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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

July Members of the Broadway
Presbyterian church held an all day
excursion to Clinton and return yes
terday. Ralph Haverstick was in
charge of the sale Of tickets. krell
q Math furnished refreshments.
H. D. Mack and son Kinney left this
morning for St. Louis on business.
The board of review is in session at
the court house today. Members OF
the board are Supervisors Crowley,
Smith, Hanna and Elliott
The Rock Island county teachers
institute is holding its annual session
At the high school
The Tri-City Ministerial union held
a pleasant meeting at the Watch Tow
er yesterday.
Peter Fry and family are off on a
visit TO relatives up north.
July 9-Robbers entered the home
OF George +. Smith, 824 Twenty-fourth
street this morning and secured a
gold watch, making good their escape.
T. T. Avery OF the treasury depart
ment at Washington arrived in Rock
Island today 10 determine upon the
site for the new $4,000 postoffice 10 be
built here. A number of proposed
sites were investigated.
July IO-Miss Mollie McEniry of Os-
born is visiting with friends IN the
city.
A new flag bearing "A stars. the first
Of its kind TO arrive in the city, IS float
ing from the mast at ST. Joseph's
school.
The annual meeting of the Illinois
and Iowa Central District Medical as
sociation was held in Davenport yes
terday Dr. c. Bernhardi OF Rock Is
land was named president and Dr. 9.
:. Eyster of this city secretary
July 1.-THE annual encampment OF
the knights Templar Of the second dis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

relief at the contrast between the pub
lie in Chicago and Los Angeles 1t is
not that she likes those in Chi" the
less. but on the Pacific Rialto the
public has become so used to seeing
the film stars that she can walk down
the Los Angeles Broadway without
being embarrassed by the curious
stares OF those who have seen her on
the screen. In Chicago, when she was
with the Essanay, she says she hardly
dared venture on Michigan boulevard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
PLAYS AND PLAYERS

effects of wounds received in the
trenches in France.
Cyrus Ring, lii brother of Blanche
Ring, husband of Charlotte Green
wood, and business manager of so
Long Lefty" who broke his right
ankle last week while playing ball
has received the comforting assur-
ance from his doctor that he will have
to carry his foot in a plaster cast only
three or four weeks longer And it
weighs a ton" said Ring, with a
panied look on his face.
Treasure Island" which didn't
just knock 'em off their seats in Chi
cago, is going back into the Punch
and Judy theatre in New York on
a bigger scale than ever next fall.
Ned Holmes, the press agent, blames
adverse newspaper criticism for its
failure to get across in Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
Notice

All taXicabs operating under the
jurisdiction Of Local 368, Chauffeurs'
union, carry new sign, with the fol-
lowing label in red, white and blue
Five Cents, Union Driver, No. 1858"
This action is taken to protect the
public from being overcharged Look
for the union sign. Any person be
ing overcharged will please notify
c. z. SWANSON.
ecretary-Treasurer Local 36S,
735 Thirteenth street, Moline, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
IhSSS9lEhh!eatre;

,sdy will lend fun to the program. Jose
| Collins in "A Womans Honor" and
Billie Burke in chapter eight of Clio
ria's Romance" will be the Wednes-
day program
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

Oreste VesseIla, Athletic City's fa-
vorite bandmaster, is about to put
out new musical piece called THE
Belle of Burmah." 1t will have it's
premiere at Atlantic City on Oct l.
Vessella's provisions productions were
Girl of Girls" Tit for Tat" and
The Road to Mandalay"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

There is a profound regret in theat-
rical circles everywhere over the
death of Lionel Walsh, who was with
Elsie Janis in several productions
He died in London last week from the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
Takes to tho Nude Idea, After All

80 =" III y UWV IUVti@ MET MI.
The next day, il is understood. Miss
Rich was not so panied She was in
clined 10 think It might be the oppor-
tuu.ty Of lifetime but was still tu-
b'ous about how the scenes would be
taken. The director was a man. the
photographer was man and there
were men actors, extras, carpenters
and helpers all around the studio.
But this was quickly remedied and
work started on the picture that morn
ing. An expert camera woman was
found and the scenes were all photo
graphed in heavily curtained set. SO
many precautions were taken to pre-
vent any male prOw!er from getting
into the place that it is announced
there was not a man within q mile Of
the studio at the time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

