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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21

trenches, and when the enemy cana
back he was received by fire from his
own weapons.
ITO guard against surprises at night
we took all the empty beef cans, tied
them to a cord and piled them so that
when the Germans came creeping 10
ward our lines and the cord vas
touched, they made enough noise to
give the alarm. One night when ths
cans ratified, we replied with imnedF
ate volleys and there was no more dis
turbance that night. In the morning
we counted 500 dead Germans lyH
on the ground within 100 yards Of ni
trenches"
Petrograd.-(Correspondence OF ~
Associated Press Madam hoaas
chef, well known as an explorer l''
been attached by General kenrF'
krampf of the Russian scout sefs'
She rides the horse upon which sa'
made the trip from Vladivostok
Petrograd.
General Rennenkrampf has als0
serving with him a soldier IL yeais
old, Nicholas Petonchkof. He Is ~
son of a rich, landed proprietor Wa.
the war broke out, young Nicno'..
ran. away from home, sought OUT o,-
eral Rennenkrampf and asked
might not serve. He was detsiDe4
and a message was sent 10 MS
ents. They telegraphed their cVD''
to his remaining with the army
The boy has already taken par :,
battles, notably Insterburg. nc
ries upon his rifle a German us No
which was presented to MIN v M
regiment with which he serves
olas has been mentioned IN ofu. ..o,,,.
the day for a daring and skilliui ~
ing feat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21

PROPHETS OF an open winter have
retreated to the fireplace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21

F.. Heffner, our W. k. con. on the q,
was seen one a. m. this wk. on his
way home with pair of fine ducks,
same having been brought down on
the III. riv. at Beardstown by good
friend Of his conship.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21

If American missionaries are COM
PEELED to leave Turkey. plenty of work
can be found for them nearer home.
j. NJ. c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21

1T hardly seemed consistent for
Samuel Gompers to have declined a
raise in salary at the hands of the
American Federation OF Labor con.
vention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21
Mr.. LepIey's Housekeeper.

(Union, Ia, Starr
Mr.. Lepley has had more than his
share of trouble the past year. Mrs.
Howe is keeping house for him just
now.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21

I. Rothschild. the perennially youthful
cloth. elk. of these parts, has changed
jobs, but it makes no difference where
l. goes he can't shake his friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21

SALOON keepers are beginning to
realize that life is just one election
after another.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21
A Piker.

milwaukee Journal }
What some men mean by a "piker''
is a man who won't trust his fortune
to them for them to make money out
of IL they're lucky and for him to be
the goat II they're not.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21

Holding Down Expenses.
(Antioch News)
The Royal Neighbor card party
Tuesday evening was a success. A
large crowd was present and 26 tables
were filled. At the close of the games
tight refreshments were served.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-29
National League teams unhappy

afternoons.
Ten safe WaIIops were rung up by
the home. clouters yesterday after
noon. -Four of them were developed
into assets in the run column. In the
third and eighth inning clusters of
two wallops were gathered to register
one run per round. In the ninth two
waIops were wasted on the moist at
mosphere and the other four smashes
were scattered in as many innings.
Tom Leach, Zim and Schultz were
the gents who produced when hits
meant runs. Leach. led the two sue
cessful assaults with singles, and Zim
pushed the captain home once, leav-
ing the duty to Schultz the second
time
Kelly, the Pirate center fielder,
helped McQUillan in several tight
places. He captured seven flies, and
several of them were of the difficult
variety. In the sixth Schultz stung a
liner that looked like man s-sized
hit. Kelly and Carey both sailed after
the pill, and crashed together just as
it landed in the formers glove. Both
fielders we're knocked down, but Kelly
held the ball. .'..-'''-
Schultz seems to have recovered
his eye. He smashed a double and
single and besides that hit the ball
on the nose each time.in a competent
manner The last few days have given
the fence buster confidence and he
should go good from now on.
To the fans who look only for the
healthy wallop, and do not remem-
Der conditions when said waIIop is
hung up, Heinie Zimmerman was not
as good batter last year as the year
before. And he is doing nothing won
derful this spring.
But right here it must be said that
Zim is a better batter than in 1912.
Even though he led the league that
year, and slipped down many points
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-29

