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The Washington times., 1911-10-29
BOB THAYER'S SPORTING GOSSIP
-"EVERY KNOCK is A BOOST

all cities on the circuit. The Nationals
League has this rule and it works beau
tfully. Baseball players, aside from
Mathewson and a few others, dislike no
toriety. II 1t is possible for them to
dress at the parks, they will not be
forced to parade through hotels clad in
uniforms and slippers. carrying spiked
shoes in their hands. Ban Johnson
should get busy on this phase of the
situation and make it easy for the
players when on the road.
-
Navy was surprised.
Muggsy McGraw, manager Of the wal
loped Giants, chose an all-star ball
team for all-time the other day. His
first baseman was Merkle, prize bone
head of baseball. He made his choice
before the worlds series got under way,
however Everybody who saw the re-
cent games for the big wad must agree
with me that Merkle was a stick in the
infield, and a cheese at the bat. He
may have startled the National League
fans. but his impression upon Philly
fans, accustomed to seeing Hal Chase,
Herman Schaefer, George Stovall, and
Larry Lajoie. was far from good.
Merkle, the forgetful, is only about
forty-nine miles behind Harry Davis as
firstsacker, and Harry is quitting on
account of old age.
The Washington times., 1911-10-29
McVey Knocks Out Lang.

SYDNEY. New South Wales, Oct. %.
Sam McVey, the American pugilist,
knocked out Bill Lang of Victoria in the
second round here yesterday. Lang's
attack and defense were poor. and early
in the second round he was fioored
twice. He came back after six seconds
the first time and then took the count
OF eight. He finally succumbed to a
right uppercut to the jaw.
The California negro was to 2
favorite with the 5000 persons who wit
messed the fight
The Washington times., 1911-10-29
Montreal May Lose
Eastern League Team

Montreal will lose it's Eastern League
franchise unless so fans subscribe s15,-
900 to keep the club there. Owner Lich-
tenheim says he lost several Thousand
last year and will probably switch the
club to a city in the United States
The Washington times., 1911-10-29
Michigan wins from Vandy.

Jimmy Lewis, left fielder of the Sacra-
mento club, of the Pacific Coast League.
claims a unique record. He says he is
the only player who ever participated In
two twentE-fou ur -inring games. In 1909,
while playing with San Francisco, he
played in a twenty-four-inning game
against Oakland. A month ago he fig
ured in another between Sacramento
apd Portland. Furthermore, just to
make his record more marvellous yet, he
played In a twenty-one inning draw this
season between Los Angeles and Sacra-
lnento Lewis Is surely earning his
salary.
The Washington times., 1911-10-29
Is Griffith really wanted?

Speaking about Clark Griffith, no bet
ter tribute could have been paid any
man in baseball than the round robin
signed by every member of the Cincin-
natl ball club. asking that he be re-
tained as manager of Garry Hermann 8
team. They insisted that hard luck and
injuries prevented the Reds from being
in the fight all the time and entirely
absolved "Old Fox" from any blame
In the low place gained by the club in
the race. Clark Griffith Is known as a
Hard worker. a good Judge of ball play
ers, and a man of his word, even
though he seldom talks. If he leaves
Cincinnati, 1t will be largely because OF
adverse criticism by a sport writer. By
the way, sport writer's can swing the
multitude any way they wish, some
thing the local club should bear in
mind all the time.
The Washington times., 1911-10-29
Army comes next.

Georgetown's showing yesterday
against st. Johns can hardly fill it's
supporters with hope. To have a bunch
of big fellows fail so wretchedly before
schoolboys, as was the case on the Hill
top, needs explanation. A lot Of hard
work is due If Virginia is to be
humbled. Grim satisfaction over a
score of 20 to 0. falling to take into con-
sideration the caliber of the opponent
SO beaten can mean but one thing-an
awakening far from pleasant.
The Washington times., 1911-10-29
PITTSBURGH STAR
CONFINED TO HIS
BED WITH FEVER
Has Been III for Week, But
Disease Not Known
Until Today.

