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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
CHICAGO NATIONALS
IN MILITARY TOWN

Deming. y. NJ, April 6.-The
Cubs have landed in this military
town and will hang around for
three days. They are billed for a
game here today and another on
Sunday. After they leave here
AiitchelIs men Will invade the
Texas league towns to perform, the
first game being booked at Hous-
ton on april 8. Waco and Fort
Worth also are 10 be met.
The Cubs had q long desert ride
on their way here, in which the
final miles were covered in cater
pillar time, a halt being made IT
miles east Of here that lasted so
long the team grew peeyish. The
whole team is a trif1e grouchy over
the I'll effects Of the California
work. as poor grounds, lack Of
pitchers. and too short a time for
practice failed to give the club the
edge the team wanted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
Bits O'SpOrt

Chicago, April 6.-The ever-ready
alibi, a formality that follows all
pugilistic upsets, showed up yes
terday on schedule following JockO
Malones scuffle with Bryan Dow
ney at Fort Sheridan. Jock may
not be a big Lacquer" as big
leaguers are counted in a lighting
way, but for alibis Malone is a front
runner. Yesterday he dug up a
new one for the edification of those
people who laid" to on his
chances of beating Downey and
walked home. Jock attributes his
defeat to tricky work by Downey's
handlers, asserting thta instead of
covering the ring with rosin they
spread talcum powder all over the
canvas, thereby preventing him
from showing his famous speed
and cleverness.
AS proof that something was
wrong with the ring, Jock points to
the way he slipped and stumbled
around, something that never has
happened with him heretofore
While the tale was randicappfng
him it was helping Downey, who is
of the Flooding type and heavy on
his pins. L knew something was
wrong in the first round" explain
ed Malone, for the minute l
stepped out of my corner and at
tempted to dance around l slipped
and nearly went to the floor. That
was the time Downey slipped a left
hook to my jaw, and, take it from
me, you don't know how near that
wallop came to ending the scrap
right there. 1t felt like a ton of
brick dropped on my bean.
Coming back to my corner after
the first round, l told my seconds
about the slippery going, so they
advised me to fight fiat-footed, a
style that is absolutely new to me
1t was my only chance, however, so
l had to get back on my heels and
trust to luck to dodge Downey's
smashes. My seconds scraped up a
handful of the powder after the
fight and found it to be ordinary
drug store tale I'm not kicking,
though. 1t was a good trick, and
I'll give the slickers credit-they
put one over on me. l am sorry,
thought, so much money was lost
on my defeat, but l can't figure out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
GRID STARS OF
FAME OVERSEAS
Wonderful AH-American Football
Eleven in ExpeditiOnary
Forces in France.
MANY IN NATIONAL SERVICE
Famous Athletes of Yale. Harvard
and Princeton Are on Duty
Over There.