Lew Fields in the musical comedy,
step This Way" moved from the
Shubert theatre, New York, to the
Messrs. Shuberts' newly acquired AS
tor theatre Monday night The Shu-
bert theatre is to be redecorated dur
ing the summer and a new heating
system installed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

Ruth StonehOuse. who is being feat
ured IN a production Of The Spring
Song, cannot forget her feeling of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

The Winter Garden management in
New York has given permission to
the government and the National
Guard to post recruiting pIacards
around the theatre during the run of
THE Passing Show of 1916" The
military charge in the play, it is be-
lieved, acts as a stimulus to recruit
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

W. A Brady made the first picture
by night, those of the Corbett-Jef-
fries fight at Coney Hand in 1900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

According to a report in New York
real estate circles, William Randolph
Hearst will secure the old American
league grounds at One Hundred and
SiXty-f1fth to One Hundred and
Sixty-eighth street and Broadway
and build a theatre. with a seating
capacity of $500 seats, for pictures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
ADMISSION FREE

Tri-City Symphony Orchestra
will have a Public Rehearsal in
the Ball Room. Monday Even
ing, July 18TH.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

Mayor James NJ Curley has an
nounced that he will permit no So
called sex" or problem" plays on
the stage in Boston during his ad-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

The new play by William Somerset
Vaughan, in which Margaret Anglin
is to appear under the direction of
the Charles F'rohman company, is
eT lied Caroline" Rex McDougall
has been engaged to act an import
ant role.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

July 1.-THE annual encampment Of
the Knights Templar Of the second dis
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-01
new YALE COACH TO keep
SOCIETIES OUT OF FOOTBALL
Cuba Making Bid To Hold Olympic Games In
Havana Stadium.

New York, Feb. 1.-Yale University
alumni in general and football follow
ers in particular, are confidently await
ing the formal announcement that
T. A. D. Jones, has been appointed
head football coach for a term of sew
eral years. According to those who
have their ear to the ground, Jones
has been the choice Of the nominating
committee from the first moment that
it became apparent DR.. A. L. Sharpe
could not be pried away from Cor
nell. There was considerable delay,
however, in reaching the terms of the
general agreement, which included a
radical change in many minor details
of the present Yale football system.
It is reported that the committee
has worked out a system which Will
require the presence of the head coach
at New Haven for the entire scholastic
year with close attention given to the
physical and mental training of the
football candidates for a similar Pc
riod. The slump in Yale football is
laid in part to 1axity in study and the
interference by fraternities in athlet-
les. The conditions will be remedied
with the advent of Jones, who will
make Mike Sweeney as advisor in
physical matters and, Walter Camp as
mentor in such football situations as
may require diplomatic and STRATEGY
cal handling.
Jones will return to his Alma Mater
with an excellent record as football
coach at other Institutions. His first
efforts in this direction were at Ohio
State College and while he did nothing
remarkable in the middle west he
laid the foundation of a system which
quickly bore fruit when he went to
Phillips Exeter Academy. While a
student at Yale, Jones was varsity
Quarterback for three consecutive
years and captain of. the Yale base
ball team of 1908. Jones will have
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-01
ANNIVERSARIES
OF RING BATTLES

1S92-Jimmy Barry defeated Billy
wellington inA 6 rounds at Chica go.
This was the professional debut of
Barry, who became bantamweight
champion in 1894 and held the title
until 1892, when he retired undefeat-
ed. No opponent ever got better than
a draw with the vicious, speedy, game
little Chicagoan. Jimmy was born
and reared in the Windy City, and was
Fl when he turned professional He
got his start as boxer at NIcGurn's
famous old handbalI court, which was
frequented- by many boxers. The i'm
promptu bouts at McGurEl's were far
from being pink tea affairs, and the
boys usually scrapped with tvvo-ounce
gloves, with a nice hardwood floor to
catch them if knocked down. The
boy who stalled or held back was boot
ed and jeered by the spectators Jim
my was little, but full Of the fighting
spirit, and under the handling of Har-
ry Gilmore, the famous old lightweight
he developed quickly into the star OF
his class. After several bouts in Chi
cago he went to New Orleans and de-
feated Jimmy German in IL rounds,
after which he knocked out Casper
Leon, the Italian in Is rounds at La
mont, Ill, and became the reeogniz-
ed king of the bantams-
19o4-Abe Atte1I knocked out Har-
ry Forbes. featherweight champion in
9Th round at St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-01

