. but when certain para
graphs suit them the other clubs
must bow NJ. Sexton has completely
mesmerized the poor puppets of the
north end They see nothing but
what he permits them to see, but url-
fortunately Mikes hypnotism is in.
effective when he tries to work it on
the southern end of the circuit. The
four southern club owners think for
themselves and if Mike and his al
lies think they can shove Waterloo
down the throats of their opponents,
. they will have another guess COM
ing.
The southern club owners have not
thrown up the sponge as the north
ern club owners seem to think and as
might be supposed from the different
press reports. All they decided to
do, was 10 defer action until after
this meeting at Chicago today
Secretary Farrell has informed the
southern club owners. and those of
the north for that matter too, that
they can disband and form two new
leagues, but Mike Sexton says that
this is now impossible. Or course
Mike does not want a one-horse
/ league: he wants the whole Three
Eye, but with Farrell's assurance,
the southern magnates are not going
to eat off Mikes hand The southern
clubs can take in Quincy and Decatur
and make a snug six-club league,
while the northern teams can take in
Cedar Rapids and Clinton and get
ready tor business on short notice. IT,
is not a case of not being able to
organize a siX-club league, but dis
inclination 10 hook up with two
towns, which they know are no good.
Mike Sexton threatens with action
by the national board of arbitration.
The Bloomington Paragraph says:
From the entrance of Mr. Farrell
/ into the controversy. the first init
nation that any interest is being
taken by national officers. it would
appear as If it would be wise for the
southern clubs TO leave the whole
question 10 the national board of
arbitration It is believed that they
would Immediately order two six
club leagues, or one ten-club, thus
taking care of all the principals in
the mix-up and ending the squabble
without anyone being the loser"
If the worst comes to the worst and
nothing is accomplished at the league
meeting today. there is nothing to
prevent the southern clubs from car
rying out the plan suggested by Sport.
ing Editor Sisson Of the Decatur Her
aid last week. that the six southern
clubs interested play a regular season
{ schedule Of games. The plan was out
lined last week and while 1t might
not be Tbree-Eye league ball as far
J az The name is concerned it would an