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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21

sity team can be selected from those
who show up best in this meet.
The greatest need this year seems
to be for hurdlers and sprinters in
field events men. There will probably
be a good supply of distance runners.
The men that are now in mind for
few of the events are as follows: For
the mile, Barker, Stauduhar and Nc
Neill; for the half mile, Giles, Koenig
and Saulpaugh; for the quarter mile,
Ellingwood. Heimbeck, Mercer and
kuehl will probably be the weight
men, but it is by no means certain as
vet who can be relied upon for the
high jump, the broad jump and the
pole vault Thomas is not certain for
just what events he will go in, but he
is undoubtedly the strongest Rock Is
land man in the runs and will be re-
lied upon greatly. He is also the one
that has been keeping in trim and even
in some of the cold weather Of the
last three weeks has been out sew
eral times in track suit for practice.
It is said that he is in his best con-
ditiOn and will undoubtedly capture
the big end of Rock Islands honors.
Tri.City Meet.
| The tri-city meet will be held some
time in April and the Big Eight meet
will take place at Galesburg on May
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
OFFER SPEEDWAY
FOR ARMY SCHOOL
Chicago Park Association Would Have
Secretary Baker Establish Train.
ing Ground There.

Just at this time, when the nation
Is in the throes of excitement over the
situation existing on the Mexican bor-
der and drafting of men is going on
in every city and on a large scale, the
news comes from Chicago that the
Speedway Park association of that
city, through David F. Reid, the presi-
dent of the association, has offered to
the U. S. Government, free of charge
for the purpose of establishing prac-
tice grounds, training camps or an avn
alton school. Speedway Park con-
tains 800 acres, is but 10 miles from
Chicago court house and will be open
at any time to the government for use
as mobilization grounds.
President Reid extended the use of
Speedway park to the government a
year ago and last week sent tele-
gram to Newton d. Baker. secretary of
war. at Washington, again renewing
the offer made them year ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21

Jack Tighe is and always will be
considered one of the biggest men in
baseball in Rock Island-and Jack can
rightly assume this title, for the only
pennants ever won in the Three-Eye
league by Rock Island were landed I'M
der his leadership in 1907 and 1909.
Furthermore, those two years were
banner seasons in baseball in Rock Is
land.
From second division club in 1906
under the leadership of Jack McCon-
nell, Tighe took hold of the team the
following spring and when the season
came to close the Islanders found
themselves at the top of the heap for
the first time, leading Decatur, its
nearest competitor, by margin of %
points in the percentage column. The
Islanders won Sc games that year and
lost 46. Springfield and Peoria were
also contenders for the flag up to the
last few weeks Of play.
Tighe's leading twirlers in his first
pennant-winning year were Christy
Wilson, Billy Neal, Arthur Lundin,
Harry Howard, Joe Scott and Frank
Lakaff, all in their prime.
Dan OLeary, who is present pilot of
the Davenport club, worked behind the
bat with Gus Eng, one time popular
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
MORAN NEARLY IN
BOUT IN BEANERY
McKetrick, Jacks Former Manager
and O'Neill, a Lawyer Come to
Blows Over Suit.

New York, March 21.-An impromp-
tn two-round preliminary to the Will
lard Moran fight was staged in a
downtown restaurant shortly after
noon yesterday when the air suddenly
became full of soup, beans, fight pro-
moters, trainers and lawyers as Dan
McKetrick, former manager Of Frank
Moran, and Attorney Frank S.
O'Neill exchanged blows.
The free-for-all followed the hear
ing of McKetrick's suit against Moran
for S1,400 he claimed for services
before Moran fought Jack Johnson.
McKetrick lost the suit, but had an
edge on points over O'Neill, Moran's
attorney, in the after performance.
Moran, accompanied by Willie
Lewis, his trainer, entered Whyte's
restaurant at about the same time Nc
Ketrick and Harry Pollok appeared
for lunch. The parties were assigned
to adjoining tables.
McKetrick directed a few choice
words in the direction of O'Neill and
then followed his lead with a couple
of rights to the face. O'Neill coun-
tered with something to the effect
that he was a gentleman, and as
Lewis rose, evidently intending to
join the fracas, Pollok went to the aid
of Mcketrick. In the meantime Nor
an sat absolutely quiet in his chair
AS Lewis got up Frank grabbed him
by the coat sleeve and Lewis could
only squirm and protest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
CARDINALS PLAN TO
ORGANIZE FOR 1916

