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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
HARVARD MAY ENTER
SPRING TRACK MEET

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 7.-Har-
wards leading track athletes will COM
pete in the annual intercollegiate track
meet at Philadelphia next spring pro-
vided nc team championships are
awarded. Fred w. Moore, graduate
treasurer of athletics, announced this
Saturday night. This stand is taken
by Harvard because Of the informal
ity Of athletics at the university this
season and because the athletic au-
thorities feel 1t would be unfair to
the university to have an informal
team represent the Crimson in a
championship contest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
FRISCO BALL CLUB
HANDS CUBS LEMON

Chicago, Jan. THAT the spring
training trip plans of hte Cubs may go
amiss is indicated by telegram re-
ceived Saturday from San Francisco
in which Henry Berry, owner of the
Frisco ball club, declared he would
not consent to playing the Chicago
team this spring. 1t was the plan of
the Cub officials to train at Pasadena
and run up to San Francisco for A
week end series of four games, two
against San Francisco and two against
Oakland. Because of the late starting
date for training, it would be impos-
sible to schedule any more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
BOXING WILL Be
RESUMED AGAIN?
right Fans Eagerly Working to Have
Lega'ixed Routs Staged in New
York State.

New York, Jan. Judging by the
ACTIVITY being displayed by followers
OF boxing IN New York. the Empire
state will not long be without legal
lied sport There are number of
persons who may be tabled the good
ones OF the game who, even before the
demise of the Frawley law on Nov 10,
had set the wheels in motion to bring
about the return of boxing. The re-
suit of these efforts will be shown at
the next session of the state legisla-
ture when a new measure is pre-
sented
1t is said this bill already has been
framed. and while it bears re-
semblance in general construction to
the Frawley law, there are several
notifications. A little more than six
years of boxing under the Frawley law
gave plenty of opportunity to find out
the strong and the weak points of
such sport and 1t is the hope OF those
who have their hearts in the nitt
game that the weak points that crop
ped up in the past can be eradicated.
The effort made to institute Club
boxing" after the Frawley law died
has not proved successful; in fact, 1t
might more properly be called failure.
1t Is no easy business to line up
enough bona fide members to pull of
shows without losing lot Of money,
for the boxers and their managers
aren't in the habit Of scrapping for
"love" They demand the coin and
won't do business unless they get it,
SO it's up to the promoters to come
across or close up, and the latter has
been done in most cases.
Hailed Into Court
The matter of police interference
also had to be considered. and some
of the CLUBS" were hailed into court
to explain their methods OF conducting
shows. The "clubmen" scored big
victory, when one Judge ruled 1t was
O. X. for them to 60 ahead and stage
contests for their members. But even
that does not make the sport under
the present plan successful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
ON the MAT AND IN THE RING

Mike McNulty. manager of Roy
Moore, "the fighting harp" writes:
Just had clipping sent on to me
out of one of the tri-city papers where
e. W. Schieberl is making a lot of
noise about little Mike Dundee. Mr..
Schieberl goes to the trouble to men,
ton that neither Roy Moore nor John
ny Richie are included in T. S. An
drews' sporting annual for 1918. That
does not make boy a great fighter to
books, as ! know many great fighter
who has never had his name in the
record book, and also hundreds OF
bum fighters that have had their
names in record books all their lives,
and that's about all. 1t is a very nice
thing for boxer to have his name in
all the record books throughout the
country, but / want to tip Mr.. Schie-
berl off that Roy Moore could have
had his name in record books had
subscribed for it. Moore's record OF
161 fights is so long there is no one
page on the record book long enough
to hold it.
"E. W. Schieberl goes on ravins
about Mike Dundee defeating Richie
and Richie and Herman boxing q
draw. Not taking any credit away
from little Dundee, he Is great little
boxer. 1 saw him here in st. Paul
about a year ago, and he impressed
me with his clever style. Dundee
wants a main event in his home town
If he can get the promoters to stage
the match. I will gladly bring Roy
Moore there to box him. Think il
should be a great fight. Think Dun.
dee will give Moore just as good a
fight, II not a little better one, than
either Richie or Herman did.
NIKE M'NuLTY.",
P. NJ. Mahoney, representing Goats
Doig, Spring Valley, shoots in little
dope stating that he is confident that
follows:
THE tri-city fight fans are assured
of an attractive bill and guaranteed
plenty of action at the athletic enter
tainment to be given by the Rock Is.
land Athletic club Jan. 10.
"Geats Doig of Spring Valley, who
! is given q return match with Ear
Henderson. is coming to the front with
a rush, and if he does not land kaye
before the final bell rings, his many
admirers will be disappointed q.
"Doig has fought most Of the bes
men in the welterweight division ant
has but one decision recorded agains
him, and that is a questionable one
When he put the kibosh on such scrap
pers as Tommy Sheehan, Ever Ham
mer, Mickey Sheridan, Johnny Nc
Carthy and Peanuts O'Brien, and bat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
BOXING TEACHERS
NOT IN MILITARY
SERVICE AT CAMP

