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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
COLLEGE SEASON TO
OPEN IN DAVENPORT

Augustana begins her basketball
season tomorrow evening when the
varsity meets the team from Daven-
port Y. NJ. c. a. at the college gym.
The game is to begin at s o'clock, but
a mass meeting of the students is
scheduled for an hour earlier Coach
Conrad has been working hard for the
past three weeks and has rounded
out a fast aggregation to meet the
Iowans. The calibre of the Davenport
five is not known, but from the quail
ity Of teams that have appeared
against the collegians in the past. a
hot battle is promised for the initial
tilt
Connie has announced no lineup for
the opening game, but it is expected
that the four "a" men and Reeves
will break the ice for Augie. Swed-
berg, captain, at center, Samuelson
and Reeves at forward, Berg and f.
Johnson look mighty well and it is
probable that these men will pry IN
the lid. R. Carlson, F. johnson. f.
Lundberg and P. Dahlen will appear
in suit and will perhaps be used. The
new men are showing class, and Carl
son and Johnson the showing class at
forward and guard, respectively.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
NEW ORLEANS OFF
WHITE WELSH 60
D0minick TOrtOrich 0pines That Char
ley W0uId Prove Poor Drawing
Gard in South.

New Orleans, Dec. 10 New Or
leans will not bid for the Welsh White
championship match Having a cham
pionship contender Of its own in Joe
Mandot. the promoters here do not
look upon the Welsh-White match as
practicable at all for New Orleans, but
would like to see Freddie and Charlie
go on through with their engagement
Immediately so that Mandot will not
have to wait so long to meet the win
ner.
That is the view Dominick Tortorich,
who said yesterday that he considered
that Mandot has as much right TO fight
Welsh as White has and that he would
not think of going to Chicago for an
opponent for Welsh when he had one
right here.
This is the attitude of the other pro-
moters here. too, and New Orleans
bid for the match is highly improbable
unless Welsh will fight on a percent
age basis. Then Tortorich might
handle the show One Of the reasons
the fight doesn't look good to New Or
leans is that White is not very
strong with the fans here. His defeats
by Jack Britton and Johnny Dundee
hurt him as card AS Tortorich ex-
pressed it, 1T is good card for any
city except New Orleans
Another split in the ranks Of pro
motors today may lead to still more
bidding for contests, however. Tortor-
ich announced that he and Tommy
Burns had decided that each will pad
die his own canoe henceforth. 1t is ru-
mored that differences grew out of the
handling Of the Williams-Burns fight.
Burns has made an offer for my
share in his place, and l am gladly
selling" said Tortorich 4 am not in
position to announce my plans as
yet, but will have something interest
ing to say pretty soon. | am working
on one OF two big matches, and these
will be fully prepared for as / still
have the West Side arena in Melon
onoghyille, one Of the best in the coun-
try. and can run city matches at the
ball park or race track"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
CAMP is THROUGH
At YALE COLLEGE
Father OF Football Sewers Connection
With Athletics Because Of
Stress Of Business.

Philadelphia, Dec. 10. - Walter
Camp Is through. The man who made
football the game it is today, the real
father Of the sport has decided to
give up his active connection with ath-
Jettes al Yale university. where the
name OF Camp, football and Yale are
synonomous.
Camp was in Philadelphia yester-
dag and told of some OF the reasons
why he had decided to give way to
other men at Yale.
Yes. it is true that 7 have severed
all Of my>official connections at Yale
university" said Camp This does
not mean, though, that ! am through
with football or athletics in general.
4 intend in the future to follow
the game Just as closely as ever. to
suggest whenever l can anything that
strikes me as beneficial to the sport
and to write a great amount of matter;
but officially I am through.
Football is the breath Of life to
ME. and I am sure that when I have
ceased thinking, talking, studying
and dreaming the game, I will have
passed out Of this world. But the
many duties I have had in my 80
years connection with Yale athletics
have taken so much time and bound
me so closely to one spot that / have
not emily been forced to sacrifice bust
ness but have also been forced TO
forego the chances to broaden out as
/ should like. Therefore I am sever
ing my official connections"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
CHURCHILL LEADS WITH %,
M0liners Drop Two Games to Black,
hawks in Davenport, While Cubs
| Trounce Cross Countrys.
Tri- Standing.

