Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-06
Kirk. Barron, Carberry, Gunderson,
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Milwaukee. Wis, Dec. eff the ap-
plication of the Nebraska for member
| ship in the western conference is
turned down at the annual meeting of
the faculty representatives in Chicago
today, efforts will be made to organ
I ize a second conference. Marquet is
I strongly in favor of the plan, and the
other institutions proposed as men,
bers are Notre Dame, Nebraska. st.
Louis. St Mary's, Missouri, Creighton,
and ST Thomas.
Princeton, y. J., Dec. 6.-Harold Ray
Balm, Princeton's star right tackle on
the 1918 team, was unanimously chos-
en- captain of next years eleven. Bal
lin and Hammond were the only nomi
nees BALM is a junior and lives in
New York city. He is one of the
youngest captains Princeton ever had.
He played tackle on his freshman elev-
en- two years ago and won his letter in
football last ceason.
Minneapolis Mimi, Dec. 6.-Univer-
sity of Minnesota football players will
not be numbered next year, nor any
other year. If he can help il, says
Coach II. l.. Williams. The number
ing of players is being agitated all
over the country as a new plan, where
as DR.. Williams declares il has been
tried and discarded in thieves
Madison. Wis, Dec. raymond
(Tub) Keller of La Crosse was elect
Cd Of Uni 4f
consin football team for the 1914 sea
son. Keller defeated Gelein and Bel
lows, who were also candidates. Keller
has played two years on Wisconsin
and has been chosen as guard on all
western teams picked this season.
Iowa City, Ia. Dec. 6.-James Trick
ey, the University of Iowa all western
tackle for 1912, died yesterday of peri
tonitis. following an operation. This
news was received in a message from
Iowa Falls, where he was living.
Kenosha, Wis, Dec. 6.-Kenosha
fight promoters will take one more
whirl at the boxing game. John E.
Heating. manager of the Kenosha A.
c. announced he had signed Johnny
Kilbane, the featherweight champion
and Joe Harank of New Orleans for a
ten round bout to be decided some
time in January. The card is to be
made the most attractive offered in
Kenosha in years.
New York, Dec 6.-Freddie Welsh, |
the British lightweight champion. will
be matched to box Ad wolgast, former
American titleholder in Madison
Square Garden on Dec. Is, if negotia
tions begun yesterday prove success
full. Welsh. it is understood, has al !
ready accepted terms offered by the |
Garden A. c.. and is preparing him
self for the bout.
Urbana, Ill, Dec. 6.-Director Huff !
of Illinois has been named as a COM
mittee of one by the conference to in
vestigate the plan to number football |
players. The plan will be tried out in |
the two first games of next season,
ard Director Huff will investigate the !
result. Huff favors giving the plan a
test.
University of Illinois basketball men
suffered the first cut yesterday, when
Coach Jones reduced the squad to Is,
exclusive of the football men, who
came out late.
Iowa City, Iowa Dec. Iowa ath-
letic authorities will in all probability
favor the admission of Nebraska to
Big Nine circles at the coming meet.
ing of that conference in Chicago.
While no official statement has been
given out by the Iowa athletic board,
II is known that the friendly relations
existing between the two schools are
almost certain to lead to an advocacy
Of the cornhuskers' cause by the Iowa
The Hawkeyes have
arranged for final football game with
the cornhuskers each season, and
meet them in other sports occasionally
also.
Thunderbolt Bill Papke is coming
back TO life again on Jan. II. when he
IS booked to battle George Chip at Ben /
Stencils Milwaukee arena. The win
Ter has been promised a go with
Frank Klaus two weeks later, so Pap
Ie says he is going to do some real I
for this swatfest in the hope
If winning back some of his lost lau- !
els. Oscar Gutter and Joe Sherman !
nave arrived home from Fort Worth,
where Sherman gave Bobby Waugh a {
trimming in fifteen rounds the -ther {
hight. Since winning this bout Sher-
nan has been swamped with offers for
battles and he has accepted a date
Il Superior TO box Ray Temple Dec. {
}. In case Joe wins this tilt he says {
lie is going after Joe Mandot and
harley White.