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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
sPLINTERs OF SPORT.

ST. Louis. Mo. Jan. Charles
Butch Brandt. the Brooklyn bantam
weight easily defeated Monk Fow-
Ter. "a ieathegwaight from Memphis. iu
eight rounds last night
Cincinnati. o.. Jan. If.-CbarIos lie
eros OF Cincinnati defeated Jess Lean
of Chicago. so 70 40. in "a ~ inning
Interstate Three Cushion Billiard
league match iast night
Atlanta. Ca Jan. 1s-..K.d" Her
man Of New Orleans won tine decision
over Johnny lKnockoul Eseers OF
New York last night after lo rounds
OF fast milling Egsers was the az
Ercssor. but ne did little but wresue
Ind LLc ring.
Chicago. Jan. 1f-Floyd NacFar-
land. the old time bike champion. who
win manage the riders in the Chicago
six day race arrived in Chicago yes
terday MacFarland has lined zap all
the riders and viii have them signed
soon He said he had signed Eddie
Root and fver Lawson as team and
also Joe KOpsky and Norman Hanson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
BOXING BILL PRESENTED
IN OKLAHOMA HOUSE

Oklahoma City. Okla. Jan Ito
repeal the present ambiguous ard
elastic statute prohibiting prize fight
ing. which fails % dinerentiate be-
tween fighting and boxing. and 10
place bOxlnEIin the hands Oh a state
athletic commission. as IL is in New
York and Wisconsin. Representative
James sykes OF Tulsa. yesterday in
troduced tn the Oklahoma legislature
bin modelled after The Frawley law
OF New YORK. Absolute authority TO
govern boxing In the state Is vested
tn the athletic commission. 20 be ap-
pointed by the governor. 20 serve four
wears. Even the number Of rounds
may be decided By the commission.
The same bill will be introduced IN
the senate Thursday. Advocates o.
the measure claim 20 have assurance
that the bill VIII pass the house
without trouble. and that majority
can be secured In the senate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
SHUGRUE TOYS WITH
CROSS AT NEW YORK

New YORK. Jan. I4-Jos Shug-ue
had a picnic with Leach Cross 40 Mad
son Square garden fast uieht. The
Jcrscy boy outpciutcd Leach e0 nr
that there wasn't any question az the
end only once was Joe iu danger
from the dentists hard knocks. In
the second round Leach caught Joe
With brace Oeflefts and rights. and
Just when u looked as ir SIucrue was
going 20 20 down for o. little count
Cross rushed o. q ciinch. Shuerua held
on when he got the chance and b. ,hc
time cross had broken away Joe-s
head vas clear aeain.
Cross went into the rlne with one
idea lie wanted 90 pat out snusrue
with a siuEle punch. He spent three
fourths % hts valuable lighting time
trying TO reach Jocs chin. but SEuErue
never was In better form. and he PLAY
ed with the hard hitting Hebrew much
as a cat would with a mouse.
The tenth round was one OF the
hottest chapters Of the bout Gross.
after starting well with let's became
80 anxious Tor a knockout that hts
Judgment OF distance was wild. and
he repeatedly swung over ShuErIe's
head ShuEruc kept pumping iu hts
left AID right 20 Leach's face CrosF
finally worked n close and fsent =
left 10 the stomach and face iu quick
succession Roth were tired by their
fast work toward the end % the
round
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
Jake Stahl OtOp left), Frank Chance
and Fred Tenney Cright).