PA" ChurchilIs flying FitzGibbon
crew from Moline was again the sen.
sation of the Tri-City Bowling league
in games rolled last night. Not sat
ished with taking three games last
week, the Moliners again attacked The
naples with vim last night, breaking
two team records and consequently
handing the Martins Of Davenport
another jolt by taking two out of three.
The Pillow boys rolled 2,S10 for a new
three-game record and 1,049 for the
single-game mark after q bad start.
pa" Churchill led the attack with 6Sl.
The Edelweiss team. leaders Of the
league. iourneyed to Davenport last
night only to get a walloping at the
hands of the Blackhawk team at the
BIackhawk alleys, losing two out OF
three. Pete Petersen set the pace
with 207, 233 and 1872. for a total Of
632. Following a good start the Cubs
dropped the final game to the Cross
Countrys at Hastings alleys. The
Harms-0utings match at the Harms
alleys was postponed. The scores;
At Island City alleys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
CORNELL AND MAINE
TEAMS COMING WEST

New York, Dec I0-Following the
announcement OF Wednesday that
Colgate college will meet the Univers-
ity of Illinois in football next year
came rumors yesterday that other
western teams have made oyertures
to strong eastern elevens. From Cor
nell came the report that Nebraska
had asked for two-year contract
with the eastern champions.
Indiana university is reported TO be
diekering with the University Of
Maine for 3 game TO be played in In
diaaapolis at the time of the celebra-
tion 81 the H0osier states centennial.
The University of Kansas also is firt-
Ing with eastern teams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10

Johnny Ertle, the St Paul bantam,
who won from champion Kid Viii
Iiams of Baltimore. ON foul d short
time ago. has won all of his battles
since he arrived in the east last Octo-
ber His swift rushing style and fast
action with both hands have been very
effective. He has won all of the four
bouts in which he took part in New
York and in Philadelphia, outpointing
his opponents cleverly in the first two
and scoring kn0ckOuts in the others.
Ertle has made an excellent impression
on all who have watched his ring work
here and the majority of the experts
are Of the opinion that if the St Paul
lad meets Williams again the result
will settle decisiyely which Of them is
entitled to the bantam championship
title.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
PREP ELEVENS MAY
ORGANIZE NEW BODY

New York, Dec. 10.-An intersehO-
lastic football conference to be called
soon was in prospect yesterday. 1t IS
proposed to hold such a meeting Oh
the Representatives of the high schools
having strong football teams TO pass
rules for all interscholastic games
The conference will also promote III
tersectional high school games
The following schools have been
sounded out and are said to favor lns
conference: Everett High Of Boston,
Central High of Detroit, Lafayele
High Of Buffalo, Shaw High 81 ciese,
land, Oak Park High of Chicago EAs,
Aurora High of East Aurora, Ill, aau
Hamilton Institute OF New York
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
stage rs DEFENDED
BEFORE UNDERGRADS

Urbana, Ill, Dec ia tribute to
Coach Stage of Chicago by Director
HUFF Of Illinois was the result Of an
article by an undergraduate who as
serted that the Midway mentor was
probably behind the move to abolish
baseball in the Big Nine.
Mr. Stage had no more to do with
the abolition Of conference baseball
than | did, declared Mr. Huff. Till
nois students are inclined to blame
MIR. Stage for everything that does not
satisfy US. While his ideas and nina
on the solution of the baseball ques-
ton do not jibe at all, he does not
want TO see baseball abolished any
more than / dc"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
MANYBljYERSFOR
CLEVELAND TEAM
Ben r. Hopkins, Capitalist Has Start
cd Negotiations to Purchase
the Indians.
HE Is 4 REAL BASEBALL FAN
]. 2. Carriean, Price Mckinney and
Charles Otis Also Mentioned
as Purchasers,

