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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
Bits O'SpOrf


Chicago, Aug. 14.-Officials of the
st. Louis Nationals appealed to the
stockholders for the loan of 800
900 with which to meet current ex-
penses and tide the club through
the winter.
Tommy Murphy won three of the
four events at the Philadelphia
Grand circuit races, taking two
$4,000 stakes in the three-yearold
trot and the 2:14 pace. driving
Chestnut Peter and Orc Fine, re-
spectively. The third victory he
won with Allan Watts in the 2:13
trot.
J. B. Alexander and B. c. Wright,
former internationalists won their
first and second round matches in
the national lawn tennis champion
ship tourney at Boston, defeating
]. S. Myrick, vice president of the
United States Lawn Tennis asso-
citation, and Edwin Sheafe, presi-
ton.
Bobby Roth of the Cleveland
Americans was suspended for the
remainder of the season for indif-
ferent playing.
Complete outfits for four base
ball teams were shipped from
Washington by the Clark Griffith
ball and bat fund, to Americans
serving with the British army in
Palestine, who are to introduce the
game into Jerusalem
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
MANY STARS IN
LINEUP OF TWO
BASEBALLNINES
Camp Grant Divisional Team TO APP
pear Here Saturday and Sunday
is CLASSY Aggregation
DEFEAT JACKIE CHAMP OUTFIT
Hold Two Wins Over Great Lakes
Tile Holders of Navy - All
Stars Are Confident

With Hal Carlson, former Three
Eye Lacquer assigned to play the
leading role in one of the games
at least, the Eighty-sixth division
team from Camp Grant viii invade
the tri-cities next Saturday to do
battle with Dan O.Leary's team of
All-Stars at Douglas park Saturday
and Sunday afternoon. Both games
are scheduled to begin at 3, sharp;
the admission is so cents, and the
proceeds will enrich the Golfers of
the tri-city Red Cross chapters and
the post athletic fund at Camp
Grant
In addition to seeing in the Camp
Grant aggregation a team which
excels many of the present day ma
jor league organizations, the fans
who will turn out on the two days
will see many of the former Three
Eye stars perform on OLeary's All
Stars The personnel includes
Pete Lister. Freddie Marks and
Billy Neal, all former Islanders;
George Hughes, one time manager
OF the Moline Plow boys, and
George Halas of the Davenport Blue
Sox. This gang of old timers, who
have taken several youngsters I'M
der their wing, has cleaned up the
best Of the semi-pro teams in this
vicinity And they are chesty
enough to predict at least one vic
tory over the big league players
from Camp Grant
Claim Service Title.
BY virtue of their two victories
over the Great Lakes team the fore
part OF the week, the Camp Grant
team is at present claiming the ser
vice championship Of the middle
west. They have consistently de-
!. feated every team they have faced,
u their two twirlers, Carlson and Sui
u livan, being almost unbeatable. All
Of the players have had profess
sional baseball experience and have
played together all season.
Davenport fans will turn out en-
masse to greet Otto Koepping, for
many years second sacker with the
Blue SOx. The diminutive one,
during his many years of Three
Eye service, was one of the best
liked players on the circuit and
there is not a fan in the tri-cities
who does not remember him.
Word was received yesterday aft
ernoOn that Ed Sweeney. Yankee
catcher, who is now at Sparta,
WIS. has been given a leave of alb
sence to perform in the local games.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
BASEBALL TO BE
PLAYED IN HOLY
CITY BY TROOPS

Washington, Aug. 14.-Ameri-
cans serving with the British army
in Palestine are to introduce base
ball in that country and present
plans call for number of games
in Jerusalem between rival nine
among units Of these troops.
Complete outfits for four teams
were shipped from Washington
yesterday by the Clark Griffith
ball and bat fund at the request of
the Zionist organization of Ameri-
Ca The outfits will be delivered
to the Jewish legion for service in
Palestine, composed of Jews from
this country serving with the
British army who are below or
above the draft age or are polite
ally disqualified for service with
the American forces.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
RAY To TRY For NEW MARK,