The Cardinal baseball team will be
recognized this year. A meeting has
been called for Thursday evening at
the home of r. McMullin, $40 Thirty
fifth street, at which time officers and
a captain will be elected. All those
interested are cordially invited to at
tend the session. Many Of the stars,
who played on the nine in 1915, have
been signed up for the coming season.
The Cardinals won the majority of the
games they played last year and pros
poets for a winning aggregation this
season are very bright.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
SPRING FOOTBALL
WORKOUT FORTHE
HIGH SCHOOL men
Collegiate System is Adopted by Coach
Anderson IN Practice Today at
the Exposition Park.
THOMAS IS WHOLE TRACK TEAM
Much Green Material Must be Used
on the Cinder Path This Spring
Promising Candidates.
(BY BOB OLMSTED.)

Spring football and track practice
for the Rock Island high school was
started this afternoon at 4 o'clock al
the Exposition park, with Coach Carl
Anderson, who is in charge of the
football, basketball and track squads.
It will be the first time in the schools
history that there ever has been
spring football practice, but, accord
ing to the coach, there is great deal
OF green material that must be whip
ped into shape for next year, and SO
the university system of spring train
ing has been naugurated. The track
practice is also to begin in earnest
tomorrow in order to develop the
prospects IN this line.
The football practice will consist
of forward pass, punt, starts and
spread formation practice, and the
coach is going TO have Captain Demp-
sey give the boys a stiff workout. II
is stated that there are about 80 cam
didates for places on the 1916 team
and many OF them are young huskies
that have been in the freshman class
this year and have shown possibili-
ties IN other lines.
Thomas Is Whole Track Team.
The prospects this year seem at
present to be included all under just
one head, that of Captain Vivian
Thomas With this exception, there
is practically no material on hand
from last year, as the presence Of the
Big Smoke" in 1915 seemed to draw
a streak of yellow down the backs Of
most of the other prospects. For this
reason Rock Island will be represent
ed by Thomas alone in the northwest
ern meet, to be held next Friday and
Saturday, and he will leave with
Coaches Anderson and Achtenhagen
Thursday noon.
However, the track season may
yet turn out somewhat like the bask
etball season did, as there were GER
tainly not much better prospects Wis
ible at the commencement of that sea
son. There is considerable amount
of green material in the school and
both the coach and Captain Thomas
have the idea that it can be made
good use Of A general call for can
didates will be issued next week, SO
that the boys can get busy in practice
during the spring vacation. The week
following this vacation the interclass
meet is to be held and it is thought
that the best candidates for the var
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
TIGHE'S THREE..EYE CHAMPS

receiver, now deceased. John Hines
covered the initial sack, with Johnnie
Wanner at the second station and Dow
VanDine on third base, with Joe Ber-
ger on short. Albert Swain played in
rightfeld, Frank Murphy (deceased) in
left and Roy bowers covered the cen
ter garden, with, Louis Cook as utility.
The following year, in 1908, Tighe
went east to manage a team, Louis
Cook taking held Of the Islanders.
Cook did not do well and resigned on
July 4, and the Islanders were without
a manager for some time before Tighe
was prevailed upon to return here, He
took charge of the team when playing
at Clinton, about six weeks before the
season was brought to a close. The
team was then at the bottom Of the
ladder, but finished in seventh posi-
tion.l
In 1909 Tighe proceeded to annex
another penuant for Rock Island, lead
ing Springfield by full nine games at
ished third and Bloomington fourth.
The lineup of Tighe's 1909 champs
was somewhat different from that Of
1907. His pitching staff consisted Of
Christy Wilson, Billy Neal, Frank La
kaff, George Hardin, Ray Webster
and Pug Cavet Dan OLeary and
Claude Stark worked behind the plate,
with Harry Swacina at first base, Otto
Vogel at second, Joe Berger on short
and Harry Kelly at third. Frank Muir
ply covered centerfeld, Clyde Mcbride
left and Paul Mclean rightfield, heavy
hitting trio. Eddie Wise and big Bill''
Jacobsen were the utility men.
Tighe handled the team again in
1910 and finished in second place, after
one of the greatest fights in the history
of the league, with the Springfield pen
nant winners finishing Just six games
in the lead. Peoria landed third and
Waterloo fourth.
Jesse Spencer was president of the
local club in 1907 and F. o. Van Calder
served in the same capacity in 1909.
Following is list of the managers of
the Islanders from 1901 to 1911:
1901-Harry Tate and Harry Sage.
1902-03-Frank Donnelly.
1904-Ross Thornton and Hugh
Nicol.
1905-06-Jack Mcconnell.
1907-Jack Tighe.
190S-Louis Cook and Jack Tighe.
1909-10-Jack Tighe.
1911-William Carney and Jack
Gonding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21