The present situation in the two
major leagues. where there are 10
openings for bright youngsters who
can hold down the first base jobs re-
calls the fact that first 0asemen ever
were scarce and that a large poCtioa
of the initial sackers in the country
the playing the cushion through ne
cessity and not from choice.
Cleveland has three aspirants for
the initial pillow-Doc Johnston. Roy
Wood and Pete Shields Johnston
used TO think he was a star southpaw.
Wood was an outfelder. while Shields
was catcher until last season. Get
ting right down to hard facts. most of
Cleveland's first sackers have been
made-overs. Pat Tebeau began as a
third basemau. George Ia Chance and
Pat Crisnam, as well as Ossie Schreck
and Bob Wood were catchers. Char
ley Hickman began as a pitcher and
was an outhelder when bought from
Boston George Stovali was a pitcher
until his arm went back on him. while
Claude Rossman was an outfielder I'M
til assigned 10 the infield work.
Cleveland has held no monopoly
upon the first basemen who have been
made over Going back 10 the early
days OF the game. II Is found that Pop
Arson was third baseman. while
Comiskey was a pitcher when he be- !
came professional. Fred Tenney
and Jack Eoyle were catchers. and
coed ones, too. Jiggs Donahue. one
81 the best fielding first basemen the ,
game mas known, was noted as being 4
one OF the few left-handed catchers il Z
me business Frank Chance is an
'ther who dcfe1 the protector and .
mask 70 guard first base. Jake Stahl
IS anothe.
Jake Daubert was pitcher at the
'utset OF his career. sc was Frank
shell. Stuffy McInnis considered him
sen shortstop until he was given the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
JOHNSON SETTLE
WITH CARRANzA?
Black Heavyweight VIII Have 20
Run Blockade # He
Doesn't.

Do Fa-o. Tex. Jan. 18TH. Car
-.rll government SIN oppose the enc
--y into Mexico og Jack Johnson. the
American uesro prize fshter who IS
booked 90 night Jess willard 90 Juarez
on .iarcs o. according 20 predictions
made by Andres Garcia. tine Carranza
consul here.
Carols tei.zrpIed 90 the FIRST
rhieT tina. johnson Was fugitive
from Justice in tine United states and
suggested that Doc must present re-
Gently issued American pas sports be
fore he boz allowed to pass through any
port held by the CarTanza forces
Johnson az present IS al Bucnos
Aires. Argentina. on his way north He
naturally would attempt 90 enter Mex
leo through the east coast ports OF
TampiCo or Vera Cruz. both OF which
are held by Carran=a troops. The trip
from some Central American border
port would be- as difficult as any en-
Try from the vest coast The latter
would require a hard ride over the
mountains which might affect the con-
dition OF the negro.
Garcia's objections we're based ON
HIS assertions that the Johnson-v VIII
lard match would increase the war
chest Of villa. who IS combating Car
rama in the present Mexican c0ntro-
versy-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
ADMIT The FEDS
LYNCH'S ADVICE
Former President of National
League Predicts Ruin in
Present Fight.

New Britain, Conn, Jan. IA
Thomas J. Lynch, former president OF
the National league, believes it will
be financial suicide for the warning
baseball interests to continue their
fight. EX-President Lynch is in favor
OF admitting the Federal league 10 the
national agreement. In this way. he
says, salaries viii be brought TO rea-
sonable figures. Grabbing players
and paying them princely salaries
VIII spell ruin for all those Interested. ."
he says. The millions behind the Fed
eral league insures the success of the
Gilmore circuit. he believes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
MEET FAST TEAM
FOR The OPENER
Augustana College Facing Hard
Contest With Illinois
Wesleyan.

Illinois Wesleyan, last years cham
pions of the I. /. A A, win be the op-
ponents of the gold and blue
this evening. when Augustana opens
the basketball season on the home
floor Wesleyan, although regarded as
the strongest team in the conference,
is playing with only two of last years
varsity men in the lineup. Their loss
includes Elliott considered the best
forward appearing in the conference
games last year Their loss has been
made up, however. by good material
entering from high schools last fall.
and their ability has already been
demonstrated in games this season.
Augustana won fourth place last
year. but did not have an opportunity
to meet Wesleyan. Up to the present
time the practice games staged at the
college gymna SUM have proven that
the new men on the squad are equal.
or very nearly, 10 the varsity men of
last year. This is the best sign Of
strong team, since the four varsity
men now with the squad were recog-
nized as stars last year Sten and
Hultgren are the only membe of last
years varsity who were lost through
graduation, both of these being first
class men. Hultkrans is really the
only new men on the squad, c. W An
deTsOn and Valentine having PLAYED
with the second team last year. The
remaining varsity men are Swedberg,
Berg, Samuelson and Z. Anderson. 1t!
will not be announced before tomor-
inc iE 20 -,
first team
Provisions for the accommodation
Of more than one hundred people
above the former capacity of the gym
have been made during the holiday va
cation This was effected by con
a balcony at the north end .
Of the building, extending as far out as
The basket.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
ISLANDER FIVE TO PLAY
TISKILWA TEAM FRIDAY

