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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-02

who must spring into the ring between
rounds to fan ad wash and encourage
their warning chieftains.
Below the edge of the platform runs
a narrow bench upon which are located
the telegraph instruments which will
click the story of the battle around
the world. Here also are the tele-
phones with metallic head-dresses at
tached, through which the thousands
on the outside will hear of the
progress of the fight via the bulletin
boards. Back of this bench are sew
eral others. providing in ell for 100
newspaper men.
Like SpOkes of Wheel.
From this lever around the ring the
sections radiate outward and upward
like spokes of a wagon wheel. There
are eight Of these wedgeshaped sec
inches higher than the one in front.
the last row rising So feet from the
ground level. The seats do not run
one behind the other, soldier-fashion,
but alternate so that the man behind
looks down on the ring between the
heads of the two directly in front of
him. BY this arrangement. the ring
will be f1anked by a sloping wall of
faces and staring eyes, circling the
fighters on all sides to height of 80
feet. There will be no spaces and
lines between them, just a solid wall
of faces glazing down at the white
square.
Between the press seats and the
bleachers there is a gentle slope upon
which approximately 5000 chairs are
grouped. Here the aristocrats will sit
at their ease-men to whom a $50 seat
for an afternoons sport is little out of
the ordinary. The 5000 will be on a
lower level than the ring, and will
look upward at the fighters.
Wire Fences Run.
Through the bleacher section wire
fences have been run, marking off the
zones of financial standing First be-
hind the chairs come rows of seats
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-02

Outf1elder Riggs of Freeport has
signed with Keokuk.
Paul Hogan, Clinton pitcher, has
been bought by the Boston Americans.
Marty Nye was supposed to have
received the hooks. But not yet, it
seems.
Bet Pa Keenan's face is redder than
ever during this hot spell and with
the Boomers losing steadily.
The Beal Tailoring company an
nounces that a pair of trousers will
be given the Rock Island player hit
ting for the greatest number of bases
in tomorrow's game.
So badly OF is Davenport for play
ers that ]. R. Delaney, travelling man
who used to catch for Keithsburg. has
been signed to help out for a few days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-02
TWO REMNANTS F0RR
THE NORTHERN ASSN
Muscatine VIII Get First-League
Will Start Anew July 8 With
Six Clubs.

Muscatine is an unexpected pennal--
winner in the Northern association.
At a meeting at Jacksonville yester.
day it was voted to reorganize at
meeting in Chicago July and proceed
der of the season with six clubs, Gin
ton and Freeport being out Musca-
tine, being on top now, claims the
first pennant. Judging by the nature
of the notices printed in the Decatur
newspapers that city will not go very
far after July 4, for il has been clearly
shown thai the city does not want
Class c. ball.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-02

was talk of a contest in the courts,
but 1t was seen that this would be too
long drawn out to admit of a decision
in time to sage the fight, and the
governor making 1t decidedly plain
that he meant what he said, and would
go TO all legal lengths to stop the af-
fair, the promoters gave up. and picked
the state of Nevada as their one sure
stronghold
Goldfeld at first made a strong bid
for the match, but accessibility was a
point to be strongly considered, and
Richard and his associates finally
came to believe that Reno was the
proper selection. So Reno 1t was, and
everything was switched to this town
and the hurried construction of the
arena begun.
The Reno arena Is located a mile
and a half from the center of the city,
and stands where stood the arena in
which the Root-Hart fight took place
just four years ago. The plan Is al
most Identical with that of the arena
in San Francisco which had to be
abandoned when the state interviewed
and caused the shift to Nevada. 1t is
about 800 feet square and seats 10000
approximately, and its cost was ex-
pected to exceed $17.500.
Need n Forest.
A forest of lumber has gone into
the construction Of the great octag-
onal amphitheatre. 1t is so designed
that every one of the spectators is in
sured full view of the ring in which
the battle will be fought. Looking
down from the bleachers, It seems alb
surd to think that enough action could
be compressed into that 24-foot space
to keep such horde of people inter
ested, even for a minute.
Measured within the ropes with
their padded corners, the ring is just
"a feet square. From edge to edge in
each direction the raised platform is
27 feet, allowing Is inches beyond the
ropes all around. This space is left
for the convenience of the seconds,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-02
BASEBALL POINTERS.

