The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-06
Directors Of the Central Association
Are Meeting In Burlington To-
day in Annual
Session.
HARMONIOUS MEETING
Amendments to the Constitution Are
Offered Today Regarding Guaran-
tee Money for Postponed
Cameo

OF the directors Of the Central Asso-
citation at Burlington up to 1890
O'Clock today, are to the effect that
the meeting is the most harmonious
that has ever been held since the or
ganization of the circuit. Fifteen rep.
resentatives of the Central Associa-
tion clubs, aside from the president,
are in attendance and the feeling
among the different directors Is very
friendly, although 1t Is expected that
the question of a reorganization of the
league, which is almost sure to be
brought up this afternoon, will create
quite an argument.
The meeting was called to order at
eleven o'clock this morning and the
following men were present:
Burlington: Hayden, Green, Humes.
Galesburg: Holland
Hannibal: kohler, Mason.
Kewanee: Hill. Pollock.
Keokuk: GrIfey, Sterne.
Monmouth: Brown, Hough.
Ottumwa: Lynch, Egan.
Muscatine: Lawrence.
Mr.. Humes. of Burlington, in the
absence OF Secretary Hall, was cleo
ted temporary secretary of the meet
ing. The secretary's report was read
showing balance of s3S5S.34 in the
| league treasury, and the president
called for remarks upon the financial
condition of the league. Mr.. Griffey
/ of Keokuk, made the motion that the
! $500 guarantee. which had been de.
posted by the clubs, be refunded and
the motion was carried by unani
nous vote. The balance of the money
will be left over until next year as a
nest egg for the league.
An amendment to the constitution
was then offered by Mr.. Justice
changing the place of meeting in the
annual session of the directors. The
/ old section made it imperative that
the meeting be held in tie city, whose
team won the pennant. Because Of
the central location of Burlington, the
section was amended to allow al
meetings, regular and special, to be
held in Burlington.
1 Article 27 of the constitution, re
| garding guarantees having to be paid
when games are postponed on &C
count Of failure of the teams to make
1 connections was also changed. Many
4 of the clubs say that the guarantee
in cases OF this kind, works an unnec
essary hardship on the management
and therefore asked that the league
discontinue the practice. The games
will go simply as postponed games
but the guarantee will not be paid
when the fault lies with the railroads
in failure to get the clubs to shei1
destinations in time to play the
scheduled game. When both clubs
are on the field, however, and the
game is called on account OF rain OF
darkness. the guarantee will have to
be paid
According to the best information
available, there is no doubt about the
reelection Of President Justice. All
but one of the clubs have expressed
complete satisfaction with the work
of the Keokuk executive and We
stand together on the election
II A reorganization of the circuit is
the big question to be decided today
but Just what will be done cannot be
determined as yet None of the mem
bers OF the directorate have express
ed any views In regard to this but II
is thought that the circuit will begir
the season the same as 1t closed this
s year.