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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
JACKSON THREATENS
TO OUTBAT TY COBB

Chicago, Jan. divisions of a
bench-warming future with the White
SoX prompted Joe Jackson to visit
Chicago yesterday. The slugging Car
Gilman recently perused a sporting
sheet while hobnobbing with comrades
in Cleveland, and, reading a squib to
the effect that Clarence Rowland con-
templated booking him for utility gar
den service, hustled over to the loop,
singled out the South Side skipper and
begged him to reconsider, have heart
and grant one more chance.
Keep me in the left field regularly
next season." said the Dixie walloper.
Don't form an opinion on my playing
Of last fall. I'm going home to Green
vile, S. c., in a week or ten days and
will start working out l won't need
much additional training after the Sox
arrive in Mineral Wells in March. I'm
going to lead the American league hit
tiers next season and will plav the
game Of my life for the White Sox."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
CAlESBURC BOYS
7ROUNCE MOLINE
After Being Outclassed in First Part
OF Game. Visitors Come Back
Strong and Win Contest.

Calesburg's basketball machine
humbled the Moline quintet in a fur
ious game played last evening in the
Plow City. After being outclassed by
the maroon and white in the first half
of the contest, the visitors came back
strong in the second frame, carrying
off the honorS by Al to 80 score. The
second half slump was a painful one
for the Moline fans, inasmuch as the
Moline players appeared to have little
trouble in outclassing their opponents
in the first part of the contest.
The game was fast throughout and
both teams showed that they have the
making of two of the strongest con-
tenders for state honors. Many who
saw the game expressed their opinion
that it will be Moline VS.. Galesburg in
the final game of the district tourna-
ment in February.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
GOLFERS TAKE Up
AMATEURS At CHI
Western Association Delegates to BE
Guided by Decision of the
National Body.

Chicago, Jan. 15-The amateur ques-
ton lOomed large before delegates
who gathered today for the annual
meeting of the Western Golf associa-
ton here tonight The action of the
United States Golf association in
amending the bylaws regarding the
amateur standing of members is eX-
pected to have considerable influence
on the decision of the sectional body.
Next in interest in the awarding of
the amateur championship event, for
which the Midlothian club of Chicago
and the Delmonte club of Delmonte,
Cal, are bidding. The offer of the
California Golf association to provide
free transportation in case the amateur
tourney goes to Delmonte, which was
held by portion of the executive COM
mittee to violate the amateur rules,
is giving the delegates most concern.
If it is decided that the rules will not
be violated. it is believed the Delmonte
club will be awarded the event.
The Blue Mound Country club of
Milwaukee is expected to land the
western open tournament and the
Hinsdale club is the only bidder for
the junior western event.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
STAGE A COOKING
MAIN AT CICERO
Sportsmen From Chicago, IndIan,,.
lis and 81. Louis Wager Hun.
dreds on Results,

Noblesville, Ind, Jan. 15-n.
Strong right arm" Of the law rece,.
ed a compound fracture Thursda.
night at Cicero, near here. when ;.
! old-fashioned cooking main was mi,
ed off at the pavilion operated nv r
b. Scherer.
The cock fights were fought N !.
finish. Hundreds of dollars chaprad
hands and there was plenty of boo,s
Sportsmen were In attendance FRAN,
Chicago, st. Louis, Indianapolis. Tar.
Haute and other points, and thsv
brought their chickens to fight. Tbsv
certainly got action.
Sheriff Woddell and Deputy Eado,
got wind of the celebration and .,
midnight obtained access to the na.
vilion and bought some drinks as evi.
dence But some one recognized the
officers and spread word that tho
sheriff was in the house. Immediate.
! ly there was cry of Throw EN-
out, We came 300 miles to have this
fight, and we're coma have it."
A wild scramble followed and dur.
ing the melee Woddell and Eador bea,
it to their automobile and ordered the
chauffeur to get out Of here quick
They returned to Noblesville.
At Scherer's pavilion quiet was soor
restored and the fighting went on IN.
i til daylight The chickens were ship.
ped into Cicero and the gamblers fol.
lowed at night, a special car carrying
delegation from Indianapolis The
car stopped south of Cicero and the
gamblers slipped across country 10
Scherer's place. Bets were made from
S. to $500.
Scherer has issued a statement de
claring the cock fight was merely
poultry show, but the prizes wer
awarded to the cocks with the longes
spurs and gamest blood and not t
the birds with the finest feathers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15