10. These will be the principal meets
of interest besides the Northwestern
next Friday
Whatever be the outcome of the
present track season, one thing is GER
tain, and that is that a great deal will
have to be relied upon the green ma
terial For this reason, great en-
phasis is being laid upon the neces-
sity for large turnout in the inter-
class events and the coach is endeav-
oring to get nearly every boy in the
school to try out for place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
JESS HEAVIEST OF
CHAMPS in HISTORY

New York, March 21-Jess Willard
will enter the ring against Frank
Moran Saturday night the heaviest
champion in pugilistic history After
his workout yesterday afternoon Will
lard climbed on the scales and the
beam tipped at PAS pounds. This will
be about the weight of the champion
Saturday. Jack Johnson weighed 230
pounds when he was beaten by Willard
at Havana; Jeffries tipped the beam at
2l0 when he stopped Fitzsimmons at
Coney Island Fitzsimmons scaled at
10 when he whipped Corbett at Car
son City.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
BARRYS SHOOT TO
TOP IN PIN MEET
Crack Chicago Team Spills 1906 Pins
on Late Shift at Toledo Last
Night Before Crowd.

Toledo, Ohio, March 21-The Bar
rvs Of Chicago defeated the Riehls
Of Columbus by 10 pins in the late
shift last night in the American bowl
ing congress tournament here. Their
score was 1905. The standing of the
leaders follows:
FIVE-MAN EVENT.
Commodore Barrys, Chicago, 1905.
Riehls, Columbus, 1885.
Wittmans, Rochester, 1882.
TWO-MAN EVENT.
Thoma-Marino, Chicago, 1879.
Faetz-Hildebrant, Chicago, 1,272
VIC. Dernbach, Chicago, 1886.
INDIVIDUALS.
F. Shaw, Chicago, 6S5.
B. Huesman, Cincinnati, 6S5.
R. Raydl, Chicago, 6S1.
ALL EVENTS.
S. Thoma, Chicago, 1919.
o. Kallusch, Rochester, 1898.
A. Wartchow, Omaha, 1877.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
BLANKENSHIP BEATS
GREENLEAF IN FINAL

Chicago, March 21.-Emmett biaha'
enship of Detroit won the world poeA'
ct billiard championship by defealips
Ralph Greenleaf, the 16-year-old plss
err from Monmouth, H.. 100 TO ~
the first game of the night, gong ".
in 30 innings. 1t was splehulas
fought match, in which the genefaisa.f
and position play Of the Detfois'
pulled him out the victor.
Blankenship led, Al to /, at tue ma ~
inning, but the boy tied him IN the ~.
inning at "a, and gave him hard be1'
until the finish.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
BERGMAN'S 266 WINS
ISLAND CITY PRIZE

Keen competition has developed at
the Island City bowling alleys for the
81 prize offered each week for high
single score. John Bergman, star
shooter Of the Cub team, won the prize
last week in a sensational finish Sun
day night. Up until Sunday Joe John
son was leading the field with 259.
Sunday evening Bergman stepped in
and rolled 266. Another prize will be
offered this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
PHILIIES CLEAN ON
HENDRIX; BEAT CUBS

Tampa, Fla, March 21.-Wielding
the bludgeons like triphammers on
Claude Hendrix. the Phillies annexed
the second game of the preseason
strife yesterday afternoon, 6 to 2.
The skinning was done in our front
yard, the champions coming over from
st. Petersburg in tow of President
Baker and Vice President Chandler.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
Moline Indians Organize.

Moline Indians, in the semi-pro
arena for the last pair Of years, each
season with one of the strongest in
dependent teams in this vicinity, will
be in the field again this summer, Or
ganization of the Moline Indian Base
ball association, Inc, having been
completed, with the following Off
Gals:
Presidents. ]. Hogan.
Secretary Miller.
Manager-G. l.. Magerkurth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
r, I. Firemen Have Team.

