Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

Detroit, Mich, Dec. "a Owen Bush,
veteran shortstop OF the Detroit Amer
leans, has about decided TO move from /
indianapolis and make his winter +
home in Detroit Bush is unmaf ried 4
and lives with his mother. who keeps ,
house for him during the playing STA 7
son. Bush seemed rather downheali-
ed when here recently. because hin
bosom friend. Jack Dillon, has closed ,
his career as q fighter The "HoOsier |
Bearcat" and DOME" have been chums
since boyhood and Bush often insisted 4
that Dillon was about the greatest :
fighter In the universe
East Lansing, Mich, Dec 24.-The |
1918 football eleven of the Michigan
/ Agricultural college probably will be
nodded from green material once
more Many Of the 1919 squad are
eligible, but recently five players en-
listed Sullivan and I.aFUnd, TWO stars
on the freshman team this year, are
among those who decided TO fight for
Uncle Sam.
Muskegon, Mich. Dec. 24-As Mus
kegon will not be in the Central league
next season, its baseball players are
being disposed Of. Paul Wachtel,
pitcher, goes to Columbus Outfelder
Herndon has been sold to st. Paul and
Pitcher Jim Allen probably will go to
Fort Worth in the Texas league.
Detroit, Dec 24.-Harry Coveleskie,
. formerly the leading left-hander on
|. the pitching staff of the Detroit Amer
leans. will try 70 come back next
spring. He was almost worthless to
the club last season because his pitch
ing arm went back on him. Coyeles-
llie has been taking treatments and
hopes to convince Manager Jennings
/ that he should receive another trial.
COVE" is married and not subject to
the draft
r Bloomington, Ind. Dec 24.--An in
ter-fraternity handball tournament
;, has been organized at Indiana uniyer-
u sity, the fraternity winning the most
u games to receive a loving cup. Each
] fraternity will be represented by four
men, each man to play SO games dur
&c ing the winter Handball is a C0mpar-
Z atiyely new sport at Indiana, having
= been started since the opening of the
II new gymnasium about a year ago.
u Iowa City, Iowa. Dec 24-More than
l. twenty-five men are trying for the
s University of Iowa basketball team
n this season. but the dearth Of veterans
l- has made prospects for a good quin
g,4y tn
squad was the enlistment in the avia.
IS ton corps of Albert jenkins, forward
RS on the 1867 FIVE, There has beer
10 no definite selection OF the varsit!
ne five, but among the men who have
IN been tried out most consistently are
err Berrien and Freeze, forwards; Olson
o. center. and Brown and Pyles, guards.
Ames, Iowa. Dec 24-Chick' Hea
IN ton, star halfback of the Iowa Stat
college football eleven the past sea
son, has been chosen captain Of tn
1918 team.
4. Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 24.-Joe Tink
err, manager Of the Columbus club 0
of the American association, is anglin
an 10 land a major league berth for Ear
fl Hamilton, formerly with the St Loui
ed Americans Hamilton still is a pitche
or Of major league ability Tinker be
Of lieyes.
re Lawrence. Kan, Dec 24-JaC
Ter Frost, right tackle of the 1917 UniyeI
ISIS sity OF Kansas football team, has gon
S. to San Diego to enlist in a regula
an army truck company Of which his tw
nd brothers are members.
yh Columbus. Mo- Dec 24-seventee
I'm members OF the 1917 football team {
Is the University of Missouri have bee
lad awarded their varsity letters. The RI
ms cepients we're: Captain Hamiltot
yes Slusher, Bass, kirkpatrick, Berr
Kolh, Chiteuden, Morris, Stevens, V
it'll ner, Rider, Edwards, Collins, Greer
len wood, Marshall, Schroeder and Uric