Cleveland, Dec 10--Ben r Hopkins. /
local capitalist, has started ne&otia-
lions for the Cleveland American +
league ball CLUB. He held several
conferences with Ban Johnson, pres
iaent OF the league, last night, aud de-
clared that the preliminary steps to-
ward gaining control Of the Indians
had been taken.
While It is true that the deal has
been started. it Is FAR from bong com
pleted. Several important details must
he settled before Hopkins can be class
ed as the new owner OF The Indians.
The bankers' committee which is
handling the finances Of G.. W. Somer8
present owner. will have 70 make sew
oral important changes in the terms
of the sale before Hopkins viii 60 fur
Their
Nothing official has been announced
regarding tae sale of the club by
either Ban Johnson, George Steele,
Representative OF the bankers com
mittee, or Owner S0mers Notwish-
standing the fact that none Of the
above trio Will issue an Official state
ment. it is & fact that Hopkins has as
least started the preliminary steps
toward the purchasing Of the Indians
One Of the hard knots which the
prospective purchaser and the bank
ers' committee viii have 60 unCavel
is the status Of the Cleveland Auieri-
can association club. also owned By
Somers. II has been declared for
some tine that the A. A. team Will be
shifted TO Toledo where IT, originally
was located but whether it, viii be
sold to Toledo capitalists OF whether
the league wiiI operate the club is
not known. Just what viii be done
regarding the players on the A. a.
team who are the property Of the
Cleveland American team ia a prob
lem yet unsoived
1.-THE bankers committee will have
TO wrestle with the A. A. team prob
lem" said somers last might. He as
well as Johnson and Steele. declined
10 discuss either tbe American TT
A A club situations
Ben Hopkins always has been a
baseball fan He has made several
spring training trips with the OLD
Maps and at the present time is the
head Of the amateur commission ap-
pointed by Mayor Baker 10 look after
the Cleveland Amateur Baseball asso-
citation.
In the absence Of sherwin John
Steele is looking after the baseball
deal Of the committee, and whatever
is done Mr. Steele VIII be q party
in It.
J. P. Corrigan and Price Mckinney
and Charles Otis have also been men
TONED as possible purchasers. but all
three have declared that they have no
intention Of buying the club
President Barrow of the Interua-
tionaI league remained over in Cleye-
land yesterday on personal business
with Ban Johnson. but left last night
for the east President Barrow declar-
cd that conditions in the International
league were very promising and thar
the Feds would not be able to do the
league any damage this year
The Feds are about dead In the
east right now" declared President
Barrow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
NEBRASKA COACH TO
JOIN INDIANA SQUAD

Lincoln, Neb.. Dec. 10-Coach Ewold
0. Stiehm Of Nebraska university re
quested the university athletic board
yesterday to release him from his
agreement to remain here another
year SO he would be able-to accept an
offer Of a similar position in west
ern conference institution at a salary
increase Of $3.50.
Omaha. Dee. 10-Tbe University Of
Indiana is the Institution that has
made an offer to Coach Jumbo stiehm,
according to statements made here
last night. Il was denied that Wis
consin had made any proposition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10

Olympic games during 1916. as previ-
ously planned, has been abandoned by
the International Olympic committee
and that body, as we'll as the officers
of the International Athletic fedora
ton, is reported to favor such meet
ing of American and Swedish track and
field stars. Ernie Hjerherg, the Swed-
ish National Athletic instructor, will
probably be delegated TO visit this
country shortly and arrange all de-
tails for the tour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
NORTH END PLAYERS
ARE GIVEN SWEATERS

Chicago Dec. 10-Sweaters we're
presented 10 Is members of the heavy
weight champion North Ends at their
annual banquet, which was held We'd
nesday night at OFlaherty's. Evans
ton The North Ends earned the mid
die west title by trouncing every team
of class in this section.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
Baldwin Has Close Call.

Thornton, r. l., Dec 10.-Only his
generalship and grit saved Matty
Baldwin, the veteran Charlestown
lightweight. from a knockout at the
hands of Freddie Yelle of Taunton
Wednesday night. Matty was severe
iy punished, being knocked fiat three
times during the IL rounds,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
Fighters Fail to Agree,

New York, Dec. 10.-The managers
Of Frank Moran and James Coffey
were still trying to get together yes
terday. The situation now stands.
Ike Dorgan, Moran's manager, wants
50 per cent Of the gross receipts and
guarantee Of $4,000. to be paid when
Moran enters the ring.
Billy Gibson. Coffey's manager.
wants 10 give either 35 per cent or
Ss.00o, but not both.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
BYERS HAS LAUGH ON
DIES MONIES SCHOOL

