The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-12
INDIANS MAY LOSE
SERVICE Of JACK
Leading Second saseman OF League
Seems Set on Managing In
dependent Illinois
Team.
IS QUESTION OF MONEY
Jack Has Been Standby Of Local
Team and Was Always
Popular With
Fans.

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That Clarence Jack. premier S econd
i baseman of the Central association
may really leave the Indians, seems
now to be more than a vague posi-
bility. Jack has been offered the man
agership of an Independent team al
Princeton, Ill.,, and he seems to be
| firm in his intentions to accept the
Job He says that he will leave about
May q.
The matter has been brewing for
some time. Jack was offered the job
before he reported hers for the train.
ing season this spring. He wrote the
directors Of the local club then that
he intended to take the job as the In
due sments offered him were much bet
tar than he could expect to get here.
He was persuaded by the ondcials OF
the Keokuk club to report here and
play the first part OF the season. but
even after he came he said that he
would leave during the latter part
OF May.
Offered Larger SALARY.
Il Is understood that the Princeton
club has offered Jack larger salary
than the local club is allowed to pay
it's men, In addition to the salary he
is to rec .ive there, many other In
ducements and concessions have been
offered him. and he says he cannot at
ford to turn them down. The salary
limit of the Central association makes
it impossible for the local club to
m Get the amount he is to receive at
Princeton, although the directors
would probably be perfectly willing
to do SO IL it were possible.
II has been reported that Jack has
been released by the Keokuk club.
but this is denied by President Baker.
Baker said today that IL Jack cannot
be persuaded to remain here the only
course left for him IL to have Jack
suspended. In that event he cannot
play with any other club in organized
baseball until he has been re-instated
through the action OF the Keokuk club.
Jack is altogether too vaiuabls a
man to be released outright as his
sale would no doubt bring in q big
price.
Came from | and M League.
Jack came 10 this club from Bur
lington last year. after having played
with that club for couple of weeks
and then ring released. He origin
ally came from the I and NJ league
and was picked out of there by the
Monmouth club OF the Central assccia-
ton. Tha. club gave him a brief
tryout and released him to Burlington
He came here from Burlington and
made good on the jump.
He played the rest Of the season
with the Indians last year. leading
his club In number OF home runs |
made curing the season. He was one
of the FIVE best base runners IN the !
league. getting away with forty five /
stolen bases. while the record for the !
year was fifty. Four other besides |.
Jack were credited with forty-ive or /!
more stolen bases during the year.
Jack Always Popular.
Jack has always been one Of the 4
mos: popular baseball players that /,
was ever on the local tam. Fans i
here were much excited before the .
OF the training season when 4
It was reported that Jack would not (.
be back. 1t was believed. however, |.
after he did report, that he would not /
leave the team until the end Of the
season During the last few days
many OF his friends here have bsen
urging him to stay.
Many were surprised at the close
Of the season last fall when Jack was