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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
DAVENPORT FAILS
TO SECURE AOLKE
Local Fans Disappointed When
First Stacker Is Sold to the
Spokane Club.

Rock Island fans and lovers OF base
ball are disappointed over the an
nouncement made by Jack Holland of
st. Joseph, Mo-, in which he states
that the Davenport club OF the Three-I
circuit Will not secure the services of
Walter Holke. star first baseman, for
the 1914 season. Holke formerly per
formed around the initial sack for
the Peoria Distillers but was sold to
81. Joseph for something like S1.70O.
Davenport had hoped TO land Holke
for next season. but today's dispatch
probably knocks the deal for all time
TO come. With both Gygi and Holke
on the St Joseph reserve list, the
firm OF Lane & Hayes expected to in
duce Holland 20 tITn one Of then,
over TO the Blue Sox. with Holke pre-
ferred.
I'VE knew Holke was on the mar
ket." said ]. T Hayes this morning.
but we couldn't pay the price that
Holland was asking. Holke is high
class player and hope ST. Joseph got
what he was worth. We have been
entertaining hopes of landing him in
case Holland did not sell him else
where. Holke says himself he prefers
to play in Davenport and he may not
take kindly to the Spokane deal"
But don't worry yourself to death
over this affair Jim Hayes says
Davenport will have a first baseman
all right-yes. and shor stop. too.
Lane and / had a conference yes
terday," said J. Tecumseh. land every
thing looks fine and dandy for the
coming season. Don't worry! Well
have a first baseman all right. OLeary
is now dickering for a man who will
fill the bill How about a shortstop?
Well. we'll have one, and it isn't Rus
sell Fountain either. Knowing Foun-
ain and OLeary as well as you do.
can you see those two getting along
on the same team? Not for min
ute"
Hayes refuses to divulge the names |
II the first baseman and shortstop re-
'erred TO. bu. the Holke story didn't .
seem to bother him. He has some
hing on his mind that will probably
make good news in the near future.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
RED HEADS GOOD
AS BALL PLAYERS

Red heads. young men with fam
ing auburn locks. are doing their share
to make baseball, our great national
game an instructive sport. Two of
the red heads are team leaders
Hughey Jennings of the Detroit Tigers.
ard Red Doom OF the Philadelphia
Nationals.
Baseball's most expensive bit of brio
a-brac is a. red head, Marty O'Toole.
the -uburn-topped Lurier of the Pitts
-burgh Pirates. cost Barney Dreyfus &
Co. SIS. 500. Pittsburgh acquired an
other flaming locked player in the
person OF Mike Mowrey. who went
Their with Ed Konetchy and Bob Har-
mon in exchange for several Pirates.
When Catcher Ivey Wingo of the
Cardinals removes his chapeau the
sun goes into retirement. There's loom
for only one sun. and Wingo's light
house is bright enough to light up the
entire world. The Browns have red
heads in Shortstop Roche and the two
Walkers, Clarence ard Ernest Both
OF them play in the outfield.
Cincinnati has only one red top.
Pitcher Leon Ames The Cubs have
Red COrriden and Red fred Williams
while the White Scr hav Red Kuhn
and Red Faber. Detroit ha- Catcher
Red Mckee. whose hair is OF a much
more fiery hue than that OF Hughey
Washington had Ieveral red heads,
bat now has only the remnant OF one
Pitcher Bob Groom has only fringe
Of hair left. but what there is OF II is.
Of a reddish hue. New York has Out
fielder Red Murphy and Brooklyn has
Iufielder Red Smith
The Maps have no real red heads.
but Manager birmingham became
red headed" so often during his ar
zuments with umpire last season that Z
ne can almost he classed as one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
WASHINGTON HAS
BEST TWIRLERS
Clark Griffith Has Amassed the
Strongest Staff in Organ
lied Baseball.

