The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-21
Life Saver of Central Associa.
ton VIII Undoubtedly
Stick With Support it
Has Received.
ALL CITIES WILL STICK
Cooper Case Settled and Dis
missed-Much Wranghng
at Clinton, But Atmos-
phere Clear Now.

President N. E Justice of the Cen
tral association. and President Irwin
o. the local baseball association, ~
turned this afternoon from Clinton
where they attended the fall meet
ing of the association yesterday aft
srnoon. The session started at 2-30
O'Clock in the afternoon and lastei
late. II lie believed that all disagree
able matters hare row been cleared
Up and that the January session OF
the directors In Burlington viii be
harmonious one
Five cities To.ed for the four-Tst-
Gran rule and only three against It
which practically assures that II VIII
be In effect next season OF COURSE
q two-tffras vote at Burlington .would
XIII Il bit now that FIVE have come
ont for 1t. this appears doubtful me
Coope- case was also settled and 8
noB foreTe- isuissed-
President Justice expressed hinse
&c well pleased vita the outcome OF
she meeting He found many strong
supporters 10th Of himself and his
policy there President Irwin stated
thai KeotZk would be in baseball next
year and the seven members Of the
league will be back in 1916 also.
Following were the definite mat
ters brought up in concise form:
Flour veteran rule discussed from
all angles Vote taken showing nve
cfnes, Burlington, Keokuk. Iuscatine,
Clinton and Mason City for its re-
adoption, and Waterloo. Marshalltown,
and Cedar Rapids against II.
2-The Cooper veteran case) was
brought up and heated argument en-
tered into the discussion. 1t was I'm
ally dropped for good.
1.-TWO suggestions were made for
altering the four-vet rule which II
was claimed would make 1t more
workable. One suggestion was that
instead of limiting the players TO
class D. to extend ii to class c. Thus
ma6ing the rule read only four men
on a team who have had more than
thirty days experience in higher
than class c league" The other idea.
brought out by Mr.. Hill of Cedar
Rapids, was thai eight men could be
placed on a team who had never
played higher than class ball, the
remainder OF the club to be composed
Of amateurs right from the heart OF
the bushes. No action was taken >
either case.
G.-N gu Exam II1GAN q DIA ~ S-N br@SH
some money which ne had been fne.l
for failing TO finish . game at Keoku%
bu, as Keokuk would have voted
against him. no motion was put as II
this meeting unanimous assent
would have been necessary. Foxy
Ned decided he would rather take a
chance on getting a two-thirds vote
at the annual meeting in Burlington
5.-The annual league meeting will
be held ~ Burlington on the second
Tuesday in January.
Those Present.
The league meeting vas called 10
order ct 2:2G with the following in
attendance.
President Justice. Of Keokuk.
Keokuk-Stcphen Irwin.
purlinguon-Mr. Wm. Bongert
Cedar apids-Beldon Hill
Clinton-Nessrs. Robb. Root. Pur-
cell and Ingwersen.
Nuscatine-Eed Egsn.
Observation-Disclosures Scott, Strube
and Boyle.
Mason City-Mr. Morton
Waterloo-Mr. Burtner-
There were also present representa-
tives 0, the Clinton Herald the Gil
ton Advertiser and the Burlington
Hawk-Eye.
Four-vet Rule Hit-Cooper Case.
Mr.. Justice then stated the purpose
of the meeting, same being that u
was to discuss the Cooper case IL
particular and the four-veteran rule ID
general.
Mr.. Strube OF Marshalltown FREE