Chicago. April 6.-FoothalI crit
les, including Walter Camp, have
overlooked a wonderful opportu-
nifty to select an All-American
football team over there" Scores
of prominent football players are
now in the service. some of them
better than the ones selected for
the accompanying team. But these
boys. who a few seasons ago were
among the best in the country. are
now in France holding rendezvous
with death. Some of them will fall
no doubt. but it is hoped that the
majority of these fellows will be
able to sidestep the reaper" as
they did the would-be tackler dur
ing their college days.
OF the II men selected four are
from Harvard, the same number
from Princeton, two from Yale al.
one from Penn State. The list 10
cludes men in all branches of the
service. OF the Crimson men
''Tacks" Hardwick is a lieutenant
in the trench mortar corps He
was one of the greatest athletes
ever developed at Harvard and was
called the greatest football player
of his time by Fielding Yost. In
the same division with Hardwick
is Ernie Soucy. who played end in
the days of Brickley and Mahar.
Trumbull, who is placed at left
guard, is doing Y. NJ. c. A. WORK,
and Taylor, at the other guard, is
an ensign in the naval aviation
corps.
Famous Stars on Team.
LeGore is the most famous nf
the Yale men placed on the team.
Harry, now lieutenant in the ma
rines, is given the fullback posi-
ton, and Philbin, a player of TED
COy's time. is placed at left half.
LeGOre was one of the best run
ming and passing backs the Blue
has had for years and was versa
tile in other sports. Philbln was a
member of the 1909 team, which
defeated Harvard. to o. In the
Crimson stadium. Charley Com
merfOrd, who played with LeGore,
is placed at left wing. CONNER
ford with LeGore. was a member
Of the first Yale team to down Har
ward in many seasons.
The Princeton men are led by
/ Hobey Baker. the first American
birdman to bring down e German
plane. Famed in prose and poem,
/ Baker is well on the road to be-
coming as great a fighter AS he
was an athlete. Baker was a MEM
( Der Of the 1911 Tiger team, which
{ defeated Harvard when Sammy
I White, now in the service, scooped
a tumble and made d touchdown.
The Princeton team that year. was
! captained by Eddie Hart, who is
now in Europe and who is placed
at left tackle on this team. Hart
is an officer on Pershing's staff.
/ Here's the team that could be
picked from grid stars "ovel
| there:
Left -Commerford. Prince
/ ton.
/ Left tackle-Hart. Princeton.
| Left guard Harvard.
/ -Bluethenthal, Princeton.
| Right guard-Taylor, Harvard.
! Right tackle-Lamb, Penn State.
Right end-Soucy. Harvard.
Quarterback Baker, Princeton.
Left half-Philbin, Yale.
! Right half-Hardwick, Harvard.
| Fullback-LeGOre, Yale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
MILLER INSPECTS SITES.

Minneapolis. April 6 Colonel j.
c. Miller. who has signed contracts
with Jess Willard and Fred Full
ton. yesterday looked over several
available sites here and In 81. Paul.
which will be taken into cousid-
GRAFTON when selection of the place
To stage tho heavyweight cham
pionship contest on July Is made,
A definite announcement regarding
the location of the fight will be
made within two weeks, he said.
Although only 10-round contests
are permitted in Minnesota, Colo
mel Miller said the tight would be
held here IL sufficient inducement s
are offered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
Volley Ball Results

In Thursdays volley ball tits in
the business mems Tournaments,
now On at the local Young Mems
Christian association, the LGnd-
gre'4s waIIoped the Searles three
out OF four 15-pound games, and
thf Norm0yIes were victors over
TIE Stewards by the same number
u contests. The scores were
4 Searles. Is; Lund-
grels. 10; Searles, I: Lundgrens.
Is. Searles. ?; Lundgrens. Is:
SearIes, o. Noon Stewards,
10 NOrmOyles, 4, Stewards, 10,
Normoyles. 10; Stewards, 10; Nor
moyles, 10; Stewards, IA; Nor
moyles. 10
The game scheduled for today be-
tween the Stewards and the Tay-
lOrs has been postponed until
Thursday OF next week The
league standing now is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
Dana Fillingim. Below Dale

plenty of those who ought to know
something about it. including. of
course. the pitchers themselves.
who assert that the spitball deliv-
cry will never be missed and that
the Indians stars Will puzzle the
opposition as successfully this
year az ever before. The argument
Is rather hard to settle at this
time, II seems probable that more
can be told on the point along
about July 4th when the season has
found itself we'll under way and the
pitchers are able to show what they
can do with the normal deliveries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06

yet why they made me the favorite
in the betting 1 have had only 20
fights, and Downey is veteran.
with years of experience"
The next journey Of the loop
fight regulars will be to Racine,
Monday night, when Eddie Nc
GoOrty stages his comeback, oppOs-
ing X. o. Brennan. from the Nathan
Lewis stable. From betting
standpoint there is more interest
in the semi-wind-up of this bill than
in the main joust, for there seems to
be considerable difference of opin-
ion as to Reb RusselIs ability TO
take the measure of Deny O'Keefe.
jockey from the Great Lakes.
Johnny CoulOn is responsible for
the O'Keefe following. having work
ed for Dennis at ''stags." He says if
Denny gets just one wallop at Reb's
'phisog' it will hurt George Fergu-
son, Russell's manager.
In return for feeding. clothing
and furnishing Jack Dempsey with
a flop while in New York some
years ago, John Reisler. John the
Barber in professional circles. de-
mands 20 uer cent Of Dempsev's
earnings for the next three years.
John contract with JacA cans .ur
him to get this percentage. and he
is taking steps to see that his bit"
is forthcoming when Dempsey bat
ties in st. Louis.
Jess willard, by the way of prov
ing that he is in earnest about meet
ing Fred Fulton, July 4, stepped in
TO the Arcade yesterday and pro-
ceeded to start training for the
match. He confined mis- work to
pulling the weights and skipping
rope, and was putting like a lame
locomotive at the end of ) minutes
Jess was surprised TO find that he
is in such poor condition, and from
now on intends buckling down TO
work every day. He didn't an
nounce his weight, but he looks to
be in the neighborhood of 275
pounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
WISER READY
FOR MCCARTHY
Palmer School Wrestler WIN BE
All logged Out in Bout
on Eleventh.
WILL RECEIVE NEW ROBE
A Token Of Esteem to Be Given
by Fellow Students to Top
notcher in Mat Game.

