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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21
NEWS OF THE SPORTING WORLD
!SLAN[ E2S MEET
DAVENPORT HERE
Biggest Basketball Game OF Seaso, .
Tri-City Circles to Be Played
at Y Gym Tonight.

The biggest game of the season II.
Davenport-Rock Island basketball -,
test, will be held at the local Y.McI
tonight at 5 O'Clock. Both teama A..
at their best, the Rock Island LA.
training hard to keep their slate clss,
and the Iowans whipping their teas
into shape in an attempt to win thsI,
first victory of the year tonight.
The pretzels promise to have eor
siderable advantage in weight and o.
perience. Such men as Fort, King n.
two MacKeevers and others. bs,,s,
known on the gridiron than on fra
basketball floor, are among their con.
tenders and boast of both of tbese es
sentials. Fort is an old timer Of fon,
years experience, King has three Ia
his credit and the others are all gooa
bit better off in this line than the In.
Gals. However, the team does not an.
pear to be by any means as strong AZ
the one the pretzels generally out on,
and so far their season is the history
of three defeats. Their alumni oppo.
nents cleaned them up by the score Of
"a to 10, Cedar Rapids by the score o,
q to q and Iowa City by the score Of
q to a. This record is by no means
a creditable one, especially when CON-
pared with the record of the islanders
this season. The locals are boasting
of an undefeated team that has won
three victories successfully, defeating
the alumni by the score of SO to q.
West Liberty by the score of At to Is
and Galesburg by the score of 3Sto3a
1t must be noted, however, that the
Iowans had considerably better teams
pitted against them than the Islanders
had and also that their games were in
all cases, close ones Still, when the
scores on the other side are investigat-
ed, it seems that the locals have ever
reason to contend that the margin d
their victories is sufficient to balanc,
this consideration for Davenport. The
alumni game, the first of the season,
witnessed the defeat of one of the
strongest teams in years. headed by
Reeves, the wizard basket shooter, and
including such other stars as Chalk and
Voss.
In the West Liberty game, which
showed the poorest playing of the To-
Gals this year. the score was even so
more than one and one-half times al
large for the Islanders as for the lows
team and, in the Galesburg game. thl
five which had just defeated the PloV
City boys the night before, were takel
into camp at the short end of the scor
of So to 80 Thus, according to thi
record, the Iowans had better fgh
pretty hard tonight if they do not wis
Ito share the fate of the other opponent
of Rock Island.
The Islanders who will start tn
game are: Al Taber, If; Dempsey, RI
, Barker, Ackley, rg; Heimbeck, lg.
Davenport will pick her lineup fror
, the following men: Fort, King, Abra
i hanson, Dixon, Vogel, Huss and th
two MacKeevers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21
HENDERSON TO GET
MATCH IN ST. PAUL

George Dams, manager of Andy
Dams, and Earl Henderson, after three
meetings with Edwin D. Bersell
matchmaker of the Capital City Ath-
letic club Of st. Paul, has received q
promise of match for Earl Hender-
son with Johnny Tillman, the Mime
apolis idol or with Johnny Salvador,
the fighting Dutchman of st. Paul, at
the next show of the club. Andy Dams
takes on Jack Burke, Mike Gibbons
cousin, who handily trimmed Charles
Lawson of Minneapolis in the SEMI
windup of the Gibbons Ahearn show
last Tuesday evening Feb. 4. Andy
Dams made a great and lasting impress
sion on the northwest fans through
his good work up there and the fans
want to see more of these Illinois
scrappers up there if they are any
where near as good as the populas
Andy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21
M'LEAN WOULD RACE
FOR THE ICE TITLE

Chicago, Jan. 21.-When Bobby Nc
Lean, former international ice skat-
ing champ, tires of picking up loose
change at various indoor and hotel
artificial Kinks he will come back for
another race or two in the profession.
al class. But he is raking in the gold
these days at such clip that the date
of his return to the speed game, where
he made his reputation, seems far dis
tant.
Mclean is coming back for one rea-
son; that is, to meet either Norval
Baptie or Oscar Mathiesen in a match
race for the professional champion
ship of the world He has challenged
Baptie and will proceed to business
with Mathiesen as soon as the latter
reaches this country. He is now on
the water and is expected to hit New
York late this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21
THE ''ENDLESS CHAIN"
DANGER Of CATARRH
S. S. S. the Proper Safeguard.