ularity he quickly received '"o
fers of matches. One OF these "a =,
from Kansas City promoters who :"
in reasonable terms for an ex-chaI.
pion. The Kaw promoters wan s,,
the Chicagoan to meet an oppOn -,
before their club in Decempei' -,
Coulon didn't want TO return " :"
ring so soon and declined. Ills opp~
ent had not even been selected. ).
The other offer came from eibs nv,
naa. The Porkopolis promoters ea a.,
ed Coulon to appear in bout aes "a
newcomer TO the game by the !,
OF Young Sandow. the latter ! !,
January. A definite date was ho' -
but the bout is scheduled oet"sss
Ian. IA and AIN. 20. 1t is this coh''s,
that is to determine the iutuie !,
Johnny Coulon in the boxing sa'he, .
he finds that he can win or hiaas ~
creditable showing. he intends " 81
in an effort to regain the crown W. ..',.
was Knocked of his head by ma y" :.
liams. On the other hand. deiea'
Sandow will mean one thing IS NV :,
table and that is retirement iroh !,
game in which he has been one z
the most notable performers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15

Chicago, Jan. 15.-Within the next
few days another eX-champion is TO
essay comeback" in the prize ring
and his performance will be watched
with interest throughout the ltngth
and breadth of the country. This ex-
champion. still a young man even for
pugilistic activity, for he has just
reached the age of 26 years, is none
other than Johnny Coulon of Chicago,
whose greatest achievement in pug
ilism was in capturing the world's
bantamweight championship and hold
ing it for a period of a little more
than five years.
For his comeback" Coulon is not
playing big game. He is not going out
for return match with Kid Will
liams. the tough little Baltimore boy
who knocked him out and took the
title. Also he is not picking soft
ones. He is going to start over again
just as he started years ago when he
stepped on the first rung of the ladder
which led him TO the championship.
Only short time ago Coulon an
nounced that he would be ready for
action early in the new year and As
evidence that he has not lost his pop
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
TWO COLLEGE TEAMS
FALL BEFORE AUGIE

In a one-slded game staged last
night at Macomb, the Augustana col
lege basketball team defeated the
Western Illinois State Normal five 81
to %. Conrad's men found little op-
position and second string men were
USED most OF the game. Thursday
aight Augustana walloped Carthage at
Carthage by a top heavy count of 81
to I. As in the Normal game, the Is
lauders had easy going. Tonight the
Rock Island team will meet Hedding
at Abingdon. Hedding has one of the
fastest basketball teams among the
minor colleges in the state and the
Augie crew will be given real test
The team will return to Rock Island
tomorrow after three-day iaunt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
McGuigan St. Paul Referee.

St. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 15.-James Nc
Guigan of Philadelphia will referee
the 10 round bout between Mike Glib
bons and Young Ahearn here Tues
day night Chairman Thompson of the
state boxing commission last night
said the commission would meet Mon
day and act on the request for permits
sion to grant a referees decision in
the bout.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15

Efforts to bring Frank Gotch and
Joe Stecher together in a bout for the
wrestling championship has now
reached the stage where the title
holder has consented to be interview
ed on the proposition. Gotch has ex-
planned that Stecher is undoubtedly a
conner, but that to date he has done
nothing remarkable and that so far
as Gotch can see there is no public
demand for him to meet th9 Nebraska
grappler on the mat. He explains that
he has no desire to return to the
game and that he doubts if any pro-
moter would offer any such sum as he
would demand for a match with
Stecher. All Of which Jeffries said in
about the same words some six years
ago when it was suggested that he
fight Jack Johnson. Later Jeffries
signed and the result is too well
known to need repeating.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
LOOK FOR TRANSFER
OF CLEVELAND CLUB

Chicago, Jan. 15.-Transfer of the
Cleveland club of the American asso-
citation back to Toledo was expected to
be made at the annual meeting here
today of the American association club
owners.
President Chivington said that
Roger BresRahan of the Chicago Ma
tionals is among those bidding for the
franchise. Bresnahans home is in To-
| ledo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL MEN
TO CLASH AT Y GYM

The games in the Sunday School
Athletic league to be played tonight at
the Y NJ. c. A., promises to be hard
fought. The games are as follows:
Aiken Street Chapel VS.. Methodists;
Broadway Presbyterians VS.. Fifteenth
Avenue Christians; Baptists VS.. South
Park Presbyterians; Swedish Luther
ans VS.. Memorial Christians. Todd
Bluer and Will Robb will officiate and
games will start at 7:3O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
Guthrie to Michigan.

