davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
ALEC BEAN rs GIVEN
DECISION AT MOLINE

The wrestling match between Alec
Bean of Moline ana Young Sampson
Of Sterling in Moline last night, was
won by the Greek according TO the
decision rendered by the referee.
When the two men entered the ring
Sampson was over weight Bean re
fused to wrestIe him. under these con
ditions Later Sampson agreed TO
throw Bean twice in As minutes. The
two boys grappled for three-quarters
Of an hour and Sampson, being unable
to pin the MoIiner's shoulders on the
mat, the referee awarded the decision
to Bean
In the semi-windup Jack Stahl had
an easy time in throwing Dummy
West Of Minneapolis in two straight
falls Stahl won the first fall in 6
minutes and the second in s minutes
Kid Fisk and Peanuts Dundee gave
a clever fiye-round boxing exhibition
Dundee was substituted for Tony Ca
POM, who was unable to appear.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
WOULD STAGE BIC
TOUR FOR CHAMPS
Packey Mcfarland Fathers Plan to
Raise Large Sum fer Train
ing Camps

Chicago, Dec. 8-Packey Mcfarland
was called the business man of the
ring. He garnered some 5000, geo
more or less, from poking the other
fellow in the nose and by wise specu-
lation. Now Packey has evolved a
scheme TO make 4 lot of coin for
army camp athletes throughout the
country and if it goes through he says
that before the job is finished a cool
million iron men will be raised for the
cause.
The plan fathered by Mcfarland,
who is now doing his bit as boxing
instructor at Camp Macarthur in
Waco Texas, includes himself as the
principal actor He wants TO tour the
country meeting all corners in four
round bouts, and with this end in view
intends at once to write letter 10 DR.
Joseph E Raycroft. in charge Of war
camp athletic activities at Washing
ton, asking permission TO 90 through
with this program.
Packey has been in Chicago for Z
couple Of days and is in great condi-
ton as the result OF his work at CamI
7 -fIdtE3i tAIA- ilE - III ~ star bhL ilSH
now, if permission is given, and un
dOubtediy his appearance in the var
ious cities OF the country meeting al
/ corners would attract lot Of shekel;
/ to the box Office
/ Ted Lewis, British welterweight
was visitor in Chicago yesterday. II,
( is returning to New York from Cali
fOrnia where he engaged in connie
t q scraps. Lewis didn't stop here long
for he wants to get home in hurr.
to meet his two-months-old son, VIII,
was born while his dad was on tn
coast
Fred Fulton heavyweight aspi
rant Of Rochester, Mimi. will be her
today en- route to Columbus. where h
mingles ~~tth P0-ky Flynn a Y
i rounde~ on Mon6av -'~'f Fulton vii
work at the Arca7e gym today, an
will box with Andre Anderson an
Marty Cutler.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
CORDOVA

Thanksgiving services were held IN
the Baptist church Thursday evening.
The schools here enjoyed a holiday
Thursday and Friday
home.
c T. REYNOLDS IS suffering from an
attack of sciatic rheuma tism
Howard Moody Wesley Timme~nla =,
and Floyd Robinson are attending the
stock show in Chicago
w. II. Bruner moved To East Moline
last week
Howard Reeves made his last trim as
mail carrier last Friday hoe Saudidge
has been appointed 10 Gil the vacancy.
Several applications are n for the nsr-
manent appointment
J u Allen, Andrew Trent. VIII For
sythe. Frank Bruner. Harvey Johnson.
Perry Barber and John Grimm are some
of the Cordova meH now working IN the
rri-cifies.
The supper and sale given by the X.
of p. ana Red Cross fer the Red Cross
benefit was a huge success. About $l25
was celared.
~. Fl Moody has been appointed as
state delegate 30 the International stock
sHeW in Chicago.
Howard and Gladys Moody attended
box soeIable near Milan Friday ev-
eainE Hsu6e Smith accompanied them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
WESTERN LEAGUE TO
TAKE IN TWO CLUBS