walter johnson has more natural
ability than any other pitcher In the
game" opines Hughie Jennings.
"Batters are improving, not, pitchers
deteriorating." is the way President
Lynch explains the heavy hitting.
Duffy Lewis is playing wonderful
ball for the Boston Americans. He's
the California recruit who practiced
with the Reds at Hot Springs.
Pittsburg has the best fielding club
in the National league, but the pitchers
are not going good, and the batting Of
the Pirates is a little weak this year.
Christy Mathewson is having trouble
with his left wrist. He says he doesn't
remember having hurt it in any way.
but it is stifr and painful. Although
1t doesn't affect his pitching, II does
his batting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-02
Zephyrs From the Diamond

Lines are out for Catcher Wolfe, for
merly with Peoria, who was under
suspension.
Dick Kinsella rented out his ball
grounds for Sunday TO amateur teams.
After doing so he wrote to the pro-
motors of the contest insisting that
they bar employees of he State Register
from the park the same as he has been
doing whsn the professional team
plays at home. For a party of extreme
littleness Dick has any dime museum
freak that ever lived beaten 40 ways.
Outhelder Ed Jacobson OF the Au-
rora club of the Observation-Disclosures
league batted a ball against the Dur
ham Tobacco company's bull sign on
June IL and will receive a check for
$50 the next time Aurora goes to Rock
ford, which is July 5. For home runs
the company gives five pounds of Dur
ham tobacco, but so far no rewards
have been made on the local grounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-02
ILLNOIs-MIssOURI LEAGUE
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
THREE-EYE LEAGUE.
Rock Island, 5: Davenport. 2.
Springfield, 8; Bloomington, 2.
Danville, Z; Peoria, 1.
Dubuque, 8; Waterloo, 4.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago, 0; ST. LOUIS, g.
Cleveland, 8; Detroit, 8.
Philadelphia, "a; New York, o..
Washington, 2; Boston. I.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
st. Louis, o; Chicago, 2.
New York, 8; Brooklyn. 4.
Boston, 2-5; Philadelphia, 6-5.
Pittsburg, /; Cincinnati, f.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Milwaukee, 8; indianapolis. 1.
ST. Paul, g.; Minneapolis, 8.
WESTERN LEAGUE
Sioux City, 8; Wichita, Z.
Des Moines, 9; ST. Joseph, 6.
Omaha, 2; Denver, 4.
Lincoln, 8; Topeka, 8.
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
Evansville, L; Terre Haute, 0.
Fort wayne, 4; Dayton, ..
GAINESVILLE, a; Wheeling, OIL
second game seven innings).
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
Keokuk, 0; Ottumwa, 2.
Quincy, /; Kewanee, 2.
Hannibal, 1: Galesburg, o.
Monmouth, 5; Burlington, 8.
SCONSIN-ILLINOIS LEAGUE.
Racine, 6; Aurora, 5.
Appleton, 10; Fond du Lac, s.
Green Bay, z; Oshkosh, 8.
Madison, 5: Rockford, IL
ILLINOIS MISSOURI LEAGUE
Canton, 5; Macomb, s.
Beardstown, g.; Clinton, 6.
Pekin-Lincoln, rain.
NORTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Sterling, 5; Kankakee, 6.
Jacksonville. 6; Decatur, 0.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-02
ARENA READY FOR FIGHT
tcontinuel from Page NIne.)

They did not fear that the authorities
would step in, and carried heir prep
arations forward without further con-
sideration of the opposition.
Caused Consideration.
Great was the CONSERVATION, there
fore, when Governor GilIett, when the
actual erection of the arena had been
begun, and everything was considered
settled, announced that he regarded
the contest as prize fight and cot a
boxing contest, and that he in accord
ance with the laws of California he
would not permit 1T to be held There
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-02

