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w~rEDsPoRT. September 3
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01
FIREWORKS DISPLAY
AT WEEGHMAN PARK

Chicago, III, July President
Weeghman of the Whales says that the
high peak of this years Fourth of July
patriotic enthusiasm will be conferred
at the Federal league park, where two
big fireworks displays are scheduled
for Sunday and Monday nights. He
expects to corner all the enthusiasm
within the space of 10 minutes, in
which he has arranged to produce the
Liberty bell, the American flag and
a portrait Of President Wilson-aI in
fireworks-with an accompaniment OF
national airs.
Other features Of the $4,000 display
Of pyrotechnics will be the lombard
ment of the DardaneIies," In which
two fireworks battleships attack and
destroy fortress, and reproduction
of Niagara falls, 500 feet Of liquid fire.
Charles Chaplin lin freworks) will
walk across the diamond Also there
will be the usual big hippodrome show,
a war song concert and an open-air
cabaret.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01

By winning the open golf cham
pionship of the United States at Short
Hills, \, J., last week. Jerome D.
Travers becomes the foremost figure
in American golf. Taking the honor
position from Francis Quimet. who
had held it since 1913. Travers now
stands as the superior of any anna
teur or pro golfer in the country In
either match or medal play.
Travers' success last week com
pletes a list of victories that includes
the national amateur. four times !;
metropolitan, six times, and the Ier-
sey state championship, four times.
Certainly wonderful record for a
golfer who has not yet reached his
Both year.
In view of Travers' remarkable
achievements, an estimate Of his work
and temperament by Harold n Hilton.
the former British amateur champion.
bcomes of interest
What Is the explanation of Jerome
Travers' wonderful match playing
ability?" asks Hilton. HE has been
criticized for playing down to an op-
ponent, for again and again in play
ing a second rate golfer he has won
only by the narrowest of margins.
whereas, the very next round, opposed
to one of his own class, his golf will
be brilliant. The explanation seems
to lie in the fact that his golf is large
ly dependent upon the stimulus
created by the play of his opponent.
He is constantly watching his play;
delights in being compelled to answer
bravely the other mans good shots:
in other words, he Is using his eyes
to sea the truth. which implies brave
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01
WHITE TRAINING
FOR WELSH BOUT
Chicago BaitIer Confident That He Can
Slip Over a Il. o. Punch on
Lightweight Champ.

New York. July Charlie White is
training al Rye Beach for his match
with Champion Freddie Welsh at
Brighton Beach Saturday night
Charlie has the natives all "het up"
by his style OF battling and they're
going to be there with White until the
last punch is delivered
There isn't a mothers son who ever
follows the boxers at Rye Beach who
isn't imbued with confidence that
White VIII win by a knockout. He
has told every one that the Fourth Of
July this year will see the routing Of
an English champion and an Ameri-
can although an adopted one-be-
come the lightweight champion Of the
world Charlie thinks that's d great
bunch and really believes it will work
more in his favor than his famous old
New York jinx viii work against him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01
ALLOWS BUT TWO
HITS, YET LOSES
Lavender Holds Red Legs Almost Hit
less. -But Elm Runs Amack and
Stuhhornness Costs Game.
CUBS WIN SECOND BATTLE 9 TO 0.
Speedy Sox Make IT Three Straight
over St Louis With Tinker at
49, Helm Whales Win again.

Cincinnati, July 1.--Once more the
great Zim has run amuck, and once
again his sfubbornness cost the Cubs
a bail game-the opening tilt OF yes
terday's double-header with the Reds,
lost because McLaTry. Heinie's substi-
tute. booted one at a critical period
aad the error permitted the home
8hards TO score the only run in 1-to-0
Performance The second was differ
Aent, for the Cubs breezed in with Lar
Fry Cheney up, TO 0.
IT seems that no matter what hap
pens or how good the Cub pitching is,
the fates have decreed that the best
they can do with Cincinnati Is split
even. On form, stiff and almost any
thing else you can think Of Colonel
James Lavender, pitching his first
game as a husband, deserved TO cop
this opening encounter. He allowed
two hits and walked one man, whereas
his opponent. Jean Dale. gave three
hits and walked two. But the error
made the difference The score:
FIRST GAME
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01
Bio - UP FORT
REAL SPECTACLE
General Nelson A. Miles Says Niles
Interpretation is Most Realistic
He Ever Saw.