Rock Island fans and followers OF
major league baseball will doubtless
agree unanimously upon the fact that
Washington has the strongest staff of
pitchers in organized baseball today.
Nothing is so essential to a winning
team as its patching staff and Clark
Griffith has certainly amassed splen-
did assortment of real twirlers for
work on the capitol city team
When the twirler can hold down the
opposing team to minimum number
of runs, he undoubtedly increases his
teams chances for victory. Even good
sluggers cannot win majority of the
games unless there is some real nifty
twirling to assist.
The success of the Senators for the
past two seasons has certainly been
due TO superb pitching more than
anything else and this year promises
even greater things for the Washing
ton team.
In Walter Johnson, conceded to be
the best tall tosser of all times, Grit
fiji certainly has valuable assist
ant. His ability to handle with per-
feet ease, the opposing batsmen, has
been the main cog in the Washington
machine since the old Yankee mana
ger took the reins. And Johnson is
by no means the only one; there is
Boehling and Groom. The former pu
up a superb exhibition in the box last
season and will doubtless prove of
even better celibre in 1914 as last
year was his first attempt at major
league ball. While Bob Groom was
not up TO his usual standard an 1913.
he probably only had an off year and
Will return to form when the coming
season opens. With three such twirl-
ers in his repertoire and two or three
added youngsters from the minors
who are said 10 be stars, Griffith GER
tainly has an excellent chance 70 make
q showing this year; and if things go
right the former Yankee star Will
doubtless show the baseball world a
few things about the national game.
and he has even intimated hat he ex-
poets to bring a pennant TO the
United States capital, for the first
time since the American league was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
MCFARLAND MAY
FIGHT GIBBONS
Efforts Being Made to Match
Nit Artists for Go in New
York City.

Chicago. ILL.,, Jan. 9.-One pound Of
two stars of the ring, Mike Gibbons
and Packey Mcfarland, apart. De
spite the statements that the stock
yards scrapper will not enter the vel
terweight division, the fact that Nc
Farland and Gibbons would meet be.
fore Billy Gibson's New York club be-
came known when Emil Thirty got in
touch with the garden matchmaker
and narrowed the disputes over
weight, purse, etc, down to one pound
of oesh.
When the subject of matching Mike
and Pat first came up, Mcfarland
came to bat with a big objection, say
ing that he would re ire rather than
enter the 145-pound division. Since
thinking over the matter Packey is
convinced that he could get more coin
for this contest than any o.her 30
minute engagement. He made known
this change of heart to Thirty, who
Immediately got busy ard after sew
eral days dickering the match looks
like certainty.
The first time Thirty talked with
Gibbons he demanded that Mike come
in at 142 pounds. Mike refused to do
this and let the subject drop. saying
that 145 was the best he would do.
Rather than have the contest fall
through Mcfarland decided on a COM
promise yesterday. agreeing to make
the weight 144 pounds. AS yet the
St. Paul boxer has no. agreed, al
though he wired Thirty yesterday that
he would stop off here ON his way to
New York in a few days and talk the
matter over. He is almost sure to ac-
cept and the match will be staged
during the first week in February.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
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victory for the home squad. although
little is known regarding the strength
of the Alexis boys.
Coach Burroughs. who has the team
in charge. has not we. decided upon
the lineup for Moline, and will prob
ably pick those who have been making
the best showing thus far this season.
The probable list Will consist of
Shallberg, Simonson. Williams, Ellis,
Gripp and Captain Kiel OF the local
players, Widerquist and HollowelI are
not as yet eligible for places on the
team. II they do not become eligible,
Coach Burroughs expects the locals at
least TO break even.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
DAVENPORT CUE WIZARDS
TO PLAY IN TOURNAMENT
Commercial Club Experts VIII
Start Next Tuesday In the
Club Rooms.

Play in the Commercial club Hand
lean Pool tournament in Davenport
will begin Tuesday of next week with
az wizards of the cue entered. Hold
inc the honor OF scratch position are
Max Ochs. Reed Lane. A y. Bensin &
er, John Tanner and j. {. NORWOOD
After the opening day ay viii be
continued on Tuesday and Friday
afternoons and "Wednesday and Satur-
day nights. The tables at the club
have been recovered and leveled and
a new attendant secured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
BRONDELL DOWNS
HARRY NICHOLS
Davenport Wrestler Victor in
Two Straight Falls at the
Grand Theatre.

