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The Washington herald., 1911-01-15

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Johnson Morris
nsc- sc-:...-.-.....-....-B q years years
Welsht.............D5 pounds 70 I.ainds
height II. inch s II. I ius
.hest ~ .-......... 10 inches 70 inches
he1ci Z. inches 81 inches
This gives Morris the advantage OF
thirty pounds in weight. three inches in
champion. His normal chest measure is
nine inches greater than Johnson's anC
within two inches Of what Jeffries' chest
measures expanded.
Morris has been in six battles. the
longest four rounds
knOck-Outs to His Credit.
The following are the names of the
fighters he has faced and finished:
Tim Hurley, Knockout. third round
Ed Anderson. knock third round.
Battling Britt, Knockout, minute /,
seconds
Jim Harper. Knockout. third round.
Marvin Hart. won. fourth round.
Spike Kennedy, Knockout. second
round.
The fights with Harper and Anderson
were held in Tulsa, SO the promoters
there have had a chance to size up the
man from Sapulpa, and the fact that
they are willing to offer big purse for
his appearance with some good heavy
weight shows that they believe that Nor
ris has ability. After his argument with
the fighting engineer Hart is reported to
have said:
Morris is the best man | have ever
met and he will certainly whip many q
good man inside Of the next year.
If the Oklahoma giant Is a man with
real fighting ability. what he needs most
l. an experienced manager and handler.
Such a man would not only be able to
show Carl the finer points of fighting and
conditioning himself. but his judgment
would also be invaluable in deciding just
who Morris should meet in the ring.
Many a promising fighter has been
ruined by matching him with some clev-
er, hard-hitting veteran before his knowl-
edge of the game had been sufficiently
developed.
Morris has a former railroad telegraph
er. w. F.. Stone. as manager, and Stones
experience in ring affairs is limited, to
put il mildly. In the hands of the right
man Morris might advance rapidly, but
his own greenness. added to his man
ayers, does not promise brilliant fu-
tUre. II he succeeds 1t will be despite
handicaps. Sam Langford's manager.
Joseph Woodman, and Wolgast's man
ager. Tom Jones. are trying to sign Nor
ris to lonS-term contracts, but the giant
says ne VIII not go DdCk VII StoHe. WIN
threw up his job as a train dispatcher
tn handle Morris affairs. Woodnan
wants to take Morris abroad. where he
can fight Sam McVey, Joe Jeanette. Ian
Hague. or some other heavy. but Morris
says. in the first place. that he will never
fight a negro unless it is Johnson. and.
Furthermore, he is anxious to do all Of
his fighting in America.
Billy Mccartney, of Philadelphia. is an
;c 70 ha N
handle the affairs of the new aspirant
for championship honors. Morris is un-
doubtedly big enough and strong enough
to go after the heavyweight title. and in
the hands of a man like Billy Delaney
might eventually accomplish his ambi-
ton. His next fight may possibly be
with Jim Flynn. who has wired the pro-
moters that $1,000 sounds like music to
him and that he will be pleased to quar-
rel with ANYBODY over that amount.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15

one in the business. There are 4 lot Of
fellows who think the "Rube," IS they
have called me since l was rube, iSn' :
doing much thinking. but they keep
taking three healthies and sitting down
just the same.
The first thing a Ieft-hander needs is
fast ball with a jump to it-that is
with speed enough to make the ball hop
in the air. If he has that and can get
control he is a pretty good left-hander
without much else. Control has been the
great trouble with all left-handed pitch
ers. and very few of them can put the
ball where they want it to go. l always
have had pretty fair control. and some
times perfect control for months at a
time. A fellow cannot say honestly he
always has it. for there are times when
the ball won't go anywhere he wants it
to go and he has to retreat.
Then comes the curve. and if a fellow
can get that fast enough and break 1t
where he pleases he needs little else-at
least as long as the speed lasts.
There is Il lot more to pitching than
that, however, for no matter how fast
fast ball is, or how it jumps, or how
fast a curve is or how much it curves,
the batters are going to do a lot of
hitting if they can find out in some way
what is coming. A pitchers motion is
for the purpose of keeping them from
seeing his position of hand, or his swing
of arm in time to see what is coming.
A good motion is necessary, not only to
keep the batters from getting on to what
a fellow is pitching. but also to save the
strain on the pitching arm and back. and
to add to the speed. The only thing it
hurts is control. and if you notice when
left-hander is wild it is mainly because
he is swinging himself of his stride.
Then he has to shorten up the swing to
regain. control, and if he has not the
speed with the shorter swing-bing bling
and to the bench for him.
All that is all right as long as there
are no runners on the bases. The minute
a runner gets on first the pitcher must
runners. Every one has a 'balk mo-
ton" / always thought the balk motion
was cheating the rules and that II the
rule makers wanted to make more base
running the umpires ought to call a
balk every time-instead of once a week.
If one is a balk another is. I have a
pretty fair balk motion myself, but the
fact Is I have caught more runners of
first by outguessing them than in any
other way. / figure what ball they will
try to steal or play hit and run on. and
shoot to first that time. If a pitcher
guesses right he does not need balk
motion at all. as the runner will be
overbalanced and cannot get back to the
base.
/ know all the batters and where to
pitch to them-or where not to pitch, rather
but in q game ] watch them closely
to see what they are trying to do, and
then cross them with something else.
The easiest games for me are on dark
days when I can just cut loose the
speed and curve and NOW them down.
On days like that a pitcher with speed
does not need to strain his head think
ing. He can just pitch.
This stuff 10 on the square with me.
and ] hope 1t will help some young
pitchers. 1t will show them. anyhow,
that they win have to do their own
in every game.
toOpyrisht. mo- b Joepa B. Bo~ies,
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
HOW | WIN.
By George f. ,.Rube~D waddell

