The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09
President Justice Makes An
nouncement That Condition
Has Been Met-Has
Secured Backers
WAS WAITING DECISION
Justice Delayed Announcement
for Ruling on Tearney's Ap-
peal-Will Get Keokuk's
Franchise.

Despite all the wranglings Nnd
5anglings and knocks and blasts from
Al Tearney, the Davenport, Moline
and Rock Island newspapers and JOY
killers and show-me's up in Marshall
town and Waterloo, a Central asso-
citation club has been organized in
Rock Island.
night by NJ. e. Justice, president Of
the Central association, within one
day of the time limit set by the Ma
uonal Association OF Minor Baseball
leagues. The time expired today and
the sun rose and smiled on the new
member Of the Central association.
Rock Island, which city, despite the
numerous reports that no one there
wanted C. A. ball, has the backing of
fourteen of the best known profes-
sional and buciness men of the city.
Waiting for Decision.
While everybody was calling JUS
tees visit to Rock Island failure,
he was smiling up his sleeve and
just waiting to spring the dope at
the right time. The reason he held
of was because he would have liked
the national commission to first rule
on Tearney's protest. He waited to
the last minute and in the absence of
any official communication, made the
announcement that the c. A. club had
been organized in Rock Island and in
fact had been organized for long
time. Now as soon as the national
commission has turned down Tear
nev's protest, the club hackers in the
new city will plan for the season.
Mr.. Justice today did not deem it
wise to give out the names of the
fourteen hackers of the new club.
The information must come from
Rock Island first. Suffice it is to say
that most Of them were also the
hackers two years ago of the Inflated
Central association club that lived for
about three days in Rock Island.
When Justice made his flying trip
to Rock Island just a week ago, he
visited these men and they consented
to again back the club. The work OF
rounding up bunch of willing work
ers took but few hours and JUS
the same evening, satisfied that he
had everything arranged.
The hooters up in Davenport and
Rock Island called Justice a buffer
and a penny baseball politician.
Yesterday afternoon President JUS
tice wired NJ. H. Sexton of Rock
Island, president of the National AS
ISOLATION of Minor leagues, that he
had an organization perfected in Rock
Island to take over the franchise In
the Central circuit in accordance with
the territorial ruling of the board Of
arbitration, whose decision has been
protested before the national COM
mission by Al Tearney, president of
the Three-Eye league.
Mr. Justice advised Mr.. Sexton as
the nearest member of the national
association The message, in turn,
was forwarded by Mr.. Sexton to J. H.
Farrell, secretary Of the national as
ISOLATION, at Auburn. N. Y.
Whether the national commission
viii review the Rock Island case mas
not been definitely announced. 1t is
known that Mr.. Tearney appealed to
Ban Johnson, a member of the nation
al commission, claiming that the de-
cision was unfair to the Three-Eye.
On the other hand, Mr.. Justice claims
to have a letter from Garry Hermann,
president Of the national commission,