Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-07
DUBUQUE PASSES
UP REAL FRIEND
Club Ignores Rock Island S
Franchise Move and Casts
Lot With Tearney.
PAST FAvoRS FORGOTTEN
Local Magnates Saved dub" Club
from cannery Not So Many
Moons Ago.
BY PAUL BRUNER.

Officials OF the Dubuque baseball
club either have decidedly cloudy
memories or else are lacking in
sense Of gratitude. judging from the
stand taken in regard 70 the Three-I
presidency. Rock Island has organ
lied a baseball association, has the
necessary backing, and is ready to get
back into the Three-I league, on three
conditions. First-Elect a successor
to Al Tearney. Second-Do not re-
elect Tearney. Third-Oust Tearney
from the presidential job In other
words, Rock Island. one of the best
towns that ever held a Three-I berth,
is willing to come back if AL Tearney
IS deposed. Is that clear?
Now comes Clarence Rowland, pres
ident, and F. T. Plass, secretary, of the
Dubuque base ball association. Afore-
mentioned parties have issued a signed
statement, towit, viz, l. e.
THE DECREE.
Regarding the presidency Of the
Three-I league the Dubuque club has
no axe TO grind in the matter. Mr..
Tearney. our president, was the unani-
nous choice at the last annual meet
ing, and at the close CT the 1912 sea
son his administration was pronounced
satisfactory. The auditing committee
comprised of James T. Hayes of Dav-
export. ]. NJ. Boyle of Danville, and H.
Hoffer of Quincy placed its o. X on
his books. We do not know whether
Mr.. Tearney will again be a candidate
or not, nor do we know of any other
candidate.
IF Tearney Is a candidate we dc
not know Of any good or sufficient
reason why he should not be the unan
imous choice of the league.
The league was put in a hole
through lot of legal ENHANCEMENT the
past number of seasons and has not
as yet recovered its equilibrium. We
should do away with all league bust
mss in two meetings at least and have
the schedule drafted and adopted by
Jan. /, thereby saving time and money
Tor each and every club
TTID CATION.
II might be well at this particular
time to recall a little episode which
occurred not so very many summer,
ago, when Al Tearney was not at
tempting to hold down the presidential
chair. and when Rock Island was still
in the fold. Along past midseason
the Three-I prexy upon making an in
yestigation. learned that the Dubuqu,
attendance was very much TO the punl
and far below that required by the cir
cult. Being a regular president whit
attended to the Three-l duties person
ally in lieu of entrusting them TO
stenographer. this executive starte
for Dubuque with the avowed inter
ton of casting the club into cute
darkness with a gnashing-ofteeth
Observation-Disclosures accompaniment.
SAVED!
This president dropped off the ra
tier al Rock Island. and officials her
put up a mighty plea for Dubuque an
managed TO dissuade him from hi
fatal errand. Thus was the Dubuqu
club retained in the league, and a
thanks to Rock Island.
Now watch Rowland & Company pa
back the debt Of gratitude. KNOWN
full well that Rock Island is ready I
come back, provided Tearney
ousted. they Immediately recall tina
slight service and decide TO throw N
harpoon into the Chicago alderman
Wrong again. Clarice. try it with Il
reverse English and you will have II
correct solution.
Dubuque is going to stick to TearnC
and ignore all oyertures which Roc
Island Is making. At least, that's Il
way the done listens right now