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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08
HOW HIDDEN BALL
TRICK WON GAME
Only Two DanvilIe Players and Um-
pire Were Wise as to Where
the Sphere Was.

There has been much discussion of
the hidden ball trick worked yesterday
in the 10th inning by Danville. There
were but two players and Umpire Car
ruthers who were really next to where
the ball was at the time. Carruthers
explained today how it was worked.
Fisher caught a foul outside of third
base, and as he passed third he slipped
the sphere to Stofer, who tucked it I'M
der his arm. Tighe, who was coaching
at third, did not see the trick, because he
had turned at the instant TO encourage
Kelly, who was coming to bat. Fisher
walked on to the box and pretended to
hand the ball to Loomis, telling Car
ruthers at the same time where the
ball was, though it wasn't necessary,
for Bob was next. Loomis faced the
batter, and Davidson, who was on
third. stepped off the bag. Instantly
Stofer, who was standing close to the
runner. touched him, and Carruthers
waved him out. Manager Tighe raised
the point that the play, following a
foul, the ball should have been return
ed to the pitcher, but Carruthers over
ruled him on the ground that the ball
had been caught and therefore contin-
ued in play. 1t was the old army trick
again and one that is questioned to the
extent that the national commission
has seriously discussed ruling it out,
but it got Danville out of tight hole,
for before Fisher caught the foul the
bases were full, the score tied, one man
had been forced home on balls, and
there was nobody out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08
NORTHERN STILL
ON BASEBALL MAP
Association Decides to Continue Bus
mess as a Six-Club Circuit
With New Start.

Chicago July Sat a meeting of
the Northern Association of Baseball
clubs held yesterday afternoon and
last evening in the Grand Pacific
hotel it was decided by a unanimous
vote to continue the association as a
six club circuit. Representatives
from each of the six clubs which re
main in the association were present
at the meeting. The cities represent
ed are Kankakee, Sterling, Jackson
vile, Decatur, Elgin and Muscatine.
1t was agreed to start a new per-
centage column on the basis of 500.
Pending the revision of the schedule
to fit the six club circuit, which was
left in the hands of President c. A.
Burton of Jacksonville, the following
games will be played, all to count in
the new percentage column:
July 9, 10, II and 12-Elgin at Kan
kakee, Decatur at Jacksonville, Mus
catine at Sterling.
July Is will be open and on July IA,
Is, 16 and II return games will be
played by the same clubs. The new
schedule will then go into effect C.
A. Burton retains his office of presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer
The limit to the number Of men
carried by each club was placed at
u. Although the present salary lin
it is S 500, all owners were request
ed by the president to cut down as
much as possible. Three umpires
were given their releases and home
umpires will officiate hereafter. UNI
pire F. NJ. Donovan will go to Dan
vile as a catcher: Sam La Roucque
will leave for his home, Windsor
Mills, Quebec; and Arbiter E. z.
Fleming will go to the Nebraska
State league as umpire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08
we got out of it was a forced run.

we got out Of 1t was a forced run.
That's baseball for you.
Hildebrand made the real feature
play of the day in the 18th inning.
Koal hit a liner to right center and
the visiting right fielder made a re-
markable run for it and finally cap
tured it by making a headlong dive.
He rolled over and over, but hung
to the ball. The drive should have
been a two-sacker.
COuchman pitched plenty good
enough to have won the game. but
the golden opportunities were thrown
away or lost as fast as they came up.
Think of it: Three men on in the
10Th, one man already over the pan
and one run needed to win and still
none of those three Islanders who had
the game. in their hands could get to
the plate.
Two things were brought out in yes
terday's game that the game can be
won with two down and nobody on
the bases, as was shown when Staley
dumped one down in front of the
plate and got to second when O'Leary
threw wild to first and later scored
on Hildebrand's hit, and another that
team can have the bases full and
a tie run forced across the plate and
no one out and still be unable to get
another man over in order to win.
1t took a lot of feature plays to keep
the Islanders from winning yesterday.
In the sixth Stofer, who was playing
in close for a bunt, stabbed with his
bare hand a liner driven at him by
Davidson and the result was a double
play to first base. In the eighth in
ming Slattery cracked one on the bean
that ought to have won the game, but
the center fielder made a great run
and caught it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08
RICHARD CINCHED
BIG FIGHT EARLY
Promoter Gives Out Inside Facts in
Connection With Landing
Reno Contest.

