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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
AUCUSTANA WINS
FAST CAME 43-11
Local College Team Wallops
William and Vashti of Aledo
in Easy Fashion.

In a one-sided game last night Au.
gustana humbled the usually strong
team from William and vashti college
OF Aledo, at the Augustana gymnasium
by a score of 43 to IL. Although the
visitors started off with spirit and
speed, after the first five minutes OF
play it was evident that Augustana
had the decided advantage. At no time
In the game did the large audience
doubt for a minute that Augustana
would win by a large margin. The
visitors fell down in basket shooting
as well as team work. In contrast
curacy in shooting done by the local
college, William and Vashti made the
poorest showing ever made on the
local floor
Stem, as usual, made a majority of
points for Augustana- His deadly ac-
curacy in shooting baskets seemed to
take the confidence out of the visiting
team. Arthur Swedberg at center out
played his usual good work. In fact,
the team work displayed by the local
boys renders credit to the entire team.
The team bids fair to make as good a
record, or perhaps better, than last
year, judging from the playing of last
evening The lineup:
Augustana, 43-Sten (captain), half
back; Hultgren, E. Johnson, right
guard; A. Swedberg, center; E. Ander-
son, left forward; B. Swanbeck, left
forward; H. Berg, left guard.
William and Vashti, If Murhead,
right forward; ]. Ray, right guard; B.
(captain), center; C. Fors-
ner, left forward; w. Shields, left
guard.
Field goals-Sten, 9; Swedberg, s;
8; Ray, 2; Murhead, l;
1: Berg. Z. Free throws
Stem, l; Mclaughlin, g. Time of halves
30 minutes. Scorer-Kempe. Ref
aree-Dfeggs. Timekeeper-Benzo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
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NOTES
Fitz Is in Court.

New York, Jan. 17.-Bob Fitzsim-
mons, once the worlds champion
heavyweight boxer, now 81 years of
age, grinned derisively as he lis
tened to counsel for the state athletic
commission argue he was too old to
enter the prize ring. He has appealed
from the prohibition of the commits
sion to the supreme court, and Justice
Seabury heard the concluding argu-
ments in hts case yesterday. Fitz-
simmons said the state had no more
right to prevent his boxing than it had
to keep a preacher of the same age
out of the pulpit. Justice Seabury re-
served decision.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
1914 RECORD CLASS

The class OF 1914 has made an en-
viable athletic record during their
career at the local high school. From
the year when they were Freshmen.
they have made gooe, and the winning
of the boys tournament yesterday
practically completes AL the honers
that they may '. in, with the exsep-
/ ton of the track meets in the spring.
The first year, as Freshmen, they
put green team on the floor and they
were unable to cop a place, except ct
| the bottom, but that wa, comparative
ly good. for the freshman class OF
1917 didn't even attemp. to get 4 team
il the running. In their 1econd year
they took second place, an honor which
no previous Sophomore team tas had
before.
Last year they capped the climax by
winning the girls basketball tourna-
lead of their fair colleagues and
rounded in the scalps of the other,
bringing to the class the second title.
of the school, an unprecedente thing!
for Junior teams to do.
This year after a hard battle, the.
Senior girls, still the class Of 1914,
for second successive time captured
the school title after a hard tussle;
with the Juniors, and yesterday the:
boys followed suit by winning the:
title tilt with the Junior boys.
1t is not alone in basketball that
they are stars. for last spring in the
track meet they copied all honors and
no other class even had look in" at
the title. In the indoor meets also,
they were victorious
In football, too. they have been rep
resented by worthy men. On this years
eleven there were 10 Seniors, and on !
the basketball five of last season, there 1
were four 1914 players on the team. Z
There is only one thing left at pres
ent for them to capture, and they
have no competitors worthy OF (:
mention, and that one thing IS the
track meets in the spring. Il is to be :
hoped that the authorities OF the
school will be kind anc open a chess, ;
checker. rummy, or even tiddle-de-
wink tournament at the school so that
the class of 1914 car further dis
tinguish itself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

