The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
Three-I Gossip
For the Bugs

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| And the trouble may be over with
! in week. High time that some one
was pouring a little oil on the troub
led waters.
| The Champaign and Urbana bugs
| are said to have an eye on berth III
the ThreeEye league. and that they
are going to make oyertures within
the next few days. Small chance for
the twin cities to be represented in
the Three Lamp organization. As the
Three-Eye now stands, one city is not
not wanted: the higher powers in or
ganized baseball have one delicately
h-of-a-question 10 handle and decide
within the next few days, and hence,
there is not much time to listen to
the appeal of the Twin Cities.
And it should be noted that the
Northern feudists claim grand vic.
tory as the result OF the latest re-
ports from the Three-I battle, while
the Southern clan was likewise sit
ting by its own fireside and telling of
the slaughter OF the NoEtherners.
Signed contracts are being rapidly
returned by the men on Manager
Boyle's list and the indications are
that there will be but few if any hold
outs by April /. Peck Harrington
and Isle Sours added their docu-
nents TO the list already received.
yesterday and both stated that they
anxiously awaited the call to action.
Peck Harrington became member
! of the Waterloo team last season and
won his way into popular lavor by
his consistent work He was the main
stay of the receiving department last
season and will no doubt be among
! the list of survivors when the season
opens.
I "Sours is a former Cedar Rapids
| player. being purchased with the Bun
ny franchise, but he refused to re-
port to that city last season, playing
Independent ball. but he was anxious
I to get back in the organized base ball
camp and notified Manager Boyle that
he would report this season. Sours is
highly recommended by Relden Hill,
the former Cedar Rapids manager.
who states that he would not trade
Sours for the balance of the players
secured by Waterloo from Cedar Rap
ids He can play either the infield or
outfeld, bats left handed and Is con-
sidered exceptionally fast on. bases"
Waterloo Times-Tribune.
/, Now what do the fans of Daven-
port, Rock Island and Dubuque think
of their representatives in preferring
to kill the game rather than accept
the six or ten club league compro.
mise? The responsibility for the ami
hilation of the league, if she busts,
will be forever placed at the doors OF
the northern clubs. No compromise,
no concession, no quarter, is their
yell, and the fan must reluctantly re-
turn the quarter to his pocket. Don I
waste any tears for the northern fans.
In Rock Island they are saying, Stay
with EN- boys. Don't quit now that
you've got 'em licked And that very
likely is the sentiment that prevails
In other cities up this way. Bloom
Iington Paragraph.
Here is the way they look at 1t at
~
cial-News: "Danrille is not worrying.
Local officials are taking no real
hand in the fight While their syn1pa-
thy is all with the southern clubs
they are throwing no obstacles in the
way of the northerners. All Danville
wants is TO get the matter settled
some way. 1t makes but very little diff
ference which, so long as the major
lily of clubs are agreed upon it. Dan
Vile officials believe that the oues-
ton will be settled in some manner
within the next couple of weeks and
are going ahead with arrangements
for an active season in the field
Requests have been made of the
fans for suggestions for new nick
name for the Danville team Abou'
twenty eight per cent of those answer
ing suggested names which have
something to do with the grand jury
Investigation which has been on for
weeks. the names including invest
gators "Reformers,' THE Jurists,
: The Mackmen.'' would be a good
!, name. while half dozen or more sug
gegted Reds ''vermiiiions, and
.. kindred names. "Cannonites.' Glass
blowers" Indians 'Brickmakers, .
and Brownies have also been sug
. gested