IRA THOMAS, STAR CATCHER OF PHInA-
DELPHIA AMERICANS.
ter to go after bad balls by keeping
the pitcher working the ball across
the corners or just outside.
OF course this is not always pos
sible, and 1t is the knowledge that lets
him go just far enough that helps
distinguish the stars from the medi-
ocre oackstops. Having the entire
field before him, the catcher is in a
position to tip off every play to the
Inf1eld and generally signals for every
defensive play made by his team. If
he is really a great backstop he is Of
material assistance to his pitcher, for
when the latter gets wabbly, as is fire.
Quendy the case, wise backstop can
steady him and frequently pull out Of
4 bad hole
Pointer for Youngsters.
Youngsters just breaking into the
game will do well to make study Of
every man that goes to bat. Find out
his weak points. study his attitude at
the bat, and as every little incident
comes up jot it down in your little
book for the future.
Many times a catcher has been Sc
Verely censured because some speedy
fellow has stolen a base. To the on
locker the backstop is at fault There
are many times that the catcher is at
fault, but now and again it's on the
pitcher. It's up to a twirler to keep
a base runner close to the base. If
the pitcher allows too much Of start
the best throw in the world cannot
stop him. Catchers make bad throws
occasionally, but they would make
very few If the base runners were
held close to the bases and the throws
did not have to be made in hurry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-02

held at $40. SIS and $50 each. Then
come the SIS seats, the $40 rows in
great number, and finally the gallery
gods. perched high above the ground
at SIS per perch.
Behind these highest seats a broad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-02
Long motorboat Race Planned.

The Pacific International Motorboat
association announces that arrange
ments are practically completed for the
FIRST big race of this kind in the north
west. The boats will race from Seat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-02

their record thus far this season gives
them reason to believe that they will
at least make a creditable showing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-02

tie, Wash. 10 Ketchikan, southeastern
Alaska. next August. and cups and
cash prizes worth $1,000 will be offered
The race will be an annual event.
like those between Philadelphia and
Havana and New York and Bermuda.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-02
AMATEUR BALL

The Sections and the Thornbloom
Tigers have arranged to play at Island
City park Monday afternoon, and as
the Islanders will be away on that date
it is expected that the amateur game
will receive more than the ordinary
attention. Both he Sections and the
Moliners have been playing a pretty
good article of ball thus far this year
and the contest ought to be a warm
one.
Tomorrow afternoon the Rock Island
BENEFITS, claimants to the city cham
pionship, will go to. Moline and play
the Thornboolm Tigers, one of the best
teams in Moline. The game will be
played on the Tiger grounds in South
Moline. Monday the local boys are
to play at Coal Valley, the game being
in connection with the Fourth of July
celebration which is to be held in that
village. Coal Valley has a fast aggre-
cation, but the BENEFITS believe that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-02
Ed Walsh Forswears Reading.


They are telling this story on
'fBig Ed Walsh. the Chicago
Americans star pitcher, who
batted poorly last season. A
number of Comiskey's players
were sitting in hotel in Wash
ington when visiting Chicago
fan who thought to do Walsh a
favor handed the pitcher a Chi
cago paper with story more or
less complimentary to him.
Thanks" said Walsh to his
friend, but have sworn OF
reading. It isn't good for a fell
lows batting"
MY, but what lot of reading
you must have done last sea
son!" replied the obliging fan.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-11-02
The AGventurer,

Still in the city on his visit, Uncle
Zech strayed downtown one morning
by himself. His eye caught the sign
on a passing car. Can it be pos
sible?" he exclaimed. Looking closer,
he saw that his first impression was
correct. Zoo" said the sign.
What wonderful things there are
in the city!" he said to himself.
Think of carrying menagerie
around in street car for passengers
to see Me for that" Gle was learn
ing city TALK
Yelling, waving his arms and rum
ming at top speed. he attracted the at
tention Of the conductor, who held
the car at the next corner.
Pulling up. Uncle Zech swung
aboard, paid his fare and went inside.
There was the ZOO: Several foreign.
ers, some deadheads. two early mar
keters, street car hog, trained let.
ter carrier, crouch. two mollycod.
dies and high-brow.
Uncle took them all in, feeling Sc.
cure in the comforting presence Of a
large policeman, but when he heard
snarling on the back platform he
made for the front and escaped at the
next corner.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-11-02
Duelinq In Germany.

