Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-23
MOLINE OBSERVES
/. PENNANT VICTORY
Banquet Of Oniclals, Players and Fans
at Manufacturers Hotel Wen
Attended.
Il. Il. SEXTON Is CHIEF SPEAKER
Local Nan and Mayor Carlson Heard
at Feast celebrating Winning
81 First Pennant.

aIoliue's winning of the Three-Eye
league title was fuingiy observed az
banquet at the Manufacturers hotel
last night One hundred men were
gathered around the tables, and I'm
cluded Ia last Of those present were
baseball officials, players and fans
Everything was appropriately base
bsH and none Of the score of speakers
dared ru venture on other subjects,
since the fans and players. filled 70
sine hrlm with the cheer that pen
rant always brings. wanted nothing
else.
H. II. Sexton, of Rock Island, presi-
dent of the National Association Of
Minor Leagues. gave one the principal
talks Mir. Sexton said that several
OF hiz predictions with relation 20 No
line had come to pass. He declared
that tWo years ago when he addressed
banquet of players OF the Moline
Factory league he had forecasted that
the Fl0w city was beginning TO adj
vance towards minor league ball and
me said rhat this proEnosucaton came
to pass lie also said that he at that
time stated that IL the town did get
into minor league ball, &c would make
good HE stated that many people
laughed when Moline was offered
franchise and supposed that the Plow
city would not make good, but pointed
TO the history of the national pastime
. iu that city last season as showing
that Moline has the proper baseball
spirit He declared that the showing
made hy the team iD coping the pen
uant demonstrated that the men be-
hind knew how to run baseball
club too
ANel EuhIer was postmaster and
after being introduced by Mayor Carl
taoH Left no duh moments during the
remainder of the gathering Other
speakers were j. r. Hayes, secretary,
and Dick Lane. president. Of the Dav-
export club. Boss Hughes, Captain
I Selbv and others Of the Moline play
ers. Mayor Carlson Mr. Burton, of the
+ SpaIdiHz Sporting Goods company,
and MT HaaleY advance agent for
/ Miller Bros 101 Ranch shows which
f are showing I'm Moline today.
Want R0ck Island In.
Both MI. Hayes ard Mr. Lane ex-
pressed hope that Rock Island would
be fla tba league next year They said
3 the presence of this city in the Tri-
Optic circuit would not only strength
eu the interest ia the pasume In the
r.-cIt.e5 but would be a good addition
for the remainder of the circuit
Boss Hughes, Ia a short address,
said that never since he had been in
organized baseball had he been treat
ed better by the fans, and declared that
while be hoped hs would, did not def
iBitely know whether or not he would
be with tho team next season. This
brought a howl from the fans and
many yelled. Come back"
Mr. Burton of the Spalding com
pauE brought cheer from the gath
erins when he promised Moline q pen
naut showing that the Plow city had
won the title this year The pennant
viii be raised with due ceremony at
one of fine games next season.
Mayor Carlson closed the addresses
He said tEe Moline officials had learn
sd many things about conducting a
baseball team, one Of which was that
BAH players are nothing more than
grown up school boys and often had
20 ne treated SIS such. chastised for
their own good and for the benefit Of
the club He dealt mostly with the
players side Of the game