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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
.wiIIetts Rests Joe Hirst.

Philadelphia. Pa, Dec. 29.-Profiting
by his advantage in height and weight,
Johnny Willetts had shade on Joe
Hirst in a great bout at the Douglas
A. c. last night. 1t was hurricane
battle from the tap of the gong in the
opening round, and in the second.
when Willetts shook his man with a
powerful smash, It looked bad for
Hirst. but Willetts was too wild to
follow up his advantage. Hirst was
willing at all times and kept boring
in. but Willetts was successful in
stopping most of his PUSHES A good
crowd was kept in a tumult by the
speed of the bout.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
YOUNG LQUGHREY
BESTS DONAHUE
Latter Fouls Intentionally When He
Sees He Is Doomed to
Defeat.

Boston, Mass. Dec %. - Young
Lodghrey of Philadelphia won from
Young Donahue of This city on foul
in the fifth round of their u round
contest at the Armory Athletic asso-
citation last night. The fouling by
Donahue was Intentional He hit
Loughrey low several times. So fla
grant was the violation of the rules
that the referee stopped the bout and
gave the decision to Loughrey.
Donahue did not take it any too good
naturedly and went after Loughrey
but the Philadelphia was not caught
mapping and they had a fast mix-up
.a.ter the mill was all over
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
MAKE PERMANENT
Red Cross Plans Adequate Re-
lief for Cherry Mine Hor-
ror Survivors.
TO CONSOLIDATE FUNDS
Governor Deneen in Sympathy and
Legislature VIII Be Asked
to Give Aid.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 29.-The
American Red Cross has taken the
initiative in a new method of furnish
ing relief to those left destitute
through some great disaster. If the
present plan is followed it will be
put into operation first for the re-
lief of the widows and orphans who
have been left helpless by reason of
the great disaster at the Cherry mine
in Illinois.
Ernest P. BicknelI, national direc-
tor of the American Red Cross, in
discussing the proposed plan, said
that it involved contributions to a
permanent fund by the Red Cross,
the National Mine Workers associa-
ton, and by appropriation of the
legislature of Illinois.
Governor Deneen in Sympathy.
The Red Cross has given its I'M
qualified Endorsement to the project
and the officers of the mine workers
and Governor Deneen have expressed
their full sympathy with the move
ment.
The Illinois legislature meets
again on Jan. and it is expected
that the matter will be given the
earnest attention of that body. The
officers of the mine workers will
bring the subject before the miners
state convention in February next.
The plan is to consolidate the
funds of the Red Cross, the state of
Illinois, and the mine workers and
place them in the hands # a board
representing the three b. <es. Under
the direction of this board each fam
lily in Cherry will be visited and its
condition as to it's ability to support
itself fully looked into.
49, Families Now Need Aid.
The amount of the allotment to
each family will depend upon this
investigation. 1t is proposed to con-
tinue this relief until the members
of the family are able to provide for
the family support. There are ap-
proximately 1885 such destitute fam
lilies at Cherry, with about $50 chill
dren unler ! 8 years of age. This is
the first time in its history that the
Red Cross has undertaken relief
work of this character.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29

valuable. but is growing in value.
The farm was purchased three
months ago by Martin Brothers and
Frank w. Waller of Albert Green.
The gentleman paid Mr.. Green the
sum Of $4,000 for the farm. or at
the rate of S175 an acre. This shows
that in three months time the value
of this piece of real estate increased
1925 an acre, or a total of about
$4,000.
Messrs. Martin and Waller sold
this farm to Ezra Mathews 30 days
ago at an increase of $4,000 above
the amount they paid for it. After
holding the farm for a period of 80
days. Mr.. Matthews sold it to Mr..
Lands at an increase of $1,000 over
the sum he paid Messrs. Martin and
Waller.
The farm is located about two and
a half miles northeast of Sterling in
Sterling township. The farm is In a
splendid location. is in good state
of fertility, but the buildings are not
considered to be very good. in fact
the buildings will require a consid-
cradle amount of repair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29

