The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-20

ing Quincy any satisfaction as to
when it will be heard There are sew
eral things on the docket, including
the Lee ONeil Browne case, that will
have to be disposed of first and until
Judge Creighton passes on the merits
of the case, the Three-Eye league is
unable TO do anything and Quincy
can do nothing but strengthen UP for
the battle which will cost some money.
The fight has just begun If the
ruling should be averse to Quincy,
1t can be taken higher up on other
grounds. providing there is enough
money on hand to carry it on. The
local association has gone just about
the limit without Gaming on the fans
for assistance, but if it should be-
come necessary for them to ask fin
ancial aid, there is no doubt that
Quincy fandom will come to the res
cue. Mr.. Hofer could drop the fight
right now and while he would lose
very heavily personally, Quincy would
be the gamer, as the amount of adj
vertising secured cannot be estimated
in dollars and cents. Quincy today is
the most talked of city in minor
league ball. Quincy's case is one that
has never before occurred in the his
tory Of organized baseball. Every
league member in the United States
Is watching the fight and millions OF
fans are reading about 1t. These
same fans read about Waterloo rails
ing $4,000 to fight the Three-Eye
league while the Quincy association
has fought the battle so far single
handed.
AS matters stand now, there will
be no Three-Eye league without
Quincy in it. If Quincy is obliged to
lay down and let a winning case go
by default for lack of funds. there
will be ThreeEye league without
Quincy. 1t is now up to the fans to
let the local association know where
they stand. If the fans are with them,
the fight will be carried on to the
end and victory. II the fans are sat
isfied to let it drop, the association
must let go
AS long as the case hangs fire, the
clubs can play exhibition games and
Quincy will have baseball that long
and If it takes all summer, while If
the case is dropped, the team will
have to be disposed Of and Quincy
will be without ball.
Quincy has the assurance that there
is no possibility of defeat The case
t. ofa Sc will at
be able to put up fight owing to the
fact that the evidence against them is
in their own writing. In the mean
time Quincy can book exhibition games
with clubs of the same class and
1 strength as the local club and furnish
/ the fans with the same grade and
class of ball as it could if the mud
/ die were settled and Quincy mem
Der Of the league There will be as
many games as If the city were in a
league and the fight will brook over a
/ summer, which would otherwise pass
without any baseball in Quincy what
ever. Next fall the four southern
clubs will be able to ask a dissolution
of the league and have it granted and
then Quincy will be established in g
league in which it belongs.
Quincy acted In good faith wher
4 it secured it's release from the Cen
4 trail Association and had sufficient
proof that this city was solicited tt
make it very interesting for the
whole league The evidence Is suf
ficient to hold the Three-Eye league
If necessary all summer, and fgh
to the finish will keep baseball il
Quincy.