Harry Brondell, the popular Daven-
port wrestler. downed Harry Nichols
last night at the Grand theatre. Dav-
enpcrt, in two straight falls. Both men
were in fine shape for the contest, but
the Davenport youth proved too much
for his Greek opponent. downing Mich
OILS in 81 minutes for the first fall and
minutes the second fall.
Arglos Pulos won from Art Polly in
two straight falls, the time being min
utes and ( minutes. Polly is Rock
Island youth.
In another semi-windup TO the big go
of the evening Gus Stamos threw Gus
Moline of Davenport in 10 minutes.
A fair crowd attended the matches
and good exhibitions were witnessed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09

Bobby Byrne. veteran Pittsburgh
Pirate. stands a good chance OF man.
aging the Pittsburgh Federal leaguers
next season. Chances now favor
Bobby Byrne or Rhody Wallace"
said Secretary w. T. Mccullough Of
the club. while the applications Of
two or three other major league play
ers are under advisement. il looks
as If the directors OF the club would
decide on one Of the two players men
tened. Byrne. because of his advan-
tage in years. seems to be greatly IA
vored by the directors"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
Yell Defiance
at Blood Disorders
A Remedy That Has Shown
Most Remarkable
Purifying Effect.

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This famous blood purifier contains
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-ntiel 70 healthy blood as the elements OF
,-eai. roast beef. the fats and the sugars
Eake - our daily ration.
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Isrlcnt IN s. <. :. which serves tha
.s-Te purpose % stimulating each cellular
- % The body 20 the healthy and judi
80 selection OF Its own essential nutri-
- That IS why Il resencrates the blood
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nc II overcoming Rheumatism. tafarrh
y The Stomach and infcsfines. skl1 erup-
1oss and all blood troubles
Get bottle Of =. 8. 8. At any drug
.-sfe, a1d 10 a few days you viii not
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
FOOTBALL FANS
SHOW INTEREST
want Moline to Concede to
Islanders Wishes and Re
sumo Athletics.
HlPPLER OUT FOR GOOD
ts.s Of Star 5emoaned BY Students
at High sehool-lnternsI In
iuries Cause Of Act.

Rock Island football fans and en-
,huslas;s and students at the high
school have lately expressed consid-
.rabIe interest over the fact that ath-
le,ie sports had been resumed with
the Davenport high school The an
r,uueement OF she football date for
next falls game with the team from
across the river has started consid-
cradle gossip regarding the effort
which is being made TO resume a-h-
Ie,ies with the Moline high school
team. II this move succeeds. and it
will not b. the fault OF the Islanders
fkh does not. some very interesting
athletic matches. especially in foot.
hall. could be arranged next season
between the teams from the three
cities and championship games would
doubtless be scheduled.
Trouble Was Slight.
The trouble which caused the stop
ping OF athletic sports and con ests
betweeu the three high schools was
trivial and was not shared BY the
Players or members OF the schools in
the least and ought not. il seems.
sand in the way OF a three-coTnered
fight in which the tri-city champion
ship could be decided. This would
please the fans and enthusiasts and
doubtless enormous crowds would
turn out 10 all games, and financial
success would be assured al any rate.
Interest in high school spor in
Rock Island has never attained the
height II held years ago when the
teams OF the three cities got together
in iheir annual contests and now that I
We have taken Davenport by the hand.
Why not take Moline? Then we will
have three big games every year. the /
fans will be satisfied and success Z
should be assured.
Hippler Quits Athletics. - II
The announcement made recently
~ Claude Hippler that he had qui
athletics for good. has been a sad
blow TO Rock Island high school stu
dents. Hippler was a star athlete
and especially strong on the gridiron.
where his feats have brought thrills
and happiness % the hearts of hun
dreds OF high school fans in the past
Two seasons
Hippler was injured last year dur
ng the football season and the doc i
,or pronounced his injuries TO have
been internal. This is given as the
.zuse for his retirement.
The star athle-e came TO this city
q 1872 from Geueseo. and at once
'ecame a member OF the football
quad He later showed great abil-
y a. basketball player and became 1
member Of the varsity team In ad-
ifiol 20 this he -ock part in the track 1
s-sets Of the Rock Island high school .
md vas a member Of the relay team
Fhieh Won first place I'm the Big Eight
meet AZ Galesburg.
Hippiers loss viii be greatly felt {
turing the coming Laske ball season
nd nert year on the Eridirou. while
he track team lcses one Of the best
ldiEldual stars who ever donned a
.ock Island uniform.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
MOLINE HIGH EXPECTS
VICTORY OVER ALEXIS
Fans Look for Good Game
When Teams Clash in Open
ing of Season.

