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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
HIGH TEAM Is OFF
FOR PAIR OF GAMES
Rock Island Basketball Players
Start for Monmouth and
Abingdon.

The high school basketball team
left this afternoon for its game with
Monmouth high school this evening
and with Abingdon high tomorrow
night. AS usual after the close of
the tournament, interest in the sport
rather lags, and the team will prob
ably not be in the best of shape
Behnamann was down for his first
practice of the week last night and
can hardly be expected to play up to
his usual form. The followers of the
team generally concede that the trip
will probably result in two defeats
for the locals.
Added ginger has been put in the
team the last few nights by the re-
turn to the fold of Jay MacManus.
who has been out of the game all
season because of trouble with his
eyes. He has hardly gotten into con-
dition as yet, but will nevertheless
accompany the team as a substitute.
The other men are in fair shape and
should give a good account of them
selves. Coach Harmon expressed an
opinion that if the team could get
started and play from the start as
they have played in the last half of
all their recent games, they would
have fair chances of getting away
with the long end of the score. In
all their previous games the team has
seemed to be ratified at the start,
and not TO strike their gait till the
second half when a lead too great
to be overcome has been piled UP
against them Should they get away
from the start in these two games.
the score would likely be different.
Prospects of their doing so are none
too bright, however The men to
make the trip are Behnamann and
Wilcher. forwards; Tremann, center;
Barker and Mcintyre, guards. Mac
Manus and Hughes, substitutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

anC Rex De Rosselli stage a playlot
called a Domestic Blizzard" and b.
lives up 10 the tile pretty well. A
young doctor. his wife and an old un-
Gle furnish complications enough for
a half dozen ordinary vaudeville
sketches. Fred Lewis and Martha
Chaplin are funny without half trying.
Miss Chaplin does some "mugging
which brought laughter from the audi.
ence. The song medleys and back
talk" which the two hand" each
other furnish the basis for funny
skit which will bring many laughs the
remainder Of the week. Morris Sam
uels in an Italian character singing
and talking act made q hit. His
singing of Italian Love" brought
much applause Mrs Casey sings
Afterwards" and the MajestlscOpe
concludes the show with a reel Of new
moving pictures
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
ASSUMES MATERNAL DUTIES.

Trixie Friganza of The Sweetest
Girl in Paris" company, which comes
to the Illinois tomorrow, has assumed
maternal duties. She has shouldered
the responsibility of being mother to
two of the youngest members of the
chorus, Lucille Thomas and Ruth John
son. with the consent of their families,
and guarantees to see that they do not
fall into any of the pitfalls of a stage
career as long as the organization re-
mains intact. The young persons who
are Just old enough to escape the child
labor law, have acknowledged Miss
authority over them in the
usual way; henceforth they will be
known as Lucille Friganza Thomas and
Ruth FTiganza Johnson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

latest effort, "The Third Degree. a."
which comes to the Illinois March -,
interest is aroused Immediately after
the curtain goes up on the first act and
is sustained throughout the entire per
Torrance. The production is of un-
usual magnitude and displays a scenic
as well as dramatic art to the greatest
Among those prominent in
the company are Sarah Padden. Jack
Ellis, George Sumner. Margaret Drew
William Pinkham, J. r. Williams, Hell
en- Castle Ellis, II. II. Forsman, Fran
ces Bonn, and others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
GAMBLERS
National Commission Will Take
Up Subject at Meeting
Next Week.
BASEBALL HELD IN DANGER
Attempt TO Make Books on Games
in Big Leagues Arouses the
Leading Magnates.

Cincinnati. Ohio, March 3.-Plans
TO circumvent the gamblers who have
announced that they would make a
future book" on baseball will be
considered at a meeting of the ma
tiOnal baseball commission here next
week according to Chairman Herr
mann of the commission The meet
ing will be attended by Hermann
and President Johnson of the Amer
lean league.
President Lynch Of the National
league, the other member of the
commissions is not expected to be
present, but as his views are known
to be identical with those held by
Herman and Johnson, the action the
commission decides on will be the
voice of the entire body.
SERIOUS MENACE.
That's the most serious menace
to the game that l know Of" Herr
man said, and we must not lose any
time in killing it. If this scheme
got started you couldn't tell where
it would stop"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