this year.
He hasn't been busting any fences,
and is hitting at weaker gait than
he will show in few days, but his
wallops have been stuck in where
they would do the most good.
Despite all claims of bone and tenn
permanent, Zimmerman is a mighty
valuable ballplayer, and a tower of
strength to the West Side crew.
Bert Humphries seems to have all
the stuff he possessed last year, but
his last two games have brought out
the fact that he cannot finish at as
fast a clip as he stars, Evidently he
is not quite right for gruelling cam
paign, due to lack of spring practice.
For six innings he tied the Pirates
in tight knots, and yielded only two
hits. His curve was working beauti=
fully and he was apparently good for
two or three games in one afternoon.
And then in the seventh all of his
stuff evaporated.., Five hits were
punched for four runs and win for
Pittsburgh.
HUMPHREYS is a cracking good
pitcher, but has been up against the
same handicaps that have hampered
the rest of the locals this season. He
did not get enough work in the con-
ditioning period.
Joe Tinker's Feds are giving evil
dence every day that they can pound
the ball in approved fashion In every
game since they reached the home
lot they have batted in double figures, q.
and an appreciate number of clouts
have been for more than one cushion.
George Suggs was one of the good
pitchers of the National League last
year, even though he worked for
Cincinnati, but he could not halt the
locals gang yesterday. From top to
bottom of the batting order the North
Siders hoped his delivery, and got
enough runs in the very first inning
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
LANGFORD. WON'T BE
 OFFICIAL AT YALE FIELD

New Haven, Conn, Oct. 16.-There were Eome surprises in the l1st of officials for the Yale-HarYard and Yale-Princeton games, the list oS which was announced last night at follows:
 -EIarvard-R Referee, Nathan A. Tufts. Brown University; umpire, iinesman, Fred w. Murphy, Brown University; field Judges, pr. Carl Will Hams, University of Pennsy yIvania-
 YaIe-Prfnceton Referee, Tufts; umpire Carl Marshall. Harvard: Hnesman, Joseph " Beechan, Cor nell: field judge. Erred W. Burleigh. Exeter.
 The central board Of omcia1s as sisted in the selection For the first time in years William Langford is given no assignment for either Of Yale,s big games Tufts, a new comes in the games of the Big Four, Is the only official who will figure In both matches.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
BOXING NOTES.

The Queensbury Athletic club of Buffalo, of which Charles Murray is the head, has the correct idea about running boxing shows. The club has the finest arena in Buffalo; in fact, 1t compares very favorab1y with Madi- son Square Garden in New York city seating fully 7,5oO people. It is centrally located and the club has made a hit with the fans by always having about 2,0O0 seats at $1 each, no matter what the class of attraction
 may be. This has proven to be a popular move and the fans are loyal to the club, whatever the card may be. MT. Murray has also taken de- termined stand regarding the giving of big percentages to star boxers
 stNothing doing in the guarantee Hne'' said MT. Murray this week while dis cussing the matter with the writer. eff the boxers think they are stars and big attractions, why they should not hesitate to take a chance with the club; if not, then they are not worth taking a chance on. As to guarantees, why it is ridiculous; that it, where one also gives the men the privilege of a percentage. We may pay a cash sum for some good boxer. but if we do he gets no privilege with
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

00.-NLatty Matthews oa1tpointed Ralbe Ferns in I5 rounds at Detroit Matthews thus became the third hold CT of the welterweight title since the beginning of that year. Mysterious Billy Smith was the champion at the beginning of the year, having success fully defended the title against Mat thsws. Joe Walcott and Australian Bill Iy Edwards. but in January Smith lost on a. foul to Rube F'erns at BuffaIo. I'm April Matthews knocked out Smith and claimed the title, c1tnching 1t by defeating Ferns at Detroit Mat thews was the recognized head of the division until the following Nay, when he fought Ferns again at Toronto, and was knocked out in the 10th round The sRube'' held the title only a few months and lost it to Joe Walcott. Those were lively days in the wetter- weight class, now almost defunct- :
 1S03. Charley Weary defeated Bat ding Nelson in rounds at Milwaukee.
 1e03. frankie Neil and Johnny Reagan fought 20-round draw at Los Angeles.
 1909. lack Johnson knocked out Stanley Ketchel in the Eth round at Co4ma, Gal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
' ALE WILL USE WILS0N
 AT QUARTER