WILMINGTON. Del, Oct. 29.-Vic
Willis, the former Pittsburgh star base
ball pitcher. Is i'll at his home, the
Washington House, Newark. Del, suf-
fering with typhoid fever. He has been
III for a week or more, but it was not
publicly known that his aimear was
typhoid until today, the nature Of the
disease having been kept secret.
His physicians report his condition
favorable.
The Washington times., 1911-10-29
Four Leaf Clover
Winner Buys Car

f. H. Clarke, who won the class cup
in division "a of the Four-Leaf- Glover
Run, some months ago, has purchased
an EMF "30' touring car from the
Commercial Automobile and Supply
Company.
The Washington times., 1911-10-29
Penn State was certainly there.

The new manager of the local Amer
lean League club will find himself in
kettle of hot wateer as soon as he
takes his position. No club in either
etE league Is conducted with so little
attention to detail. No other club in
any league l ever heard of gets along
without an office, office assistants, rec
ords, files. etc, etc. No other club in
the major leagues has a secretary who
is rot a secretary, as in the case OF
the Washington club. Jim Mc.tlccr's
office was under his hat, frequently a
fitting and vanishing headquarters. If
Clark Griffith becomes manager her",
he should commence right at home and
Better local conditions. They need bet
tering. The local club needs 4 mouth
piece who can be found. If Griffith Is
wise, and his long experience should
make him 80, he will settle this diff
Guilty Immediately. 1t certainly needs
Aettling.
The Washington times., 1911-10-29
May Show Champion.

All eyes are turned to Ann Arbor as
a possibility for the leadership in Amer
icon football. If Yale beats Harvard,
and Michigan beats Pennsylvania, this
will easily be conceded Yost, even
though Walter Camp does pick an East
ern eleven.
The Washington times., 1911-10-29
q Brown fell down.

1t is rumored that all will not be
easy sailing for Jim McAleer in Boston.
Up there in that section of the land the
fans are well-informed in the historical
end of baseball. They know McAleer's s
Heeord, and are grumbling already. Led
on by a couple of sport writer's. they
are growing, even at this early date.
In q town where every fan is independ-
ent, and the cry OF 'Twenty-five-cent
baseball" may still be heard, II will take
smooth diplomacy on the part of Nc
Aleer and McRoy to keep the wolves
from the door. Furthermore, the sport
writer's up there generally hang togeth-
er when they start a panning eXpedi-
ton. something i have yet to see in
Washington.
The Washington times., 1911-10-29
Will Try New Rule.

The new rule which permits a Dart
mouth player who starts in the Har-
ward or Princeton games this season
to have a ID is being used there for
the first time this wear
The Washington times., 1911-10-29
Billy Papke Ready.

KEWANEE. Ills, Oct. 2s.-Biily
Papke having finished his training here.
left TINS morning for Boston. where he
will meet Mohan next week. Papke
appears in good condition.
The Washington times., 1911-10-29
Hold Oyster Roast.

Members of the Eastern Power Boat
Club are participating in their second
annual oyster roast at River View to-
day. A race among half a dozen speed
boats is scheduled to be run at o'clock
tOday
The Washington times., 1911-10-29
Wagner for Reds?

Ban johnson says the Red Sox are to
have new second basemar next year
This might bc taken to mean that
TO Cincinnati
The Washington times., 1911-10-29
Likes Old Songs Best.

There Are Moments When One
Wants To Be Alone!" That's the titla
of an old song. McGraw is said to like
the older songs the best.
The Washington times., 1911-10-29
MOreland Resigns.

President George l.. Moreland's resig-
nation from the Ohio and Pennsylvania
League has been accepted.
The Washington times., 1911-10-29
Has Many Fencers.

Thirty men have reported for practic,
In fencing at the University of Penn
sylvania.
The Washington times., 1911-10-29
Will Get a Fortune.

Hughey Jennings Is said to have been
promised that he'll receive fully $50 900
for his work next season. This year he
got $lS,O00
The Washington times., 1911-10-29
Bakers Favorite Song.

According TO Grantland Rice. "the
only tune that Baker can play Is over
the fence and far away"
The Washington times., 1911-10-29
Z Baseball Is passing.