Detroit, Jan. 15.-Harry Tuthill.
trainer of the Detroit Tigers since
1908 and for the last four years trainer
OF the Army football squad, yesterday
signed a contract to condition the
University of Michigan football team
next season. Steve Farrell, Michigan's
athletic director, asked to be relieved
OF that duty. He wants to devote NOR
time TO the cross country runners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
DAVENPORT PUG IS
CHARGED IN HOLDUP

Danville, ILL.,, Jan. 15.-Claimine
that he had been beaten and robbed
when he refused to place $500 on a
fake wrestling match, Nicholas katis,
a local Greek merchant. swore out
warrants yesterday for the arrest of
George Roumas, Davenport, Iowa;
Young" Burns, Chicago pugilist;
Billy Smith, Chicago wrestler, and Ed
Burke, Peoria promoter.
Katis declared that when he refused
to fall for the 'double-cross game" the
four men beat him, took his money
and watch at the point of gun and
fed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
JOLIET A CONTENDER
FOR ILLINOIS TITLE

Joliet, Ill. Jan. Is. Joliet and
Wheaton, the two strongest contend
ers for state high school basket ball
honors, met here last night and Joliet
won. Sc to 26, after 40 minutes of hard
battling Joliet piled up lead in the
first half, and, although Wheaton came
back strong in the second period, it
could not overcome the advantage.
Wheaton by losing to Joliet, is elimin-
ated from the title race.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
GIRLS HOLD TRACK
MEET; MEN BARRED

Chicago, Jan. 15.-Co-eds Of North
western university held their annual
track meet yesterday in Patten gym
nasium under the supervision Of Miss
Isabella Noble, their instructor in ath-
letics. More than hundred young
women took part in the meet, and
creditable showings were made. Mo
men spectators were allowed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15

FOR AUTO DISPLAY
National Exhibition Opening In Chi
cago Jan. % to Be Largest
Ever Attempted.
THOUSANDS OF DEALERS THERE
Hotels Making Reservations for 10000
Yisitors-Scenic Setting JAP
anese Garden.
THOUSANDS OF DEALERS THERE

American mechanical genius in its
most brilliant and enterprising devel
opments-in the automobile industry
will be framed in the mystic beauties
of the dreamy orient when the worlds
greatest motor car exhibition opens
in the Coliseum, Chicago, Jan. %.
The 18th annual national automobile
show by all portents will be the most
prosperous and best attended indus
trial displav-outside a worlds fair
in this countrys history. Oddly enough,
this ultra-modern and progressive
assemblage of motored marvels will
have for its scenic setting japanese
garden, artificial yet as enhancing as
the richest estates in the mikado's
realm.
The national automobile show,
which will extend from Jan. % to 90
inclusive, will be a $3,000,000 shop
window of the industry Actually the
value of its glistening exhibits, from
huge touring cars to accessory mod
els of the most intricate nature, as
yet defes accurate estimate. From the
cornucopia of Americas Astounding
prosperity will pour a rushing stream
of dollars, accompanied by orders for
automobiles in car and trainload lots
to meet the whole country's Unsuitable
demand for more cars, new cars and
better cars of every recognized make
and design.
So vast was the commercial success
of the recent New York automobile
show that wonderful things are count
ed upon for its "big brother" the Chi
cago show, which draws its patronage
not merely from sections Of the cOun-
try but from the entire continent west
ward to the Pacific. A buying brigade
of about 1000 dealers will gather in
Chicago for the prosperity event, and
about 10000 more visitors, welcomed
as of the genus customer. The exhi
bitors' encourage of officials, engineers,
statesmen and high grade mechanics,
will number about $500 more.
But these groups will not complete
the visiting army in Chicago during
automobile show week Hotel men
conservatively estimate the out-of-
town attedance at 10000, including
representatives of associated indus
tries, newspaper men and others. and
the week will be the time for shop
ping excursions for the women folk
of thousands Of motor car men.
About $4,000 square feet will be
covered by exhibits in the four struc-
lures embraced in the national auto
mobile show grouping the Coliseum
Coliseum annex, First regiment ar.
mory and Greer build ng. A new type
of effectual shelter corridor will con
meet the Coliseum and armory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
Iowa TO PLAY Davenport.

