Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
RUNNING LEAGUE?
NOT FOR minute
But Rock Island Resents Out
siders Settling Baseball
Affairs Here.
TEARNEY HAS A CHAMPION
Peoria Sports Writer challenges"
The Argus to Do Number of
Unnecessary Things.

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run" the Three-Eye league as unfair
newspapers about the circuit have as
serted a number of times since the
present controversy over the placing
of a team here arose, the league, or
rather AL Tearney, is actually trying
to run Rock Island.
The most recent development is a
-challenge" by the sporting editor of
the Peoria Star to The Argus to prove
that President Al Tearney was ever
unfair to anyone in this city or ever
did anything which injured the local
baseball club. The voting contest to
determine the preference of the fans
as between the Three-Eye league and
the Central association is declared a
frameup and Davenport and Moline
newspapers are asked to copy the
screed.
The Moline press. apparently recog-
uizing the futility of controversy or
this sort and out of Difference to the
rights of the city, takes no notice of
the Stars effort, but the Davenport
papers lose no time in grabbing it up
and using it with additional comment
calculated to still further reflect upon
Rock Islands right and ability to at
tend to its own baseball affairs.
The Argus has no intention of filing
a bill of particulars with reference to
any assertions it has made regarding
President Tearney. The Star the
Davenport press and other outside
newspapers have no more right to de-
mand one than Peoria and Davenport
have to attempt TO dictate what base
ball company Rock Island shall keep.
If the present cities in the Three
Eye circuit like Mr.. Tearney's way of
doing business all we'll and good 1t I
is none of Rock Islands business. But
on the other hand, this city does not
care whether its course is justified in
the eyes of Peoria and Davenport. That
is none Of their business.
Good Faith Doubted.
As a matter OF fact not much cred !
ence is placed in this talk of placing
Three-Eye team in Rock Island the |
coming season. If the league is I'M /,
a bic TO pay the salary of it's president. /
and actually fell into arrears to him /
on other accounts also last season, !
where is ii going to get money to
launch doubtful enterprises such as
a team in Rock Island would be? Rock
Island is disposed to question whether
Mr.. Tearney ever seriously contemplat-
ed placing a team here. He will be
we'll satisfied if he succeeds in keeping
the city out of baseball another year
and ii would not be surprising if this
is the real object he has in view.
Whatever feeling exists in Rock Is
land against Mr.. Tearney is the re-
suit of his own bulldozing tactics
which have dated from the time when !
this city stood by Waterloo in its just
and successful fight to prevent being
ousted from the league. Since that
time he has lost no opportunity. |
through the public prints and other /
wise. to belittle not only this city but !
a number of its worthy citizens
Not long ago Mr. Tearney said that
Rock Island would never get a place
in the league so long as ne remained
the head of it, The city is willing to
take him at his word. If he meant
what he said Rock Island will be glad
to accept his statement and drop the
controversy.
So far as the voting contest is con-
cerned The Argus does not feel called
upon TO defend either its methods or
its good faith with the people of Rock
Island at the instance of down state =.
sports writer who. in setting himself |
up as the champion of President Tear |
ney, without doubt is more concerned |
with making readable copy for the dull |
season for the sporting pages than he |
is with an equitable settlement of the |
issued involved
Invited to Come and See.
II any doubt remains as to whether
the vote truly expresses the sentiments
of the majority of the baseball patrons
here, President Tearney is invited TO
make that long promised visit to the
city and see for himself where he
stands. The Argus will promise this
much: 1t will place no obstacle in
his way and will in no way attempt to
influence any who may be disposed to
align themselves with him or with the
Three-Eye as now constituted.
WHITE-SHIIGRIIE R0IIT