San Francisco, July S.-"Tex" Rick
ard has created a sensation by giving
some inside facts about the deal by
which he clinched the Jeffries-John-
son fight two days before bids were
opened in Jersey City.
THE fighters were signed up with
me two days before the opening of
bids" he said when l went to New
York 1 saw a joker in their contract.
1t stated that best inducements
would be accepted. knew that meant
they could do as they pleased, and so
got busy.
81 worked on Johnson and also on
his wife. l offered Johnson a bonus
of $4,000 and told his wife 1 would
buy her a sealslin coat if her husband
would sign. The champion accepted
and in addition l had to loan him 81
500 when the articles were signed.
Most of the negotiations with JEFF
fries were worked through Berger.
Berger told me that he had promised
Gleason the fight and he said: "You
can't get the fight without Gleason.
That was why 1 took Gleason into
the combine My contract with Glea-
son called for me to furnish all the
money while he was to have half the
profits.
Richard refused to state whether he
gave Sam Berger a bonus. but on the
best of authority 1t may be stated
Berger received $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08
NOTES OF THE GAME

Bloomington comes tomorrow for a
series of three games.
THAT little technical act of Fisher
in the 10th inning must have been
learned from Speaker Cannon.
Danville will go over to Davenport
after finishing the series with the ISL
anders and there will be a battle royal
for the bottom position.
Vogel robbed Magee of hit In the
very first inning by going back OF
second base after a grounder and get
ting it to first in jig time.
There were just three men in the
whole park who saw the old army
game worked on Davidson. They were
Fisher. Stofer and Umpire Carruthers.
Those Danvillians are good ball
players, as The Argus said the first
time they appeared here. If they set
down to good team work they would
make them all hump.
Wolfe did his barking stunt again
when his team was ahead. He closed
up like a clam in the eighth, however,
and had nothing more to say until
the game was finally won.
Stofer, the much criticised third
baseman, saved the game twice for
Danville yesterday, once by a bare
handed catch of Davidson's liner and
again by the concealed ball trick.
There have been a lot of explana-
tons asked and given as to why Rock
Island lost the game yesterday, but
they are all futile. The fact is that
Rock Island never had the game won.
Davidson, in addition to having a
confidence game played on him, loafed
on Fishers drive in the 18th and al
lowed a man to score from second
base when he should have been held
at third.
Reynolds. who started the box work
for the visitors, was taken out in the
eighth inning after the Islanders had
shown signs of getting his bacon.
LOOMS followed him and did no bet
ter, but it seemed that he couldn't
lose.
1t would be hard to figure out a bet
ter chance than Rock Island had in
the 10th inning with the bases full,
the score tied, no one out, run forced
across the plate by the pitcher and
Dan OLeary at the bat. And yet all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08
"WELCHES" ON BANQUET
JEFF Passes Up Supper to Follow the
Fight-Refuses to Pay.

Reno, New, July 8-"The banquet
hall is silent" James J. Jeffries,
retired" pugilist. never gave his big
celebration dinner which he had or
dered at a local restaurant before the
fight and at which his friends were
TO have made merry over the down
fall of Johnson. And not only that.
but the restaurant is still" holding
the sack" for he had made prepare
lions on Jeffries' orders, for a 1000
wine supper. All that was used of
the stuff was some wood which was
devoured by a few of Jeff's trainers,
who considered the invitation good,
even though the boilermaker lost.
The restaurant keeper will try 10 Sc
cure judgment for the amount
against Jeffries, as the Californian
has refused 10 make good on the
money end.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08
Zephyrs From the Diamond

Pitcher Engman, who started with
Rock Island this spring and later
went to Freeport, has been signed by
Keokuk
Now 1t is explained why Springfield
has been batting so fiercely at Du-
buque. There is a big league scout
there, Howard Earl of the Detroit
Tigers. Kinsella scents a sale.
Bloomington Bulletin: And still re-
ports from Davenport say Pa is still
wiring for players. 1t might be well
for him to put few wires on his job
while he is about the wiring business.
Umpire Bush is the same rough
party in the Southern Michigan league
as he was in the Three-Eye Yester-
day at Adrian he used such bad Ian
guage on the ball field that he was
arrested and fined $50 and So costs,
which he was forced to pay to escape
going to Jail.
Owner Grayson of the Louisville
baseball team has released Players
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08

Sutton Sullivan and William Moriarity
to Omaha and Pitcher Higginbotham
to the Monmouth, Ill, club. Catcher
PauXtis has been purchased by Louis
vile from the Cincinnati National
league team.
Patsy Donovan is coming back He
has been working as umpire in the
Northern association this sea-
son, but that organization having
decided to do away with its regular
staff of arbiters and replace them with
home indicator holders he is out of a
job and has signed with the tailenders
in this league.
The Islanders and Bloomington will
clash in a double header tomorrow
afternoon at Island City park in order
to make up for the game which was
postponed on the last northern trip
of Manager Keenan's bunch. Single
admission will be charged and the re-
suit ought to be large crowd, as
Bloomington and the Islanders usual
ly put up a good contest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08
LITTLE WANTED A FAKE
johnson Gives His Story of Break
With His Former Manager.


