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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13
BOB CLEMENS FALLS
DOWN WITH OAKLAND

Danville, Ill, Nov. 13-Arthur Dew
lin, manager of the Oakland team, OF
the Pacific Coast league, is strong
for Teddy Kaylor, purchased from
Danville last year. Devlin states that
Kaylor regained his batting eye; that
his throwing is improving and he is
much faster on the base paths. Dew
lin was disappointed in Clemens.
who has returned to his home in Mar
shall, Mo, but will give him another
trial.
Devlin announces at the Columbus,
Ohio, meeting of the National AssO-
ciati", of Minor leagues. that Catch
ers Mite, RohreT and Krietz Will be
displaced at second and that Mallar-
key, Christian. Ables and Pruitt are
the only pitchers who will stick. He
figures Kaylor. Middleton, . new man
JUG drawn, and one other ." yet un-
mayed for the outfeld.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13
Tigers Favorlte over Yale.

New York, Nov. 13.-Betting on the
outcome OF the big football games has
taken on new impetus in the fnan.
cial district and several fair sized
wagers are being placed The quoted
odds on the Yale-Princeton game
are 10 to in favor Of the latter.
Even money is wagered that Yale will
not score and 800 even was placed
yesterday on freak bet that the total
score of the game would be odd. An.
other bet of 800 even was made that
Princeton would beat Yale by eight
points. The odds on the Harvard
Yale game are quoted as 10 to 8 ia
favor of the former The same odds
prevail in favor of the Navy for the
game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13
FLANAGAN OUT OF
TRl-OPTIC LEAGUE
Decatur S Star Outfielder Sold
for $500 to City in Southern
Circuit.

Decatur. Ill. Nov. 1S..The summer
OF 1914 will in all probability ind
Outfelder Sylvester 5. Flanagan. 9th
erwise known as Pat" cavortins in
the Southern league. a deal has just
about been made whereby Decatur S
star will go TO one OF the towns in
that league for $500. The total asso-
citation has had several deals on for
him. some with Western league and
some with Southern league towns.
An offer finally came Monday for
$500 for the player, but there was also
a clause asking that in with this sale
they could have options on another
player The local management doesn't
want any players under option, pre-
ferring TO sell them outright right now
or not at all and wired back they
would sell Flanagan for $500, but
would not allow an option.
However, il is felt pretty certain
that the conditions will be accepted
by the prospective buyer. Flanagan
led the league in batting during the
past season, played in nearly every
game and had a fielding average of
9Ss. which is a remarkably good one.
The name of the town is withheld I'M
til the deal is finally completed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13
'COM MISH" OBJECTS
TO PRESIDENT FULTZ

Just how the national commission
stands on the demands made by the
Players Protective Fraternity was I'M
covered with the distribution of copies
of a speech delivered last night at
Columbus, Ohio, by Garry Hermann,
chairman of the supreme body.
Garry's talk covers a lot of ground,
but for the most part consists of things
of little interest to the baseball pub
lie. The important angle is the fact
that the commission welcomes sug-
gestions from the fraternity. but the
Dave Fult.i, president of the organiza-
ton, is not a suitable man to present
the complaints. F'ultz at various times
has made statements tending TO ridi
Guile the acts of the commission, so
it is natural enough that he is not
wanted.
In other parts of his speech Herr
mann touched upon the proposed CON
gressional investigation OF the base
ball trust" He emphasizes the fact
that the commission welcomes such
an investigation. He also devoted q
few words to the Federal league, say
ing that expansion must be expected;
that business is stimulated by con-.
petition and that baseball was no en-
ception.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13
KELLY RELEASED
BY BLOOMINGTON
Island Third Stacker Now a
Free Agent Wintering at
Buffalo, N. Y.