By George f.. I"Rube"C Waddell.
Wsddcll TerhaIs the most famous pitcher of
recent wears. and despite his ecrcntDcities. a
great left-hander.
Curve them when they think they're
coming straight, straighten them out
when ti.ey are expecting d curve, lob
them when they are set for fast ones:
pinch.
think my speed and curve have
done more to win for me than anything
else. but at the aame time | think
have outguessed about as many batters
who were trying to Outguess me as any
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
MORRIS MAY BE REAL
HOPE OF WHITE RACE
Oklahoman, Big and Powerful, Continues to Mon
Down Pugiists Who Face Him in the Ring.

those of Jack johnson. The two shape
up as follows:
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
s....e.. croek. seer c.v.r..

Yfsa the Springfield Republican.
The bathtub trust under prosecution by
the Federal government. II breaking up
before the legal proceedings have hardly
begun. This example p commended to
the men behind the elecffic lamp and APP
piiance trust. They both seem to be Of q
simtlAr character ara clearly under the
DaA of The Law - Y haa 1p9ad repoated
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
CATCHERS ARB NOT
ALWAYS TO BLAME
Many Base-stealers Get Fly
ing Start on Pitchers.
DOC WHITE GOOD EXAMPLE

Runner who Uses His Brain Can
OutEuess Twirler in Nearly Every
ter Making Perfect Throw to In
Aelder-When Credit ls Due.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
ROCK ISLAND HIGH
DEFEATS ALEDO FIVE
Basketball Game Played Last Night
Brings % to IL Victory for
Local Boys.

The Rock Island high school bas-
ketball team last night defeated the
team of the Aledo high school in a
game played at the gym of William
and Vashti college at Aledo. The
final score was % to II. The re-
suit was considerable of a surprise
and indicated that the local team
will be in the running for state hon.
ors again this year.
Captain Harry Behnaman at CEN
ter and Nuessli at right forward
were the particular stars of the
game the former making 13 points
for his team and the latter IL.
Hunkley at forward made four. The
guarding of Whistler and Brough was
a feature. Baldwin of Aledo, left
forward, was the star for the home
team, he making all but two of his
teams scores. Will Robb of this
city acted as referee and Woodman
see of William and Vashti was UNI
pire. Empke accompanied the team
as substitute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
MARLIN RlFLEMEN
IN A TURKEY SHOOT
Few Members of Club Fail to Land
Prizes at Range Yesterday
Afternoon.

Two contests were held yesterday
afternoon at the Marlin Rife club
range and as a result, most of the
shooters who participated, succeeded
in winning a turkey or two for the
Christmas day. In each contest, the
limit was two turkeys and after a
shooter had won two of them, he had
to step down and out and leave the
marksmen with the less steady aim
take a shot at the target. Generally
after they had picked two birds, the
rifemen dropped from the contests
while some remained to try their
luck in the second. Some few tried
for the limit in both shoots with the
result that they carried away a
quartet OF turks, enough for Christ.
mas breakfast, dinner and supper,
hash and soup for the week and an.
other start on New Year day.
There were few in the shoot that
failed to win prize.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
Saved His WIfe's Life.

