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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19
Mackinaws

EOR men. women. boys and girls.
Patrick Duluth macknaws make
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19
SWea alters

JUMBO, shaker and rope weaves; es-
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coats in two toned shades. Soc to
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19

FANCY vests are meeting popular
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In single and double breasted, s.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19
Underwear

DUOFOLD underwear in unions
L. and shirts and drawers 50 to S.:
cotton unions ST to $3.50: wool and
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fleece lined unions 81 and $50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19

IT'S time for kid gloves: you'll find
L the right sort here, Washable kids
a. $3.50. grays, tans. blacks, in every
weight 81 to s2.5e.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
M 4.SKED MARVEL
MORT HENDERSON
OF PENNSYLVANIA

New York, Dec. 3o-The Masked
Marvel who is competing in the
wrestling tournament at the Manhat-
tan Opera House is Mort Henderson of
Altoona, Pa.
Unwittingly, Ed Pollard, manager
of the Marvel disclosed the identity
of the hooded chap last night during
the bout between the unknown and
Hjalmar Johnson. During the min
utes rest between the fourth and fifth
periods, while the masked man was
sitting in the wings, breathing hard.
Pollard said in a low tone of voice:
will you have a drink of water.
Mort ?''
This was distinctly heard by a re-
porter, who was standing ON the other
side of a thin piece of scenery near
which the marvel sat. AS there is only
one wrestler of prominence whose first
name is Mortimer, Mort for short, the
marvel stands revealed as Mortimer
Henderson.
When the matter of his addressing
the unknown was brought to the at
tention of Pollard he smiled and said:
well perhaps did call him Mort,
but if I did, was thinking of an old
friend of mine in Des Moines named
Mort Hudson.
The marvel. was in the opening bout
last night, which enabled him to score
a victory before the 1 a. limit in
tervened.
His opponent, Johnson, the TALL agile
Swede, made spirited resistance john
son was on the defensive for the most
part, and escaped from a number of
dangerous chancery locks by the most
frantic efforts. In the fourth period
the Marvel got a body hold and put
Johnson to the mat. after which he
shifted to a douTb1e-arn hold and PIN
med his man.
Alex Afberg eliminated Stranger.
petition in AZ minutes, after one of
the f1ercest connbats of the tourna-
1nent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
RELEASE
MEANS RETIRING
Of GREAT PLAYER

Cincinnati, Dec. so-Fhe uncondt-
tona1 release of Tommy Leach, the
wee fly chaser, by the Cincinnati Reds,
probably closes the, mario league
eaFeer of one of the finest little gen
tlenen ever connected with the sport,
as wen as sterling ball player.
Wee Tommy entered the National
League in 1899 with the old Louisville
Colonies and moved to Pittsburgh the
following year with Fred Clarke,
Hans Wagner, Deacon Philippe and
others. With the retirement of
Clarke and the release of Leach, old
Hans Wagner remains the lone sur
vivor of the Pirate Champions of
1901, 1902 and 1903.
Leach was a. third baseman in his
younger days, and perhaps did his
best work on that corner, but as a
fly-c chaser the little fellow had no SUI
periors, and could go as far back for
flies as any man in the game. Leach
was Pirate until 1913, when he was
traded to the Cubs, along with Lefty
Leif1e1d, for Artie Holman and King
Cole.
Tommy took on a new lease of life
when he went to Chicago. while Hof-
man was big disappointment in
Pittsburgh. Leach was a promising
candidate for Cub manager a year
ago, but when Bresnahan landed the
job Tommy was shifted to Cincinnati.
Thus another of the old National
League stars fades into league his
tory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
zs9 LATEST TIDINGs FROM SCOTLAND
CUBS NOT CRAZY
TO SIGN MAGE
OF BROOKLYN FEDS

Chicago, Dec. 30.-Manager Joe Tin
ker of the Cub-Whale combination is
not keen for the acquisition of Lee Ma
gee, former Cardinal outf1elder and
manager of the Brookfeds Tinker
rates Magee as one of, the best players
in the game, but contends that too
many stars on q club are often the
cause OF discomfort and disruption
and, therefore, he is not eager to let
President Weeghman spend a big
amount for one of the highest sa1aried
players in baseball.
Whether Magee will come to the
Cubs cannot be told at this time. II
Tinker does not change his opinion
regarding the acquisition of the out
fielder he will not be secured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
ANNIVERSARIES
OF RING BATTLES

