Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-24
SPORT GOSSIP

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Tinker of the Cincinnati National
league baseball team has purchased
Pitcher Red" Nelson from the Phila-
deIphia National league team for
$500, the waiver price.
Rockford, H., May 24.-The Wiscon-
sin-Illinois league has raised its month
ly salary limit from s1,400 TO $3.50.
The vote was taken by mail and an
nounced yesterday.
Grand Forks, n. D., May 24.-Pitcher
Wilson of the local Northern league
club yesterday shut out the Virginia
team, to 0, holding the visitors hit
less.
Superior, Wis, May 24.-President
Sommer of the Superior Northern
league club, stated last night that he
has not sold Pitcher "Rube" Schauer
TO the Chicago Nationals. after read
ing a dispatch saying President Muir
ply yesterday limited that Schauer
had been signed. Manager Unlaub of
llAO -hluhCdPOllo -NOl II league SluU
has first option on Schauer.
Buffalo, y. Y, May 24.-Lary Pape,
former member Of the champion Bos-
ton American league team, and since
Jan. l, on the Buffalo International
league pitching staff, has quit baseball
and will return TO his home in Pitts
I,
mer occupation as an electrician.
Pape's decision was announced when
President Stein informed him that he
was to be farmed out to a Canadian
league club.
San Diego. Cal, May 24-Mayor
Charles F. O'Neall vetoed the prize
fight ordinance permitting 20-round
contests passed by the city council
last Wednesday. In a communication
the mayor said he favored stricter
penalties for violation Of this ordin-
ance.
Butte, Mont, May 24.-S.eve Ketchel
of Chicago Thursday night won a de-
cision over Maurice Thompson after
II rounds of the hardest fighting seen
here in years. KetcheI clearly had the
better of six rounds.
Fond du Lac, Wis, May 24.-Matty
McCue of Racine bested Johnny Sokol
! of Minneapolis in 10-round no-decis-
ion bout here Thursday night. Nc
Cue won. but his margin of victory
was not wide one He simply stack
ed up against boy of real class, where
he looked for lemon"
! Seattle Wash, May 24.-The Univer.
sity Of Washington eight-oared crew,
which will row in the Poughkeepsie
regatta next month, won the Pacific
coast championship Thursday night
when it defeated the University of Cal.
ifornia eight by 100 yards over the
three-mile course on Lake Washing
ton.
New York. May 24.-Jim Coffey, the
Irish giant. landed five times as many
blows as Fireman" Jim Flynn in a
10-round fight in Madison Square gar
den last night. and for that reason had
the better CT it. AS heavy hitter COT
fey did not compare favorably witt
the Pueblo man. who al the irish
man rocking - several occasions
Coffey, hover, used his left hand So
clea2l.- and his feet so cleverly thai
IT..ynn's rushes were practically multi
fed Flynn might have won had he
net blown up IN the last two rounds
His stamina went back on him and hi:
punch left him
Milwaukee, Wis, May 24.-Odds OF
the Matty McCre-Patsy Brannigan 10
; round battle here on Monday nigh
have shifted, and instead of ruling ;
10 to 6 choice Matty today is 10 TO
favorite. His disappointing showing
against Johnny Sokol Thursday nigh
and the report that BranAigan is at hi
best are responsible for the shift
Jimmy Dime, who manages Brannigar
has wired that he has a commission o
s., 900 TO wager on Patsy.
, John D. Rockefeller would go brok
! If he should spend his entire incom
, trying to prepare a better mediein