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Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
man IN THE LINE
IS UNSUNC HERO
Does the Hard Work Which
Crowd Cannot Appreci-
ate, Says Writer.
(Ey Field Judge, !

The man in the line is footballs un-
sung hero. The ends and the backs,
who thrill those present with their 40.
yard runs for touchdowns. get the
hearty applause. But the tackle and
the guards, and the center. who make
the openings for the back field, are are
obliged to be content With various
bruises and contusions and few are the
cheers they get. The fair-minded
reader will see how unjust this is
Why not q little applause for these
neglected ones?
When an end or a back dashes from
the midst Of struggling mass and
skips down the field for touchdown;
there are loud shouts OF pleasure and
elation from ali and sundry. He be-
comes the idol Of the moment His
name is re-echoed through the stands.
He colors prettily and feels warmly
gratified.
But to return and examine the
struggling mass. As they are disten'
tangled there is found at the very bot
tom q bruised and quivering form that
has been q guard or a tackle. The
form, now quivering more weakly, Is
tossed upon shutter and carted away
being Of little more use as q player.
And yet, had 1t not been for him the
player SO roundly cheered in the Sec
ond paragraph would never have
made the run. Is this equity or JUS
minded reader.
The guard or the tackle makes way
for the end or back by plowing hole
through the line Of the opposition. In
so doing he receives many hearty
smack on the frontal bone. the brisket
and other vital points. Perhaps he is
thumped in the viscera, always an an
noyance. And then everyone about
climbs on top Of him, sitting there till
he is completely unconscious.
1t Is seen that the man in the line
must abide all the rough stuff. A
movement should be started to cheer
him on the field. His plays are not so
spectacular. but they are every bit as
deserving Of the plaudits. 1t is re-
grettable. though. that he is usually
in a state Of coma when his plays are
completed. And though we did cheer
him he probably wouldn't hear us,
anyway.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
SIG, 900 A YEAR FINAL
OFFER TO JOHNSON

Chicago. Nov. 2o.-Walter John
sons efforts to stick up the Washing
ton club for a record salary has
brought an offer Of three-year con.
tract at $4,000 a year from Clark
Griffith. This is the latest bit of COS
sip fresh from the home of the SEN
ators. IT the Federals 20 above that
they are welcome to the pitcher, but
the $4,000 mark is as far as the
washington club cares to go. That
means $4,000 for three years work.
Dickering Six Months.
The negotiations between the great
pitcher and the club have been going
on since mid-season. Walter has
steadfastly refused to give out the
ngures he Is supposed to have re-
ceivd from tn outlaws. and for this
reason he has Griffith and President
Minor bidding against an unknown
price. They have overlooked the in
Justice of his actions and the $4,000
announced is tagged as their limit.
Four years ago johnson drew an
ordinarily salary. The next spring he
was signed to three-year document
Given o $4,000 Raise
In 1913 this contract ran out, and
he refused to tie himself up for more
than SEASON. He succeeded in get
ting a $4,000 raise for last season
work. bringing his total up to $4,000
for the year. Today he is hesitating
about accepting an increase of $4,000
over that contract.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
MANY INJURIES
IS YEARS TOLL
Baseball Season Particularly
Fruitful in the Matter
of Accidents.

The Year 1914 was peculiarly fruit
full in baseball injuries and mishaps.
Some Of them upset team chances for
pennants. Others were confined to the
personal discomfort of the damaged
player. Eut the chapter of accidents
probably was more extensive and far
reaching this year than ever before.
1t is true that no single club ran
into as tough a streak of luck as did
machine came within a razor's edge Of
being knocked off the pennant limb
by run of illness and injury that at
one time, along in July and August,
put eight regulars out of the game at
one time. But the 1914 casualties
were broadcast in a. notable degree.
In the National league, Red Smiths
injury on the last day of the season
was, Of course, the most spectacular
leg in game with Brooklyn. and was
out of the worlds series, which, how
ever. had no appreciablc effect on the
outcome Of that event.
Ty Cobb turned UP a lot of trouble
by breaking a Thumb while humping
a butcher in Detroit. and took part in
few more than half the games of the
schedule, being otherwise injured ear
lier in the race. This did not keep Ty
from repeating as leader of all the
ioatsmen.
Undoubtedly. the most consistent in
jured was George Paskert Of the Phil
lies. Dode's list Of m!shaps would be
funny if it weren't so serious. 1t
seemed that everything Dode tried to
do got him in bad.
Even before the season opened,
George strained his while sliding to
second in an exhibition game at Bal
timore. AS soon as lie got back in the
game he twisted an ankle while slid
ing to the plate in game with the
Giants. After recovering from this
mischance, George tried to stick one
of his fingers through a line drive in
the outf1eld, and p. few minutes later
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
RALPH Lynch IS
CHOSEN CAPTAIN
Will Head Next Years Uni.
versity Football Team
Unanimous Choice.
GILL ENTERTAINS
MEN AT BANQUET
Announces that He will Give
Gridiron Candidates work
All Winter.

