Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-10
MASON CITY IN The CENTRAL
Will Be Given the Place Vacated by
Galesburg at Meeting at Water
loo Next Wednesday.
ROCK ISLAND Is TO QUIT. TOO

BURLINGTON, Ia, Jan. 9.-According
20 the latest advices from Galesburg, TINT
city has finally given up the ghost so far
as Organized Base Ball is concerned the
coming season. An attempt of q few en-
thusiastic fans TO revive the spirit Of
base ball in that community has proven
a dead failure, and no attempt will hc
made, so II is said. to seek a franchise
In the Central association this season.
This practically ends Galesburgs chances
of becoming the eighth city in this circuit
and no committee Will be sent to Water
loo to represent it.
On this account il is very probable that
Mason City win receive the franchise that
it is now fighting for, and the circuit as
selected at the annual meeting at Wat
erloo Wednesday undoubtedly will be as
follows: Keokuk. Burlington, AIusca-
tine, Waterloo, Marshalltown, Clinton,
Cedar Rapids and Mason City. The lat
ter city is held I'm high esteem by the
directors of this league. and now that
Galesburg is out of the way there will he
no doubt about it getting a franchise
The Mason City fans are very enthusi-
astic and have organized a strong local
association and have appointed pro-
SiNeoaNC iDulilliltt W dlltnu TIE
meeting at Waterloo. That city has
plenty of money back of IT, and having
already very successfully managed semi
pro- teams in the past, it will make a
very good addition to this league.
Financial Manager.
There is little doubt that Clinton will
retain its franchise for the coming season
and will thus complete the Central ASSOC
citation circuit. The trouble with Clinton
has been that while there has been a spirit
in favor Of base ball there and plenty Of
funds in sight, there has been no organ
ization or any person who Is willing to
manage the financial affairs OF club.
1t has, therefore been decided that the
man selected to manage the team viii
also be given control OF the financial az
fairs. This means that Bert Hough last
years manager OF Clinton. will again
lead that team. He is a first-class flnan-
cial manager rs well as n good guide for
any club. and he can therefore fulfil the
dual position very admirably.
The meeting at Waterloo viii be one OF
tho liveliest ANIMALS held in the history
of this association. Besides the selection
OF the circuit for 1915 Officers will he
to the association considered. There will
also be a meeting OF the Sport Writers"
association in connection with this annual
session, at which officers for the COM
ing year will be elected and other matters
of interest to the sport writer's OF this
circuit will be transacted.
There is certainty that President
Justice will be reelected head of the
league for the coming year. A canvass
OF the various cities of the association
has developed only enthusiasm for him
His popularity In the various cities OF
this association has increased from year
to year, and his prominence in the exc
cutive affairs of rninor base ball in this
country assures him being retained as
head OF this league.
II is likely that Rock Island is out Of
Organized Base Ball altogether for the
coming season. The Central association
directors will have nothing TO do with
that city. and it is the belief among the
fans there that President Tearney OF the
| Three-I league. after holding that city
away from any chance OF participating
in the Central association, viii set il
adrft by returning the franchise 10
! Springfield. At all events. according TO
reports from Rock Island, that city will
have nothing TO do with the Three-I
league.
| The selection OF Mason city TO com
] plete the Central association circuit VIII
! have the effect OF making this league
| an all-lowa organization, as every city
In It will be located In this state.