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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
ZUPPKE'S SEVEN
YEAR RECORD Is
BEST IN BIG TEN

Urbana, ILL.,, Dec. Livery Illini
undergraduate or alumnus is a
charter member of the Bob
Zuppke Booster club" these days
as the orange and blue rejoices
over the triumphant march Of the
football eleven to another confer
ence championship. And the Illini
may we'll felicitate themselves upon
the possession of the little coach
who has made so much football
history since he stepped from Oak
Park high school in 1918 to match
minds with the veteran masters of
strategy in the west.
Has Enviable Record.
The football historian will find
food for thought in these summar-
les Of the Illini series with some
Of the big fellows:
ILL1NOIS-CHlCAGO.
Played. z; won by Illinois, 4; by
Chicago, 2; tied, l. Points scored
By Illinois, 81; by Chicago, IS.
ILLINOIS-MINNESOTA.
Played. 6; won by Illinois, 3; by
Minnesota. 2; tied, 1. Points scor.
ed: By Illinois, 66; by Minnesota
"A.
ILLINOIS-OHIO.
Played, 6: won by Illinois, 3; BY
Ohio, 2; tied, l. Points scored: By
Illinois, "a; by Ohio, 30.
ILLINOIS, ISCONSIN.
Played. s.; won by Illinois, 4; By
Wisconsin. !; tied, 1. Points scor.
ed: By Illinois, 80; by Wisconsin
rs.
ILLINOIS-IOWA.
Played, 2; won by Illinois, 2
Points scored: By Illinois, %; b,
Iowa, Z.
ILL1NoIs-PURDUE.
! Played. 4; won by Illinois. 3
tied, l. Points scored: BY Illinois
s.; by Purdue, IA.
i ILLINOIS-NORTHWESTERN.
4 Played, 3; won by Illinois, 3
Points scored: BY Illinois, LOG
by Northwestern, 0.
| = ILLINOIS-INDIANA.
i Played, 1; won by Illinois, 1
; Points scored: BY Illinois, 10; b
Indiana. 0.
i ILLINOIS-MICHIGAN.
Played, 1; won by Illinois,
Points scored: By Illinois. %; b
Michigan, z.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
Big Fellows In Condition for Cruel.
ling 10 Rounds and q X. 0.
May Be the Result

When Jack Burke and Bob Ro-
per collide in the Empire rink
Thursday night before Babe Mean
or's club, boxing fans will be treat
ed to what promises to be one Of
the best bouts ever staged in Rock
Island. The two big fellows are
in fit trim for the tough battle and
it is almost certain that one or
the other will be defeated decisive
ly, perhaps by a knockout. Inas-
much as both tote an all-powerful
wallop, 1t is not safe to make any
predictions as to the outcome.
Each man regards the other as a
stumbling block in his way to
higher things pugilistically speak
ing. Since his defeat Of Frank
Moran recently, Roper figures him
self just about as good as any
heavyweight in the game, and If he
knocks Burke from under his pins,
it will be Just that much more rec
ignition for him.
On the other hand, Sergeant
Jack has been travelling at a fast
rate since he took the count at the
hands of Bill Brennan in New Or
leans during the summer. Cen
eral opinion of critics is that the
k. O. came more as an accident
than a demonstration of Brennan'f
real ability over the huge army
product. Burke seems to think the
same himself and the wallop ha.
not affected his boxing in any way
Both men were expected to ar
rive today to windup training fol
the bout in local gymnasiums. Be
ing Burke's second appearance be
! fore the boxing clientele OF the tri
cities, he probably will rule a Sigh
favorite over his superior Officer
Captain Bob. Those who saw Jacl
paste Hugh Walker all over tn
Empire rink last May feel sure h
will be able to repeat. In view o
the recent successes Of the captain
however, he will have plenty in tn
building pulling for him to lay tn
other man cold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
nine DEATHS
IS FOOTBALL
SEASON CLAIM