DR.. Kiepert Of Berlin-Rixdorf, Ger.
man scientist, although university
man, has decided views on dueling II
believe we could do without dueling."
he said, "and l believe the time will
come when the duel. at least at uni.
versities, will be a thing Of the past"
"How about dueling in the army?'
THAT is different" explained the
German. "You know soldier is a
man trained to fight. and If his honor
has been attacked he Is compelled to
defend 1t according to the rules of
war, which means fighting for it, and
that Is dueling."
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-11-02

Stewart SERVER spent Saturday and
Sunday in Lincoln, Neb., visiting his
sister, who is attending the State
University of Nebraska.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-11-02

School closes today for the balance
of the week to allow the teachers to
attend the state teachers meeting in
Des MOines.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-08
TIMES BORN WITH
A CONSTITUENCY
q. s. Census Enumerators OF 1900
Brought In 10000 Advance
Subscribers.
From the Times ('To-Day-) October l.

From the Times C'To-Day~> October 1.
1900.
Six weeks ago the circulation man.
ager, seeking a circulation to manage,
showed into a vacant second door
front on John R-st. II was settled
that IL there was TO be newspaper II
was to be something different from
anything under the sun So the c. m
sifted into block No. Is and began
operations on Friday.
I'VE will find a constituency for
compact penny paper or know the rea'
son why" said the circulation man.
ager. Some subscription order blanks
were secured for the constituency and
some census cards for the reason why.
Many OF the old governme census
enumerators were used In organising
the corps of canvassers and many OF
the old postofnce boxes were set up
for the reception OF the subscription
orders and census cards by streets.
This made the beginning sufficiently
official
The canvassers sped forth like Lars
Porsena's messengers, east west,
north and south. Tot with trumpet's
blast. but with an invitation to sub
scribe. At the end OF the first week
the postofice boxes were lined with
white order slips and manila census
cards. The circulation manager got
him another clerk or two and bade the
canvassers continue the good work.
What they accomplished the second
week so cheered the heart OF the cir.
culation manager that he went below
and bought the ONCE furniture OF an
employment agency out OF employ
ment. An ancient walnut desk was
pushed into the first floor front OF No.
l3. "The canvass and the census sug.
gest that we will need 1t some day"
said the circulation manager.
So the days came and went. Like
wise the canvassers. Other desks and
other clerks came. too. The c. nj.
lifted his nose from the fine figures all
up and down the map OF Detroit at the
end OF the month and calculated that
IL WOulu require luV Cditich oosu ~
reach the subscribers already secured.
Meanwhile the postoffice boxes were
filing up, more desks and more desk
hands appeared, many books were
opened, and lively problems concern
ing newspaper stations, agents, routes
and delivery were wrestled with as
strange sounds came up from below
the circulation manager and came
down from above the circulation man.
agsr. The machinists. carpenters,
plumbers, masons and painters were
round about the C. m.
Six weeks from the circulation man
ayers invasion of No Is John r.
at. he looked up from his maps and
records, weighty with the accumula-
ton Of over 10000 names OF subscrib-
ers. and found that a modern news
paper plant had grown up around him.
He had found HIS constituency. The
Mergenthalers were singing cheerfly
in the newsroom and the big Scott
press below was gnawing at the hrst
great roll OF white paper.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-08
FLEE 5000 MILES IN FEAR;
SUPPOSED VICTIM LIVES
Greeks Caught In Chicago Find That
Man They Thought They Had
Killed Got Well.

CHICAGO, Oct. S.-A fight from
justice that extended for over 5000
miles and ended with their arrest In
Chicago, is TO be retraced by Panyotis
and Georgias Javelacos, Greek farm
ers. on transportation supplied them
by the United States government.
The Greeks fed their native land be-
cause they believed they had killed q
man, but they are now anxious TO re-
turn because they have learned their
supposed victim is alive and Is will
ing to grant them immunity from
prosecution In return for q price.
The Javelacos brothers, As and 80
years old, own sail farms near Tripoli.
Greece, and raise sneep. On Sept.
they met a neighboring farmer nanel
Poolos In Tripoli and the three be-
came engaged In an argument over
grazing lands. The argument ended
in a fight in which the brothers beat
Poolos so severely they believed him
dead. Then they fed. They went to
Piraeus, a seaport of Greece, and frorl
there to New York, and finally TO CHI
cago. They reached here Sept rs.
News OF the quarrel had preceded
them. and on Oct. they were ar
rested by A. A. Seraphic. immigration
inspector, as undesirable citizens. The
crothers we're arraigned before United
States Commissioner Mark A. Foote
yesterday and expressed willingness TO
return to Greece. They explained that
they had hardly arrived In Chicago
before they had received a letter from
Poolos which stated he was recover
ing from the beating he had received
and was willing TO allow them to re-
turn home In peace II they would give
him about 5000.
The Creeks leave Chicago on their
return trip tonight
The Detroit times., 1910-10-08
RAINEs GOT $4,000 YEAR.
Legislative Agent Says He Paid Money
TO New York Senator.