miles battle against the fort was
the most realistic thing I ever wit
messed of OF the battlefield" Is the
comment of General Nelson A. Miles.
retired. after he witnessed Mica great
show in California month ago.
ut demonstrates the awful posi-
biiities of tn battle from the skies"
continued the old fighter. land I am
glad that this young fellow intends go
ing around the country pulling of the
stunt, II will be Of great educational
value for the people who see his per-
Torrance. II viii convince the skep-
ticals that the submarine is the ter
ror of the ocean and the war mono
plane is the terror of the land forces
THE fort scene is certainly a Won
der" comments Niles, but nv race
against the automobile and MOTORCYCLE
any nay looping the loop and upside
down flying are real thrillers They
must be seen to realize just how quick
the heart can beat. and my death
tumble. IN which roll over and over
sideways, is the absolute limit OF aer-
ial achievement Half of the time I
do not know myself whether or not I
will ever straighten the machine M
before l get close to the ground. That
is what caused the death Of poor
Beachy."
Judging by the amount of entries re-
ceived by the management for the au-
tomobile and motorcycle racing events
which are scheduled to take place July
4 and 5 at Exposition park. in connec-
ton with DO Anything Niles per-
Torrance, competition seems TO be
very keen. A partial list Of entries
and auto racing events are as follows.
Joseph Mazzucco. the noted Italian
speed king in a Mercedes racer, George
Hill in Barney Oldheld's Bogatti. W.
Brown in a Marquette Buick, Clifford
r Woodbury. in a Fiat Cyclone, and
Didier Penout, the French driver. in
National In the motorcycle events
the following entries have been re-
ceiyed: Bob Crawford. the Indian
driver who won the tri-city champion
ship last season; r. Claybourne.
George Shubles, Jim sargonsou, Walt
er Weiny. Shorty Mathews. Carl Gaudy,
Jim Richmond.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01

Aurora. H. July Third Baseman
Ruth Of Racine broke his left leg in
the second inning yesterday His foot
became caught under the bag when
frankie Groelling slid into third. Ruth
was being watched by two major
league scouts. He was considered one
of the best infielders in the Bi-State
league. Racine won, TO 0.
Boston, Mass, July Another de-
feat was chalked up against Sam
Langford of this city when Sam Nc
Vey the burIy California heavyweight.
was awarded the decision in u rounds
before j 200 persons at the Atlas A. A.,
Tuesday night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01

Malloy, who relieved him, Jared no bet
ter. Score: Ri E.
Decatur 80. ..02024I300-12 10 l
Bloomington 90 8 2
Batteries - Kirmayer and Munich .
Richmond, Malioy and Beitmeyer.
Dubuque, Iowa, July Although
Dubuque was outhit by Rockford, the
locals succeeded in punching their hits
and won, to 4. Score:
R.H.E.
Rockford .....01Oo008oo-41 IL l
Dubuque -.....50000oO00-5 8
Batteries - McManus and Jacobs t;
Burnham and Kearns.
Peoria, Ill, July IA batting rally
in the fifth inning gave Peoria yester-
days game with Quincy. to s. Score.
Ri z.
Peoria ........00O2401Ox-7 s 8
Quincy .......0O2O011O-6 10 2
Batteries - Crabb and Marshall ;
Cummings and Waring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01
$4,000 DIAMOND BELT
FOR JOSEPH STECHER

Omaha, Neb.. July 1.-THE So 500 dia-
mond belt which Joe Stecher. the
wrestler. is TO receive from his neigh
bors in Dodge county, Nebraska. pro-
vided he wins the American champion
ship from Charlie Cutler next Monday
night, arrived in Dodge yesterday and
is now on exhibition. Stetcher's
friends are SO sure that he will win
that they already have paid for the
belt and will bring it TO Omaha with
them next Monday.
Stetcher's training IN the corn fields
was interfered with yesterday by heavy
rains During the day he devoted FIVE
hours TO wrestling with his trainers,
all OF whom are Nebraska men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01
RESTA IS TO COMPETE
IN SIOUX CITY RACE