Ralph Lynch. star tackle Of the uni
versity football team. last night was
elected captain of the 1915 squad. The
ball banquet. which was given at the
Hotel Frederick last night. Coach
Andy Gill was host, and, aside from
the members Of the squad, the follow
ing guests Of honor were present:
Physical Director Thompson, Mana
ger Sprague. Harry Wells and DR..
Bek. r.
The election Of Lynch was unani-
nous. His selection as manager means
much to the team, for Lynch pos
sesses an excellent football head"
He not only Is defensive and offen-
sive player Of the first water, but
he also knows thoroughly the strate-
~ Of football. He will prove a val
liable leader. -;
The banquet was q most enjoyable
affair. Following the feed, short ad-
dresses were given by Coach Gill, DIR.
Bek. Mr.. Thompson, Mr.. Sprague,
Mr.. Wells, Mr.. Lynch and Walter
schlosser. the retiring captain. The
team was complimented on their work
of the season, and the prospects for
1915 were discussed at length.
Gill announced that all members
of the football squad would be given
work throughout the winter. Those
who played this year and the candi-
dates for positions on next years team
will be called together twice a week
to do football work. They will be
drilled on all the fine points of the
game. Next fall. they will be called
together early, so that they will be in
good condition when the first game is
DlAyed
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
GIANTS SEEKING
YALE BALL STARS
Bulldog Players are Wanted
by New York Nation
ais Says Report.

New Haven, Conn.,, Nov. 2o-Although
all parties concerned refuse to admit,
there is reason to believe that the New
York Giants are hotfoot after Long
John Reilly, the Yale third baseman.
and Harry LeGore, the Yale short
stop. The visit here of Harry Hemp
stead, president, and John B. Foster,
secretary Of the Giants, ostensibly to
rumors anew that Reilly has at least
given his promise to talk business
with the New Yorks in case he de-
cides to enter the professional game.
and that LeGore is being urged to
consider the same proposition.
Both LeGore and Reilly assert that
they do not intend to play pro" ball,
but to go into business as soon as they
complete their college courses. LeGore
comes from the prominent family for
which LeGore. Nd, was named. Reil-
ly Is member of the family of Brock
ton athletes. three of whom have worn
Yale and Andover academy uniforms
All the boys have partially worked
their way through college. and Bar
ney entered the professional sport by
playing with the Chicago Americans
and the Brooklyns. Jim Is profess
sional as coach Of a southern college
football team. These two young ath-
letes clearly prize the chance to wear
q Yale uniform above that of donning
the togs of the New York Giants. Both
have had liberal offers from several
big league mines, including Connie
Macks.
Both recall the fate of Walter Clark
son, the Harvard captain and pitcher,
who was found two or three weeks
before his graduation to have accept
ed money from the New York Ameri.
cans and to have formally agreed to
join that nine, although he had not,
perhaps, signed a contract with the
Yankees. Clarkson was put off the
Harvard nine on the eve of it's game
with Yale.
Clarkson's fate has been a. lesson to
every college player, and If one had
ter completing his college course he
kept his decision to himself till he had
played his last college game and re-
ceived his diploma. The lesson left
such an impression on college ball
players that it is doubtful whether an
intercollegiate star could not be in
duced to make even a definite verbal
promise to big league manager to
come and see him II he decided to en-
ter the pro" ranks.
Under the circumstances, the truth
OF the report, which Is current here,
that Reilly and LeGore have even
made such a promise is doubted. and
credence is given to their denial Of it.
An agreement. If made public. would
close the college career of the two
most prominent Yale baseball stars
who ever played side by side.
Yale lost the baseball championship
last year with Reilly overturned. In
his fastest form he is the most brill
liant guardian Of the third bag Yale
ever possessed LeGore has vet to
make his reputation as a varsity
shortstop, but his form for the fresh
men caused critics to pronounce him
q wonder.
The fact that the Giants are angling
for a third baseman lends strength to
the belief that Reilly is beins sought
by the Giants.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
Baseballs For Cardinal Club For the
Season of 1914 Cost Britton $2,925