Moline high school basketball fans
are displaying much interes. in the
opening game OF the season, TO be
waged at the Young Mems Christian
association Saturday night when the
Maroon and White will battle with
the fast Alexis high school quintet.
Moline rooters have predicted a big
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
GIANTS BEAT S0x a TO 3
IN EXTRA INNING PLAY

Melbourne. Australia, Jan. 9.-The
New York Giants today defeated the
Chicago White Sox. 4 TO 3. in an elev-
en- inning game. The Chicago team
in a game against a Victoria nine'
won 16 10 8. The American visi'ors
afterward left for Adelaide.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09

Charles Webb Murphy has express
ed his desire to fight the Federals
with money. But remember, Charles,
you can't get by for Is or 20 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
DAVENPORT TEAM
DEFEATS PARSONS

The Davenport basket ball five
administered a sound trouncing to
Parsons college at the Y. NJ. c. A.
gym. score Sc to "a. Although the
Davenport men have played together
but one week they showed far more
speed than the college players and
were in the lead from the start.
There were many brilliant plays on
the part of the ''Y'' but Parsons was
void of anything out of the ordinary.
Hansen, Krabbenhoeft and Fried
holdt made unusual shots for the Dav-
export team, while Yount. who re-
placed Hinkhouse at center in the last
few minutes of play, was the only man
making good shots for Parsons.
a fair sized crowd saw the game.
Interest is now centered about the
game with the Quincy" five in Daven-
port -ext Wednesday evening
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
with the bases full, and only one
score needed to win.

Yes, tbs true; "Bunboat" SNith
wants to scrap with Johnson. Which
only goes to show what some men
will do for money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09

"My father can lick your father"
That's nothing; Ma kin do that
We really had to spring that one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is nc:
a common. every day cough mixture.
/: is a meritorious remedy for all the
Troublesome and dangerous complica-
tons resulting from cold in the head,
throat, chest or lungs. Sold by all
ruggists.-( Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
SPORTING COMMENT

Those magma es and others who
have predicted defeat for the Federal
league because of long jumps and too
much travel, had better get out their
little maps and examine things a lit
lie bit before they commence to
foot" When the entire mileage is
taken into consideration the Ameri-
cans and Nationals both will have
Travelled a much longer distance than
the Feds" in a single season.
Wolgas. is still claiming that he has
shown his ability TO come back"
Well. who couldn't lick wooden man
like Jack Redmond showed himself to
be?
Rube Marquard and Mary Garden
both arrived in Chicago recently on
the same day and on the same train.
OF course no one would ever take
Rube for an opera singer. that is if
they had ever heard his voice. And
then. 100, Mary hasn't got anything
ON Vanguard when it comes to curves.
in spite of a good form.
Life's Little Annoyances-No. 76S.-
s72: When you fayorite strikes out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09

And now Bat Nelson is the latest
come back" He is matched to meet
some Japanese schoolboy at Evans
vile in the near future. Bat should
cut out his retire talk or do It.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09

Anyhow the Federals are getting a
whole lot of free advertising and that
helps some. We'd be willing to wager
that there will be some mob at the
opening Fed" game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09

Lies Little Annoyances-No. 76s.-
s72: When you fayorite strikes out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09

All the news all the time-The Argus
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-09-17
GERMANS RUSHING
TROOPS TO BELGIUM

Antwerp, Sept. 17.-Germans are
rushing troops into Belgium from AK
la-Chapelle, whether to assume new
positions in Belgium or to reinforce
the right wing in France is not
known.
It is believed a new attempt by the
Germans to isolate Antwerp from the
sea may be planned, but as the dikes
have been reopened and the country
in that vicinity is covered with wa
ter it is not believed they can hope
to carry such a movement to sue.
cessful conclusion.
Advices from Brussels say the ger
rison there has been reinforced and
the earthworks they constructed in
that vicinity have been increased and
rapid-fire guns posted to the south
and east, which is believed to indi-
cate a fear of the heavy Belgian
forces known to be in that vicinity.
It is estimated Germany has sent
10000 additional troops into Belgium,
indicating determination on the part
of Germany to hold the line of COM
munication through Belgium at any
cost.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-09-17
TO EXHIBIT PONIES.
Horses Of J. P. Pogue to Perform at
the Brinkman Tonight.