tage. The other is lightning cross
counter. which always causes damage.
His left arm is of no use to him ex-
cept for blocking. Now. take away
those two blows and where does John
son stand? Not in the running.
"As an idea of Jeff's wallop l have
only to go back to the night of May IL.
nine years ago. at Coney Island. 1t is
only fair in drawing the conclusion to
say that JEFF was anything but an ex-
perienced pugilist that night. while
had all the scientific points down pref
ty well. For twenty-five rounds l
pummeled his face at will and kept out
of his way, but in the next session
when 1 stepped in he just shot one
over and / was dead to the world.
Three years later in San Francisco
1 stacked up against the champ and
was defeated in ten rounds. The rec
ords say ten rounds; but. take il from
me, was beaten in the second. Dur
ing that period Jeff caught me with
right to the ribs that paralyzed me.
That blow felt like steam pile driver
at full speed. and l have wondered
how 1 ever got back after the smash.
the big fellow tears one of those rib
breakers loose!
THE negroes friends will say that
Jeff will not be able to hit Jack, but
l can't see how he. can be stopped.
There is no science in the world that
can now stop JEFF. Johnson may pep
per him with right uppercuts, swings.
jabs and anything else he knows The
big fellow will just brush them aside
and force his way through the barrier,
and then good night. Jack,
lief won't let his rival plan out the
battle The white champ will go into
that ring to end the fight as quickly as
he can. and it will mean a test of
strength instead of science.
"One feature of the camp that has
never been adopted will come off sew
eral weeks before the battle. Mr.. JEFF
and yours truly will strip, and fight
twenty rounds with no one but the
seconds as spectators. This may hap
pen three times more. And each time
it will be hummer This will be the
Severest test that any fighter ever ran
up against and at the same time give
Jeff a good idea Of just how he stands.
Take a tip from me. Don't let all
this talk about Johnson's cleverness
Jeff he win meet Il fighter that can
give Il bear cat nine rounds and beat
him in the tenth"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
0Ieu.be-a of Rules Committee.
PICKS JEFFRIES TO WIN.
Corbett Tells Why Famous Pugilist
Will Defeat Jack johnson.

James J. Corbett. former heavy
weight champion of the world. writes
rs follows on the outcome of the fight
between James J. Jeffries and Jack
Johnson for the heavyweight cham
pionship of the world:
When James ]. Jeffries climbs out
of prize ring on the evening of July
4 next in some western city-Salt Lake
City or San Francisco-the world will
cheer him as the real champion of the
century. Between the time that he
entered the squared circle and the
second that he left it he will have dis
posed of all the claims of Jack John
son to the title of worlds champion.
I'm the set of articles that the two
men signed one paragraph called for
'forty-five rounds or more That was
unnecessary. for Jeffries will dispose
of his colored rival long before half
of that time has elapsed.
while / am enthusiastic over JEFF
fries. whom 1 have fought twice,
don't want to say that Johnson has no
merit. On the contrary, Jack is
good, clever, fast fighter and entitled
to all the praise he now gets by being
the worlds champion. But there is
one point that you must not overlook.
In his career johnson has not defeated
any good man of heavyweight caliber.
He won his title by beating Tommy
Burns in Australia and added more
glory to his claim by knocking out
Stanley Ketchel. They were a pair
of good men. but good little men,
What chance do you think either
Burns or Ketchel would have with
Jeffries even now? 1t would simply
be a case of murder.
Very few realize that johnson has
only two good punches with his right
hand. His speciality is short upper
cut. which he works to great advan-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
LYNCH, NEW BASEBALL HEAD.
President Of National League Cubs
% Was Once a Famous Umpire.