Turk all but had him to the mat, he
succeeded in getting a toe hold on
him, and for a few minutes, it looked
sort of dark for the Turk. He was on
top of Stohl at the time, and that
is all that saved him
Gus Stahmer lasted for eight min
utes, a leg and body hold putting him
to the mat at that time. Robert An
derson went for seven and a-half min
utes when a double leg hold forced
him to the mat.
sPORREY NO AMATEUR
And then came Sporrey, who is a
time, it seemed as though he would be
thrown to the mat, but at the crucial
moment, he always succeeded in get
ting an arm around the Turks head,
thereby staving of defeat. Time
and again the Turk came within an
ace of throwing him, but was defeated
in the attempt each time. After nine
minutes had elapsed, the Turk became
worried. Sporrey had his arm
around his head, and the Turk dove
and plunged and shook and did every
thing else he could think of but was
unable to break the lock until time
had gone for IL minutes and he had
lost his match. The last throw was
good windup for the evenings sport.
In the prelimns, Young Englund
Won a handicap match from Cliff
Schennerhorn who tried TO throw him
in 10 minutes. Bylund and Anderson
gave a five-minute exhibition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
MAHMOUT LOSES
PIECE OF COIN
Emil Sporrey Stays IL Minutes
Against Bulgarian in Mo-
line Match.
WAS FIFTH MAN ON BILL
Foreign Grappler Had Disposed of
Four Who Preceded in Regu-
Iation 10 Minutes.

1t seems as though Yussif Nah
mout, the Terrible Turk, who has
been wrestling in this vicinity for the
past few nights, is up against lit
tie larger contract than he bargained
for when he signed up for the match
rs. Last night at Moline, the fifth
man to meet the Turk in the handi-
cap match in which the big wrestler
was to throw five men in less than -
minutes each, lasted exactly II min
utes and so defeated the Turk. An
other item in the contract was that
TO each man who lasted more than 10
minutes, The the Turk would give
him $40 per minute. Emil Sporrey,
who proved a tartar TO the Turk last
night, won $50 from the Turk. When
the signal from the timekeeper was
given that 10 minutes had elapsed,
the crowd which filled the Moline the
atre where the bout was held, was
stirred up to a high pitch. and the
cheering all but raised the roof.
VOss TOO STRONG.
And night before last the Turk met
another tartar in John Voss the local
wrestler in a bout at Muscatine. Voss
was the fifth man 10 meet him We'd
nesday night, and he lasted 1914 min
utes. For the last few minutes, the
Turk heaved and tore like a demon,
and finally succeeded in getting his
opponent with half nelson and body
hold.
Henry Debates. the first man to
meet Mahmout last night, lasted for
only three minutes, when he was put
TO the mat with a half Nelson and
crotch. John StohI, who lasted only
one minute the night before at the
Muscatine match, went for seven and
H-haif minutes last night, before sue
combing to a toe hold. Stohl worried
the Turk considerably last night. He
Is a husky man, and once when the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
GETS ANOTHER CATCHER
Manager Carney Signs Ralph Jordan,
Protege of Roy Snyder.

Manager Carney of the Rock Is
land baseball club has added another
catcher to his list of candidates for
that position on the 1911 team.
Ralph Jordan of Enfield, who was
recommended by Roy Snyder, is the
man who has affixed his signature to
an Islander contract
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
The THIRD DEGREE.

It is barely possible that the Amer
Charles Klein. the author of The Lion
and the Mouse" in providing a play
with sustained interest running from
the rise to the fall of the curtain to
SUCH an absorbing degree as he can
This particular virtue has always beeG
a strong feature in Mr. Klein's contri
button 70 dramatic Literature In his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
The Theatre
ILLINOIS.

March H"Sweetest Girl in Paris"
March 5-AI G. Fields Minstrel.
March 11-"PoIiy of the Circus"
March 12-"CIassmates," matinee
and evening.
March 13-"Third Degree"
March 16-"Passing of the Third
Floor Back"
March 1e-"BacheIor's Honeymoon"
matinee and evening.
April 10, IA, 15-"Ben Hur."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
Psorian Loses Eirht.

