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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-02
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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-28

Believe me they are just like the old
league all good and always ready to
fight Have not run into any of the
Toys except Mike Kelley and l saw
him when | first landed.
No ball playing now as it is get
ting pretty cold and rainy and if you
think you all have bad roads or mud
back there, well l beg to differ as I
have been wading and blowing along
throug mud for the past few days
and when night comes I need no one
to rock me to sleep for I'm all in.
Well to you a little about myself.
am in the engineering branch and
it has proved most interesting in
many respects. We not only do our
work but also we come close with
the infantry and artillery and you
can bet it gets pretty warm some
times but as yet l have missed get
ting hit.
Have been nearly all over this
country but have not been fortunate
enough to land up where the 313th
is located, they are up on a different
front than where l am at present
but | still have hopes of running in,
to them before this thing is over.
You may talk about your cities
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-28

glorious day when we come back to
Gods country again.
Have been over here now going on
six months and while it don't seem
that long it has been a few weary
times here. You see we sometimes
even forget the date and day of the
month as every day is work day
with US no matter which day it may
be. And when | say work | am right
at it all of the time. Do not get
much chance to lay around and the
lets we loaf the better we like it as
it keeps us out of trouble.
Well the old Blue Ridge League is
we'll represented over here and they
are all doing their bit, no ship yard
workers among that bunch yau can
bet or swivel chair officers either,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-28
FAR|S REMINDS FRANK COLLEY OF QUEEN
STREET IN MARTINSBURC ON A SATURDAY
But When Boche Plane Takes Pot Shot At Former Martins
burg Ball Player He Makes A Wonderful Slide For His
Little Ouq0ut.

Every boy in town will be glad to
read letter from Frank Colley, the
popular pitcher of the old Martins
burg Blue Ridge Baseball team. The
jovial young pitcher writes Mr.. Max
Won Schlegell under date of Novem.
Der from somewhere in France"
He is a high priyatein the rear rank
of Co. A, 10Th Engineers. The letter
follows:
Just received a batch of the Jour-
nails and / could not resist the op-
portunity to drop you all a line to
let you know that l am well and
thinking of the old town every day
and it seems from the way things
are going over here now it would not
be very long until we are all home
again and believe me it will be one
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-28

but Paris aild Bordeaux have sure
opened my eyes for they are towns
And when l come down the street in
Paris say l could almost picture my
self back on Queen street on a Sat
urday. Visited all the important
places in both of those places and a
trip to France is not complete I'M
less you see Paris. Got there Just
when they had a big celebration and
& drive and believe me l had one
grand old time.
AT present I am CHARTERED in a
town that was once and l guess we
are in the be st place. They have a
house that has only one floor left
and part of the roof but we have
made things meet and now we have
one splendid place, dugout to sleep
in and a big room in which to rest
in around table and tell of things
back home.
Our hunks are built like the ones
you see in calbooses of mining camps
And oh yes, we have company, nice
big rats, sonic of them as large as
half grown cats and how they run
over you at night. l am seriously
thinking of building a few ladders
Just to changer the place where they
land on me when they jump.
You have often heard them speak
of coolies. We'll you cant appreciate
them until you get them and that
popular song, "They go Wild Over
Me- could be- changed easy and
made to read. something like this
"They Run Wild Over Me" and ii
would be MORE truth than poetry in
| that saying.
We are getting the very best of
things to eat and with all my hard
work I am putting on little weight
for which I am thankful You would
sure weep if you could see some of
these towns oper here, nothing left
but bricks and stones all scattered
about. The fields are all full of holes
where shells have been bursting and
| also full of barbed wire entangle
ments as far ass your eye can reach
| The other day while working out
in a field Bo.che plane came over
over flying low and what did he dc
but take pot shot as us and if the
faces of the OLD town could have
seen me going for a dugout they
/ would have said I had improved
very much in sliding for l sure
made Kelley.
| Well my candle is about ready to
go out so here's best regards to all
my friends and to the good old town
may see it soon and best luck and
wishes l am Ever the same old
"HOOP" COLLEY
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-28