st. Louis. Nov. 2o:-"what becomes
Of all tho baseballs purchased by ma
jor league clubs each season? is a
question that would probably be as
difficult Of solution as what becomes Of
the hole in the doughnut." says Presi-
dent Schuyler p. Briton Of the Cardi-
mails.
Britton had the honor yesterday af.
ternoon of sending a check to Presi.
dent Tener for $2,925 to pay FOR the
1875 dozen horsehide spheres turned
over to the Cardinals during the 1914
season.
And ito show for this stupendous
outlay, Britton can hardly find more
than three or four soiled balls in the
various storerooms at Robson Field.
Braves Lead League.
That the amount of money expend-
ed annually by major league clubs for
the little horsehide pills the athletes
take such delight in hammering about
the lot will just about pay the salary
Of a high class slabman, is the start
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
NATIONALS WIN.

"Well. it has seemed so in one or
two games" was the retort.
Gamblers Interested.
Who would be unsportsmanlike
enough from a rival college to get the
signals and plays? College traditions
note only few cases where college
| man has been caught. 1t once ,appen-
| ed at Northwestern university and an
| other time at the University of Wis.
consln. In each case the ambitious
collegian got an involuntary bath, but
the names were concealed.
The suspicion this year, and there is
evidence to show that it is we'll found
ed, Is that professional gamblers are
doing the dirty" work, expecting to
profit by betting on the right" team
| II they succeed in getting anyone to
accept the inside stuff" which thew
offer
Early this fall coach of a we'll
known Iowa team was handed an ell
velope before certain game with an
explanation from the bearer that the
missive contained the signals Of the
opposing team. The coach put the en-
velope, which was sealed, into his
pocket and after the game handed it
to the rival coach. The right signals
| were there all right. Incidentally the
team drilled by the honest" coach
was beaten.
Coaches Are Secretive.
The report Of spies may account for
the secretiVe methods adopted by a
number of coaches east and west. The
best illustration Is offered by Harvard.
where not even the alumni coaches
are permitted by Coach Haughton t.
go the team in action during tn
practice. Haughton takes two coache.
with him to tho stadium each after
noon. but that's all
Coach zuppke Of Ollinots and Coach
Williams Of Minnesota are much this
same way. Coach StaEg II also faiyIy
sscretive. but he does not clsW With
the bther three. Both Coach Zuppks
and Williams refuse to giye out the
weights and the Gopher mentor is
stronElS aga;nst wearing numbers on
tthe players for fear that his forna-
tions may thus more easily pc fathorn-
led.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20


ling bit of information to be obtained
from the figures. The Cardinals spent
almost $4,000 for balls and the St
Louis club ranked lower than any in
the league In this item Of expense. Tho
Boston Braves led the National league
In the number of baseballs used, but
this was largely due to the short right
held fence at the Wallpole Street
grounds.
Big Outlay For Maps.
Last year the Cleveland Maps USED
$50 dozen balls which, costing at the
rate of SIS per dozen, formed an item
OF $3,765 on the budget Of expenses
turned in by owner Charles Somers.
President Britton is convinced tina.
such a tremendous outlay for base
balls is ridiculous, and he intends to
discuss plans for cutting down much
of the expenditure when he and the
other National league magnates hold
their annual meeting in New York, on
Tuesday, December 8.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20

the digit was in splints and George
was on the bench again. Three weeks
before the season ended. George made
another disastrous slide and pulled
the muscles in his right leg, returning
to bench duty once more. In all
Packert was out of fifty games by rea-
son of injuries.
III the Southern league. the Allan
ia team practically was out Of the race
by the misfortune of Harry Welchone,
who yielded to an attack Of tubercu
losis after a game struggle that be-
gan almost with the opening combat.
Montgomery, too, was fearfully shot
to pieces by successive injuries to
nearly every regular. Snedecor being
perhaps the main sufferer. Chatta
nooga suffered by McCormick's vari-
GUS mishaps. and not a club in the cir
cult escaped similar trouble.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
THE WADERS.

