Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-26
Ousting of Waterloo Not
Voted on at First
Session.
WILL BE FOUR AND FOUR
President Tearney, Prompted
by KinseIIa, SquareIv Ar
rayed Against North.

Chicgao, Ill, Jan 26.-(Special)-
Nothing in the shape OF tangles that
the Three-Eye league has been involv-
ed in has approached the muddle into
which the magnates precipitated them
selves upon the opening Of the ad-
jcurned meeting at the Palmer house
at noon today. Wrangling was begun
at the very start and il kept up till
adjournment for a conference about
1:30.
FOUR AGAINST FOUR.
On every proposition the vote stood
four against four, the north and south
standing soidly against each other.
At the time a recess was taken no
vote had been taken on the principal
motion, which was on the question of
declaring the contract OF the Waterloo
club with the league terminated.
President Tearney steadily ruled
for the southern end of the league.
Time after time he was driven into a
parliamentary corner by the northern
delegates and appeal after appeal was
taken from the decisions OF the chair.
Often Tearney. becoming confused
over parliamentary rules, appealed to
Owner r. F. Kinsella of the Spring
field club for advice.
NORTH SCORES ONCE.
When the meeting opened w. N.
BirdsalI OF Waterloo called attention 10
the fact that that city had the right
under the courts ruling, to take part
in the discussions and TO vote on all
motions H. e. Casteel of Rock Is
land, moved that the voting be done
in alphabetical order. Kinsella moved
TO lay on the table, but the Spring
field boss lost out, Danville sticking
with the northern delegates.
The report of the auditing commit
tee was then read and received. af-
fording the only period of comparative
peace in the session.
Then Kinsella moved that the con
tract of the Waterloo club with the
league be declared terminated and
Pierson Cf Bloomington seconded the
motion. p. J. Martin of Waterloo
moved TO substitute Danville for Wa
terloo in the motion and was ruled out
of order by the president.
HAYES IL HEARD.
james T. Hayes of Davenport then 4
spoke, declaring that Waterloo and
Danville, having been admitted at the
same time. had the same standing be I
fore the league and If one were eligi- /
Bile to be ousted the other was also.
Furthermore, neither, under the rules /
of baseball could be put out unless an
opening in a higher league were Of /
fered
Here Wilson Bering of Decatur rose
TO speak. and his right To do so being
questioned, as his city is not a mem
ber of the league, Kinsella declared he
(Bering) represented Springfield and
wrote out credentials on the spot
GO INTO A CLINCH.
Then followed motions, appeals from
the chair, and speeches in rapid sue
cession. Tearney invariably ruling
against the northern delegates when
given an opportunity 10 do so.
Finally. on motion of delegate from
Waterloo a recess till o'clock was
taken. Formal notice of the permanent
injunction obtained last week by Wa
terloo was read during the session.
A full representation OF the league
is on hand, H. E. Casteel, L. NJ. Cas-
teel and S. F. Parker being the Rock
Islanders present. Waterloo has a
delegation of a dozen members.
AFTER DUBUQUE FIRST.
Chicago. Jan. 26.-CBy Associated
Press Not only Waterloo. Iowa, is
involved in the proposition TO drop
that town from the Three-Eye league
but the rumor drags Dubuque into
the affair. according to T. J. Fitz-
patrick. a Dubuque attorney who ar
rived here today TO attend the
leagues special meeting. Fitzpat
rick alleges the plan is to drop Du-
buque from the league first, leaving
only seven clubs eligible to vote, and
as Dubuque is in favor of retaining
Waterloo, il would reduce Waterloo's Z
streng These two franchises
would then be given to Decatur anS
Quincy. Ill, according to Fitzpat-
rick. Both Dubuque and Waterloo
have strong delegations and a hot
fight is expected at the meeting this s
afternoon o
MERELY FIGHT FOR CONTROL.
AS near as / can get at the bot Z
tom of the attack on Waterloo" said ID
Attorney Birdsell, representing that
club. lit is a scheme of Dick Kinsella,
owner of the Springfield. H., club TO =,
control the league. His is now a >
potent voice in the four southern :
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