Frank Cayou, athletic director at
the Illinois A c., Monday returned
from Akron, Ohio. where he saw
Joie Ray, star distance runner OF
the tri-color club, win three races
in the games of the Industrial
Workers association. Cayou said
that Ray is running as strong as
ever, despite the fact he is hand
ling riveting machine for a gov
eminent shop in Pullman Ray
will make an effort to break the
worlds one-mile record of Alp 3-5,
held by Norman Taber. in the Ma
tional A. A. U. championships to be
conducted by the c. A A at Great
Lakes Naval Training station Sept.
20, q and %.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
HAWAIIAN FISH TO ENLIST.

New York, Aug. 14.-Duke P. Ka-
hanamoku, champion Hawaiian
swimmer will enter naval aviation
service within a short time. The
famous swimmer Monday said that
after he completes his present
tour he will go to Washington to
see naval aviation officials.
kahanamoku reduced the world
record held by himself in the 100
yard swim Monday to 1:07 2-5. AS
scratch man he finished second to
Clarence Lane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14

in the first game The Pirate fling
er came all the way from Camp
Grant on his day off to help out
his former teammates and pitched
Tyler to a standstill as long as he
was on the slab. He was taken
out in the eighth for a pinch hitter
with the count l to l, and the Cubs
scored the winning tally off Coop
er in the ninth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
SENATORS WIN TWO.

Philadelphia, Aug. 14.-Washing-
ton twice defeated the Athletics
yesterday, to and to 1. Wal
ter Johnson was responsible for the
first victory. He cracked a home
run with Lavan on in the fourth
and singled with the bases full in
the ninth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
SOX RELEASE MITCHELL.

Secretary Harry Gardiner OF the
White Sox announced yesterday that
Pitcher Roy Mitchell, one or the
newest members of the South Side
staff, had been given his uncondi-
tIonal release.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
INDIANS DROP GROOM.

Cleveland. Ohio. Aug 1.-THE
Cleveland American league yester-
day announced the unconditional
release Of Pitcher Bob Groom, for
merly Of the st. Louis Americans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14

Americans has been suspended by
Manager Foil for the balance of the
season because of Indifferent play
ing. Roth did not accompany the
Cleveland team east yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
MIKE COLLINS FOR SHERIFF.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 14.-Mi-
chael E. Collins, the same Mike
Collins who managed the heavy
weight campaign of Fred Fulton,
aspires to become sheriff of St.
Croix county. He won the nomin-
alton at the democratic caucus held
in Hudson, Wis. the county seat,
and some political observers say
he has an excellent chance of win
ming.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14

New York, Aug. IA letter "a.
ceived yesterday from Charlsv
Ward, former infelder OF tbs
Dodgers. now in France. contalDss
the first word that Grover Clevs-
land Alexander. former Cub and
premier pitcher of the National
league, has arrived oversess
Ward, who was sent 10 Camn
Funston, is in the same ba,terT
with Alexander.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
CREB-M'COORTY
co AT PEORIA
Arrangements Being Made IA
Match Two Middle Stars For
10 Rounds 10 a Decision.

President Ryan Of the peor,.
Baseball association, IS working NJ.
a boxing program for Labor day
the principals to be Eddie McGoor.
ty, middleweight boxing champion
Of the army, and Harry Greb
champion Of the navy. in ten,
round bout TO a decision. StanIsz
Everett, Pekin, and Mort Hender-
son, Joliet. are among the Others
on the card.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14

Chicago at Boston.
Cleveland at New York.
St. Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
League Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.
Games Today.