Iowa City, Iowa, Jan. 15.-Professor
Nelson A. Kellogg, director of athlet-
les at Iowa university, and the man
agement of the Davenport Three-Eye
league team have scheduled a five
game series as a preseason tourna-
ment on Iowa field. The dates are
Jan. 1921
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
AmeS Beaten by Missouri.

Ames, Iowa, Jan. 15-University of
Missouri basket ball five took the Grip
pied Iowa State quintet to the clean
ers, 26 to II, here yesterday afternoon.
Boynton and Holmes for Ames and
Campbell, Williams and Wear for the
Tigers, did the best work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
SOXBOWLERSWIN
CONTEST AT CLUB
Tigers Fall Before Onslaught OF White
Hose Squad. But Games are
Unusually Close.
American Standing,

In three of the closest battles ever
staged at the Rock Island club alleys
the SoX of the American Bowling
league took the series from the Tigers
last night The Sox won the first game
by three pins, the second by five ana
the third by 16. Swanson was high
with $50. The Senators gave up three
games without struggle, when the
players failed to apes. the games be-
ing forfeited to the Browns. The
scores:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
Mike TO Battle Dillon,

Superior, Wis, Jan. 15.--Jack Dill
Ion of Indianapolis and Billy Miske
of st. Paul, light-heavyweights, were
matched today to box 10 rounds here
on Jan. Is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
Ruth Signs Again.

Boston, Jan. 15-The contract of
Babe" Ruth of the worlds champion
Red Sox was received by Manager Car
rigan yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
iowa CITY LOSES
A L|STLESS CAME
Islanders WallOp Hawkeyes by Score
OF II to IS at Basketball, But
Fail to Show.
VISITORS DISPLAY TEAM WORK
Maroon and Gold to Tackle Galesburg
Quintet at High School Gym
Tonight at s O'clock.

The Rock Island high school basket
ball team added the second victory to
its record yesterday evening by de-
feating the West Liberty aggregation
on the local Y. NJ C. A. floor by the
score of AZ to %. The game, at least
during the first half, was uncommon
ly slow, the local boys at first even
allowing the visitors to dispute their
supremacy on the score board, but a
little speed was developed in the sec
ond half, when the locals actually got
down to business.
The feature of the game, a very sur
prising one to observers, was the ex-
cellent team work of the visiting team.
In personnel, the local team was by
far the best, but for straight team
work West Liberty had it on the Is
landers. 1t was notable fact that
whenever the ball came into the pos
session of a man from their team, it
invariably kept on until the ball reach
ed their end of the floor. The guards
worked hard to break it up, but very
often were not nimble enough to pre-
vent the passage of the ball.
For the visitors, Gibson, the captain,
was undisputably the star, he being
the one who started all their team
work. Stoker, at right guard, also
played plucky game For the locals,
Taber brothers at forwards, and Helm
beck and Ackley at guards played the
stellar games.
Gives All Chance.
Coach Anderson again worked out
in this game his plan of substituting
a good bit and thus giving everybody
chance. This plan he started in the
alumni game and will continue to
work out in the next few games. He
also wished to save his men as much
as possible last night, as they had
already been through the class tourna-
ment and are to play Galesburg to-
day
The lineup:
Rock Island-Al Taber, captain, IF;
Ed Taber, If; Barker, C; Anderson,
rg; Huber, lg.
West Liberty-Mosher, RI; Waters,
If; Brown, C; Stoker, re-; Gibson, lg.
Substitutes-Rock Island: Heimbeck
for Huber, During for Barker, Will
son for Ed Taber, Dempsey for Al Ia
Der, Ackley for Anderson. West Lib
erty: Jayne for Stoker.
Summary: Field baskets-For Rock
Island, Al Taber 7, Ed Taber 7, Bark
er 3, Durling 1, Dempsey l. for West
Liberty, Brown 4, Mosher 4, Waters
2, Gibson 2. Foul goals-Rock Island,
Al Taber s, Wilson /; for West Lib
erty, Brown 2, Gibson 2.
Referee-Morris w. briggs. Score
keeper-Claude Mercer Timer-Clif-
ford Whistler. Time of halves, 20 min.
utes
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-12-14
SPORTING ITEMS