The local high school basketball FIVE
is practicing hard every night for the
coming game Friday night with the
strong Tiskilwa aggregation Tiskil.
wa has not been on the islanders
schedule in former years although the
locals did play the Tiskilwa five al the
state tourney held at Galesburg last
February.
The Crimson and Gold warriors tri
umphed in that contest. the final
score being 2S to "a As tine score in
dicates the game was hard fought the
upstate boys having an unusually
fast team. All of the men who repre-
sented Tiskilwa on the basketball floor
last year are back I'm uniform this sea.
son, so Captain Farmer Reeves OF
the local team is drilling his men FOR
hard game
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
FORMALLY START WORK
ON CHICAGO SPEEDWAY

Work on the rev ruf1Ifou-doiiaF Chi
eaxo speedway was officially started
yesterday a. haywood when Miss
Hannah Reid daaEhtcF % President
David r Reid. raised an American faE
TO the top % n hundred foot pole IN
the ccrter % the twomue track.
Scores % automobile race enthusiasts.
Including officers % the Speedway
Fark association. and polo and Eoif
fans accompanied the expedition over
on the West side 20 the 1g0-acre plot
% land Tor the opsaiu< ceremonfes-
For the last six week a gang %
men has been AZ Uork gctting things
IN shape for the hcavy work. Carloads
% material % all kinds have reached
Ne track in the laS; few days. and an
-:fcr building has been finished. The
drainage viii be completed In short
order. ard the officials are confident
they vii have the track well under
say inside % couple % weeks.
Nftcr the aax-raisiuE ceremony
President Reid drove the frs; ball on
the golf links. which VIII BE- one OF
Tire features OF the Speedway Park
sIn5.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
CENTRAL CIRCUIT
ALSO IN TROUBLE
Looks as If It Would Be Dim
cult Getting More Than
Six Clubs.
CLINTON ON ITS LAST LEGS
oalesburs Team Transferred to masor
City and Justice Reelected
as President.

| Waterloo, Iowa, Jan l4-Presiden,
NJ. h. Justice was reelected president
/ of the Central Association of Basebal
clubs at the annual meeting YESTERDAY
| W. H. Davidson of Burlington was "a.
elected vice president Mason CITY
was awarded the Galesburg franchise
with the understanding that If Clinton
failed to retain its franchise the
/ league would become a six club organ.
alton.
Clinton was given 10 days in which
to perfect an organization Mason
City was represented by a delegation
of Is business men.
Sport Writer'S Elect
Ralph Ross of Burlington, was elect.
ed president; W d. Randall. Muscs,
tine. vice president, and Vic Harria
Cedar Rapids. secretary. of the Base
ball Writers association
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14

chance 70 replace Harry Davis.
Schmidt of the Braves was a pitcher.
Jack Miller of the Cardinals a second
basemau, Leary Of the Browns a
catcher.
Size up the present situation. Clevs-
land is trying out two recruits. Shields,
a bush Lacquer with only one years
experience, and Roy Wood with but
few months trial Chicago needs an
accomplished first baseman to substi-
tute for Fournier. whose fielding is
not equal 10 his batting ability Branch
Hickey win Try out several youngsters
in hopes that he can find one good man
for the joJ and allow Leary TO resume
duty as catcher Pipp graduate OF
the international league, Will get a
trial at New York, while Washington
may find itself compelled to get a new
man for the initial cushion should Gan
dis health fail to improve
Good first basemen are Just as
scarce in the National If Miller Hug
Miller so back to second or short.
McGraw wants younger man to re
place Fred Merkle. Moran is seeking
a successor to Luderus. Fred Clarke
may have 10 put Hans Wagner on first
to replace Konetchy. who has Jump
cd. and Cincinnati needs man to fill
Hoblitzel's shoes, Mollwitz having
failed TO do so. In fact. the only first
basemen in the two big leagues who /
are perfectly satisfactory 10 their
managers are McInnis OF the Athletics. /
Hoblitzel of the Red Sox Burns Of the (
Tigers. Safer of the Cubs. Daubert of (
Brooklyn and Schmidt of the Braves. /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
Bat Wants Chance at Titie.