In all likelihood when Pete Wis
ser steps onto the mat next Thurs
day az the Burtts theatre IN Dav-
export for his bout with Jack Nc
Carthy he will be CARRIED in some
what nifty attire.
Not that Pete is given to display,
far from il. 4 few days ago the
word went round at the Palmer
School of ChiropraCtic that suit
able Earb for Wiser while entering
and leaving the ring would be a
nice token OF the IS teem in which
he is held by fellow students. Wis
ser before long Will be leaving
the school, having now nearly COM
pleted his course in ChiTopractic.
b. j." as Palmer is Familiarity
called. headed the list with a ten
spot and $50 was collected in the
school. an order sent to SpaldiEg
for the finest specially made robe
thac may be had. and if there is no
delay in shipment Pete should ap-
pear in style on April Il.
Wiser IS q Hkeable. cIean-cut
young chap and his associates at
the Palmer school all have a big
word for him. Although having
earned a fair-sized reputation on
the western coast in the wrestling
game. he came to Davenport IN
heralded. his innate mOdesty and
retiring disposition keeping the ac-
count Of his prOwess from other
ears. But his interest in school
athletics uncovered him and he has
taken part in 3 number of interest
ing bouts here, the last being I
few weeks ago at Moline, when he
won easily from Bob MonagOn o.
GO-ch fame
Teaches CaIisthenics.
Aside from his studies at school,
Wiser takes time TO coach a class
OF women student chirOpractOrs in
physical culture, in that they may
be able upon entering their profess
si0nal work TO give competent ad-
vice in proper physical exercise.
Wiser is an ardent believer in
light methCdicaI physical training
for women and men, and in its
healIh-giving and rebuilding quail
ties. As he practices what ne
breaches, and withal is a splendid
specimen Of clear minded. clean
bodied manhood, his presence at
the school has been q great slim
ulus TO athletics. Harry J. BIanch-
ard is sponsoring the match nest
Thursday and no doubt a capacity
house viii witness the card.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
Jake NOrthup, Fred Falkenburg.

the use of the spitbail. Jake North
up, Jean Dale. Fred FaIkenberg,
Rex Dawson and Dana Fillingim
are all more or less dependent on
the freak delivery.
In just what measure they are
dependent on It is the question that
Is bothering local fans. Some of
the teams hottest rivals around the
circuit have been so unkind as to
gloat bit and imply in one way
or another that the Indians pitch
ing this season is going to be weak
ID say the least.
On the other hand there are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
TEAM PLANS FIRST
PRACTICE OF YEAR

A Cohen, GA Ninth street, man
ager of the Woodmen of the World
baseball team, has called first
practice of the season for tomor-
row morning at $50 o'clock. Be
cause the d. o. W. team is to go
into the Tri-City league, the mana
ger announces that players not
members of the W. o. w. will be
welcomed to tryout for the team
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
ENTERS NAVAL SCHOOL.

Minneapolis, MINI, April g.
Captain George Hauser of the 1917
University OF Minnesota football
team and star shot putter, has ac-
cepted an opportunity 10 enter the
ensign naval training school in
Chicago. He is the fourth Gopher
star TO enter. the others being
Rondy Gtllen. basketball captain;
Paul Carol and Frank McNally.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
HRRZOG HALKS TRADE

New York. April 6.-Dctermined
either 10 force Charles Herzog into
line for the Braves or reclaim Lar
~ Doyle and Jess Barnes from thu
Giants, President Percy ID. Haugh-
ton Of the Boston Braves has gone
TO New York from the south for a
conference with President Harry
Hampstead OF the Giants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
Left to right (above-Rex Dawson.

