The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-30
This 10 the Treat Of the Sports Writ
er on Democrat il the Whips
Manager Can't Have Every
thing.
IS AFTER BURLINGTON
Declares That Hamilton Can't be in
the League and Makes Other
Claims Of "SpoiIed Child"
Nature.

TOII MdulSOu . DdoeOdll ududSo
ment seriously objects to the accept
ance Of Hamilton as member Of
the Iowa State league, and, accord
Madison Democrat, will break up the
| league If not given everything that
Its little managers heart Is pining
for. Incidentally, the sports writer
fnsinuates that he has uncovered a
protest Saturdays game if beaten
He's some little Sherlock Holmes,
anyway. The whole burden of the
to beat Burlington, and If we can't
have that wen quit the league.
Here is the Democrats story:
"A fight which may cause Fort
Madison to forsake the Iowa State
league and which may cause the dis
solution of the league is now brewing
on the darkened horizon. Bethel
Slutz, field manager of the Whips, is
red hot on the trail of Manager Mas
tiers of the Burlington team and de-
mands that meeting of the league
be called this week. Masters is not
the only ball manager who is due
for scoring by Fort Madison's pep
perry little boss, who is after some
Keokuk hide also.
"The big war started Saturday,
when Keokuk played Burlington.
Luckily for Burlington, they lost, for
had they won they would have lost
anyway The Keokuk management
was ready to protest the game, should
Burlington have won, on the grounds
that pitcher living outside Of the
twenty-four- mile limit had been
placed in the box against them.
Pressed by the resignation Of their
stellar hurIer, Birkenstock, the
Shocks hooked up lad named Over
man, whom they pitted against the
Indians at the Dam City Saturday.
That Keokuk would have protested
had the game been lost is substan
tiated by a statement made by a
Keokuk player here Sunday while
sitting on the Fort Madison bench
and arguing over the insertion OF
Birkenstock into the Whip lineup. II
Scrap Over BirIey.
"This is where the other rub comes
in. .Birkenstock has legally quit Bur
lington's club. He had a right to
resign and there is nothing in the
bylaws of the league to keep Fort
Madison from signing him. He lives
within the twenty-four-mile limit and
also gave the Shocks sufficient no
tice. All that Keokuk asked was that
the Whips give a five-day notice that
Birkenstock will play. This notice
has been sent in, and If the request
| is rejected and Birkenstock ruled out
by the other managers, then 1t means
goodbye league. Slutz is on the Old
cinders after a square deal and will
rget it or bust.
THE third point of dissension
comes in Burlington's actions again.
Without the consent Of the other
teams, Burlington took on the Ham
iIton, ILL.,, squad and beat them badly
Sunday. There was nothing in the
playing Of the team except that Bur
lington advertised it as league
game. Hamilton is not in the league
and will never be if Slutz has his
way. The locals played an independ- |
ent game here Saturday with Bona |
parte. The MISREPRESENTATION game !
must be regarded the same as :he /
Bonaparte game and cannot be |,
placed in the standings.
Asks Meeting.
with these three little black marks
in his note book, Slutz is after
league meeting, and the outlook
shows that there will be plenty OF ,
sparks flying when the lads get to-
gether. There is no doubt left in the |
minds of the Fort Madison magnates
that the matters will be settled salts
factorily. According to an announce
ment made this morning at league
headquarters, Birkenstock will I'M
doubtedly be allowed to play with
Fort Madison with no further words
said The Hamilton business will
also be settled, it is hoped.
"The local management has not an
nounced it's schedule for this week
end, but Burlington is due for a trip
to this city either Saturday or Sun
day"