American League players are pulling
hard for the establishment Of a rule
The Washington times., 1911-10-29

Marlboro starts this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-22
ANOTHER MO0CHER
is SENT TO PRISON

Albert Peterson, who claims to hail
from Dubuque, was sent down for 10
days by Police Magistrate c. J. Smith
this morning. Peterson was arrested
last night on the charge of being
moocher. He was playing the usual
game of begging a dime and then
spending it for booze and getting free
lunch The rapidity with which this
stamp of hobo is being sent down to
the county Jail is apparently having
good effect upon that gentry. Last
week a dozen were sentenced and
with this week half over there have
been but two Apparently the mOoch-
ers are learning that even with its
advantage of free lunch emporiums
which this city possesses, Rock Is
land is nevertheless a dangerous
place to light unless one wants a nice
warm dry place to stay until spring
gets here. If that was what Peterson
wanted, he was disappointed for he
only got a Today sentence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-22

George A. Davis. Danville, $37,-
61eS5.
Charles WATSON, Waterloo. $S3,491-
Al bids received called for Bedford
sawed stone, backed with building tile.
Bids were also secured for brick con-
struction, with stone trimming. but the
figures received differed little from the
bids for stone structures.
Mr.. WATSON is well known as
church builder In his own state he
has erected q church structures. He
was the builder of the First church at
Sioux City, which was visited by local
people some time ago. He is ready to
begin at once on the work. Orders for
stone and iron which are first needed.
have been placed, and will be on hand
before April /.
The church building committee con-
sists of Rev. Marion Humphreys, J. NJ.
Bond. A w. Coulter, E. G. McAloon
and R A. Vaughn. The subscriptions
which have been received cover at
least half of the expense of the build
ing, and it is thought that within a
short time the amount will be greatly
increased. 1t is the plan of the finance
committee to have the entire amount
subscribed before the dedication.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-22
TRl-CITY BUILDERS
NOW IN ONE BODY

At a general meeting Of building
contractors Of the three cities held
yesterday at Rock Island Turner
hall, it was determined to change
from the present form of organiza-
ton under which one local body ex-
listed in each city to one general or
ganization. The Tri-City Master
Builders association was the name
adopted for this body and its OBJ
jects are the same as have been fol-
lowed in the different localities IN
years previous, namely, regulations
of labor conditions, lettering Of
buildings, industries and the prob
able establishing of a builders ex-
change Officers were elected as fol-
lows:
President. F. Nebergall.
First Vice President-R. H. Hud-
son.
Second Vice President-Axel Carl
Third Vice President. L. Con-
way.
Secretary-H. F. Paulsen.
Treasurer-Otto Bargman.
Board of control-[H. w. Horst, H.
Tappendorf, A. A. Arnould, NJ. v.
Powers, P. H. Lorenz, Victor Palm
gren.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-22
BIDS WANT ED.

The infirmary committee of Rock
Island county, Rock Island. Ill, re-
quests bids on the following described
improvements:
LIST Steel tower and wooden tank.
Tower to be 80 feet high to floor
beams and of proper construction and
strength to support a tank OF $4,000
gallons capacity.
End. Same proposition as above as
in regard TO tower but tank to De of
10000 gallon capacity.
3rd One sixteen G6) horse pow
er. four cycle horizontal gasoline en-
CINE with 20 to "a inch stroke pump
ing Jack attached.
4th. Lighting plant: One 5 K. w
10 volt generator with switchboard
and storage battery
Above goods 10 be delivered, erect
ed and In working order at the county
infirmary near Coal Valley. Ill, by
July 1. 1911.
All bids must be accompanied by a
certified check for $500 and must be
in the hands of Infrmary Superinten-
dent Frank B. Wylie, Coal Valley, III.
not later than 900 p. m. March 4,
H1I.
All bids are subject TO rejection if
not satisfactory to committee
(Signed) PAUL wADSWORTH,
FRANK STYYART,
CHAS. OSWALD.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-22
TO DEBATE DIRECT
SENATE ELECTIONS
Subject Tor Meeting of William and
Jewell and Augustana Teams
This Spring.