Sioux City, Ia, July DRIVERS en-
tered in the 500 mile automobile race
on Saturday took their first workouts
yesterday. Twenty-one cars are en-
tered in the $4,000 sweepstakes. The
entries. which include Resta, winner
of the Chicago race, are; Eddie Rick
enbacher, Tom Orr, Tom Alley, Eddie
ODonneil, Billy Chandler. Grover
BargdolI, Irwin Bergdoll, W.
". Brown, P. A Mais, J.
T. Cooper, Grant Donaldson, Louis
Donaldson. Ralph milford, Dario Res
Ia. Ed Rawlings, < Butler H A.
Wetmore, J. W. Schrunk, a. F. Scott,
Crank G. Fucker, and one driver not
yet named.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01

heart and mind calm to handle every
situation. Travers failed lamentaoly
abroad and honestly admitted he COM
pletely lost his nerve. Why? II is nor
conceivable that 1t was the play OF ms
opponent alone that daunted him was
it not, rather, Tie idea Of what vas
expected Of him. the great reputation
ne had 10 sustain? In strange land
surrounded o., strange faces. heralaed
as perhaps the greatest match player
in the world, this viewpoint Of DIS
failure is not unreasonable.
"Travers and Travis have been
spoken OF as men without nerves.
Nothing could be further from the
truth. On the contrary. they are a
bundle Of nerves. Mr.. Travis himself
has said that the night before an i'm
uortant match he has often been IN
able to sleep So we canrot say
good match player is one who has no
nerves. He has nerves. but nerves
trained to face conditions
"The same is true OF 0uimet- there
will be some who will cite the manner
in which he defeated Vardon and
Raw. He Is said to have avoided
watching their play during that hm-
Gus play of. This was excellent JUG
ment on his part. for there was noh-
ing for him to gain by striving to Win
individual holes In doing so he misit
very we'll have been tempted 70 ply
shots which would have proved dlsas-
trous. II is Just here that the diiiT-
ence lies between medal and maNh
plav. The one seems more or kb-
conscious. the other a conscious en- rt
This. perhaps. explains why go4 10
called the most human OF gamesI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01
THREE.FYE LEAGTE.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
National Tleagne.

RESULTS 1ESIERDAt.
National League.
Chicago, CO: Cincinnati, 10.
St Louis, p; Pittsburgh, O..
Philadelphia, s Boston, s.
Brooklyn, 7; New York, 0.
American League.
Chicago, s; St. Louis, s,
Boston. 100; Philadelphia, 81.
New York. 4 Washington. L
Detroit, z; Cleveland, 2.
Federal League.
Chicago, 7; Newark, 6 az innings)
Kansas City. IL; Brooklyn, 2.
Pittsburgh, s; Baltimore. /.
Buffalo, g. St Louis, l.
American Association.
Minneapolis. SIS: Kansas City, H6.
ST. Paul, 3; Milwaukee, 2.
Louisville, s indianapolis, /.
Cleveland, 10; Columbus, 7.
Central League.
Youngstown, 3 Fort Wayne, l.
Grand Rapids, 6; Erie, 2.
Evansville, 2: Dayton. list camel
evansville, 1 Dayton, t2nd game.
Wheeling at Terre Haute: rain.
Three-Eye League.
Bloomington, 5; Decatur, IL.
Dubuque. 4: Rockford, 5.
Peoria, Z; Quincy. s.
Moline, 2: Davenport, 5.
Central Association.
Muscatine, g. Waterloo. /.
Keokuk, I'll: Marsha1ltown. 10.
Mason City, 5; Burlington, 2.
Cedar Rapids. II; Clinton, 8.
Western League.
Omaha, 5 Des Moines, ?.
Sioux City, 5 St Joseph, /.
Lincoln Topeka; rain.
Wichita Denver: no game.
All the news al the tires-Tha ArOrS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01
TOWAN rs WINNER IN
INDIANS TRAP SHOOT

Cedar Point, o, July 1.-Breakine
100 targets without miss, William
Ridley Of Watcher. Iowa. won the
amateur championship of the Indians
trap shooting tournament here yester-
day. Samuel Huntley OF Omaha. Neb.,
finished second with a score Of 80 out
of 100. Huntley was high man in the
l75-rarget sweepstake event with ia.
W H. Wright of New York and Ridley
tied for second place with 10 each.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01

Akron. Ohio, July Mart Brock of
Cleveland was outclassed by Alyie Mil
Ter of Lorain at the stadium here
Tuesday night in II rounds, Chick
Maglione. Akron. and Johnny Downs
of Cleveland drew in 10 rounds. Young
Oswego of Chicago knocked out Bat
Ting Yellsh of Cleveland in two
rounds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01