Chicago, July 5.-With the return
of Champion Jack Johnson from Reno
where he defeated James ]. Jeffries
for the worlds heavyweight title,
Johnson's explanation of the split be-
tween the champion and his former
manager, George Little, became
known. According to Johnson, Little
tried to persuade him to throw the
fight to Jeffries.'
The negro champion said Little had
been offered a large sum of money to
bring about this result He would not
mention the names of the persons
who were mixed up in the deal, but
intimated that they were men con-
nected with the Jeffries camp. -;ssE
Little presented the situation to John
son, the latter says, a wordy war fol
lowed, in which he refused the propo-
sition, and finally wound up by break
ing off all relations with the man who
had taken care of his interests since
he returned from Australia, where he
wrested the title from Tommy Burns.
This is Johnson's story of it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
THREE-EYE LEAGUE.

Rock Island, 4 Danville, ((11 in
nings).
Dubuque, ?; Springfield, IA.
Waterloo, 8; Peoria, 8.
Davenport, 4; Bloomington, 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago, O; Cincinnati. 1.
Boston. 5-5; New York. a.
Philadelphia. o.; Brooklyn, 2-7
(second game II innings).
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New York, 4 Boston, Is.
Washington, 4; Philadelphia, l.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Louisville. Cd; Indianapolis, 81.
Kansas City, "a; Minneapolis,
O-3 (second game 10 innings).
Milwaukee, 3; St. Paul, 5.
Toledo, SO; Columbus, 40 first
game IL innings.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Des Moines, .; Omaha, IL.
Wichita, II; Topeka, 6.
Sioux City, s; Lincoln, 10.
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
GAINESVILLE, 1-9; Fort Wayne, o.
(second game seven inning.J.
Evansville, 6-1; South Bend, 90
(second game seven innings).
Wheeling, 3; Dayton, 0.
Grand Rapids, /; Terre Haute, 4.
Observation-Disclosures LEAGUE.
Aurora, 4; Madison, 0.
Green Bay. l; Fond du Lac, 0.
Oshkosh, 4 Appleton, Z.
Racine, 8; Rockford, 90 innings) i.
ILLINOIS-MISSOUR LEAGUE.
Pekin, /; Beardstown, G.
Macomb, 1; Canton, 2.
Lincoln, z; Clinton, A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08

Soreness of the muscles, whether
induced by violent exercise or in
jury, is quickly relieved by the free
application of Chamberlain Lini-
ment. This liniment is equally val
liable for muscular rheumatism and
always affords quick relief. Sold by
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08

Two base hits - O'Leary, Fisher.
Three base hit-Sullivan. Sacrifice
hits - Davidson, O'Leary, Burns.
Stolen bases-Manusch, OLeary.
Double plays-Fisher to Magee to
Staley; Burns to Magee; Stofer ~
Staley; Magee to Staley to Vote.
Bases on balls-Off Couchman, 8, of
Reynolds, 2; off Loomis, 8. WI
pitches-Couchman (2). Hit by pitch
ed ball-Sullivan. Struck out-By
Couchman, A. by Reynolds. S. Time
of game-2:15. Umpire-CarrutheT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08
YALE SPORTS COST S1o4, e45
Track Athletics Alone Show Increase
in Receipts the Last Year.