Washington, SIS; Philadelphia.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Chicago. 2-2: Pittsburgh, IT.
New York, 5-5; Boston A.
Brooklyn, "a; Philadelphia, 1-3
(second game u innings.)
Cincinna, 6 St. Louis, 0.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14

BOBBY ROTH SUSPENDED.
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug 14.-Out-
fielder Bobby Roth of the Cleveland
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13

to inquire into alleged delinquen-
cies Of their sons.
Mr.. Schultz is represented as
having been a trainman in the
railroad service at one time,
which may account for his al
legged roughneck ways.
But the straw that broke the
camel's back was a firm belief
that Schultz was a pro-German,
disloyal and inclined to love his
fathers Motherland better than
the land of the American Eagle.
Students solemnly declare that
they never, in two years, heard
Schultz yell for the flag, root
for Uncle Sam or say anything
good about this country.
At the Father and Son BAN
quet at the Denfeld school on
Lincoln's birthday, Schultz re-
sponded to a toast to abraham
Lincoln. - He incensed his hear
ers by giving Lincoln no praise.
He picked out all his weaknesses,
declaring that, he was not a Chris
tian, among other Things, and so
wording his speech as to belit-
tie rather than exalt the Great
EmancipatoE He followed that
by praising brutal old Bismarck
to the skies.
Indignation was so great that
DR.. Wallace got up, then and
there, and expressed himself as
a loyal American and admirer of
Lincoln should express himself.
Instead of going to Columbia
for his masters degree, Schultz
went to Des Moines, Iowa, where
he failed to grab off principal
ship. He also considered other
educational positions. =
Now, to the surprise of all, T.
II. Schultz has secured fat po.
sition with the F. A. Patrick Co.,
a concern engaged in government
war contracts. It's a. peculiar
place for a man of German blood,
alleged German sympathies and
a contempt for the immortal Lin
coin.
The Autocrats of the school
beard, the. Old Regime, brought
Schultz to Duluth. Director
Cobb surprised the city by op-
posing the move, holding that
men now here should be selected.
The same faction that saddled
Schultz onto Duluth's schools
for over two years now is ask
ing control Of the board of edu-
cation for the next three years.
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the attitude of Supt. Hoke's par
tisans that the Duluth schools
had gone to ruin under Denfeld
and that by some miracle the
man from Dixie has put them on
a high pinnacle of renown and
efficiency. No one desires to re-
fuse him credit for any successes
but, that much has made from
what had become nothing, as
vaguely intimated, does not go
down easily. .,...s
80 Principals.in someeof the large
est schools are compelled to moil
over statistical reports when a
cheap clerk could do it as we'll,
leaving a high salaried principal
to supervise work of her teach
ers, thereby increasing efficiency
and even saving unnecessary ex-
penditures for an excess Of
highly paid supervisors.
The patrons of the schools who
favor the peoples progressive
ticket resent the pernicious per-
sonal activity Of a few employees
of the board. One man, in par
ticular, has been very active and
imperative against prospective
candidates whom he feared would
not stand for Autocratic domina-
tion. In years gone by, employees
who were perniciously partisan
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13

"That Dear Little Oasis III o.
liver" is the latest popular song.
There also is no dearth Of thirsty
pilgrims from Duluth, Superior
and even the Range towns to dear
little Oliver, that wet little spot
on the map. -
Old John Barleycorn trans
ferred his seat Of government
from Superior to Oliver as per
schedule. One retail saloon and
six wholesale depots opened up
with an extremely brisk trade.
The first day, paralyzed imbib-
ers laid around on the hillside in
a way to remind one Of a battle
field in France.
On the glorious Fourth Of July
the demand for liquid fireworks
was so heavy that Charley Rebek
was compelled to close his irriga-
tion ranch at 5 p. m., his supply
Of moisteners being completely
exhausted.
Ten of the most competent bar
tenders at the Head of the Lakes
dispense booze and beer at Re-
bek's place. There is no time to
draw drink by the glass. Gus
toners are compelled to buy a
pint bottle Of beer or get moth
ing. Those who seek to slake
their thirsts line up before the
bar several ranks. deep.
Many seekers for refreshment
go to wholesale house and buy
beer by the case or booze by the
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13
BOOSTS DULUTH's SCHOOLS.