New Haven, Conn. Oct. 16.-Wath ben ninutea' practice in a drizzling raan Yale yesterday closed scrinrnage work before the Notre Dame game on Saturday. So few of the regulars were kept after tn signal drill that the varsity eleven resemb1ed the scrubs All the first string mon were in the dress rehearsal except Alex Wilson. who, however, reported in uniform for the first time this week. Trainer Mack said that Wilson might start in the game Saturday, but as he has had no scranmagtng t1ris week indications slightly favor retaining Archie Mlac-5 Lefsh as field general
 Tommy Cornell won his old 'Warsity place at half back for the day and found holes in the scrub rush line which netted him two 2O-yard ad- vances. Oakes played left guard for the first time this week and wfl1 gstart Sundays game there. Wiley was at center durdng the signal work, but Carl White displaced him in the scrim- maging.
 ! AIthousah Weidnnan has had Capt. Tazbotts place all week the captain sxdn return to Ieft tackle against Notre Dame. Yale expects g close game with 4totre Dame,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
mGRAW SAYS HE
 WON'T TRADE RUBE

bau cIulb,'' said John J. McGraw, .sis tougher than rebuilding a house. The trouble with all reconstruction work in baseball is the fact that men are not like bricks or assorted lumber You can't get the same ages, the same experience, the same uniform grades of class and promise all the way through While you are patching one spot another breaks suddenly, with no material at hand to mend 1t withl
 saTrade off Marquard? Why should I, and where could I2 If he's still O. K. I must keep him: if he's all through, who wants him? Go through his record and see how many really bad games figured in his string of Iosses!. There weren't five of his de- feats where one hit, just one more New York hit, wouldn't have won out for hfrnY'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
NOT
 TO GET INTO
 YALE CONTEST

Brick1ey has probably played his last game of football for Harvard, de- spite the hopes and rumors that liar ward men give credence to. It is said that the captain will be put into, the Yale game on Nov. 21 for a few n1in-- utes--if Harvard is in a position to try for a field goaI-but the idea is hardly practicable.
 The incision in Brickley's body vii be healed by the time of the Yale game, but it is not likely that the Harvard physician would take the Slightest chance of allowing Brickley to injures himself by letting him get into the game for. a single play.4z.s4ss
 BrfckIey will watch his team battle with Yale in the new bowl at New Haven from a seat on the sideHnes. His situation will not be new in liar bard football annals, though, for Cap tain Francis Burr of the 1909 team was benched with badly injured shoulder when his team played Yale, and Captain Dan Hurley was in the hospital with injuries on the day that his team went up against Yale, and was beaten by Ted Coy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
Brown Defeats
 w esleyan Eleven

Providence R. T., Oct. 16.-Brown gained an easy victory over Wesleyan here yesterday. scoring Is points and holding the Methodists scoreless. Many Brown alumni saw the game, the contest being a feature of Browns one hundred and dftieth anniversary celebration The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, but the date was changed to fit in with the cele- bration plans.
 It was the last game for Brown before the contest on Oct 24 with Cornell at the Polo Grounds in New York From the showing made by the Brown eleven yesterday the stu dents and coaches are confident the team will defeat the Ithacans. The coaches were especially pleased with the playing of the regulars against the strong Wesleyan team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
FRANK CHANGE LOSES
 AUTO ON WESTERN TRIP

Onaa1a, aEsb., Got -EranI1 Chance. until recently manager of the New York Amertcans, has lost his auto mobile and cannot find 1t He is tied up in Omaha while agents Of half a dozen railroads are trying to locate the lost machine.
 Chance and his wife are making an overland trip from New York to their ra1sch in Caldfornda- Rains overlook them and from Uewds, Iowa, they slY4ped their car to OEna11as to which podut they came by tradn, but upon their arrival here the care had not reached this city.
 So far the railroads have been un- able to got in touch with the machine. Chance win remain in Omaha unit. the auto is found
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
GFORD WILL
 TACKLE GUNBOAT
 SMITH IN BOSTON