Mr., George Martin, of Augusta, w.
Va, was here to visit his sister, Mrs
Charles Price, who has been ill at
her home on North Queen street.
Mr. Price also very ill, does not
show much Improvement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09

Chicago, Feb 9-While a majority
of the clubs in the American associa-
ton will confine their training to two
or possibly three weeks, the Kansas
City club will stretch its training pro-
gram over a period of five weeks, ac
cording to advices reaching Thomas J.
Hickey, president of the association.
John Camel, manager of the Blues,
is highly pleased with Parsons, kans,
thetraining camp. He plans to have
his players report there on March "a,
for a three weeks stay. Then the club
will return home to engage major
league clubs in exhibition games for
two weeks. Exhibition contests also
will be played at Parsons with West
ern league clubs. CAMEL believes the
warm climate of Parsons in April will
put even the Oldest member of the
club in top condition for the games
with the Chicago Americans to be
played in Kansas City, April Is and IA.
Ned Egan, new manager Of the Mil
waukee club, strongly favors Peoria,
ILL.,, for the spring training grounds,
although some consideration is given
Beloit, Wis. A. F. Timme, president
of the club, believes it will be neces-
sary to train away from Milwaukee to
escape cold winds sweeping off Lake
Michigan. John Charles Ryan, presi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
WHILE MANY OF THE TEAMS WILL ONLY
HAVE TWO OR THREE WEEKS TRIP THIS
YEAR TIT KANSAS CLUB WILL GET FIVE

dent of the Peoria club, is offering ev-
cry inducement to bring the Milwau-
kee club there.
The Indianapolis team will go into
training at Bloomington, Ind, on April
s, according to present plans. Base
ball players at Indiana university will
engage the Hoosiers in practice games.
1t will be the second time the Indian
apolis players have trained at Bloom
ington. Jumbo" Stiehm, director of
athletics at Indiana, believes the prac-
tice will put his players on edge for
the western conference season.
There is some talk that the Louis
vile club may spend few days at
West Baden, Ind, although no definite
word has been received. o. H. Wathen,
president of the club. is said to favor
the plan of sending pitchers and
catchers to the resort and then have
them join the balance of the squad in
Louisville for the final touches of the
training.
Joe Tinker, manager of the Column
bus club, practically has decided, &C
cordiDg to reports, to have the club
train in Columbus. Tinker has booked
exhibition games with major league
clubs. The Detroit Americans will en-
gage the Senators in one of the early
4, games. Tinker also hopes to arrange
contest with Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
PURPLE QUINTET
FIGHTS TONIGHT
Northwestern and Illinois Basketball
Teams Clash in Important
Battle at Crbana.
ARE AFTER CHAMPIONS TITLE
State Aggregation Composed OF All
Green Men Who are Scrapping
for Their Lives.