NEW YORK, Oct S.-Harry f.
Zimmerlin, legislative agent for the
Lyons Beet Sugar Refining Co.. tes-
Trying before the legislative commit
tee yesterday, said the sugar company
felt that 1t owed an obligation TO Sen
ator Raines and Mr.. Belts, chief OF the
revision room OF the assembly and the
witness fulfilled these obligations
somewhat. He had paid to Senator
Raines In July. 1906, $4,000. thinner
lin said he paid $4,000 to Raines again
In 1907.
did you pay any other persons In
1867"
After long pause, during which the
witness consulted memorandum
thoughtfully provided by counsel, he
replied: Eyes, Mr.. Betts-s250."
The Detroit times., 1910-10-08

An apparently successful expert
ment has been made in Greece in the
cultivation Z Egyptian elton, which
brings about double the price of the
native.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-08

The advantages of hand and me-
chanlcal massage are said to be com
bined by an electrical vibrator, to at
tach to the back of the hand of mas
seuse.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-10
TINY BABY is HELD UP
ON WAY TO INCUBATOR
Father Racing TO Bellevue With Mys-
FERROUS Basket Has 10 Show
Burden to Police.

NEW YORK, March when a
southbound Third-aye. elevated train
reached the Twenty-eighth-st. station
at 80 a. M. an excited young man
bearing in his arms a huge willow
clothes basket bounded from the train
and ran down the stairway TO the
street. Then he sprinted for Twenty
seventh-st, where he turned east, pur-
sued by Policemen Bewick and Scher-
err, who scented a robbery. The man
with the basket, catching sight OF his
pursuers, cried appealingly:
I've got a permit. I've got a per
nit Don't stop me, for the love OF
heaven. A human life is in the bal
ance--I mean the basket
The next instant Scherer had him
by the shoulder and he was twisted
around with suddenness that almost
caused him TO drop the basket.
"You will have 10 show US; We are
from Missouri" said Scherer sternly.
well, if must. must said the
fugitive, but it's cruel and out
rageous It's my only son. my first
child, born too soon, and | want TO
save its life in an incubator
BY this time the wrappings were of
and the policemen, after one look al
the tiny human morsel and another at
the permit, helped the young father 10
wrap up his first born again and get
It to Bellevue. where DR.. Drury, the
receiving physician, had IL placed In
an incubator.
The father is George Schriner, or
No. 437 East One Hundred and Fifty
eighth-st, and the boy is his son VII.
liam. who was Just one and one-half
hours old when seen by the two
policemen. When the physician at
tending Mrs. Schriner told her hus-
band that the only chance for the
baby's survival was TO place il in an
incubator, he had the nurse wrap 1t up
in a hurry. Then he started for the
hospital DR.. Drury says William will
live.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-10

the hoof was the price recorded in
Chicago lately. has become more a
form Of abduction than larceny In
deed. conspiracy is the charge against
number OF accused men before Jus
tice NanOsdel
Il seems that now. in order not TO
bruise the precious porker as we'll a
20 keep him from making an outcry,
the hog hunters sneak up 10 the sly
and slip an apple through the fence
loaded with a dose OF choral. The
hog eats il. finds himself gradually
swooning and presently Is stupetied.
In this condition he is carted away
only 10 wake up next morning IN
strange and sinister surroundings. In
vain be asks. Where am 20 lie -
where his piteous screams are Knocked
BY deserted echoes. He IS gone
hog
This much was learned through the
confession Of one OF the accused con
{ piratOrs.