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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-18
CIRLS'TOURhEYTO
OPEN TOMORROW
Second Interclass Meet to Be Staged at
High School Gymnasium Run
ming Two Weeks.
SENIORS LOOK THE STRONGEST
Junior Colds Confident and Warm
Battles Are Expected Before
Big Contest Ends.

Tomorrow will witness the opening
Of the second interclass basketball
tournament at the Rock Island high
school, this time between the girls.
IN point Of interest, this tournament
may even exceed the boys tourna-
ment Of last week, for the junior girls
are now loudly proclaiming that they
are not to be outdone by the male
members Of their class and that they
are going after a championship also.
On the other hand, the fair members
of the senior class are, If anything,
even more fierce in their demand for
revenge and prophesy confidently that
the scalps Of their opponents will be
hung as trophies in the senior hall.
According to dope, the seniors of
course have II on the derclassmen
securing the championship for their
girls as we'll as for their boys last
year, but If dope Is to be upset in this
meet as it was III that Of the boys, it
Is hard to tell Just what will happen.
1t Is certain that the inclemency of
the season has made It's inroads on the
senior team, for at present both of
the star senior guards are out OF
running, Jeanette Riddell being out
with the pleurisy and Frances Rhoads
also off the job with an attack of sick
ness. However. the team has but one
game to face this week and may be in
better condition next week. The under
classmen are showing up well and
there will doubtless be many sur
prises from them. The senior hope
at present is fixed on Alberta Glasco.
the shark basket shooter and forward
on the team and if she can only keep
up to her old record, a good deal is
assured in that fact
The schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, Jan. 19-Seniors VS..
freshmen and sophomores VS.. juniors.
Wednesday, Jan. Sophomores
VS.. seniors and juniors VS. freshmen.
Friday, Jan. 2S-Seniors VS.. juniors
and sophomores VS.. freshmen.
The LineupS.
The teams will line up as follows
Seniors; Alberta Glasco and Eve
Ign Eckart, forwards; Elizabeth Bah
cock, center; Florence Watson and
Mildren Adams, guards.
Juniors: Melba Carlson and Myrtle
Jens, forwards; Beth Emery, center;
Elizabeth Swisher and Florence Liv-
ingston, guards.
Sophomores: Norma Wiggers and
Frieda Nuessli, forwards; Clara Ar
nell, center; Margaret Morrison and
Catherine Hackstedt, guards.
Freshmen: G. Van Postel and Ar
villa Whistler, forwards; Evelyn Hud-
son, center; Gertrude Patting and P
Stauduhar, guards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-18
O'LEARYS TO SHOOT
IN AURORA TOURNEY

Aurora, Ill, Jan. 1S.-The OLearys,
former national champions, are the
first Chicago team to send in their
entry in the Interstate Bowling tourna-
ment to Secretary Edward Wigand
four events. Other Chicago entries
are either being filed with Secretary
Jacob Mueller in Chicago or will be
mailed Thursday, which is the last day
for entries. The Aurora Bowling asso-
citation expects entries from $50 five
men teams, most of them from Chica-
go. The meet will open Jan. q and
close Feb. Z.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-18
BOSTON BRAVES ARE
IN NEED OF REPAIR

Boston, Jan. 1S.-"The Braves are in
need Of repair. We will have to patch
up several spots and we shall set
about it at once" Manager George t.
Stallings said yesterday after con-
ference with Percy Haughton, the new
president of the club. He had come
up from the south for the purpose.
Stallings said he had several deals
in mind which if consummated, would
bring to Boston the men needed to
bolster the team. A catcher, pitcher,
and an infielder are especially needed,
he said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-18
KID FARMER PASSES
TO REST IN CHICAGO

Chicago, Jan. 1S.-Benny Feinberg
C'Kid Farmer") died at his home, 1922
Hastings street, yesterday. He had a
long string of fights and was an as
pirant for the mtddleweight crown in
the days Of Stanley Ketchel. Through
hard and excessive training to keep in
condition, his friends say, he con-
tracted tuberculosis, which caused his
death.
The funeral was held today from
the undertaking rooms of Weinstein
Bros, 1922 West Twelfth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-18
Big Pin Meet for KenOsha.

