Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-22
OH, WELL, ANYWAY

OH, WELL, ANYWAY
Johnny Thompson of Milwaukee has
been secured by Promoter Peanuts
Schieberl, to oppose Mcmahon of Chi
cago in the semi-windup for the card
Thursday night at the Industrial hall.
Thompson is about McMahon's size
and his equal in knowledge of the
mitt game and aggressiveness. This
bout should be a corker. Tickets for
the show are on sale at the Arcade
cigar store.
Louis Kolls, star athlete, we'll known
both on the diamond and on the grid
iron in this city, has signed contract
with Manager Joe Berger of the Wich-
tia Western league club. Louis will
be given a thorough tryout in the box
if the draft does not get him before
the spring training season opens
Louis made a creditable showing with
Tighe's Islanders last year.
Private Ed Swanson, member of the
Marine corps unit at Port Royal, S. C..
is visiting his home in Moline, coming
to the tri-cities on his first furlough
since he entered the service last sum-
mer Swanson was formerly the stal
fullback of the Independents, playing
the entire season of 1916.
Having lost Doc Lavan through en-
listment Clark Griffith will open the
season with Shanks at shortstop
Shanks had plenty of experience al
the position last season after George
Mcbride was relegated to the substi-
tute ranks.
Word comes from Cuba that Arman.
do Marsans has completely recovered
from the injury to his ankle sustained
at the Polo grounds last summer. The
: Cuban is enthusiastic over his pros
poets in the big town and predicts
that he will stage comeback.
Bobby Wallace is not likely to DE-
much work for the Cardinals, but he il
valuable player for any bali club
He can act as coach and also Is capa
BILE of playing a fair game II circum
stances make his presence necessary
Lew Malone, the young Brooklyn
| player, is now at the aviation fielG
connected with Camp Grant at Rock
ford, Ill. He has taken his preliminar,
| lessons and is enthusiastic over thu
| work.
Stengel, King and Carey will patro
the outfield precincts for the Pirate.
next season and they form. a yer,
competent trio of fly chasers. Pitts
burg will make plenty of trouble fol
other clubs next season.
Eddie Palmer, released by Connie
Mack, returns to the Dallas club o
the Texas league, where he performed
last season. The other youngsters lie
out by Mack are not very certain
where they will hang their hats dur
ing the 1918 campaign.
! The draft has taken several Cleve
/ land players. but the punch remains
Speaker. Chapman, Roth, Graney ant
other veterans have not been taken
There Is a possibility that Speake
and Chapman may be drafted.
/ Barney Dreyfuss Is angling TO
Catcher Frank Snyder Of the Cardi
nails and it is expected that the dea
will be closed within q short time.
Jack Hendricks has entered a de
NAL to the story that he was anxiou
to purchase Bronkie and Reilly from
the Indianapolis club. The new lead
er of the Cardinals says he does no
see how he can use either player a
st. Louis.
Mike O'Neill, last season manage
of the Syracuse club of the New Yorl
State league, will direct the destinie
of the Shreveport club of the Texa
league next season. O'Neill recentl,
was mentioned in connection with tn
managerial positions at st. Louis an,
Milwaukee.
Peanuts" Schieberl. who is benin
the exhibition to be staged at tn
Owls hall Thursday night. has re
ceived word that large number O
fight fans are coming from Kewane
to take in the bouts. Many OF tn
Boiler city fans saw the last fight be
tween Mike Dundee and Johnn
Richie and are looking forward t
the next combat eagerly.
Johnny Hartmann, the Milwaukee
fighter, who will meet Lee Mcmahon
OF Chicago in six-round battl
Thursday night at the Owls hall, i
slated as a conner. He is under tn
guardian wing Of Tom S. Andrews o
the same city, who is we'll known il
the sporting world. Fans intereste,
say that Hartmann will give Mcmahon
a fight that will take all OF the Chi
cago boys pep to land knockout
Thirty, the Chicogoan's manager. state