! Bloomington, Ill, Nov. 13.-True to
his original promise TO make him "a
/ free agent, Manager Syfert has mailed
( Harry Kelly his unconditional release.
{ The veteran signed last winter under
I this agreement and as sentiment was
against the veteran in Bloomington
/ fandom il was thought best to let the
veteran third sacker go immediately
so that he will have plenty of time to
land a good job for next year. This
knocks the last possible hope out of
the story recently published by the
morning paper that Kelly was to be
used on short next year. No such
thought, gentle reader. II is the sole
ambition of the Bloomington associa-
ton to assemble a winning team and
il was with this view in mind that
Kelly was given his release. Harry
is wintering in Buffalo. n. Y. where
he has a position in a machine shop
semi-pro ball ever since the season
closed here, having only laid the glove
and spikes away last week
Harry was not the poorest third
sacker in the Tri-Optic by a long
ways, however, and it may not be
an easy task TO. find a fellow with as
good an arm an Hanks. He has a
grand arm, was sure in the pinch
and was one OF the best fielding third
sackers in the league. He was a weak
hitter however. and did not come 10
the Three-I standard in this respect, /
hitting only .207 this year. Kelly !
was very effective against left-handed |
pitchers, but fell down miserably !!
against the right-handers. In the pinch, !
however, he was one of the most re- l
liable men on the club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13

New York, Nov. 13.-The play of
the leading eastern university football
teams Saturday demonstrated the
fact that all are rounding into salts
factory form for the final games OF
the 1913 season. There are only five
more big contests in which eastern
teams are involved before the curtain
will be drawn on the gridiron sport
for the year. One of these will be
decided Saturday. when Yale and
Princeton meet in their annual battle
at New Haven. The following Satur-
day Yale and Harvard will play at
Cambridge. Pennsylvania and Cor
nell will have their usual Thanksgiv-
ing day game at Philadelphia, and the
following Saturday the Army-Navy
game here will be the sleeping. potion
of Mr.. Football.
But in the meantime several good
games are scheduled for decision.
One of these will be the Dartmouth
Carlisle contest, which viii also be
staged in New York. The Green
mountain boys and the Indians have
made good records this year, and they
promise to furnish startling variety
of football.
Yale played Brown Saturday and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13

next Saturday Harvard will meet the
Providence lads. The comparative
scores will furnish some sort of means
of measuring the playing strength of
the two big elevens., While Carlisle
and Dartmouth are playing here next
Saturday and Harvard is mingling
with Brown, there will be a game in
the west that will attract plenty of
attention and that must be regarded
as one of the big contests of the year
That is the game between Michigan
and Penn.
The Quakers defeated the Wolver-
ines last year by a score of 81 to 81
and hope to repeat their feat again
this year A big delegation of Penn
sylvania men will make the trip to
Ann Arbor in special cars. They will
take plenty of money with them to
wager on the chances of the red and
blue.
The Navy will have its final prep
aratiOn for the Army game against
New York university. The Violet will
play in Annapolis Nov. %. That day
the Army, too, will have its final work
out before the Zig game on its sched-
ule by meeting Springfield Training
school at West Point.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13
win Beat Regular Season.

Philadelphia. Pa, Nov. ia new
interleague plan of spring baseball
games for tbis city is being arranged
by the two Philadelphia major league
clubs. The PhilIies and Athletics have
arranged series OF nine games. be
ginning April 1, but they have agreed
not TO play together April to 8.
The Nationals are endeavoring to
have Washington play here on April
and the New York Americans on
the 9Th. while the American leaguers
are trying TO arrange two games on
those dates with the Brooklyn club
at Brooklyn After these games the
local teams will continue their series
until April 13. the day before the open
ing OF the major League season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13
SEXTON APPOINTS
HIS COMMITTEES
Minors to Prepare Uniform
Style Contract for Five
Glasses of Leagues.
THREE | PREXY TO FRONT
Al Tearney Starts Movement to Reform
System of Drafting Players,
Now Used.

Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 1S.-Five COM
mittees were announced by President
Sexton OF the National Association OF
Professional Baseball Leagues during
! yesterdays session. One committee
was assigned the problem of devising
way whereby a uniform style OF
contract can be prepared for players
of the five different classes of leagues
affiliated with the organization and Is
headed by President Leavitt of the
Oakland club of the Pacific Coast
league.
In the communication to the con-.
vention the national commission made
the suggestion of uniformity. The
greatest obstacle now apparent, base
ball men say, is the possible insertion
of a clause requiring a player to be
given notice of release 10 days prior
to the time the release can be made
effective. 1t is understood that class
A leagues are willing to work under
this plan, but those in class l.. 4 and
d, do not favor the idea o: having 20
carry and pay a useless player for 10
days.
TEARNEY TO FRONT.
President Tearney of the Three-I
the system of drafting players and
was supported in a fight against the
practices of major league clubs in
claiming a large number of players
and then making cancellations of the
drafts. 1t was voted that there shall
be no such procedure by National
Association clubs.
Committees will commence reporting
today and it is said that the business
of the convention will be completed
during the day.
Secretary Farrell read to the con-
vention yesterday the list of requests
from the Players Fraternity. No &C
ton was taken, 1t being left to the
committee on contracts. to formulate
a course of procedure to be submitted
to the convention for ratification No
objection to sending a committee into
conference with the national commits
sion and representative players Will
be made.
CLAIMS.
Farrell announced decisions of the
national board of arbitration, which
were reached after a session of the
board, which extended into the early
hours of the morning. The decisions
follow:
Claim of ]. NJ. Myers against Cal
gary, disallowed.
Claim of Jack Mertens against Quin-
cy, disallowed.
Claim of city of Saskatoon, Canada,
against Moose Jaw, $50 allowed.
Claim of J. A. Priest against Quincy.
allowed.
Claim of Leonard Abby against NIL
disallowed.
Claim of Player Walters against
Player Foster. allowed
Claim of j. w Agnew against Port
land Ore, 1924. disallowed
Claim of Player Ferguson against
Player Moulton, allowed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13
Athletes on Lona Trip.

San Francisco, Cal. Nov. 13.-Four
American athletes representing the
Amateur Athletic union sailed yes
terday for a tour of Australia. They
are:
James A Power, Boston Athletic
association. who will run the half
mile, mile and two-mile distances.
George Parker, Olympic club. San
Francisco, champion of the Pacific
coast, sprints.
Ruric Templeton, Olympic club, hur-
dies, pole vault, high and broad jumps.
Reginald Caughey, Ukiah, Cal, high
school, hammer, shot. discus and jave-
liz
TempIeton is a Stanford student
and the management Of the team hav
ing heard that there was plot on
foot to kidnap him in order that his
services might not be lost TO the uni
versity, smuggIed him on board the
liner Tahiti from launch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13

the spangles in 1914, thing which is
decidedly probable, it will be in the
effete east.
Harry played with Bloomington last
season, holding down the third cush-
ion The final averages gave him the
third notch in the third sackers' divi-
sion. Richards of Quincy was first,
but only participated in 10 games.
Lynch of Decatur was second and
Isaacs of Dubuque third. Kelly play
ed in 125 games, his record being as
follows: Putouts, ISL; assists, 1877; er-
rors, %; percentage, 1926
Harry swung the bludgeon 10 the
tune of .207 last season. Out of All
times at bat, Kelly scored "A runs and
grabbed So hits for total of 116 bases.
He annexed IA two-baggers, seven
three-baggers and one homer. He
stole % bases. Not bad for an old
timer.
The Rock Island fans join In best
wishes TO Steve Cusack's Nemesis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13

Z Rodel at Milwaukee on Monday night
| The big fellow boxed three rounds with
Jack Klein and three with Jack Moran
Charley White and Trainer Joe
! Thomas left last night for Canton, o.,
where White will box ten rounds with
Kid" Kansas on Monday night The
fighters manager, Nate Lewis, will
leave for the battle ground on Sunday
Tom Andrews. promoter and match
maker of the Queensberry \. C Of
Milwaukee. was in Chicago yesterday
and made an effort to match Mcfarland
and Jack Britton. Nothing definite
was accomplished, and Emil Thirty.
manager of Packey, said he would
award the bout TO the Milwaukee club
offering the best terms. Andrews and
Frank Nulkern are bidding for the
contest.
Special Delivery" Hirsch will leave
for New York today to open a winter
campaign in the eastern metropolis.
The former messenger boy is unable
TO secure matches in this section, but
has been promised several bouts in the
east.
Mike Gibbons, the St Paul welter-
weight has gone to New York. where
he is matched to box ten rounds with
George Chip during the first. week of
next month.
Larney Lichtenstein today will take
his lightweight fighter. Eddie Clabby,
to Buffalo. where the Hammond boxer
is scheduled to meet kid" Kansas
over the ten round route tomorrow
night.
Eddie Blabby and Art Stewart, the
lightweight prides of Hammond, have
been matched TO box ten rounds in the
Hoosier city next month.
New Britain, Conn, Nov. 1S.-Abe
Attel, former featherweight champion,
received word yesterday that negotia-
lions had been concluded for a match
between him and Johnny Kilbane, the
present champion, to take place on
Washington's birthday, in California.
Attel will go west at once to train.
Beloit, Wis, Nov. 13.-Art Nelson, |
the Wisconsin wood chopper, knocked |
out Ned Carpenter in the fourth round !
of a scheduled ten round bout before |
a crowd of ZOO persons last night.
Superior, Wis, Nov. 13.-"Three
Fingered" Jimmy Murphy, the Chicago |
Italian, and Johnny Tillman, the pride |
Of Minneapolis, fought ten rounds to a |
draw last night. At the end of the bat
tie both boys were fighting their hard
est. In the semi-windup kid" Coffey
Of Pittsburgh defeated Johnny Whit
aker of Superior.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13

