Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-26
GOES AHEAD WITH PLAYING
SCHEDULE, INCLUDING ROCK
ISLAND, DESPITE RULING.
JUSTICE STILL SILENT
ON ROCK ISLAND PLANS
MarshaIltown and Waterloo Directors
Promise to Start Fight, However, it
to Rock Island to Orsanize-Feel

The Three-I league, as well as the
Rock Island baseball organization, is
going ahead with preparations for the
opening of the season, with Rock Is
land included in the circuit. The ruling
OF the special committee, awarding
association. is entirely disregarded. A
schedule has been drafted and soon
will be submitted to a meeting for the
league for official adoption. The
schedule provides for Rock Island to
open the season at Peoria.
President Tearney, Of the Three-I,
is still in Chicago. where he went for
conference with Ban Johnson, and no
word has come from the Three-I ex-
ecutive as to the outcome of his visit.
President Justice, of the Central as
ISOLATION, also is silent No word has
come from Keokuk as to the result OF
the request that the clubs raufy the
plan of sending a special committee
to RoCkIsland to form a club.
Fight Within League Promised.
1t is known. however that the Wat
erloo and Marshalltown directors re-
fused TO approve the plan, and if Mr..
Justice attempts to take his commit
tee to Rock Island this week as
planned. a fight within the league is
promised. 1t is not known what action
other members of the league took in
regard to the Justice committee.
The Waterloo and Marshalltown di-
rectors opposed the plan on the ground
that the association now has eight
members and until there is vacancy
no steps should he taken to occupy
new territory Keokuk has posted
$500 guarantee 20 hold its franchise.
and until keokuk or some other club
decides to surrender its berth, there
will be no vacancy to fill The plan to
send committee to Rock Island-to or
ganize a team Is ridiculous if Keokuk
Is to remain in the league; if Justice
plans on surrendering the keokuk
franchise to Rock Island then it must
be accepted that the action OF keokuk
in posting its guarantee OF 5000 was
for the purpose of preventing the de-
feat of Mr.. Justice. and to hold berth
for Rock Island, local directors as
sert.
If the Central association fails to
occupy the Rock Island territory by
Feb. g. and Keokuk should surrender
with but seven members, the two
northern clubs feel that the response
bility must rest entirely upon Mr..
Justice.
Should Consider Fort Dodge.
Mr.. Justices insistence on the ad- !
nrttance of Rock Island is taken to
mean that Keokuk will surrender its
franchise If this is the case. the !
northern clubs argue. it is but fair to
consider the rights of Fort Dodge and |
the sentiment of the members Of the |
association as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF
attempting to occupy territory which !
will assure a continuous fight. or en-
tering a field which il practically GER
tain to give baseball the fullest sup
port.
The events of the past week have
given the Marshalltown ana Waterloo
directors the impression that Keokuk
had no intention of remaining in the
league when it posted its $500: that its
guarantee was posted solely for the
purpose of re-electing Mr.. Justice to
the presidency.
What 1--WE" Promised Rock Island.
If Mr.. Justice persists in sending a
committee to Rock Island to form a
club he will do so against the wishes
of at least two clubs--The northern
clubs might see the matter in a differ
erent light however if one point were
explained: that is. the Central asso-
ciation's alleged promise to Rock Is
land Mr.. Justice has argued that
we promised to place team in
Rock Island and eve" must keep our
promise AS there IS apparently no
record of the association ever promis-
ing Rock Island anything. Marshall
town and Waterloo are under the i'm
preston that Mr.. Justice has assumed
the use Of the royal pronoun. and he
rather than I'VE" Is responsible for
any promises that may have been
made. However, If he can show that
we" meaning the association, ever
promised Rock Island, or any faction
in Rock Island, that team would be
maintained there, the insurgent clubs
might see the matter in a different
LIGHT