The neutrality Of Holland led John
T. Conover. secretary of the Holland
society. to tell this story in New York:
Queen Wilhelmina, in the first
flush of her youth and beauty, was
honored by the kaiser with a review
at Berlin.
"A troop of six-footers passed. The
kaiser looked at the young queen in
terrogatively. She smiled and shook
her head.
mot tall enough she said
"a little later a regiment passed
wherein every man was six feet FIVE
inches in height.
mot tail enough laughed the
young queen again.
mot tall enoush?' exclaimed the
kaiser. What on earth do you mean?'
Z" I mean. sire, the queen answered.
that when we open our dikes the av-
erage depth of the water is eight
feet"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
KILBANE TO TAKE,
ANOTHER CHANCE

Cleveland. Nov. 2o.--Arrangements
have been completed for a ten-round
bout in Milwaukee November 80 be-
tween featherweight Champion John
ny Kilhane of this city and Charley
White. the sensational Chicago light.
weight White recently fought Cham
In Milwaukee and is credited with a
point victory over Willie Richie at
the time the latter was ruling mon
arch Of the 133-pounders.
Manager Dunn insisted that White
do 131, but White demurred and It
finally was agreed that each fighter
make 1873 at o'clock.
This will be the second meeting be-
tween White and Kilbane. Johnny
trimmed White in q twelve-round
bout in this city on Dec. 20, 1911,
though. officially 1t was q no-decision
contest.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
BASEBALL WAR TO
CHANGE CIRCUIT

New York. Nov. 20.-Edward Bar
row. president Of the International
league predicts several changes in his
league in the event that peace ne
gotiations between organized baseball
and the Federal league fall through,
as reports from the west indicate
Jersey City and Baltimore both will
lose their franchises. according to
Barrow. who stated that the Jersey
City team will play in Brooklyn, and
the Baltimore franchise will be shift
cd to either Syracuse. N. Y. or Rich
mond, Va.
II the change Is made the Brooklyn
Federals will be forced to contend
against all-season baseball in Brook
lyn, whereas in the past season they
only conflicted about 25 times with
the Dodgers.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
ANOTHER BOUT FOR JOHNSON

New York, Nov. 2O.-Jack johnson,
the colored prize fighter. has accepted
terms for fight with Sam McVey in
Havana, it was announced yesterday
by Billy Gibson, boxing promoter.
Gibson. who is acting as representa-
tive OF Havana sporting men, said he
has received cablegram from john
son agreeing to an offer of $50, 900 for
the match, win lose or draw. and SO
per cent of the moving picture rights
johnson stipulated that the fight must
takc place in April.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
GOPHERS NOW IN
MAROON TERRITORY

Minneapolis, Nov. 2o.-The Univer-
sity Of Minnesota football team left
last night for it's game Saturday with
Chicago. The men are said to be in
good physical condition and hope to
make a strong showing in their last
contest of the season. The lineup
for Minnesota will be about the same
as that used against Wisconsin. 1t is
probable Erdell will not play, in
which case Diedrich or Haedge will
do the quarterback work. Coach
Williams took the freshman squad
with him in order to hold a final prac-
tice in Chicago.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
Sports From Every Corner Of Sportdom
Stop Rivalry For Championship Team
and Play Games For Sports Sake is
Request of Mayville Normal Writer

following q
class contests
I'm the Of
gaenty seen in the pspers between
heads schoos
HeaGP e Split % % Of Or m In the Someone D
s ah9 trGnps @ Is that someone :n.ious
ss and play the for the
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Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
GIANTS BUY CATCHER.

New York, Nov. 20.-The New
York National league club yesterday
purchased the relief Of Catcher Rob-
ert Marshall from the Denver club of
the Western league. Marshall caught
for the Davenport champions of the
Three-I league last season and Den.
yer purchased him from that club. He
hit over 400 last season.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
BASEBALL JAUNT IN 1915.
ComislSev and McGraw VIII Take
Their Teams to South America.

New York. Nov. 20.--Manager John
McGraw of the Giants bobbed up yes
terdaN after a months vacation in
Maryland. He announced that he and
Comiskey intended to take the White
sox and Giants to. South America next
winter
1--WE probably will visit the Panama
exposition in San Francisco first"
McGraw said. "and then sail from
that city to the canal. Ted Sullivan
will arrange our tour. which will take
in all Of the leading South American
cities"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
M'CAREY AFTER
FIGHT FOR TITLE