, course OF which the Rockford football
men Will be rendered an informal re-
ception. According TO present plans
there will be a big bonfire on the
levee, and a general round OF enthus-
iasm.
The crimson and gold team looked
Ike new money all the way yesterday
afternoon. Various alumni men got
into the game on the second team. and
gave the regulars some strenuous op-
position. Among those out with the
scrubs were Roy Salzmann. Bach and
McGinnis OF the Independents and
BILLY" Griffith, ex-high school end.
In spite Of the formidable defense
made by the scrubs. Whistler & Co.
ploughed through for no less than
seven touchdowns in 20 minutes.
At ROCKFORD.
Red and black men are bending every
energy TO defeat Rock Island. The
following from a Rockford exchange
may be Of interest TO local rooters:
With one day cut of the usual prac-
tice. owing 70 the necessity OF leav-
ing Rockford Friday evening TO reach
Rock Island Saturday without too
much Inconvenience, the red and black
football squad has been putting in
extra work TO get in readiness for The
Saturday contest and will continue the
hard drilling today and tomorrow.
A number Of new plays have been
outlined 10 the men and they are
working hard this week smoothing of
the rough spots in their execution. 10
have as varied an attack as possible,
for il Is realized that the coming game
will be one OF the hardest on the local
schedule and the coaches and players
are willing 10 risk everything for a
victory.
The Rock Islanders are inferior in
weight TO the red and black, but are
said 10 possess much more speed, be-
ing built On the order of the West
Aurorans. who proved such an upset
20 Rockford hopes They have sew
eral star performers who Will bother
the locals considerably and it behooves
Captain Daley and his co-workers to
have everything TO finish on top"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13
Study American Sports.

New York. Nov. 13.-Dr. Otto
Herschmann. president of the Austrian
Olympic committee, arrived here yes
terday TO study American athletics
for the benefit of athletes in his own
country. He was met at the pier by
James r. Sullisan. secretary of the
Amateur Athletic union, who took him
TO the New York Athletic club. where
q luncheon was given in his honor
Dr.. Herschmann Will VISIT athletic
clubs in the larger cities of the coun-
Try.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13
DANVlLLE PLANS TO
STICK IN THREE-EYE

Danyille, H.. Nov. I3-The fran
chise here is still up in the air. II
is expected that within a week or
two the proposition viii again be TAX
en- up with baseball fans and arrange
ments made TO give DaIyille a regular
baseball team during the summer OF
1914.
President Tearney is agitating the
matter. The president wants both
Springfield and Danville TO remain in
the league He says both are good
towns and should support a club, If
the fans are properly approached. 1t
is believed they will and that the
coming season will be the best in
years
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13
WITH THE "PUGS"

Eddie McGoorty. the Oshkosh mid
dleweight, and Ray Bronson and Mil
burn Saylor OF Indianapolis left last
night for the coast on the first lap of
their journey TO Australia, where each
boxer will engage in five contests I'M
der the management of Snowy" Bak-
er. The fighters will receive $4,000
each for their services. They expect
to return 10 this country late next sum-
mer.
Larney Lichtenstein. who looks after
the interests OF Steve Ketchel, yester-
day received an offer from Leon See,
the promoter at Paris, France. offer
ing him a guarantee OF $4,000 to allow
Ketchel to take part in three fights
abroad. Lichtenstein said he would
accept if See would post half the
money in an American bank.
Jess Willard continued hard training
for his ten round bout with George
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13
TEAM CREERED IN
A MONSTER MEET
Members of Student and Alumni
Body Turn Out 500 Strong
at High School.
DOWN ROCKFORD" IS CRY
To Greet Visitors With Bonfire Fri
day-Resulsrs Plough Through
Old Timers.