1898-George Green defeated Dan
Creedon in 20 rounds at San Fran
cisco. Creedon was the former mid
dIeweight champion of Australia, and
in 1894 fought Bob Fitzsimmons for
the worlds title, but was knocked out.
After Fitz retired from the. middle
weight division, Creedon set up bus
mess as his successor, but, his pre-
tensions were clicked in the bud by
Kid Mccoy. The Australian was
then matched with Green, the first
young Corbett,' - who had been well
terweigh champion, but had lost the
title the previous year when he was
knocked out by Joe Wa1cott. Green's
victory over Creedon was his last i'm
portant~ bout and, after -two-er three
defeats, he retired from the ring Cree
don continued fighting for several
years, but was defeated 4 times by
joe Walcott, and also lost to Jack
Bonner Al Weinig and Dick O'Brien
and was knocked out by Marvin Hart
and Jack Root Dan went back to
Australia in 1902. where he took
Part in a few more battles, and was
defeated in nearly all of them, before
he finally quit the game. Both Green
and Creedon were fine specimens of
athletes, and in their palmy days had
hosts of admirers and friends
iS874Frank CLAUS, former middle
weight claimant, born in Pittsburgh.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
Dutch Leonard Was
Released After One
Trial in Worcester

Dutch Leonard of the Boston Red
Sox is one of the greatest southpaws
in the game, but he lasted just one
day a member of Jesse Burkett's
Worcester, Mass, team.
Leonard, just out of college, had
been farmed there by Jake Stah1, the
Red Sex manager. He was hit freely
in his first game; but his a1ibi was
poor fielding back of him.
Hey, there, what's the matter with
you out in left field % he yelled. care
your feet tired?" Burkett rushed in
from that garden and bawled him out
then he found out he had been jaw
ing his manager, but Dutch was game
and yelled back,N THAT goes just the
way said it, Then he took the next
train for Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
HARVARD STRONG
MAN SAYS SAVING
WOOD RESPONSIBLE

Cambridge. Dec 3o-If you want to
be a samson, a Hercules or a Sandow,
you should get up at 5 o'clock in the
morning and saw a cord Of wood be-
fore breakfast.
This is the advice of George d.
Percy. Harvard's strong man..
With one exception, Percy is the
strongest strong man. DIR. Dudley A.
Sargentss Henaenway gymnasium ever
turned out and TO a neWspapern1an
the former Arlington High hockey
star declared that saving wood did
it
when was a freshman in TIL e
High school, said the young giant. I
found that sawtngA wood developed
my muscles better than anything else
and as SOON as I could stand that
much exercise I tackled cord every
morning before I went to school,
When Percy entered High school
he was what might be called a. small
boy and as he unfo1ded the story of
his physical Development to the re-
porter it became apparent that it
WAS presidency that has developed
him and crowned him the hercules
OF Harvard
IS 8 matter or fact 1t has taken
eight years Of the hardest kind Of
work to bring him to his goal. Percy
is not a. big fellow. but his arms and
shoulders are wonderfully developed.
He is FL years old and weighs only
156 pounds, whereas most Harvard
strong men OF the past have weighed
at least 20 pounds more.
When Percy took the strength test
before DIR. Sargent it was not with the
idea of competing in the g strong mem
contest, but rather because he was
anxious to qualify for the. Harvard
hockey team. Last year he ran his
score up to about 1000, but several
have gone better than that in the
past few years. This year, however,
he surprised even himself by scoring
1442.4 points, which is the best record
ever made except that OF 'sNo-Hit''
George Davis Tacks Hardwick's rec
ord OF 1913 was only 1896. points,
Where Percy made most of his
points was In the so-cal1ed dips. He
the average. DR.. Dudley A. Sargent
put q stamp of approval upon Percy
when he said to a, reporter:
HE Is . fine type of the a1I-round
ne1a1ste. His test was not only OF
strength, but of endurance also. His
3epeated efforts at dipping and exer-
tD1sB which brought the back, arms
and chest into play. indicated that he
mas wond endurance. 1t was
his dipping which brought his score
up
When he was a small boy, Percy
says he got the idea that he wanted
70 be physically perfect and as strong
as the next fellow. His father is q
Doctor an dfrom> him he learned his
first lessons of physical exercise.
While the other boys of the neigh
borhood were playing marbles or 9TH
erwise wasting their time, PERCY
was out in the backyard saving wood
At first a small pile tired him out, but
fe had that Observation-Disclosures which
4ts,FT~
he could handle cord without be
coming exhausted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
TY COBB GETS HUNTING
PRESERVE IN GEORGIA
TO PASS WINTER DAYS

