Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-24

real article. The ring, the same one
in which Mcfarland and Herman mill
ed at Davenport a few years ago wae1
the state militia was called out to sup
press the performance, was set up in
the island baseball park. A huge arc
light had been installed, and the
grand stand and ring were perfectly
illuminated. When the boats reached
the island the guests were requested
to go to the baseball grandstand and
hold their seats for the big show Of
the evening. Charlie Kindt was mas
ter of ceremonies, and introduced
Steve Cusack, the Three-Eye league
umpire, as the referee Of the prelini-
mary bout between THE Steamer
Kid" and Peanuts" Schieberl. The
boys burlesqued i've rounds, and the
go was declared a draw. During the
intermission, while the crowd was
waiting for the main ring event, Kiudt
and Anderson performed some artistic
terpsichorean evolutions, and were
showered with applause and other
things, among the favors hurled into
the squared circle by their admirers
etc.
TELEGRAMS ARE READ.
Referee Cusack read kilograms from
Packey Mcfarland who issued a chal-
lenge to the winner of the main event;
Senator William Lorimer, who said he
would have been on hand but for an
important engagement at Washington;
King George, who said he would have
come despite the coronation but FOR
having missed the boat; from Empsr-
or Wilhelm, who inquired to know
whether Davenport was still trying TO
break into 6he dry zone, and from a
dozen other notables. Charles p.
Skinner of Moline, acting as proxy
for William Butterworth, who was pre-
vented from attending by an uneX-
pected business engagement, refereed
the main go. This was between two
athletes announced as J. Johnson and
Ambrose McNulty. the latter a white
man weighing 1873 pounds. johnson
tipped the scales at 225. These mea
held several advance reheaTsals be- J
fore the entertainment committee CT
the press club The contrast presented |
when the two walked into the ring
brought a scream from the audience |
that TASTED fully two minutes. They |
performed FIVE rounds. In the fifth, !
fulfilling a prearranged promise, the
black man dropped from a blow n
the right knee and took the count.
..PINCHED, BY ECKHARDT.
AS Referee Skinner was counting the
negro out Sheriff Louis Eckhart of DAY.
export rushed into the ring and pinch
ed" the scrappers. the referee, bottle
holders and the whole party of specta
tors. This caused a sudden breakirg /
Of ranks. and there was rush for the
boats. many of the guests believing
the interference of the Scott county Of
fciaI to be in earnest. Referee Skin
ner succeeded in "bribing' the sheriff
with a good nickel cigar. The enter
tainment committee had arranged 10
have a mock trial at the island, a
Judge and lawyers having been select
ed, but the crowd was so unwieidly
that it was impossible to carry out
he program.
A slight hitch before the departure
rom Davenport brought disappoint-I
nent to the Moline contingent. The
ng Star would make it's first stop at
doline at in the afternoon. But Cap
ain Walter Blair. in charge of the
,oat, notified the entertainment com g
nittee two days before that ii would {
,e impossible for the Morning Star 20 {
and at Moline, as it was too wide 10
-et through the canal lock. This ne
essitated the chartering of the /
teamer Pierson to bring the Moline {
,arty 10 Davenport to meet the MIN
ng Star The Morning Star left Rock
sland at GAO and went directly 10 i
davenport. There was an hours wait {
t Davenport before the Pearson hove O
D sight. t
CAPACITY OVERREACHED. O
In the interim at least two hundred a
ate corners got aboard the Morning I
tar. Not until the Moline guests re- a
an to transfer from the Pearson to
ne Morning Star did the Press cluO h
ealize that the capacity of the Morn t
lg Star would be overreached. When v
aptain Blair ordered the gates raiaed C
letonly alternative the press club had r
as to ask those OF its Moline friends Il
smaining on the outside to return 10 V
lie steamer Pearson and follow he Y
forming Star TO the island. This WAS o.
0ne. The frolicsome spirit assured II
possessed the jewellers on the Morn "
g Star, for no sooner had the beat =
It sail from the Davenport shore tran
ley made q united attack on the ar
ar. not giving the chef and his assist n
ats time to serve the food as they
i'd planned. Before the island vas
,ached the food was all gone. 1t was
/ done so good naturedly that The
Tess club could do nothing and the -,
s,,It vaS tbat Sono of the o1iesfz y