MY wife would have been In her
grave today" writes o. II. Brown Of
Muscadine, Ala. IF it had NOT been for
DR.. Kings New Discovery. She was
down in her bed, not able to get up
without help. She had a severe bron-
chial trouble and a dreadful cough.
got her bottle of DIR. Kings New
Discovery, and she soon began to
mend, and was well in short time. 50
Infallible for coughs and colds, its the
most reliable remedy on earth for des-
perate lung trouble, hemorrhages, Ia
grippe. asthma, hay fever. Group and
whooping cough. Fifty cents, 81. Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by all drug
gists,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
AT THE EMPIRE,

The Riva Larsen troupe, a guar
tet of Europeans, who have demon
strated that there is something new
under the sun in the acrobatic line,
will be the feature of the bill for
the first half of the week at the EN-
pire. Belle Meyers, character
comedienne of unusual ability, who
has just concluded a tour of the Or
pheum circuit, will pay her first visit
to Rock Island for this engagement
Nelson and Nelson, in a singing and
acrobatic dancing novelty, will be re-
rendered here by those who visit
the big vaudeville houses of Chicago.
Mr.. Nelson, for the past four or five
years has been associated with the
famous "Slivers Oakley" In his pop
ular baseball act, which has met
with such success wherever present
ed. Eugene and Mar offer a COM
edy sketch, entitled "Hazing a
Freshman" introducing every effect
that Is known to college boys in
their pranks, for making life I'M
bearable for their student friends
who may happen to do something
that their upper classmates would
not like. Cavana, contortionist on
the slack wire, is another new feat
.ure for Rock Island theatregoers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23

playing with Montgomery in the
Southern league put him out of the
game and in 1911 he was released to
Dallas, Tex.
Mason City, Iowa, Dec. 23.-Paul
Prem, middleweight champion wres-
tier of Iowa, threw Andy Mean
falls. the first in II minutes and the
second in seven.
New Orleans, Dec %. - Joe
Jeanette knocked out Topeka Jack
Johnson in the third round of a fight
here. This was Jeanette's fourth
winning fight in 10 days. He has
left for New York from where he
will issue a, challenge to Jack John
son.
New York, Dec. 23.-"One Round
Hogan demonstrated at the Madison
A. c. last night that a combination
of a fighter and a boxer is superior
to fighter by beating Battling Mel
son in 10 rounds of purposeful mill.
ing. Hogan outboxed and outfought
the one-time premier fighter and il
only two rounds failed to earn the
honors. Nelson had a decided ad
vantage in the eighth session, wheI
! Hogan INDUCED in much cl!nching
Nelson held Hogan even in the sew
enth round. The balance of tn,
rounds belonged to Hogan by various
margins. Hogan gave the brittle
haired battler as severe a drubbinl
/ as Nelson has ever received in a linn
| tied round contest. The California;
showed that he could punch equal,
| well with both hands, staggering tn,
| Dane on different occasions. In tn
/ second round Hogan made Nelson
knees sag from the force of a RICH
to the jaw, while in the tenth Toun,
! Nelson was beaten back with force
full left. Hogan was by far the cley
erer boxer, for he landed his blow
with precision, meeting the battler'
rushes repeatedly with well-time
blows. Nelson fought in his custo
mary manner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
AUTHORS DEATH
HELD ACCIDENTAL
Overdose of Chlorodyne Car
ries Of Margaret Horton
Potter of Chicago.
HEALTH BROKEN BY WORK
Had Been Gradually Regaining
Strength After a Time in a
Sanitarium.

