The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-03
National Commission in Decision
Handed Down Yesterday, Excludes
Central Association From
Territory.
THE VOTE WAS DIVIDED
President Terer Of National LEAGUE
Dissents From Decision of
Other Two Members of
Commission.

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afternoon by the National Baseball
commission which met in Cincinnati,
Rock Island was awarded to the
Three-1 league, the decision Of the Ma
tlonal association in favor of the Cen
tral association being overruled.
The commission was divided Presi-
dent John X. Tener of the National
league dissented from the decision
and voted against the awarding Of the
city to Tearney's circuit Chairman
Hermann Of the commission and B. B
johnson, president of the American
league voted to exclude the z. A. from
Rock Island
VIII Take Medicine.
The Central association will not
protest the decision" said President
Justice today. I'VE will take our medi-
cine. 1t seems to me that President
Tener Of the National league has
stated the case well in his minority
report in which he said that the
Three-Eye league had fortified all Of
Its rights in Rock Island, and his word
should carry some weight"
c. A. Meeting for Monday.
President Justice today sent out
kilograms to the Central association
directors announcing league meeting
on next Monday at Cedar Rapids. Now
that Rock Island has been lost to the
Q. A, Fort Dodge will be admitted at
the meeting. Mr.. Justice said today
that baseball club had been or
gained in that city. Keokuk will have
a representative at the meeting.
History Of Dispute.
The dispute between the Three-I
eague and the Central association !
over the Rock Island rights, was in
7estigated recently by a special CON- !
ntttee Of the National associations /
BOARD Of arbitration and the decision /
awarding the territory to the Central !
vas made after the committees report
vas turned in. The Central claimed /
Rock Island because of an alleged /
agreement by the Three-I league to-
out team in that city last fall or give .
Up its rights, and It's failure to place |
/ team there.
President Teaney appealed the de-
'iston to the National commission ana
he decision OF that body came yester-
lay. l.
TnJuring Three-I.
The majority finding in this regard h
he fact that Rock Island was original |.
'hree-I territory and that in surren- i
ering its territorial rights, even ,
hough It did not operate a team in T,
,ock Island, the ThreeI league is be- ,
lg injured. ,
The majority finding nthis regard .
avs:
Moline and Davenport, which have
hree1 league franchises, are each
sss than five miles from Rock Island :
nd hence their territorial prerogative
annot be tnfrtnged upon without sub
ecting them to liability to serious
amage IN their property rights.
Injury to every club In the Three-I
sague Is possible If the Centarl asso- I
fatton should be permitted to operate 6
-ithfn five miles Of Davenport and Mo I
me, because of the competition that 1
rifl result. {
Minority Report. {
IN dissenting, President Tener's MI 4
ority report, said:
To find for the appellants in this ,
ase is to say in effect that any
sague possessed OF territorial rights I
nder circumstances similar to those |
resented in this case has vested
lght in perpetnfty; cannot by any /
vert act, neither by its officially I
lodged word SO to do, nor anything
vacate and abandon such /
arritory; but at its caprice, will. and
leasure. may or not operate such ter 6
tory. even to the extreme hardship, +
nfairness and Injustice to the citi.
ems residing within the limits Of such G