Indianapolis.-Local fans are be-
ginning to fidget over the Indians
pitching prospects for the season
approaching Since the ruling has
passed in the American association
that the spitball and all its varied
fix Will he harshly forbidden this
year the Indianapolis pitching
staff appears to be up against some
thing
Most OF the twirlinR stars who
kept the team out in front through
the race last season are gifted In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
ISSUES FIRST CALL.

Chicago, April 6.-Yoeman Phil
Chouinard, former White SoX ball
player, issued the first call for ball
players for the Great Lakes first
team Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06

Chicago, April 6.-Richie Mitchell
knocked out Clonie TAFT in the
eighth round, and Pete Hartley out
fought Billy Williams in six rounds
at Milwaukee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06

All the news all the time-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
AT COLUMBIA 5. c.

New York Americans 10 u
Boston Nationals -.-..--.
Batteries - Love. TlJrm&hleA
Walters and Ruel Nehf. Crum ans
Wilson.
Washington Americans. . AZ
lanta Southern association. =.
New York acknowledgements
Americans, rain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
Pacific Coast League.
Exhibition Games.

NaNIHIUAIIVEE NFFHNEINs''
AT HOUSTON.
Brooklyn Nationals .......5 II
Boston Americans ....-...S
Batteries-Coombs. Pfe1er am
Wheat; McCabe. Jones, Agnew and
MaVar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06

yet why they made me the favorite
in the betting l have had only 20
fights, and Downey is a veteran.
with years of experience"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-15
No Room for 1--WE Want ALP Americans

HE red flag revolution The stars and Stripes stand for
evolution There the red flag in AmecaSave the
breath of fools "On flag that country the u A.
deal with undesirable Those soldiers and sailors New York
the other night exhibited exactly the proper method but they did exhibit
the proper spirit and brought about the desirable result
The red hagand red eckes ribbons and badhoud be declared
every American citizen should be dpued TO remove the menace and abate
the nuisance without further
processes Of be classified sedion punished
Advocating reform by due OF law thing Proposing to 6
tablhed order through legal channels quite another thing
The bohevki America should be permitted to show its blood
fundamentally democracy formally republic
ed reform he worked the ballot being worked out fast
2sce SeU' education" and growing C'" spirit enables the "
social industrial Justice nothing
Just plain ordinary social and industrial justice for all
but pvegpe unauerated which they wantony
contend The bohevk ALL either The
after it. ~" '~'' ''@" ''NN' STATUS ''1 ''N" S'"'S
Putocy pcae propagandzes bparanhes; buys
bungs browbeas frequently votes by DISCUSSES and
chcaneieS the prOletana to its
The P1oees with election oye5 realizing that they have been fooled
fire and throwing bomand exactly they belong not
1 e TOT tne demonstration but or nT pTe-no9 .ocy , ~
the greed of those who with the the American
@ assuming superior control on bases OF justice our basic democracy
and republican form OF government are to endure
Justice the word Shadowes right and absolute justice the final
tors contest Strike that greed takes
too great tolerate dominance either these
siderable show OF their heads.
All needs be deceny
politicians of sense and statesmen of spine Said Charles Sumner old slavery
days when the for their sunset:
"Nen o three things The
first is backbone the second is backbone and the third
backbone -
greatest good greatest godbu
the reds deserve the least consideration whether through
peopNo run away from Or bSz one o the other Fyen-bansd sv
headed cod-blooded justice is Americas supreme demand
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-15
SHARING FOOD.

