Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-16

Mahoney with some left hand jabs.
The bell saved Ketchel in the sixth
and seventh but he came up strong
each time. Ketchell was unconscious /
for 10 minutes when knocked out.
Bloomington, ILL.,. Dec. 1G.-At a 4
meeting of players last night Ralph
Hefferman, star left tackle on the /
Illinois Wesleyan for the last two I,
years, was unanimously elected cap
tain OF the 1912 football team.
Eleven ''Ws" were awarded to play
ers by the faculty board control.
Galesburg, ILL.,, Dec. 16.-Ken-
nett Bragdon was elected captain of
Lombard college football team for
the ensuing year.
Utica, y. Y. Dec 1G. - Battling
Nelson, former lightweight cham
pion, and Bobby Wilson of Utica
fought a gruelling ten-round bout
here last night. Wilson made 1875
pounds at o'clock. The Battler
came it at catchweights and looked
to be at least seven pounds heavier
/ than the local boy. Nelson was
warned repeatedly by Referee Tib-
bits for his butting tactics. Nelson
earned a shade, but Wilson gave him
one OF the toughest fights he has had
on his tour.
London, Dec. 16.-Owen Moran
will start for America soon. He is
going over to secure fights with Abe
Attel, Knockout Brown and "One
Round" Hogan. Moran is out about
$500 because the authorities pre-
vented his bout with Jem Driscoll.
Buffalo, N Y, Dec 16-Paddy
LAWN sprang a surprise by beatin;
Willie Lewis in a 10-round fight last
night. LAWN outpointed his oppo
nent in every round.
Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 16.-Jess
Baker and Joe Hovlik, White Sox
pitchers, may be Brewers next year.
Hugh Duffy, ex-Sox manager, is after
them, and Jimmy Callahan is said
to have given Juffy first call on the
pair. 1t is also reported that Jimmy
Block, also of the Sox, may come
here. Block is anxious to go with
Duffy, and II a deal now on between
Comiskey and another big league
club goes through, it would not be
surprising If Block performed in his
home town in 1912.
New York, Dec. 16.-Frank J. Ma
win, resident of the Detroit Tiger-
closed a deal for the Providence In,
ternational league club. Fred LAX.
the former manager of the Red Sox
will manage the Grays next season
Nayin is reported to have paid $40.
900 for the property. William Yaw.
key and Hughey Jennings are asso-
Ciated with Navin in the transac
ton.
New York, Dec. 16.-Presidenr
John Ward of the Boston National.
has decided to take his time in So
lecting his team manager for next
year. 1t is believed Fred Tenney
who already has signed a contract
will receive his release and a years
salary. $4,000. At present it looks
as if John King, Bill Sweeney OIL
Mike Donlin wouH be Wards selec
ton, unless he can induce Edward
Hanlon to assume the task.
London, Dec. 15.-Matt Wells, the
English lightweight champion, who
hes been Ill with erysipelas, is vel
again and expects to sail for tn,
United States in three weeks. HI
will try to obtain matches Will
Freddie Welsh and Packey McFar
land.
s Keokuk, Dec. 16. - Secretar,
D Louis Sterne of the Keokuk club an
p nounced contracts with three younj
= pitchers. They are Earl Dennis
:. Kansas City, Mo-; J. Fl. Kaiser, Ada
j Okla, and Jesse Barnes, Circleville
n Kan.
New York, Dec. 16.-The Ney
York American league club announC
g ed that Pitcher Harry Abels and Out
t fielder Eddie Wilkinson were releas
h ed TO the Oakland (Pacifc Coas
{ league) club.
/ Memphis, Dec. 16-Joe Jeannett
o New York colored heavyweight, ha