Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-13
'''STENOG" ISREAL
HEAD OF 'THREE-P
Al Tearney's Sister Transacts
League Business Is Claim
of Quincy Journal.
PRESENT EXECUTIVE LAX
Circuit Aalrs Neglected While Al
bert Dodges Chicago Suits
Is Charge.

Who is the real head Of the Three
Eye league? Al p. Tearney? Decided
ly not, according to the Quincy Jour
nal. That paper claims that a member
OF the fair sex, none other than Al
Tearney's sister, transacts all the
business of the league while brother
goes hunting up in the Wisconsin
woods. II this is the case, it is GER
tainly time for a change. Al OHern
Of the Davenport Times has more real
knowledge of the affairs of the Tri-Orb
circuit than Al Tearney ever hoped
TO have, and for this reason, together
with the fact that ne would conscien-
tiously give the best that is in him"
he is picked as the logical man for
the place. The Journal has the fol-
lowing TO say:
WOMAN At HELM.
Peerless Pierson of the Bloom
ington Paragraph has declared for
President Tearney for reelection as
head Of the Three-Eye league, because
the "Teripaetic philosopher" says that
Tearney is so liberal with his money.
Not casting any undue reflections
on the philanthropic motives Of the
executive, the suggestion is ventured
that II anyone paid league bills out
OF his own pocket when the treasury
was empty, as PiersOn says Tearney
does. it was Miss Tearney. Albert S
sister, who is real head Of the Three
Eye league.
And this Is not discoun.ing Miss
Tearney's ability. either. For all Of
the executive ability wasted on the
Three.Lamp during the past consider.
able time has been contributed by
that able and efficient lady who keeps
the league Offices in Chicago.
LEAGUE BUSINESS OCCASIONALLY.
When Al is not escaping prosecu.
ton for wanton violation of the mid
night closing hours in his two cafes,
or lying sick in Decatur in a hotel. or
hunting in the north woods, he attends
to his business affairs in Chicago and
twice a year lie visits some friendly
city in the league.
Occasionally when the constitution
demands and there is nothing else TO
DO. he calls Il league meeting. This
Tearney attends in the morning and
takes the noon train back to Chicago
as he did at the Davenport meeting
last spring. leaying business still un
settled.
when there IS some difficulty
around the beat over a schedule re
lease, as there was this spring, the
president refuses 10 pay any attention
TO It and permits it 70 drag until {
league meeting is called Forfeited
and protested games are settled witt
the same degree Of haste.
HOWE RUNS OVER HIM.
"Official scorers are permitted TO ge
their returns in several days or ever
weeks late. and their salaries from
the league are much later and irwin
w Howe. official statistician of the
league, runs over this league anC
Tearney and issues his statistics wher
ever he pleases and the newspaper
and public and club owners may whis
tie until he gets good and ready.
But enough of this. Al is = capita
fellow to meet and is doubtless squari
and honorable as can be, but his ex
ecutive ability and interest in thu
Three.Eye league and its affairs ar,
absolutely nil. How much longer i
this loop TO be the laughing stock o
the baseball world because OF IL
head?"