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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21
MANAGER JACK COFFEY
WOULD STAY AT DENVER

Denver, Sept. 21.-"Chick" Fraser,
scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates, is in
Denver trying to get Jack Coffey, man.
ager and shortstop of the Denver West
ern league team, to sign his name on
& Pittsburgh contract.
Coffey was drafted by Pittsburgh two
weeks ago, but balks at going TO the
big league. a month before he was
drafted Coffey had signed a contract
to manage the Denver team another
year at an increase in salary, and he
announced that if he were compelled
to go east he would ask for a mate
rial increase in pay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21

managing the Buffalo International
league team. had sight of him and
grabbed him at once. Stallings has
always had a keen appreciation OF
good catching talent and young
Schang impressed him. After a bril-
liant season with the Bisons, wherein
he batted 1874. thirteen big league
clubs put in drafts for him and Connie
Mack was the lucky contender. That
was in the fall of 1912.
It has been seen how Schang de-
ported himself with the Athletics
through the season OF 1913. He be
came q regular almost at once, even
though there were several other very
good catchers on the Athletics pay
roll. He displayed amazing clever
ness at pegging TO the bases and few
base-runners took chances with him.
He showed also. as in the worlds Sc
ries. that he does his best work when
under a strain. He has always been
unexcitable and most cool in the
pinches.
Schang is remarkable well proper
toned physically, and might be said
20 have the ideal build for a player.
He weighs $50 pounds, and is feet
91A inches tall. His pleasant and mod
est manner has won aim many friends.
Indeed, il has won him bride. That's
a secret, however, and isn't supposed
to be known until after this falls
worlds series.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21
To Set a Razor.

When a razor begins to pull" and
drag the hair instead of cutting it
there is no need to send it to the bar
Der to be set. There is a perfectly
simple method by which any one can
put it in trim. All that is necessary
is to turn an ordinary sharp table
knife edge upward and lay the razor
fiat on the edge of the knife. Then
draw the razor along downward, press
ing lightly all the while from heel to
toe, as in stropping, turning and re-
peating the operation half a dozen
times. If the razor is then stropped
the keenness of its edge will be sur
prising Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21
BOSTON HAS BIG LEAD
OVER FALLING GIANTS

New York. Sept. 21.-Five victories
for Boston and five winning games
and two defeats for New York tell the
story OF the struggle of the last week
between the rivals for the National
league pennant. The Braves forged
further ahead early in the week. while
the Giants were winding up their dis
astrous campaign in Philadelphia,
where they lost three out of five
games.
The race has been virtually even
since McGraw's men getting what
comfort they could out of half-game
gain scored while the Braves were in
volved in a tie encounter with St.
Louis, while the Giants were outplay-
ing Cincinnati.
A three-game gap now separates the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21
SETS LOW SCORE
MARK OF SEASON
Ardo Mitchell Defeats His
Brother, Leon, for Arse
nal Golf Cup.

In playing off tie for the low medal
trophy offered by the Rock Island Ar
senaI Golf club to the player making
the best score during the season, Ardo
Mitchell defeated Leon Mitchell, &c TO
so, incidentally making the lowest
score OF the year on the local links.
Play is being completed in the pater
flius handicap cup tournament. The
contest in which fathers and sons are
paired together, was started Saturday
and was not completed.
C. J. Cooper Saturday afternoon won
the half century handicap, open only to
players over 80. There were half
dozen entries. though twice that many
members of the club were eligible. The
scores follow:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21

