Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-14
ISLANDERS SEEM
CERTAIN CHOICE
FOR ASSOCIATION
Influential Business Men Favor
National Game Here and
Will Raise Money.
WILL MEET At BURLINGTON
transferring Of Ke~anee Franchise to
Moline Sure Sign That Terri
tory Is Open.

poct Island seems the certain choice
.. ,ra uaenates of the Central asso-
-sa.ion for the vacant berth IN the
,s.eue. when they gather at BuTling-
80 NEXT Thursday in the annual mid
inter session OF the sport writer's and
location mcCuls With Ottumwa,
last years penraut winner. CEDAR
Ts,iss. waterloo and Nuscatine heart
Tx In favor OF the Islanders Tor the
1st4 circuit there seems but little
doubt tia. this city will land the fran
cbise Those four cities. together with
cory member OF the locating commit
go have expressed themselves Is in
favor OF Rock Island At every turn and
this city will receive the almost unani-
,,ous vote OF the directors at the meet
Ing Thursday.
Rock Island Will be represented at
burlington uy men who will be IN
position 20 make formal application for
a berth. Tie m0guls Of the league
know that the addition OF n town a.
vel known a. Rock Island and with a
-auutatfon Of supporting baseball as
the Islanders have that the league VIII
do one OF the best things possible by
placing a franchise mere
REGARDING That Transfer.
The announcement sent out from Au-
burn. y. y. yesterday, that the Re
vance franchise lad been transferred
10 Moline. was o. first looked upon by
local fans with some disfavor. but aft
- setting closely al the situation il IS
explained quite easily. The snsfer
a.
b. the board Oh arbitration Of the Ma
tionaI Commission OF minor leagues. TO
show that the Th-ee-I league cannot
hold the territory under tie five mile
limit law. without using IT,
This undoubtedly means that there
viii be 70 trouble mere OF any kind re-
Eardins the territorial rights OF the
Tlree-I league
Many papers OF yesterday came out
wilh the announcements stating that
President Justice had already awarded
the Kewalee franchise 20 Marshall
tovn. but the league head himself de-
clarss this Is an erroneous report and
cha. he VII recommend Rock Island
for the place True. MarshaIltowu has
raised q considerable sum OF money TO
finance the proposition, but Mr. Jus
tice states that be himself has no right
70 make this transfer TO 11arzlaIltown.
and Il Is entirely Up 20 the directors
a. next Thursdays meeting In Burling-
ton And a. 10 is known that most OF
tne cities favor the Islanders there
seems but small doubt that the fran
ehise o. Kewa1ee viii be sent TO this
city.
Another FavoraSic Item.
Another flvoral -s item ~ Rock Is
lands favor. IS tle mileage reduction
which the addition OF this city 10 the
Central as-geia;. on circuit would
rake Clinton. Ia. Rock Island and
Iusca-i-r are easily accessible 20 each
osHer and -le addition OF Rock Island
would make the league one Of tEc most
compact % minor examinations.
L Is Eog up % Rocs f='a1i bu- mess
men % get busy on the financial end OF
the game and there 8. little doubt -na-
a sufficient sum Of money can be "a sed
N - hou-s. The city owns its own
PARK and even though NarshalltOwu
mas already raised the cash. the Island
ers expect certain victory. They are
gong after e. with the intention OF
winning and with many influential
men back Of the project. they expect
70 land the franchise.