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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
Natives at Blue Rapids, Kan,
Delighted With Singing of
Real Players.
HOSE POLE FOUR H0MERS
Extra Base 5ingles by Weaver, Schaef-
er, Chase and DAILY Make 1t
Easy.
HOW THEY sTANI-.

Blue Rapids, Kan, Oct. o5.-Wcrm
weather aud tremendous enthusiasm
greeted the White Sox and Giants
yesterday when they arrived here to
play the seventh game of the trip
around the world. Most of the people
in three counties assembled for the
noteworthy event, about $500 being
present. They crowded the little ball
park, hung on the fences like fringe,
and peeked through all the knot holes.
The Sox won the game, to 5.
From early morning, when the tour
lists special train pulled in, until 1t
departed last night the town was a
moving mass of baseball fans. At
noon all the stores closed and the
schools dismissed the pupils. Every
one was congregated around the city
square. and it was declared the big
gest day the town of Blue Rapids ever
had.
AUTO AWAITS TOURISTS.
The special train arrived a little
ahead of schedule time, but the recep-
tion committee was not caught I'M
awares. Twenty-Five motor cars were
at the depot, and all the tourists
were driven around the town and out
into the country while the natives
looked on in admiring wonder Thorpe.
Russell and Mathewson were the ath-
letes most sought by the townsmen,
as they had been specially adver-
tised.
The country folk swarmed into the
orlx in lA
came in automobiles, top buggies.
milk wagons. and lumber wagons. 1t
was estimated that 500 automobiles
were in town, and Main street "re-
sembled'' State street in Chicago.
| Soon after lunch band appeared
in front of the hotel and led the parade
of motor cars filled with athletes to
the ball park. All the other con-
veyances followed.
The game itself was corker, one,
of the best the two teams have played.
The warm weather put the fellows in
! good spirits, and they felt like cut
! ting loose for the first time since they
left home. One may know the crowd
was delighted when one learns that
Weaver, Schaefer, Chase and Daily all
! clouted the ball for home runs.
Wiltse was on the slab for the
i Giants and was unable to set the
brakes on the reyengeful Chicagoans.
He was opposed by Joe Benz, who
/ hurled in his regular form. Had it
not been for errors in the fourth and
eighth innings Benz would have let
the New Workers down with one run!
After two were out In the eighth
Benz himself failed to tag Lobert at
! first base and four hits followed. send
4 ing three runners across the plate.
Larry Doyle was the real batting hero
\ of the day, getting four hits in as
many times at bat. The game was
/ fast, less than an hour and half
being required for the nine innings.
| The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25

tr1eye the heavyweight bay leaves that
they might repose once more on the
lily white brow of an Anglo-Saxon he
met with some little success. He was
not exactly hailed with acclaim by
both hemispheres, but none the less
he made an agreeable impression upon
the many who were in eager search
of hope" And the title 'white
hope" was rendered him with kindly
expressions because he was large of
muscle and broad of shoulder and re-
car when viewed from the rear. The
freight car. of course. And also label
ling large persons white hope was
being done quite bit at the time.
Pal:er was proud of the honor and
bore his laurels meekly up till The
time he met Luther McCarty
That was too bad about Palzer fight
seen to it that Al was better provided
with some means of defending himself
McCarty mistreated Palser terribly.
causing numerous swellings as well as
confusion on the nose. The fight
seemed to take all the spirit out OF
Palzer and he has never been quite
the same since.
Feeling poorly after the encounter
with McCarty, Palzer blew himself to
little trip to Europe. thinking the
salt air would throw a little pep into
him. Languishing about Paree was
also part of AIS plan to recover his
vigor and vim and he returned to this
country feeling pretty clipper In
fact, AL thought he would be able to
knock a few of those cheap hopes
off their chairs. With this in mind
he entered the ring with Gunboat
Smith.
Right there was where Palzer made
another mistake. He should never
have tried to fight Gunboat Smith. But
he did and the result was that he un.
derwent trouncing that made the Nc
| Carly affair seem like the gentle min.
| isterings of a trained nurse. If PalZer
had a confusion on his nose after Nc
Carly finished with him, he had 40
when Smith was all through. He also
| lost several valuable gold filings.
| Since the Smith episode AL has
made several efforts to regain the
I fight fans good graces, but each sue
ceeding one was sadder. He didn't
exactly lose heart, but he lost lots OF
prestige. He met a California street
car motorman named Charlie Miller
and Charlie didn't eTen gong when he
ran over Palzer on high speed. AS a
| last hope Pal2er went to Pittsburg
where he signed to become engaged in
a brawl with Dan Daily of New Castle
Daily poked Palzer on the jaw con
tstantly, and Palzer's jaw was weak.
The reader was told that this story
wouldn't end happily. That Daily frac
as really wasn't necessary. Palzel
had already reached the last chapter
of that popular seller, "The Rise anC
Fall of White Hope
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
PACKEY WILLING
TO BOX GIBBONS
Stock Yards Battler Demands
St. Paul Man Make 142
Pounds at 3 O'clock.

