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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-04
ROCK ISLAND men
RECEIVE PRAISE
Galesburg Papers Give Crimson
and Gold Warriors All
Credit in World.

BY way of post norton, the follow
ing account of the Galesburg-Roek
Island football contest OF lass Satur-
day, is taken from the Galesburg Mail:
In a stubbornly fought and well
played game Saturday afternoon on
Willard Field the Galesburg high
school football team was beaten by
the faster Rock Island eleven. TO Q.
Practically the entire game was
played in the shadows Of the Gales
burg goal posts and time and again
II seemed as IL the visitors would
score, but each time a tumble OF great
defensive work by the local line
STAYED on the score.
The first quarter was a fast one
Both teams were eager to get the
jump on the other and although the
playing was in Galesburg's territory
the teams played about even. Rocl
Island advanced the bail more thar
did the local lads. but when the goa
line was but a few yards away they
were stopped.
AT the opening OF the second quar-
ter Glass broke loose for a 2o-yar,
dash snd put the ball on the fiTe-yar'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-04
STAR PITCHER is
ANNEXED BY CUBS
Former Nap, Last Year With
Oakland Club, Reports to
Prexy Murphy.
MAGNATES IN CHI TODAY
Gather For Annual Meeting of the
American League-Routine
Stuff Up.

Chicago. Nov. 4.-Contract signing
time is here. That part of the hot
stove season which annually serves
to keep diamond celebrities in the
spotlight was ushered in yesterday
sans the blare of trumpets following
the arrival in Chicago of Nap Koest-
ner, a sturdy right-handed heaving
person. Koestner, who breezed in
from Oakland, Cal. in company with
Buck O'Brien and Rip Hagerman, i'm
mediately made a bee line for Cub
headquarters, where he put his mont
ker on a document dealt lin b.
Charles w. Murphy, who quits these
parts today eastbound to hop liner
| for Ireland and other points east OF
Brooklyn.
| Koestner does not come under the
/ caption raw material" On the con-
trary, this big fellow once accepted
regular coin from the Cleveland club,
having performed slab miracles along
side "Speck" Hardness, the late Adele
Joss, Gene Knapp and other topliners.
STARS FOR OAKLAND TEAM.
After thorough trial with the
Maps, Koestner was returned to the
coast, where he toiled for two or three
seasons. During the race on the Pa
cific, which closed a few days ago.
the big chap was considered expert
in the matter of rolling up victories
for the Oaks, champions last year il
that circuit.
According to O'Brier, the spit ball
er, who was dropped last season
by the Boston Red Sox. and later re-
leased by the White SoX after a few
mound trials, Koestner was whale
last year for Oakland. He lives in
Illinois and Immediately after signing
the paper hurried for a Depot to catch
train to his home town. Before quit
ting Cub headquarters Nap" told Muir,
ply he wished the West Siders were
leaving today for Tampa so he could
cut loose and prove to Manager Evers
just how good he is in The grand old
: game of hurting the pill
Victories came thick and fast for
Hagerman, who YVES a member of the
pennant winning Portland team. Rip
the Cubs during the Chance regime
but failed to make good owing to his
easy.going methods on the firing line
D The Cleveland team will give Hager
I man chance to show his speed mex
year. The tall boy will winter here
O'Brien lost no time in catching
+ train for Boston, where he will keel
o busy until time for the renewal o
n hostilities at Oakland.
S MAGNATES DUE HERE TODAY.
d Baseball men of big and little leagu,
e affiliations are due in Chicago toda,
for the annual meeting of the Amer
;. lean league Thursday AS the sched
ule reads President B. B. Johnson AM
n the directors of the young circuit viii
e gather tomorrow to assure the compile
d ton of all business at Thursdays ses
o sion in order that Moguls Comiske
l. and McAleer may leave Chicag
o Thursday night for California to joi
e the world touring White Sox an
e Giants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-04
), AS0NSSQf the&6p0ff Wodd ;,

Michigan returning to the western in
tercollegiate conference was heavy
and excitement ran high. The polls
will not close until Wednesday night
Although It has been generally
thought that the student body was
largely in favor of the return to the
conference, anti-conference advocates
came out in large numbers yesterday
and organized an energetic campaign
to overcome the pro-conference vote.
1t was said that the anti-organ:zation
was chiefly composed of upper class
men and alumni
The Michigan Daily, the student pub
LEGATION which is responsible for the
voting, reported yesterday that 40
alumni associations have already re-
ported in favor of return to the con-
ference. When the complete vote is
| obtained the result will be given to
the board of regents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-04
PEANUTS" BESTS
KAUTZ IN RACINE

Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 4.-"Pea-
nuts" Shieberl won the popular de.
cision over Billy Kautz of Racine here
last night after six rounds of fierce
milling. Three papers out of five
handed the verdict to the Rock Island
lad.
TIE bout was rough one through
out. The heavy work was begun by
kautZ and Peanuts came back in good
style. After cleyerly outboxing his
opponent, Schieberl resorted to rough
house tactics at which he beat Kaut7
sufficiently to warrant the verdict rem
dered
The Rock Island pug did not show
his usual form, due probably TO hi!
hard battle at Eau Claire last Thurs
day. He had tough boy on hi!
hands in Kautz, who has boxed Matt,
McCue seven times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-04
PLAY OLYMPICS
IN ROCK ISLAND
Moliners Willing to Stage Next
Clash at Island City Park
More Dope.

According to present indications, the
clash between the Moline Olympics
and the Rock Island Independents.
scheduled for Nov 16, will be staged
at Island City park.
Considering the fact that the state
championship is at stake, the crowd
will be the largest in history. Last
Sunday there were approximately
1000 rooters jammed into Island City
park, and inasmuch as the game ended
tie, it is a foregone conclusion that
the attendance at the next setto will
be even greater. The Sunday crowd
could not possibly have been accom-
modated at Browning field, and the
same objection will be even more fore
ible for-the struggle two weeks hence
After the Sunday game, Captain
| Kuehl of the Olympics, in converse
| ton with Manager Roche, stated that
he was willing to play the Nov. 16
game in Rock Island. Moline will
handle the gates, the same as if the
clash were being staged at the Pillow
City, and will have the referee and
head linesman, provided the deal goes
through.
The Independents have an open
date on Nov 80, and have a number
of contests in view, of which one at
least would have direct bearing on
the state title claim.
The Evanston North Ends, for three
years champions of the Chicago foot
ball league, are willing TO play Nov
80. The North Ends have had a sue
cessful season. A few weeks ago, they
played the fast Wabash team, which
holds the undisputed championship Of
Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, the tri
staters grabbing the contest, 10 to 3
The Joliet eleve- is a formidable
one and is being considered for tn,
Both. A team from Spring Valley
bearing the euphonious moniker
"Cassidy's Champs" is also DESTROYS
of landing the Nov. 80 date. Jus
, what disposition viii be made of tn,
matter has not been determined.
When the Independents journey t,
Peoria Nov. % to meet the Socials
they will face an entirely differeu
team than the one which was defeate,
by 20 to count at Island City par5
Oct. 10. A knight of the grip breeze
into town from the DistiIlery city We.
terday and tipped off the local boys t
lay low on the be-s, as the Social
were loading up for the contest.
: He claimed a lot of the ex-Peori
high stars would be coming home fc
Thanksgiving. and several of ther
had already been signed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-04
COACH WILLIAMS is o. K.
SAYS MINNESOTA PREXY

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 4.-"Coach
Williams is giving entire satisfaction"
said President George E Vincent of
the University of Minnesota last night
adding that Williams contract had
two years to run.
President Vincent's remarks were
prompted by dispatches telling of the
action of the Northern Minnesota
Alumni association at Duluth last
week attacking Dr. d. R Williams.
football coach Of the university, for
his failure TO place winning teams in
the field
President Vincent, who is visiting in
this city, said there was no prospect
that Gilmore Dobie, coach at the Uni.
v-rsity OF Washington and a former
Minnesota star, would be asked to
take charge OF the Minnesota team.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-04
dan KERWIN HEIR
TO REAL FORTUNE
Quincy Ball Player Inherits
$4,000 Left by Rich Uncle
in Pennsylvania.

Bloomington, H., Nov. danny
Kerwin. left fielder of the Quincy
Three-I league baseball team, is wear
ing a broad smile these days. He
buttons his heavy oyercoat under his
chin when the sharp wind strikes him
and says "ish-ka-bibble, or, in plain
United States, II should WORRY" Dan
ray prefaced the good news that made
him smile with the remark. that he
was glad that Quincy was going to get
the Three-I meeting, but henceforth,
he insinuated. his interest in the
game would be confined to sitting In
the grand stand and roofing, for Dame
Fortune has been very kind to him.
While he regrets to announce the
death of an uncl in Pennsylvania,
he does not consider it impious to
mention that this same uncle left a
paltry s250,000, which is to be divided
share and share alike between Danny
and his four sisters. That leaves Dan
I $4,000 minus the small inheritance
tax, and the income from 1t will keep
the wolf from the door for the rest
of his life, for Dan is no Death
Valley Jim" or "Spend-a~aiilIion
Gates" Danny believes in living and
let live, but he is not going to cele-
brate in style that viii make those
$4,000 take wings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-04
j. JOHNSON WINS
IN CROSSE COUNTRY
Augustana Blues Forge Into
Lead-BasketbaIl Tourna-
ment on Tomorrow.

