The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-16
~ Was Admitted to League at Mid-winter
Meeting in keokuk, Upon Guarantee
Of $4,000 Attendance.
|CHEDULE IS UP THIS AFTERNOON
Ha. Already Been Agreed That it Shall Call
For l31 Games in 126 Days With No
Open Dates

uuscatine, city of $4,000 popula'
IN situated sixty miles to the north
:, burlington, and one which has made
sood in baseball in the past, was today
'.aao member of the Central Asso-
IL i'm to fill the vacancy caused by
tho release of Quincy. This action
80, taken at the mid-winter meeting
u the league held in the parlors of the
Hotel Keokuk and the admission to
membership of the new city was ac-
companied by what many magnates
,ern, the best proposition Of It's kind
The circuit has ever had in admitting
new member. Senator e. P. Nc
aJanus of Keokuk, made the motion
which gives in nutshell the condit.
ions. Moved that Muscatine be CIV
en- the franchise on the guarantee that
| II will draw $4,000 paid admissions on
| tbe basis Of 25 cent admissions, pro-
yding that note for $500 be posted
With 1t, which sum is to be returned
| 10 Muscatine in case the $4,000 be
drawn, and in case Muscatine fails to
| draw the required attendance the $500
shall be divided aong the other seven
clubs. The motion was seconded by
Mr. Lynch OF Ottumwa, and was car
ried unanimously.
Briefly a contract might be drawn
with this guarantee and the guarantee
made by Galesburg last season. Gales
burg guaranteed $4,000. II Galesburg
fell under that figure 25c had to be
paid into the league for every one
shors. In the case of Muscatine If the
city draws only 25.0O1 it will only
cost the city $500, while again if the
city falls only one short. still the sum
Of $500 will have to be paid.
The statement of Mr.. Laurence that
Muscatine would rather pay someth-
ing Immediately than to have the
possibility of having to settle old
debts at the end of the season, led
70 novel suggestion from Mr.. Hume
Oh burlington. 1t was that Muscatine
put up $500 and in the event that the
city fell below $4,000 this sum be for
felted. This suggestion was put in
the form of motion by w. H. David
son OF Burlington, seconded by CruilS-
shank of Hannibal. On the question
ialesourg, Kewanee, Monmouth, OF
tumwa and Keokuk voted negatively.
Following this vote some excitement
vas occasioned in the meeting when
ne Two aforementioned representa-
ives and p. o. Block, the third repre-
picked up their hats with
ne evident intention of leaving the
nee'ing, thinking that the vote was
fnality.
Following this move the Muscatine
representatives. retired, giving them
10 also the league magnates an op-
or'unity for deliberation.
During the discussion which follow
III the meeting Mr.. Hayden. new
Wner OF the Burlington club, made al
" remarks, stating that the propo-
ZION voted down, was good one for
lie league.
upon returning to the meeting j. +.
iesier made the league two PROPOSE
"a, ons. One was cash payment of
.oV and the other a reconsideration
tne future motion--a certified
'eck for $500 to guarantee an attend
ice Of $4,000.
McManus of Keolluk moved that
: vote be reconsidered. The vote
rs unanimous.
''eManus moved that Muscatine be
'en me franchise on the guarantee
AZ It will draw $4,000 paid admis.
u on the basis Of % cent admis-
'us' providing that a note for $500
posted with it, which sum is to be
: TO Muscatine in case the 49,
, Ne drawn and in case Muscatine
lie.
- 70 draw the required attendance
sooo shall be divided among the
'er seven clubs. The motion was
.o.ded by Lynch and was carried
by roll call vote.
'o'lowing the admittance of Musca.
! az argument was precipitated re-
wing the ownership of the Burling-
i. ,,ianchise, 7. M. Hume calling up.
=, sNs league to settle the said own
~ Egan contends that the Burl-
.on association sold TO him the
A , five years ago. Last year
franchise was leased to Phil Geier |
opinlon OF the magnates seemed
- 'hat the franchise was owned
:, operated by the league
W., s meeting was attended By repre- I
,sa''Ves from every city in the
,,a including Quincy. After dis
lug Of few preliminary matters |
au'ng the ratification of the recent |
,Sement made and entered into be-
~ resident and Justice and Quin-
- me payment OF $500 for the