several of his former Exeter football
pupils under his direction next fall in
Guiding Capt. Black, providing the lat
ter is able to remove the conditions
which caused him to be placed on pro-
baton some time ago.
Cuba is to make another bid for the
Olympic Games. The offer to hold
the 1915 meet having elected no re-
ply an invitation has been extended to
Baron de Coubertin, President of the
International Olympic Committees, to
visit Havana and inspect the facilities
offered for the holding of an interna-
tional meet in 1916. There is, of
course, no possibility of the games be-
ing held in Berlin next July as sched-
uled Immediately after the 1912 meet
in Stockholm. Not even the members
of the committee can forecast what
may occur during the next two or
three years. II
At the present time European coun-
tries have other and more pressing
matters than Olympic Games to hold
their attention. Under the circum-
stances it is likely that the next re-
vival of the international meet will be
staged abroad since European nations
will have neither the funds nor the
material to warrant a long and expen-
sive trip to America where almost
certain defeat would be their portion
against the athletic pick of the new
world.
Members of the Intercollegiate
Football Rules committee, which
meets in New York late in February,
will devote considerable attention to
the leather armor and protective de-
vices which players wear in the grid
iron game The impression has been
growing that in some cases the protec-
tive articles are more useful for Of
fensive purposes than for defense
against injury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-01
IF M'LOUGHLIN
is PROFESSIONAL
so is JOHNSTON


Los Angeles, Feb. IF we are
professionals, then Willie Johnston is
a professional too, said Thomas Bundy
yesterday as he and Maurice Nc
Loughlin were getting ready to open
their tennis and other sporting sup
plies store here. THE application of
the Eastern idea of amateuisn1 in our
case is ridiculous.
s. Johnston, who works in the
Wright-Di store in San Francisco.
would be a professional. Alexander,
who, with Hackett was doubles cham
pion so long, would be a professional
for he manages a sporting goods store
mi New York. There are hundreds of
players who would be affected all over
the country.
1.-The Pacific Coast association is be-
hind US to a man and the East could
not afford to break with it. To cut
off the California players would ruin
tennis Whatever tennis is today is
because of them. Why, tennis was
dead when we went East four years
ago. Bundy went on to say that it
is impossible to keep mans reputa-
ton as a tennis player out of his bus
mess relations.
put over in the real estate business
have come to me through friends
made by my tennis playing.
why, r. D. Wrenn. the president
of the Lawn Tennis association, uses
tennis to make a living. He is a, stock
broker
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-01
MAKE PLANS FOR
TRINITY MISSION

At a meeting of the Mems club OF
TRINITY Episcopal Church held in the
parish house last night, plans were
begun to insure the attendance of all
members at the Mission, which will
be held in the church during the first
week in Lent, March 1919. It is ex-
pected that each member of the club
will attend every one of the Mission
services that are held.
To procure the participation Of the
whole parish in the Mission service, it
is proposed to divide the parish into
districts and to appoint canvassers to
obtain promises of attendance at the
Mission. There will be a further in
formal consideration Of plans at the
next meeting and on Monday evening,
Feb. IA definite plans will be an
nounced- Wallace A. Smith, president
of the club. is directing the work.
Tomorrow, which is Candlemas
Day, Rev. George L. Gomph, formerly
rector of the church, but now Of New
York, will preach at the parish fes-
tiva1 service at 7:45 p. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-01
EBBETTS REFUSES
TO PUT PRICE ON
BROOKLYN. CLUB