Julius Johnson captured the laurels
in the cross country run staged by
Augustana college athletes yesterday
afternoon, completing the distance of
two and one-eighth miles in Is fiat,
The event of yesterday is one of a
series which is being staged by two
picked teams of eight men each. BY
the showing made yesterday, the Blues
forged into the lead, the 20 points
gained, giving them total of 4S3 to
i63 points credited to the Gold ag-
gregation.
The course was as follows: Angus
tana college, east on Seventh avenue
to Fortieth street, west to Thirtieth
Fourteenth avenue, west to Thirtieth
street, north to Seventh avenue and
east to the college.
Charles Cords finished second, while
Arthur Larson registered a third.
The Blue and Gold teams expect e
! hold athletic events until the Christ
mas holidays. The workouts accorded
! the men will be invaluable for tracI
work. The individual leaders thus
! far are Carl Dowell of the Gold ag
gregation with IS points and H. Burt
| of the Blues, with IS.
The inter-department basketball
tournament is scheduled for an open
ing tomorrow evening at the colleg
! gym. The academy will clash witt
the seminary team and the colleg'
aggregation will buck the business
college basket artists. The tourna
ment is intended as a tryout, anC
will enable the coach to get a line
on his varsity material
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-04

Little Rock. Ar, Nov. Am apt
pupil of Hugo BeZdeck. former human
battering ram of the University of Chi
cago. and classed by him as the equal
of any star football has produced IN
north and east is Russell May, the
blonde haired captain of tie Univer-
sity of Arkansas eleven. Weighing
200 pounds. sprinting the hundred
yards in under eleven second, and
with quick wit to round out this per
feet combination, May is the most
dreaded man on the gridiIon in the
southwest In addition TO this he can
punt the ball just as far as any one
he has ever contested against, and in
taking the forward PASS few excel
him. Louisiana, Mississippi, Okla
hOma, Texas. and other universities
know what it is to go up against this
young giant and they give him and
Quarterback Cook credit for being
about two-thirds of the Arkansas elev
en--which by the way, will this year
again capture the championship of the
sout' west.
| May is a native of Arkansas and
/ loyal to his state. He had an apbi
ton to graduate from Harvard, but his
home pride caused him to remain witt
the University of Arkansas. May il
also the all-round champion of th'
southwest in track work.
The second brightest star on the
Arkansas eleven is Quarterback Cook
Entirely devoid of nerves. and with {
toe that would win for him fame wer,
he toiling with a football team o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-04

more prominence, he Is head and
shoulders above ali new corners as
the 1913 football hero OF the South
west. This lad of sixteen years has
twice saved the Arkansas eleven from
defeat through his unerring aim in
drop kicking, and in other games he
has aided in rolling up the score in
the same manner
Cook is playing his first season as
a regular on the Arkansas eleven, and
like most stars he came into prom.
inence by GOODNESS in a pinch. Before
the University football team was go
ing good this fall, a minor team, the
Henderson-Brown college, held Arkan
sas to a 90 score until almost the end
of the game Cook had been substi
tuted at quarter. and once the bal
was worked to the 25-yard line he
dropped back and signaled for the
ball. He booted it between the posts
as his opponents came charging
through the line, as though it was ar
everyday performance with him. This
gave Arkansas a victory.
The next Saturday the youthful here
was permitted 10 take the regular jol
at quarter, and in the same manner
defeated the Oklahoma Sooners Tit
following Saturday, playing agains
( Baylor university of Texas, Cook drop
! ped a ball between the goal posts from
/ the 45-yard line, which is a record new
| er excelled Phe little quarterback
made this marvellous kick at an angle
and had to figure on the strong win,
! that was blowing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-04
N0TRE DAME eleven
SEEKS TITLE GAME