San Francisco, JAN THE district
exemption board here has refused Will
lie Ritchie's claim that he should not
be put in class l under the new ques-
tionnaire, on the grounds that he is
lin the military service" The board
ruled that boxing instructors are not
in the military service and are sub
ject to draft the same as other indi-
yiduals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
SPORT SUMMARY

Muscatine, Iowa, Jan. 7.-Muscatlne
Muskies, basketball championship
claimants, defeated the Chicago Will
son Exmoor five Saturday night, GA
to 80.
Beloit, Wis. Jan. 7.-Beloit's Fair
banks Morse basketball team defeated
the jackies from Great Lakes Naval
Training station Friday, Is to IA.
Whiting, Ind, Jan. Lame Tech of
Chicago won a basketball double
header from Whiting high school, the
visiting heavyweights winning by %
to 9, while their lightweight team cop
ped, IA to 6.
Rockford, ILL.,, Jan. 7.--Playing a
smashing game, Rockford high
schools experienced basketball team
won from Oak Park Saturday night
40 to 25. Oak Park hit a Tartar in
Olander, 1856 pound star of the game.
Nteritz did good work for the Wis
itors.
Detroit, Mich, Jan. Gus Copulos
of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Friday
night made it two straight when he
defeated Ray Palmer of Detroit in
their Interstate league three cushion
billiard game, Otto "A, in 6S-inning
game. Coupulos made a high run OF
nine Palmer's best was four.
Akron, Ohio.-Jan. Hugh Heal
of Toledo made it two straight from
Charles Ryder of Akron, so to 43, in
SO innings here in their second Inter
state league game. Heal got an early
lead and held it all the way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
DRAW RATTLE.

Peoria. ILL.,, Jan. George Roumas
Of Peoria and Young Americas Of
Omaha wrestled 1:15:00 to a draw
Friday night in match billed for
the welterweight championship of the
world. They weighed 145 pounds.
Frank Beatty of Springfield won from
Fred Holmes of Peoria In straight
falls. They are lightweights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
All Clicked Up With Catarrh?
Whv Continue Makeshift Treatment?

rid OF Catarrh, You must drive the
disease germs out of your blood.
Splendid results have been re.
ported from the use of S. S. S.. which
completely routs from your blood the
Catarrh germs, for which it is a per.
feet antidote.
S. S. S is sold by all druggists
II you wish medical advice as to the
treatment of your own individual
case. write to-day to Chief Medical
Adviser, Swift Specific Co., Dept. B
Atlanta, Ga.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07

tied on even terms with Bryan Down.
ey and Young Denny, both of whom
have fought draws with Ted Lewis,
the present welterweight champion, 1t
must be conceded that Goats Is one OF
the present-day stars Of the game.
Henderson will certainly Know he ha1
been up against the real goods after
next Thursdays contest. At the last
meeting of this pair Doig fought
throughout with broken hand, but
he will have no excuses to offer for
this bout, as he is In perfect condi-
ton.
Johnny Donahue will meet a rat
Ting good scrapper in Matty Ryan OF
Chicago. Ryan not only has science,
but dangerous wallop in either hand,
and this contest promises to be the
liveliest seen in Rock Island for years.
Ryan knocked out Young Oberto in
two rounds at LaSalle on New Years
day.
Zone cannot help feeling sorry for
Buck Sargent when he faces Lee Nc
Mahon, unless Buck is better than the
average lightweight. Mcmahon is call
ed the coming Packey Mcfarland, and
he is living up to the reputation OF
that great fighter.
THE first preliminary between
Tony Caponi and Kid Fish will be a
matter Of endurance for the kid, as
you cannot hurt the little, Italian with
a mallet.
Altogether, it is one of the best
programs offered the fans in years
and merits a record breaking attend
ance. P. M. MAHONEY,
Representing Goats Doig."
According to Babe Meanor, Pete
Herman, New Orleans bantamweight
champion, will meet Pekin Kid Her
man before a local club the night OF
Feb. z.
Meanor stated that he had received
wcrd from both boys saying that they
would be willing to appear here in a
1O-round go but admitted that there is
a possibility of both boys calling of
the bout on account of not being able
to agree on a date. Both principals
are willing to post forfeits for their
appearance but Champion Herman
wants to schedule fight for Jan. "a
and Pekin Kid is willing to fight Feb
IL. On account of the fact that the To-
cal club has scheduled bout for the
night previous it would not be wise to
stage another the following eve
Champion Herman will be requested
to appear here Feb instead of Jan
25. If he accepts the bout will be held
if he doesn't another fight is off.
It is said that Pekin Kid Herman
has been anxious for some months tt
get another crack at the champion as
he is confident that he can gain de-
/ cision.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
BANK HAS MORTGAGE
ON FTTZ'S OLD HOME