President Of National League Cubs
a. Was Once a Famous Umpire.
Thomas j. Lynch of New Britain,
Conn, once known as the king of UNI
pires," who was elected president of.
the National League of Professional
Baseball Clubs at the Waldorf Astoria
hotel in New York the other afternoon.
was born In New Britain where he
owns a theater and is fifty-one years
old. He umpired his first game in the
New England league and did so well
that he was appointed to the National
leagues staff by former President NJ
E. Young in 1885. He made his bow
in Boston and was promptly nick
named 1.-The postman' by the fans be-
cause of the gray uniform and cap he
wore.
Lynch soon demonstrated the fact
that he was an autocrat on the dia-
mond. He was a sticlller for the rules
and ruled the rowdies with an iron
hand. But his path was not strewn
with roses, and he had a stormy time
of it all over the circuit. The supreme
test came when Lynch was sent to
the old Polo grounds at One Hundred
and Tenth street and Fifth avenue,
New York, to umpire six games played
by the Giants with the Chicagos and
Detroits. These teams were close to-
gether In the pennant race and excite
ment ran high. Lynch made his ap-
pearance on a Monday in the presence
of 10000 spectators, and from the mo-
ment he called the first ball the crowd
wanted his scalp. 1t was a riotous
week, and when Lynch left for Pitts
burg he was a tTife discouraged.
When he arrived at the Smoky City,
however, he received a telegram from
President Young which read:
81 congratulate you on your excel
lent umpiring at New York"
"That dispatch" said President Lynch
the other day, made rue a successful
umpire And 1 intend to follow the
same policy with the National league
umpires next year"
Manager George Stallings of the New
York Americans ran up against Lynch
nearly twenty years ago when the big
chief was catching for the Philadel-
phias.
Lynch was umpiring one day." said
Stallings recently, land my pitcher put
a ball square over the middle of the
plate. Lynch called it ball, and |
turned quickly and said:
''Oh, Tom, that was a strike"
Young man. said Lynch, tapping
me on the shoulder, it isn't Tom here.
It's Mr. Umpire. Be careful in fu-
ture.' And / never forgot the Incl
dent"
Lynch is thoroughly independent AS
veteran baseball man said of him:
eft he makes as good a president as
he was an umpire the National league
will have found Il jewel"
Lynch is generally regarded by vet
eran critics of the game as one Of the
best umpires that ever called balls and
strikes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
sranniqan Beats McGovern.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 29.-Patsy Bran
nigan of Pittsburg had a shade on Phil
McGovern in ., six round bout at Du-
quesne garden last evening. Branni-
san was taken on in place of Charlie
Goldma of New York. who was barred
by the police and perhaps thinking
his opponent out of condition Meow
ern held him cheaply and was held
even for the first our rounds, out
pointed by Brannigan in the fifth and
knocked down clean in the sixth by
the sturdy Pittsburger Goldman
reached the ringside from New York
while the fight was on and fairly wept
at not being permitted to go on with
McGoverns but the police who had
ruled him out because he failed to ap-
pear on time were firm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
TYRUS COBB GIVEN TROPHY
Gets Evans Cup Embfematic of the
Baseball Batting Championship.

Augusta, Ca, Dec. 29.-The George
Honey Boy Evans trophy was pre-
scented to Ty Cobb last night at the
local opera house for being champion
batsman of the world in 1909. An
immense throng packed the building
to see the presentation of the cup.
Augusta is the place where Cobb
first broke into professional baseball,
where he was married, and where he
now is engaged in the automobile
business, so he has hundreds of friends
and admirers here. Cobb was greeted
with thunderous applause when he
replied to the presentation. He was
nervous and plainly showed he wished
at the moment some one else was
doing the talking for him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
UP TO COMMITTEE
Revision of Playing Rules of
Football Decided Upon by
Colleges.
MINIMUM DANGER WANTED
Larger Schools at New York Meet
ing Want Few Changes, Small
Ones Many.