Packey Mcfarland. the south side
fighter, returned to Chicago yesterday
from New York, where he defeated
Harlem Tommy" Murphy in a 10
round bout before the Fairmont club
last Friday He was accompanied by
Manager Emil Thirty and Trainer Ike
Bernstein.
The local battler said he would not
entertain any offers to meet Nike
Gibbons, the ST. Paul welterweight,
unless the Gopher fighter agreed to
scale 142 pounds at 8 O'Clock. Pac-
key said there would be nothing doing
If Gibbons insisted on las pounds at
the same hour. Mcfarland also said
he would meet Jimmy Clabby at the
same figure
Il do not intend to take on any of
the heavy fighters in the welterweight
class unless they make 142 pounds at
3 O'Clock" Packey said. Il am not
full-fedged welter and / will not
take any chances of being beaten by
meeting fighters who are pounds heay-
Ter. | made 1877 pounds for Murphy
and it took little effort on my part
TO make this poundage.
IF Gibbons or .CIabby want my
game they will have to make the
weight. / am willing to meet any
fighter in the world over any distance
at this weight. If Gibbons was down
TO 143 pounds when he boxed Spike"
I Kelly in Kenoshs a short time ago he
should be able to take of an extra
pound to fight ME. / don't think
Clabby can make 142 pounds, but Il
ia caa / would like nothing better
than to box him any number of rounds.
Il have no matches scheduled. New
York promoters want me to meet Fred.
die Welsh or Leach Cross | am will.
ing if they make proper inducements
The Ritchie-Cross fight Tnesdaf night
is attracting lot of attention. 4 New
York and it should be a greet fight
| am not going to fight again until
after the holidays unless something
worth while turns up
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25

In Australia the teams will give
10 exhibitions in four or FIVE different
cities, and January 10 will find them
setting sail again in the indian ocean.
They will land at Colombo for a day,
then sail again, arriving at Cairo
about Feb. l. Games will be played
at Cairo and Alexandria, after which
they will sail across the Mediterran-
can sea-, exhibiting in Naples, Rome
and Florence, then moving to Milan,
and to Monte Carlo. then into Paris
by way of Nice and Marseilles.
Five days are to be spent in Paris,
then the party will move on to Lon
don for a stop of four days. then to
Edinburgh and Glasgow for three
days, after which the tourists will
cross into Ireland for exhibitions at
Dublin and Queenstown, sailing for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25

per cent basis, the winners to take
the bulge Of the gate receipts. The
rivalry between the two teams is in
tense, but it is believed that the re-
spective players will put good, clean
article Of football.
Neither team has been scored upon
The Olympics are confident of their
ability to cross the Rock Island goal
line, while Lifts proteges are just as
certain that they will win by a shut
out count. The average weight Of the
teams is almost equal, the shade OF
three or four pounds being in favor
of the Islanders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
FACES
CRUCIAL BATTLE
Game With Purdue Today Will
Decide Status of Maroons
in Big Nine"

The Maroons and Boilermakers
meet on the University of Chicago
athletic field this afternoon in a game
which Will decide the status of the
Maroons in the conference title race
If Stages men win by a safe score
it is generally conceded they will have
the strongest early season claim to the
championship If they lose they are
eliminated from the running.
Both team captains are confident
Of victory. Coach Smith of Purdue
backs his captain with a like declare
ton, while Director Stage is doubtful
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25

New York from the latter city March
l and arriving in New York March s.
Twenty-Five years ago Captain Arson
took a team around the world, but
his tour was not so pretentious as the
one planned for the Sox and Giants,
which eclipses anything ever done
before in the national game.
The players who make up the White
Sox team are: Manager Callahan,
Weaver, Sehaefer. Chase, Crawford,
White. Berger, Schalk, DAILY. Benz,
Leverenz and Scott. They have been
selected from a half dozen American
league teams.
The players on the Giants organiza-
ton are: Manager McGraw, Mathew.
son, Snodgrass, Donlin, Magee, Lobert,
Doyle, Merkle. Thorpe, Wingo, Meyers,
Tesreau and Fromme.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
PURPLE FOOTBALL
PLEA TURNED DOWN

Washington, d. c.. Oct. 25.-Assist-
ant Secretary Newton of the treasury
department has refused to intercede
with Captain Je7sen of the Chicago
life saving station for Carol Dwight
Hale, the Northwestern football play
er. Captain Jensen has informed the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
FoothaII PLAYER hurt.