New York. Jan. I4.--Batti.ng
Nelson. once king Of the iightweights.
wants tolWiu back the lightweight
championship He g. negotiating with
Billy Gibson for n finish fight with
Freddie Weich. 20 take place in Ha-
vaua- Sic Elso declared that nothing
would suit him better than a match
with I'D WoiEast. his cOuqueror. I
doat believe ] am Just as good - I
ever Vas. for that would be foolish.
said Nelson. We all have 10 go back
sometime. Welsh. the present cham
piou. j. going hack rapidly. aud I
know that he never could hit hard
enough 90 hurt me. am an Ameri-
can citizen and ] want an American
- hold the title which Kid Lavigne
brought 10 this country years ago"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
PLAYING MANAGER
FOR PEORIA CLUB
Application Of George Reed for
the Job as Pilot Turned
Down.

I Peoria. Jan. 14-Uulezs George
Reed cares TO purchase the Peoria
baseball club and operate r. himself.
q proposition that Mr. Reed is ficur-
ing upon very seriously. he will not
be az the helm OF the local club as
manager this. season. Neither viii
any other than a playing manager be
in charge. Mr.. Reed learned that fact
in q conference with President Jones
of the Peoria Amusement company
held az the jefferson hotel yesterday
afternoon.
George, II We were in a position
TO employ a bench manager this year.
your application would be given care
ful consideration. but we have de-
cided upon playing manager for our
club. so that let's you out"
That vas the way Jones declared
himself In the matter. The facts are
these: The National association has
ruled that $1,000 shall be the salary
limit for Glass p clubs this year. The
Peoria club officials have. therefore.
that rule. With "a first class playing
manager in the field you can get
pretty good brand OF ball for that
.
won't be playing for any SO per month
either But with a $500 bench man
age- things would be different. and
there would have TO be two or three
pretty cheap men on the club TO bring
The total salary within the limit The I
Peoria club officials have. therefore. /
that n playing manager shall /
be placed Al the helm. believing that a 1
better brand OF ball can be presented I
By throwing the entire salray allowed /
iirect upon the playing field.
Jones knows OF number OF good
oiaying managers and these are now
seinS considered The distiller club
,Oss leaves today on a business trip
n the east but will be back within
he next few days when II Is expect
ID he viii be ready 20 announce the
selection.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
DAREDEVIL DICK WANTED
TO SCOUT FOR YANKS?

Dick Kinsella, whilom Three-Eve
league magnate, apparently has be-
come quite a parsonage in the baseball
world He is now rumored 70 be hirt
ing with the new owners of the New
York American league team. Damon
Runyon an eastern writer, has the fol-
lowing comment to make.
According to a dispatch from Chi
cage. Sinister Dick Kinsella. the fam.
Gus ivory litter OF the Giants is head.
ed this way to interview Colonel Rup
pert and Cap Huston about taking
job with the Yanks. The dispatch
states that the sinister one has not
signed a contract for 1915 with Nc.
Graw and that the new owners Of the
Yanks are very anxious to get him, II
the Giant chief VIII consent
Certainly the approach of Dick at
this season OF the year is of ominous
portent Rarely If ever does the cele.
brated scout emerge from his Illinois
covert in the winter. Usually he goes
south with the Giant squad in Feb
ruary, and then hides himself again
until such time as he hears the faint
scrabbling of immature baseball play
ers way, way down In the sticks
Something must be stirring TO cause
Richard to expose himself to the win.
try blasts of the Atlantic shore
"He would be a great acquisition
for the Yanks-or for any other club
but it is doubtful if McGraw would
let him go. Sinister Dick IS one Of
the greatest judges Of baseball talent
in the business, and his value as /.
scout lies not only in the players he
but in the ones he refuses to
take"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
Fob Mona to sox Christle.

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan 14-Bob Mo-
ha and Charles Christie. rival ioca.
middlewelshts. have been matched
for a ten-round go before the south
Side Athletic club Jan. % They VIII
make 100 pounds jack Redmond ana
Young Wallace" the two Leading
lightweights among the home talent
will fight an eight-rouud semi-windup
to the Billy Kramer-Jack Doig baiue
Friday night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
RoeaIina After More Coin.