New York, JAN THE famous
Brooklyn home of the late Robert Fitz-
simmons may soon be taken over by a
Brooklyn bank to satisfy a mortgage
OF $4,000. 1t is the home where "Fitz"
trained for fights with Sharkey, JEFF
fries and Rubin. The home was
made famous and decidedly unpopular
about twelve years ago. when a yarn
was printed that "Fitz" was harboring
an unframed lion. Some of the neigh
bors believed the story until 1t was
denied by FitzsimmOns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
OARSMEN ANNUAL MEET.

Quincy, III, Jan. Z. = The annual
meeting of the Central States Amateur
Rowing association will be held in
Quincy next Saturday. Delegates from
Chicago, st. Louis, Peoria and other
points will attend, invitations being
forwarded this week by Secretary j. L.
Hase. At this gatheing the place and
dates for the annual regattas will be
selected. A banquet will be rendered
to the visitors by the local oarsmen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
RARE BIRD SHOT.

San Joe, ILL.,, Jan. while hunting
in the timber west of here this week
Moses Leavitt killed a fine specimen
of the snow owl. the first seen in this
section. The white owl seldom ap-
pears in Illinois and other states OF
the middle west, but is numerous in
the northern states and Canada. The
bird will be added to the University OF
Illinois collection.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
illinois Theatre.

illinois Theatre.
Vaudeville-Two shows daily at 2:45
and SIS Three shows Saturday and
Sunday at 300, 1870 and 900 p. m.
Change of bill Sunday and Thursday.
Tho Columbia.
Vaudeville shows daily at 2:45
and Sis. Three shows Saturday and
Sunday at 300, 1870 and 900 p. m.
Change of bill Sunday and Thursday.
In the Movies.
TONIGHT.
Spencer Square-Charles Ray in
His Mothers Boy; first episode of
vengeance and the Woman"
Majestic-Ethel Barrymore in IAN
American Widow; Drew comedy.
Black Hawk-"The neglected Wife;
1.-THE Fatal Ring"
TUESDAY.
Spencer Square-Dorothy Dalton in
| Love Letters; Pathe weekly.
Majestic-Edna Goodrich in Her
Second Husband"
At Spencer Square.
| Charles Ray in His Mothers Boy"
and the first episode Of vengeance
and the Woman" the new Vitagraph
serial, we're seen at the Spencer
Square theatre Sunday and the same
program will be repeated tonight. Mr..
Ray has picture of unbounded OPP
portunities in His Mothers Boy" 1t
| is a film version of Rupert Hughes
story, when Life Is Marked Down. -
The serial, which introduces William
Duncan and Carol Holloway, is an ex-
citing affair judging from its first cpl
sode and promises to run along to big
crowds. Tomorrow, Wednesday and
Thursday will bring Dorothy Dalton
in Love Letters" a play which deals
with the eternal triangle of the drama
in new and astonishing manner.
Miss Dalton has the role of girl in
fatuated with an exponent of free love
who speaks at intervals to society
women of the city and whose views
! are given serious consideration by no
inconsiderable proportion of his audi
ence. This mystic departs on years
;, study course for India and during his
absence the girl marries the district
attorney. Later, the man returns from
abroad and the girl wishes to shun
him, but he shows her old love letters
and threatens exposure unless she
acquiesces in his scheme for a clan
destine meeting. She meets him and
during a struggle strikes him with
a stick, knocking him unconscious. She
leaves him on the floor and the de-
mented gardener comes in, and kills
his master. How she endeavors to
hide the crime she believes she COM
mitted, the suspense, her final confess
sion and the clearing of the mystery
all form steps in a most intensely in
teresting narrative.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
GIVEN DECISION.

Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. Johnny
Schauer of st. Paul got a newspaper
decision over Jimmy Minor of Mem
phis, Tenn, in II rounds Saturday
night. The men are lightweights.
Schauer forced the fighting from, the
start.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
RECRUIT IN ARMY.

The Philadelphia Nationals, who
drafted Justin Fitzgerald from the San
Francisco club, need not figure on
him, for report comes from San Fran
cisco that he has enlisted in the quar-
termaster's department of the army.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
At The Majestic.

The famous old Garden Theatre in
New York was used for the staging OF
important scenes in IAN American
Widow a Metro wonderfully starring
Ethel Barrymore. which will be the
attraction at the Majestic theatre to,
morrow. This story called for scenes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
IOWA STATE WINS.

Ames, Iowa, Jan. Iowa State col
lege defeated Coe college in a fast
basketball game Friday night by a
score of 20 to 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
Sprays and dOucheS will never
cure you.

Catarrh is annoying enough when
it chokes up your nostrils and air
passages, causing painful and diff
cult breathing and other discomfnrts.
But the real danger comes when il
reaches down into your lungs.
This is why you should at once
realize the importance of the proper
treatment, and lose no time .ex-
perimenting with worthless remedies
which: touch only the surface. To be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
BY DAISY DEAN

Margarita Fischer recently finished
her second feature since rejoining the
American company. 1t is entitled
Molly, Go Get En-" and was pro-
duced under the direction of Lloyd In
graham. 1t is comedy drama and
was written by Beatrice Van
After a brief vacation Miss Fischer
will engage in the production of High
Heels" written by Helen Starr, the
third of the new comedy dramas for
the American in which she will ap-
pear as the star The first was "A
Daughter of JOAN"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
AkERS AN AVIATOR.

Jerry Akers, veteran pitcher. once
with Washington and after that in
various minor leagues, has enlisted in
the aviation service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07

There was time last season when
Ivy Olson of the Brooklyn Dodgers
wss the goat of the home fans and
received chorus Of means and boohs
upon the feeblest provocation. But
BY sticking at the job and playing
his durndest all that has changed and
when Ivy had recent chance to be-
come a Coast league manager the
fans ragged At the thought of his
leaving.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
&a&@ah!eatre.

showing the premiers OF q comedy
success on the stage with capacity
first night audience, and the presence
of the author and his wife in lower
box. A score or more OF high pow
cred studio lights were installed for
the photographing of these theatre
scenes Many unusual lighting effects
we're secured, including one which
showed the gradual darkening Of the
theatre as the curtain was lowered,
and the throwing on of the house
lights at the intermission. Ethel
Barrymore, as the widow" appears
in lower box and Irving Cummings.
,, as the author, steps before the curtain
and delivers an address at the cali OF
author, author" Several farcical
scenes of the authors" play are en-
acted on the stage, therefore showing
play within play. Director Reicher
was very successful in getting his
audience to register the soiri, Of the
scenes.
At the Columbia.
Fun?. Well, l should say so. Dan
ELCELudu dlu lilo NO"Ci hCtS III nc
Jay Circus" headlining the bill for the
! first half of the week at the Columbia
theatre, Davenport, have just leads Of
i it. It's all about twin brothers going
to big tent show and what they see
and hear. When the "rubes" insist on
seeing the Oriental dancers. there's a
riot of fun, the dialogue furnishing a
world of merriment The situations
are irresistibly funny and the entire
act is gem The musical turn of the
/ Steindell company is high class. They
give piano and violin numbers rang
ing from the classical to the jazz type
and all of them equally we'll In
Who's Your Tailor" Ed Jolly and
Winifred Wild have clever musical
sketch in which there is entertainment
of the most enjoyable type. Comedy
abounds and the offering goes over
| big. Willie Dunlay and Bessie Merrill
have the goods. alright The former
is some comedian and the winsome
maid is talented They've got the
nut" stuff down pat. A little bit of
everything is given by Billy kincaid
and the strange part about it is. all
of it is we'll given. His juggling of
heavy steel balls is the best part Of
his act
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07

siInOIS Iuc0uCs
Vaudeville-Two shows daily at 2:45
and Sis. Three shows Saturday and
Sunday at 300, 7:30 and 900 p. m.
Change of bill Sunday and Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07

The Columbia.
Vaudeville Two shows daily at 2:45
and Sis. Three shows Saturday and
Sunday at 800, 1880 and 900 p. m
Change of bill Sunday and Thursday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-18
AIRpLANE STRIKES TREE
Accident Due to Fog But Airmen
Not Hurt.

