The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-31
DELAY MEETING
ON FORMATION
OF NEW LEAGUE
Waterloo Wants An
other Week to Shape
It's Details.
BY j. L. HUGHES.

meeting OF baseball men from
cities interested in the formation of
a new minor league circuit origin
ally set for Thursday of this week,
has been postponed until Feb. 8, ac-
cording to word received by Nj. H.
Sexton of this city Representatives
of Rock Island, Cedar Rapids, Mar
shalltown, Waterloo, Ottumwa and
Dubuque will meet at Cedar Rap
ids then, and from all indications
will be prepared to make the leakue
a reality.
The delay has been granted at
request of Waterloo, which asked
another week in which to clear up
the details in connection with its
return to organized baseball I'm
less something unforeseen crops up
at the gathering, the fans of these
cities can put it down as reasonably
certain a name will be adopted and
plans made for drawing up sched-
ule.
Rock Island baseball boosters are
optimistic over the prospects or
this city continuing in baseball on
a safer and more sane basis than it
was found possible to observe in the
Three-Eye league. This feeling of
optimism seems to pervade the
camps of the other cities.
A program emphasizing the ur-
gent need of economy is likely to
be the keynote around which the
meeting will revOlye. r. F. Wood,
president of the Rock Island Fans
association feels that this policy
must be followed if the organiza-
ton is to be a success, and his
views are known to be shared by
the other cities.
At this time there does not seem
to be anything to hamper the for
nation OF the circuit. At the last
meeting all cities with exception of
Waterloo, were in favor of af1liat-
ing and now that Waterloo has sig
nified its readiness and willingness
to become a member of the organ
ization, the outlook is especially
rosy.
Oldtime baseball fans of Rock Is
land will recall William p. "Cy-
clone" Rhiens, a pitcher for Daven-
port in the early COS. Press dis
death last night at his home in
Ridgeway, Pa, at the age of 50.
Davenport was in the Interstate
league in those days. Rheims got
his nickname because of his terrific
speed. 1t was said that he had so
much force behind the ball that
only one catcher, Jerry Harrington
of Keokuk, was capable of holding
his delivery. Naturally this battery
became famous all over the middle
west.
The next boxing show by the
Davenport legion is being planned
for some date between Feb. II and
Feb. "a, Morrie Schlaifer, the
hard-hitting Hebrew boy from On
aha, who made a deep impression,
not only on frankie WEIGH, but on
the fans as well, last week, is to be
featured again. His opponent re-
mains to be named but the choice
seems to have simmered down be-
tween Dennis O'keefe of Chicago,
Sid Barbarian of Detroit and John
ny Griffiths of Akron, Ohio.
Walter Flanagan was expected
home last night from Canton, Ohio,
where he attended the annual meet
ing of the American Football
league Saturday, but the little boss
of the Independents seems to have
got stalled in Chicago. Walter
probably got so interested talking
over prospects for next fall with
Jimmy Councilman that he missed
train connections and decided to
remain over until tonight. At any
rate Walter should have something
interesting to spill upon his return.