Augustana and William and Jew
ell college of Liberty, Mo, will de-
bate upon one of the Invest questions
before the American public today.
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the debating league of the
college last night it was decided to
submit the following question to
William and Jewell college for
United States senators should be
elected by a direct vote of the peo-
pie"
The debate with William and Jew
ell college will take place here. AS
yet no date has been decided upon,
but it is very probable that the de-
bate will take place some time dur
ing the latter part of April or the
first part of May. The members of
the different clubs, who will partic-
ipate in the preliminary contest to
decide who will constitute the per-
sonnet of the team which will go
against the Missourians, are as fol-
lows: BaIfour club, Albert Scher-
stem and Irving Munson; Webster
club, Reinemund and Erickson;
Gladstone club, Tage Joranson and
c. Z. Backman.
challenge for a debate was re-
Gently received from Luther college
of DEBORAH, Iowa. Augustana's old
rival in debate, but as Augustana al
ready has two debates for this year,
nothing could be done for the
Iowans. The date of the Lombard
debate. which will be held in Gales
burg, has been changed from March
II to March 30.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-22
COMMENCE HEARING
OF A DAMAGE SUIT
EDITH Adams of Moline Is Plaintiff
Against Moline, East Moline
and Watertown Railway.

The circuit court was in session to
day. despite the fact that the anniyer-
sary of George washington's birthday
was being celebrated. The damage
suit against the Moline, East Moline &
Watertown railway, brought by Edith
Adams of Moline. was called for trial
and the jury was secured and the hear
ing Of evidence begun. The plaintiff
alleges that she fell OF the step OF an
interurbsn car Aug. Z. 1908, and sprain-
ed her ankle and otherwise injured
herself She is asking for 50 900. She
claims that the step was defective and
that It was the cause of her falling
The accident took place when she was
getting on the car az Forty-third street
in Moline Attorney Wilton Parsons
appears for her and the corporation is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-22
MOLINE APPLRUDS
MERGER PROPHECY
VI. FL. Sexton Tells Banqueters Two
Cities Will BE One Inside of
Three Years.

IhFee ears.
IF Moline meets Rock Island half
way the two cities will be one before
three years have elapsed" declared
NJ. H. Sexton, president of the Rock
Island Business Mems association at
a banquet OF the Moline Retail Mer-
chants association held at Turner
hall in that city last night. The SEN
timent was applauded to the echo by
the 125 men present Mr.. Sexton
dwelt at considerable length on the
subject of consolidation, pointing to
the numerous advantages that would
come TO a city of 10000 people over
those now enjoyed by the respective
communities. Mr.. Sexton also pre-
dicted, consolidation or not, that Mo
line would have professional base
ball next summer
Other speakers at the banquet
were Hon. Charles Adkins, speaker of
the Illinois house OF representatives,
who accompanied a delegation of
Rock Island business men TO the feast,
and A G. Handbook of Chicago. sec
rotary OF the Illinois State Retail
Merchants association. Representa-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-22
ILLINOIS SPEAKER
A VISITOR IN CITY
Mr. Adkins to Give Principal Adj
dress at Washington Celebra-
ton of Buford Post,

Hon. Charles Adkins Of Bement,
speaker of the Illinois house Of rep
resentatives. arrived here yesterday
afternoon and is registered at the New
Harper. Last night he attended the
meeting OF the Moline merchants. To
day he is being entertained by Repre-
sentatives Thomas Campbell and II. L.
Wheelan, Postmaster H. A. J. McDon-
aid, DR. Joseph DeSilva, States Attor-
ney l. NJ. Magill and County Clerk H,
B. Hubbard Speaker Adkins will de
liver the principal address this even
ing at the Washington anniversary cell
ebration of John Buford post, G. A.
R., at the court house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-22
MONTHLY OF PRESS CLUB
Seven New Members Admitted and
Committees for Year Named.

Seven New Members Admitted and
Committees for Year Named.
The February meeting of the Tri-
City Press club was held last evening
at the Manufacturers hotel, Moline.
Supper was served at $50, and a
business session followed. Seven
were admitted to membership: Daniel
K. Brennan, Rock Island Argus;
George Mckinney, Rock Island I'm
ion; George Brown, William McFar-
land, NJ. F. Murray, Davenport Demo
crat; George NJ. Sheets, Moline Dis
patch; George Lovins. East Moline
Herald. Standing committees for the
year were announced as follows:
Reception-AIl of the expresidents
of the club.
entertainments r. Blackman, E
z. Buffum, Victor Martin.
Mutual Advantage o. Van Gal
der, John Sundine, J. F. IIattner.
Public Good-H. p. Simpson. p. S.
McGlynn. r. w Cram.
Conference. p. Adler, s. w.
Searle, j. B. Richardson. F. J. Muel-
Ter, F. B. Sharon, Edward Usher,
Harry Svard, E. p. Rundquist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-22
CLUB WILL OBSERVE
WASHINGTON'S DAY

Candidates for mayor under the
commission form of government are
to be heard at the Washington din
ner of the Rock Island club tonight.
All of the candidates have been in
vited to be the guests of the club,
each to give a 10-minute talk. The
dinner will be served at $40 and the
reservations promise a large attend
ance of the membership. At the con-
clusion of the dinner the candidates
will be called upon. B. D. Connnelly
will give a Washington day address.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-22
Confesses to Robbery.