One of the most important boxing bouts of the year, practically g sett1e- ment Of ths American heaxSyw eight eharp pionship, is scheduled for Boston next Tuesday night when Sam Lang ford and 'sGunhoat's Smith will meet a the Atlas A will be their second battIe Szni tn having won 8 de- elafon over Sam just a. short time bafore the formers departure for his battle in London with Georgea Car pen11er.
 Sam lazzs been wor7inEsa week for the bout and all signs point to tas be- n6g in fine fettle when he clashes with Smith next Tuesday. Though pre- bassban and pre- light dope has re- cedvad some wicked Jolts of late, the prvea1ent hunch is that Langford will wipe out his 1prIner defeat asad that inside the limit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
WHITE SOX
 DEFEAT CUBS
 FOR CITY TITLE

ehicaeo, oct. 16.-Jimmy Ca4la- hans lighting White sox won the city series at South Side Park here yesterday afternoon for the fourth consecutive time ouhen they defeated Hank OsDayss club in an interesting and hard-fought combat by the count Of to 2.
 The White Soxs triumph is an the more praisew orthy, for at one period had the title apparently chnched, the standing being three to one Tn favor of the Cubs.
 With the big end of the purse slowly slipping out of their grasp, the game and never-say die Sox tore wild beazt in the remaining games and never stopped tearing away at their rivals until they won the npionship of the city Two hits were all the White Sox made in yes ferday's game but these, coupled with an error. gave them three runs, one more than the Cubs could tally off two of Ca1la hans moundsnnen.
 The followers Of the Cubs blame the final defeat of the series on Claude Derrick, the former Oriole It was the shortetop who contributed the error that paved the way for the BOX three runs in the fourth inning. If Derrick had not fumbIed Weaver's s xrounders in this inning the Sox would have been retired in order and the Cubs would have won the game by
 runs to O.
 Death Valley Jimmy Scott and Bez4 Humphrfes were the opposing pitehers at the staft of the fray, but neither lasted very long. Scott pitched to only three players and then retired in favor of Eddie Cfcotte. of the f fknuek1e ball fame, who held the Cubs aafe during the rest of the game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16

it. That kind of gambling don't ap- peal to US a little bit. We furnish the building, do all the work, etc, so let them work with us. This business of trying to hog it all does not appeal to the promoters, nor fans It fig just such grasping methoda that help kill the game Take New York city for instance. There WAS not a club made money last year. And why? Just because the promoters were fools enough to give it all away to the stars. I am heartily in favor Of the promo ters getting together for their own protection against grasping managers and boxers. As far as we are con scerned they will meet our terms or remain idle.s'
 teal with those of Johnny Weisnan- tel, proprietor of the Broadway Sport ing club of Brooklyn, N. Y. MT. Weismante1 has the best proposition in Greater New Fork. He has a. welt equipped club in the heart of Brook Iyn, seating nearly 900 people and he is now planning to put in a bal cony which will increase the capacity to 5000. The arrangements are about the best Of any club in the country The ring is up-to-date and the rounds are displayed by electric numbers as the contest progresses. The gong is also sounded with an electric button and the lighting is similar to that of of Auditorium in Milwaukee. An un- derground passageWay runs from the dressing rooms to beneath the ring and each set Of boxers, in order, re- main under the ring. ready to enter the moment contest IS over In this way there is no chance for delays. hTr- Weismantel is also handling Charlie Weinert, the light heavy weight. who has made such a hit in the east, having developed him from raw recruit He is now after the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
HARVARD TO USE SUBS IN
 TUFTS GAME

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 16.-The team that the Harvard coaches had work ing out yesterday for Saturdays game with Tufts. did not look very much like the combination of stars which three weeks ago Charley Brickley had On hand to start into the hardest cam paign 1aAd out for any Eastern college team. Saturday the Crimson will be minus its entire backheld, comprising Briclley, Hardwiclx, Logan, Mahan, and Rradlee, and, with naakesh1fts at guard and tackle, the line will be far below the usual mtd-season standard Tn another week things will be differ ent, but just now Harvard is in the doldruxns if ever a team was.
 In the quarterbaek field yesterday were Swigert at quarter back, and MhcKinlock, Whitney. and King. Whit ney is a good kicker, and the other two men are fast running backs, but very green on the defense
 Wilmington has been put back at guard and R. Curtis at tackle, as Nor- gan and Sweetser are out for the rest of the year, and Bigenow is not quite ready. Ut would be possible for Lo- gan. Bradleel and FIardwick to play Saturday. but all are lame and there have been too many injuries lately to bake chances with the Michigan game only two weeks away. Pennock did not leave the hospital and will not be on the field until the first of the week.
 M]ahan did more running while Lo- gan spent much time dropkicking.. He used to be very clever and is coming back fast FFancke, now ready for football, wdH be used in the backheld l instead of at tackle. He always has been a. back and live weeks is not thought tirne enough to get him ready to play on the line. souey and Trurn- l bull, with Coolidge now make up the rushline strength defensively.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
SPRINGFIELD AGAIN TRYING
 TO GUST PRESIDENT O'ROURKE
Results Of Tomorrow's Games Will Show Whether Big Teams Are
 Up To Form