Chicago. Feb. 9.-The Illinois and |
Purple basketball teams will meet IN
one OF the most important contests OF
the conference race at Urbana tonight.
The Northwestern five has not lost
game this season under the dlrectlon
OF Coach Norman Elliott. and the
game this evening will find the Purple
bucking up against an Illinois team
which is battling for life. Coa;h
Ralph Jones lost practically every
regular from last years winning team,
and the GROWING blow came when
Captain Halas enlisted in the navy.
He Is now stationed at the Great
Lakes Training station.
This leaves Jones with green and
inexperienced team, but the coach has
some great material in Anderson and
Ingwerson Anderson has been the
Illinois scoring reliance in all the con-
tests staged thus far this season. 1t
has also been reported from urbaua
this week that Mittleman, forward,
also will be out of the lineup for the
balance of the season.
Coach Norman Elliott has his reg
ulars in prime~condition for the bat
tie this evening and will leave for
Urbana early this morning. Elliott
has placed most emphasis on the Pur-
due defense during the workouts "f
last week, and has attempted to form
an adequate defense to stop the rushes
of the Illinois forwards. Although it
was examination week at Evanston.
every member with the exception OF
Captain Underhill was on the job
every afternoon, fighting to prepare
the Purple for one of the big contests
of the year
In Good Shape.
Cog" Ellinwood has displayed won
derful form in all the conference con-
tests so far and seems to be
about the best guard in the con-
ference Ellngwood is accurate in
tossing the ball into the basket and
plays a snappy and aggressive game
without resorting to questionable
tricks Trainer Wee" McGill surely
had Al Marquardt on edge for the
Ohio game last Saturday. and AL Gagged
II baskets without great deal of ef-
fort. Marquardt twisted his knee ii
the. Michigan contest several weeks
ago. but Wee had the old joint in
fine condition for the hard game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
START PLANS FOR
STATE TRAP MEET
Peoria Gun Club Members Will Make
Illinois Tourney in June Big.
gest In History.

Peoria. Feb. 9-Members of the
Peoria Gun club started plans yester-
day for the annual Illinois Trapshoot-
ers' tournament which is to be hell
in this city June II, Il, IS and IA.
The dates for. the big classic were Sc
lected at d meeting of officers and di-
rectors of the State Sportsmen's as
sociation held at the Creve Occur club
yesterday.
While many followers of the trap
shooting game are now carrying the
colors of Uncle Sam, one of the big
gest entry lists ever made at state
meeting is expected to come about at
the Peoria tournament next June.
Reports made yesterday by various
representatives from the different gun
clubs in the central Illinois circuit in
dictate that these clubs are coming to
the front stronger than ever this year
and in some instances almost the en-
tire club membership will be entered
in the Peoria events. Other gun clubs
not included in the central Illinois as
sociation are to also make a strong
showing and some of the best marks
men in the country will be repre-
scented.
Chicago, with its army of trap
shooters, is to be strongly represented
at the Peoria tournament, according
to the state officials from that city
who were in attendance at Yesterday s
session. Chicago has been awarded
the Grand American handicap again
this year and their biggest represent
tation at an outside meeting probably
will be at the state tournament in
Peoria.
Looks Bright.
The outlook is very bright for q
big tournament" said d. W. Voorhees,
| ST., president OF the State Sportsmen's
association, yesterday I'VE will en-
deavor not only to make it one of the
most successful state meetings ,evei
held in Illinois. but will endeavor Il
i make it a pleasant visit for every
person who attends the tournament
1t will be conducted under almost per
feet conditions for trapshootin:
events"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
AUGUSTANA ACCEPTS
DEFEAT IN FAST GO

Dope is just as reliable as the
weatherman and sometimes is almosl
exactly right, Augustana proved last
night at Bloomington by accepting de-
feat in basketball from Wesleyan, "a
10 %. According to prognosticators.
Augie should have been defeated 10
points but instead reduced the mar
gin to nine.
No details are as yet available on
the game but judging from the score.
both teams put up their best fight
and Wesleyan won by sheer sum-
riority.
If dope continues TO tell the truth.
Augie will remove the bad taste in
her mouth tonight when she meets the
State Normal squad at Normal. These
boys are expected to fall before Au-
gustana by some such score as she
fell before Wesleyan, although a hard
battle is anticipated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
MAY HAVE CIRCUIT.

