The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-31

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Dali player. Last seen in q Second
avenae hash heuse telling Manager
Nern Glecksoa Of the Islaaders,
how. happy he was to have heea
sold By Peoria to the Is,anderh
mere was much weeping and
watling and crashing OF teeth yes
terday morning when the Islander
MANAGEMENT, through President C.
W: Mueller. learned they had been
Dilked out Of Roy Brown, the for
mer Tractor shortstop, for whom
Mr.. Mueller had closed a deal with
Manager Bill Jackson the night be-
fore.
As q result, Secretary John H.
Farrell OF the National Association
OF Professional Baseball League.
Will have a new tangle to unknot.
after President Mueller learned
that President Joe Tinker of the
Columbus A. A. club, had spirited
Brown away at midnight Thursday
taking the player over the heads Of
the islanders, by whom his pur-
chase had been arranged, agreed
ana billed for immediate delivery.
Deal Is Closed.
Bill Jackson Of the Tractors
buzzed President Ryan of the
Tractors early Wednesday night,
telling his boss the Islanders were
intent on buying Brown for the
stated purchase price Of $500. Ac-
cording to DR.. Mueller, he was
standing just outside the long dis
lance phone booth when jackson
emerged with the news that the
deal was closed.
DR.. Mueller asked jackson II It
would be necessary for them 10
sign papers over the transaction,
to which Manager Jackson replied:
mo. our word is good enough"
Brown arrived in town Wednes-
day at $3.50 p. m. and went immed-
lately into conference with Man
ager Glockson, saying he was
pleased with the deal and would do
his utmost to assist in pulling the
islanders out of the hole.
ALI In Good Spirits.
Meantime. DR.. Mueller, Joe
Tinker and Manager Jackson were
enjoying dinner together at the
New Harper, swapping yarns, eae.
DR.. Mueller left the party at about
10 p. m. The next thing he heard
was yesterday morning when in
formed that Tinker had taken
Brown to Columbus, Ohio, on the
midnight train.
Jackson Square Dealer.
1t is certain that Manager Jack
son is absolutely dead on the level
In the transaction and that he en-
tertained no fraudulent measures
in switching the player. who is the
property Of the Rock Island club,
to Tinker and his Columbus Colon
els. Bill Jackson is a square deal
er. and seems to be just about as
much at sea over this deal as are
President Mueller and Manager
Glockson.
After closing the deal for the sale
of Brown, Manager Jackson immed-
lately notified the Peoria morning
papers Of Thursday. telling them
Brown had been sold to Rock Is-
land. That is Just proof that the
deal with the Islanders went
through.
Brown Bolts, Report.
When called to account yesterday
by DR.. Mueller, Jackson said Brown
had informed both him and Joe
/ Tinker that he did not care to pla,
with Rock Island. This, as Jack.
son told Dr.. Mueller, autornaticall,
ditched the deal. However, Jack
son seemingly forgot that Brown
was the property of the Islander!
and that he was on his way here tt
report. He also overlooked thu
fact that Brown had conferred will
Manager Glockson and that every
thing was sitting pretty"
We do not seek to impugn Jack
sons veracity. but it is dollars tt
pickles that he knew Tinker hat
dissuaded Brown from reporting II
the Islanders, and that itswas hi
(Jackson's) cue to notify either DR.
Mueller or Manager Glockson @
the players turn of mind. AS
was, he let Tinker get away wit
Brown while all the club official
were safe in bed.
To Fight for Rights.
DR.. Mueller said today that h
will fight to the last ditch to &c
Brown back, having notified Secre
tary Farrell of the agreed purchas
and that. unbeknown to him, Brow
had been spirited away without hi
knowledge. In this action he wi
have the support of President A
Tearney Of the Three-Eye League
and OF former Rock Island clu
president, Mike Sexton. who BIT
] lieves the Islanders have goo
case against both the Peoria an
Columbus clubs.
j, Being the property Of the 1:
landers, Brown should, by reguls
tions, have reported for play or
. have informed them directly tbs
he would not play with them. Ate
the deah with Peoria had bee
closed, Peoria automaticall
stepped out, SO far a. Brown wa
concerned.
Manager Jackson spoke in all SIT
cerity when he said he had sol
Brown 10 Tinker for $500, belle,
J ing that the players bolt fro1
.. playing here, made the Islande'
Tractor deal null and void. Tha
will be the basis Of the suit thi
President Mueller threatens
bring in case Brown Il mot n
i turned Immediately to Rock Islam
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