Indianapolis, March 3-Jimmy
Perry of Denver easily bested Guy
Buckles Of Peoria last night in
fast ten-round battle The men
fought AT I4s pounds. Buckles. al
though outciassed n cleverness, was
the harder hitter of the two and the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

schools, before Avondale was annex
ed to Cincinnati, died yesterday at
the home of William r. Johnson. a
son, at $50 Forest avenue Avon
dale. B. B. Johnson, president of the
American Baseball league, another
son of the educator, was at the bed
side with other members of the fam
ily when the end came.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
SERIOUS MENACE.
MILITIAMEN BADLY
TRIM MED BY IOWANS
Davenport Turner's Take Company
AS Team Into Camp by One
Sided Count of 81 to 20.

Company AS basketball team was
treated TO a decisive trimming last
night at Armory hall by a team from
the Turner's society in Davenport,
the final count being 81 to 90. The re-
suit was practically the same as in
the first game played by the two teams
when they met in Davenport some
time ago. The militia boys put up a
good game in the first half and after
minute of play in the second they
we're only a point in the rear of the
Iowans. the score then being 81 to 20
but at that instant, Will Voss, captain
of the team, sustained an injury to
his knee and was forced to retire,
Simpson taking his place at guard.
From then on the Davenporters drew
ahead and piled up a big lead. Andy
Voss made most of Company AS
points while Krabenhoeft played the
star game for the winners, making
eight baskets while playing a guard
position. Company As lineup was as
follows: Taylor, center; A. Voss, and
briggs, forwards; and w Voss. Hall,
and Simpson guards. The Davenport
lineup was Karstens, center; Warn
ken and Bischoff. forwards; and Krab-
enhoeft and Prick, guards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
GOTCH DOWNS THE BOER
BeSts Paul Schmidt in Finish Wres-
cling Match at Buffalo.

Buffalo. y. Y, March S.-Frank
Gotch defeated Paul Schmidt. the
Boer wrestler. in a finish match here
last night in two straight falls, the
first in 26:16 and the second in
1915.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
battle was fast one throughout the
entire 10 rounds.
ILLINOIS TRIMS GOPHERS
Minnesota Drops Into Fifth Place as
Result of 22-12 Defeat.

Champaign, ILL.,, March 3.-The
University of Illinois basketball team
last night defeated the Minnesota
FIVE, % to 10. The defeat of the
Gophers shoves them from third to
fifth place in the Big Eight" league
race, while the University of Chicago
moves into fourth place. A victory
for Minnesota would have put it in
tie with Iowa for first place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
vetoes UmsbIer Fiah. Bin.

Cheyenne, WXo.. March 3.-Gov-
ernor Cary last night vetoed the
Umsbler bill, legalizing prize fights
Of % rounds in Wyoming.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

Peoria has lost Outfelder Jimmy
Johnson, who intends to be a street
railway magnate, like his dad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

Operations have already begun on
the Danville baseball park preparatory
to sodding the infleld.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
3. 3. Johnson's Father Dead.

Cincinnati, March Professor A.
B. Johnson, aged "a years, who was
of the Avondale
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

Pitcher Harry Syfert, formerly OF
Bloomington, has been signed by
Fred Moore for his Topeka, Kas.,
team
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
BILL CONNERS GETS A JOB

Former Three-Eye League Manager
VIII Head Mason City Team.
Bloomington, ILL.,, March 3.-Wil-
liam Corners of this city, formerly
Of the Bloomington and Ke-
vance baseball clubs, has signed
with Mason City, Iowa, as manager
for the coming season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

Dick Cooley, last year with Dan
vile, will manage the Helena, Mont,
team this year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

Catcher Mike Simon, of the Pitts
burg club. has turned farmer like
Fred Clarke, Cy Young and others
Simon has purchased farm in south
ern Indiana, about six miles from his
native village, Hayden, Ind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
Harness Men to Meet at Sterling.
Sterling. H., March 2.-A aSSe.
2g Of tha Nan oia-G&ER Asgse racing

&arcuit will be held here on March 4,
at which time the circuit probably
will be increased TO five towns by the
of Amboy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
THREE-EXELETS

Bill Hand, an infielder with Jimmy
Callahan's Logan Squares, has sign
ed with Danville.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