Wichita, Kan, Oct. 25.-Robert
Burgess, 20 years old. one of Fair
mount colleges star line men. was
seriously hurt in the game with South
western college yesterday, He still
was unconscious last night at hos
pitaL Physicians say he has con
cussion of the brain and his recov-
cry is doubtful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25

Stolen bases-Weayer. Schaefer.
Two-base hfts-Weaver, Chase, Mat
tick. Home runs-Weaver, Schaefer,.
Chase. DAILY. Sacrifice hits-Mattick,
White. Lobert. Doolan. Double plays
to Wea-er to Chase. Struck
out--By Benz. 5; by Wiltse. 3. Bases
on bails-Off Ben.s /. Wild pitch
Benz, Time-1:2s. EMPIRES Klein
and Sheridan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
THE LINEUP.

Substitutes-Rock Island: Behna-
mann, Pardon. Baxter. McGinnis,
Bruhn. KolIs, Sage, Ericsson. Bach.
Moline-Lundahl, Swanson, ByIund,
Rains, Peterson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25

The life story Of Albert Palzer.
prominent erstwEile fighter. has its
thrills. The early chapters dealing
with the first successes of an ambi-
tieus yonth, teen with heart interest.
And there are parts of II that any
really competent book reviewer would
call tense and vital and full Of red
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25

corpuscles" But alas. this little yarn
doesn't end happily, reader, and if you
are addicted TO the happily-ever-after
type OF fms do not pursue these
words further. The story of the life
and battles Of Al Palzer ends with a
sob
When Al Paizer first set out TO re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25

Washington-The Boston customs
house was ordered to assess full duty
on all foreign jewelry. iaces and other
goods brought in by Mrs May Van
Alien Thompson. wife of a New York
and Philadelphia banker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25

assistant secretary that he cannot af-s
ford TO let Hale play football, as he fs-
short of men and the time taken for.
football Is just the time Hale Is most
needed at his work. The officials here
regret that such is the condition, bat
as 1t is they will not interiors. s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25

The pleasant purgative effect ex-I
perienced by all who use Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. and
the healthy condition of The body and
mind which they create, makes one
feel joyful Soid BY al druggistss--
(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
Fiene lis stune.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 25.-The na
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25

EXPECT CLEAN GAME.
The game viii be played on 500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-27
TEXAS-NOTRE DAME
BATTLE CENTER OF
INTEREST IN SOUTH
Notre Dame Appears the
Winner-SeasOn Comes
to a Close With the
Games Today

Atlanta, November 26.-Chief in interest
row will mark the end of the season in
the south will be that between the uni-
NersitY of Texas and Norte Dame at Aus
Tin. While Texas always hrs put a strong
eleven in the field, it is agreed by gridron
experts that the team this season prob
ably is the best that ever has represented
the Lone Star state
In view of the fact that Norte Dame
this year has yanqushed many of the
strongest elevens in the east. among them
being the Army and Pennsylvania State
university, it generally is believed that
Texas has little chance of winning, but as
an inter-sectional battle the game VIII
be of wide interest
OF scarcely less importance will be the
annual clash of Virginia and North Caro-
lima at Richmond, Va. In the light of
games played so far this year Virginia
should emerge victorious over its tradi-
tional rival
Other important games in the south to-
morrow will be:
Clemson vs.. Georgia Tech at Atlanta.
Sewanee vs. Vanderbilt at Nashville.
Alabama VS. Mississippi Aggies at Bir-
mineham.
son, Miss
Tulane VS. Arkansas at New Orleans
Tennessee VS.. Kentucky State at Lex
ington, Ky.
V. NJ. |. vs.. V. p. |. at Roanoke, Va.
Texas Aggies VS.. L. S. u. at Houston
Tex
Florida rs. Mercer at Gainesville. Fla
Chattanooga VS.. Georgetown of Ken
lucky at Chattanooga.
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BULL-HALL
WEDDING OCCURS

