Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-22


ton holds lease on the municipal
baseball park and will refuse to
surrender it to Justice, it is
claimed :.
When M E. Justice began his Won
Hindenburg drive thru the forces of
the Central Baseball Association al
lies, that portion of the general pub
lie which remained neutral was given
league was fighting in the interests of
baseball, and that Waterloo, Marshall
town, iMuscatine and Burlington. which
had shouldered the task of stemming
the advance, were guilty of petty
conspiracy and bad faith" The self
elected head Of the association, who by
his wonderful ability guided tbs
league thru many stormy seasons"
aided and abetted by his home folks.
succeeded in defeating the allies, but
he failed to fool them. @.
All that the opponents of Mr.. Justice
had predicted has come or is about to
come to pass. Mr.. Justice has claimed
the Rock Island territory; he is pre-
pared to deliver the Keokuk franchise
to the Islanders: he is paving the way
for the transfer of the franchise in
such a manner as to escape the sur
render of the keokuk guarantee fund
of $500 if this be possible, and admits
that Keokuk can not and will not play
ball this season. Justice has named a
committee to arrange the transfer of
the franchise and put baseball club
in Rock Island, which is so selected
that the opposition to Justice will have
no opportunity to halt his purpose.
Justice Shows His Hand.
The Keokuk Gate City Of Friday
said:
IN. E. Justice, president of the Gem
trail Association, stated today that
he intended to 90 to Rock Island in q
few days to arrange for the organiza-
tion of baseball club there. AS noted
in the Gate City yesterday, he will
offer the, Three-I organization In Rock
Island the chance to backAC. A. base
ball and II 1t refuses, a club will be
organized by the Central supporters.
No formal invitation has been extend
ed to Mr.. Justice as yet by c. A. men
in Rock Island, it is said" r$
The report that Justice intended to
force team upon the Islanders
whether or no, was confirmed yester-
day, when directors of the Central as
ISOLATION clubs received a letter from
Mr.. Justices office in which the league
president stated that as there had been
"a change in the situation at Keokuk"
he thought it best to transfer the
franchise to Rock Island, and in order
to occupy the newly-acquired terri
tory he suggested that committee
named by Mr. Justice. selected to visit
Rock Island, vested with power Of final
action to arrange for placing a team
in that city. be approved by the mem
bers of the association.
Committee Is Loaded.
Mr.. Justice names Mr.. Justice to
head his committee, and then suggests
as m enlbers Belden Hill, Of Cedar Rap
ids. who was mainly responsible for
the coup at the Burlington meeting,
and John ". Bass, of Marshalltown,
who represents the opposition to Mr..
Justice. It is kind of Mr.. Justice to
name to his committee man known
to be in opposition to Mr.. Justice anu
his plans. The Marshalltown man may
protest if he sees fit, but unfortunately
he can not stop the cut and dried plan
of Mr.. Justice being put into execu-
ton.
In the event it becomes necessary
to call vote Of the clubs on the trans
fer of the franchise it Is expected that
the four towns which opposed Justice
at Burlington will oppose the transfer,
and in that event it is also to be ex-
pected that some means will be found
to permit keokuk TO cast the dead
locking vote and Justice will exercise
his prerogative of voting to break the
deadlock. A majority vote of the
league Is necessary to authorize the
transfer of franchise. Burlington is
opposed to Justices high handed tao
tics and there is reason to believe that
Muscatine will stand pat.
Tearney Full Of Fight.
President "AI' Tearney, of the
Three-I league announces that he will
fight the decision of the special COM
mittee Of the national board of arbi-
tration, and will oppose the entrance
/ OF the Central association into Rock
Island. He predicts a bitter contest,
and has taken steps to appeal the
ruling of the committee. From Three-l
| league sources comes the word that
| the Central association will never OPP
terate a club in Rock Island"
\ y
mile limit law on which to base his
fight and If he goes as far az he as
serts he shall, there is little likelihood
that the matter will be settled this
year.
AS to the conservative element OF
Rock Island favoring Central associa-
ton baseball. the Three-I league press
declared this faction Is ininitesimal
Put Il Up TO League.
| II Justice is actuated only by de
sire to benefit the league, directors OF
i the association feel that he should
place the matter squareiv before the
members of the association. For,
| Dodge would take membership in the
association II given chance to come
in before 1t is toARlate to select man
ager and assemble team. II Justice
il sincere he will let the IN members Of
ifhe lea me determine whether they
would submit Rock island or For,