Chicago, Nov 2o-"Uncle Tom" Nc
Carey, The veteran California fight pro
moter, is figuring on battle between
Freddie Welsh and Charlie White as
q good wedge with which to push his
way into the game ut New Orleans
He wired Nate Lewis yesterday ask
ing for Whites terms.
I'm going to call Harry Pollok OH
the telephone at Buffalo tomorrow, get
together with him on terms and then
try to get the match definitely settled
with either McCarey or Tortorich for
January" said Lewis last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-28

the Davenport Turner society as well
as of the pioneer settlers organization.
He opened a grocery store in the 400
block, West Second street, in 1866, and
was actively engaged in business until
1908. He is survived by the following
children: Mrs. Charles Korn, Mrs.
Chris Wohlert, Miss Marie, Miss Dor
othea and Miss Thekla Schlapkohl of
Davenport and w. C. Schlapkohl of
Durant, Iowa. The funeral will be
held at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
from the home, with interment in
Paramount cemetery.
Thomas Joseph Sexton of Berlin,
Wis, a student at the Universal Chi
ropractic school for the past nine
died at Mercy hospital after
an illness of three months. He was
"a years old. Deceased was born Dec.
II, 1879, at Spring Lake, Wis. About
nine months ago he came here and
took up the study of chiropractic at
the local school. He became i'll, but
not seriously until two weeks ago.
He has been at the hospital during
that time. Surviving are his mother,
Mrs. Sexton of Berlin, Wis; two
brothers, J. NJ. Sexton of Madison,
Wis, and Walter Sexton of Berlin,
Wis, and three sisters, Mrs. Laurence
Murphy of Wautona, Wis, Mrs. VIII
liam Melaney and Miss Margaret Sex
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-28
RUMMACE READY
FOR THE SALE?
Time to Collect Material to Be
Disposed of by Asso-
ciated Charities.

Have you inspected your home from
cellar to attic for some article for
the rummage sale to be held at the
cid Washington school building, Thir-
teenth street and Third avenue. by
the Associated Charities. Nov. 1O-l1?
III not, now is the time to get busy
and collect every article that can pos
sibly be spared that it may be given
TO the association to be sold and
realized on for the benefit of the asso-
citation. All kinds of clothing, over
coats, underwear, hats. caps. gloves,
mittens, shoes, overshoes for men,
women and children, stoves, furniture
of all kinds. and in fact anything. big
or little. of any value, will be thank
fully received.
This is an opportunity given once
each year to help the poorer people OF
the city help themselves. Every one
can give something which they will
never miss and 1t may mean nice
sum in the associations treasury. Ar
ticles will be called for il word is sent
20 the general secretary. F. w. Rinck,
either by dropping him card or tele-
phonilg him at the Association house,
729-L.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-28
REALTY CHANGES

B. G. Dawshinsky TO Frank w. Solo,
lot Is, block 4, Silvis. 81.
William and Louis Sehnert. execu-
tors. to Jacob Rachman, east half
lots 2 and block 341, Lower addi-
ticn. Rock Island. s2.O50.
Frank Bruchman to Clyde w. Find
lay. lot 6. block 3. College Heights
addition. Rock Island, $3.50.
William E. Bailey to Louis Rode.
lot ~, W. z. Bailey's Twenty-fourih
street addition, Rock Island, 81.
Elizabeth Maher to Katherine NJ.
Cozad. lot 6 ald part lot Z, block 3. j..
W. Spencer's addition. Rock Island.
s1.OO.
Katherine VI. Cozad to Elizabeth
Barth, part lots &c and 81. Dodge's ad-
dition. Rock Island. s1.OO.
Anna Mcneil to Elizabeth Barth,
part lot 26. Dodge's addition, Rock Is
land. 800.
SewalI Dodge to Elizabeth Barth.
part lot 26, Dodge's addition, Rock Is
land, 800.
Elizabeth Barth 20 Franciscan Sis
tiers OF I. o. of o. of st. Francis. lot
90 and part lot 81. Dodge's addition.
Rock Island, s1.00.
Hills r. Harricks and Lizzie R Mar
tin 10 John Jollison. 10: 6, block 2,
Candee Grove, Moline, S1.OO.
Edward L. Berry to David a. Jones,
lot 10. block 4. Smith & Whites addi-
zion. Moline, s1.O0.
E II. Stafford TO B. G.. Dawshinsky,
lot Is, block 4, Silvis, 800.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-28

pleased with the results. The meeting
will be in charge of camp No. IS, w.
o. w, and grove No. 81. w. c., of Rock
Island, and will consist of an open
meeting and entertainment, starting
promptly at o'clock.
At the close of the entertainment
the friends of members will retire to
the dance floor, where dancing and .
social time will be enjoyed Camp
So and grove q will then proceed With
the class adoption at the close Of
which they will join their friends in
the dance hall. Admission viii be
free to the entertainment and dance,
but none will be admitted without a
printed invitation, unless accompanied
by some member of the order.