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 1. Football,
the toughest of American outdoor
sports. claimed five victims during
the 1919 season, which closed
with Thanksgiving day games, &C
cording to reports to the Associat-
ed Press today. The number of
deaths-the lowest in years-was
five less than in 1918, and seven
under the toll of two years ago.
There were IS lives lost during the
1916 season, and 16 in 1915.
Development of the open style Of
play is mainly responsible for the
decreasing number of deaths, In
the opinion of gridiron experts.
Virtually all of the victims Of the
1919 season were players not par
ticipating in games conducted un-
der strict physical requirements
Defenders Of the popular college
sport pointed out that, with one
exception, the victims were high
school players( who entered the
game without expert training.
Played Moro Extensively.
The small number of fatalitie!
this season was declared to be re
markable. the experts said. as tn,
game was played more extensivel!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
SCHOOL PLAYERS
OF BIG TEN WHO
WENT PRO. Topaz

Big Ten conference faculty rep
resentatives. disturbed by the ac-
ton Of certain players and coaches
in playing professional football.
are promising an investigation with
a view to enforcing the terms Of a
resolution adopted by the confer
ence Dec. 6, 1919. which prohibited
such action.
At that time Ohio elevens were
most prominent in the field and the
pro game In Chicago had not reach
ed the importance or attracted the
attendance which prevailed this
fall. What the professors regard
ed as a menace to college sport
subsidized during the war period.
The resolution adopted in 1916
read:
Resolved. /. That all employees
Of athletic departments who take
part In professional football games
shall be thereby suspended from
their employment.
-. That members Of teams par
ticipating in professional contests
before graduation shall forfeit their
letters and be recommended to
their faculties for further discip-
line"
Paddy Driscoll of the Northwest
! ern coaching star is the most
promising athlete, SO far as known.
who comes under the head of an
employee. Driscoll's contract. hows
ever, terminated Nov. %. He play
ed. with the Hammond All-Stars
Nov. q and Nov. n, but thinks he
was within his rights. as his con-
tract had expired with the Purple.
II press agent reports Of pro games
ARE to be believed, q number OF
undergraduates may find them
selves in trouble. Eight Big Ten
players were said to have partici-
lpated in . game at Davenport
Thanksgiving day. From Ohio
came reports that several Ohio
State players had Joined the PR
franks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
CAPRON WINS FROM
ELLIS. CUE MATCH

Chicago, Dec. Joe Capron
was in great form in the Inter-
state billiard league Saturday. de-
feating Charley Ellis of Pittsburgh.
80 to 30, in Al innings. Ellis had
high run of z, Capron getting a
brace of tours and five threes. Cap
ron finished with four, three and
three. Score at each 10th inning
Ellis 10 II "a 81 81
Capron .13 Il "a Al SO
In the 3-cushion tournament at
Foley's, Bourke defeated De Lorme
1881, q to 26.
In the exhibition 3-cushion
matches at Bensinger's De Orc won
two games yesterday. beating Wat
son in the afternoon. SO to 20, and
Fuller, 50 to 81, in the evening
De Oro's high run was nine, against
Fuller.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
DUNDEE MEETS
buRMAN IN MIX
AT RACINE, Wis,

Chicago, Dec. They're coming
pretty fast nowadays-these ring
battles In our neighborly Badger
state-but It seems that the local
bugs will hop the rattler for any
thing that even closely resembles
a scrap. That's why the dyed In
the wool gents, including Jerry
the Deck" and his cohorts, are like
ly to be found sitting at the ring
side in Lakeside arena, Racine, to-
night, watching Joe Burman and
Mike Dundee go to it.
Pop Wagner has billed Burman
and Dundee for the special number
Of q three bout program, each bout
scheduled for 10 rounds. And don't
forget, gentle reader, Pop isn't ad-
vertising his windup as a grudge
affair. He did that on a bout re-
Gently, filled his arena to capacity,
then couldn't watch it because II
was so terrible grudgeful.
Lineup for Other Bouts.
The other bouts on the card will
be between Earl Olson and Johnny
Bresnahan and frankie Jumattl
and Johnny Hagen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
HIGH SCHOOL QUINTET LINES
up FOR INITIAL PRACTICE OF
SEASON WITH SCHEDULE MADE
DAILY CALENDAR
OF SPORTS