Caterrh Is cold" in its chronic
form. The air is filled with bacteria
which is taken into the mouth and nose
through the process OF breathing. When
the body is in q healthy condition no
harm results. But with our modern
methods OF indoor living and sedentary
occupations. the mucous membranes are
usually not able to throw of" this
harmful bacteria making catarrh a
very common ailment. These germs
breed and multiply, causing inflamma-
ton. the blood rushes TO the mem
branes to rSht of the bacilli. When
the blood Is in a vigorous condition It's
defensive" efforts are successful
Otherwise the cold hangs on"-turns
into catarTh.
Catarrh is 3 chronic inflammatio Of
the mucous membranes Mucous mem
branes are the lining on all the inter
nal cavities OF the body. Get that
ALL cavities! There is the endless
chain" element Of danger.
The only way TO treat catarrh Is to
purify the blood. The sHrest way to
purify the blood is TO take S. S. S.
Write US for special advice. Swift Spe-
tcinc Co. Atlanta, Georgia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21

Notwithstanding its own posi-
ton, when it was ascertained last
fall that local organization was
being formed to seek Three Eye
ball here, and despite the fact
that the way then seemed open to
accept Three Eye ball with the
elimination of Tearney, with good
substantial towns, including Rock
Island, The Argus promptly
subordinated its own position and
adapted itself to what seemed to be
a change of front on the part of a
large percentage of local fans. 1t
withheld any comment or even re-
view of the local situation that
might in itself prove detrimental
or prejudicial to the new local or
ganization. On the contrary The
Argus assumed an absolutely fair
attitude, feeling that those who
had invested money in good faith
should be treated the same as any
other citizen who enlists his
efforts and assumes financial re-
sponsibilities for the advancement
of any local project.
The Argus position was so fair
in fact, that the promoters Of the
new Three Eye organization here
complimented the paper and thank
ed it for its course. Further than
that they assured The Argus that
even were it to continue opposi-
ton to Mr.. Tearney, there would
be no hard feeling as far as the
association was concerned.
This paper nevertheless re-
Trained from any comment upon
Nj. Tearney while the all import
ant question was pending and it
revives the subject now, not with
the view Of reopening protracted
controversy over a dead issue, but
merely to make its own position
plain.
1t assured the promoters Of
Three Eye ball here that il they
won they would have the support
OF The Argus, and it stands in the
same light toward the Central as
ISOLATION if it places a team here.
The Argus is for baseball, regard
less of the brand and it believes
the people of Rock Island want
baseball in some organized form
or other.
AS far as the Three Eye league
is concerned it seems, as has been
repeatedly said, that the return Of
Rock Island was absolutely essen
tial to its continued existence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21
NEW YORK MAY HAVE
BASEBALL ON SUNDAY

Albany, Jan. 21-Big' league base
ball on Sunday would be authorized
by the terms of bill introduced yes
terday by Assemblyman Herman Of
New York. The measure permits
baseball games of any kind between
the hours of 2:30 and o'clock Sun
day afternoons, and provides specific
ally that admission may be charged.
The McElroy baseball bill of last year,
which provoked bitter fight and was
defeated, did not provide for paid ad-
missions. Assemblyman McCue OF
New York will introduce on Monday
a measure legalizing all kinds Of ath-
letic games on Sunday afternoons,
with the exception of boxing and
wrestling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21
.AUC|E To TACKLE
ALEDO five NEXT
Fast William and Vashh Basketball
Team Coming for Game Here
Tomorrow Night

William and Vashti meets Augustana
tomorrow evening at the college gym,
the whistle being called at o'clock
Tonight the Aledoans will battle with
ST. Ambrose college five of Davenport,
and some first hand dope on the tri-
city title will be on tap after the two
games. W. and V. comes with their
usual fast five, but Augustana, with
memories of the 1872 to 60 trip last
week, enters the ring confident
Conrad has been giving the Augie
lads light work this week after their
strenuous tussles on the road. The
last practice was held last night, and
the five shows that they still are in
the pink. The regulars will start,
according to expectations, and the
dope seems to indicate a Lutheran
victory.
Reeves found a new fetish during
the sojourn last week. He decided
that by carrying the ball he would get
the habit Of getting loose with it. He
tried his scheme, and the next game,
against Hedding, negotiated II field
goals Rumor has it that he has been
sleeping with the pill during the last
week.
Next Tuesday evening, the August
ana Reserves are to meet the Five
Hundred Block team at the West End
| Settlement gym. The Five Hundreds
are enjoying winning streak, and
playing in their own gym, have got
the dope in their favor, but the Re,
serves are going into the game tt
fight to the last minute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21
CUBS IMPROVE AND WIN TWO
FitzGibbons Crew of Moline WailOps
Outings at Island City Alleys
Cross C0untrys Win.
Tri-City Standing.