. A. j. Hersey lived for several
years in Duluth. He now resides
in Minneapolis where he is dis
tributor for a noted auto-truck in
the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin and Northern Michigan. When
in Duluth recently, he said to the
Rip-saw:
II cannot see where Duluth
can get much from Minneapolis
in public school matters. I once
lived in Duluth and patronized
the schools, thereby becoming
quite familiar with their merits.
I now live in Minneapolis and do
not expect to live in Duluth
again. My patronage Of the Min
neapolis schools and my study Of
the system down there convinces
me that Duluth schools appreci-
ably excel those of Minneapolis.
Distance lends enchantment to
many people, however, but ex-
perience has shown me that en-
chantments are shadowy and un-
certain things H-'-
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13
EDITORS DO GOOD WORK.

Minnesota editors have been
the most active and most eff
cient recruiting agents in this
state for the past six months, and
have been largely instrumental
in placing and keeping the Min
nesota recruiting district near the
head Of the list of GA recruiting
districts in the country" said
Maj. John D. Yost, recruiting Of
ficer for the district, in address
ing, the state editors assembled
at Glenwood Saturday, July 20.
/, "The papers Of this state, y
said the major, "are running
practically 200 columns of public
ity every week, which is of in
estimable value from recruiting
standpoint. Six months ago this
district was not considered
leader, and it's usual position In
the list Of districts was about the
middle of the column. Today the
Minnesota district is running
neck and neck with the leaders,
and the state is furnishing as
many voluntary recruits for the
various branches Of the United
States army as any state in the
Union" q,
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gallon, after which they adjourn
to some shady, bushy nook to
soak the stimulants into their
systems.
Automobiles and even foot pas
sengers keep the trail hot from
Superior to Oliver. On the Min
nesota side, street cars take seek
ers for snake bite remedies to
New Duluth, after which they
either can walk or take a bus
across the big bridge to dear old
Oliver.
The sensation of the week has
been Bernard Silberstein's fear
less propaganda to bring about
the closing Of the medicine shops
at Oliver. He wrote a fervent
appeal to the state safety COM
mission to use it's influence with
the Wisconsin authorities to make
Oliver as dry as the desert OF
Cobb. %
Commissioner Silberstein s rad
ical lineup with the Dry Folk is
taken as positive proof that Billy
Sundays mission in Duluth was
not barren of fruit. 1t is whis-
pered that Billy's uppercuts at
Demon Rum completely converted
commissioner Silberstein. -,
The Wet Folk who voted for
Silberstein nearly four years ago
look green, blue and yellow over
the loss Of their former champion
and benefactor. His change of
front is believed to indicate that
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13
WHY DID Schultz QUIT AT WEST DULUTH?

age grade of citizens, should have
a majority. A captain of indus
try can be very valuable but, in
many ways, he will not be as
close to the majority of the school
patrons as he should. A majority
Of the patrons come from the
great middle class, for there is
such a class, and they propose,
very properly, to have majority
control Of the board. 1t ever was
thus until a few years ago, and,
under that status, Duluth had
some Of the most efficient school
boards of any city in the land.
No form of politics ever was per-
mitted for any purpose.
Among the reasons why auto
cratic tendencies Of the board
should be curbed by elimination
of an autocratic majority are the
following, viz:
Entirely too many acts of the
present majority seem to be to
bolster up the popularity, pres
tige and welfare Of Supt. Hoke.
There is feeling that entirely
too many Of the employees Of the
board are strangers, brought from
the outside, thereby under obliga-
tion to Supt. Hoke for their posi-
tions and more apt to be blindly
partisan in his behalf.
It is a most serious fact that
there is a feeling Of uncertainty
and fear among the teachers
who were here ahead Of Supt.
Hoke. They have noted so many
changes and seen those of the
highest attainments 60 elsewhere,
seemingly frosted out or given
to feel that their designations
would be preferred over their ac-
ceptances. Every competent
teacher has as much right to a
feeling of security and perma-
nence as Supt. Hoke himself, even
more so, for he is only one out Of
over 500.
Many patrons resent what they
cUnsid derea drnirg adewn of qual--
flied resident teachers, those who
have homes, relatives or friends
here, and then giving places to
outside teachers. Only recently
normal graduate with three
years Of, creditable, practical ex-
perience, was informed that there
were no vacancies. Only a few
days later Supt. Hoke informed
director that more teachers
were needed and asked his opin-
ion on the idea Of visiting the
universities of Minnesota, Wis
consin, Chicago and Michigan to
pick up likely talent. There
seems to be something inconsist-
ent there, somewhere.
The people who have lived here
a generation, many Of them prod
ucts of the local schools, resent
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13
POWER FOR GOVERNOR