Ty Cobb, part owner of q huntfne
preserve and trainer of hunting DOGS
There are two titles that may be add
ed to the name of the worlds great
est ball player.
Ty, with E. G. Rogers, John Phil
lip Sousa, Jr., and several other men.
have bought plantation of 5000
acres along the Savannah river in
Georgia, and will stock the place
with game and go there every winter
for the seasons session with the rifle
Cobb has been assigned the Job OF
training dogs to be used on the hunts.
He can prepare a dog for a hunt as
well as he can ''bone'' q bat for a
campaign against the pitchers Of the
American league.
The. leading batter and base run
Ter of the major leagues would rather
playing ball in the summer he is go
ing to be able to hunt in style in-tlle
winter.
Only he and his partners in the
ownership of the preserve viii be al
lowed to hunt on it and by stocking
the place with game they will know
there, is going to be something to
shoot when they go out.
Cobb has been hunting most of the
time this winter. He and three 9th
ers got sixty-five quail and one wild
turkey in one day.
By having private hunting grounds,
Cobb Will overcome one of the handi-
caps he has had to contend with in
the past. He will escape entertain
ments. Wherever the Georgia peach
goes in the south he is feted. This
winter when Cobb and his party land
ed in q little village near Augusta
Ga, from where they were going to
operate, they were met by a crowd OF
citizens.
A big feast had been planned in
honor of the famous son of the south
and instead of being able to start right
out after the game Ty and his party
had to officiate at the big feed. When
they returned from tho woods at
light another feast was laid for them.
Cobb is criticized every spring be
cause he wants to be high fa1utin, but
because by hunting all winter he
Keeps in good shape and all he needs
to do in the spring is to throw few
balls and he is ready for diamond
work
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
Home and Abroad
CLEVELAND CLUB
WILL BE SOLD TO
OUTSIDE PARTIES

Cleveland. Dec so.-A1l' efforts of
President Ban johnson and other
Anaericip league magrates to assist
C. W? So4ners, OWNER OF the cleveland
Indians, out of his financial difficult
ties, so far as the ball club is con-
cerned, failed yesterday The bank
ers' committee in charge Of Somerss
financial affairs announced that the
club must be sold. A tentative offer
furnish 100000. secured by a second
mortgage, to help finance the club
through the 1916 season was turned
down
'Tt would be a gamble as to whether
the season would be profitable and in
the present stage Of Mr.. Somers's at
fairs we can't afford to gamble" said
George P. Steele, head of the bankers
committee.
It is believed now that the club will
he sold to outsiders, as all, efforts to
interest Cleveland capital have failed.
President Johnson. however, said that
further time would be given Cleveland
capitalists SO that they might think
over the situation According to
friends of Ben Hopkins, who as head
of a local syndicate recently figured
on the purchase, the ss-4b has been Of
fered to him for $576, 600.
Reports going the rounds indicate
burg Feds and Harry Sinclair of New
York. Federal magnafe, are the two
most likely purchasers Under the
plan OF financing the club under it's
present ownership it was proposed by
johnson to turn over to the Indians a
number OF the good players in the
Federal league. This will not be done
If the club is sold, the new owner be-
ing left to his own devices to get new
players
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
RttFFALO FANS HAPPY
BASEBALL WAR is OVER

That the baseball war is to be set
tied is good news to the fans of Buff
falo, also welcome news to stockho1d-
ers in both the Buffalo clubs. Statis-
ticians have proved that two opposi-
ton clubs in one city do not draw as
many, spectators as one club, saws a
writer in the Buffalo Times.
Buffalo is to have lone club if the
outlaws and the Organized Baseball
forces come together. Since the war
was declared interest in baseball
throughout the country, and particu-
larly in Buffalo has waned. Constant
wrangling seems to have got on the
nerves of the fans, and the fans are
the ones who make the game go.
The settlement of the baseball war
is of particular interest to the Buffalo
public. That city is one of the best
in the country in the leagues a step
below those classed as major circuits,
and when the Feds invaded Buffalo
neither the newcomers nor the Inter
nationals did much business. The
international was the hardest hit of
any of the baseball circuits, and now
that it is reported that the two clubs
will be merged under one governing
body interest in the game there is
bound to jump.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
SAVAGE TAKES ON
WEINERT TONIGHT