Washington, D. c., Jan. I4-Mana-
ger Clarke Griffith OF the Nationals
admitted yesterday that Joe Boehling
of Richmond sensational southpaw of
1913, has refused to sign a 1915 con
tract. B3ehling returned TO Richmond
without signing He intimated having
Federal league offers. BoehIing had a
bad season last year and Griffith re-
fused to come through with a raise de-
manded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
TailenGsrs Get Angry and
Trounce Opponents IN the
Commercial League.
HARMS IS HIGH WITH $50
Colts Increase Lead ~ Defeating PIo~
Team az S. Julien Alleys
Kio.e Stars.
STANDING OF LEAGUE

The rebuilt Rock Island CLUB team
took two % three games from Glenn
ann e. saizmauu's quintet last uieh-
a. fhs club alleys lu the Commercial
lcaEue affer starting but with q
rush. NOrm0vle's men feII i0au-.u the
last game. Fett.ne only 7f- Harms
vas high man on both alleys 'aItl
$50. getting Isl. ts5 and -lI stein
hauer vas second high with $50
~ che So. julien alleys the Colts
grabbed two oct o. three from tEe
speedy Pi0w team. The company men
took he scoud game br rolling go.
butfeii down rather badly i1 che first
and l1at game. -Cap" EIove Ted lle
team Iast night with count OF $50.
setting an even zoo in the fulI con-
test As 81 result % the victory the
Colts Increased their lead over che
Pi0w men The scores
At THE ST. JULIEN ALLEYS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
Dubuque Ball Fair Jar. sn

Dubuque, Iowa, Jan. I4-Arraage-
ments were completed yesterday for
holding the baseball fair on Jan. so.
The funds are to be devoted 10 defray.
ing the expenses of Manager MulIen's
new Dubuque Three-Eye team.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
Raker Wins Ovcr Elackblrn.

Altoona, Pa. Jan 14.-Before me
Lincoln A. c. last night Harry Baker
of Wilmington. Del. beat Jack Black
burn Of this city by a small mareA
and johnnie Gil Of York and JOHNNIE
Celmar OF Pittsbure fought six hard
rounds 20 draw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
Two sian wi.n sloon.r..

Bloomington. III. Jan. 1.-THE
Bloomington association received con-
tracts % Outdeicer Charles Oberta Of
Gillespie III and lnAeiGer Charles
Hcilaeher % ST Louis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
Illinois Joins ooIt Rodv

Urbana. H.. Jan. 1.-THE Univer-
sity of Illinois has just been admit
ted 10 the National intercollegiate Golf
association and viii send a team TO
the next tournament. The Him be-
lieve they win have a strong SQUAD.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14

Russia has recently completed sew
eFal new aeropiane factories which
are each 70 supply 20 OF 30 aeroplanes
weekly for army use Under service
coalitions. the life OF an aeroplane
is comparatively short. and a, consid-
cradle part OF the output OF these fac
tories viii be needed TO replace vast
age at the front
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-12-23

r. E. Wyche VS. St. Nj. James. No. 1858. In Sec
ond District Court, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
DY virtue of writ of seizure and sale,
ID issued in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, have seized, and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door of the Court House, in the town OF
Benton, La, on Saturday, January %,
1916, the following described property,
wit:
The southwest quarter of southeast
quarter of section "a and northeast quar-
ter OF northwest quarter and northwest
quarter of northeast quarter of section
Is, all in township %, north, range 10,
west, containing 1870 acres, more or less,
and situated in Bossier Parish, Louis
lana, together with all buildings and
improvements thereon.
Terms of Sale-Cash, without the ben
eft of appraisement, to pay and satisfy
the sum of 1920, and on terms of credit
to meet the sum Of $3.50, in four notes
each for the sum Of S120, and due, res
pectively, December 20, 1915, December
20, 1916, December 20, 1917, and Deem
Der 20, 1918, together with per cent pei
annum interest on the above amounts
from December 90, 1912, until paid, ane
all costs of suit, including 10 per cent OF
said sum and interest as attorneys fees
J. F. EDWARDS,
| Sheriff, Bossier Parish, Louisiana
Benton, La, Dec. %, 1915. jan27
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-12-23
Let 1t Slip and Was Ruined for Life.

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