Remember that none OF our finest wo0a-
ems are reserved from this sale All our
staple Blues and Blacks are included, hun
dreds Of patterns light enough fer Sprhg
wear The Extra Trousers may be of
striped material or from same goods "a
zutI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

ern Indiana, about six miles from his
native village, Hayden, Ind.
The Lynn, Mass, club has Petite"
Burg, the midget shortstop who was
once with Davenport in the Three-E Eye
league, on the market. Lynn wants
to trade him for another player. but
thus far there has been nothing doing
Danville has signed Jimmy Cuth-
bert, the former Peoria player.
Catcher Billy McDonough, secured
from Baltimore. has also signed.
Wonder if he is the same McDon-
ough who was once with Rock Is
land?
The Bloomington association has re-
ceived the contract of Zeke Irwin, one
of the holdouts. or last years team
Erwin, Davidson and Prendergast are
all that have signed for this year. Mel
choir, Gorwin, Staten, Humes, Roger
and Madigan are yet to be heard from
Johnny Wanner of Geneseo, who has
been visiting in Rock Island for sew
eral days, has been notified that he
has been sold by Memphis to EImira
in the New York league. The news
is welcome, for Johnny was exceed
ingly 10th to return to the south Ma
laria troubled him all last season in
the Southern league and when he re-
turned home last fail he had Sc
we're spell of sickness from which he
has not fully recovered. The Mem
phis club also disposed of Farrell to
st. Paul and the intention is to fill
the places of the two men with cast
offs from the big leagues.
Clarence Rowland and Forest Plass.
the new owners of the Dubuque base
ball club, have opened headquarters.
This step being the first real move to
active work for the 1911 season of tne
ThTee-Eye league. Frank Ray has the
honor of being the first player of the
old guard to send in his signed con
tract for the 1911 season, the twirler
being more than satisfied with the
terms offered him by the management
One of the old players who will be
missed by the bugs this season, is
Frank Lerchen, the first baseman,
who will not be able to report owing
to business interference.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
Positively No More Extra
Trousers Free After
That Date

II you can buy the suits and oVercoaes
siEewher for less than S25 to so that we
IRE Offering during this sale at only SIS.
ST 80 and $50 won't ask for your order.
Each garment cut to your exact measure at
above prices, with Extra So Trousers Free.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-08-17

mosquitoes straight and don't care
whether school keeps or not.
AS we are living close to nature,
Ye Editor demands six meals a
day. while Mrs Ye insis,s that
when one is so close TO nature
one can get along ON two meals. OF
course, Mrs. Ye has her way about
1t. but not without piece of Yes
mind. We have only one tent and
owing to the presence of the visit
ing young lady, Ye EdigOr has to
steep in hammock, which was pur-
chased for his twelye-year-old
daughter. When he returned from
fishing last Tuesday about mid
night he found that the temperature
was falling rapidly, and that every
thing i'm the nature of quilts and
blankets had been appropriated for
he use i'm the tent except a
Jiano cover. In the hammock Ye
Editor formed perfect letter S
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Daddy sBedtine
0O In School

"v and treesan onl
birds places quareing sparows,
III children
prevent
daddy his bedtime Jack Evelyn
"once thing the of the big
thousand children
the the building the windows
had placed wooden box with door toward the window The window ledge
scattered window ledge pair of doves which get
whenever
to
showed in another were"
to
Portable They
they
little
he
shelf brightly
basket say.
call time
basket
the The children
them well enough to make their home among them"
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This week we received the fol-
lowing from our dad, who is
taking his vacation ON the Snake
river near Yellowstone park.
I'VE are camping out and living
close to nature. Living close to
nature is an expression used almost
exclusively by literary" people. 1t
means that we boil potatoes in a
wash basin; take our ants and
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-08-17

More people, men and women,
are suffering from kidney and blad-
der trouble than ever before, and
each year more of them turn for
quick relief and permanent benefit
to Foley's Kidney Remedy, which
has proven itself to be one Of the
most effective remedies of kidney
and bladder ailments, that medical
science has devised. B. B. Davis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-08-17

hard that he fairly splashed. The ref
cree began TO count him out. but the
intelligent Mr.. Binks looked up and
whispered something 10 him. The
obliging referee turned and addressed
the audience. MIR. Binks." said he.
wishes me to supplement his state
ment of moment ago. This is also
his last appearance in any ring. Gin
cinnati Times-Star.
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ales of the Town
AM NOT WISE.

The wise forget. dear heart
They leave the past
And play the hern's part.
brave TO the last
They weep not nor regret;
CAIN are their eyes.
DeaI heart. the wise forget
am not wise
anonymous.
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Birthday Candles.