has refused an offer of $15,OOo for six weeks in vaudeville.
 Francis Ouimef, national amateur golf champion, established a new rec ord for the BrooExline, Mass, course yesterday when he went around dn Il. In the national open championship last fall Ouimet set the mark at T2.
 The post season clashes between Ma tionaI and American league clubs are ended and Ionors are even The St. Louis Browns beat the Cardinals and the Chicago White Sox won from the Cubs. This is balanced by the Braves triumph over the Athletics and the Gd- ants' victory at the Yankees expense. It Is noticed that both American league victors won from clubs which had anfshed higher in the National league race.
 Dick Rudolph, Braves stan, played his first professional game in Hartford, says the Hartford Courant. In 1908 e. J. Danaher, who owned the New Haven club, discovered Rudolph and Eddie Collins of the AthIe Ietics playing summer ball in Vermont. He signed RudoIph and the latter pitched against Hartford under the name ot King He beat Hartford to 9 He jumped the team after the contest, but later returned to this section to twirl for the DubIins of Ahertden against Bristol at the Berlin fair. He won this game to 3.
 The AI1-star baseball clubs which will make trip to the Pacific Csoast | and then to Hawaii. are gathering in Chicago. Connie Mack will have charge of the American league cIut and Frank Bancroft, business man ager Of the Cincinnati Reds will han de the Nationals. Among those or 1 the National team will be Bill Jaaues of the Braves, Tesreau. Fletcher and Burns of the Giants and Vaughn oi the Cubs On the American team wdI be Jimmy Walsh, Eddie Murphy and Ira Tho4nas of the Aethfetics, Boone the New York American second base man, and King Cole the Eanaxet pitcher.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
JACK BRETON WILL
 BOX IN NEW BRITAIN

New Britain, Conn, Oct 1e.- 'sJ Jack' Britton. of Chicago. and Frankie Mack, Of Jersey City, have signed articles to meet in a twelve round bout in this city on November 3. according to an announcement to- day by William W.ssHanna, who will promote the bout This will be the first appearance of boxers in q local ring in years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16

who were alleged to have entered this country illegally. were put in jail at Camden, pending their being deported.
 The steamer Frederick VIII left Copenhagen for New York, bearing the last party of Americans who had been stranded in Denmark.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16


 By tomorrow night football fans will know whether some of the big college teams are as good as they are cracked up to be- Vale will have a, hard op- ponent in Notre Dame. It is the first tinne the westerners have appeared in New Haven and many enthusiasts from this oity will see the contest, which stars at o'clock. Harvard does not expect much opposition from Tufts but as the Crimson will use only substftutes in the backf1eld there may be some surprises. Princeton will take on Lafayette. the team which held Pennsylvania to scoreless tie last Saturday. Cornell will meet BuckneII and Penpsy1vania locks horns with the Navy. Altogether 1t looks like a busy day for the gridiron warriors.
 It is claimed that Owner Gaffney Of the Braves will make only about $15,- 600 from the worlds series because only four games were played. He had to divide g per cent. among other Ma tionaI league clubs and also gave extra money to many of the players. We'll you can buy 3 lot of hash for $15s- 900.
 George StRlnngs has good Judgment even when he Is off the ball field. He
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
OAKLANDS TO PLAY THUNDERBOLT TEAM
 SUNDAY AFTERNOON

The oak1ands and Thunder:boIts will exhibit some snaDpy football at New field park Sunday afternoon The Thunderbo4ts, who made a great rec- ord on the dda1nond several years ago. will make their first appearance of the season and their numerous SUD- poTters will give them a good welcome The Thunderboats will have some of their old stars, including Supplies Hart and McMann. The game will start at SD. m. The line up: