Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-15
Refuse to Attend Meeting
and Prevent BuSi-
ness.
SHY AT INJUNCTION
Having Fought and Lost They
Show Yellow Streak-Tear-
ney Wants Out.

Chicago, Ill, March 10
After a conference with Tear
ney it was stated two PROPOSE
tions would be considered by
the northern clubs, one for a
10-club league, all franchises
to be abandoned at the end of
this season, and the other for
two six club leagues, Quincy
and Decatur to be added to the
four southern clubs and Cedar
Rapids and Clinton, Iowa, to
the northern faction.
ROWAN is DEFIANT.
Peoria, Ill, March IS
Dave Rowan, president of the
Peoria team of the Three Eye
league, is credited with saying
that at a secret conference in
Bloomington last Sunday the
southern owners decided to
have nothing TO do with the
northern clubs until Rock Is
land, Davenport and Dubuque
were ready to join the south
end in dropping Waterloo" "
Also that the owners agreed
to play independent ball this
summer among themselves
rather than .+re-afff mated wiTr'
the Three Eye if Waterloo
stayed in"
QUINCY MUST COME IN.
Bloomington, March Is
Secretary Pierson says the
southern clubs will not be rep
resented in any meeting of the
league until the northern clubs
agree to grant Quincy a fran
chise
SAYS 1T Is ALL OVER.
Danville, ILL.,, March Is
President Boyle of the Dan
vile club says he did not at
tend the meeting because the
southern clubs agreed not to
attend. The general opinion
here is the league will be dis
banded.
Chicago. March 15.-None of the
southern clubs of the ThreeEye
league was represented when Presi-
dent Tearney called the meeting 10 or
der today. President Kinsella of the
Springfield club. wired Tearney ne
would not be present. He is said TO
have objected strongly 10 the inter
ference of lawyers in affairs Of league
to the undoins of the faction he led.
Tearney refused TO give out the text
of the telegram from Kjnsclla or give
any details concerning it.
FOUR CLUBS REPRESENTED.
Representatives of the Waterloo.
Dubuque. Davenport, and Rock Island
clubs were present rnen tae mees-
ing began. Before calling ir 10 order
Tearney expressed the hope the league
troubles would be amicably settled.
and a playing schedule agreed upon
Two schedules had been drawn up af-
fccting Waterloo and Quincy.
COULD no No BUSINESS.
The refusal Of the southern clubs 10
attend the Three Eye meeting prevent
Cd a quorum attending and made it i'm
possible 10 adopt a schedule or trans
act other bus mess. Kinsells's -elS-
gram was a refusal TO attend league
meeting while injuncuons are in effect.
aud denounciuE the court proceedings
ss menace TO the fundamental prin-
cIples Of organized baseball
TENT or TELEGRAM.
NIr. kinsella's telegram in full
was
"WiI not agree to attend meet
ing of Three-Eye league while in
junction is in effect Court proceed
iuss are menace TO fundamental
principles of organized baseban Alt
clubs receiving protection should
come With clean hands. Z believe /
am expressing sentiment Of every
honest club that receives protection
from national association
TEARNES WANTS PEACE.
Speaking OF the clubs represented a
the meeting. Tearney said that tne four
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