Notre Dame, Ind, Nov. 4.-Notre
Dame football followers are enthus-
iastic over the prospect of a game with
Michigan Aggies in Chicago after the
regular schedule. NJ. a. 6. is the only
eleven that has defeated Notre Dame
sine 1908. and this victory came in a
year when the material ran out, fol-
lowing the championship team Of 1907.
Coach Harper was not inclined TO
favor such game. He said South
Dakota might beat the Aggies and
Notre Dame might lose to Penn State
lie said Il was too early to consider
such a game. although there might
be possibility to stage it in Chicago
Dec. 6 IL the gold and blue continued
its schedule undefeated and the Aggies
likewise. The elimination Of one
team would be necessary then
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-04

i'm the league would have five or six
men now on major league rosters be-
fore the opening of the 1914 race.
We don't intend TO go after players
who are still unde- contract" said the
Kansas City leader, but we are going
after men who are retained only under
the reserve clause, which means that
a player cannot sign with any other
club except the one with whom his
contract has Just expired unless sold
OF released to another team.
There are men in the Zig leagues
who draw about $4,000. These are
the kind we are going after. BY offer
ing them $1,000 more than they are
getting | am quite sure of being able
TO land enough for our needs"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-04
Manager of Giants Says Death
of Mother in law Will Not
Change Plans.
WHITE SOX ARE HAMMERED
Nationals Light Upon Hosemen,
Pounding Out II to 1 Victory
at Marlin.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.

Marlin Springs, Texas, Nov. A.
Playing without the coaching of their
scrappy manager, the Giants defeated
the White Sox, II to l, yesterday.
Before the game began Manager Nc
G-aw of the Nationals was handed
telegram announcing the sudden death
of his mother-in-law, Mrs. ]. ". Sin
dali of Baltimore. The telegram said
that Mrs. Sindall had dropped dead
while on her way to church, but no
further particulars were to be had be-
fore the teams left here.
Mrs. McGraw left Chicago Saturday
night on the Gold State limited to
rejoin her husband and the party at
were about COO miles apart yesterday
afternoon, as her train was due to
enter New Mexico at noon yesterday
and the wires were kept constantly
hot in order to get in touch with her
McGRAw TO MAKE TRIP.
! Immediately after the telegram was
| received the rumor started that the
trip around the world was off. This
was branded as another canard by
McGraw, who. although considerably
broken up, said of course there would
not be the slightest hitch in the seized
ule. Manager McGraw will not return
east it was decided after officials OF
the party had talked it over.
Dick Kinsella, who is travelling with
the Giants, left for Houston yesterday
afternoon and will meet Mrs. McGraW
there Wednesday morning A telegram
was sent Mrs. McGraw at FL PasC
notifying her of the death of her moth
er. Railroad officials met her there
with transportation and she left Z
Paso last night at $3.50 and went cas-
via New Orleans
This is the first sad incident O
the trip" said McGraw before the trail
pulled out, but we must take thing
as they come. 1t would be no use 70
ME TO go east, as / could be of no as
sistance. l hope that Mrs. McGrav
will be able to join us at Vancouver
don't know anything about the fl
neral arrangements
} PLAY AGAINST TIME
The game yesterday was a despeI
: ate encounter against time Throug
! the peculiar railroad regulations G
Texas the Sox were compelleds t
leave Immediately after the game
/ the athletes hardly getting tim
: enough to change their clothes, le
( alone eating. Iris Speaker had co
, lected a miscellaneous assortment {
/ ducks and quail at Houston and
spread had been planned here, bI
this was changed at the last minut
The tourists were due to pass throug
i Fort Worth early yesterday afternoo
:, and then on for long hike to Abilen
a where they are scheduled to pla
today.
1t was like greeting old friends her
;. as both the Sox and Giants are
home in this town To celebrate II
: occasion baseball fans from near ar
u far turned out such as they have new
done before.
i Steve Evans of the st. Louis Cart
/ nails was one of the new arrivals, al
- Steve Joined the Sox at once Eva
II Is anxious to go around the world al
d Germany Schaefer is glad to have hi
so everybody is pleased. Evans W
1t play in the outfield, and with OF
II more player the team will be complies
'r unless Rath should be taken alor
g, The score;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-04
WITH TIE "PUGs"

