Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-21
ROLLER SKATING
CARNIVAL HERE
Harley Davidson, Worlds
Champion, and Retinue of
Skaters to Come.
AT THE ROCK ISLAND RINK
Will Furnish a Weeks Entertain
ment, Including Races and
Vaudeville Performances.

Rock Island roller rink will be the
scene of the biggest skating carnival
attempted in this city in years, and in
which eight skaters of championship
caliber will be the principals Harley
Davidson, worlds champion roller
skater. together with seven men who
hold records in their native states, will
Endter and NormoyIe, who are in
charge of the rink. completed arrange.
ments yesterday for the weeks pro-
gram. 1t is to begin Sunday afternoon
and continue through the following
Saturday night. Races of varying
lengths. fancy, trick, acrobatic and
comedy skating will be the order of
each performance. Matinees will be
given Saturday and Sunday afternoons
only. For the other five days of the
week only evening events will be held.
The programs will begin at 8: 80 in the
afternoon and at 9:15 in the evening.
There will be skating before and after
the programs.
SEVEN OTHER CHAMPS.
Besides Champion Davidson, the list
includes Fred Martin, Pacific coast
champion; Jesse Carey, French and
European champion: Fred Tyrrell. Hi.
nois state champion; Louis Bradbury
Missouri state champion; Roland CT.
oni, Italian champion; Lawrence 81.
banaler. Oklahoma state champion
and Jack Fotch. Michigan state cham,
pion. These men, beside competing in
races, will stage vaudeville stunts, per-
formed on roller skates. Thus far, the
only program that has Deen arranged
is that for Sunday when there will be
a mile race in the afternoon The
race will be of two heatn and the finaI
run. Between the heats Fotch will ap
pear in his original Dutch act The
act contains considerable comedy anG
ends with a series of buck and wing
dances. Davidson will do some trick
fancy and acrCbatic skating. In the
evening there will be a two mile race
and Fotch and Davidson will perform
some ether feats. The former will ap
pear in his female impersonation stunt
CHAMP FIGHT YEARS.
Since the year 1904 Davidson has
been the worlds champion. He ha!
successfully defended his title agains
all corners. He has been before thu
sporting world since 1884, first as al
ice skater, later as a bicycle racer ant
now as a roller swater. In all depart
ments he has won world honors. H,
says that the only bicycle racer h,
never defeated was Arthur thinner
man, and he never met him. Tn,
champion comes from st. Paul Neal
| ly every member of the family is
skater and has gained rerown befor
the public. Davidson has scores O
medals won all over the world. TIL
one he prizes most is one awarded a
the Olympic games.
SOME GOOD RACES.
The other skaters are about on
par with each other, and only secon,
to Davidson in ability. Everyone i
fast and the races which are to be ru,
will be very interesting. Carey is tn
man who skated in Paris year ag
for "a hours and covered over 81
miles in that time, little over l
miles more than was made this yea
by the winner of the event Shout
the feats accomplished by each skate
be chronicled in one article it woul
I'll large sized volume.