The Rock Island lines hremea
baseball team has been reorgahiSeu
the coming season. and Captain ~
Ian reports that he has a wealth =.
material from which 10 select NJ,
team. A sweeping challenge is ISSUE
TO any team hereabouts. ). D. RAJ Ia "a
Is the manager. He may be reae's'
by phoning Rock Island 2l74.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
CubS claim Title.

With record of having met and de-
feated the Vajority of the teams in its
class, the Rock Island Cubs basketball
team is laying claim to the city cham
pionship in the l35-140 pound divis-
ion. The Cubs won seven out of eight
games played. Following Is the line
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
Infant Death Rate in South america

Buenos Aires. Although the uprs
classes in South America i've ri. ~
even extravagantly, the poverty VI =.
poems is deep. one result being al ~
palling rate of infant mortality, iio.
40 to 80 per cent dying before the aes
OF 2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
Ready at Coal Valley,

Coal Valley Baseball association has
just been organized for the season Of
1916, and games can be arranged by
writing 10 William l.. Knapp, 1907
Fifteenth street A, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21

up: Captain Mangelsdorf, Clark, Cut
ter, Cavanaugh, Dopp, Wilson, Fret
stat, Fotch and Fleetwood.
The Huttig news., 1916-03-04
CHAPTER XxllI.
Proof at La st..


 The summer vas upon the hills with a vengeance.
 Mighty onusual," said Ma Daily, this here heat. Hottest it's been fer many a year; tits a-goin' to be mighty dry season an it's a-comin early'
 Which prophecy seemed due to be fulfilled. A blue heat haze lay deep Tn the valleys, hung amid the hills The deep floor of pine needles in the big woods was already dry as powder and it was only late July. The camp was humming ahead with the work. They had exceeded their expectations in getting out logs, sending out more than they had planned
 Miss Ordway, still mistress of the little south room, worked feverishly at the new story of the timberlands. A bit of her brightness, some Of her painstalIng cheeriness, was gone with the summers heat. She had thought that long before this she would have won that the engagement she had so daringly announced would be a fact She could not understand his holding out against her.
 Sandry had made many trips to Salem, consulting with the lawyer he had summoned from the East, who was turning heaven and earth in an effort to prove what Sandry knew to be true of Hampden, but it was unavail- ing. The young commissioner at Sa- lem was 'on to his job and the weeks flew by with net one rayeled end to the ball of fraud and deception and criminal intrigue which lay snug in the doctored records of the state land of flee. Miss Ordway had dropped her filing for the timber claim and the young commissioner was uneasily searching his offices for the two let ters and a missing account book. He did not faintly suspect that the last time he had seen them was during the visit to Salem of the charming new acquisition to the ring" In fact, some of those days were still shrould- ed in nebulous haze of mystery-red wine and red lips and heady infatua. tion.
 But things were approaching an. other change in Dailys lumber camp. One day in late July Sandry wrote sey- eral letters aud Poppy Ordway, lean ing familiarly over his shoulder. reached out a hand for them.
 Pm going pp to the forked stick. she said languidly. and III take them"
 The dainty fingers were all hut trembling with eagerness. for she saw that one of them was addressed to John II. Musseldorn, at town in New
The Huttig news., 1916-03-04
CHAPTER XXI.
The Price of Peace,

Important events have way of striking from ambush, without warn ing. So did the telegram which found Sandry idling among these women, so strangely mixed up with his life, who held together for his sake, though wide apart as the poles. It said sim ply, Come at once. MT. Wilton San dry failing rapidly" and was signed by the famous specialist.
 When the young man read it his face went white as a swooning wom ans and the hands that held the vel low paper shook uncontrollably.
 His lips set with a deadly illness and he stared unseeingly out across the slough.
 "The incentive!" triumphed Poppy Ordway. but oh, why must it take him from me just now! l hate it!" and sullen anger and disappointment flared for an unguarded moment in her eyes
 But the face of Siletz betweel it's braids had suddenly fallen into the mold of grief, faithful reflection of Sandry's own, and she slid off the porch to step softly, unconsciously near, with her hands elasped in dis tress.
 An hour later the owner of the Dill lingworth gave a hand to Poppy and Siletz simultaneously, looked from one face to the other, saw Love in the black eyes and the blue. and felt a pain at his heart that he could not explain.
 Ma put a motherly touch on his shoulder and said a word that was simple and earnest and tender as her great heart John took his last hur, ried orders, and Sandry was off in the rig he had telephoned for to Toledo.
 Weak and sad and torn by emo- tions, he watched for two whole days the great West slide by his Pullman window-that wondrous West whose subtle charm had laid abiding hold upon his soul. Then the middle West raced past-Montana, Idaho, with their bleak stretches of lonesomeness, and he roared into Chicago on the Trans continental only to shoot out again on his race with death. He saw that East begin to come back to him, and for some strange reason it had lost it's charm. Was this what he had yearned
The Huttig news., 1916-03-04