Jimmy Duffy of Buffalo, matched to
box Charley White at Milwaukee next
Monday night, may not fulfill the en-
gagement. He wired Promoter Null
kern last night that he had a date to
fight Willie Beecher in Syracuse on
that date, and as a commission rules
the game in New York he was afraid
to take the chance of calling off the
bout. Mulkern then wired back:
I'VE also have a commissio here.
Don't try to back out"
Duffy came back with a telegram
stating that he was not afraid of the
Wisconsin boxing commission and
that the promoter need not try to
frighten him. After this the match
maker turned the kilograms over to
/ Manning Vaughan, secretary of the
boxing commission, together with the
Telegram stating that Duffy would box
/ White, and now the controlling body
is trying to arrange the affair. They
are endeavoring to get Duffy to go
! through with his Milwaukee engage
ment
Duffy had originally intended to
start for Chicago Sunday night, arriv
ing some time last night, but called
off his trip at the last minute. Nate
4 Lewis, manager of White, was un
aware of Duffy's move last night anC
White started training yesterday. Ht
is of tie opinion that the match il
still on Mulkern has been wiring
every available lightweight in the
country, but has not received a favor
able reply from any of the topnotch
ers, so it is probable that the mattel
will be called off.
With his services in demand in al
sections of the country Packey McFar
land is making plans for one of tht
busiest seasons OF his career. He ha
. instructed Manager Emil Thirty Il
; close all matches worth while ant
to take on any of the boxers who d,
: not weigh more than 142 pounds
Thirty lost no time in getting dow
to business after receiving instruction
from his fighters. He signed article
} for Packey to box ten rounds witt
, kid" Alberts of New York at Water
Try. Conn. Nov. 20. Six days late
Paekey will exchange wallops wit
! Harry Brewer Of Kansas City at Vino
2 sor. Canada. The weight for bot
s matches will be 1871 pounds at
: o'clock.
In addition to these fights Thirty ha
E several others pending which he ei
. poets to close within a few day.
Promoter Gibson of st. Louis was /
Chic-go trying to land a match b.
tween Packey and Jack Britton G
Harry Trendall If the Involvement
are satisfactory Thirty Will accey
: either bout. Mcfarland will sett
t down TO hard training about the mi
} die of the month. He expects to igI
/ al least three times month duriu
II the winter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-04
ENRAGEDP PLAYERS
MOB R. |. STUDENT
Wilbur Cox Attacked by Gales
burg Football Men-over-
coat Torn from Back.
DOUBLE CROSS IS ANSWER
College Town Athletes Pump Old Pal
for Inside Dope-Are Given
Bum Steer.

Double-crossed in an attempt to get
inside dope on Rock Island high
schools style OF play, which would
aid them in last Saturdays game.
Galesburg gridiron warriors. after the
contest, attempted to mob a Rock
Island student, who had cheerfully
rendered all the information desired,
except that the dope all bore the
reverse English" label The story
IS too good to keep and Is rendered
herewith.
Wilbur. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
+. Cox, 1924 Ninth avenue, a student
at Rock Island high, was the victim
He has spent considerable Of his time
at Galesburg and has relatives there.
He has a wide acquaintance among
the members OF the Galesburg foot
ball team, and Saturday. when ne
alighted from the choo choo, the op-
position aggregation surrounded their
old pal and began 70 pump him for
information.
TIPS THE BOYS.
Cox appeared reluctant TO divulge
any state secrets. but after the friend
consented to enlighten them as 20
Rock Islands weak and strong points.
Don't pay any attention TO Billy
Whistler began the Rock Island stu
dent "He has been touted as a won
der but there is nothing to that talk.
Let him alone and I'll tell you what
10 do. Stay away from the left side of
the line. Hammer away at the right
side where Bodie Andrews is play
ing. Il will be soft for you fellows.
Run the ends all you can. because they
are n. C."
With all this high class 60 inside
dope. the Galesburg men were trans.
formed 20 the seventh heaven of de
light, and thanking their old pal pro.
fusely promised to ipe the earth
with Rock Island
SggFF y. q.
When the game was on, they az.
tempted to batter the right side OF
the line and got the surprise of their
lives. They tried the ends and got
another surprise They forgot TO watch
Whistler and spider" went over for a
touchdown. After that six point lead
had been gained, the Galesburg mer
began 20 realize that they had beer
"horn-swoggled.' and were ready tc
eat nails for dessert.
After the game eleven grim and de
termined men, with remembrance
of defeat ranking in their juvenil,
bosoms. started on a still hunt To-
their old pal. They sighted him
half block from the Rock Island South
ern depot and started in hot pursuit
Cox WITS finally overtaken. and III,
enraged athletes literally tore his over
coat from his back and rendered i
a sartorial wreck. In spite OF tn
spoiled benny" Cox was wearing tn
smile that refused TO be eradicate
as the train sped homeward.