Des Moines, Dec S.--OkIahoma City
and Tulsa may be included in the 1918
Western league schedule, according TO
baseball men here yesterday, prepara-
tory to departing for St. Joseph, Mo,
where the Western magnates meet to-
day and tomorrow.
According to them Hugh Jones may
move his Denver club TO Oklahoma
City. while Jack Holland moves his
ST Joseph club TO Tulsa Ed Han
Ions Sioux City club would be shifted
to St. Joseph Mingled in this switch
is the rumor that Duckey Holmes is
trying to get Sioux City to accept his
Lincoln, Neh, franchise.
The Oklahoma towns will he rep
resented at St Joseph when the Dick
erson loop maguates get going. 1t is
believed the league viii be composed
OF Lincoln, Des Moines, Omaha and
st Joseph in the north, and Of Wich-
tia, Joplin. Tulsa and Oklahoma City
in the south.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
MICHIGAN SQUAD
CLOSES BIG YEAR
The 1917 Season Was One OF Most
Spectacular Seasons in the
Gopher Annals.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Dec. s The Uni
versity Of Michigan football eleven
has closed one of the most spectacu-
lar seasons ever recorded in the local
annals. When the season began, the
team-minus nearly every star Of
year ago-looked utterly hopeless.
Yost, far from discouraged, whipped
his green material into a machine
which ripped strong and weak oppo-
sition to pieces Finally came the
tragedy at Pennsylvania and then, the
Wolverines. riddIed by injuries and
faculty penalties, closed their season
by losing to Northwestern.
Despite Michigans sky-rocketty sea
son there are few sore hearts at the
university. Two reasons are given.
One is the fact that Michigan was
between the devil and the deep sea
this year. First, the authorities put
The ban on football; then they took
it off and then Michigan found her
SELF back in the western conference
but too late to be officially considered
a championship contender. Nobody
/ got excited over Michigan's eleven IN
/ til after the Nebraska game and yet
neither the contest with Cornell. nor
I the struggle with Pennsylvania,
aroused the keen interest that such
games have developed in the past.
This year Yost had but four M
men when he started to build his
team, two tackles, guard and q
quarterback. The latter, Sparks, was
handicapped by bad leg and played
very little. When Yost finally die
whip his eleven into impressive form
injuries and scholastic deficiencies re.
moved the leading cogs from his ma
chine and he had to build a new one
almost over night
Goodsell and Weske are the onI,
1917 regulars who will graduate, bu
Lambert, Michigans center, playee
football at West Virginia colleg:
before coming to Michigan and ma,
be barred
. Yost will have as candidates 10
, his line, Culver. Fortune, Lindstrom
Morrison, Beath, Cartwright. Goet
and Boyd. The veterans are expectet
to contest for backfeld positions in
, cIude Sparks, Weston and Wiemar
J Weston was one Of the sensations 0
: the west this year Flashing TO rec
: ognition from the scrub eleven, h
! proved the backbone ofs Michigan oil
Tense and is expected to be the VOL
| verines field general next year
, Sparks is a good kicker and when i
t shape, Yost considers him a halfbac
5 of the first water, II is hoped that
. years rest may give the Jackson BIO
e the opportunity that was denied hiI
. this season. Wieman played tackl
= and fullback this year He starred
each position
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08

