Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-20
JITNEY BASEBALL
is QUINCY'S PLAN
OSCAR W. SHANNON TAKES TEAM
AT BARGAIN SALE AND
SPRINGS SCHEME.
Stalking Everything On Advance Sal.
of 81 Tickets Good for 80 Admis.
sions Each.

Quincy, III, March 20.-Thirtv.tbrsa
games of baseball for one dollar. thrsa
cents per game. that is what Oscar "
Shannon, the new baseball maenata ~
Quincy offers Quincy fans Mr.. Shan.
non has closed the deal which sfscae
the destiny OF ThreeEye league bali in
| Quincy in his hands. He had no as.
/ sociates and none of the men who was
at the head of baseball here last wear.
! viii have any further interest than thar
which every other business man and
| loyal citizen viii have in the game.
! Mr.. Shannon Is the best Informed
baseball man in the city. As secretary
and later as partner OF Harry F. Hof.
or. he had charge of the business. end
of running the bali club, as far as books
and dealings with the baseball au.
Jhorities are concerned. Last wear
he was secretary and that means bust.
ness manager Of the local association.
He knows the business from A 70
Lizard. has studied it from every
angle and knows exactly what his re-.
sources viii be. while ne can tell IN
10 within a few dollars what il viii
cost him to give Quincy first class
Three-Eye ball He VIII not be handi.
capped by any individual or body OF
men and is satisfied that he can run a
bali club as successfully as he IS run
ming his insurance business.
Asks No Donations.
Knowing what it takes 10 run a
bail club in the Three-Eye league
and assuming all responsibility per.
sonally. it comes as surprise that
Mr.. Shannon prefaces the announce.
meut of his venture with the state
meut that he is not going to ask
Quincy business men for a single cent
in donations. He has for years MAIN
tanned that baseball should be self.
sustaining He does not believe that
a man can make much money ont OF
minor league baseball but he is sat.
isffed that the game can be made 70
pay expenses and he is willing to take
2 chance on his convictions. Quincy
viii have a stronger team than last
year without a dollar donated in sub
1t takes $4,000 to run a BAN team
n the Three-Eye league during a sea
son of l4o games Decatur is trying
O raise enough money to give its fans
rec baseball. but is meeting with DIFF
iculty in raising the required amount
to pay salaries and other
expenses. NIr. shannon has evolved
mother plan and that is the one given
n the first sentence of this article
Beginning next Monday a campaign
VIII he waged for 30 days during
which tickets for the first half Of the
eason viii be sold for 81 The 81
ickeJ win eHutle the holder 70 see
very league game played at League
ark during the first hale Of the sea-
on, excepting the opening day game
nd some holiday games. either Deco
alton day or Fourth Of July double
eaders, for which the regular price
I admission viii be charged for every.
ody. This leave 33 games includ-
ig the Sundays Of the FIRST half OF the
eason. which the holder of rhe season
cker viii be able 10 see al a cost of
lree cents a game Should there be
split season. the fans will be able
see the first pennaut race for what
ley paid in other years TO see four
3mes.
Mr.. shannon announces also that
iere VIII positively be no free list
A-At NA-t i44tt Oh Da0r'ANl-l GOV 7. TO IS
CURE where any one can afford to buy
ticket good for one-half Of the sea
N, he figures that those who win
lt pay that much have no business
ing sports Those who do not buy
ticket during the next 80 DAYS. VIII
, asked 10 pay the regular price Of
cents admission 10 every game.
Many Would Be Manager.
As soon as IL became known last fall
at change in managers was planned
Quincy. applications for the position
gan TO come not singly. but in
inches Mr.. Shannon had 80 or more
Plications on file two months ago and
p last has grown steadily since The
[ includes managers Of every descrip-
n. playing mana gers and bench
inagers. men who will manage the
I'm for $1,000 a season mp To such
10 consider their services worth
500 a playing season Some OF
I'm have won a string OF pennants
class b baseball. while others have 4
IN very successful in lower leagues.