New York, Feb. 1.-CharIes H. Eb-
belts, president of the Brooklyn Ball
club practically admitted last night
that a syndica was trying to secure
control of the Dodgers.
1tWhi1e no direct offer was made, %
said Ebbetts, 81 was approached in an
informal way. but nothing was de-
cided upon at the time.
ST told the parties that I WASH
thinking of retiring from baseball .
continued the Brooklyn magnate,
land that nothing but a. mighty big
offer would induce me to qft.''
Mr.. Ebbets, however, will be guided
by the attitude. of the McKeever
brothers, who hold a big block of
stock. 1t is rurnored that they are
ready to sell if a big profit can be
realized.
THE syndicate that is. trying to pur-
chase the club is headed by James E.
Gafney. Ebbets refused last night
toSp1aces a price on the club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-01
Old Billy Sullivan,
Al Today, Still In the
Game AS a Scout

Among the ivory hunters who tour
the North American jungles, looking
for slaves to impress into the service
of the Simon Legrees of, baseball the
latest notable addition is Billy Sullf-
van Like practically all the scouts,
Billy is an ex-slave of the diamond.
With the weight of twenty years of
hard service upon his shoulders, the
veteran backstop of the White Sox
was given his unconditional release
about a year ago. Last December he
was engaged by Hughey Jennings to
act as scout for the Tigers and to
coach the pitchers Detroit's weak
staff, and if anybody can put pep
into the Tiger fingers, Billy is that
chap.
william D. Sullivan, to give him his
formal go-to-meetin' monaker,, was
born forty-one years ago to-day. Feb.
L, 1875, in Oakland, Wis. It was
twenty years ago that he began his
protest. onal career with Cedar Rap
ids in the old Western Association. He
was with a different club every year
for five years, playing with Dubuque
in 1897, Columbus in 1898, Grand
Rapids in 1899, and with the Boston
Nationals the latter part 1893 and
in 1900. In 1901 he went over to the
American League, and played with the
Comiskey clan throughout his long
career.
During his score of years on the
professional diamond Billy set up
several records and won distinction
as one of the best maskmen in the
mig show In his sixteen years with
the Boston and Chicago clubs under
the main tent, he caught 1900 games
With the Dubuque club in 1897 he set
up a record by catching 124 consecu-
tive contests. In 1910 he got into the
limelignt by catching three balls drop
ped from the Washington Monument
thus duplicating the feat which had
previously been performed by Pop
Schriver of the Cubs in 1894 and Char
ley Street of Washington in 1908.
Sullivan was manager of the White
Sox in 1909, when he succeeded Field
er Jones, now the pilot of the ST. Louis
Brownies. Considering the Difficult
ties under which he 1abored, Billy was
far from being failure as a pilot.
Without the help of Walsh, the chief
dependence of the Sox on the slab,
the illness of George Davis and the
slump of Donohue at first completed
the wrecking of the White Sox hopes,
and Billy deserved credit for finishing
in fourth place, one notch below the
clubs standing in the last year Of
Fielder Jones regime Coniskey be-
1ieved that managerial change would
do the team good, however, and put
Hugh Duffy on the job as SulIivan's
successor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-01
PIRATES CALL
ALL DEALS FOR
FEDERALS OFF

Pittsburgh, Feb. Whatever deals
were pending between the Pittsburgh
baseball club and others have gone
by the board. All offers made by
President Barney Dreyfuss for play
ers have been withdrawn
Future dealings between the local
club owner and parties having play
ing material to dispose of will he cot1-
tingent upon the willingness of those
parties to take the initiative in pro-
posing deals or sales.
President Dreyfuss declares he is
not willing to ''give gold dollars in
exchange for lead ones,'' and that he
is not, as some persons appear to be-
ieve, Gin the market for minor
1eaguers who could not even make a
pretense of making good in the Ma
tionaI league
This is taken as a gentle rap at
McGraw and other managers who
have paid high prices for Federal
league stars like Kauff, Magee, Cuuop
and Fred Anderson.
There has been heard a rumor that
Pittsburgh has been dickering with
the. New York Giants for a, certain
player. Nothing of a definite nature
could be learned in this connection,
but the desired player is believed to
be q pitcher.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-01
JONES WANTS BIG
PLANT FOR FANS
TN WORLDS SERIES