Kenosha, Wis. Jan. 1S.-The Wis
consin state bowling tourney to be
held in Kenosha starting Jan. 81, will be
the biggest in the history of the game
in Wisconsin. Entries closed last
evening with an assurance of 1926
teams, this being nearly hundred
more than entered for the tournament
last year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-18
PAY OVER MONEY
IN BRU|N CHANGE
Charles 2. TAFT Sends Repress,,.
tive to Chicago to Collect $500.
600 For the Cubs.

Chicago, Jan. 18.-Charles Selma,
stig, a minority stakeholder in ~.
Cubs, will act as minister extraord;r
airy for Charles P. Taft when the an,
hand is played in the transfer of ~.
Bruins Mr.. Taft phoned this an
nouncement to Charles Weeghm.,
yesterday, stating that Schmalsti,
would arrive in town today prepa,es
to take over the certified check n,
100000 which will swing the deal
which is billed to come of at hiyb
noon in the Corn Exchange bank,
Weeghman had put in strenuou.
morning with attorneys and baseball
magnates and threw on the high spesa
after closing his chat with Taft The
North Side magnate proposes to have
everything in readiness for the pur.
chase of the club when he leaves his
office today, and chances are
a decorator will be assigned IN
the task of inscribing new lettering
on the entrance to the Weeghman
sanctum Immediately after the trans
action is completed
Owing to the press Of business
Weeghman failed to consult Julius
Rosenwald relative to the amount Of
stock the latter is expected to take
in the club, but plans to fill this en-
gagement today.
A visit to the American league Of
fees was productive of sundry items
of information. President johnson
announced that John Kinley Tener
National league executive, would ar
rive in Chicago this morning, pre-
sumably on business in connection
with the sale of the Cubs Barney
Dreyfuss, owner of the Pirates, and
John A. Heydler, National league sec
rotary, are due today to sit in with
Johnson in the drafting of the big
league playing charts for the season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-18
WIlLARDALREADY
TRAINING FOR co
Jess Signs to Meet Jack Moran in
New York in April and Starts
Workouts at Once.

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 1S.-Jess
Willard, heavyweight champion of the
world, who last night signed to meet
Frank Moran of Pittsburgh in a ten
round fight in New York between
April 10 and 20, will start training at
once for the contest, Tom Jones, his
manager, announced today
Jones and Willard left for Excel
sior Springs, Mo, where the champion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-18
GIBBONS AND AHEARN
MEET IN GO TONIGHT

St. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 1S-Both Mike
Gibbons and Young Ahearn are in ex-
cellent condition for their 10-round,
no-decision bout here tonight Ahearn,
weighing about 1853 pounds, will have
a fourpound advantage of Gibbons
Gibbons won from Ahearn by knock
out In their previous meeting in 1913.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-18

intends to do some of the preliminary
training.
Jack Curley, who is promoting the
fight, left to get Moran's signature
The article of agreement, which
gives Willard So $500 or the privilege
of 45 per cent of the gate receipts
after the state tax is deducted and 81
per cent of the money from the motion
picture rights, stipulate that unless
Moran is signed by Feb. /, the con-
tract becomes void.
Curley stated that he had place
in New York that will seat 10000 per-
sons and he intends to hold the fight
in the open air.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-18
knabe MaY Join Yanks.

Baltimore, Jan. 1S.-It was learned
yesterday from reliable source that
ono knabe, manager Of the local Fed
erals, had been recommended as sec
ond baseman to the New York Yam
KEGS and that consideration is being
given TO the purchase of the former
Terrapin leader.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-18
PeOrian Dropped by Majors.