TwO-base hits - Foster. Baker.
Threebase hit-Foster. Struck out
By Cicotte. I tShanks. Henry, 2, Bent
.-y); BY Russell (Noeller); by Bent
Ley, I G'ournier. Kuhn. Roth, Dem
uitt); b. Johnson, 2 CFournier. Chap
peI). Bases on baIIs-Oh Bentley. T.
Double plays-Cicotte 70 Weaver to
Fournisr; Henry TO Mcbride: Mcbride
. Gandil. Johnson 10 Foster to Can
oil Hits-Of Bentley. in innings;
OF Johnson, 0 In 1 % innings; on
cicotte. s in innings; of Russell. 2
! inning Wild pitches-Cicotte.
Bentley. Left on bases-Chicago 5;
V'-shington. 2. Time-1:55. Umpires
-OLoughlin and H.debrand
Second game R.HE.
Chicago ......OI3OO2OOx-6 s 2
Washington O1O11OO-3 Q 1
Batteries-wolfgang and schalk;
Williams and Shaw.
Ink Hope to Regain Lead.
Baltimore. Sept 21.-Now that they
are only half a game back Of Bill
philips Hoosiers in the Federal
iezgue pennant hunt. Joe Thinkers clan
are oeYising ways and means for the
Fep1lss Of the enemy in the remaining
s-lFmishes OF their important series
1iin 'Scrappy Otto" Knabe's Terra
Hns. The most confident bunch OF
balI tossers eItant. the Windy City
crowd have mapped It all out how they
are going 70 tear the local aggrega-
Ion apart % keep IN the race.
however, the pennant bee is also
o1zzing in the s}cypiece OF the little
-eutonic leader, and II the dope OF the
Chiieds IS not upset he will be a dis
appointed Individual Hustling Otto
nsures that the present series will
siiher make or break his team in the
Aght for the gonfalon and. II his men
are put to rout the Thinkers Will be
accomplishing feat OF no small pro-
portions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21
83,753 SEE BALL GAME

Cleveland, ONO, Sept. 2l.-Ihe Tell
ing Strollers won the amateur baseball
championship of Cleveland yesterday
afternoon by defeating the Street
Cleaners. TO 3. ST. Louis amateurs
will be played Oct. 8 and 4 in the ser
les to establish the amateur champion
ship of the country. Yesterdays game
was played at the natural amphitheatre
in Brookside park. A squad OF men
with registers counted the crowd as
ca 75a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21
CROSS and WHITE
SIGN FOR BATTLE
Classy Lightweights to Meet in
Milwaukee Ring in Ten
-, Round Clash.
BOXERS SEEKING MATCHES
Top-Notchers and Preliminary Puss
VIII Journey Southwark.

Chicago, Ill, Sept. 21.-Boxers IN
every division, from the top-liners to
the "just graduated from the prelim
class are fiocking to Milwaukee for
matches. This fact became known
yesterday when, following close upon
the heels of the Wolgast-Murphy fight
announcement, Promoter Mulkern
gave out the news that Leach Cross
and Charley White, Hebrew boxers of
high rating, had been signed for a 10
round clash before his club Oct. %.
Cross has been angling for date
before a brewery city organization for
several weeks, and when he won a
verdict over Johnny Tillman In Hud-
son his manager waxed all the more
insistent Yesterday Mulkern and
Sam Wallaclz, brother-manager OF the
New York dentist succeeded in agree
ing on the terms, White having prev
iously given his word to the match
maker that he would fight anyone pick
ed by the club.
Welsh Refuses Match.
An effort was made TO get Welsh,
but when the articles were ready for
signing he backed out of White mix
up asserting that this would not be
good business policy for him at this
time when he can pick up softer"
money meeting second-raters- Welsh
in his telegram stated that he was will
ing to meet any fighter the club select
ed outside of the Chicago boy.
Besides Cross. Murphy. White and
Wolgast, Willie Ritchie, Jimmy Duffy
and Johnny Dundee want to try their
hand at the Cream City game. Richie
has let 1t be known that he intends
making Milwaukee his headquarters
this season, while Dundee would like
to get on with Mandot early in Novem-
Der.
Joe Mandot Goes South.
With q Wo1gast scalp dangling at
his belt and the unanimous verdict of
Chicago and Milwaukee boxing critics
that he is back in championship form
again, Joe Mandot, victor in Friday
nights contest, left for New Orleans
last night, accompanied by his sparring
partner, Jimmy Travers. Joe's next tilt
will be with Jose Rivers in the Cres-
cent City on Oct. 4, and this will be
over the 20-round route.
Duqe Bowers, a Philadelphia light
weight, is coming here today in an eff
fort to get on before one of the nearby
clubs. He made a good impression
against eastern battlers, and in case
| he cannot land a match here will go to
Winnipeg, where William Deering has
promised to put him on against "Win-
nipeg" O'Brine sometime next month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21
BANK TAKESLEAD
IN BALL LEAGUE
Harder's Pitching Is Response
BILE for Downfall of
Hensley's Team.
STANDING OF TEAMS.