New York, Dec. 29.-The IntercoI-
legiate Athletic association adopted
and submitted to its rules committee
last night a resolution calling for a
modification of the football playing
rules whereby the injury to contest
ants may be confined to a minimum.
The resolution as introduced by Pro
fessor E. K. Hall of Dartmouth, and
adopted after three hours of acrimoni-
GUS discussion, was as follows:
THAT the football rules committee
of this association be instructed 70
use every possible endeavor to bring
about such modification of the rules
as in its Judgment shall tend to re
duce to minimum the danger of
physical injury to the players and at
the same time retain as far as may be
possible the most desirable and whole
some features of the game
Only three votes were registered
against the resolution, but nearly every
college in the west had something 70
say concerning it,
Big Colleges Want Old Game.
1t became apparent that the larger
colleges were in favor of the present
playing rules, perhaps in a modified
form. and that the smaller institutions
were violently opposed to them. The
representative of nearly every insti-
tuition OF higher learning between New
York and San Francisco made an adj
dress and many offered motions which
would limit the danger of the present
football game. These offerings be-
came so confused that Halls resolu-
ton was. adopted as compromise.
Representatives from Cornell and
other institutions not directly repre-
scented in the association suggested
that rules minimizing the danger OF
the spoGt would be acceptable.
Exit Flying Tackle.
1t was the consensus of opinion
that the rules regulating mass play ana
the running tackle. otherwise known
as che fTing- tackle. and playing
through the line, would have to be
done away with. The representatives
of a number of large. colleges eX-
pressed themselves not only m favor
of this but conveyed the threat. that;
they would. either adopt motlIfi.tl
form of football or would withdraw
from the association.
Officers of the association were
elected as follows: Captain Palmer 4.
Pierce. L. S. NJ A. West Point. presi-
dent: DR.. R I. Mckenzie; University
of Pennsylvania. vice president; Pro
lessor P. ". Ntcolson, Wesleyan. Ccp-
necticut. secretary and treasurer.
Executive committee-Professo ?.
W. Marvel. Brown University W; y.
Golden. Pennsylvania State college.
a. H. Peterson, University Of North
Carolina; c. w. Savage, Ober1in, Ohio;
s. w Boyer. Iowa state university, and
c. W. Hetherington, University Of
Missouri.
3Eelr.5c-S of Rules Committee.
The rules committee. which will un-
dertake the task of bringing about a
revision, is as follows:
DR.. II. F. Williams. Minnesota; Dr..
James-A Babbitt, Haverford, Pa; z.
X. Hall, Dartmouth college; Lieutea-
ant H. B. Hackett. Il. S. A, West
Point; Professor c. w. Savage. Ober-
lin. Ohio; Professor. w: L. Dudley,
Vanderbilt, and Dr. w. A. Lambeth,
University of Pennsylvania.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
THE FAMILY.
second avenue, east of Nineteenth
street. Vaudeville at 3, and 9;I5 p. IN.

Clever Play; poor Patronage
Girls" one of the smart things writ
ten in the latter days of Clyde Fitch,
was greeted by a small audience at
the Illinois last evening. The play has
it's beginning in a New York studio.
The action is rapid. clever. without
hint of the unpleasant or risque. The
cast was small, but each of the parts
are full of possibilities. The three
girls, Pamela Gordon, secretary and
stenographer; Violet Lansdowne, stem
ographer and illustrator, and Kate
West, free-lance writer, have a studio
together, Pamela Gordon being a real
man-hater. and persuading the others
to be of the same mind. The girls
say their little lamentations and swear
their little hatpin oaths against men
each night before retiring, and before
the end of the three weeks all are mad
~ in love with various men with whom
their work brings them in contact
Lucille Purcelle, elocutionist, is an un-
appropriated maiden living across the
for share of the hatred of the trio
for her championship of men.
BIgeIow Breaks with ZieefeId-Chi
cago, Dee. 29.-There was trouble in
the dressing room of Charles A. Bige-
low. leading comedian with the Anna
Held Miss Innocence" company at the
Colonial theatre Monday night after
the performance, in which blows were
exchanged between Bigelow and Mana
ger F. Ziegfeld, Jr, husband of Miss
Held. with the result that Bigelow is
no longer a member of the company.
AS usual, there are two versions of the
affair. but they both agree in that Big
Glow was keeled over by a well-direct-
ed punch of the proprietor-manage of
the company. Bigelow says that the
trouble started over the calling of a
rehearsal for the following day, and
that because he refused to attend
Ziegfeld struck him. Ziegfeld, on the
other hand, declared that Bigelow has
been in such condition of late that he
cannot be trusted to keep to the lines
of the play. He charges that while in
an unfit condition Bigelow, on Sunday
evening, interpolated line which was
offensive to the audience and that it is
not safe to have a man who cannot re-
member his part.
Macks Divorced New York, Dec.
Is: Mrs. Alice w. McAloon obtained
an interlocutory decree of absolute
divorce IN the supreme court today
from William A. McAloon. who is
known on the stage as Andrew Mack
The decree was based on statutory
grounds and it grants TO the wife the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
Seymour Slated for the Minors.

