The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-08
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81 FANS MEET
~ pHUCE COFRLAND.

Island Fans' association
n t>ere are % shasss Of atock
~ --you are urged 70 atts1d
soecnd annual election Of ON
cs6 directors Tuesday night in
s,kef Of Commerce headqua1-
= the state Bank building.
- requests that every stock
S attsad the meeting have
:|c Snailed to the entire personnel
Ttns' association 1t he's
- urged that thoss vhO
unable to attend the NEST
IA their proxies for nc1;ps-
~ = Acting Secretary n. 3.
- st the earliest possfhlS mo
ssistAnce that all stoekAolders
Sd ~ meeting or submit their
rIes in due season for voting
iio. d based on that section Of
~ Incorporated constitution and
.lsve which specifies that 81 per
ssai & the entire membership shall
1atituts Q quorum for the trans
Siaa Of oil Official matters per-
SI1Ine to the Fans association
All Votes Needed
4 view Of the extensive plans
4 successful season Of Three
~ baseball this year, It is exigent
- every shareholder be present
Rs,1sminats or cast his or her vote
~ Individual choices. An entirely
~ ofYlcial slate will be elected
Slone with a new board Of direc-
IN Until after the new officials
40 been duly installed. no fur
ilef business for the coming sea
81 can be transacted.
No manifestations as to whom
~ new ofiicers and directors will
have been recorded 20 far. This
hid indicate that the service Of
ny present incumbents has been
Saalactory enough to assure their
.,volection. It cannot be denied
tlat the present club ofhcials
5Ifttors have served the best
lessts Of the association in 81,
Ma Disappointing season with
Nscticaily no deficit, besides sign.
II George McQuillan to manage
ths new islanders, and the pur.
eAase Of Eddie Lenahan, Frank
NSfDAy. Pitcher Brooks and Out
Aoj1ef Martini.
I ne assiduous. conservation pol.
~ Of the association ofiicials hal
I'm attributed to practical meth
- Of operating 8 minor league
baseball club which. under ordin'
~ circumstances, would hav'
aled the season we'll up in thu
8hrps-Eye league race. The ON
nm and directors all did theil
bs1k remarkably we'll. They be
On the season with little or moth
~ save the generous financial as
nance Of Rock Island fandom
~ tleir stewardship never weak
~, despite reverses which nigh
me sent other clubs to the wall
This ID not . plea for the re
ection Of the present rulers
l1ftly . compliment to their sue
III Of last year. The Argus ha'
- In close touch with the club
lade operations and can report n,
Rlgulsrities worthy Of comment
n1fe probably are several new
e1pectiye oflcials in view, ant
4 sentiment Of association ON
~ d Wholly and heartily rscep
49, Every stockholder will hav'
! voice in the election and ma!
Doss for once just whom he o.
- pleases.
The omcial selections will b,
erned wholly by the pfactica
lineations Of the respective can
otes to serve ~ cooperators o
aass B baseball club. Election
esmcs will entail the sacrifice o
- time - TO business and 60
matters In almost utter sur
aaf to the pressing affAirS o
BASEBALL club. 1t 10 quite i'm
dcal that either baseball o.
Business become q side issue
mdef first class conditions, tn
aaent, secretary and treasure
baseball club should dsvot'
entire time to its operation
nployed in the major leagues
y In the minor leagues. how
unless the ownership Is tn
Of one or more affluent msu
e!cials can get by ON deyet
only part time to the venture
= should be borne in min,
running for ONCE that who
u elected will be called upol
M1ous times during the seasol
Acflnce much valuable tim
merry to serve the fortune
- club.
~ ID an optimistic tren
Ner plans for the comm
are discussed. which woul
= that every stockholdef ~
Z na 10 preparing to Sit pfett
zach the Islanders set tn
nor the league.
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