Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-16
THRBE-I LEAGUE UP IN AIR
Southern Members Refuse to Attend
Meeting in Chicago
TwO COMPROMISES SUGGESTED
President Tearney FINDS Himself
Alone with clubs lie TIES
Been Opposing In the
Courts

CHICAGO. March l5.-Refusal of the
southern clubs Of the rhree-I league to
Join the northern members at the proposed
love Feast" today prevented the attend
ancc 81 a quorum and made il impossible
TO adopt a PLAYING schedule or to transact
any OTTER business Resentment Of the
APPEAL Of Naterloo TO the courts to protect
its rights fu tho league was the motive
behind the refusal. II was said
President r. r. Klusclla Of the Spring
field Gnl club in sharp message to
President roarney. denounced the meeting,
refused 20 attend and said he believed
none ofitbo Other clubs would be present.
The telegram read
A. j. Tesrney WIZ not agree 70 at
tend meeting Of the Three-I league while
irimctions arc in effect Court proceed
irgs are a menace 70. the fundamental
principles Of organized base ball.
All clubs receiving protection should
come with clean hands. Believe | am eN-
pressing sentiment o. every honest t, cup
association. r. r. klNSELl4A.
Tearney Explains Position.
Representatives Of the four northern
clubs waterloo. DUBUQUE. Davenport and
Rock Island-were on hand. as was Presi-
dent Tearney, who thus found himself
alone with the clubs he had been opposing
in the courts. To these after calling the
meeting to order and while waiting hope.
lessly for a quorum, he explained his at
titude. lie said:
Il haven't had a letter from one Of the
clubs since the last meeting. Six clubs
the southern members and Davenport and
Rock Island-authorized me to 20 ahead
and try to have the injunction dissolved
and did my best We did not succeed
end ! am ready to do whatever a majority
Of the league wants.
II would Hike to see this dissension over
with and to- see all get together and pre-
pare a schedule OF games"
Members Of the southern clubs who, un-
Ill today, had stood by Tearney had init
mated they would refuse to attend the
meeting on the ground that they consid-
cred base ball ought to be run by base
ball people, not by lawyers and Judges
Members OF the clubs who attended to-
day We're fearful that President NJ II.
Sexton OF the Natioral Association of Pro-
fessional Base Bali Leagues would carry
out his threat to close the league and
transfer its players.
Two Compromises Suggested.
After President Tearney- announced that
no meeting would be held, r, L. Lane OF
the Davenport club and IA j. Martins, rep
resenting Waterloo. arranged to hold a
conference with Tearney
1t is said efforts viii be made to have a
representative OF one Of the southern. clubs
attend a meeting to be held tomorrow sc
official action can be taken
At the close OF the conference the two
club owners bore to their fellow northern
members two propositions suggested by
President Tearneyyr They were:s
1. Forlnatiohof ten4eiub league for thi,
year, all franchises to be abandoned at tn,
close Of the season and the league to in
elude, beside the present membership
Decatur and Quincy.
?. Dividing into two slx-club leagues tC
be made up Of (a) the southern clubs with
Quincy and Decatur and Cb) the northern
clubs with Cedar Rapids and Clinton, la.
Action, II any, was not expected unit
late in the day.
Rowan Talks for SOutheFners.
PEORIA, H., March 15.-In an interview
last night Dave Rowan, president of tn,
Peoria team OF the Three-I league, SAID
Peoria would not be represented at the
meeting held In Chicago today 1T wa,
agreed at secret conference in Blooming
ton last Sunday by the southern owners, ;
Mr. Rowan said ITO remain away from
the Chicago meeting today and have moth
ing to do with the northern end until Rocl
Island, Davenport and Dubuque were read,
to join the south end In dropping Waterloo
The southern owners agreed to play indie
pendent bali this summer among them
selves rather than be affiliated with tn
three il Waterloo stayed in"
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