New York, Dec. 29.-Cy Seymour
faces retirement to the minor leagues.
The New York National league club
has asked for waivers on the outfield-
er's services This is due to trouble
that originated last spring in Texas
when Seymour punched Ariie Latham
because of supposed insult and was
suspended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
Rheumatism Cured In a pa

DIR. Detchon's Relief for Rheuma-
tism and Neuralgia radically sures in
one to three days. Itsfaction upon the
system is remarkable and mysterious
-It-removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. the
first dose greatly benefits. rs centa
and 81. Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island; Gust
schlegel & Son, 22o4west Second
street. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
TOP PRICE FOR FARM LAND
Two Hundred Per Acre for Acreage
in Whiteside County. ~

Sterling STANDARD: The Albert
Green farm of 100 acres of land was
sold Monday AFTERNOON by Ezra Mat
thews to Supervisor John S. Lands,
the consideration being S33 poe or
at the rate of $296.25 an ache. Ene
sellingsof this farm is irdjcatiFes that
real estate in this vicinity is nqtppls
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
Chr Uhratrr
THE ILLINOIS.

second avenue and sixteenth. street.
Jan. 2-"Montnna,' matinee and night.
Jan. 14-vogels3 Big CITY NIInstrels.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
THE ELITE

Eighteenth street, between First and
Second avenue. Repertoire at and s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29

Kinsella claims to have the money
for Pitcher Torrey stored away. If
that's the case it looks as though John
T. Brush might be left holding the
sack.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
WARMED OVER

Dubuque has traded Dutch Airing
to Burlington for Tom Roman. Both
men are second sackers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
Apparently the fate 1of

Apparently the fate 7of the
Prairie State league has not yet
been entirely settled. 2 Decatur. which
has chance to get into another or
ganization, is throwing cold water
upon it now, but not SO with some of
the other cities that were represented
at the recent meeting at Peoria. At
Clinton w. NJ. Kehoe, who was ap-
pointed to draft a constitution apd by
laws, is going about his work regard
less. and G. A. Burton. temporary
president of the embryo organization,
writes that the outlook is bright fo-
the forming of cifciiit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
custody of their only son. Francis A.
McAloon

Some Early Stage History.-Jenny
Lind gave her first concert in America
under the management of P. T. Bar
mum, Sept. IL, 1850. The gross re-
ceipts for the first concert amounted
to S17,864.O5.
Nine. Modjeska was the first actress
to travel in America in a special car
Nine. Blanchard, who appeared at
the Anthony Street theatre. in New
York, in 1921, was the first tight-rope
dancer to ever give a performance IN
America.
The first circus performance in New
York was given in 1911 at "The Col
lect,'' located on Broome street. No
charge was made for witnessing the
performance, the company relying on
the generosity of the spectators for
remuneration.
The first open air theatre In New
located on the northwest corner of
Broadway and Leonard street. It
opened on July 10, 1900 Admission
was so cents and the performances
began at 8 p. m.
Ole Bull, the famous violinist. made
his American debut at the Park the
atre, New York, Nov. %, 1874.
On Nov 26, 1868, at David Douglass
theatre, Hamlet" was presented for
the first time in New York City. The
receipts for this performance were
$3.50.
The late Mrs. John Drew made her
debut in New York at the Bowery
theatre, March %, 1928, in The
Spoiled Child"
The Punch and Judy show was first
seen in America on Aug 81, 1743, at
Hamilton Haverton's howe. near
Whitehall Slip, New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29

The Author of Montana" - Says
the press agent: Harry D. Carey
author of Montana which is the at
traction at the Illinois theatre next
Sunday, matinee and night, is a son
of Hon. Judge Carey of the supreme
court of New York state, and a grad
uate of Yale college. Where. when
student he was always assigned the
leading male character in the annual
production of the Yale Dramatic club.
What more natural than that when on
completing his college course he
should turn to the stage for his pro-
fession. For term of years he played
leads with number of New York pro
auctions. and while he was writing
Montana which he produced in the
fall of '95 and which was a success
beyond his fondest dreams. This con-
tinued to be Mr.. Carey's starring We
hicIe until the beginning of the present
season when he wrote and produced
another play at the Majestic theatre,
New York. entitled Two Women and
That Man. which from the opening
night was a financial and artistic sue
cess. This year Mr. Carey has placed
the role heretofore played by himself
in the hands of William II. Ferris, an
actor long identified with the better
class of dramas and fully capable Of
giving a finished production. The
supporting company is all that could
be desired and give an evenings en-
tertainment that is wholesome and
pure
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29

Bob Higgins. the former Distiller
catcher, who finished last season with
the Cleveland American league team,
has received orders from Manager Nc
CURE to report for the spring train
ing trip Feb. II. Higgins made a most
favorable impression on Mcclure dur
ing his tryout last season and is prac-
tically assured of a permanent place
on regulars this season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
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