Kansas City. Feb. Sit was an
nounced today officials of the national
baseball federation have been in con-
ference with officials Of the Kansas
City Municipal Baseball association
considering the organization. Of a
Western circuit OF amateur baseball
clubs.
As outlined the circuit would en-
Trace Kansas City, ST. Louis, Chicago,
Milwaukee, Omaha, Minneapolis, ST.
Paul and Des Moines or Memphis and
be affiliated with the National Baseball
Federation. If organized. the western
circuit will hold elimination tourna-
ments, the winner to meet the section
al victors of the south. middle west
and east for the national champion
ship.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
FRED LEAR WILL
TAKE ANY PLACE
Bridgeport, Conn.,, "Busher- Says n
Wants To Play First Base sr
Second or Third.
SIGNED FOR CUB .sLuGeFl
North Side Chicago Fans Have Beea
Wondering Who Would Hold Ne.
] Base-Mystery Solved

Chicago. Feb. 9-North Side fnna
have ben wondering who will play artt
base for the Cubs next summer, ana
yesterday a volunteer was found in
the person of Fred tKing) Lear, who
mailed in his signed contract alone
with note saying he would play hrst
or third or any old place. King Il
known in the bushes around Bridge
port, Conn.,, where he performed q
Heine Zim H., partly because Of his
personality and partly because OF his
habit of driving out extra base hits.
Jim Sheckard discovered him last
summer and saw him clout 30 many
line drives that he advocated his pur-
chase.
CEtil young Mr. Lear settled the Is
sue with his letter there was talk Of
Merkle icing on first. also that Safer
would be awarded to the Cubs again.
also that Charley Deal might play the
bag, and also that Rollie Zeider could
play it after all others failed
B. NJ. & T. Craighead lit takes too
much space to write business man.
ager and treasurer) Of the Cubs an
nounced passage had been engaged
for President Weeghman and himself
to leave here Sunday for New York to
attend the National league meeting
booked for TUESDAY. They wish to be
there Monday to confer with Manager
Mitchell on a plan to purchase an in
fielder from somebody. and also to at
tend some minor matters previous to
the meeting.
Spring training for the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station baseball team
was to start yesterday afternoon un-
der the direction of Manager Chouin-
ard, the former White Sox outfelder.
He has purchased huge net for bat
ting practice indoors and intends to
have lot of his candidates in action
in the gymnasium.
SOx Sign a S0uthpaw.
Leo Constantineau. who spent last
season busting the boys off the plate
in the Northern Maine-Canada league.
has signed a contract with the White
Sox and will be taken to Mineral Wells
training camp for inspection. He is Z
6 foot 1 inch southpaw, said to be Z
French Canadian. now living in Lowell.
| Mass. White Sox scouts discovered
him last summer and wired Comiskey
| to take a chance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
PLAN TOUR
IN EAST AFTER WIN

Chicago, Feb. "a trip around the
east may be the reward for the Great
Lakes hockey team if the jackies sue
coed in beating the Illinois A. C.
squad Monday night at the Arena. A
match with the Boston navy yard team
is already in the making, and if the
Great Lakes boys go east they prob
ably will tackle some of the big col
lega teams of that section also.
Lieutenant Sousa has picked 60 men
from his band of 500 and will send
them to the Arena to furnish the mu-
sic for the game Monday. A jazz"
band from the naval station also will
accompany the team and play for the
dance after the game.
The present lin cup of the jackies in
cludes Bernard Burggaf. right wing,
Harry Kuyers, left wing; William
Sickles, center; Charlie Anderson,
goal tender. Fred Dandeno, rover. and
Arthur Sunderlin, captain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
NO BOXING UNTIL
FALL, RULES CLUB

The move to stage boxing exhibit
tons in Davenport in the near future
was abandoned by the Davenport Ath-
letic club at meeting of the directors
yesterday morning. Opposition on the
part of several parties in the city was
the reason of giving up the move.
The directors of the club stated tina.
the entire plans were not given up
and that another effort would be made
to put on boxing bouts next fall.
1t was announced by the secretary
of the club that up to date over two
thousand four hundred tri-city resi-
dents have signed the membership
cards. The fee of 81, however, had
not been collected
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09