Chicago, Dec. 23.-Mrs Margaret
Horton Potter, the novelist, died yes
terday at the Chicago Beach hotel
after having taken an overdose Of
chlorodyne. A coroners jury return
ed q verdict of accidental death. In
quiry disclosed the fact that, while
Mrs. Potter undoubtedly had taken
melancholy and induce sleer. she had
no intention Of taking her own life.
Mrs. Potter, who had t-ken her
family name after she was divorced
from John Donald Black, somewhat
over a year ago. had been an invalid
for a considerable time. She had been
an intensely hard worker. Her liter
airy labors were pursued with great
diligence and this shattered her
health.
HAD IMPROVED IN HEALTH.
She was sent TO the Kenilworth
sanitarium, but some months ago her
brother. Edwin c. Potter, established
her IN the Chicago Beach hotel.
My sister left the sanitarium in
better physical condition that she
ever had been before in her life said
Mr.. Potter. The use Of drugs had
been responsible for her breakdown;
there was nothing fundamentally
wrong with her mind. She was de-
MED drugs and stimulantS and COM
PEELED to take vigorous physical exer-
else. This built up her fagSed nerves
and made a new woman of aer.
Last Sunday she spent me after
noon and evening at my home and
seemed in good spirits.
READY FOR CHRISTMAS.
She had not, however, overcome
the drug habit, though she tiled hard,
and yesterday morning received
word from Mrs. Potter's maid that she
was in a bad state. l arrived at the
hotel at about 1880. My sister was
then unconscious. Immediately sum
money DR.. r. c. Williams, the hotel
physician. He could do nothing. Mrs
Potter died at about s o'clock, with
out recovering consciousness.
Before she became coma.ose Mrs
Potter talked a good deal to the maid
She was incoherent. She spoke, fol-
instance, of her mother, who has been
dead for several years. ana of the
Christmas presents she he'd bought
Her suite was full of holiday gifts.
There was nothing in What she
said to the maid that would indicate
she had planned to take hey own life
My own opinion is that she was de
spondent and had taken mere and
more Of the chlorodyne pills to relievs
her melancholia, until finally she hat
taken moro into her system that 4
would bear
At the inquest Mr.. Potter testified
his sister had spoken TO him of beint
tired of life, but added:
II never attached any consequence
to these remarks. l suppose ever!
one says they are tired Of the worlt
at one time or another"
NOVELS sATIRIZED SOCIETY.
Mrs. Potter's novels were of the SO
called modern" type and gave evt
dence, according to literary critics, o
real genius. Among her works wer'
THE Social Lion" "UncaGnonlzed,
The House OF De Malley. The Fir
Of Spring THE Flame Caterers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
The Theatre
ILLINOIS.


Dec. 25-"Lena Rivers" matinee
and night.
Dec. 30.-"Two Orphans"
Dec. 31.-Guy Hickman Stock
company.
Jan. 1.-The Kinomacolor moving
pictures.
Jan. 4-"The Red MILL
Jan. GA Good Old Time mu-
steal comedy.
Jan. 7-"Barriers Burned Away"
Jan. 12-Dave Lewis in Don't
Lie to Your Wife,"
Jan. 1S-"The Smart sSet"
Jan. 23-Mme. Aida under aus
pices Rock Island Musical club.
Jan. 29-"Baby Nine"
Jan 31-"Wagenhals and KEN
per's Seven Days"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
AT THE ILLINOIS,

AT THE ILLINOIS.
When Howard Brandon decided to
put out a production of Lena Rivers"
dramatized from Mrs. Mary :. Holmes
novel, he Immediately engaged Miss
Madge Thurston to make the book
into play form. Miss Thu ston made
a careful study of the book and then
decided to visit the scenes of the
book, as the story is a true one in a
great many respects. Believing that
she could get so much better concep-
ton by naturally knowing the locale"
of the play and seeing the class of
people which the story is written
around, she spent one half her sum-
mer at the little village of Slocum
vile, Mass, and the balance near
Frankfort, KY, where Lena grew up
and spent the balance of her life after
leaving Slocumville. Although condi,
tons had changed somewhat in the
years since the book was written
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
POISONED BEER FATAL
TO SEVEN IN KENTUCKY

Henderson, KY, Dec. 23.-Seven
persons residing near this city were
killed last night by poisoned beer
they drank while eating supper. The
dead are:
L. P. ROYSTER, aged 40.
LORINE, daughter, aged IL.
HENRY, son, aged Is.
BET DAVIS, colored cook.
Colored house gir,.
Two farm hands.
Register was wealthy. The deaths
are thought to be the result of a
plot. All of the victims died within
two hours after drinking the beer
The son, Henry, was taken with
cramps the last. He rode to Ro
bards, small town nearby, and told
of the tragedy, and then died. The
sheriff and coroner have gone to the
Register home to Investigate.
All fha naWa all fho fipoo ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
RISE OF AITCHIE, MUSHROOM CHAMPION"
HAS BEEN MOST SUDDEN OF ANY FIGHTER

Probably no box
er ever doomed up
on the horizon of
public recognition
any more suddenly
than has Willie
Ritchie. who calls
himself the light
weight champion of
the Pacific Coast.
The mushroom
champion" they
dubbed him in the
west, after he had
been called upon
{ b e day before
Thanksgiving to
take Ad Wolgast's
place in his sched-
uled battle with
Freddie Welsh, the
Englishman.
Richie was In
San Fra c SEQ
where he had been
helping to train
Packy Mcfarland
eor his fight with
Tommy Murphy,
and wasn't in espe-
ciaHy good shape
but he nevertheless
piled onto a train,
rode to Los Ange-
less. and gave the
clever little Briton
one Of the hardest
battles of his ca
reer.
Immediately Rit-
chic was famous,
Now. under the
managerial wing OF
| Emil Thiery, OF
| Chicago, he is or
| his way east tC
| hook up with some
OF the best boys IL
7 New York.
His record Il
date isn't a Ions
one, but 1t is clean
SO far, except TO
the shade decision
the referee gave Il
Welsh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23