II Rock Island high school football
men have in the past, felt they were
not receiving proper support all such
ideas have been oispeIled. as the re-
suit Of a big mass meeting stage1 In
the school auditorium last night. at
tended BY nearly 500 members Of the
student body and the alumni associa-
ton. Genuine \ No. !. bona fde. Is
karat enthusiasm was the most abuuC-
ant article IN the world in that par
ticular vicinity. and 81 the crimson
and gold warriors do not fight 70 the
last ditch next Saturday. It can not
be attributed 20 lack OF encourage
ment
The meeting was called 10 order
shortly after 100 by Dick Lift. ex-
high school quarterback. Gells. songs
and cheers fairly shook the old hall
Members Of the alumni body delivered
stirring addre-ses. appealing 10 the
team 10 clean up Rockford or die
in the attempt.
SHINING TALKS.
John strecEfIs made tine speech
Of The evening lie dwelt upon the
fact that X. l. H. 8. in the past has
never had a team Of cutters and ask
ed the incumbent squad TO uphold
the school traditions. If there is a
man on tine team that D. not willing
~ go into that Rockford game and
fight from the kickOn until the whistle
blows. let him hand in his suit TO
Coach Corneal." Wa Streckfus' plea
Coach Corneal read a letter from
Swift Richie. eX-hign school star. who
l. now al Annapolis. in which the
men were eujoiled 20 defeat Rock
ford Others who made speeches were
Dick Lift, Willard Larkin. Clifford
Hubbard. spider" Whistler. Jack"
Kittilseu. squash Mcintyre. VIII
Wooden, Sidney Stcoubcrg. Rosie"
Wright and Principal a J. Burton.
Plan HIsffr'TfON.
Another bis mas. meeting will be
staged Friday evening during liz.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13

Harry Kelly. former Rock Island
third sacker on Tearney's beat, has
fcrsaken his old love and if he dons
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13

Another bis mas. meeting will be
staged Friday evening during tn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13

Jess Willard continued hard training
for his ten round bout with Georg,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-29
THE Is CENT MEAL

NEWS telegraphed from New York that Mrs EN-
Il incline Pankhurs had luncheon at Mrs Belmonts res
guest herself and where eabor
dinner be had for IS cents Just why much
publicity this incident does not Per
haps it in these days of high prices it is OF striking
that any has secured meal for IS
cents.
prices style than food Trav
eers find that the ordinary eating house having
decorated tables takes forethought
arithmetic meal for so cents Then the waiter looks
naughty unless he has quarter.
cities there resorts where
buy good meal for quarter subject to certain limitations
may marble top With swish of her towel the
the debris of previous diners doesn't
deeply upon the previous history of that towel
The built the batterng of washers
sammn mattresses Your order will be shouted out
nv large unged mattresses will delivered with
celebrity in the eating palaces. ela.
The cooking of the cheap is often good and one
wishes the proprietors could few primitive and mex
pensive ideas Probably Belons restaurant,
acquired her IS cent meal would show
that taste not be costly One difficulty in the
priced that people demand additional style when
travelling they may reach" for their food It
would be socially lowering to walk to counter and take
trayful table.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-29
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
PROGRAM MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP

" lTH respect to the municipal ownership issue the Demo,
Wv cratic platform clear and certain The views and
purposes of the Democratic party expressed in plank
received the consideration of Mullins the
partys candidate for and which has his unqualified
prova and endorsement before adopted by the
ton and has it This plank is follows:
1--WE believe the people should own and operate
the public utilities of this city, acquiring creating
the necessary plants facilities expediously
may be, but should the city engage in such
ownership without the affirmative of the people
Pending the municipal operation of these utilities,
believe that existing organizations operating them
should be held to full compliance with the public
duties created by law especially with respect to rates
services and believe it to be the duty of the
municipal government to insure to its citizens the pro-
lection given by law"
Upon this plank stand all Democrats and to carry out the
provision this plank Mullins, if elected will
all the legitimate power and influence of his office.
will be noted that the Democratic party does not favor
municipal ownership by the vote of the citizens This
Democratic that important
extraordinary character should be accomplished with
the clear consent of the citizens.
It will also be noted that the Democratic party affirs the
citizens to rates
given by water and allied corporations Which
that if Democrats in petitions to the Public
Utilities reductions the price of and water
will have the backing of the city government