last contest with the Sophs yesterday
afternoon. they played the best bali
they have exhibited to date. The score
OF their game was rs to 5, the best
that they made during the tourney.
Summary.
Seniors, II; Juniors, Z.
Seniors-Friestat and Bloomberg,
forwards; Andrews, center; Cain and
Dahlen. guards.
Juniors-Culley, Ackley and Bruner.
forwards; ingalls, and Culley. center;
Rinck and McGinnis. guards.
Field goals-Dah,en. 3; Bloomberg,
1; Andrews, /; Cain l., Culley. /;
Ackley, 1. Foul goals-Ackley. 3;
Friestat, Q
Sophomores-McMul McCulIoch
and Hinckley. forwards; Thomas, CEN
ter: Whistler and James. guards.
ppre1tices-Koeh-e and Berge-
son. forwards; Evans, center; Boett
ger and Shattaman, guards.
Field goals-Thomas. 8; Hinckley,
3: McCulloch. 2: James, 1: Boet;-
ger. 1. Foul goals-Boettger. 3;
Thomas, l Hinckley /
Referee-Robb. Timekeeper-Whis-
Ter. Scorer-Hippler.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
New York Wants Team.

New York, Jan. lib. S. Mucken-
fuss. who was president of the st.
Louis National league club in 1898,
is in New York making arrangements
to establish a Federal league club
here. Muckenfuss has an option on
a park at Corona, Long Island. on the
far side of the Queensborough bridge.
He looked over the ground yesterday
with an architect who is drawing
plans for new grand stand. IF the
Federal league passes through a sue
cessful 1914 season Muckenfuss, it is
stated. will become head OF a New
York club in 1915. The weakest club
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

able for the defeat Of the Juniors.
Bloomberg and Friestat continued
their fast playing at forward and the
former made one-field goal. while the
latter located the hoop for two foui
throws. Andrews made one basket.
while Dahlen made three ringers.
For the Juniors Rinck and Ackiey
easily stand out as the shining lights.
and it has been these two men who
have been playing the best ball for
1915 throughout the tourney. Ackley
rolled il one OF the two field goa-s.
Culley getting the other. but Rinck
made the work OF the Seniors for
wards extremely hard by his classy
guarding.
Apprentices Cellar Champs.
As was expected the Apprentices
landed in the bottom place but they
Du. UP some good games ana in their
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
.COULON INVITES
FRIENDS TO BOUT
Issues Personal Request to Adj
mirers That They Witness
Fight With Sinnet.
EXPECTS TO COME BACK
Champion Says He VIII Stop Rock Is-
land Boy--Has Been Develop ~
ing Knockout Punch. 30

Leave 1t to Johnny Coulon of ban
tamweight fame to pull something
new and original when he nears :.
comeback" battle. When the Logan
Square battler returned from his ex-
tended hunting trip a few weeks back
and signed up to fight Harold Sinnet OF
Rock Island, everything pointed to a
banner house. Things moved along
smoothly until Milwaukee promoter
horned in with a top notch lightweight
card featuring Rivers and Wolgast
and then the Coulon-Sinnet contest
began to take back seat. So here is
what John sent to his friends:
You are invited to attend
the Comeback" appearance
of Johnny Coulon
at Racine, Wis. Jan. 81.
Oft times Coulon has been criticised
for not grabbing manager to boom
his matches, but when it comes to
pulling the old publicity stuff Coulon is.
of the opinion that he can Guido any
business leader in the game, as wit:
ness the above card
when l decided to take a vacationt
last winter l told my friends that 4
until felt able to show my best stuff
l feel ready now and / sure am going.
to give my followers a pleasant SURF
prise" This is the champions assur4
ance.
Coulin, in talking of his coming
mill, dropped the hint that he Intends
stopping Sinnet. He has been brush{
ing up his knockout punch en- a troupe.
of heavy sparring partners and they.
will bear witness that Sir John is con{
siderable walloper Following this tilr
Coulon will probably go to New YORK.
for a series of matches, for he says:
he intends fighting himself into conf
dition for Williams clash.
Tickets went on sale at the usual
places this morning. Z
CoIlcn will give the downtown fans
a chance to give him the "once over,
this .:fternoon, when he will work at
O'Connell's gym. He intends boxing
three rounds each with Younr Izzo ands
Frank Clipper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
Ritehie CANCELS Bout.

