Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-13
NEW LEAGUE
IS PROPOSED
CONSOLIDATION OF THREE.i AND
CENTRAL ORGANIZATIONS
SUGGESTED.
REORGANIZATION BEING
CONSIDERED At MEETING
Central Association Directors at Cedar
Rapids Have Proposition Before
1hem-Both Three.l and Central,
and Especially Latter, Show opposi.
ton to Proposal.

Il adjourned meeting at CEDAR haplQS To-
/ day, are considering the reorganiza-
ton Of the circuit, with a probability
that they will receive overtures from
| Three-I league cities for a consolida-
ton looking to the organization Of a
Class c league. The organization of
new league was not considered by the
| Central, it being expected that the cir
cult could be completed at todays
meeting or in short time, with Du-
buaue as the probable successor to
Muscatine and Ottumwa likely to re-
tain its franchise.
| The Central association directors
! also were to consider a revised vet
eran" rule today, with the likelihood of
a rule providing that leach club shall
employ at least seven players who
have not participated in more than
thirty games in organizations higher
! than Glass D." or some similar provis-
| ion, being adopted IN lieu of the old
veteran" rule which made it compul-
| sorry on a club to employ not to ex-
coed Ave players who have participated
I in more than thirty games with clubs
in organizations higher than Class D."
/ The old rule was held to be discrim-
inatory against older players, hut the
revised rule is said to meet the ap-
prevail of the national commission.
Il Sexton Originates Plan.
The suggestion that Three-I league
and Central association cities organize
a new league comes from NJ. H. Sex
of 70 nafipna1 acSnrta
| ton. Mr.. Sexton points out that such
an organization. composed Of the better
towns in the two circuits, would solve
all problems now confronting the two
| leagues.
Mr.. Sexton Is opposed to the Three-I
continuing as a Glass B league. The
Three-I does not have the population
required for Glass B organization but
has been permitted to retain it's rank
| Notwithstanding. Some of the direc
| tors now feel that the excessive sal
aries and big guarantee fund are ruin
Gus to baseball and desire to drop back
to Glass G, which would result in
lower salary limit, decreased guar
antee and probably a decreased mile
age.
Meets Opposition In Central.
Mr.. Sections suggestion will meet
| with opposition in the Central associa-
ton, however, for it provides for the
entrance only of Waterloo and Cedar
| Rapids into the proposed new league.
His plan is for circuit made up of
Davenport. Moline, Rock Island, Rock
ford. Galesburg, Cedar Rapids, Water
loo and Dubuque. If adopted it prob
ably would mean the ruin of the Cen
| trail association. Marshaltown and
Clinton would claim rights in the new
organization and their claims would be
justified by attendance figures Of last
year.
Furthermore, Marshalltown has gone
on record as favoring no plan which
| would contemplate the retirement Of
any member of the Central association
which was willing to retain member
ship and prepared to finance club.
Tkree-I Also Opposes.
The proposal likewise will meet with
disfayor in the Three-I, with Peoria,
Hannibal and Quincy fighting enforced
retirement. The plan, apparently, Is
designed to take care Of the tri-cities,
from which has originated much of the
trouble in the Three-I this year.
| It is likely that the Central associa-
ton today will go about it's work Of Or
sanization with no thought in mind of
taking the Sexton proposal seriously.
It is said that both Keokuk and Bur-
lineton are about ready to re-enter the
game, and If necessary one or both
might be induced to accept berths IN
4 the Central.
The Central association troubles or
| iginated when A. L. Tearney, president
Of the Three-I, came to the annual
meeting to urge redistricting of ter
ritory, without any tangible plan in
mind Some OF the Central associa-
ton directors were moved by Mr..
/ Tearney's remarks and the resultant
debate resulted in the retirement Of
Ottumwa. Had Tearney kept away
from the Cedar Rapids meeting Dr..
Bonham. of Ottumwa, doubtless would
have gone forward with his task Of
raising funds for new ball park at
Ottumwa and the directors would have
had but one berth to fill, with Dubuque
as q likely candidate for the place.
A. P. Strub is representing this city
at the Cedar Rapids meeting today.