New Haven, Conn. July 8.-Yale's
athletics last year cost S1O4,945, ac-
cording to the annual report filed by
the financial committee of the Yale
athletic committee, which includes
Walter. Camp, Henry b. Sargent and
Professor Theodore s. Woolsey.
A feature of the report is the fact
that track athletics alone show an
increase in receipts for the year
which closed in September. 1909.
Football receipts we're SS6,370 a
decrease of $4,171; baseball receipts
were S4,729. a decrease of $50, and
track athletics show an increase of
1897, and a total receipts list of
S3,S11.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08
Money is
What Everybody
Wants

You are getting some every
week, and perhaps spending il
all. A little of il put away
now where it will work and
grow for you, Will help you in
old age. We invite you to start
an account with this good
strongs bank. 1t will pay you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08

When the stomach fails to per-
form its functions, the bowels be-
come deranged, the liver and the
kidneys congested causing numerous
diseases. The stomach and liver
must be restored to a healthy condi-
ton and Chamberlain Stomach and
Liver Tablets can be depended upon
to do it. Easy to take and most er-
fective. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08
CARNAGE
Springfield Makes 18 Hits OF
Parkins and Downs Du-
buque 1 4 to 2.
AND DAVENPORT WINS ONE
With Pennance Pitching Bloomington
Is Put to the Bad-Waterloo
Has an Easy Time.

Dubuque, Iowa, July s.-Springfeld
making Is hits. Middleton was ef-
fective, Dubuque losing. IA to q. The
score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08

Kelly. Two base hits-Kelly, Taylor,
Lotion, Smaller, Blausser Johnson C2).
Three base hits-Meloan Lotion, Shall
Ter, Lerchen. Struck out-By Middle
ton, 8; by Parkins, g. Bases on balls
of Middleton, 6; off Parkins, l.
Umpire-Bannon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08

Stolen base-Nadeau. Sacrifice hits
-Darringer, Goodwin. Three base hits
-Geyer, Foutz, Pennance, keenan,.
Bases on balls-Off Pennance. 1; off
Walsh, 2. Struck out-By Pennance,
2; by Walsh, 1. Time-1:35. Umpire
DAILY.
Easy for Waterloo.
Waterloo, Iowa, July S.-Waterloo
landed on Hovlik of Peoria in the
third and fourth innings, making
seven hits, scoring nine runs and win
ming, 9 to 8. The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08
OANvILLE TAKES
SEE-SAW CAME
Islanders Throw Away Fine
Chance to- Win Through
Dumb Work.
II INNINGS TO DECIDE
I'D Army Stunt Pulled Off on David
son With Bases Filled, and
Prospects Good.
GAMES TOMORROW.

GAMES TOMORROW.
Bloomington at Rock Island.
Danville at Davenport.
Springfield at Waterloo.
Peoria at Dubuque.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08
Davenport Takes One.

Triples by Geyer. Foutz and Pen
nance. single by Breton and an error
gave Davenport four runs in the
eighth inning and the game from
Bloomington, to 2. The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08
Rock Island
Savings Bank

on balls-Of Hughes, 2; off MCGEE,
8; OF Hovlik, 2. Umpire Eckman.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1910-04-29

ciers FRANC ais, aux courtissnes.
NJ me dites done plus que vous
allez voir "vo:re ille". Go nest
nj dams Tordre des faits-le terme
est impropre q tous 6gards; nj Sc
Ion le respect ct la galanterie che
valeresque des aieux, III scion les
prit du VERDE frarcs sIs.
Tenez, j'aimerais mieux qua
vo.s disiez ma maltresse' car
chez nous, vous le savez, pour Ia
voir NANTES fo1s reacontr6 dams
notre 81 d6'icieuse chanson popu-
laire, chez nous ce mot a gard6
toute son ing6nult6 simple dan
tan; il n'impliqoe rien de libertin.
Et vous, les jeunes files, ne tc-
lerez p,s, ]e vous en- prie. qu'on
abuse 81 slngulierement de la ia.
veur que vous accordez q vos amis.
Avertissez-les que vous n'etes pas
leur "fille'', que vous serez peut.
etre, un jour, leur femme, ct que
pour le moment vous n'etas tout
au plus que leur "olonde" aux
jo]is yeux doux. lis Sc lie tien-
dront pour dit, ct les jolies blon-
d 8 en- sauront gre au vieus.
&. de L.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1910-04-29
"MA FILE"

Quand jetais jeuna, j'avais une
"blonde" Celia vous 6tonne?. I.
Al moins c'6tait dams l'ordre,
malgr6 toutefois qu'elle fut bruno
CONNIE une mesicalne
Nous sommes vieux maintenant,
pas NAL vieux. HER encore ce-
pendant ne me redlealt- ellie pas:
g.. Vols tn, chaque jour je tai
me advantage.
Aujourd'hui plus qu'hier ct blen
MONS que demain. 80"
Je ne sails pas sill Ien sera de
meme p ur la pr6sente genera
ton; les jeunes gans mont plus
de ~'blondes''! lis ont ce Gu'ils
appelient une "fille".
Une 'flle"! sentez.vous ce quill
Sc gllsse de commun, de vulgaire.
d'irrespectueux pour l'otjet aime
de triva al dams cetts panvre ex.
preston? Ellie ma simplen ent
d6gout6.
Notre langue pourtant de plus
jolies, DE- plus gracieusss ct plus
distingu6es fscous de dire. Pour
quol faut-il done que le mot anglais
girl, ,sse traduise itt6ralement?i
L'expression, de coquette qu'elle
pent etre dams Ia laDgue sm6ricei.
nessurtou', prepd dams Ia n6trei
une allure effrontee qu'cn' devrait5
reserver, CONNIE font les romsn
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1910-04-29
Quel Age a la Terre