Peoria. H., Jan. 1S.-Larry Pratt,
catcher for the Boston Red Sox in the
spring of 1915, and later for the Brook
Ign and Newark clubs of the Federal
league, has ben signed by the Salt
Lake City club of the Pacific Coast
league. il was announced here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-18

one OF the recent heroes of the war
was poodle, which during IA Paris
IRE, caused by German bomb, dashed
INTO the tenement house and brought
back in his mouth a doll, which was
welcomed with glad cries by the little
French mother"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-18
GIANTS CRAB OFF
THREE FED STARS
Benny Kauff, Bill Rariden and Fred
Anderson Go to New York for
Sum of $4,000.
McGRAW STRENGTHENS LINEUP
Hampstead Steals March on Other
Clubs and Deal Comes as Surprise
-kauff May Block Sale.

New York, Jan. 1S.-The Giants stole
march on all the clubs in organized
baseball yesterday and plucked three
of the brightest stars from the Federal
league. Benny Kauff. best batsman;
Bill Rariden, star catcher, and big
Fred Anderson, pitcher, were pur-
chased from Harry F. Sinclair at a
price said to be $4,000.
Manager McGraw of the Giants be-
lieves that the acquisition of these
three players will do much to strength
en- the weak spots in his club and give
the Giants a promising outlook for
next season. The club is not through
in it's search for new players.
The New York club assumed the
contracts which the players had
signed with the Federal League clubs.
Kauff's contract has two years to run
and is said to call for $4,000 a year.
The Giants also have a contract for
three years with Kauff which he sign
ed last summer when he jumped to
the Giants. This contract caused a
fiasco in baseball at the time and re-
suited in kauff bringing suit against the
New York club for $4,000, the amount
Of the bonus which he claims was
promised him for signing. President
Hampstead stated yesterday that the
club would soon have a conference
with Kauff and the suit and other de-
tails of the transfer of the player
would be fixed up satisfactory to all
concerned.
Kauff has been the star of the Fed
eral league for two years. In 1914
when he was with the pennant-
ming Indianapolis club, he finished the
season with batting average of 1866
and had rs stolen bases to his credit
asst year, with the Brooklyn club, he
led the Feds with batting aberage
Of .344 and stole "a bases.
Rariden Valuable.
Behind the bat Bill Rariden should
strengthen the Giants, where they
were weak last season. Rariden was
the best of the Federal league catch
ers last season with the Newark Fed
erals. He played in JAP games and
had batting average of .27S and a
fielding average of 1913.
Manager McGraw looks upon Ander-
son as the prize of the three players
He is sadly in need of experienced
pitchers and regards the former Buff
falo player as valuable acquisition
Anderson last season pitched in 36
games; he won 10 and lost IS. He
struck out IA batsmen.
New York, Jan. 1S.-Benny Kauff
Federal league heavy hitter, is stand
ing IN the way of his sale to the Giants
1t was rumored here Yesterday. 1t is
said kauff's sale has been arranged al
ia figure around $4,000, but he re-
fuses TO withdraw his suit aaginst the
New York club unless given a part OF
the purchase price.
The suit against the Giants followed
hauns jump from the Brookfeds to
John McGraws club last spring and
MS return to the Federals. He claims
lie mas a contract with the Giants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-18
sPLINTERs OF SPORT

Long distance ice skaters are look
ing forward with interest to the mara
thon skating race which is planned
for Cohoes, n Y, late this month. 1t
is proposed to stage the race at &c
miles and 2S5 yards, the full marathon
distance. Several of the best skaters
of the race should be one of unusual
interest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-18

Frank Mantell, the former middle
weight, who retired from the ring
recently has been appointed to the po-
lice force of Dayton, Ohio. He will act
as physical director to the force in ad-
dition to acting as boxing instructor
to the strong arm squad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-18

All the news all the time-The Argus
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-29
MAYOR AALTS
AVENUE SHOW

MAYOR Marx. Friday morning, no
tihpd the Avenue burlesque thcater
90 close its doors after the night per
formance and send its management
20 hts office, Saturday, FOR hearing
ON the charge of exhibiting an Oh
scene show The theatcr VIII remain
closed. Saturday. while decision Ia
being reached. and will be allowed to
reopen only II satisfactory cuaran.
tees can be- obtained that future per.
formances will bo within the pale Of
decency.
The mayor ordered the house
closed after no received report
from AN investigator that the present
performance is even too risque for
tho most liberal minded. The mayor
was informed that tho show was
very rotten and replete with sug-
gestiye poses and lines. He sent the
investigator when be received sue
cossion ~ complaints about the char
actor OF Avenue theater perform
anCcs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-29

