The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-09
Burlington to stick.

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Burlington to Stick.
The baseball affairs OF Burlington
| were settled at a meeting held in
tors of the Burlington Baseball club
| voted to retain franchise in the
G.. A., heartily endorsed the four-vet-
eran rule, and promised to, support
Frank Norton Of that city for the
presidency Of the league. Burlington
has always been a supporter Of Presi-
dent M. e. Justice. but 1t is under
stood that change came through GER
tain pressures.
Both Marshalltown and Muscatine
have come out openly for Norton, but
how the other c.. A. cities will vote
is still matter Of conjecture. At
least no definite announcement OF
policy has come from any of them. 1t
is said that several others are for
Norton, but there is nothing to sub
stantiate this. The policies OF Mr..
Justice as president have been recog-
nized as being OF high order and his
efforts in behalf of the league are
recognized, so that there Is no out
ward reason why any of them should
be against them.
The Proposition.
The whole matter boi1s down to the
proposition that, outside OF Burlfng-
ton, the cities that are against JUS
tice are those that are against the
four-yeteran rule, law that the pres
ent president has warmly upheld.
Muscatine lost $1,75o. according to
the report Of the baseball association
in that city, and the abolition OF the
rule promises to add rather than de-
tract from this amount.
The situation in Rock Island is in
teresting because of the fact that
there are two warning factions there,
one wanting Three-I baseball and the
other, Central association.
According to reports, the Rock
Island Three-I baseball association
has been organized there with CAPT
tai stock of $4,000. much of which
has been subscribed. Directors have
been elected and officers chosen
But the question of time now en-
tiers into the argument. 1t is reported
that every day the national associa-
ton committe delays in visiting the
city, the chances of Three-Eye base
ball there grow smaller.
New Angle on War.
The Sporting News of st. Louis
briefs the situation in the following
manner:
A rum bic Of dissatisfaction
comes down from Rock Island via
Moline to the effect that the in
vestigating committee of the Ma
tional association has passed the
opportune moment for making its
inspection. 1t is said that the old
element is rising again in Rock
Island and threatening to become
power; that Mike Sexton is
liable to break out any moment
and attempt to scuttle the Three
/ ship; that the lease held by the
ThreeI advocates is worth less
than the ink 1t took to sign it:
that this, that and the other
thing may happen before the COM
mittee gets there.
When the committe was first
ordered to Rock Island, Three-I
enthusiasm was running at high
tide. The hackers of the Tear
ney circuit had everything In
shipshape for any old investiga-
ton com mittee to look 'em over,
but now it's said different hue
appears. Rock Island is sulking
back into it's old way under the
careful guidance of the "old
guard
1t is said a petition In favor Of
the Central association is being
circulated and signed by many In
Rock Island. Furthermore, it Is
contended by the old gang that
but $3.50 Of the $4,000 to be raised
has been pledged This to be
sure, if reports are correct, is
pretty kettle of fish and means
some hard labor for those advo-
eating Class B ball to win from
their little sister across the father
of waters. But time will tell and
timely. We will soon discover
how far Mr.. Sexton has buried the
Ratchet that he used to try TO
scalp the Three-I league with"