Milwaukee. Dec To- Paul Byers.
who has been chosen in his sopho-
more year to lead the Badger football
eleven, vas considered 700 small to
play football wirh East Division high
schoel whea he tgeuded classes there.
East Division Is wondering today If
they did Hof overlook a bet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10

the return Of the Chicago nine,
around New Years day. He will as
sist Coach Page with freshmen basket
ball and baseball men, and later in the
season will serve as aid for Coach
Stage in the VARSITY track and spring
football training seasons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10

Paul Raymond Des Jardien, captain
Of the University of Chicago eleven
last year, and an All-American center,
has been officially announced as an
addition to the Maroon staff Of coaches.
Shorty" is at present with the tour
ing baseball team in the orient. and
will take up his duties Immediately on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
sPLINTERS OF SPORT

New York. Dec. 10. - Golfers are
keenly interested in report that
Harry Vardon and several other fam
GUS English professionals will tour
America during the coming season.
Vardon, Taylor, Ray, Braid and other
former holders of the English open
championship played series of four
ball matches throughout England dur
ing the past summer, turning the net
receipts over to war relief fund.
II proper arrangements can be made
with a quartet Of these players the
plan is to have them tour the United
States and Canada during the 1916 sea-
son with the same ultimate use of the
gate receipts. Most of the profession
ais mentioned are past the age where
there services would be acceptable In
trench warfare but they are under
stood TO be eager to turn their golfing
ability into material assistance for
England during the continuation Of the
war Ray. Vardon and Braid had en-
gagged passage to this country last sum
mer but the sinking of the Lusitania
caused them to abandon the trip.
According TO Parke Davis. the foot
ball statistician. more than $4,000 col
lege and scholastic football games
were played during the past autumn
while more than 100000 spectators
witnessed the matches. Last season
figures were placed at $4,000 games
and $685. 900 spectators.
The proposal of the conference com
mittee that the middle western uni
versities drop baseball as an intercoi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
w. and ]. Fleets n Eaptaip

Washington, Pa, Dec, 10-Byron c.
Wimberly Of Stevenson, Ala. yester-
day was elected captain Of the Wash
ington and Jefferson college football
team for 1915. He played right guard
this season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
Syracuse Gets Omen Date.

Pittsburgh, Dec. 10.-Syracuse may
come here next season and give grid
iron battle to Pittsburgh, filing the
date made vacant by Carlisle, who has
eliminated football Both teams are
willing. 1t is said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
lid Lewis 10 Box Brennan.

Buffalo. Dec. 10-Ted Lewis, con-
qaeror Of Jimmy Duffy. will meet
Knockout Brennan before the Queens
burg A. G.. Dec II, The weight will
be l5a ringsida.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10

leglate sport is certain to raise violent
objection among the alumni of the
leading institutions of that section
College baseball in the middle west
dates back as far as 1866, when the
university of Michigan mines began to
play the game. In the early 'e0s the
present intervarsity series were start
ed and have continued without a break
ever since. The Chicago Wisconsin.
lllinois-Chicago games began in 1893
while Minnesota and Chicago and
Michigan and Chicago met for the first
time a year later.
Officers Of the Amateur Athletic
union report that the coming indoor
championship games will not be held
IN Baltimore as was previously an
nounced. The junior and senior meets
will, in probability, be held in New
York city as in the past few years.
Baltimore, the home Of A. A. L. Presi-
dent Turner will be a bidder for the
games year hence when conditions
and arrangements for the double meet
are more propitious.
Federal league authorities state Of
hcialiy that the plan of "jitney base
ball' will not be featured, II attempted
at all, during the 1916 season. II ia
reported that the matter will be fully
discussed at the next meeting of the
independent league and that appar
entity majority Of the club owners are
IN favor Of abandoning the 10 cent
stands.
The Swedish Athletic authorities are
understood to favor visit of an Amer
lean track and field team to Sweden
next summer for series OF interna-
tional meets. All hopes OF holding the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
At Hastings Alleys.
TETnE

II Harms Alleys,
Harms and Outings games postpon-
ed,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10

The proposal OF the conference com
mittee that the middle western uni
versities drop baseball as an intercoi-
The state herald., 1915-03-19
An Old Settler Gone.