Il not willing to economic food for the sake
of helping feed the Huns" cries many and
woman. indignant the suggestion that start
now sharing supplies with enemies.
Our army does feel way. story from the
front tells of American soldier who taking
batch Of fresh prisoners the lines He had
chocolate in his pocket and hungry. Starting to
it, he instinctively divided with his
prisoners.
The Germans accepted the gift with amazement, not
unmixed with contempt why do you that?" they
asked.
The American ca efully explained that Americans
regard man their enemy only as long they are
fighting him. when night is over simply
another human being"
Those Germans uncOnvnced. They thought
there Interior motive about it, possibly
trick. with their generous.
of-fact typically American captOr and 1t should
matter with
The is Austro- Hungarians ard Germans ar
be regarded other human beings" for our
own sef-respect II for no other
They are hungry Belgian diplomat Washing
ton. who makes pretense of love for the Germans
that they their former allies will starving
in six weeks unless send them food.
II send from motives OF humanity we
might well do for prudential Hunger breeds
anarchy. We do anarchy in Central Europe
affects world only order will enab BILE
fulhn their obligations the
nations they have wronged
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-15

have long been thoroughly organized. Politically they
have attained organization less thorough though
without adequate popular representation.
The great German governmental system, from kaiser
down to the humbest subject worked smoothly Forms
were prescribed Ofhcials were trained TO their
duties Departments knew their work Everywhere there
were specialists; everywhere there expert
enced in every branch of public service everywhere
the routine of administration established The
mechanism almost itself.
1t quite different in Russia. where the masses
were densely ignorant of political matters where there
were few trained public service. order
and system in any way comparable Germanys
Only two things, then necessary transform
Germany into democracy: The will of the people anG
the technical substitution of kaiser
the OF authority
Recent events seem to cOrroborate this view. When
the people made up their collective mind about
the kaiser he eliminated easily the was
by the Russians Kaiserism, like czarism, is only a
public state Of mind. with the kaiser gone and the
petty kings princes and dukes the various German
states following him into harmless obscurity shall
whether the system is really self-operatng
without them
There to be good why the
charge of German affairs cannot Germany with
the mechanism their disposal They can. the
man people only keep cool
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-15
The Melting Pot
GOMEZ TAKE POTDUCK
WITH Us
LITTLE BOBBIE'S PA.
BY William r. Kirk.

Thare was a yung man calm 10
! our Hat last mite, he sed he was
| looking for Old Clothes.
We are waring all our OLD clothes,
/ sed Pa. x buying Bonds * stamps
with the mummy we used to spend
for new clothes.
That is too bad, sed the yung man.
II may be too bad for you. sed Pa.
but il is the rite thing TO do for our
nativ land. How is it you aren't in
the army, sed Pa.
My feet are fiat, sed the yung man.
Thay got fat standing on the hard
side walks looking for old clothes.
Your he'd is kind Of fiat. too. sed
Pa. Did you stand on yure he'd 10
rest yure feet2
I dident cum here TO be insuited,
sed the yung man.
Then my plain langwidge must be
a pleasant surprise for you, sed Pa.
If had any old clothes, sed Pa.
wud Civ them 10 sum poor Teller Pa
sed. 1 wuddent sell them.
We cant all be milyunares, sed
the man.
No, sed Pa, but we can all work
We can all do sumthing, however
littel it is, sed Pa, TO help win the
war & swat the Kiser.
newer thot of that, sed the old
clothes man.
l believe you. sed Pa. Well, sed
Pa, now that you have thot OF j.,
what do you say 10 enlisting in the
strong, sed Pa. & any man that viii
chum around with old clothes, Pa,
sed, must be Peerless
/ will talk yure tip, sed the man.
/ will go at Onst & becum sOljer.
& he went away.
You see, sed Pa to Ma, you see
what CRATE good can be accomplish
ed by the Gift of Gabb. sed Pa.
have talked that man into beeing a
soljer or sailor, sed Pa.
We shall see. sed Ma He dident
look vary savidge to me when he
went out
The fire of battel was in his eye
sed Pa. 1t leeped up wen l uttered
them dethless words, What do you
say TO enlisting in the army or
navy?
1 dident motifs it, sed Ma. 1 thot
he was laffing Wen he went out.
He was laffing to think how
happy he was TO beecum a Gter,
sed Pa.
But today I was out on the street
playHlg with sum other kids & the
saim man calm along & he was
calling sum words out loud. I thot
first he was saying a War Cry, hut
1 hssened & he was hollering
/ Cash ClOsel l cash close!