Hartford. Conn. Oct. l7.-While de-
scending in . thick fog, an airplane
here to boom the Liberty loan fell
about leo feet this morning, striking
a tree and then house. Neither the
aviator nor his machine was injured.
The machine, driven by Lieutenant
II. d. Merritt. assisted by Sergeant
Robert Williams, left Brendley Field,
Commack, l.. l., early this morning,
accompanied by four other planes be-
ing sent to Connecticut, and arrived
over Hartford shortly after o'clock
Because of the fog, the airmen were
unable TO see the landing place at
Goodwin park and cruised around in
the air for some time. Finally Lieu
tenant Merritt decided TO attempt
landing Gliding toward Goodwin
park, he lost his bearings and his ma
chine struck q tree glancing blow
This hurled the machine into the
corner of a house, tearing down cleo
trio light and telephone wires and
ripping off some of the shingles. The
airplane then fell to the ground and
was badly damaged.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-18
MEN OVER 81 TO BE
CALLED IN MARCH
General crowder Expects to Get Ad.
ditiOnaI 100000 by july Of
Next Year.

Washington. Oct 17.-Draft calls
for men who have passed their S7th
birthdays are expected to begin about
March /. Plans for bringing the older
class OF new registrants into camp
have not been completed. but the ap.
proximate date OF the first call was
disclosed yesterday by publican Of
testimony by Provost Marshal Gener.
al Crowder before the house military
committee.
In all, he told the committee, 2,399.-
600 newly registered men between IS
and 40 would he called before July l..
and Of that number more than 2,000.-
600 would be physically fl fighting
men. The calls for general service
will he divided as follows:
October. $4,000. November. 20i..
600; December, 1975OO; January. 147.
500 February, 244,0O0, March, April,
May and June. 344.0 each month.
These men will supply the army. navy
and marine corps.
In addition 10000 men for limited
service viii be called each month,
General Crowder said the work OF
classifying new registrants should be
completed by Jan l.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-18
TOWN DOUBLES
ITsQU0TA FOR :
LIBERTY LOAN
Subscriptions Reported Titis
Morning Total S70S.350
COUNTY. TOO. MAY DOUBLE
North Bennington Reports $t75,6oo
and Is Striving for Third
Star.

The town OF Bennington has
doubled its quota in subscriptions TO
the Fourth Liberty Loan and the VII
lage of North Bennington is hopeful
OF securing $50 per cent oversub-
scription. This morning ihe local
banks reported that sales and pledges
TO the amount of $5S2, $50 had been re-
ceived and sl75,55o was reported at
North Bennington This gives the
town total subscription of S70S,350.
A double quota would be s704 600.
Not only has the town of Benning.
ton doubled its quota but there is
good reason TO believe that the entire
county as whole may attain that de-
sirable distinction. Nearly every
town has reached its quota and some
of them have so largely oversubscrib-
ed that double quota by Saturday
night is not only possible but prob
able.
The patriotism Of North Bennington
in the present campaign has been
remarkable. That village is certain
ly doing its bit in the line of a large
number OF subscribers to the Fourth
Liberty Loan as desired by the gov
ernment to demonstrate to Germany
the universal win the war" support.
Up to Thursday night, 220 names
are on North Bennington's honor roll
as subscribers to the Fourth Liberty
Loan. This is the figure after deduct,
ing all residents of adjoining towns
This is 81 per cent Of the population \
of North Bennington after adding 10
per cent for those living in territory
Immediately adjacent but outside the
corporations limit. II is very credit
ablt
AT least one of North Bennington's
industries has won an industrial pen
nant by the sale Of Fourth Liberty
Loan bonds to over rs per cent of its
employees.
The 'ocal committee is now hoping
to win a third star for the North Ben
nington honor flag now hanging in
post Office Square Subscriptions re-
ported up to Thurnday night are
s175.500 which lacks only $4,000 of
$50 per cent over subscription which
entities the community to three stars
on its honor flag.