New York. July Papers in a suit
Tor absolute divorce against Mrs. Hell
en- Chazar Zimmerman, wife of Heine
Zimmerman, who plays third base for
the Cubs, were fled In the Bronx
county clerks Office
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01

Summary: Two-base hits, White.
Gleason, Pettigrew, Clayton, Brorn-
wieh. Sacrifice hit-Meyer. Stolen
bases, Wilson, Graham. Double PLAYS.
Clayton 10 Gleason TO Falk. Struck
out-By Neal, g. by Gould, / by Wells.
q Bases on balls-OR Gould. /. Wild
pitch-Neal. Umpire. Donnelly. Time
of game, 2:o3.
Pounded Out.
Bloomington, Ill. July decatur
took sweet revenge Tuesday. Rich
mond was pounded all over the lot and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01

Larry Mclean. catcher for the New
York Giants, is enjoying an enforced
vacation, having. been suspended until
the middle of August by Manager Nc
Graw for the following reasons: Re
fusing to return to New York on the
day designated by the manager; CON
tinual use of intoxicating beverages ;
uttering threats OF violence against
Manager McGraw and other officials of
the club; personal assault on R. F.
Kinsella in St. Louis hotel; conduct
unbecoming a gentleman and the ball
player.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01
MOLINE LOSES TO
DAvENPORT5TO2
Pi0W Boys Make Seven Errors in Last
Game on Home Grounds and Give
Neal Miserable support
LOCAL MAN SIGNED BY HUGHES
Although 0uthit Rockford Trims Du-
buque in Close COnfest-Pe0ria and
Decatur Win Battles.

Moline's pennant aspirations were
given another bump yesterday after
noon at the Plow City ball lot, when
Davenport took the second game, 5 TO
2. Although Moline secured as many
hits as the Pretzel sluggers. the Plow
Boys played a miserable game in the
field, seven errors being chalked up
against them.
+ Moline secured two-run lead at
the start. but was unable to hold it.
White and Staley singled. and Petit
grew hunted safe, scoring White Da-
Wis followed with a single, counting
Staley. That was ali for Moline.
Davenport scored in the fourth, when
koepping and Graham singled Clay
ton whipped the ball home to catch
Koepping and the sphere eIuded both
Neal and Gleason. Keeping scoring
In the seventh Mulligan got a scratch
hit, Meyer sacrificed and Wilson was
safe on an error, Mulugan scoring on
the play In the eight Farrell got a
hit, Koepping lived on Staley's error
and Bromwich singled. scoring Far
rell. Mulligan hit to Hughes. who
overthrow first base, Koepping scor-
ing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01
Batteries and Bresnahan
Schneider, Lear and Wingo.
Snx Make Clean Sweep,


Sex Make Clean Sweep.
Chicago, Ill, July 1.-Tiger tanning
that's second nature business with Carl
weilman, the angular southpaw curv-
ing expert of Mr.. Rickey's brown-hosed
contingent, but the tall Kentuckian,
like all his brother beavers, is ready TO
doff his lid to the heavy-f1ring White
Sox. Only last week Weilman concoct-
ed three successive defeats for
Hugheys forces. Having rested since
Saturday, he challenged the Rowland
sers yesterday. only TO be driven to the
coop in less than four rounds, the 10
calls hanging up clean sweep of four
IN row. TO s. Score:
R.HE.
Chicago 0142o00x-S Il 2
st. Louis .....20001n OF Ia IL 4
Batteries - Benz and Schalk and
DAILY: weilman, James, Leverenz and
AAgnew
Whales win again
Newark, n. J.. July /. With joe
Tinker. managing the team from a seat
IN the grand stand the Whales won a
great uphill battle from the Peppers
yesterday afternoon in twelve innings,
- to 6. The game appeared to be hope
s1cssly lost. when Chicago came to bat
In the ninth inning, as the score was s
20 / In favor of Newark. This did not
lfeaxe the North Sfders at all and by
blending Ave hits and an error they
lsied the count at SIX all. putting over
The winning run In the 18th round The
sarore: RHE
sUhicago ..taoooeoo5oo1-T 16 2
Newark .4000ef0I00oe -6 Is l
Batteries Mcconnell aud Fischer;
Eaisering. Fafkenberg and Rarideu.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01

Extra base hits -Two-base, Laven-
der,
strikeouts By Lavender, ,; by
Dale, 4.
Hit by pitcher-By Lavender. KILL
fer.
Wild pitches Lavender, /; Dale, L.
SECOND GAME
Chicago ......0O200000O-2 4 Q
Cincinnati .,..0000O0O00-O 4 2
R.H.E
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01
Enroute Till July I6.

