Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-16

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sldens yestefaay ~ plans
a hslo ~ me comine cam
oalns II rs tne annua meet
an9s go Cne g me nrst tnines o0ne
~ g reiee tne piayeF uaIt ir0m
~ ~ y mens exclusive q me man
egef the ma1nates Also voteo ID
tfyy0r of . 10 Per cent assessment
g enfe receipts for : reserve inno.
Z b. N iseuS
roached. but Was 70 be raised - =
second session this morning.
b many minor matters we're
taken up fnat there was no chance
70 nnlsn the business IN one uay,
nnt the deleestes expect 70 wina
tainss " Ivy 1871 ~ - su ha nIaved
.', 81 ~ d,scrs.od Mnst ~ fhe mag
,,. w '.sam N favor going hack 70
~" "a v.me schsduie which ,pre.
r 80 To- : rrmher ~ vears
= :, -. :. r--s. W..
Nup sol .e.
A feature OF the nappeninss yes
tordAy was ne appropfia.lon VI
300 for silver cup 10 De n,csen
"a 70 the clnD drawing .se iai sos.
aitendance On opening day. An
other was the decision " pu ~ g.
= silver cup TO De gwen 70 .ae o..
Paul club, champions, insteau ~ .
pennant, as nag Is Always sisen
anyway Dy one Oh tne spoluns
goods houses. Tine eluD oNa as
thought 2 cup Wouiu pe : ''0'ie
trophy.
Thomas ]. Hickey, whose .nree,
year term expired. was reeiecteo
for another term OF the oane
length. and ]. w. Norton. owner OF
the ST. Paul club, was reeiectea
Vice president for the same period
Welcome New Members.
q. .oor :. tho club owners went
sn.a sasason the new members OF
ln.o ssss.o o.to pnrchert ~ MIL
une lsae Wa ueat W r Smith of indian
s sun wara formally admitted.
1ssi- uardricks manager of In
diananolis also was admitted. as
he now Is stakeholder In the
club. Other matters OF MINOR I'M
portance disposed Of are:
Adoption OF uniform ticket with
rain check attached.
Dispensing with the player
fund.- created last season to be
paid to players at the close as Q
\ bonus. the amount depending upon
the position Of the clubs at the
finish.
Appointment Of President Hicke,
and c. II. X. Heinfelden as q com
mittee to revise the league consti
Z tuition.
Adoption OF rule that gives tns
president sole authority In the ap
pointment OF umpires for any post
season series that may be played
this being done To prevent an!
manager or club owner indicating
he would boost any umpire fol
such position providing said man
ager or club owners team should
win the pennant.
Garry Hermann Present.
-. .r..,.. ~ cerrv Harr
-..r -. ~ the vorid,a cham
No.. .rd .t,Ii chairman of the M
s,cr., cnmm,..,cn At thu meetinr
hsd M oSy,cisi Connection Herr
mann ~" ~ ,ts s he had come witt
rl.ns IN INV \ nlaver or two ant
Il vas said he made IN offer To-
Outhelder Miller of St. Paul. bu
It was not accepted. Hermann
also expected to meet Manage
Huggins Of the New York Yankees
but the latter failed to appear
Tho magnates present were:
st. Paul-President John Norton
Manager Kelley.
Indianapolis = President w. Z
Smith. Vice President Wiilian
Smith. Jr., Manager Jack Hen
bricks.
Toledo = President ana Manage
Roger Bresnahan.
Columbus-President Joseph TIN
ker, Manager William Clymer.
Kansas City - President Georg
Muehlebach. Secretary John Saw
age. MAnaTar John CAMEL.
Louisville - Business Manage
william Neal.
Minneapolis - President Georg
Belden.
Milwaukee--President Otto Boz
ebert.
VIM UrKe Short Schedule.
president Hickey said he woul
5s.. 4. a.: .ss Ct Closing ss n :sss, ' s:y