The pitching OF Harder was toe
much for the Hensleys and the leaders
of the Merchants league were defeat
ed Saturday afternoon by a score of
to by the Central Trust & Savings
bank. The game was played at the Elk
position grounds.
The Central Unions won a double
header from the Western Electrics, al
the city park, the score of the first
contest being II to o and of the second,
to z. Desaulniers won from the Lit
tie Gems, 20 to at the Ninth street
diamond.
The box score of the Hensley-Bank
game:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21
SOX BREAK EVEN
WITH NATIONALS
Lose Opener, 8 to l, but Win
Afterpiece, 6 to s, by
Late Rally.
WoLFGANG TWIRLS WELL
7i,1 start crueieaI Series Wien Hoo
fses-Hope 20 Regain Lead in
Federal Race.

chicago. H. Sept. 21.-Three en-
.s-prising vearers OF the immaculate
hosiery. hustling at top speed. enabled
Galatians forces TO earn an even
h-sak with Washington in the bargain
-.sttvities at Comiskey park yesterday.
,Iessrs. Wolfgang, Schalk and -Four
u,sr cornered the heroics in the sec
CID section after Grifith's athletes
had clinched the opener, 3 TO l. Wolf
sangs pitching, FOurnier's clouting
snd SchaIk's base running and defen-
sive feats proved too much for the
visitors. IS strong. who fell in the
arsrpiece, 8 10 g.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21

It is unlikely that Byron Houck the
erratic though clever young Athletic
twir,er, will have a part in the worlds
series should the Athletics win their
pennant. Though able at times to
pitch brilliant ball, Houck is not al
ways dependable. He is regarded
none the less as one of the best of
the young pitchers to reach the big
leagues in late years
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21

two clubs-a decided advantage for
Boston at this stage of the battling
when but q little more than a fort
night of play remains before the sea-
sons close. Stallings' men have
shown no Sign OF striking a slump. the
gameness of the team being evidenced
by the almost daily rallies in one
inning by which they overwhelm the
opposition and walk away with the
decision.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21
A Missouri Farm and
independence
FOR So CASH AND IS MONTHLY
NO INTER EST-NO TAXES.

Either 10 or 20 acres Cyou take your
choice regardless of slzeJ. also three
town lots and 800 shares In successful
IOOO-acre orchard company with two
canning factories and full equipment.
an for only $500; IS down and So month
w.. without interest or taxes. VIII pay
round trip railway fare for buyers, Pay
ments stop in case OF death. Write for
photographs and full Information. Will
lis r. Munger. n. Y. Life building. Kan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21
OLDFIELD SETS RECORDS
Veteran Driver Makes Three New
Marks for Dirt Track.

St Louis. Sept. 21.-Three worlds
automobile records on a one-mile cir
cular dirt track were broken at the
Maxellton field here yesterday after
noon by Barney Oldfeld. oldfield set
new marks by making the mile event
in "A seconds, the two-mile event in
1927, and By negotiating five miles IN
$40 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21
MILWAUKEE, SPURNS DRAFT
Cream City Team 70 BE Farming
Grounds for Comiskey.

milwaukee. Sept Zl-Few drafts
for players will be made by the MIL
waukee club this fall. according TO
owner Timme Of the Brewers. Timme
saws he has enough youngsters on his
team right now, and under new
working agreement with the White
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21

Sox he can get player any time one
is needed from the firm of Comiskey
& Co. AS Commy has a big scouting
stan, there is no need of the Milwau-
kee club combing the bushes for
youngsters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21
The Last Word.

by gosh" henpecked husband
said, 81 hear some chaps kicking be-
cause their wives always have the last
word. Now. for my part, to give my
wife the last word never bothers me
a bit"
1T doesn't"
mo. on the contrary, l always feel
thankful when she gets to tx
change.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21
"Three-Eye" Team Beaten.

Henry, Ill, Sept 21-The Henry
Greys defeated the An Star team of
the ''Three-Eye" league yesterday, 3
to 2. Ackers and Hendrix were the
pitchers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.


AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago, 1-6; Washington, 3-3.
st. Louis, 3; New York, 90 in
nings).
Cleveland, 1; Philadelphia, 4.
Detroit, 30; Boston, 10-7.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
No games scheduled.
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Indianapolis, 3; Buffalo, 90 in
ningsl.
No other games scheduled.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus, Is; Louisville, GO.
Kansas City. PA; Milwaukee, 1-5.
st. Paul, z; Minneapolis. 8.
Indianapolis, 0-2; Cleveland. Az (sec-
ond game eight innings. darkness).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21
Our Money
Never
Runs Out

Not guilty of running, a vulgar
three ball pawn or hockksh9p. but
and Collateral Bank. which all the
good people OF the tri-cities patron
years old and without Flemish as
to cheap rates and square dealing,
the only loan company OF its kind in
Just look what you can get a loan
on at our house on Furniture. Pianos.
Live, stock, Salaries. Diamonds.
Pearls, Watches and Jewelry, Type
writers. Guns, Sewing Machines.
and all Choice Hardware also Musi-
cal Goods. old coins: small loans on
vacant lots. or anything Of value.
No embarrassing stairways and
crowded elevators, where you meet
your neighbor face to face, but a
real Diamond and Jewelry business
house right on. the ground moor
Car fare free from Moline Dav-
eapOrt.
Will tell you where we are. just
three doors west OF the Rock island
house; at 1919 Second avenue. Rock
Island. Ill.
Private parlors for ladies. Always
some choice snaps. We have now
one lot OF Household Goods. enough
Tor eight or ten rooms, with upright
piano all goes together for $4,000:
payments II wanted. Then we have
one National cash register, up to-
date, for half price.
We buy for cash your old gold and
silver; dig il up. or any ola relics
you may have-ccme and get ac-
Quainted with the Meanest Man in
Town. who manages
CUT RATE
LOAN CO.
Phone r. I. 177. 1919 Second Ave.,
Rock island.
JONES FOR LOANS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21

Easily moved wind shields have
Deen Invented for rear seats OF auto
mobiles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21

xBatted ior Cicotte in the eighth in
ming. +Batted for Kuhn in the ninth
t-ainc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-21

In S0S labor camps in California a.
al persons are housed.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-16
The Australian Blacks.

It Is believed by many persons that
the blacks in Australia are dying out.
As matter of fact, says correspond
ent of the London Standard no such
thing is happening. The belief. how
ever, is easily explained. AS civiliza-
tion advances. and it is yearly advanc-
ing, the blacks recede farther and far
Their into the back blocks and unknown
country, save few who have acquired
the craving for opium or drink These
latter succumb amid the advancing
wave of civilization and seldom leave
any children. Those who have passed
inland, If they do not increase. have
certainly not decreased In some few
cases whole tribes have died out when
civilization has reached them. but these
have usually been small tribes.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-16
MAGIC IN GOLF.
Il Looked Like an Impossible Putt. but
Travis Mastered IL.

81 once saw Walter :. Travis. the
veteran. sink the most wond..rful putt
it has ever been my lot TO .ness."
says Jerome ID. Travers I'm the Ameri-
can Magazine.
The occasion was a metropolitan
championship at Garden City. with
Travis and Wilder OF Boston In n hard
match. Travis was four down and four
to play. hanging on Dy thin Il lead OF
hope. But Travis settled down ND won
the fifteenth and sixteenth holes. leav-
ing himself only two down. with two
holes left He had to win both. Of
course, to even get half. Blu = rally
seemed to be fading out at tue seyeIl-
teenth hole, and those who had wa.
gered four to one against Wilder .ilt.
man I know had bet $500 To SO On
Travis-were looking on with sick ex-
pressions. For all Wilder needed was a
half here to win the match. And after
playing three shots be was only four
feet from the cup. And Travis on his
third shot was barely on the green.
thirty feet away.
1.-The battle seemed to be over beyond
any hope. for Travis was nos only thir-
ty feet away. but be had one of the
trickiest and hardest green's on the
course to putt over. And even IL he
made the putt the odds were that VIII
der would also make his from that dis
lance Travis had no chance TO try for
straight putt There We're two deefd-
ed breaks In the slope of the. green. one
to the left and one TO the right. And
between these two mounded sloIyes
there was a narrow gap between
knolls. 1t was impossible TO follow the
line OF this gap. because the cup was
set back OF knoll 70 the left. blocking
entrance in that direction.
He had only one way TO 20. and that
was to take the m0unded slope 20 the
right. The Old Man walked up TO the
cup and studied the line carefully from
that angle. Then he walked slowly
back. studying the lay OF the ground
along the line be must take. He had tu
figure all this tricky slope to the inch
and to the inch for thirty feet. For any
slight break off the right line would
probably put him three or four feet
away at the finish
After a careful survey he walked
back TO his putt and with free tap
sent the ball spinning along Ii took
the slope TO the right. wound It's way
along this raised mound and. winding
turning. twisting. mp slope and down
slope. 1t broke in at exactly the right
spot. about twenty eight feet away,
and it then pumped squarely into the
center OF the cup. taking its last run
from decided downhiIl spin where the
green sloped of abruptly toward the
hole I've never seen another like it
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-16
TORTURE FOR coNvIcTs.
The Cruel Methods In Use In Portu-
gals Mozambique Colony.