New. York, Dee. 3o.--Jim Savage of
Orange, N. j., and Charley Weinert of
Newark. same state, will meet for the
heavyweight championship of New
Jersey at the Pioneer Sporting club to-
night. Both men have trained hard
for this battle and neither will have
for an excuse that he lacked condition
If he loses.
Savage in particular is in fine fettle
for the engagement. He was outpoint-
ed by Weinert in their previous meet
ing at the Garden last August. After
this bout he declared that he was
beaten owing to the fact that he had
trained so long for the bout that he
went stale.
If Savage wins tonight he has been
promised bout with the winner of
the Coffey and Moran bout scheduled
for the Garden on Jan. z. Savage is
the only boxer that ever stopped
Moran
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
Is Jess Willard, %
Today, Nearing End
Of Ring Career?

Jess Willard will celebrate his
twenty-eighth birthday today.
The champion of champions, who
restored to the pa1eface race its van
ished pug-Hstic prestige, was born
Dec. 20, 1887, in Pottawatomie coun-
ty, Kansas.
This is Jess's first birthday as
champion, and there are those who
predict that it will be his last. Not
that. there is now to be 1amped in
the offing any fisttc gladiator who
looks capable of contending success
fully for the crown now perched up
on - WIZARDS a1titudinous dome.
Sportdom's most searching telescope
fails to reveal any such hombre.
The prophets base their contention
on the belief that Jess doesn't like to
fight, never did like to fight, and
never will like to fight. Old Daddy
Time doesn't figure in the calcula,-
ton, for, although Jess got a late
start in the Diff game, he has breezed
along like a Kansas cyclone, and at
twenty eight he looks physically good
for a reign of several annums.
John L. Sullivan was nearly thir-
ty-four when Jim Corbett bumped
him off the pugilistic map. Gentle
man James was past thirty when he
got his. Ruby Robert had just pass
ed his thirty-seventh milestone when
he went up against and down before
the boiIer-makers at Coney's we'll
known island. Jeff was thirty five
when Jack johnson got his goat at
Reno, The Big Dinge was thirty
seven when he took the count at Ha-
vana.
These statistics indicate that Jess
might confidently expect to receive
the p1audits of the multitude as the
greatest scrapper- of them all for
from two to nine year before youth
has to be served. But will he? We
wot not.
Willard isn't what is called a Born
or natural fighter. He went into
the game partially for the patriotic
purpose of redeeTning the reputation
Of the white race, but chiefly for the
mazuma. He will probably remain
dent or the development of an unex-
pected opponent, until he has acQuir-
ed a roll that suits his fancy.
There is nothing extravagant about
Jess's ambition. He has no desire to
emulate the late John D. Croesus nor
the 1amented Coal Oil Johnny. The
great white ways have never hypno-
tized him into forgetting the main
chance and the wife and kids at home.
He is frankly out for the coin. and
he is getting it. He and his hackers
dragged down about $t6S,OoO from
Jess got some 100000 of that sum.
After buying out a couple of his back
eks he probably has $4,000 or more
left as the fruit of his years 1abors.
Willard is family man, and as
soon as his circus contract expired
he hiked for Los Angeles to join his
wife and children, turning. down sew
era1 big money offers to go on the
stage.
Jess may be seen in the ring again
within the next few months, although,
in spite of much talk about contracts
and big sums, that isn't nearly as
certain as death or. taxes. It is a
pretty safe bet, however. that he
won't stick very long in the game. By
defeating Johnson he accomplish ed
the first fgreat ambition of his life,
and he is in a fair way to soon anass
all the money he thinks he needs for
the proper support of his family. AZ
ter that, the white race will probably
have to hunt Nup q. new chanp..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
Bobby Bryne Is Thirty