fees three days each week--eYery SAT
urday, Monday and Tuesday He Will
see patients each day from a N. IN
til 4 p III, except Tuesday; his hours
Tuesday are from 8 a. n to 2;SO p
m, and Monday night from to
o'clock Rock Island and Moline pa
tents take the Bridge car line, get
off at Second and Main right at his
Office, sixth floor of the First National
bank building. He invites every per-
son suffering with any disease OF
weakness of the eyes, failing sight or
blindness caused from graduated Ids,
sore eyes, scums. growths, cataracts'
floating spots, glaucoma. wild halfs.
weak, watery eyes, weak nerves OF
the eyes. pain over the eyes, or deal
ness. loss OF hearing from any cause
head noises, ulcers of the ears, 70
come and get his opinion and try ms
new Absorption Massage Treatmenl
one time free and see If it will hep
them He especially wants thoss
cases where one eve is falling consla-
erably, or one ear is growing quNe
deaf and the other IS Just started, U
see him without delay One treat
ment frequently gives rapid and qaieA
relief. He wants every case Of ca.
tarrh TO come and try his Treatment
, once free. 1t gives immediate rehel
/ He says catarrh is a constitutional as
ease as we'll as local and you mus
treat the blood and system as wen .
the nose. Every case should De cuas
/ bic Fie straightens cross-eyes =
three minutes without giving chiolv
form. He removes adenoid groW'A'
IN two minutes without chlorofoih-
and the patient goes home wlthoa.
pain or danger He wants every chlF~
suffering with ulcers of the ears =.
partial deafness, brought to him rs
has successfully treated over 800 CHI
dren suffering with deafness N soll'
form He has treated eye, ear, hoso
and throat diseases for over 81 years
He originated this Absorption AAs-
sage Treatment. He wants every pc
son that has diseased tonsils 10 -
him before they are operated on %.
says IS per cent OF the people 90 iio ~,
have 10 have the tonsils remover :.
properly treated. He wants TO pFoss
| that operations and harsh reIHeo.S7
are not necessary in most cases rs
has treated many OF the most chfoii.s
severe cases. lie takes no case ne
he thinks is incurable If you suhel
he invites you TO get his opinion p'SYD
on the treatment of thousands OF case
For further information address
DIR. W. o. COFFEE.
First National Bank Building, ba'th
port, Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
WEECHMAN GETS
HIS FROM MATTY
Cincinnati Manager Explains What He
Thinks Tampering With Players
Means.

New York. Dec. S.-That the Gin
cinnati folk are not at all kindly dis
posed. toward President Weeghman of
the Chicago Cubs is made quite clear
in the following statement by Christy
Mathewson:
This sort of thing (referring to re-
cent announcements that Weeghman
was after Ivy Wingol is an outrage.
The Chicago club announced just lit
tie while ago that It had big deal on
for Heinie Groh, and now it comes
along and hands out similar dope
about Wingo
If this stuff that the Chicago club
is pulling is not tampering / don't
know what tampering is. / might as
well come out in the morning and de-
clare that / had deal on for Grover
Alexander and George Burns | know
perfectly well that I cannot get either
of these star players. but | could
shout from the housetops that / was
after them In the hope that the fans
would think l was hustling to build
up the team,
There should be a penalty for an
nouncing that you are after a player
when you know there is not a possible
chance TO secure him.
/ "Groh is the best third baseman and
one Of the best hitters in the league
and Wingo did wonderful work foI
/ lis last season behind the bat Neither
of these players is on the market, mol
is Chase. Roush. Tony, Schneider OF
any other Of our leading performers
! ] am out to hold what we have tina
/ is good and add 10 it, not subtrac
from it,
Il hope that President Hermann
will take some sort of action at ths
league meeting next week TO proven
/ this repeated boasting of fake trades.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
SIZES SPEFDWAY FOR 5000.

Chicago. Dec Automobile rae
ing may be over for the period OF
the war. but the Speedway Park as
ISOLATION continues to have its di-
versions. J. James O'Connor. an at
torney, sued it on Thursday for $4,000
and was awarded judgment Of 500
yesterday in Judge Hugh ]. Kearns'
court.
Mr.. O'Connor's claim was that he
had written a letter TO Thomas L.
Riggs OF Chattanooga, Tenn, and that
said letter saved the association sew
eral thousand dollars in the purchase
of part OF the property on which the
speedway in Broadview was built.
The letter was about fifteen lines
long. but Mr.. O'Connor thought it
worth the five thousand anyway, il
not more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
HAMMOND AFTER TITLE.