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 1.-THE
championship boxing match between
Willie Richie. the lightweight title
holder, and Tommy Murphy of New
York, scheduled for Jan. 80, was de-
clared off yesterday by Richie. DR..
John Galway informed Richie after
an examination that a tendon in his
left foot was badly strained and the
sheath OF the tendon seriously in
famed. 1t might improve temper
arily, he said, but exercise would be
sure 10 make it worse
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

the boys are heavily handicapped. the
/ performance of every one of them up
to the present must be considered sat
/ isfactory.
Reg Caughey of Ukiah. the shot
putter and weight man of the team.
was the first 10 crack a record when
he broke the New Zealand shot mark
and in the next meet he broke his
own record again and equalled the
Australian mark
Next on the program was George
Parker OF the Olympic club. who ran
100 yards in IL 3-5 seconds, breaking
the existing mark Of IL seconds for
the distance. There is some doubt
about this being allowed, however.
owing to a slight wind prevailing.
jim. Power of the Boston Athletic
association up to this week had been
disappointing in his running. He now
looks TO be right, and. If he is. there
will be a lot of records to tumble.
He notched his first record recently.
winning the half mile from scratch
in 1 minute IS seconds. taking a fifth
of the record that has stood since
1905.
Ric Templeton of the Olympic club
is the final member OF the team to
establish a new mark He vaulted
IL feet inches. which is a new
Australasian mark. He could not con-
tlnue for a higher mark owing to
lack of bamboo poles or suitable poles
to vault with.
Every man on TIE team now ap-
pears to be competing right up TO his
hest form, and the remaining meets
should see the boys at their best.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

Sar Francisco. Jan. IA four-man
team with four foreign national rec
Ords TO its credit-that f. the record
TO date of the All-American track and
field quartet now touring in New Tea
land.
II g. a record that speaks for IL
self as to the ability OF the men.
They are worthily unfolding the
honor and prestige OF Uncle Sam on
the tracks and fields of the anti,
podes. even though every meet they
compete in is a handicap affair. In
the contests already. Parker. Tenn
pleton. Power and Caughey have won
IS per cent OF the events entered.
even though they were heavily
handicapped
Some OF the Australian records
are not up to the same standard that
records are in this country. but then
IL must be considered that these
boys are constantly travelling. and TO
break any sort of record-and the
Australian marks are good ones-is
. task that few athletes could ac-
cOmplish under similar circumstances.
Thr American records were all made
with the men in their best condition
and Inder ideal Giro instances. where
no travelling was necessary. or. IL II
was, the athletes had time to recu-
perate before the meet.
With the team in New Zealand,
however. II IS different. They reach
a town the day before the meet and
are packing their grips about two,
and sometimes three, times a week.
moving around the country. Under
these circumstances and the fact that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
Toronto Loses Out.

Toronto, Ont. Jan. 17.-Federal fans
here are all at sea, for r. ]. Fleming,
owner of the only available ball park,
has said he is not hacker of the new
Toronto club and viii not accede to
the request of Messrs, Hepburn and
Carroll, the owners, to give them
Scarboro park for two years free.
LAS far as we are concerned" he
said, there will be no Federal ball
here this year. Negotiations with me
are at an end
This announcement from the trac-
ton magnate, who was thought to be
behind the club, has created the i'm
preston that there will be no Federal
team in Toronto.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
In Conference With Tinker.

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 17.-Charles H.
Ebbets, president of the Brooklyn
club. arrived in Chicago yesterday and
had a conference with Joe Tinker, for
whose services the Brooklyn baseball
club parted with $4,000 recently.
The conference lasted almost two
minutes and when it was over it SEEM
ed Mr.. Ebbets had purchaser $4,000
worth of experience.
Ebbets located the former Cub and
present Federal league manager by
telephone and asked Joe to call at the
Hotel La Sale. Joe appeared on the
scene at IL a. m. Courteous greetings
were extended on each side.
Tinker refused to consider Ebbet's
offer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
ARRANGE PROGRAM
FOR COMING MEET
Officers and Directors of Pena-
City Federation Plan Unique
Entertainment.
FIVE CITIES REPRESENTED
Men and Boys to Take Part in Aquat-
IeaI Fest-cIever Original Stunts
to Be Seen at Meet.