The Harms, the tail end team In the
Tri-City Bowling league, perked up
last night at the Blackhawk alleys in
Davenport and took bite out of the
Edelweiss five, the league leaders,
winning two out of three games, after
losing the first. With the able as
sistance of Grams, who shot PIP and
PA, the Harms boys wound up in
strong fashion in the last two con-
tests. Mueller's crew slumped. At the
Harms alleys the Cubs showed true
form for the first time in many
weeks, taking two from the Black
hawks Bergman led his teammates
with 1S4, 1856 and 204 At the Island
City alleys the FftzGibbon five of
Moline took two from the Outings of
Davenport. The Cross Countrys wal
loped the Martins in two out of three
at the Hastings alleys, but neglected
to turn in their scores to the secre-
tary The scores:
AT BLACKHAWKS ALLEYS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21
Lincoln Pupils Entertain.

The annual entertainment given by
Lincoln school pupils was held yester-
day afternoon at $3.50 before an audi
ence OF 600 people, mostly school chill
dren. The entertainment was directed
by Miss Lucille Morrison and pupils
from all the grades took part. The
program consisted Of IA numbers. all
of which were we'll given and enjoyed
very much by the audience
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21
Emmett Heidrick Is Dead,

Clarion, Pa, Jan. Eli. Emmett
Heidrick, former American league
baseball player, died at his home here
yesterday He was purchased in 1905
from the Paterson Atlantic league club
by the Cleveland National league team.
In 1902 he jumped to the st. Louis
American league team, playing center
field until 1904, when he retired. He
returned to the Browns for a short
time in 1908. playing center and left
field, and later retired again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21
S0pllS Plan Party.

Rock Island high school sophomore
held a secret class meeting YESTERDAY
afternoon and positively refused To as
cuss anything that was done, All oul
siders were carefully and firmly KEEP.
away and all members Of the class
Is declined to state the reason af'el'
wards for their profound silence whep
the class meeting was discussed, pa'
it is persistently rumored that tae
class party will be held next Saturds'
night and, through some fear or anots,
er. the sophs wish TO keep their plahs
secret
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21
st. Paul After Willard.

st. Paul, Jan. 21.-Jess Willard may
make his first ring exhibition here,
Louis F. Dow, president Of the Capital
City A C. yesterday set about to get
the champ and Jim Flynn to mix in
a three-round exhibition affair on Feb.
4. 1t would be the bell-ringer in card
staged during the northwest outdoor
sports carnival here. In the competi-
tive bouts he wants Freddie Welsh to
fight Johnny OLeary, Canadian cham
pion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21
WHAT OF THE BASEBALL SITUATION?

president of the Three Eye league
Rock Island would not again have
a franchise in that organization.
1t was following this that an at
tempt was made to get Central as
ISOLATION ball here and team
was eventually brought to this city
only to be driven out by Tearney.
Then came the fight between Tear
ney and Justice and the showdown
at the Omaha meeting in 1914,
when Tearney voluntarily agreed
that if the Three Eye had not
availed itself of Rock Island ter
ritory in the season Of 1915, that
organization would forfeit all
rights to this territory. On the
basis Of this declaration, last fall
Justice sent in claim to the ter
ritory and the matter went to the
national board. Justice was up
held as detailed in The Argus of
yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21

President AL Tearney of the
Three Eye league has announced
he will carry his fight to the ma
tiOnal commission, the highest
tribunal in baseball, in effort to
have the decision of the national
board of arbitration with regards
to the Rock Island territorial dis
pute set aside. James T. Hayes,
Davenport, vice president Of the
league, was in communication with
Mr.. Tearney last night over long
distance phone. Mr.. Tearney
stated that he would carry the
fight on. He expressed surprise
at the decision of the board, as he
had expected action favorable to
the Three Eye.
1t is understood the national
board of arbitration is the highest
body In minor league affairs and
in this case the appeal Of Presi-
dent Tearney may be ignored by
the national commission, which so
far has only considered cases in
major league baseball. A prece-
dent was set when the Ottumwa
case was carried to the national
commission in 1914 and was ig.
nOred by that body.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21
WILL NOT ADVANCE
AUTO SHOW PRICES