Chicago. Dec. S.-A chance to play
Massillon, Ohio, for the national pro
fessional football championship viii
be at stake today when the Detroit
Heralds clash with Hammond in the
Hammond ball park The game will
he featured by the first appearance of
Jim Thorpe. famous Indian athlete, in
a football game in this section of the
country He will be in the Detroit
lineup Hammond will depend on its
old lineup. composed mainly of for
mer college stars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
Sunday School League
Standing.

The Zion Lutheran and Central
Presbyterian basketball quiutets con-
tinued the lead in the Sunday School
league following The games last even
ing. The contests were fast with the
exception Of the second game OF the
evening
The result Of last nights games are
as follows Central Presbyterian, %.
and Baptist, 10; Zion Lutheran 80.
and Fifteenth Avenue Christian, g.;
West End Settlement ~ and South
Park Presbyterian, H. and Memorial
Christian, %, ana Grace Lutheran. 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
LOCALS STARS FORM
BASKETBALL TEAM

Under the management Of Roy
Mansfield the 1900 Block organized
a basketball quintet for the 19l7-lS
season. A game viii be arranged
with the Keller Athletic club of Dav-
EXPORT The local five will be we'll
represented as the squad consists of
the best high school and college stars
that are in the city at the present
time. The roster of the 1900 Block
is as follows Brindiey Morris. Demp-
sey. Murphy Kolls. Harry and Tabor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
DUNDEE TO FIGHT
JOHNNY RITCH|E
Local Ring Artist Starts Training 10,
His Initial Bout With Top
NOteher.
GO STAGED At ToLUCA DEC. Is
Reck Island Serapper Wins All HE
BattlesJust Passed Seventeenth
Birthday.

peanuts" Mike Dundee Of this city
bantamweight fighter, started training
Yesterday afternoon for his l0-roubs
bout with Johnny Richie of Chicago
to be staged at Toluca, H., on Dec III
Promoter O. r. Cuanin received ths
signatures of managers Peanuts
Schieberl of Dundee and Emil Their
of Richie that both boys weight 1ls
pounds at > o'clock on that day. For
feits have already been posted BY bo,h
managers and great athletic exhibi.
ton is expected.
Since his entrance in the ring at The
age of 16 years Dundee has estah.
lished great record and he has iust
reached his 18th year He is matched
I'D with a top notcher in the division
The go on Dec. IS will be Dnndee's
first encounter with a man in the biz
class.
Dundee has been vending his way ia
wards the championship and his bout
with Richie will start him with the
/ big boys. Mike has all the confidence
/ in the world and little encourage
ment viii bring a title to this CITY.
Rock Island has been we'll represent
! ed in the fight game during the last
+ few years and on several occasions
/ crowns were started this way.
Wins All His Bouts.
| Mike probably has a better start
than either OF the other Rock Island
ers. Young and full of confidence
with Schieberi as his mentor he has
not lost a fight during his time in the
ring. Dundee has a hard punch and
probably is one Of the fastest men il
the ring in these parts.
! A large delegation Of fans from ihi:
city is planning on making the trip ia
/ Toluca TO see the local boy in action
with Richie II is only few min,
Iutes ride on an electric line out o
Ottawa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
SCHMALSTIG WINS
Sl4,892 DAMAGES

Charles Schmalstig was given yer
dict for $l4,S92 against Charles F.
Taft. at Cincinnati last night in suit
TO recover S55, 500, the amount he
claimed as his share from the pro
ceeds Of the sale of the Chicago Ma
tional league club more than a wear
ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
ECKERSALL no LEAVE HOSPITAL.