Hont wait until YOU are on your
death he'd and then cry: MY God,
BIN wns right
Conscience eothers the Sinner.
| Conscience, the great detective Of
God" declared Billy. troubles the
sinner always. Those men who held
up the Burroughs Adding Machine
pay car are not resting easy to-
night Eventually their conscience
will bctray them and then they VIII
he playing checkers out I'm Jackson
The sins OF the liquor dealer are
bound TO find HIM out ana damn him
lie damns and destroy others, 30
why shouldn't he b. damned? III
damn him now anyway.
81 can't do anything bat preach"
said The reyivalist. and there are
many who can preach much better
than can. but It's all can do. II
lost my voice tomorrow don't
know what | would do 10 support
my wife and family. Perhaps
would 20 on the bum, bat II do I'll
crawl back here TO Detroit and ask
Jon fellows for a hand out
After the evangelist had painted
the horrors Of the sinful and tho de-
lights and happiness OF a Cbrlstian
fife, which none but a Christian
could understand. Billy asked for
trail hitters.
How many Of you men Will say:
Count ne IN on that deal BillT
Come up and shake my hand and
say that you are against tho devil
from now on"
Slowly al first and then more
rapidly the line formed and within
ten minutes PA bad registered them
selves on the side Of Billy and
Christianity.
Urges More Personal Work.
In the afternoon Billy preached on
Soul Winning" In which Re made
an appeal TO church members to do
more personal work He told the
audience that man could take
nothing with him beyond the grave
but his soul and he urged all 10
present the soul IN as pure condition
as possible so that Il would be
orthy a place in Heaven
III you sit stu in religious work
the devil VIII cheer you. He becomes
your friend at once" he said 81
think sin IS form OF insanity and
a man must be bughouse II he would
rather 90 TO hell than heaven Self.
tshness is responsible for nearly all
crime and I'm sorry 10 cay II Is in
the church a. well MS elsewhere
You ought TO fight the devil wher-
ever you meet him, so It Is time 70
begin on yourself"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-29

would be 10 discharge an oGicial as
incompetent"
The other members Of the board
who have said little but will be
drawn into the fight are Christopher
" Stein. senior police Justice. and
President Guthard, OF the civil ser
vice commission
Lindsay pointed out that election
officials who, Thursday. placed their
designations with the prosecutor
have not really resigned, because
their designations, 10 be legal, must
be fled with the city clerk or the
election commission. No resisna.
tons have been received.
Il Is possible that the commission
VIII ask the prosecutors office for
the designations and also for list
OF election officials shown BY the In
yestigation 10 have been dishonest
or incompetent
Members OF election boards from
FIVE districts. Thursday. handed
their designations 10 Assistant Pros
ecutor Paul VOORHEES,. who n In
charge OF the vote investigation
designations closely followed the
announcement OF Prosecutor Jas
nowski that, as result OF revsla-
lions in the inquiry, the designations
OF some officials would be de
manded.
VOORHEES, declined to make public
the names OF those who rendered
their designations. II rs understood
that the designations came from
precincts where the most fragrant
abuses were disclosed. Among these
are the fourth and eleventh pre-
cincts OF the Twenty-frst ward. the
third OF the Seventh, and the sec
ond OF the First, where evidence OF
chemical erasures on ballots was
revealed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-29
SUNDAY
MOVES MANY
TO TEARS
ocoutinucd from Pnge ose>