Kewanee. ILL.,, Dec. 29.-George
Pennington of KeOkuk was yester.
day engaged as manager of the Kee.
vance Central association team for
the coming season. He was chosen
from a score Of applicants for the
place made vacant by DR.. ]. A. An
drews' resignation. Pennington was
the star infielder for Keokuk last
season and helped Waterloo win the
pennant your years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23

A sprained ankle viii usually disable
the injured person for three or four
weeks. This is due to lack of proper
treatment When Chamberlain Lint.
ment is applied cure may be effected
il; three or four days This liniment is
one OF the best and most remarkable
preparations in use. Sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23

The revised list of attractions for
January Is not quite complete, as
Manager Klinck is hopeful of land
ing couple of more high class at
fractions before long. The cancel
lation of 1.-The Girl in the Train"
was a big disappointment not only to
Mr.. Klinck but to his patrons, for
the big musical comedy was one of
the successes of the season. Among
the higher grade amusements for
January will be "The White Sis
ter" Dave Lewis in his great laugh
ing hit, Don't Lie to Your Wife, :"
Baby Nine" Seven Days." 1.-THE
Smart Set" and Madame Aida.
Baby Mine" was here last season
and scored a big hit. 1.-THE Smart
Set" is we'll known as the worlds
stellar colored organization and
their work is always first class The
Rock Island Musical club in bring
ing Madame Aida is presenting one
of Americas best singers. Dave
Lewis appeared in his funny farce at
the Moline the early part Of this sea
son and the audience more than lik-
ed the attraction. Considering al
things, Manager Klinck has arrang-
ed a pretty good list of attractions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23

South Bend, Ind, Dec. %
Champ Osteen. formerly third base
man for the Indianapolis club in the
American association and later with
Springfield of the Central league, has
signed to manage the Charlotte,
North Carolina league team in 1912.
In 1910 broken leg sustained while
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23

there were a great many of the char
acteristics of each place that were
still unchanged. A number of the peo-
pie whom Mrs. Holmes took as mod
els were to be found in each place
and were very much fiatteI ed by the
interest that they aroused. The little
cottage of Granny Nichols is still
standing and not far away the old
lady rests beside her helpmate Nancy
Scovendyke died an old maid, always
thankful that she didn't marry John
Livingstone. After a few weeks visit
among these people Miss Thurston
made the same journey th't Granny
and Lena made so many years before,
and at the old Livingstone home near
Frankfort, KY, studied the home OF
Lena and Durward and all the other
friends. Miss Thurston seemed to
write the play with almost reverence,
and the fact that she SO thoroughly
understood the characters Is The cause
of much favorable criticism. The
play will be presented at the Illinois
Christmas day, matinee and night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
At High School

The annual reunion of the Hart
Literary society, which was held
last evening directly after the pro-
gram and the basketball game, was
in charge OF Miss Adria Titterington
Of Augustana conservatory, a for
mer president of the society. The
society has been organized for six
years now and about a dozen of the
alumni members of 1t were present
yesterday afternoon. Thekla Helm
beck, chairman of the program COM
mittee, had fine program arranged
and a number of the alumni mem.
bers took an active part. President
Signe Larson welcomed the alumni
in a nice speech. After the program
a general good time was had. eating
fudge and other dainties. The pro-
gram was as follows:
Piano Solo - Josephine Sheldon
of the Augustana conservatory.
The Alumni Members of the
Hart"-Myrtle Summers of the fac
ulty.
Christmas Story, reading-Gladys
Dunleavy.
Vocal Solo-Florence Andrews.
Piano Solo-Nellie Swanson of
the Augustana conservatory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
THE EMPIRE.

Daily vaudeville performances at
90 and Sis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23

All the nows all the time.-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23

The Dutch" beat the Irish" in a
fast game of basketball yesterday af.
ternoon by the close score of % to %.
The game was married by rough play
in, the Irish" being the worst Of
tenders, but their roughness proved
their downfall, for the Dutch" scored
II points on foul throws, all of which
were made by Reeves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
NOVELS sATIRIZED SOCIETY.

Mrs. Potter's novels were of the so
called modern" type and gave evil
dence, according to literary critics, of
real genius. Among her works were
THE Social Lion" "UncaGnonized,"
The House OF De Malley. The Fire
Of Spring." THE Flame Gatherers,"