The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-05
He Briefly Sums up Situation in II
Interview Given to Quincy Jour
nal Following Arrival
Here.
SYMPATHY WITH QUINCY
Boss Generously Says he is Sorry
Gems Are Left oas IN Cold and
WOULD Like to See City
Provided For.

The curtain has fallen on Quincy
as far as the Central Association and
the Three Eye leagues are concerned.
Hotter contends that he is out for his
rights under protection. that big
word in the basebll code. So it is ex-
pected the matter will soon pass into
history. to be rehearsed probably.
about this time next season or few
months earlier. In view of all this
is il fitting to publish what probably
is the last interview of President JUS
tice On the subject-one which was
given to the Quincy Journal yester-
day. 1t follows;
The writer, this morning, had a
long and interesting talk with Mr.. NJ.
E. Justice, of Keokuk, the president
of the Central Base Ball association.
OF course, the subject talked about
was Quincy's status this year in the
base ball world
Mr.. Justice was reluctant to talk
because. he said. some of our people
here We're preiudieed against him, al
that his sympathy is with Quincy in
this matter. Personally, he would
like to see Quincy provided for in a
base ball way this year.
Mr.. Justice says that the National
commission decided yesterday in the
only way that it could decide: that it
had 10 authority to order a ten-club
league; that a ten-club league could
be organized only by the present
members of the league. voting in ia
vor of it. He says that he does not at
this time, see how Quincy can get
legue ball this year.
Mr.. Justice said that sometimes PEG
pie promise more that they can de-
liver: and he thinks that was
done in Quincy's case this year. The
men who promised Quincy a berth in
the Three-Eye league could not de-
liver the goods. And that is what has
made the trouble. II Quincy had been
told in the first place that she could
not get into the Three-Eye league
without the consent of the majority of
the club members of the league, she
might not have been in so great a
hurry to tear herself away from the
Central association.
When asked about the $500
that Quincy paid the Central as
ISOLATION for its release from that
association. Mr.. Justice said: That
money has been distributed, and
that matter has been definitely and
fnallY settled. Mr. Hofer would not
think of asking for return of the
money. Ny contract with him would
not warrant such a thing in any way.
| Went before the National commission
Yesterday and showed my contract
( with Mr.. Hofer 10 the national com
missicners. and that settled that fea-
4 ture of the case. Nothing more was
said of it"
In our interview with Mr. Justice
he had not an unkind word to say OF
f any ase ball man in Quincy On the
contrary, he spoke in kindly way of
all OF them. He said that the officers
Of the Central association were very
/ DESTROYS of keeping Quincy in the as
ISOLATION, but that Mr.. Hofer repeat
eddy asserted that Quincy would not
play with the clubs IN the Central
association under any circumstances,
so they had nothing to do but let
Quincy take its leave. which they did,
reluctantly.
Mr.. Justice SAYS that the Central
assertion is thoroughly well organ
lied that perfect harmony exists in
the association that their schedule
/ is made out and tha hey are going
forward with the gam under bright
prospects.