Racing.
Winter meeting Of Cuba-Ameri-
can Jockey club, at Havana. j.
Winter meeting at Jefferson park,
New Orleans.
Billiards.
National pocket billiard cham
pionship opens at Philadelphia.
Bowling.
Close Of the midwest champion
ship tournament, at Omaha.
Boxing.
Jack Britton VS.. Billy Ryan, II
rounds, at Canton.
Johnny Murray vs.. Eddie Walsh
eight rounds, at Trenton.
Benny Leonard vs.. Mel Coogan
eight rounds, at Jersey City.
AL Roberts VS.. AL Reich, eight
rounds, at Jersey City.
Joe Benjamin vs.. Tommy Tuohey
eight rounds, at Jersey City.
Bill Brennan VS.. Tom Mcmahon
Is rounds, at New Orleans.
Rocky Kansas vs.. frankie Brown
10 rounds, at Buffalo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01

Jim Thorpe and his famous Canton Bull
dogs are coming to Rock Island Sunday to play
the independents for the championship Of the
world!
The contest was assured late this morning
when Manager Walter Flanagan Of Rock Island
received telegram from the manager of the
Canton team which read: "No game scheduled
for Sunday Will come to Rock Island"
Canton held drectors' meeting at 10
o'clock this morning. It was called expressly
for the purpose of determining whether or not
the Bulldogs would come, and the decision was
unanimous. The telegram was Immediately dis
patched to Rock Island.
Manager Flanagan got in touch with Canton
last night. They could hardly credit the news
that the Akron Indians had been beaten here by
a score of II to o. This set the Bulldogs going
with. the result that they decided Rock Island
must be played for the mdisputed champion
ship Of the universe.
1t is announced that only 5000 tickets will
be sold at s. throw. Business men and other
supporters of the team have already put their
names down guaranteeing to dispose of $1,000
worth of tickets, or failing to do so, paying for
them out of their own pockets. This plan will
be followed for the entire $4,000 worth. If it
Is accomplished before Sunday, no tickets will
be sold at the gate.
Get your tickets now!
Canton is to get $1,000 as its share and the
fans must buy beforehand. Peoria, Galesbwg,
Clinton, Muscatine and all other cities and
towns close by have sent in demands for ducats,
but Rock Island and the tri-cities will be given
first choice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
Canton Bulldogs Coming to Play Rock Island

than ever before the pre-war days.
The list of victims follows:
Paul johnson, Wayxata, MINI.
10 years old; died Nov. q.
from conclusion Of the brain after
being tackled in q high school
game.
Lewis Moulton, Neodesha,, Kan,
a member Of a high school team /:
died Nov. 5 az the result of q brok-
en- neck received in a practice
game.
Calvin Libisher, Urbana, Ohio,
II years old: died from cerebral
injuries sustained in a high school
game.
Garner Dow, New Haven, Conn.
a member of the Connecticut Agri.
cultural college eleven; died Sept
q from conclusion of the brain in.
jured playing agaisnt New Hamp.
shire college.
Joseph Blanche, Moline, ILL.,, is.
years old: died Oct. 30. of bloot
poisoning which developed from ar
injury sustained in a neighbor,
hood game.
Another Late Casualty.
| Baltimore, Md. Nov. 30. = Tn,
only football fatality Of the season
in Maryland occurred here yester
day. Receiving a serious stomach
injury q week ago In a game a
Walbro0k oval, while playing
against his fathers orders, JOSEPH
Mario. 20 years old, member O
the Wilton Athletic club and /,
law student at the University o
Maryland, died yesterday at tn
Maryland General hospital. Cor
oner Reinhart is making an in
vestigation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
PUBLIC NOTICE,