Chicago, Dec. Walter EckersaIl
football writer and former gridiron
star, who has been in St Luke's hos
pital suffering from dilation Of the
heart, will leave the hospital today.
DR.. William d. Pennington, his physi-
clan, declared he viii be able 10 be
active again in few days Eckersall
was taken i'll suddenly last Monday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
WESTERN PREXY WILL
HANDLE PEORIA'S BID

Peoria, III, Dec. S-President Jack
Ryan of the Peoria club last night
said he would not attend the Western
league meeting at St Joseph, Mo, on
Sunday He admitted. however. Pc
oria was bidding for a Western league
franchise under certain conditions.
President Dickerson will look after
the Peoria interests at st. Joseph, -
he said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
Ice CRrSHERS ARE BUSY.

SauIt Ste Marie, Mich, Dec. win
the coolest weather OF the season pre-
ailing in the Lake Superior region
far below zero during the night-a
large fleet Of ice crushers was ready
to keep channels open SO that the last
possible cargo of grain may be sent
down the lakes before navigation ter
inmates It is hoped TO send several
million bushels grain down before
navigation ends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
BAN LOSES FIGHT
FORSHORTERP PLAY
Junior Ilcague Must Follow Old tir-
cult Because Of Joint Use OF
Polo Park.
MAJORS 10 PLAY 1874 GAMES
American Officials We're strong Tor
100 Game Schedule Meeting is
Called Oh.

Chicago. Dec. S.-American League /
owners nave been notified by President
"a -. johnson that there will be a
schedule of l58 games next season
This marks one Of the first defeats
for the junior league executive since
tbe two organizations started work
ing in the same harness. Mr.. Johnson
has heen strong for the schedule OF
t40 games. and the majority OF the
owners have been back Of him.
Surrender was forced on Mr. john
son. as the National controlled the
polo Grounds. and 1t was long seized
ule or the exit of the Yankees from
the Brush stadium The American
Teaeuc saw the point, and in a bull
letin mailed 10 the owners yesterday
President johnson told the SAD news.
On top OF this came a proposal from
President Tenor that the two leagues
meet i'm Joint meeting some Tune
apriur the week Of Dec IT., either IN
cleveland. Pittsburgh or Cincinnati
lac suggestion came froh President
eaer I'm q telegram TO Johnson yes
,erta, Tn TO last night there had
been po answer. bat Johnson thought
there was no likelihood Of the meet
ing taking place as long as the Ma
tional League magnates refused to
gather I'm Chicago, Dec 10.
Joint Meeting Is oil.
oThe National League. through
Garry Hermann. asked for the joint
meeting here" said Ban and
agreed 10 it. although I could not see
what GOOD would come ont Of IL. The
wires seemed 10 be crossed some
where and President Tener and
Garry Hermann gave ont conflicting
orders. The meeting, suggested foi
the first week I'm January, was not
suggested 70 me in the telegram IRON
President Tenor today
AS for the short playing schedule
that IS no longer an issue. have
told our club owners that as the Ma
tional League holds the whip hauC
we will nave To- give i'm. ! think the,
will make a mistake IN forcing thu
l5f games ON the fans, but on accoun
of the Polo Grounds situation we ar
helpless That short sChedul
would be the best for the game ma
he proved in the middle Of next sum
mer'
This Is Usually the Case.
The unofficial reason given for th
inability of the National League OWL
crs 20 meet here Dec ll was tina
they figured that st would take NOR
than two days foo them 90 clear u
their business at New York Whe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08

rectors win meet at noon on Dec.
II. then the owners viii have couple
of hours OF discussion. and ] think
the conference will be at an end.
Tom KoeAler, q friend OF MIR. John
son, tried To persuade the latter yes
terday to 20 to California Jan 5.
Johnson couutered with the argu-
ment that he was under orders Of
the war department and could not
promise TO leave He also said that
as soon as the annual meeting is over
he is going to buckle down 20 Red
Cross work
Now Tener Is Hedging.
New York, Dec. Sin answer to an
urgent plea by August Hermann
chairman of the national commission
to reconsider his views on the question
OF a joint meeting OF the two major
leagues in Chicago next Thursday
President John * Tener Of the Ma
tional League agreed TO such poin
meeting with the American League
within the next ten days
However. we cannot meet with til,
American League in Chicago mex
Thursday" said President Tener. Il
the American League is willing to wal
for us until we finish with oar bust
ness i'm New York next week. we shall
be glad to go out To Chicago and JON
them / cannot, however ask my clG
owners to come here for the start @
our annual meeting next Tuesday
al 3D..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
HAP FELSCH 4 R0WLFR.