gals Mozambique Colony.
Mozambique being one of the prin
cipal convict settlements OF the Portu-
guese government. many poor crea-
lures make desperate dasbes for liber
ty only TO be devoured by the sharks
before the eyes OF their guards. Ii
was no uncommon event to hear the
fortress gun boom forth. announcing
that another poor soul was running
this CHASTITY gauntlet OF the sharks soon
er than exist like a half starved dog
In deplorable surroundings.
There being no capital punishment
under Portuguese law, many OF the
convicts were of course Of the most
desperate type-notorious murderers.
and so on. Some OF them. after a
certain time and as a reward for good
conduct were allowed to work on
parole. leaving the fortress In the
morning and returning at night. ply
ing their various trades to their own
advantage. Others OF a more danger
Gus character might be seen working
in chains on the road, guarded by
slovenly half caste sepoys.
Outside the dungeon cells were
whipping posts. over which poor crea-
lures had TO kneel. their arms and
legs being bound TO iron rings. while
lashes were administered with a CHI
cote. strip of hippo hide. Palma
toria was another torture used. Al
though illegal to Portuguese law. 1t is
nevertheless still widely used. causing
excruciating pain The implement
employed is a fat. spoon shaped
heavy piece of hard wood about an
inch and a half thick. with handle
eighteen inches long. the spoon head
being perforated with five holes. The
person to be punished extends the
palms of his hands. and sharp. regu-
lar blows are administered. which at
each stroke suck up the flesh. The
bravest can rarely stand more than
thirty blows. for the tortured hands
swell to double their natural size.
The sentence is often several hundred
blows. the punishment continuing on
succeeding days until Justice" is sat
isfied.-Sibyl Belcher in Wide World
Magazine.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-16

tests innumerable have been shower
ed upon the hundred portraits of al
legged Scottish kings, with a strong
family likeness. especially about the
nose. which adorn HoIyrood-kings. as
Scott says, who. If they ever flourish
ed at all. lived several hundred years
before the invention of painting in oil
colors" The late Mr.. w. c. Hazlitt.
recalls the London Chronicle. had a
story of a visitor who gravely inquired
Of the old woman who showed him
over the palace. Did you do these?
She shook her head as gravely. and he
added. You might have done better"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-16
ADDING MACHINES.
They Are Not New, as Pascal Invented
One In the Year 1912.

They Are Not New, as Pascal Invented
One In the Year 1912.
The adding machine is of modern de-
velopment. but not modern invention.
a passable one having been invented
in 1912 by Pascal Q623- 1862. a cele-
brated French geometrician, philoso-
pher and writer. Later, In 1911. the
adding machine was modified to facili-
tate multiplication by Gottfried Will
helm Leibnitz, a German mathemati-
clan of great achievement, and his in
vention was followed by many i'm
provementS.
A notable experimenter In this line
was Charles Babbage Q792-1S71). an
English mathematician, many years
professor of mathematics at Cambridge
university. In order to secure accu-
racy In tables OF logarithms he con-
ceived the idea of doing the work by
machinery and was commissioned by
the British government to superintend
the construction OF a machine for the
purpose. He spent much time and
money in experimenting and attained
some remarkable results, but died be-
fore perfecting his machine
All calculating machines contain GER
tain features devised by special refer
ence to the work to be done, including
circular metallic disks, wheels with
teeth, etc.. ingenious. but not more
complicated and no more responsive to
human intelligence than many other
machines. The thinking is all done by
the operator. Philadelphia Press.