Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10
THREE | LEAGUE
is STILL SEEKING
THE EIGHTH CITY
Seven Clubs Qualify and Post checks
at Midwinter Meeting of Magnates
in Moline Yesterday.
TEAMS WILL PLAY IN 14G GAMES
Freeport and Galesburg Fail to Send
Representatives Guests
at Banquet at Manufacturers.


Eye league meeting was held IN Mohne
Yesterday afternoon at the Manufac-
turers' hotel. II was brought to tit
ting close in the evening with ban
Quet, the Moline ball club being host.
After all business had been finished
the Three-Eye directors found them
selves with only seven clubs on hand
to open the season. The failure of
either Freeport or Galesburg to send
representatives to the meeting was a
keen disappointment, as the magnates
had hoped to fix the personnel of the
circuit yesterday and get squared away
for the opening Of the season.
The Rockford party came to Moline
by way of Freeport and Doc" Cum
mings, manager of the Freeport club,
met them at the depot in that city and
appointed c. W. Olson, secretary of
the Rockford club, as representative to
act for Freeport. 1t is known that
Freeport has not the necessary $1,000
to post as forfeit to start the season,
but great effort will be made to bear in
that town to put things in shape in a
financial way.
GaIesburg Mum.
No representative from GaIesburg
showed up during the day, nor did the
Knox county send any word to the
league whatever, to show its inclina-
ton to assume franchise. Two COM
mittees were named by President Tear
new to clear up the matter of the eighth
member Of the circuit at the earliest
possible moment. l.. L. Hance, Rock
Island, James T. Hayes, Davenport,
and 0. W. Shannon, Quincy will visit
Galesburg soon to try to interest the
people in Three-Eye franchise. The
second committee. consisting of Tom
Reber and C. W. Olson of Rockford and
Jack Ryan of Peoria, will canvass the
situation in Freeport. Should either Of
these cities fail to qualify it looks as
though the Three-Eye will have to
start with six clubs, under which plan,
it is feared, the tri-Cities would get an
overdose of baseball. 1t may be that
East ST. Louis or Aurora will be con-
sidered in pinch.
Three schedules were submitted, two
of them being prepared by Frank Ian
ders of Rockford and Phil Apple OF
Quincy. Although none of the charts
was considered yesterday, the directors
decided on a 140-game campaign, open
ing the season April 26 and closing
Sept a. committee, consisting OF
the presidents of the tri-city clubs, Will
take final action on the schedule and
notify the other members of its ar
engagements. Under this plan Rock Is
land is certain to get its opening date
at home.
Changes In the constitution were
made to conform with the nationa
baseball laws. Great stress was laiG
on the $500 salary limit and each
club can only carry 13 players, includ
ing a manager, whether he plays or di
reefs from the bench. 1t was also de-
cided that each club be obliged to post
$1,000 forfeit each year, in the form
of a draft, on or before March l OF
the club may be automatically dropped
from the circuit The drafts will b.
returned in September.
Meet Late.
The meeting was set for l.: 80 in the
afternoon, but the session was no
called to order until 2::30 in banque
room on the second floor. Presiden
Tearney presided and Secretary O. W
Channon Of Quincy read the minute!
Of the previous meeting. After thu
changes in the constitution had beer
explained the directors went into ex
ecutive session until 5 o'clock. Mr.
Tearney departed for Chicago at
o'clock.
The managers of the tri-city teams
Pete Lister, Rock Island; Dan OLeary
Davenport, and George Hughes, Moline
were present, but no trades of an!
kind developed during the meeting
Hughes, however, intimated that SOM
were hanging fire.
Those Present.
Following Is a list of the men WHIT
represented the various cities at tn,
meeting:
Rockford-Tom Reber, C. W. Olson
]. N. Groom.
Quincy-O. W. Shannon, Phil Apple
Peoria-Jack Ryan, John White. Ad
die Adams. Jerry Eddinger, Mat
Kaege.
Bloomington-E. f. Person
Moline-Lee Blackman, c. P. Skin
ner, George Hughes.
Rock Island-Dr Eli Bradford. Pete
Lister, Oscar Lift, L. L. Hance, Jacl
Tighe
Davenport-Dick and Reed Lane
James T. Hayes, Dan OLeary.
c. P. Skinner Of Moline was toast
master at the banquet in the evening
Brief talks were made by the repre-
sentatives OF the various cities and al
urged cooperation, strict observance o