Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-16 | Page 9 | Three-Eye Loop Forced to Stop

Three Eye Loop Forced to Stop DECATUR Ill July 16 18 After JP-After ff Alter After operating perating since 1901 with only the war var year rear ear 1918 as the sole interruption tion lon the I Three Three-I league today had bad given Iven up for the season The oldest class B league in the country and a training ground for many who later starred in the major league eague it finally was forced to call it t a season last night when it became known cnown that the Quincy club could no longer compete with nonpaying at- at Decatur dropped out Tuesday and andie the ie Danville franchise operated by the he St St. Louis Cardinals was transferred trans trans- erred to Springfield Ill which had hadeen been een forced to the wall The move was vas made mad In order to attempt to finish fin fin- ish sh the s season ason with four clubs but Quincy failing to obtain help from a major league club made the certain ertain by collapsing The Cardinals had just contracted to o operate the Springfield franchise for or three seasons and probably will willbe willbe wille be e instrumental in attempting to revive revive revive re re- re- re vive the circuit next year President L. L J. J Dylle of Decatur m made de the announcement from Terre Haute Ind md saying It seems only sound business judgment not to try to continue Bloomington Blo IlL III and Evansville nd md dropped out before the season opened leaving Quincy Springfield Decatur Decatur Terre Haute Danville and Peoria eoria to attempt to carry carryon on The league eague had clubs in Illinois Indiana Indian and nd Iowa va in Its us early years j