An inter association aquatic meet
has been arranged to be held in the
Rock Island Y. NJ. C. A swimming
pool February 81, according to the
present plans. The meet comes I'M
der the auspices of the lately or
ganized Pena-City federation of
which Physical Director F. Z. Pier
son, Moline, is president. He and
other physical directors of the associa-
tons enrolled in the federation, are
at work on the details of the meet
Davenport, Rock Island, Moline,
Muscatine and Clinton are the five
cities represented in the federation
Each association is expected to send
an aquatic team. Following is the
tentative program submitted:
Evening Program, for Men.
One hundred-yard swim, any stroke
Fancy diving.
Under water swimming, distance
Plunge for distance: a, Feet first:
b. Head first.
Twenty-yard back swim.
One hundred and sixty-yard relay
race. four men, 40 yards each
Team stunts: a, Freak swimming:
b. Eating and undressing under wa
ter; C. Life saving.
Afternoon Program, Boys.
Forty-yard dash, crawl stroke.
Eighty-yard relay race, four boys,
twenty yards each.
Long plunge. head first
Twenty-yard back swim.
One hundred-yard swim, any stroke.
Fancy diving.
Team stunts: a, water polo; b.
water basketball; C, different meth
DDS of resuscitation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
Plttsburah secures Manaaer.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan. 17.-Robert
(Brownie) Gessler, former big Lacquer
and baseball coach. signed a contrac:
to manage the Pittsburgh team of the
Federal league, according to an an
nouncement last night by Secreatry
William Mccullough. The terms of
the contract were not made public.
Gessler formerly played with the
Brooklyn Nationals, the Washington
Americans, and the Chicago Cubs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
II NAMED TO ATTEND
FRISCO EXHIBITION

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 17-Deputy
commissioners to the Panama-Pacific
exposition, to be held at San Fran
cisco next year were named yesterday
by Governor Dunno under authority of
bill passed at the last session of the
legislature, making an appropriation of
100000 for Illinois participation in
the exposition.
OF the 20 deputy commissioners IL
are members of the legislature. OF
this number three are republicans, one
a progressive and the others demo-
Gratis. The commissioners follow:
Senators Noah Z. Frank, Lexing
ton; W. Dun Piercy. Mount Vernon;
Martin II. Bailey, Danville; F. c.
Campbell. Xenia; F. JEFF Tossey, To-
ledo. and W. A. Compton. Macomb;
Representatives A. n. Abbott, Morri-
son; C. II. Cannon, Forrest; David E.
Shanahan. Chicago: George w. Craw-
ford, Jonesboro, and r. ]. Kasserman.
Newton. Additional deleg ties: A. NJ.
Lawrence. Adolph Karpen. John C.
Eastman. Edward Tilden, c. n. Wheel
err. all Chicago; John G. Oglesby. Elk
hart; Samuel woolner, Peoria. and W.
OBJ. Bradley, salesburg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
Pocket Hunters.

There is no more Interesting charac-
ter In California than that class OF
prospector known as the pocket hunt
err" In certain sections of the noun
tains the rich gold deposits are con-
tanned in small scattered pockets near
the surface. The pocket miners often
discover many rich deposits by tracing
the particles or gold Ia the son TO
their sources. AS soon as pocket Is
gouged out and colors OF gold are no
longer shown the place Is Abandoned
In one pocket in Trinity county AZ
much as $4,000 was yielded In few
feet--Argonaut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
v;, Final Game from Juniors
a; High School Gymnasium
IA tot.
APPRENTICES AT BOTTOM
s.s 10 Team Falls 20 Win Contest
During Tourney-Larse Crowds
Attend Games.
Tournament Standing.

The Seniors are champs by De
caring the juniors Il TO : in the title
~. las- night IN The closing play OF
,ss annual interclass boys basketball
,,8rnauaent. the class OF 1914 main
aimed their reputation In basketball.
~. winning both che boys and the
,i-,s- tournament for two successive
ear. The record Of the boys Il en-
vab,e. They have made a name
IA themselves that Will long stand.
tg- they have been indicated
throughout both seasons. and have
brouzht home the title with clean
states. The Sophs won third place by
defeatiug the Apprentices, % TO ,.
The Seniors we're not picked as a
possible winner OF lie tourney this
YEAR. as the rules Of the tourney are
,hat q basketball r. l. man cannot
eonpete in the interc.ass meets. Last
year four OF the team Of 1914 made
heir letters and so were ineligible 10
pay. but the class scrapped up a team
Which eventually won the tourney.
Both Fish. Hard.
Prom gong TO gong. IL was a battle
for blood. and the scrapDiest teams in
tie tourney were pitted against each
o,her IN the last OF the games. Seniors
- Juniors The Juniors we're gener-
ally picked as the winners. although
the majority OF the students we're root
iag for the fourth year team
The game started fast, with the ad-
vantage 70 the Juniors. The Seniors
made one foul, followed IL by another.
completed the trio with another. until
the Juniors had had about seven
chances for a foul throw, but bowed
them all.
With a lead OF two points. the
Juniors got doughty. but soon had
their lead broken down. when Dahlen
made the frs: count for the Seniors
With a horseshoe throw. From that
tine. the Juniors didn't get a sight OF
the lead, and the Seniors had the ad-
vantage throughout the game. The
score al the end OF the first half was
10 70 4. and the last half was even
e.oser. with the score standing 4 10
IN favor Of the seniors. The Juniors
rHi up a very scrappy battle. but were
Unable 10 locate the loop. at any period :
o. the game. The guarding OF Joe I
Can. one OF the Seniors. is also &C /
for the low score of the /
Juniors and many times did he break !
Up the teamwork Of the Juniors JUS. I
as they got the ball down within I.
saooiing distance OF their basket. His .
basket from the middle Of the floor I
brought forth rounds OF deserved ap-
pause from the spectators. I
Andrews Plays Star Game.
The work OF Andrews. captain OF
ne Seniors. has been OF exceptional
i-4lty throughout the tournament,
~ IN he game last evening his play
ag Vas OF such high class that it was
reliably in no small degree account
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
l, 1NaNS2Of thABSpO1f W0d5d :,