IUDU1C NVI1CEs
Tam not responsible for any bills
contracted by anyone but myself
after this date. Thomas Raisbeck.
Nov. %, 1919.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
THURSDAY SETTO AT EMPIRE
BETWEEN ROPER and BURKE
PROMISES TO Be GREAT BOUT

The semi-windup Of the show
promises as much action as the
main attraction. Battling johnson
will find himself up against a man
Of sterling worth in Harry Condor,
former feather champ Of Camp
Dodge. Both are terrific hitters.
Two other fast preliminaries are
promised.
Sale Of seats has gone forward
at fast rate and indications point
to a capacity house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01

down. Tom Henry TOOK m emo
run eight yards and a line buck an |
other six. Then Novak knocked OF !
six yards, but flve Of them were re- |
moved by Q penalty for being or
side. Henry again made two runs,
the. first eight yards and the Sec
ond to the six-yard line. Novak,
Henry and Ursella in turn tried to
break up the defense here, but
could only penetrate four Of the
six yards needed. The ball went
to Akron ON downs. They punted
to the center Of the field. Novak
failed to advance. the locals were
penalixed for being offside and
Mansfield took It eight yards.
Henry started a new set of downs
with q Vineyard line buck, Ursella
advanced q yard and Novak three.
From that position, on the 30-yard
line, Ursella dropped over neat
drop-kick, scoring 10 to nothing
for Rock Island. The Independ-
ents ended the quarter by kicking
to Pollard, who pocketed the pill
on the 11-yard imaginary line.
Last Period.
There was no cessation Of tough
scrapping ON both sides as time
went on. The Indians were fight
ings losing battle and were not
even getting look-in at the
threatened massacre and scalp
raising they had planned for the
local fans to witness. In the last
quarter the playing was more
strenuous and stubborn II possible
than before.
Pollard took the ball one yard
in an off-tackle play, and the visit
I ing backs and ends scattered to
receive a pass. Novak saved them
the trouble by picking it out Of the
air on the 26-yard line. With the
locals on the ball so near the
,, crosstrees and Akron weakened
from the savage onslaughts they
had to meet, there was no stop
ping the rushes Of Flanigan's
young tugboats. Six plays, includ-
ing a N-yard plunge by Henry
carried the oval to inside Of yard
from goal. Here Rube Ursella
climbed over the cid line, and both
kicks involved as a conseQuents,
were successful. Score, Independ-
ents II, Indians, 0. The same tao
tics used throughout the game
were continued, several punts be-
ing exchanged at short intervals.
Drop Kick Falls.
BY careful maneuvering Ursel,a
brought his squad down to the 30
yard line, in Indian territory, and
essayed q drop kick, which fell
short. Taking the ball the Akrons
for the first time used an open
style Of formation which spread
men all across the field. Pollard
received a direct pass and ran sew
en- yards to the Is mark, following
1t up with q yard gain on left
end run. At this juncture Wells,
fullback, succeeded in making the
initial first down of the game for
Akron, in an 11-yard squirt through
the left wing. Two passes were in
complete and another was ruined
by an Islander. The last move Of
the game was a punt on fourth
down, Akron's quarter booted the
ball on his 40-yard line and it was
nailed on his 18-yard line just az
the finishing whistle shrilled. Final
score: Independents, II; Akron, 0
! Summary Of scores: Touch.
downs, Novak, /; Ursella, /; drOI
kicks, Ursella, I.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01

Harms have rolled Is games for
averages. They have three games
forfeited, which are to be rolled by
them for averages.
Individual AyeraEeS,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01

Rock Island Independents-Fitz-
gerald, c.; F. Smith. re-; Buland,
IT.; O. Smith, re-; Marshall, le.:
Lyle, It.; Wyland. lg.: Ursella, Oh.
Henry. rhb.; Novak, lhb.; Mans
heid. 10.
Akron Indians: Waldsmith, c.;
Nesser, rg.; Maloney. lg.; Copley,
IT.; Cobb Captain. It,; Sweeney,
be-: Seton, le.; Purdy. yb.; Brown,
lhb.; Pollard, rhb.; Wells, fb.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
Done Points to Successful Year,
| Two Letter Men Back and
Stellar Lsfgren Playing.
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New-York tribune., 1919-03-15
German s'Progress"