The birthday candles will burn
longer and with less dripping of
grease If they are kept on the ice for
IL hours before using and not re.
moved until just ready to be lighted.
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A Supplementary Statement.

An aspiring pugiliSt went on for a
preliminary bout at one of the athletic
clubs not long ago. AS he pulled on
his gloves he beckoned the referee over
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and asked him to
m a k e an an
nouncement. The
referee obliged.
kid BinkS de-
sires me to say"
he shouted. that
this is his first
appearance in any
ring
Il b @ pa ir of
fighters tiddled
for Il moment.
and then Kid
Binks' antagonist
slipped one over.
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again last week. He bought h|
wife a new washboard ard I'll
poor soul is now busy trying
collect the living for Bill.
CasW decided to go into busineo|
so he Bought out a small livery std
BILE, and had a painter make a sig|
for him showing him astride
mule. He had this s'on placed i
front Of the stable and was quid
proud of it, His frierd Fbnmiga|
happened along and stood gazin|
at the sign.
That's a good picture of me
amt it?" asked Casey.
Sure it looks Something iik,
you" said Firnagan. but Woo thu
divil is the man on your back ?"
An automobile wheel can strike
tiny piece of glass, or a tack not /
quarter of AN inch long, and caus|
a blow out" The wheel has to b
attacked by the tiny tack, or piec
o. glass a certain way u cause
BLOW out" but you would be ST
prtsed how often blow outs occu
from trtfIes. When you cause othe
over trifles you are /
able to bring about a blow out |
Your Offense may seem so slight t
yea that you cannot see what caus
ed the blow out" but if you lool
close enough you will find the tim,
piece of glass, or the tack not
quarter of an inch long. BLOW
outs are always expensive; they
'ost an autOmOile owner lot o.
work, and $50 in money They
stand next to a smashup for serious
accidents. With you a
blow out" is liable to cause
smash up.-Atchison, Kan. Globe.
Fellows used to come around and
viisper inyo my ear that I'VE"
'Itght to do something. Then l
would buckle on my sword and
% forth to battle. Lots of times
didn't know what l was fightin,
or, but the Great Password had
cen whispered to me and I'VE"
ere out staying the enemy. u
ave grown a little older and now
takes more than the Great
password to get me into the game I
ann still wiling to help out
lend, but this thing of I'VE" do
lg something every time some .
hump whispers into my ear is
layed out, l have gotten all
Ioodg on this we battlecry for
lie last time. l find that have
1 | can do to fight my own battles
ithout taking in additional terri
ny. | have also noticed that
hen l needed few swords to
ZIP me out when things were GO
& against me that I'VE" was al
avs disoreetly absent. I'VE" is a
ipple plated daisy when it comes
NJ fighting for him, but when
We" has to fight for somebody else
ere is nothing doing. The world
fun of ives" who slip around
all times of the day and
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As rule the chairman of a com
mittee is the committee
The more a man wants to borrow
the harder he shakes your hand.
It's a good Pan to tell the truth,
provided you don't do it out Of
pure cussadness.
- y
Title of a new song "Wml
Chewing Gum Hold los Flavor on
the Bed Post Over Night
While waiting for the frost to
swat the fly, it might be a good
plan to do your Christmas shopping
early.
Papa, what is sltire?"
We'll. for example, when your
mother asks me how much I've won
n prayer-meeting.
Experience may be school
10 which we all must go; but
no one likes it's college yell of
plain 81 told you so"
-
Oven on my busy days / am will
ing to give five minutes to talking
o United States Senator, but a 1
eal circus man is always good for
IN hour. Ia
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FOR A CHILD.

FOR A CHILD.
us mind has neither need nor pow
ers to know
The foolish things that men
Il Il call right and wrong,
For him the streams of pleasant
love wine flow.
For him the mystic sleep compelling
song
Through love he rules his love made uni
verse
And sees with sight by ignorance made
keen
The fauns and elves whom older eyes dis
perse.
Great Pan and all the fairies with their
queen
Kind gods. pray. bestow on him this
dole.
Not wisdom. wealth nor mighty deeds
to do.
But let him cp his happy pagan soul.
The poet vision, simple. free and true
To hunt the rainbow gold and phantom
lights
And meet with dryads on the wooded
heights,
Joyce Kllmer.