The death Of Frank W. johnson on
Tuesday March ., was quite shock to
many Of his friends over the county
who had not learned that he was sick.
He was taken down with typhoid pneu.
monia and was not sick very long.
He was one of the Oldest settlers of
our county, coming here from Bertrand
Neb., in 1887 and settling in the west
ern part of the county.
He was an active, snterprising farm-
or and stock raiser and always took an
active part in all moves for the devel.
opment Of the natural resources of the
county. His participate in public af.
fairs, gave him large acquaintance in
the county and he was highly respected
by all who knew him.
From his age. he should have been in
the prime Of life and his death was
very unexpected to all who had not
heard of his sickness.
The funeral services were held at
Haxtun on Wednesday Mar. 10. and
the body was taken to his old home IN
Bertrand, Neb., for burial.
The state herald., 1915-03-19
Worlds Largest Engine
Arrives at San Francisco
Exposition.

San Francisco. A monster eighty.
six foot locomotive built at the Bald.
win Works, Philadelphia, for the Bur.
lington Railroad. has just been placed
in the Transportation Palace at the Pan
anna Pacific Exposition, San Francisco.
1t is the largest road engine of the non.
articulated type ever built. weight $50
tons. and carries II tons of coal and To-
900 gallons of water. This engine is SO
big that it would be impossible for any
human being to fire it. SO it has been
equipped with Street automatic stok-
er. which carries the coal from the ten.
der to the fire box. Its firebox is as
large as homestead shack and re il.
side Of the small end Of the boiler ID
seven feet four inches in diameter. II
took thirty seven days to get is across
the continent.
The railroads have always held their
end up at the American Expositions.
and judging from the exhibits which
have already arrived at San Francisco
they are going to maintain this record
at The San Francisco show. which oug h,
to help to restore the railroad to the
position OF romance and success which
It has always held in the life OF Amsrcs
The state herald., 1915-03-19
Lincoln Beachey: Dare Devil

A lightly-built flying machine failed
under the stress of desperate feat at
tempted by Lincoln Beachey. most ad-
venturous of all airmen. and brought q
spectacular end to career that was
full Of thrills. Daily Beachey pushed
his daring beyond the limit of reason to
supply a sensation for the multitude.
He did it with full knowledge Of the
risks involved. risks those of mankind
who are bound to solid earth know moth
ing Of, and found his reward in the
plaudits Of the populace and the cash
paid him for assuming the jeopardy OF
his calling His fearlessness has been
much descanted upon, its service being
as FAR as known, that he might be- cited
a. an example to others who arc train.
cd in the hazardous vocation Of the avi.
ator. The use he made of his skill was
to cater TO mans insatiatc craving foI
s,me new thrill. and in this he was sur
ported by an equally unsatisned ambi.
tion to accomplish what no other hac
done. Many foolhardy flyers are imi.
tating Beaehey. turning flip flaps high
above the earth, with death continual,
smiling at them, but it may be serious
ly questioned IL tho science OF aviation
Is benefited even in the remotest b,
their exhibitions. Omaha Bee.
The state herald., 1915-03-19
DISEASE oERMA

During the recent outbreak Of the
foot-and-mouth disease at the Chi.
cago stockyards hundreds Of thou.
sands of pigeons were killed BY thu
state and government authorities
They were said to be carrien Of tn
disease germs.
Thousands upon thousands Of rstl
were also exterminated at the same
time. Poison fumes were sprayed
into all holes and crevices in ths
brick pavements Of the stock pam
as the work Of cleaning and disin
fecting was completed.
The state herald., 1915-03-19
WAR CHANGES GUIDE BOOKS
Experts Very Much at Sea a. to What
viii Be Result Of the Euro
pean Conflict

One Of the multitude Of effects Of
the war is its alteration of the guide
books to the continent, says the
Westminster Gazette. The majority
of these have needed little change
for several years in the bulk Of their
pages. But now-i A publisher of
guide books says that as regards Bel
gium, Austria and France there will
be wholesale corrections needed. And
the end is not in sight.
The year books. several Of which
are now in active preparation, are
experiencing similar difficulties.
The statistics Of various public de-
partments have been "held up"
owing to the enlistment of officials
concerned in this work. And when
one does not know what day will
bring forth it is impossible to
"close" pages for pres.