Chicago, Jan. 21.-No attempt will
be made to charge the motor-loving
public higher rates for admission to
the annual automobile show on We'd
nesday when society takes its annual
peek at the 1916 models.
In the past the price of admission
to the show, which opens tomorrow
noon in the Coliseum, has been in
creased on the day when society at
tended en- masse
This year Samuel Miles, general
manager, has decided the price will
not be raised.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21
State Marksmen Plan TOurnpyS

Kewanee, ILL.,, Jan. 21-At a meet
Ing OF the Representatives Of the Cen
trail Illinois Shooting club here yes
terday President E. E. Baker appointed
NJ. j. Smith and Theodore Bolternstern
Of Cambridge committee to arrange
schedules Of shoots at Galesburg,
Cambridge and Kewanee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21
dorado TAFT at College Tonight.

An ever increasing demand for seats
for the number to be presented tonight
at Augustana under auspices of the
lyceum indicates the public's, regard
for dorado Taft, world famed sculptor.
who is to lecture. Each of the pre-
vious numbers of the course has been
well attended. but something out of the
ordinary is to be given tonight, and
the patrons of lyceum features have
not been slow to appreciate the fact
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21
AT ISLAND CITY ALI
Outings.
FitZGibbODs,
Johnston Goes to Ehhefs.

New York, Jan. 21-Charles H. Eb-
bets, president of the Brooklyn Ma
tional league baseball club, yesterday
purchased from Harry F. Sinclair the
release Of Outfelder Jimmy Johnston.
one-time star Of the Pacific Coast
league. The price was not announced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21

The railway system of Japan is
practically government monopoly.
only 265.5S miles Of railway being
privately owned on March 81, 1915.
fthe latest date for which statistics
are vailable), out Of a total mileage
of 5,944
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21

The consensus Of opinion in
Rock Island seems to be that the
opportunity should be given to the
newly organized Three Eye base
ball association here to assume
the Central association franchise
II President Justice makes good
his promise to place one here, fol-
lowing the decision of the board
of arbitration. Should the new as
sociation decline to accept, it will
be up to others to form an asso-
ciation-that is if any disposition
to assume a Central association
team, locally speaking, Is shown.
The ruling OF the committee sets
forth that a Central association
franchise shall be placed in Rock
Island in 20 days. When Justice
was in Rock Island during the
visit Of the committee, he openly
asserted that he would be ready to
shift team here on moments
notice, and without any further
expense to the people here. He
added that If some disposition was
shown here to assume the club,
he would turn the team over to
any local association that might be
formed. Meanwhile confusion
seems to attend the decision of the
board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21

So far as The Argus is con-
cerned, 1t is matter of indiffer-
ence which organization controls
the local field, so long as the peo-
pie Of this city are given baseball.
For some time this paper was OPP
posed to Rock Island again enter
ing the Three Eye league while AL
Tearney remained as president.
This position was not based SO
much on personal antagonism to
Tearney, as the reflection of the
sentiment Of the baseball public
here and particularly of those who
for years successfully guided the
destinies OF professional baseball
in Rock Island Mr.. Tearney, The
Argus felt had bungled woefully
the whole situation as far as Rock
Island was concerned. First, by
undertaking to discipline the city
for its stand In the Waterloo
Quincy disrupt, which Rock Island
won. and secondly, by expressing
in unbecoming terms opinions of
Rock Island and it's people as a
whole, added to which he INDUCED
in reflections Of slanderous char
acter upon a number of good peo-
pie OF this town, who had been the
leading men in baseball and two of
whom have passed to the great be-
yond within the past few months.
Further than this Mr.. Tearnev
made the boast In an interview at
Quincy, that SO long as he was
The Springdale news., 1916-01-07
SILENT GROVE.