Fielder Jones, manager of the st.
Louis Americans, has an idea that
comes pretty close to being pipe
dream. 1t involves the erection of a
Baseball plant that will seat $50. 900
and be used only for world series
games.
The plant would be built in some
neutral city, probably in the south
where the weather would be good for
Baseball In October. He says it would
not make much difference where the
plant was located, the fans would
travel many miles to see the big
games if they knew they would be
sure to get seats.
THE world series is really some
thing apart from the National and
American league races says Jones.
1T is the, grand climax of the two
stirring races and appeals as much to
the fan in Bangor, Me-, as to the fan
In Portland, Ore.
Provision should be made so that
All the fans who want to see the big
series could do so. and be sure Of ac-
conpmodations.
-Organized baseball might provide
the big plant at an outlay of about
100000. Some community might do
nate the land, the railroads and other
enterprises that reap benefits could
chip in to defray expenses.
The world series advertises itself
because fans think about the big
games from the start of the season
to-; the finish. The big revenue from
seats would pay Tor the plant in a
short time. even If seats were sold. for
smaller prices than they are now
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-01
Joe Borrell Looking
For Bout In This City

Joe BerreII of Philadelphia sends
this. note by. his manager:
II am looking after the rnanageriaI
affairs OF Joe Borrel1. who by defeat
Ing Harry Lewis. who was recognized
at that time as the qmiddIewefght
champion OF the world, laid claim to
the title. Borreu and myself made a
tour through Europe meeting all the
best niddleweights in Great Britain
that had any claim to the title.
fBernard, whom he defeated in
Liverpool in s rounds; Harry Reeves
EshemeId, England, eight rounds;
Marcel Mareau, in Paris; Bandsman
Blake in London, three rounds; meet
ing Mareau for the nniddIeweigft
championship of all Europe, winning
the title in eight rounds, which I have
clippings to show for each contest
'BorreH is considered by the PhiIa-
delphia critics on the hardest hitting
rniddleweight since the days of Stan
ley KetchelI ruled the middle class
Among BorreIl's knockout victims are
Joe Grim, Ben Kotch. Frank Logan
Ralph Erne, Ben Mitchell and a string
of 80 others. Other stars he beat are
Dick Gilbert. Jack McCarron, Al Nc
Coy, Freddie Hicks, Tom Gibbons,
X. o. Brennan K. o. Sweeney. From
the list you can see that BorrelI easy
stands out as a legitimate claimant to
the middleweight championship and
he will defend the title against all
Corners at 1913 pounds ringside.t
ct would like to show him in your
city with assistance of your valuable
paper by helping me to do So"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-01
Young Rector Wants
Bout With McAuliffe

The following is from Young Rec
tors manager
"Quite recently I was interested in
the result of the contest held in your
city between your champion, Young
McAuliffe and Johnnie Drumrnie of
Jersey City, and after the termination
of the bout the consensus seemed to
be that it was an even thing between
the boys. That was\ the time that I
was positive that I had the boy who
would cut short the string of victor
les that McAuliffe seems to be piling
up.
ION behalf of young Rector. also of
Jersey City, wish to challenge Young
McAu1iffe or any other featherw eight
in your state, and can guarantee that
he can defeat any one who cares to
ningle with him. The reason am
sending this challenge is, Rector has
met Johnnie Drummie, and if am
not mistaken the worst that the pa
pers gave him after the fight was a
draw, so you see that if McAuliffe
cares to meet him, the pleasure will
be all mine.
81 have seen McAu1iffe box and I
am positive that he will give, Rector
a good fight but at the finish, he will
find that in Rector he met the. best
boy in his career. If McAuiffe does
not care for any of Rector's game,
any other boy weighing in the neigh
borhood of 126-130 pounds will suit
me.
zone of the feats accomplished by
this fellow Rector was a draw with
frankie Callahan of Brooklyn, just
previous to the knockout that Cal
lahan administered to Joe Rivers.
Among the boys that Rector has the
popular decision over are: frankie
Burns of Jersey City, Young Cohen of
England, Johnnie, Drummie, Fronkie
Conifrey, Kohoma Kid, Dutch Brandt,
Eddie wallace, and numerous other
lights of the padded mitt, and I am
sure that if McAuliffe and Rector
could be matched that one of the best
bouts between featherweights would
result