y As the same mother love that eX-
lsts today declared the evangelist,
and no urged mothers 20 keep II sa-
cred as he urged children 10 be wor-
ny the tears The hoavtaches and tho
fears OF the dearest creature on
earth mother
Before The afternoon meeting
stoves were placed IN the Big taber-
t----tr '---rrr-i building wHE maGr
comfortable despite the icy blasts
that heat down from the north An
unusually biz afternoon audience
greeted the revivaligt AS thousands
who had not had an opportunity 70
hear Billy Sunday attended in honor
- mothers day.
Billy Sunday almost licked man
within an inch of HIS lifo IN the
tabernacle Thursday night The
only reason he didn't do It was that
to could not find the man, and so
there was no fight
The evangelist was in the midst
Of The most eloquent part OF his ser
mon 20 men only, when he suddenly
interrupted himself and rushed TO
the front platform.
II have Just learned" he said.
that there is a man in the audience
who says he drank whisky with me
80 Columbus He's dirty, black
l.t,d liar, and n he walks up here
'rp off the platform and knock
down. Come on up. you COW
,ly liar"
There was no reply, but Billy kept
',.uE out his challenge and waiting
ome ono 20 admit that he was
man. After Tong r1ro~. wift-a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-29

clal family.
IL do not believe that the intelli-
gent citizens OF Detroit are deceived
by the action OF the mayor In nam.
ing new head OF the police depart
ment Tho wrong has been done.
The disadvantage OF the admins
tration's so-called liberalism have
been too firmly impressed on the
minds OF the people. An eleventh.
hour, death-bed repentance cannot
correct the situation The fact that
the mayor has decided that a change
is necessary ia nothing more or less
than a confession that his policy has
teen wrong,
III am elected mayor OF Detroit,
| shall have but one great aim. That
will be 10 conduct a government for
the people, and not for private ind.
viduals"
Judge Connollys speech was cut
short because the men had been
called from their work. the lunch
hour having passed when the candi'
date arrived The Judge was detAin-
ed by business in his court,
Replies to Enael
Judge Connolly Issued the follow
ing statement In reply 70 assertions
made by Controller Engel in defense
Of Former Commissioner Gillespie
am informed by tho press that
4 al a a
~ hts associate In tho Marx admins
tration. Commissioner Gillespie MT
Engers loyalty 20 his friend does
him credit. Apparently there - a
famine In that virtue In city hall DIR
clos
But MT Kngel will be less success
ful IN replying 20 what I said than
no "a ia making a straw man and
knocking him down.
what did / say That T started 20
Investigate the comparative cost or
conducting the police department un-
der Croul and Gillespie. that. violat-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-29

ing the precedent OF years, the last
TWO annual reports OF the police do
pHrtmeut contained no financial
statement. which fact made 70 diin
cult 10 get nt the exact figures for
comparison
Further. that IN vicw ~ that fact.
I would take the appropriation ng
comparison
That these showed as FOLLOWS. To-
tai police expense Under Gillespie
t6.9a2.u2tlb, under tr0ul $3.50
S2017. difference. t2.092.ib3g8.
And j asked les the city getting
two million dollars moro efficiency
under the Marx gillespie police De
phTtmeut than under Eroul7
Controller Eugel may kick hls
STRAW man" about as DC TleRHe4. but
those are the facts Hs / stated Thorn
and as they exist.
Apparently. Mayor Marx has an
swered my question else why Gill
lsEple's iRuatiou'
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-29
VILLA WINS
VICTORY IN
BIG BATTLE
Continued from Page ons)

In person. led his army TO the attack.
From Carranza authorities at Jua-
rez few details ara available. II
was stated that up 10 the present
the only news received was mes
sage from chihuahua city from Gen.
Ramos, commanding the do facto
troops engaged IN the battle. asking
that Il hospital train and surgeons
be rushed 20 his assistance Ramos
himself was slightly wounded
To this request Ramos added the
Information that In the battle with
tho bandits, 100 Villistas were killed,
their leader. Gen. Urbe, captured,
and that de facto forces suffered
heavy casualties
In Juarez today there were vary
ing reports OF the outcome OF the
fight. One report was that Gen. Ra-
mos wired for reintorcements and
was fleeing with the remnants OF his
-hattered command toward Santa
Nsabel.