Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-25
TEARNEY STRONG
FOR ROCK ISLAND
Win Lend His Aid to Movement
Here to Retain Franchise
in Three Eye.
PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT
G. j. Smith Has Plan Afoot for
Forming Company to Take
Charge Of Club.

News OF the status Of baseball IN
Rock Island will carry with 1t today
the ring of Merry Christmas" for
right now things are rosy for the
prospects Of this city going back into
the limelight of the Three-Lamp
circuit, thanks to the efforts Of c. ].
Smith, who has taken an active in
terest in the ball club and also to
the disposition OF President A. r.
Tearney towards this city. Since
the first announcement that c.
J. Smith would be able to
find sufficient men to back a new
club, he has busted himself learning
President Tearney's attitude toward
new blood here and the result has
been another call for Frank Boyle
to come here.
SOUND OUT TEARNEY.
In a conference with the league
ruler in Chicago yesterday, a Rock
Islander, delegated by the promoter,
learned that Mr.. Tearney is "for
Rock Island at all times" He went
on to state, 81 feel that the league
would be more than happy to wei.
come Rock Island into the fold
again and II consistent with condi.
lions, am certain that Rock Is
land will go down in history as a
come back city.
"a new company down there can
do things and make 1t go and Frank
Boyle is a good man to have at the
head OF 1t. Get him and you will
o have a team that is good enough to
bring out the attendance. Two pen
nant winning teams and one that fin
ished second is too good a record for
any minor ball town and that helped
to kill Rock Island, or rather
knock 1t out, for do not believe II
is dead by a good deal. You may
tell those fellows down there that
they will have till Feb. Is to get
sufficient stockholders and funds and
that ! am coming down to get &C
quainted with them and give them
the dope right of the bat. 1 realize
that there has been harsh feeling
toward the league officers in reeect
years, but az that does no one any
good. we will try and arrange mat
ters differently. Working in har
mony. we can do things for the good
Of the city and thereby help the
league.
OTHERS NOT CONTENDERs.
"As far as these other towns thai
are clamoring for entrance are con
cerned. / can say that none of then
come anywhere near Rock Island IL
a chance TO get in. Take that burl
right next door to you for instance
IL is not a ball town and could no
hold Three Eye ball for a season
The others are about on an equality
II can assure you that the salar!
limit of $1,000. exclusive of mana
ger. is going to be strictly adhered
TO during the season of 1912. Thes,
$4,000 teams must be cut out o
the league will go. You fellow
down there get Frank Boyle 70
manager and have him corral
bunch OF youngsters and inject new
blood into your team and you will
be all right. ! shall communicat,
with Secretary Farrell at once t.
learn OF the players that are oil
Rock Islands string. / shall lie
you fellows know what you will
have TO start with. 1t will cost vol
a little over $4,000 to begin on an,
I am sure you can do II.
II have recently heard some dop
about an outlaw league that has 1t
incipiency IN some Of the cold north
ern Three Eye towns. Rock Islam,
has not been identified with It Il