Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
Bits O'SpOrt

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! When the announcement was
, made through the official channels
yesterday that Jack Britton. well
J known lightweight of other days.
and Johnny Griffith. another mem
Der of the stable that wished
frankie Brennan on the local pub
lie, would introduce their act al
Fort Sheridan, they neglected TO
add that Martin Beck and other
prominent booking agents would be
invited to attend Jack and Johnny
have rehearsed the sketch to per
lection, having practiced, hither
and yon, almost weekly for two
years. They will be right at home
at the fort, too, for they have a
regulation stage up there, with
drops. footlights and the usual ac-
( cessories that go to make big
I theatrical numbers.
Eddie McGoorty's last profession
al ring appearance until '.Teut is
trimmed" will be against Phil Har-
Tison at Racine, April 26. Accord
ing to a dispatch from Joplin. Mo,
where the Oshkosh middleweight
fights Hugh Walker tonight, Nc
Goorty night, McGoorty was notified
yesterday to report 10 Camp Doni-
phan, Tort Sill, Okla. as soon as
convenient to take up the duties of
boxing instructor Richie Mitchell
of Milwaukee formerly held the po-
sition. McGoorty offered his serv-
ices to the government only two
weeks ago. He should make an ideal
mitt tutor. being one of the few in
telligent ring artists in the bus
mess.
Those famous old middleweight
| rivals. Packey Mcfarland and Mike
Gibbons. both of whom are now
working industriously teaching
/ Uncle Sans selects how to use
six-rOund exhibition at Camp
Dodge. where Gibbons is stationed
the proceeds to go TO the camp ath-
letic fund. This combat will be the
feature of a monster athletic tour
nament. and will be staged either
April % or 26. When Mike and
! Fackey met before they received
something like $4,000 between
them for their services. Now they
are going to perform for glory.
Joe Burman, who has been rest
! ing since he ran into a few OF
Johnny ErtIe's wallOps, returns to
/ the ring tonight in Milwaukee,
meeting frankie Brown, an eastern
/ bantie.
According to present indications
/ the twin cities have been picked
as the goats for the parlOr enter
| tainment planned by Jess Willard
| and Fred Fulton. So many states
! have issued edicts warning the
: beefy battlers to stay away" that
everyone concerned is getting ner-
/ yous, as they are anxious to pick
the battle ground without further
1 delay. Representatives Of Colonel
Miller called on the owner of the
| st. Paul ball park yesterday in an
I effort to get the plant for July 4.
| Earl Puryear, the Oklahoma ban
tamweight, is supposed to battle
Marty Henderson in Rock Island to-
| night.
Doc Krone was highly insulted
yesterday when negotiating with
Racine promoters to use his heavy
weight discovery. Pat Kelly,
against Tony Melchoir in the semi
windup Of the Harrison McGoorty
feature The matchmaker offered
Pat and Tony $50 apiece. almost
taking Doc off his feet. for he fig
ured he was doing the the prsmot-
ers a favor If he started Pat for
5000.
Chicago. April Fiddle Collins.
captain and star second baseman
Of the champion White Sox is on
his way to Chicago today. having
been ordered home by his doctor,
who pronounced his ailment as ton
silitis. Collins was taken Ill at
Wichita, Kan. where the White
Sox played yesterday with the 10
cal western league team.
Alex Bean defeated Ed Aberg in
two straight falls at Ottumwa,
Iowa
The University Of Missouri de-
feated Ames six to five in a base
ball game at Columbi-.