The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-21
President Tearney Of Three Eye
League Emphatic in condem-
nation Of President NJ.
e. Justice.
DOG IN THE MANGER
Burlington Paper In Editorial Con-
demns Spirit of Three ! League
President for His
Actions.

/ CHICAGO, H.. July 21.-Presideat
AL r. Tearney. OF the Three-I league,
ldonned his fighting clothes today as
a result of the wishy-washy attitude
iof organized baseball in the Rock
Island embroglio.
When interviewed In the offices OF
the league In this city he informed
newspaper representative that he was
going to force showdown to see why
1.-THE territorial rights of the Three-l
league were so completely disregarded
by Messrs. Sexton. Farrell and JUS
!tice.
! Teaney was particularly emphatic
Ii his condemnation of President Mel
Justice of the Central association. Al
claims Justice should have conferred
with him before placing one of his
iclubs in Rock Island
/ After the head of the Three-L.mp
got the ear of Garry Hermann of the
national commission and Ban john
lscn, president of the American league,
Farrell change his viewpoint consid-
ierably In Ter gthy kilograms to Far
reu and Hermann, Tearney demanded
the immediate withdrawal OF the OF
tumwa team from Rock Island and pre-
ldicted the disruption of tho minor
league agreement il drastic action
twas not taken Immediately.
Zone thing is certain declared
President Tearney. ''our territorial
rights in Rock Island must be pro-
itected or organized minor leasre ball
might Just as well give UP the ghost. :"
Moline Will stick.
And Tearney is IN earnest. He de-
Iciares Moline is in the league to stay
land that Rock Island is out in the
cold.
"The Islanders have had their
chance he declared. The only
lchance they have of ever getting back
into organized baseball is to buy eth
Ter the Moline or Davenport franchise
for the league will never place teams
in all of the three cities"
Tearney took the bull by the
horns" today when he wired Garry
Hermann, demanding that the OF
ltumwa club be stopped from playing
in Rock Island at once. He declared
in the wire tina. Farrell had advised
ion July II that Rock Island was Three
II territory but despite the fact he had
permitted Egal to play in Rock Island.
He also wired John H Farrell, sec
rotary of the national association, to
the same effect saying the league was
i1p in arms over his action and unless
a prohibitive order was issued ct once
!serious trouble would ensue.
81 am in the fight to finish" de-
cleared Tearney cmphatically, and l
propose to find out whether orsaniz-
e6 ball is really organized and worth
while or merely sham
Tearney predicts an early settle
Iment of the matter and he processes
himself as well pleased that the Dan
willie franchise rs established In No
line. He believes this will make tn
circuit more compact and provide for
friendly rivalry between Davenport
and Moline that will breed better at
tendance.
The following is an editorial in yes.
iterday's Burlington Gazette:
THE DOG IN THE MANGER.
The dog in the manager was an
agreeable and accommodating canine
compared with President Tearney OF
{ the Three-I league in his opposition to
the admission of Rock Island to the
Central association. 1t is quite true
there Is a rule in organized baseball
= fixing a flve-mile limit In which nc
: other rival organization under the as
s ISOLATION can establish team. But
this would scarcely obtain at Roch
/ Island. That city desired to enter tbs
8 Thres-I league and would not be &C
l. corded a berth. Now the Three
League seeks to bar it from organized
: baseball The establishment Of {
l. team in Rock Island in the Contra
e association will not iniure baseball il
n either Davenport Or Moline. 1t vii
d have the effect of stimulating the In
4: iterest. The Central association shoul'
1 fight this matter out and see how ia
/ Mr. Tearney and his pals can go Il
d Ideprivfng Rock Island OF the game
An appeal to the civil courts shout
he made as a last resort and an fT
function obtained restraining the Ne
1T ltional association from interfering i
a. this case or from refusing protectio
;y to the Central association.
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