Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-08
MOLINE is READY
/. TO RECEIVE BALI
!. HOSTS THURSDAY
Many Important Matters Schedul.x !.
Come Up at Long Delayed Whit,
Meet OF Three-Eye League
MAKEUP OF CIRCUIT UNCERT.r
Bloomington May Qualify, but p.
port Is Wobbly-Islanders Wan,
to Open Season on Home Lat


Manufacturers hotel, in Moline Il.
magnates of the Three-Eye league r,n
convene for the long delayed mid.v,
ter meeting originally scheduled IN !.
held in December, but which was hal,
up indefinitely pending final deeisio,
on the Rock Island territorial souabb.
President A. R. Tearney will pr.,,a.
The three most important aue,t,or,
to come before the moguls are:
Makeup Of the circuit.
Adoption of schedule.
Changes in constitution and bvIar,
Makeup Of the tri-lamp circuit "a,
1916 is still a matter of conjecture
Prexy Tearney announced that ,hs
seven clubs which finished last yea,
with Rock Island as the eighth mem.
Der, would complete the Lineup. bn,
this is all uncertain. That Rock Is.
land, Davenport, Moline, Peoria, Quiucv
and Rockford will be on hand with the
$1,000 required Of each club as forfeit
money is certain.
Bloomington is hopeful and Freeport
is dubious. Up to Monday approx.
mately $3.50 in cold cash had been re-
ceived in Bloomington and it is be-
lieved that the remaining $3.50 will be
raised by this evening. The iau
amount has been pledged. Free.
port. the smallest and younees,
member of the circuit, has encountered
considerable difficulty in placing
things in shape for the coming yea,
and small hope is held out that the up
state club will have the necessary coin
ready by Thursday. 1t has been fell
all along that Freeport is too small
for class B organization, but the ball
promoters in that town have made ey.
cry effort to make the undertaking I
success, apparently, without avail
Last winter a bazaar was staged to
help raise funds for the club for the
coming year.
Should Freeport fail to qualify,
Galesburg is looked upon as a prob
able successor and possibly Dubuque.
1t is expected that both those cities
will have representative at the Moline
meeting, or at least Galesburg.
Landers Has Schedule.
AS far as is known at this time
Frank Landers of Rockford is the only
gent who has drawn up schedule fol
the coming year to be considered al
the Moline meet Phil Apple, noted
statitician of Quincy, may also be Oh
hand with some suggestions along this
line. However, one thing is certain
and that is the Rock Island club mem
bers will stand for no proposition to
have the Islanders open away from
home. The local magnates want to
| celebrate their comeback into profes-
| sional ball on the home lot, and will
insist on this plan. 1t is not expected
that any radical changes will be made
| in the constitution and bylaws.
The sport scribes of the Three-Eye
league will convene in Moline at the
same time and lay plans for the con-
ing year. 1t is expected that several
| new members will be voted in. Al
O'Hern of Davenport, president OF the
organization, will preside and Jerrl
Mcfarland is scheduled for an address
Rock Island will be represented 81
the meeting in full force, as all OF the
directors are planning to attend.
Beck to Stay in K. c.
Fred Beck, the former Bloomer, wne
was sold to the Kansas City team o.
the American association by the de-
funct Chicago Whales, has accepted th'
terms offered by the club and Will re
port to them at training time. He naa
an offer to play independent ball tni'
summer at a better figure than ina
offered by the organized ball club, Da
considered it best TO remain IN th'
fold, and while he has not returhe'
his signed contract as yet, he VIII "
so in the near future.
Lister Signs Local Boy.
In addition to julius Munch ah'
a.
Heine Biltz, Pete Lister, manager y
the Islanders, announced today taa
he had signed Ben Sommerson OF 'n'
city, formerly of Coal Valley, piteh
er, and Frank Moorehead, an amateur
| tosser of Illinois City, who VIII trs ~
the shortstop position, and {. l. wa
shall, a seasoned pitcher, hailins HUE
Michigan Lister is being clalmeu y
Peoria, but it is thought that the io. .
manager will be released from the pi'
| tillers' club without any further q
panse to Rock Island.