The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-16

latter's release, the Muscatine matter
4 was plunged into. Muscatine had
1 three representatives present at the
meeting. After a formal application
In person had been made the matter
OF exacting guarantee was suggested
by e. P. McManus of Keokuk and oc-
casioned a long discussion.
The Muscatine representatives were
rot inclined to the plan of having a
guarantee facing them at the end of
the season and favored putting up
/, Whatever money was required immed.
lateiy. The matter reached head
/ when w. H. Davidson of Burlington,
! vice president of the league, offered a
motion identical in substance to the
one subsequently offered by McManus
OF Keokuk, and adopted.
But the Central Association mag.
mates did not seem to grasp the con-
tents of the motion as they should
have; in fact they did not see that it
/, was a better one than either Gales
burg or Monmouth had offered the
year before. When the vote was TAX
en- it was rejected, Burlington and
Hannibal being the only cities to vote
yes
The proposition had been fully
agreed to by the Muscatine delega-
ton and upon it's rejection the Mus
catine men were prepared to leave
the meeting, laboring under tho i'm
preston that the matter had been
settled and Muscatine's proposition
rejected
However a reconsideration follow
ing which resulted in ado ton of the
motion
Following the admittance of Mus
catine the meeting adjourned for
luncheon at which the visitors were
guests of the KeoAuk Baseball Asso-
iiation at fine spread served in the
Hotel Keoknk cafe.
In the afternoon the session was re
sumed. The first matter taken up was
the schedule, which occasioned a long
discussion. At $50 o'clock this much
had been settled: That the schedule
would be one of 131 games in 126
days with no open days.
Following is q running account of
the meeting. giving all of the details:
The meeting was called to order at
10:30 O'Clock by President Nj. e.
Justice. Following was the represent
alton, the first named for each city
f,as,, No la1a
Burlington-T. c. Hayden. Jonah
Smith, W. II. Davidson, T. NJ Hume,
Thomas Green.
Hannibal-C. A. cruikshank, j. P.
Richards.
Galesburg-H. C. Kimber, Bert L.
Hough.
Kewanee-Hugh Hill, David Pollock.
Jr.
Monmouth. S. Brown. G. NJ.
Lewis, d. w. Birdsall
Ottumwa-F. T. Lynch, E. F. Egan.
Quincy-H. f. Hofer, John Hall
Keokuk-Louis Sterne, A. d. Ayres,
Ed. S. Lotion. Edwin Woolley, e. P.
McManus, Frank Belt.
Secretary John Hall read the min
utes of the Chicago meeting, which
We're approved
The auditing committee. T. NJ.
Hume of Burlington, and Louis Sterne
of Keokuk, made its report, which
was accepted.
The second matter taken UP was
move to definite action in the Quincy
matter Hume of Burlington moved
that the action taken at the Gales
burg meeting with regard to the re-
lease of Quincy be reconsidered. Hill
of Kewanee moved that the action
taken in the mail vote be sanctioned
by the league. The motion was car
ried unanimously.
President Harry Hofer said. ut is
with great regret that this is to be
my last meeting with you. No matter
who is to be associated with You in
the future. do not think the relations
can be more pleasant. In seeking re-
lease from the Central Association
my action was compulsory
He paid high tribute to the LEAGUE
and to President NJ. q. Justice; also
w. Fl. Davidson, vice president.
With Quincy virtually released. Mr..
Hofer offered to withdraw from the
meeting, but he was urged to stay and
did.
The very important matter of mem
bership was then taken up. Musca' |
tine had sent representatives to the
meeting. A letter from Beldon Hill OF
Cedar Rapids was read, in which 1t
was stated that the city would not
make an application at this time.
general discussion OF the Waterloo
srhree.Eye litigation followed.
sterne of Keokuk moved that Mus