Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14
Rock Island Fails to Sc
cure Franchise, All
Cities Sticking.
TEARNEY STILL RULER
President Controls Five of the
Eight Votes, and Has 1t
All His Own Way.
Especial to The Argus.)

Especial to The Argus.)
Chicago, Oct. 1.-THE Three-I cir
cult will be unchanged in 1914. The
decision was made this afternoon at
the fall meeting, of the league.
Springfield and Danville decided not
to dispose of their respective fran
chises outside of their own cities.
The $50 guarantee for visiting clubs,
the amendment to the constitution. in.
troduced by Secretary ]. T. Hayes of
Davenport, carried.
At o'clock AL Tearney retired to
allow the magnates to discuss the
presidency. Tearney has five votes
sure.
Chicago, Oct. 14.-With the gather
ing of the moguls at the Palmer house
for the annual fall meeting of the
Three-Eye league today, the indications
were that the present circuit would re-
main intact and that Rock Island
would be without baseball In 1914.
Tearney had lined up FIVE votes, those
of Peoria. Decatur. Springfield, Quin-
cy and Dubuode. which insured his re-
election. Tearney is alleged to have
boasted that as long as he was presi-
dent of the Three-Eye, Rock Island
would never get franchise, as 1t was
personal matter with him.
CITIES REPRESENTED.
The following representatives had
! arrived by noon: W. F. Meidroth and
, Charles Jones, PEORIA w. A. Hunter
and Fred Pierson, Bloomington; ]. NJ.
Boyle and Joe Claster, Danville; Clar-
ence Rowland, Dubuque; ]. T. Hayes
and Reed Lane, Davenport Spring
field, Decatur and QUINCY were not
represented, but Wilson Bering of De-
catur was slated to appear not only
/ for his own city, but Springfield as
well. Quincy's interests are to be car
| ed for by OFT Urban and Harry Hofer.
Danville, Bloomington and Daven-
/ port expressed themselves as strongly
in favor of Rock Islands return and
the defeat of Tearney for reelection.
| j. I. Hayes represents Rock Island
! and was vested with full authority as
regards the application for franchise.
/ Danville and Bloomington were back
ing up Hayes in the fight to bring
back Rock Island and have expressed
themselves as in favor of eliminating
Dubuque in favor of Rock Island
Clarence Rowland of Dubuque said
he would vote for Rock Island'C re-
turn to the league, but would also cast
his ballot for Tearney.
ROCK ISLAND IN TIE BALANCE.
Inasmuch as Rock Islands return to
the league is contingent upon Tear
ney's defeat, it seemed at the outset
that the baseball prospects for 1914.
locally, were nil. The matter of new
franchises takes precedence over the
election of officers.
Secretary J. 7. Hayes OF the Dayen-
port Baseball association has two
amendments to the constitution for
presentation, and he is confident they
will carry. The first Is a $50 guaran.
tee to road teams for every scheduled
game, rain or shine. The second is a
change in the Labor day schedule.
Hayes favors two games. one in the
morning and one in the afternoon, in.
stead of the afternoon double-header.
Admission TO the separate games
would be 25 cents instead OF the so
cent double-header price now in force.
TEARNEY FIXES FENCES.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. IA fight to
end Al Tearney's term as president
and an effort of certain Rock Island
business men to procure a franchise
were on the program Of the Three Eye
leagues annual meeting here today
Indications were Tearney would re-
tain his position, as a canvass before
the meeting Is said to have shown
five of the eight clubs on Tearney's
side. Rock Island seemed slated for
the Dubuque franchise, but II was said
the latter city had strengthened it's
chances of remaining in the circuit
by supporting Tearney.
Miss Curtis Defeated.