Swedish Lutheran, Baptist vs.
First Methodist, Memorial Christian
VS.. Broadway, South Park VS.. Gen.
trail Presbyterian, Junior division,
Broadway vs. Baptist, First
Methodist VS.. Fifteenth avenue Chris
tian, Central Presbyterian VS.. Broad
way, Baptist VS.. Fifteenth avenue
Christian
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

Have you weak throat? II so.
you cannot be too careful Each cold
makes you more liable to another and
the last is always the harder TO cure.
II you will take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy at the outset you will be
sayed much trouble Sold by all drug.
gists.-( Edv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
MANY PLAY AT THE
ASSOCIATION GYM

A large number of basketball games
are scheduled for today at the local
Y. NJ. c. A, in the church league. The
following teams will play there to-
day:
Fifteenth avenue Christian VS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

Paul Dahlen. the Argus representa-
tive at the high school. is a great
prophet He always predicts victory
for rs beloved Seniors. and At that
they usually win out Note their rec
ord for the past few years on this
page today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
eDPg0PT-.-
OCGfGMEN

With today's issue of The Argus we
inaugurate a weekly sporting calen-
dar of local events which are inter
esting to Rock Island people. In this
department each Saturday will be pub
lished all coming sport events of the
week in Rock Island or of interest to
the fans of this city because of some
local bearing.
You will note that Johnny Coulon
has Issued invitations to his friends
TO witness the bout in which he will.
participate with Young" Sinnet of
Rock Island Anyhow. it's all right,
Coulo needs the money.
Collins and Baker OF Philadelphia
have dropped from the players fra
ternity because they did not pay up
their dues.
The high school basketball tourney
this year proved somewhat of sur
prise when the Seniors succeeded in
winning out II was thought that the
fast Sophomore team had the better
chance. but they dropped two out OF
three OF their games.
President Weegham Of the Chicago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

Friday, Jan. 23-"Peanuts" Schie-
berl of Rock Island meets Patsy Nc
Mahon in 10 round bout at Milwau-
kee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

Federal club. who is a prominent res
taurant man in the Windy City, would
do well il he were TO offer a meal
ticket as a bonus to contract signers-
They all eat,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

Saturday, Jan. 24.-Augustana col
lege basketball team plays Bradley
Poly team at Augustana gymnasium.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
Local Sport Calendar

The following sporting events of in
terest to Rock Island fans have been
scheduled for the coming week:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

Chamberlah , Cough Remedy is not
a common. every day cough mixture.
J.: is a meritorious remedy for all the
Troublesome and dangerous compiica-
tons resulting from cold in the head.
throat. chest or lungs. Sold by all
Enthusiastically
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

A gentleman by the name of Muck
enfuss would like TO put Federal
team in New Y>rk. We don't know
much about said gent. but he has an
appropriate name for a major league
magnate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

financially in the circuit will be trans
ferred here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

Thursday, Jan. 22.-Games in Twin
City Bowling league at Moline. ST.
Julien and Harms alleys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

Tuesday, jan 20-Games in Island
City Bowling league at Harms aud St
Julien alleys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

Saturday, Jan. 17-Games In Y. NJ.
c. A. church league at association
gymnasium.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

Wednesday, Jan. 21-Young Sim
net of Rock Island meets Johnny Cou-
Ion in Racine, Wis, for the bantam
weight championship of the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

All the news all the sime-The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

President weegham of the Chicago