The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-09
Future of Keokuk Is
Still One of
Questions

| The baseball situation OF Keokuk,
| the Central association and the Three
| Eye league, combines to form one of
| the most unique puzzles that has ever
| been given to fans or baseball OFF,
Gals to unravel.
| In the language of the war offices,
no decision has been reached on any
Of the fronts. The baseball threads
are all unraveled and mixed and
some time will elapse before they are
Strengthened out again.
The situation of Keokuk is doubt
full.
Keokuk's case will not be definite
ly decided until the annual meeting
of the Central association is held at
Burlington.
This meeting cannot be held until
the national association committee
visits Rock Island to award the
Island territory to either the c. A., or
the Three-I.
And according to the latest reports.
this committee will not visit Rock
Island until the Federal-organized ball
peace parley has been settled.
And to further muddle up the situ-
alton. Fort Dodge has applied for a
C. A berth and opposition to Prest-
dent Justice is raging over the circuit.
May be Postponement.
Mr. Justice is the authority for the
staten ent that the c. A. annual meet
ing, set for the twelfth of this month,
will not be held until the status OF
Rock Island has been determined.
The baseball committee was to
meet in the Island city between Jan.
1 and 10. This period Of time is al
most up and nothing has been done.
Three-I and C. A. cities are both in
terested in the outcome Of the war
for Rock Island. At the request OF
James r. Hayes, secretary OF the
Davenport Baseball club, A. R. Tear
ney, president of the Three-I, visited
Mr.. Chivington, president OF the
American association and chairman OF
the baseball committee that is to
visit Rock Island and asked him when
the visit would be made. The follow
ing reply was received:
Chicago. ILL.,, Jan 6.
Mr. James T. Hayes,
Secretary Davenport B. B. Club,
Davenport, Iowa.
Dear Sir called on Mr.. ChfY-
ington today In reference to the
time is so taken up with peace
/ negotiations at the present, that
he could not say definitely just
what date he would set. How
ever, / have asked him to write
the other members of the COM
mittee to see If they could not
let me know something definite
by Monday.
Yours very truly,
A. r. TEARNEY,
President ThreeI League.
This may cause a postponement OF
the Central association meeting at
Burlington and give Keokuk fans a
few more days to worry over the
stand of the Indian town. But to
those who are still roofing for base
ball here. it may give chance TO
put on foot plans for remaining in
the league.
Baseball in keokuk.
A Gate City reporter yesterday in
terviewed everybody that might
throw some light on the Keokuk stu
alton. President Stephen Irwin said
that Keokuk would be represented at
the Burlington meeting, but that the
delegate had not been selected as yet.
Just what Keokuk would do at the
meeting he could not say, but he in
timated that something might be done
next week. t..
Frank Belt, who made the baseball
offer some time back, to run the team
himself if new baseball park were
erected and the baseball supporters
of the city would raise $4,000, said
that he had done everything he could
do and that il was up to the Base
ball Grounds association to say what
1t intended to do in the matter of
erecting the new park.
A meeting of this body was held
some time back, but nothing definite
was planned E. P McManus, presi-
Debt of the association, stated yes
terday that nothing had been done
yet toward calling meeting or vot-
ing on the proposition. He seemed
to think that it was up to the Keo-
kuk fans 10 say whether they wanted
baseball OF not before the n after of
the new baseball park was A2ided.
Mr.. McManus stated that baseball
Keokuk should take some step to
settle the question in the next few
daes.
is Still Confident.
Mr.. Belt still feels confident that
Eeokuk could raise $4,000 and that il
! full meeting of the GROUNDS asso-
citation was held, that II would vote
% erect a new baseball park There
4 still a small spark of hope burn
ug. but it fs going to taxi some
lnited action to fan the hope into
lame
The Gate City believes that 1T
you,d be a. good thing to hold meet
ng of Keolruk fans to secure some
,rTraesion as to whether they want
o support baseball again in 1916, or
iot
~ tho ursseIlt time IT appears that
,oDL- leland is to be awarded to the
'hresI league and that there is stlH
chance for Keokak TO stick, unless