Born, to Mr. aad Mrs. NIL Rob bins. December seth a girl.
 Mrs. Tom Stewart is quite si k al this writing. Tom ats9 suffering with feloa on his hand
 Mr. and Mrs. Lee Reed and cAidre Of GJad Sprit ss spent sunday W.th J E snita aa1 family.
 Ar. aal Mr.. Dave Nostain have d. 4e4 p make ,aeir home with his fataez=if.st=ati# Of eozne 10 Oklahoma
 Grandma Turner fell on t5e ice last Thursday 5r8isiae= herself very severely. she is improving slowly at tais 9fzsin4.
 Braae Norman Of Robinson, Ark, gi,.t4d with relatives a this place last week. his brother Shirley went home with him Sunday Tor few day visit.
 Mrs. Howlud and son Willard left Inst Friday for Oklahoma City, Okla Wasra ta4y exHeef 10 make fheir hone Nr. IIe&.aHa vent some time ago.
 Country Pumpkins.
The Springdale news., 1916-01-07

grippe, but is some better aow.
 | II Rankin, member of inc Steele Fruit Growers Association. board. anloaded the roofing Tor the Hew shipping shed in steele last Weel
 Uncle Hugh Ritter Of Elm Springs loaded a ear of wood at Steele last week The wood was bought from N L. Sutton and sold to Rogers lime Co.
 Quite little excitement was creat- cd in Steele last Friday when the K C. X M. pulled into town with , car loads of war mules headed for St. Louis, via K. C. s. from Sloan Springs
 There will be mass meeting at Steele Saturday January Sth fer the purpose of hearing Mir, Stroud from Rogers. who will make talk. also d proposition in caring for straw- berries and marketing them. All
The Springdale news., 1916-01-07
OAK GROVE

Uncle Herman Stark is q4i P pooazy al this writing
 Johnney and wife called ell J. k. Barron. $ family Sunday afternoon.
 Frank Girley bought q good COW from Harry Johnson of Spriuedale.
 rncle Tom Norman is having t7e weeds moved eff aiS clover fled. Johnney is doing the work.
 Don't Worry Johme ey hasn't for gotten xea. flepe 9ea win be abe D write in the new year.
 Mrs. ". N. Parks set nice dinner Christmas day ana invited a few q Ter friends 10 cal atsh her. and Nc pronounced the dinner extra good.
 There was quite a=ot of butcher ing done fa tais vicinity last week.
 The young folks had singing d Frzd Bingham Sunday night.
 santa Claus st up his green tree for the children at Frank Sailore Christmas afternoon. and also one d C8 HoIeomh's Friday Il. .aht
 Miss EtAel and Miss Helen treat cd the school children to candy last Friday and they came by our raHel feeling mighty god toward theii teachers and eating their eafdy and having q good time.
 II hnupy
The Springdale news., 1916-01-07
Bad Cold Quickly Broken Up

Mrs. Martha Wilcox. GoWauda. N. Y. writes. T first us Chamber lafn's Cough Remedy about eieht years ago. At that time lad a hard cold and coughed most of the time. Ii proved to be iB- Hhat needed. II broke up tae eeea ia ! few days. and the e0HaA entirely
 appeared 1 have told many If my friends of the soad received thro' 8sfae this nedssine an1 eH eae have Heaa fl speak af if a fae highest terms 0btaiaahla everywhere
The Springdale news., 1916-01-07
GOSHEN

Guc3e Wright Frost is quite sick at tazs writing
 Mack HiHson ef SpIiagda3e, Was iH town Saturday buying mules.
 Prof. Roberts and family are going to move buck to= F.yetteyiHe this week.
 Ne 0l.l have . Lew mail carrier O. tHe >t.H roate. Elmer Clark has taken tae contract.
 Ray Clark 2h5 is attending nigh sat-aaz 4t Fay, .tetiIe spent the hei- tl4ss aIth bis mother, Mrs Hettie Clark.
 H stsaras ad si ter Mis- Mary of Johnson were 4i-5teas at the home of taelr sister, Mrs. Ed Clark i-t 1aet ot last week
 Miss Pear Clark returned to Ael school tt Salem saturday altel. spend is aet lay 4ith her parents Alr a. Mrs. JeAu Clark.
 Norris C53rk. who has Heen fa Caszslst fer Ue past six years re 'tHaa aaH few daas ago for . ata Ai, parents, Mr. and Mrs Elefg Clark.
 Mrs. Ida Glyne. wHo has been ..,eEaine week with her mother Mrs. Mary Cannon returned latter patt of last k to Bokoshe, Okla WI fe she k teaching.
 Jess Cannon and wife of Spring Val were over visiting the former. mathar few days last week Mir aaad Mrs. Cannon will leave this week for Texas 10 make their home. Ms Bertha kinsey of this place and Elmer Smith. of Sonora. We're n. aethe home of tine bride H morning. Esa John oXford of
 ttne THe 4@5n4 couple Ha1a tb' , ai.he. ol tAeir many friend. f9ra ppt Hsa
 tiynsx.