Madison Square Garden, New York
City's famous amusement ampithe-
alter, was purchased recently for ST.
100000 at sheriff's SALE.
The referee stopped the go between
Army WEIGH of Priest River and Joe
Swain of Spokane in the fourth round
to save Swain from a knockout
WEIGH battered Swain in every round
The game commission of Washing.
ton gathered in Tacoma for their
annual session, the new game and
fish laws to be presented to the state
legislature in January were drafted
and passed upon by the commission
ers from the different counties.
Gilmour Dobie will not return tc
coach the University of Washington
football team next season, said Pres
ident Suzzallo of the university re
Gently. The president stated that the
chief function of the university is tc
train character and that Dobie had
failed to perform his full share OF
this work. The president declared
The faculty does not wish Dobie tt
return next season. Dobie is blamed
for not having prevented the strike Of
members Of the football squad week
before the Thanksgiving game
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-12-14

ing gone that far, to make good and
motives.
Don't be alarmed" he said, catch
ing up with her. I'm not trying to
fiirt or get fresh. Honestly, now, I'm
not in the habit of speaking to wom-
Ell / don't know. Look me over and
you'll see that I'm well-meaning
enough. But the fact is you-ah, you
ali, you're just the same size as my
INDEPENDENTLY And"
The woman gasped. I don't see
she began.
"Oh, but 1 want to ask a favor of
you," went on the male shopper, more
at ease now. 'I've looked all over the
saleswomen and the only one that
would do was busy behind the ribbon
counter but you're just precisely what
l need-oh, beg your pardon, mean
you're just exactly my wife's size and
can tell me what to ask for. You
see, / came here to buy her a shirt
waist that she's been dropping little
hints about, and now that I'm here
it's just struck me that / haven't the
remotest idea about her size. I'm the
densest person you ever saw about
such things-don't even know my own
waist measurement. I'm positive
though, that whatever your size is
would do for her. You may be an
inch taller than my wife, but that's
about the only difference"
cts little unconventional, isn't
tt?" the woman smiled not unpleas-
antly. "Still I don't see why I shouldn't
tell you that my size is-that my
shirtwaists are usually size thirty
six"
They had been walking down the
aisle and were now right by the shirt
waist counter.
II had blue one picked out there"
remarked the man, "that seemed to be
about what 1 wanted to get, but I
didn't know what size it was. See
That'n lying over there on top Of that
pink outfit"
"Does your wife like that shade of
blue? the woman asked significantly,
after biting her lips for a moment.
'Why-er-well, Of course she hasn't
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-12-14
LUMBER AND WOODWORKING.

Secretary A. w. Cooper has mailed
to members of the Western Pine Man
ufacturers' association the monthly
report of lumber shipments and cut
for October, 1916, as compared with
October, 1915. This year 80 mills
reported as compared with 3S year
ago. The cut for the month exceeded
the shipments by 2O,432,395 feet.
improvements installed this winter
in the mill of the Milwaukee Land
Co. at st. Joe, Idaho, will increase the
capacity of the plant from 100000 feet
for a 2O-hour shift to 100000 feet.
The company's logging during 1917
will amount to 4O,OOO,O0O feet, an in
crease of 100000 over that of 1916,
when unsettled market and labor
conditions existed.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-12-14
BRITISH CABINET NAMED.
Sir Edward Carson Gets the Navy
FortfoIio-BaIfour Eucceeds Grey.

London.-The Standard says it un.
derstands that the following cabinet
appointments are certain to be made:
Chancellor of the exchequer-An-
drew Bonar Law.
Secretary for foreign affairs-A. j.
Balfour.
First Lord of the Admiralty-Sir
Edward Carson.
Secretary for war-Earl of Derby.
Secretary for labor-Arthur Hen.
derson.
The home office portfolio, accord
ing to the newspapers, was offered
to Sir Frederick E. Smith, attorney
general in the coalition cabinet, but
he preferred to retain the attorney
generalship.