Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-05
FRANCHISE MAY
BE KEPT HERE
ISLANDERS Will Go on Road as
Usual Tomorrow to Visit
South End.
BOOSTERS WORKING HARD
Canvass for Subscriptions Meets With
Success-Determine at Meet
ing Tonight

on the part of the friends Of the
game in Rock Island will count for
anything the local baseball franchise
will not be lost. Just what the stock
holders will do tonight when they
meet TO finally determine the matter
is not known. At all events there Is
every reason to believe now that the
team will be sent out tomorrow on
its first trip to Quincy. Business men
IN a formal petition will ask the as
ISOLATION to do that much, at least.
In other words, to defer final action
till the end Of the week. This would
bring the schedule up TO the time
when Davenport visits Rock Island.
1t is sincerely hoped that the team
will not only make the coming trip,
but some way will be devised tonight
to finish the season.
RAISING MONEY.
Ever since Saturday morning A. D..
Sperry and E. T Dolly have been busy
circulating subscription lists among
business men. and they have met with
liberal responses. There are also
other papers of the same sort being
circulated in different parts of the city
NJ c. Rice, speaking of the situation
last night. said: while I am not a
baseball fan. seldom go to a game, and
know very little about il, yet I realize
what It means to a city. not only in the
matter of clean sport, but as an every
day advertisement of the town. AS
The Argus said Saturday night, there
has not been a day during the baseball
season for the past 10 years in which
the name Rock Island has not ap-
peared on the sporting pages of the
Chicago papers, and everybody knows
that the sporting page is the most read
page of any newspaper. There is steady
advertising for which we don't pay q
cent. For my part. I'm willing to dou-
BILE the subscription I have already
made and go out and hustle to keep
the team in Rock Island and uphold
the city's name as a baseball town"
From various cities in the league
letters have been received by the direc-
tors urging them 10 do all they can to
keep Rock Island in the circuit, they
realizing that this city is the real
standby of the circuit. No more regret
is expressed on any side of the crisis
here than comes from Davenport. From
our long time rivals come words of
sincere regret that there is possibil-
ity of Rock Island dropping out of the
league. Across the river they do not
hesitate 10 express their admiration of
Rock Island as one Of the gamest cities
that is in baseball.
The officers OF the local association
stated today that they would be glad
TO turn the affairs of the club over to
anyone who would assume the Iiabili-
ties OF the association.
PLAYERS ARE PAID.
The directors this morning made ar
rangements to pay the players the sal
airy due them. this being the first con-
sideration of the local association.
CROWDS BOOST WELL
While the attendance at the games !
of Saturday and yesterday was rather |
disappointing, il made up in character !
what il lacked in numbers, as the |
booster spirit was everywhere mani |
fest II there were any knockers they |
were not in evidence. The spectators |
cheered the home team, from Carney |
down, in every play, and gave them 4
encouragement that should have been
cheering and inspiring. both TO the as
sociation and TO the team. II was gen
uine. good. old fashioned roofing, such |
as has made Rock Island famous as
ball town and has brought victory in
the past.
\ significant phase of yesterdays
attendance. however. was presented
in the fact that, while the admission
price was cut TO 25 cents for both
games. 1t is doubtful if there were
any more on hand than there would
have been there If they had charged
so cents. Thus was dispeIled one of
the decisions that has been a source
Of complaint. if not, indeed. knocking
since the season opened The league.
prior TO the seasons opening, made a
rule that double-headers during the