the old man higher ill his arms. hold. ing him tightly against his shoulder He glanced appeaiingly at Doctor Gen try, who shook his head. Then the son smiled down brayely ill the bright eyes apon his face.
 All right sir" he said simply your word has ever been my law. Wen hush f you say 50. l thank Goo I'm here now"
 .'-satistied. Youre-a man, my sen. 4 man-and good--son. In ay-more-thrice blessed Amen A
 The word trailed off suddenly. leav ing tie lips open There was q long breath broken abruptly. The eye closed naturally, slowly. The white head slid gently down from Sandrys shoulder.
 With q cry that rang through the room. Waiter sandry sprang up. lifting the body
 Father" he cried once terribly Then ne laid if back upon the bed turning away with shaking lips
 lie clasped hls hands hard behind him, while Doctor Gentry came silent ry and laid an arm around his shoul- ders
 III his soul was waging a seething turmoil of emotions-angdish and sol emn joy, shame and triumph, certainty and uncertainty.
 At peace!" he was thinking wildly. At peace and content" while before him his strained eyes came the thin page from Siletz' old Bible with it's cry oh, Absalom! My son. my son!" walled for the boy who fell from grace.
The Huttig news., 1916-03-04
TIC HEART OF
 NIGHT WlNc,lSS7zz A STORY OF THe CaeAT NORTH WesT|
 1y ViNGte e.ROe AAzz> >Asas lZz ILLUSTRATIONS 6y R3Y 0A{T=Hs X c00N0GH7 9Y po0l IM1D AND cor4qYy
L3Y DCDU EEAD AND COh9ANT

hardened with tautened muscles.
 No! He wouldn't be thief-that would be the right law
 Every nerve in Miss Ordway's bod, jumped, though there was no outward sign, as the tension that had hee growing between them snapped with the voice of Siletz.
 The girl had stopped on the far side of the room, unnoticed by either, and now she stood leaning forward with her hands upon the table, her braids hanging beside them. The shadow oI her parted hair was over her eyes.
 Miss Ordway's fingers crawled into her palm. rigid with a desire to inaict bodily pain upon this uninvited blum derer. But Siletz was of the wilder ness and she did not know she had committed a faux pas. She knew only that she had become absorbed Ill the eXigencies of this mythical man confronted by so grave problem and she spoke as unconsciously as a child.
 With deep breath exhaled slowly, as If swimmer drew in sweet air, Sandry lifted his eyes to her.
 The right law" he said. 'Yes SletZ is right And a man would do it if he had an incentive great enough even a sane man of today-with the average honor And he would hold up do the thing at all.
 For moment Miss Ordway sat sl- lent, regarding him intently.
 "Good!" she said at last, then you thlnk may go on without danger ot oYerdrawlng my character?'
 Unquestionably=
 She dropped her eyes, toying with bone-handled fork iying near.
 Thanks, Walter,' she said at last
 She turned toward him, spreading out fiat on the paper one exquisite hand. Among her other hidden vani- ties, Poppy Oriway cherished an inor- d1nate pride in these hands of hers and she knew their value and their po- tency to the last atom.
 With an unconscious appreciation Sandry now looked down at it where gently; q shall go on with more confi. dence. It is a daring thing to make my hero do-but-the woman loves him in spite of thousand crimes above and beyond them"
 Her heart was beating so fast that her white throat futtered spasmed ically at the soft hollow at the base and she knew that she took a chance. She knew also, as Sandry rose ab- ruptly and left the room, that he had felt the steel, for his face was gray again.
 In the silence of the little south room she stood long, staring into the yellow flame of the hand lamp on the stand. Then, suddenly, she covered her flushed face with her hands and shuddered.
 If I should blunderi" she gasped my God! If should fail to win him after all! Oh, Walter, Walter-heart of my heart!"