Something out of the ordinary
will be staged at the Brinkman the
atre tonight, when J. P. Pogue and
son Johnnie, will exhibit their
trained ponies, Minnie and Tuts.
Minnie is white pony, three years
old, and Tuts is buckskin, aged
two. Mr.. Pogue is the owner of the
POgue livery barn in this city and he
and his son Johnnie have trained
the ponies right in a room in the
barn. One Of the ponies was taken
out of herd of wild horses August
2, and the other one has been in
their possession since last Novem-
Der, but has not been trained for
more than four weeks. Among the
tricks they have been taught is to
teeter-totter, walk around a barrel
with their front feet, and while Mr..
Pogue and Johnnie sit on two chairs,
the ponies stand on the chairs with
their front feet and form an arch
with their necks and heads. Min
ME, the white pony, performs many
tricks while lying down and she is
especially fond of teeter-totter. Yes
terday afternoon the ponies rehears-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-09-17

then there is always the friend whom
the farmer can hardly turn away.
But stiff penalty prescribed by the
game and fish commission would dis
pense with the question Of friend
ship.
In the same manner, says Mr..
Bradley, certain lakes could be pro-
claimed waters where every ducks
life must be held sacred. 81
Will Test Proposition.
Mr.. Bradley will test his PROPOSE
ton by asking first that township
close by where he hunted last fall
be made safe zone. This township
is twelve miles straight east of Big
Fork, Itasca county. It is fifty
miles from Grand Rapids and forty
miles from Bovey. .
Y It is Mr.. Bradley's estimate that
10000 deer were killed in the TWEEN
ty-day Minnesota hunting season last
fall. More than 10000 resident
big game licenses were issued. There
were only 112 nonresident big game
licenses issued, but on these eighty
seven deer were shipped out of the
state. If the residents are as good
shots as the non-residents, the fig
ures would go over 10000, to say
nothing Of moose, of which about 500
were killed. Birds also suffered
greatly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-09-17
Diarrhoea Quickly Cured.

L II was taken with diarrhoea and
Mr.. Yorks, the merchant here. per-
suaded me to try a bottle Of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarr-
hoea Remedy. After taking one
dose of it I was cured. It also
cured others that I gave it to-"
writes M. E. Gebhart, Oriole, Pa.
That is not at all unusual An or.
binary attack of diarrhoea can al
most invariably be cured by one or
two doses of this remedy. For sale
by All Dealers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-09-17
FUTURE OF ADVERTISING

Everything IS changing and progressing, and every
thing has future There future for business and
nothing connection with business has greater future
than advertising.
Advertising IS fast approaching an exact science
lhe successful merchant today knows what advertising
IS what It does, and what 1t will for him But we must
remember that only 5 per cent Of merchants are sue
cessfu.
The successful merchant plows his ground deep
harroWs 1t we'll, selects the best seeds and plants them
carefully, cutvates the soil regularly and reaps
bountful harvest. He knows like the farmer that to
reap good harvest you prepare the soil before
planting the seed.
Some merchants expect spontaneous results from
small amount OF advertising, and if they forth
coming they say advertising doesn't pay. What would
we think OF farmer who planted his seed today and
expected his harvest tomorrow. The seed germ-
nate grow and mature before harvest and the right
kind Of advertising will produce just as certain har-
vest if planted we'll prepared soil and given chance
to germnate, grow and mature
The future Of advertising is no different from the
future of farming or any other business, How can
merchant expect much from his advertising unless he
puts well established scientific principles into play in
the preparation Of his advertisements, and then gives
the advertising time to produce RESULTS.
The future will call for more system in advertising
interesting advertising and more instructive ad-
vertlslng.
It makes no particular difference whether mer-
chant has monopoly competition IN his community
He will advertise if he to retain the confidence
and good will Of the people for he thus gets ahead and
stays ahead Of competitions
Copyright 1914 by Geo. E
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-09-17

ed at the Brinkman and again this
afternoon. Tonight will be the first
time they have ever performed in
public. They will also exhibit to-
morrow night.