Les g6ologues ct les physlciens
repondaient juqu'ici tres aiff6rem-
ment q cette question. Tandis
que les geologues attribuaient
g6n6reusemcnt a notre plan6te
trols cent millions d'ann6es, les
physiclens, Sc basant sur lee phe-
nome les de la chaleur, la disaient
beaucoup moins vieille ct lui &C.
cordant tout au plus viDgt q trer-
te millions de printemps.
Pour cette recherche, p61uie de
la substance radioactive ct de ses
transformations ouvert des voles
nouveAes.
Ses d6gradations successives
aboutiesent, on lo salt, d l'helium
(ainsl nomm6 parce qua raide
du spectroscope on await, il y a
d6ja plusieurs decades, constat6
son existence sur le solell avant
de le d6couvrir sur Ia terre.) Plus
un mineral content d'h6llum, plas
q dure le processus de transfer.
ma zion.
Ainsi l'avalent prouv6 les re-
cherches de Strut sur les propri6.
t6s radloactlves des roches appar.
tenant 3 divers ages g6olcgiques.
LIE meme savant r6cemment
6tudi6 plus sp3cialement uu me.
tai appel6 thorlanite ct IL pu f.
xer la quentit6 d'h6liom qui sly
forme pendant une p6rlode deter
min6e. De deductions en- d6duc-
tions, ces ca'culs lui ont permits
de fxer Page de la terre a ,deux
cent quarante millions d'ann6es.
A supposer cstte conclusion de-
finltive or volt que les g6ologues
etaient plus pres de la v6rlt6 que
les physiclens.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1910-04-29

LIE recensement de la vile de
New York est commence depuIs
uDe semaine.
l74O employees sont occupies q
ce t4avai].
Dams les milieux bien inform6s
on assure que rorsqu'ils auront
termin6 leurs operations on arrl.
vera a un total fabuleuz d'au
moins 5 600 600 Inhabitants.
En- 1900. Ie recensement a dom
ne 3,437 SOP ames. II y certai-
nement plusieurs ann6es d6]A que
les 4 100000 sont d6pass6s; un es.
time approximate :6tabli en- jan
vier dernier ct. base le nombre
des -votante, indiquait 100000
hab1tante, mails ce fire. 4 coup
str. ensdsssous dc Ia v6rit6, car OF
ma pas tenn comptei de Ia po.
ipulation fottante, qm eoDstitue
'nn appoint copsid6 6rsble. u ::
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1910-04-29
LIE Trentain de Saint Gre
QOire

C'est, dit la ''Semaine religieu-
SO de Tournal. un usage bien an
Glen que de faire c6l6brer trente
messes B des Jours coDseoutifs
pour le repos de Fame des d6funts.
Ces messes s'appellent gr6gorlen
nes du nom du pape saint Gre
goire, qai regina de $50 B 604.
LIE trentain est pensemble des
trente messes.
Saint Gregoire await fait c6l6.
brer trente messes dams son cou-
vent de S int-An Ire, sur le mont
CeIius Rome pour Tame dun
de ses moiues Domme Justus.
Apres la trentieme mesee. lie de-
funt apparu ct se declara dellvr6
[des fammes du Purgatoire. LIE
fait est racont6 dams les "Dialo-
CUES" du saint pontife al Livre
Nv, chapitre IS
Get exemp!e tt lillustre renom
de saint Gregoire le grand r6p.n-
dlrent blen vIte dams tout lOcci.
dent ct sp6cia;e'nent q Rome la
salutaire p'ariuue du trentain
Pretres ct fi'16les sly adonnerent
avec upe coufiauce lp6branlable
atm d'ohtenlr. par loffrande de
80 mes-es, une application plus
ef6cace dee indulgences aux ANS
soufffantes ct une plus promp Q
dehvrance du Purestoire,