The First Presbyterian church of Col
linsville, Ala, was the scene of a very
pretty and attractive wedding last Satur-
day evening when Miss Mabel Laurence
Hall and Mr.. John Williams Bull were
united in marriage. The church was
fandsomely decorated with ferns and
palms. The Rev. Willoughby Claybrook
of st. Mary's, Birmingham. read the i'm
pressive Episcopal service before an altar
of white and green lighted with candles.
pretty idea was that of the bride S
having all her family in the wedding. Mrs.
Oliver Hall, her mother, and Mrs Irby
Hall, her sister-in-law, both very hand
some in light blue charmeuse gowns and
carrying armfuls OF pink chrysanthe-
NUNS, We're the matrons of honor. Miss
Clara Bull, the grooms sister, was the
only bridesmaid and was very attractive
In yellow crepe de chine, while Miss
Lucille Hall, sister of the bride, wore
yellow chiffon over mersaline and looked
lovely carrying yellow chrysanthemums.
She entered the church just in front of
the bride and her father, who gave her
away.
Miss Hall was charming bride wearing
a gown of white charmeuse made EN- train
with the bodice of delicate lace Her veil
of lace formed a cap and bordering 1t
were real orange blossoms. She carried
a shower bouquet of brides roses and
niles OF the valley, ana her only Orna-
ment was a string of pearls the gift of
the groom.
The groom had for his best man Or.
Joe b. Wright of Lynnville, Tenn, and
the groomsmen were Messrs Irby and
Charles Hall, brothers of the bride The
ushers were DIR. William Marsh and Mr.
John Cox of Collinsville.
The Patten hotel orchestra of Chatta-
nooga furnished the nuptial music, and
Miss Blanca Randall, noted singer of
New York, rendered impressively, 20
Fair. o Sweet and Holy" during the
ceremony.
Miss. Hall belongs to one of the oldest
and most prominent families in north
Alabama, and her father. Mr.. Oliver Hall,
is one of Ala bama's leading merchants
The groom is "a member of one of the
foremost families of Giles county, Ten
nessee, and was educated at Vanderbilt
university, where he won many honors,
and was a popular fraternity man.
Immediately after the ceremony there
was a brilliant reception given by Mr..
and Mrs Oliver Hall to more than a
hundred guests at their home, where the
color scheme of pink and white was car
red out in the decorations and refresh
ments Mrs. Hall was assisted In receiv-
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MRS. EDDY'S TEA
A PRETTY EVENT

Mrs James Hine Eddy's tea yesterday
afternoon was one of the pretty Incl.
dents of a perfect Thanksgiving eve
She entertained number of her friend,
at her home on South Fifteenth avenue
where autumn flowers and fruits made G
handsome setting. Chrysanthemums were
used in profusion throughout the house
gracing the tea table in the dining room
where masses of the fluffy blooms gave
a brighter touch to mantel and bouffet
A handsome silver service was placed
on the tea table and in the center was
a tall silver vase filled with chrysanthe.
NUNS and surrounded by four smaller re.
ceptacles filled with tiny flowers.
Cards were left by about 200 guests
Those who assisted Mrs. Eddy in hos.
pitable offices were Mrs, Frank Holland
Lathrop, Mrs. Charles bowman, Mrs
Harry H. Smell Mrs. j. r. McWane, Mrs
j NJ. Lawrence, Mrs. A. Henderson, Mrs
+. w. Brandon. Mrs. Howard Perdue
Mrs Edward Wilkinson. Mrs. John Lau-
mer Mrs. Alex Cecil, Mrs. Harry Cof-
fin. Mrs. Houston Johnston, Mrs w
Barnes Morgan Mrs. Jere King, Mrs
Hudson Barker. Mrs. w. G. Robinson
Mrs. Joe Russell, Mrs. Charles Smith
Mrs. f. D. Eddy, Mrs. A. Fl. Walston
and Miss Lucia Vaughan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-27
FEW |NTER-VA VARSITY
GAMES SCHEDULED
IN THE EAST TODAY
Struggle Between Pennsyl-
vania and Cornell At
tracing Foremost
Attention

New York. November 26-The old
custom of playing the final game 81
he. football season on Thanksgiving >
Day is still adhered to by a few cast
IN colleges and as result several
ater-varsity contests are scheduled for
onorro~. The feature game is the
meeting of Pennsylvania and Cornell
/ Franklin field, Philadelphia. Both
3oTnell and Pennsylvania have been
.efeated or held to lie games several
Tines this year, yet the success OF
heir seasons viii hinge to a certain
Iegree upon the outcome of the final
-ontest OF the schedule In the 20
sames played since 1893 Cornell has
won but one game and tied one. In
9ol the Red and White ran up a 23
% & victory and in 1906 the teams
Iayed scoreless tie.
The Quakers are favored to continue
he annual triumph over Cornell. al
hough 1t is conceded that the game
iii he close and hard fought.
Next in Importance is the contest be-
-Ween the Carlisle 1naians and Brown
1t Providence. Brown is not likely tu
10 more than hold the red men in rea
ionaGle check.
other games scheduled in the east
and south include Bucknell and Wash
ngton and jefferson at Washington
"A Holy Cross ana Georgetown at
~ ashlngton. d. c., and Virginia anu
North Carolina at Richmond, Va.
intcr-sectional games of Importance
re Notre Dame and Texas at Austin.
feNa and syracuse and st. Louis at
st. Louis, Mo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-27