THE GERMAN MYTH. BY Gustavus Myers. 1emo,
PIP. l56. Boni & Liverisht.
There can be no doubt that Germany
has made progress in many directions
since the foundation of the empire. in
1871. We are willing to concede that
her material achievements have been
great. They have not been marked
with originality. Very few important
inventions or discoveries have been
made by Germans. But with the preda-
tory instinct of the race, a national
trait dating from the earliest recorded
times, Germans have adopted and in
some cases developed the inventions Of
others to their own great profit.
In social affairs, in the moral and
spiritual welfare of the people, it may
pretty safely be asserted that Germany
has not made progress. On the con-
trary, we should say that she has been
receding. We know of no important
country in the civilized world in which
the standard of personal, domestic and
social morals is nearly as low as in
Germany. Mr.. Myers in his interest
ing book throws some interesting light
upon social conditions, dealing with the
status of farmers, industrialists and
women end children, and presenting in
a grewsome light the wretched housing
conditions, the chronic underfeeding
the appallingly high death rate of in
fants and the prevalence of paupersm.
1t is Il book which should explode a
number of delusions concerning Ger
man "Kultur."
New-York tribune., 1919-03-15
The Irish i'm America

A HIDDEN PHASE OF AMERICAN HISTORY.
By Michael J. o'Brien. illustrated with per.
The Devin-Adair Company.
One of the sharply disputed points
in American history is that concern
ing the participation Of men of Irish
birth or descent in the American Rev
olution, and the proportion which such
people formed of the population of
this country in colonial and revolu-
tionary times. Hitherto there have
been extreme but generally vogue
disputable ground that the great ma
jority of prominent men in both civil
and military life in the Revolution
were of British origin, and accepting
the figures of the first United States
census and other government publica-
tions, some have regarded Irish par
ticipation in the founding of this
country as insignificant and negligi-
Bile. Others, on the ground that some
conspicuous patriots were undoubted-
ly Irish, and that numerous apparently
Irish names are found on the revo-
lutionary muster-rolls and elsewhere,
have assumed that that element was
dominant above all others and that
the Revolution was chiefly an Irish
revolt against the Saxon.
Amid such confusion of counsel it
is gratifying to have one side-and
that the one most needing it set
forth in detailed, comprehensive and
authoritative manner. Mr.. O'Brien
has obviously made long and careful
study of the subject and has consult
ed every available authority; and he
has with admirable skill marshalled
the results of his research for the
establishment of his proposition. His
numerous literal quotations from and
explicit references to his authorities s
are most commendable. Some of his
authorities we must regard as un-
trustworthy. No rational man would
have hanged a dog on the testimony
of either Galloway or Lee. But most
Of the others are seriously to be reck-
oned with. Again, we are not con-
vinced by the mere citation of ap-
parently Irish names, many of which
are also common in Scotland and Eng
land. If, moreover, the author claims
that there was before the Revolution
very large immigration from the
Catholic counties of Ireland, it would
be interesting to have explained the
frequent appearance of the Irish
names on the rolls of Presbyterian
churches in several of those colonies
in which Irish immigrants are sup
posed chiefly to have settled. AS for Mr.
O'Brien's sweeping condemnation of
government publication on the sub
ject of the racial composition of the
early states, official statisticians can
not we'll afford to let it pass unno-
ticed.
Whatever our view of the subject,
however, and whether we agree with
Mr.. O'Briens conclusions or not, this
volume is an important contribution
to American historical literature. We
may, indeed, accept it as the last word
on its side of the controversy with
which it is concerned. That the truth
should be established goes without
saying. Neither pride nor prejudice
of race should stand for a moment
in the way. Those who agree with the
author will prize his volume as the
best possible statement of their case,
while those who take the contrary
view will be glad to have in concrete
and very explicit form the contentious
which they must controvert.