the bout gets warm. Tony has sug-
gested to Babe Meanor that an orches-
ira be secured to play some real
Jazz" so he can get better time into
his movements. Good idea, Tony.
Above all. how many war savings
stamps have you right now? How
many can you say you own if someone
asks you?
Minor baseball seems doomed in
way. Mike Sexton has returned from
comforting with AL Tearney up in Chi
cago and they are talking of
uniting leagues in order to
make the season pay, but it was finally
decided to leave the teams as they are.
Pretty tough when they have to hook
Ia bunch together to make ends meet.
This summer when the kids COM
mence battin' the Oh ball around and
pretty soon say, Dad, can't I
have new ball?' think it over.
Balls are going to be Just twice the
price they were last summer. It would
be a good idea to have the kiddies
learn golf. But, gosh ding it, golf
balls can be lost, and they are up in
the air in price, too. Tell 'em to play
checkers.
ITO have or not to have" is still
what Davenport fight fans are won
dering. The big question is, What is
Mayor John Berwald going to do when
the first bell is sounded for round one
at the opening show? And the mayor
wants to be treasurer next term. 1t is
said that hundreds of Davenporters
paid the dollar bill for membership in
the Davenport club so they could see
the fights.
Lee Mcmahon, the Chicago McMa-
non, Is to be with us again. Babe
Meanor. promoter and manager of the
R0ck Island Athletic club, has receiv-
ed signed articles from Emil Thirty
proving that the Chicago boy will ap-
pear here. Meanor has matched them
Tor Feb. 2S. Mcmahon is scheduled to
meet Earl Henderson at 1873 pounds.
Earl Henderson, when he meets Lee
Mcmahon. will have a real j0b on his
hands Mcmahon has never showed
his real self around Rock Island since
his first appearance here against Buck
Sargent, but in meeting Earl he will
run UP against a man OF his own
weight. Earl is a Rock Island boy
and will give the Chicago man Z touch
OF some real fighting and not the kind
that the Windy City man has met here
previously.
Earl Henderson showed local fans
regular fight when he boxed Goats
Doig some time ago. and with Lee Nc
Mahon this month he ought to give
the local fans a real treat. All predic-
Mons are that Henderson will give
Mcmahon red-hot time Of it. and fol-
lowers OF the game are looking for
ward with real interest as to the out
'come OF the match.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
EARL TAKES BOUT
AFTER TIME LIMIT
ALLOWED IS OUT

Earl Caddock won the referees de-
cision over Wladek Zbyszko at Des
Moines after each wrestler had OBJ
tanned fall. The decision was given
after the agreed limit of two and one
half hours Of actual wrestling had
expired.
Each man won fall. but the referee
gave the match to the champion on
points. Caddock took the first fall in
an hour and % minutes and Zbyszko
the second in 81 minutes The giant
Pole was disappointed in the decision,
claiming that the contest should have
been called a draw.
The match was witnessed by Gov
ernor Harding of Iowa and his staff
and Brigadier General Getty and other
officers at Camp Dodge where Caddock
is private in the army. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
SERVICE SPORTS TO
HAND BLUE LAW HIT

Boston. Mass, Feb. "a bill seek
ing 10 legalize Sunday baseball and
football for army and navy teams dur
ing the duration of the war was re-
ferred by the house TO the commit
tee on legal affairs under suspension
Of the rules A petition was presented
by Major Henry Lee Higginson in ia
yor OF the legislation.
The bill authorizes BASEBALL and
football by service teams between l
and Sunday afternoons. the receipts
TO be given to army or navy relief
funds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
FRANK RUSSELL OUT
OF JOB AS TEACHER

Little Rock. Ark, Feb 9.-The dis
charge of frankie Russell, New Or
leans lightweight, as boxing instruc-
tor at Camp Pike was announced here.
1t resulted from Russell's arrest by
the military police following a fist
fight between the pugilist and men,
Der of the military police at Little
Rock dance hall. Arlos Tanning of
Bartlesville, Okla, has been recon-
mended as Russell's successor.