Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-05
DECATUR To SELL
ITS FRANCHISE?
II Folks in Commodore Town Do
Not Come Across With Coin
Owners Will Peddle.
SITS GIVEN HIS PAPERS
Peoria Mansser.Player Is Edged Out
to Make Room for Barry
Mccormick

Decatur, Ill, Feb. 5.-Just a few
days are left in which Decatur base
ball fans can give some tangible evil
dence OF the support that will be ac-
corded baseball club in Decatur and
IN that short space Of time will be de-
termined whether Decatur will con-
tinue full blooded live member Of the
Three Eye league or will sell its fran.
chise and bow itself down and out Of
league baseball for the season Of 1913.
No election Of officers nor further
plans for next year will be made until
that date.
Such was the action Of the directors
meeting Of the club last week and not
n dissenting vote was heard when the
resolution providing for this was Of
fered 10 a vote.
SET MINIMUM At 2eO.
The resolution provides that if 200
season tickets are not sold ny Feb
%, the nothing doing sign will hang
out through the season in Decatur
ned for early next week but the gener.
al concensus Of opinion held that such
meeting was entirely unCalled for in
the face 81 the action taken, when the
fate OF baseball for this summer was
put squarely up to the fans
Little hcsitaucy was there among the
directors Of putting it up 10 the fans.
for threats have been Of little avail
and those who carried the burden OF
the weight in past seasons knew the
futility Of that action They felt it
were better with a def stroke to cut
the victims throat or plunge the sword
OF Damocles with clean stroke.
All DIRECTORS BEHIND n.
In the days allotted 70 the fans TO
buy these 200 season tickets on which
Dncatur's fate haags. each Of the di-
rectors and stockholders will attempt
10 sell the tickets Every effort will
be made 10 dispose Of them in that
time for the directors are willing that
al OF the responsibility shall not rest
with the fans The tickets will he Of
fered and the opportunity presented 70
as many as possible TO buy them.
On Feb - the directors will meet
and take final action. in harmony with
the spirit Of the resolution and only
two things can come of thai meeting
II the POO season tickets have been
sold. the club will al once get busy
and take action that will start the ball
rolling II the tickets have not been
sold, on Feb. 1G the Decatur Three Eye
franchise will be on the market and
m red for sale TO the highest bidder.
II. with the PLAYERS under reserve. are
the assets Of tho club aId will bring
enough money 10 wipe ouj the deficit
OF the 1912 season.
SITS GETS TUE BoINCE.
Peoria H.. Feb. 5.-Presideut Meid.
roth Of the DistilIer club OF the Three,
Eye league has forwarded uucondi.
ticnal releases TO Charles SITS. mana
ger Of las seasons club, Outdeldar
Jude. Infelder Coombs and pitcher
McGrew. All four Of these players
are now free agents and are permitted
10 sign with any club they choose
In releasing SITS. Mcidroth releases
himself Of the embarrassment Of ne
rouaring 3 trade or deal for the for
mer manager Jude, e. is believed. has
served his time. while Coombs failed
10 show Glass 3 form with the Distl
lors last fall NcGrew was on tho Dis
tiller suspension LIST for failure 20 To-
port TO Manhattan. Kan, last summer
M'CORWICK RNNQJFT MARCH ~.
The baseball banquet SO much dis