Joseph H. Melvin (colored) was
arrested this morning at his home
on West Ninth street, Davenport,
and after having been taken to the
Davenport police station, confessed
the robbery of the Bretscher shoe
store at 312 West Second street. He
stated that last night at 10 o'clock
he had thrown a brick through a
rear window of the store and had
then opened the window. Eight
pairs of shoes-patent feathers
were taken by him and we're found
this morning by the police conceal
ed beneath the floor of Melvin's
home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-22

Yesterday afternoon at a meeting OF
the building committee of the Central
Presbyterian church the contract for
the building of the structure at the
corner of Fourteenth street and Tenth
avenue was let 10 Charles WATSON of
Waterloo, Iowa. His bid was $50, AL
The plans for the new structure are
the original ones adopted by the con
gregation two years ago. The building
will be ready for dedication before next
Christmas. The work will be com
menced in the latter part of March
when excavation will be made. All
will be in readiness for construction
work by April l.
At the meeting of the committee
yesterday afternoon S. R. Badgley of
Cleveland. Ohio. who drew up the
plans. and all OF the contractors who
submitted bids. except George A. Davis
of Danville, were present. The high
est bid submitted was $50, 900, or s19.-
100 more than the proposal accepted
The bids were as follows:
A. A Arnold Construction company,
Davenport, $4,000.
Henry Tappendorf. Rock Island, $751;
273.
Mckee Construction company, Spring
field, $41,64O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-22
SHERIFF ARESCUER
Bruner Saves Bank Roll of a
South Rock Island Stock
Buyer on Bender.
ROBBED WHILE ASLEEP
. Money Extracted by Officer Before
He Passes Into Sunderland
Watch and Chain Gone.

A certain South Rock Island man,
well known throughout the city and
in the country as a buyer of stock and
poultry, has reason today TO be CRATE
full to Sheriff o. L. Bruner. The man
in question started out this afternoon
on the home stretch of foot" which
commenced last Saturday. When he
comes out of it he will probably re-
alize more than he does now just what
the sheriff has done for him. Mr.. Bru-
ner found him in a hotel Saturday af-
ternoon. 1t did not require more than
a casual glance to show the sheriff that
the stock buyer was drunk. He flash
ed huge roll OF bills every few min
utes and loungers about the hotel
looked at IL with greedy eyes more
than once.
SHERIFF TAKES THE ROLL.
Sheriff Bruner realized that his
friend was due to lose his money, and
he tried to get him to promise TO go
home, but there was nothing doing in
this line. The stockman had been on
the water wagon for a long time, he
said, and he was of of It now for at
least a week The roll of bills was the
savings of year and was to pay of a
mortgage on his home When Mr.
Bruner found that there was little
chance Of inducing the stock buyer to
take precautions, he assumed the au-
thority OF taking charge of the mans
money, and his doing so resulted in the
man being ahead just $3.50 the follow
ing morning. Saturday night, while
asleep In a chair at the hotel, the stock
buyer was robbed of his gold watch
and chain, and had the roll been there
1t, too. would in all likelihood have dis
appeared.
PAYS OFF THE MORTGAGE.
The stock buyer partially sobered
this morning and went TO the sheriff
TO get his money. AS he was not yet
ready to climb back on the water wag-
on, Mr. Bruner practically refused 10
give him the money. However, he did
prevail upon him to pay of the mort
gage on the home This amounted TO
s400 and there was s25 interest. The
sheriff has given the several small
suhs anu tue VIE mas also secured d
part of the money, while the remain
der. over 5000, is still in Mr. Burners
possession. The stock buyers wife and
daughter requested him to keep the
money until the husband and father is
able TO take care of it again. He goes
on periodical sprees and they know
that he will sell the furniture out of his
own house at such times IL necessary
in order TO get more liquor