Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-06
WRECkBALLPARK
IN STATE CAPITAL
Former Three.EJe Grounds Demol.
ished and Lumber Sold to sal
isfy the Creditors.
rREEpoRT INTENDS 10 STICK
bloomington Correspondent of sport
Ing Lie Hands Out Dope Con
corning Local situation.

According TO the dope handed ont
ty the Bloomington correspondent OF
Sporting Life. The baseball park at
Springfield Is no more. The writer
also declares that Three-Eye moguls
are confident that Rock Island terri
tory will be awarded to them The
article follows.
Efforts 10 replace two Of the prez-
ent clubs Of the Three-Eye league
with Evansville and Terre Haute prob
ably VIII fail. as both cities have sig
nifed their intention Of remaining
loyal to the Central league, Some OF
the magnates Of the western wing OF
the Three Eye league are opposed to
Freeport, owing to It's small popula~
ton az compared with Peoria and Day.
export To substitute any distant city,
such as Gary, Ind, or East st. Louis
would add q heavy financial burden
TO each club In the way Of trensporta-
ton expenses. The present circuit,
taking it for granted that the Three
Eye league Will win the battle for the
Rock Island territory. Is one Of the
most compact since the league was
organized is years ago. thus keeping
travelling expenses down 70 the mini
mum.
'F'reeport, despite its smaller pop
ulatiou. proposes to be on hand at the
Moline meeting next month with the
81 900 guarantee and ready 20 report
/ ample financial backing otherwise.
] Through at Springfield.
4 "The grandstand and bleachers at
the league park IN Springfield were
demolished last week. the lumber be-
ing sold to satisfy a claim against the
plant site since its erection thrce
years ago. Efforts to secure enough
funds to pay this claim and keep up
the stands proved unsuccessful and
the destruction Of the buildings prom
ises to mark the end Of professional
ball IN the capital city for years to
come. Springfield in its II years MEN,
borship always proved one o. this best
cities In the Threc-Eye league. WIN
ming three penuants and threatening
10 take u number of others"
Speculate 0fer Circuit.
The big question that VIII confront
the Three-Eye baseball men when they
eventually do get together IN Moline
viii be the makeup Of the circuit for
the coming season. says the Davenport
Democrat At the Chicago meeting
last sail The circuit was tentatively
made UP Of the seven cities that were
included IN the league when its 1915
season closed-Davenpor Moline, Pc
oria, Rockford, Quincy, Bloomington
and Freeport, with the addition OF
Rock Island as The eighth city This
alignment, It was expressiyely under
stood. was to be tentative. There (:
but little chance that il will be made
permanent, Terre Haute and Evans
Vile are likely to be included In plac'
Of Freeport and Bloomington, Rock
ford, however, Will make e fight FOL
the retention OF Freepogt OH accoun
OF the rivalry existing between III,
two. One contingency is that Quinc!
might be dropped instead Of F'reeport
but on account Of the comparative
size Of the two Quincy will no douh
ha preferred 70 FreepoFt II the leagui
is In such fortunate circumstance
that It can talk of dropping any mem
Der,
Rockford WIN Remain.
Rockford, ILL, Dec. a.--Directors O
the Rockford Baseball association, af
ter reviewing the clubs financial con
dition, announced Saturday their IN
tention Of continuing in the Three-Ey,
league for another season. The ciul
is In fair shape financially and iarg
benefit entertainment will be stage
next month Howard Wakefield VIII
be reengaged as manager, and negoti
ations with him are under way Rock
ford's fans have received reports tina
Rock Island, associated with the loca
club IN founding the league, prefer
the Three-Eye league 10 q berth In tn
Central association, which claims tn
Territory