eosamond, Maybeth Beddow, Rose Owen
McEavid Mary Meighan. Eula What.
lev Ella Lewis Ward, Cundell Baldwin
Mary Ellen Perkins, Marguerite Sibley
Leila Smith, Kathleen Hayes, Julia Car
aey Ruth Gaudin, Eleanor Hughes, Mrs
Ben Cheeseman, Miss Cornelia Hughes
and Miss Esther Haynes. Miss Malhe
Moughon and Miss Kathleen Reynolds
served punch.
The tea hours were between and {
o clock, and during the latter hour a
aumber of young men Joined the receiving
party for a dance. a
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Miss Amy Callen is spending Thanks
giving with friends in Selma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-27
K ELLER- -SEARCY
CARDS ARE RECEIVED

The following invitation will be of in-
terest throughout the state, where both
families are prominent:
DR.. James Thomas Searcy requests the
honor of your presence at the marriage of
his daughter, Annie Ross. to Mr. William
Simpson Keller, ON the morning of
Wednesday, December 3, at 1880 o'clock,
First Presbyterian church, Tuscaloosa,
Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-27
MISS LILLIAN HUGHES
HOSTESS AT TEA

Another graceful affair of yesterday
was Miss Lillian Hughes afternoon tea
for Miss McAdory. in whose wedding
next week she is TO be a bridesmaid
White chrysanthemums We're used to
decorate the various rooms. and on the tea
table they were supplemented by candles
shaded with green. Miss Hughes was
assisted In welcoming her callers by Mrs.
G, 3, Mccormack, Misses Pattie Rena
Sheppard, Genevieve Burt, Alma Mes
ser. Annie Sibley, Mary Brockman, Marie
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trio. and the winter debutantes assisted
them TO welcome the guests, among whom
were the visiting girls. who have been
conspicuous figures at all the smart events
of the month. A hot supper was served
at midnight.
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ing by the grooms mother. Mrs C. Q.
Bull, who wore gray brocaded crepe and
lace. and by Mrs. Holmes, grandmother
OF the bride, handsomely gowned in black
satin with jet trimmings.
Mr.. and Mrs Bull left immediately for
Tampa Fla, where Mr.. Bull is a practic-
ing lawyer.
Among the out-of-town guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Thomas, Mr. and Mrs
Joseph Bellinger of Gadsden, Mr. c. e.
Bull of EllSton. Tenn, Dr. and Mrs
Charles Foreman of Alfalfa, Messrs j
w. Evens. Hugh Robertson and Walton
Hill of Birmingham and Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Plosser of Birmingham.
NOTES
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Crockard have
gone to French Lick Springs to spend
fortnight.
Miss Helen Schuster is expected today
from Selma to visit Miss Mena Holzer
Miss Shuster made her debut last night
in Montgomery.
Mrs. Leopold Loeb, who is at present in
Cincinnati, is expected home next week,
Mrs. and Mrs. Webb Crawford have
returned from New York
Friends of little Miss Minerva Wheelock,
daughter of of Mr.. and Mrs w. X.
Wheelock. will be glad to learn that she
is much improved after her recent illness.
Mrs. Dave FRANKIE of Muscogee. Okla,
(Cornne Sommer) is the guest of her
mother, Mrs. NJ. Sommer.
49,
Mrs. M. Sommer is convalescent after
an Illness at a local infrmary and will
return home in few days.
Mrs Royal of Montgomery Is expected
today to visit Mrs. w C. Shackelford
She will give travel talk Friday after.
noon before the Quest club.
Miss Amy Callen is spending Thanks
giving with friends in Selma.
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ZAMORA TEMPLE WILL HOLD 4
CEREMONIAL. SESSION IN THE MA
JESTIC THEATRE FRIDAY, NOVEM-
BER %, At 7,3O y. NJ. VISITING NO
BLES INVITED TO BE PRESENT.
ALL OF THE MOBILES OF ZAMORA
ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND.
w. r. MADORY.
Industrious POTENTATE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-27
OFFICIAL FIELDING
AVERAGES FOR 1918
FIRST BASEMEN

The following are the leading fielders
in the American league during the past
season.