Robert M. Byrne, the third base
man of the National. league cham
pions, will be thirty years old tomor-
row. Bobby had to be content with
the understudy role during a large
part of last season, as J. Milton Stock
aot to going so strong while Byrne
was temporarily laid up by an acct
dent that Pat Moran gave him the
regular berth at the third. sack. The
veteran fell off a lot in his batting
this year, getting only 200, and, as
Stock 1aEruped the pill for .26G, Bob
by had to play second fiddle. The
old-tfmer figured in the worlds series
only as a pinch-hitter in the last
chapter of the fourth game, and went
out on a fly.
1t is not likely that Bobby will be
permanently relegated to the buck
ground for several years to come, as
he is one of the steadiest and most
dependable men inN the game, and full
OF ginger and the fighting spirit. He
has lot more of the old pep" than
Stock has shown up to date, and many
fans believe that Moran made a mis-
take in not including Byrne in the
worlds series lineup. Bobby was
born in St. Louis and has been play
ang pro ball for a dozen years, nine
of 'em in the National league. He
started with Fort Scott, in the West
ern association, and was afterward
with Springfield, Mo, and Shreve-
port, La, the latter town being then
in the southern League. st. Louis
bought him at the close of the 1906
season, and snapped him to the Pr
ates in 1909. He played in the world $
series against the Tigers that year. In
1913 he was traded to the Phillies. In
19149he had a whirl at second base,
but didn't make good, and was re-
turned TO his old position
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
SHEVLIN WAS FOURTH YALE
STAR TO DIE IN IS YEARS
Hogan, Brown and Stillman Also Passed Away
Shortly After Graduation.

New Haven, Dec. 30.-The death OF
Tom Shevlin removes the fourth great
player on YaIe's football teams of the
last Is years, the others being Jim
Hogan, captain of the 1904 team, who
was graduated in 1905; Gordon Brown,
captain Of the 1900 team, styled as
Ya1e's greatest team, and George Still
man, tackle on Captain Browns team.
These four Yale players were about
the best the Ellis ever had in their re-
spective positions.
Hogan and Brown both died of
pneumonia after short illnesses and
Stil1man died of an injury rece' we'd at
a camp in the Adirondacke ten years
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
raw wf,RK BY wILIlARD.


Such a lack of interest was displayed
in the Jess Wi11ard-F'red Fulton bout
that the New Orleans promoters list
ened to the voice of the public and
called the affair off. It was raw work
on the part Of Wi11ard's manager to
match him against an unknown in his
first bout after winning the title.
Willard was undoubtedly entitled to.
an opportunity to pick up a small for
tune by showing himself in public but
when he finally consented, to defend
who has gained enough reputation to
assure the fans of seeing a real con-
test and not a farce. The promoters
had the right idea when they. insisted
that Fulton should prove his worth by
meeting some good man before he
tackled willard. Efforts are being
made to get Frank Moran of Pitts
burgh to. take Fulton's place as VIII
1ard's opponent
The second session of a convention
called by the intercollegiate Athletic
Association to draw up a definition of
an amateur athlete was held in New
York today. Forecasts were that the
convention would adopt a rule barring
from ranks of amateurs any athlete
who completes for money, who is guilty
of fraud or pledges his prizes. Some
athletes think a silver cup is no good
unless you can hook it.
Jim Gilmore, president of the de-
funct Federal league, has quite a job
on his hands. The peace terms call
for the reinstatement of a04 players
and 20 umpires. Many of these play
ers jumped from the minors and it
will be difficult finding jobs for them
in organized ball. Most of the small
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
HANDED OUT
BY WAGNER


leagues will cut salaries to the bone
next season because they realize that
the players have been getting too
much of the gravy - past years
The spring series between the Gil
ants and Yankees is calling forth some
remarks from critics. Some think it
poor policy to have exhibition games
of this kind before the league season
opens. They say it kills interest in
the real opening of the season because
by the time that day has been reached
the novelty of seeing the new team in
action has worn off,. After the fans
had read glowing reports from the
training camps about different players
it probably would be more sensational
If the clubs were kept in the south un-
tf1 the season opened and made their
on the day the league campaign
started.
Frank Sommer, who has been men
toned as a possible coach Cor the
Pennsylvania football eleven next sea-
son, has many offers. He did well at
Villanova last season and is wanted
there for next year. A big western col
lege also is seeking Sommer.
Although Ted Lewis defeated Willie
Richie in q ten round bout critics ex-
press doubt regarding his ability to
beat the Californian in a 20 round go
Ritchie is a fighter rather than a box
er and is not at his best in short
bouts.
Not content with making a fortune
in the ring and then picking up loose
change as brewer, Packey McFar-
land has decided to profnite a six-day
race in Chicago. Who's going to have
the overcoat stea1ir privilege? r