Moline left last night for Rockford
and will be on the road until July IS,
when the Plow Boys open at the home
lot again with Decatur. Exner, Mo-
line lad, pitcher for the 0lympics Of
that city, was taken with the team by
Hughes and will be given tryout in
the box. Catcher Carney. who is SUI
fering from an injured hand, was left
at home The score of yesterdays
game:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-01

All the news all the time-The Argus.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-09
/ MISSED in SCHOOLING
A Country Editors Experience
BY W. E. PAXTON

NJ OF long ago attended Gospel Team
" meeting AS | sat and listened to the
experience of the men who were
talking, heard of what they had missed as
children, because they did not have the OPP
portunities for soul development that is &C
corded the boys and girls of today, grew
reflective thought of my own boyhood on
a farm in Marion county, near Burns, still
occupied by mother who endured priva-
ton unthinkable to keep the boys in the
old district school. | remembered how that
mother would do without new pair of
shoes to keep white bread in the dinner
bucket, when we enjoyed cornbread for the
iarmstead dinner and mush and milk with
potato soup occasionally for the eventide
meal.
| remembered the endless number of
terms of school from which myself and
others received little or no benefit, because
the teacher was poor disciplinarian, or be-
cause the teacher, being round faced, gold
en- haired doll, would have love affair on
her hands and perform her duties in an
distracted manner. Then | would remember
how teacher came to old district No. "a,
who made everyone hit the ball and of the
wonderful interest we took and the progress
we made. And through it all, through the
lew SOOd school leTllS we cHJOycu, was
awarded kansas Common School Di-
ploma," which | have framed and hung in
my room, it marking the end of my school
education for | am among the countless
number of those who never went to a
graded school a day in their lives.
AS listened to the members of the Gospel
Team tell of how they regretted their mis-
spent youth, there arose in my heart de-
f~9. oY1I all 4IoT
pie of the state of Kansas my story; of what
| missed in my youth, because of the wrong
plan of country schools then and still in
operation And I am going to do it now,
with the sole and only hope that what |
may say will be received in kindly spirit
and be the cause of many districts shaking
off the shackles of the established order and
emerging into new day of school work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-09

Consolidated High School building including seven
country districts.
Among the many objections to doing
away with the rural district school for the
consolidated or township school we find
these: II do not want the township plan,
because the school house is within mile of
my farm To replace it with big school
building would hurt the value of my land"
Rather a selfish objection, but good? 81
think it would be hardship to have child
ride six or seven miles to school; it would
be SO long on the road Yet the same child
is allowed to walk mile or two miles to
school through mud and snow, or miss
school on account of bad weather and the
lack of closed, warm, coy carriage with
competent driver.
II am afraid it would increase my taxes"
Here you have the real, sole and most
hard headed of all the objections to a consol-
idated school-fear of expense.
1t is the most foolish of them all.
The man who will not hesitate to increase
the expense of farming with gang plows
traction engines, silos and other good and
useful articles, because they increase his
profits, does hesitate to increase his school
tax, even slightly, when the child would get
the new form school than he does in the old
district school. The farmer, apparently,
would prefer to go on spending dollars for
which he gets less than fifty cents in return,
to increasing the amount of the expendi-
ture so that he would get one hundred per
cent on the whole amount
The day of the little two-by -four school
house should have passed in Kansas long
II Ic nnccinu-c1OIUly II hoe
lived its usefulness Muddy roads are not
conducive of education building without
pictures, without books, without labora-
tory, where some girl just out of high
school, with no ideas or special training,
burdened with multiplicity of duties acts
as teacher, has no economic claim on public
expense to justify its further retention.
In the Burns district the consolidated
school was obtained because good men
backed and worked for it, G. W. Durham,
Methodist minister, J. w. Barker, leading
stockman, J. L. Crawford, an old country
teacher and hardware dealer, and hundred
others worked for it.
Ministers, business men and farmers owe
it to their community their boys and girls,
to see that they have the very best educa-
tional advantages the age offers. If they
do not strive to obtain better schools they
are not measuring up to the highest stand
ard of good citizenship.
You do not find good churches where you
do not find good schools.
You do not find good business houses
where you do not find good schools
You do not find good, unselfsh men
where you do not find good schools.
And a good school is the most modern
of the time in which you live