1t is declared that Victor Power,
mayor of the Richest Village on
Earth, is very close to a race for
governor of Minnesota, as an in
dependent candidate.
Next Monday, the thirty-sixth
annual convention of the Minne-
sofa State Federation of Labor
cOnvenes at Virginia. During that
convention, according to grape
vine dope, a delegation of strong
unionists will wait on MIR. Power,
pledge him the united support of
organized labor in Minnesota, and
beseech him to make the race for
governor as an Independent candi-
date.
1t further is stated that, under
this program, MIR. Power will
make a ringing speech, sound
some extremely audible keynotes
and, probably, accept the draft to
become the candidate of those who
toll.
With Victor Power running for
governor as the candidate Of Or
ganized labor, it is expected that
the Nonpartisan league will sup
port him in a practical way, if not
an extremely open way. The
League is represented as being
hungry for an Independent can
didate.
All of organized labor did not
support Lindbergh. With all the
union men supporting Power and
then 10000, or more, votes from
the farmers, some clever state
politicians believe that the little
Hibbing giant will have all the
votes he need and to spare.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13
lost their positions p. d. q. It
may come to that again.


The patrons of the school who
helped to carry the last elec-
ton resent the seduction of one
Of their selected candidates by
the Big Interests and the partisans
of Supt. Hoke. They consider
it neither ethical nor moral to
tempt a chosen representative of
the people beyond his power to
endure, or to control him by
threats Of personal disadvantage
in the future.
The teachers deprecate the
seeming necessity to curry favor
with committee members and su-
periors, rather than to hold posi-
tions or gain advancement on their
real merits. Although such a sit
uation may not exist to the ex-
tent that some believe, the teach
ers believe that the condition has
been a reality, not a dream.
While one finds it hard to be-
lieve that the Autocrats would
stoop to anything so mean, there
is campaign story going around
to the effect that candidates An
nand, Schaibly and Farmer are
against giving Park Point the
new central school building.
While the tale is preposterous
and untrue, quite a number may
be deceived by it.
A snaky rumor has been turned
loose to the effect that all Cath
.olic teachers will be discharged
if the candidates of the progress
sive people are elected. To their
credit, Catholic teachers refuse
to swallow so weird a tale, but
some of the voters, not fully in
formed, may be deceived by the
wicked report. Every: candidate
on the peoples progressive ticket
is understood to be strong sup
porter Of the American school
system, but when it comes to a
tsacher's religious belief, that is
considered as sacred and ineio-.
late as her person.
R. E. Denfeld is not an issue
in this election. He has passed
out Of the Duluth schools. It is
not believed that he would come
back if he could, and he could
not if he would. Neither the
partisans of DR.. Hoke nor the
personal enemies Of MIR. Denfeld
need fear that he will try to come
'"Back from Elba' or play the
part Of "The NJ an on Horse
back" Although his educational
influence lives, his ghost is well
laid.
Incidentally, every eligible
voter should 60 to the polls next
Saturday and register choice as
to school board directors.