Chicago. Dec. Slap Felsch, White
Sioux outfelder, is coming back to
Chicago tomorrow. Felseh is men,
Der of the Milwaukee bowling team
which rolls an intercity match with
the fIineralites at Hank Merino's JEFF
ferson alleys tomorrow afternoon.
Felsch is reported to be star bowler.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
DR.. COFFEE
In Davenport Offices Every
Saturday, Monday and
Tuesday.
TREATS NEW PATIENTS ONE TINE
FREE.

DR.. W. 0. Coffee, the noted ocnlist
and aurist, has opened branch Offices
IN the First National bank building.
corner Second and Main streets. DaY-
export, Iowa. He will be in these Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
On ODE Sidclines

st. Paul, MINI. Dec s--A third OF
the proceeds of the 10-round confess
between Benny Leonard. the hgnt-
weight champion, and Gene belmont.
Memphis lightweight, to be decided
here Dec 5, will be donated TO the
Red Cross, according to the promoters.
Leonard is TO receive $4,000 with the
option OF accepting % per cent OF
the gross receipts 1t will be The
champions first appearance in the
twin-cities.
Chicago, Dec. Scheduling spring
training games for the world baseball
champions, the Chicago Americans, al
ready is under way Harry Grabiner,
secretary OF the club. has received a
score of requests for dates. Practi-
cally every city in Texas, where the
club will do its training, wants 10 see
the conauerors of the Giants IN ae-
ton. The team will train either at
Mineral Wells or San Antonio. MIN
eral Wells was the conditioning ground
last spring.
Louisville, Ky, Dec. Thomas
/ Fortune Ryan Of New York, accord
! ing to Lexington announcement. will
establish a thoroughbred breeding
plant there The announcement. says
that Mr.. Ryan has leased from John
! z. Madden a tract of land to which
| he will send the imported stallion
/ Sea King, son of Persimmon, and five
imported mares. These horses will
come from Mr.. Ryan's farm in Vir-
| ginia and will form the nucleus OF q
stud under the management OF Charles
H. McCracken.
Another Lexington announcement i
to the effect that Joseph Weldon Bail
ey, former United States senator from
Texas, who has been identified witt
thoroughbred trotting horse breeding
plants in the vicinity Of Lexington a
various times, will dispense his stu
, because of the enlistment in the arm,
Of his son who has active charge 0
the establishment.
Detroit. Dec. S-Marty Kavanagf
|, former infie1der of the Detroit an
Cleveland Americans has been elect
ed captain of the Rays basketball
team, a local five Marty played wit
the same team, last winter and las
summer he played baseball with 10
. cal semi-professionaI club. the MaS
wells, which won the championship {
the country.
Ann Arbor, Mich, Dec. S.-Athleti
5 officials of the University of Mich
gan have branded as false the repol
that Fielding H. Yost would not coac
the football eleven next autumn. TIL
rumor gained currency after Mich
4 gan was beaten by Pennsylvania an
# Northwestern. Officials said that Yo'
it did remarkable work with his gree
material this year and, with a fiji
a array for material for 1918, it is e,
D. pected that he will have his big o.
if portunity."
% Minneapolis. MINI, Dec S.-To
J. Stevens, winner of the Minnesota ops
t. golf title here last September, VI
N was called into the national army, h;
+ been promoted to corporal In lie
Ter to friends here he expressed hin
r self as pleased with army life b
10 regrets that he finds no time for :
Of occasional round OF golf.