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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15
THREE CHAMPS TO
DEFEND TITLES
DURING THE WEEK

New York, Sept. 15,-The king
fighters OF the three divisions will
entertain fans around New YORK
this week.
johnny Kilbanc, featherweighi
champion. will hook up with
Frankie Burns, veteran Jersey City
fighter, Tuesday night at the Jer-
sey City ball grounds, The Cleye-
land champion isn't expecting ser
ious trouble from the veteran and
is to fill an engagement Of six
rounds Saturday night with Eddie
Moran. the British featherweight,
at Philadelphia, before the Ma
tional A. c.
For the seventh time Benny
Leonard, the lightweight king, will
battle with Johnny Dundee We'd
nesGay night in the Armory at Jer-
sey City. The champion a little
over a week ago got decision
over Soldier Bartfeld in Philadel-
phia, and later beat Johnny Gin
ton in Syracuse. He is expected 10
make 133 pounds or not to exceed
Dundee's weight by more than one
pound.
Mike O'Dowd, the middleweight
champion. will give Augie Rather
the chance at his title for which
the latter has been clamoriug since
he returned from the service. They
will hook up Monday night at the
Armory A. c. in Jersey City. Mike
recently went out Of his class and
lost a decision TO Jack Britton.
ODowd has also signed for a 10
round bout Friday night with Sol
der Bartfeld in St. Paul
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15
TEAMS IN WESTERN CONFERENCE
LAUNCH PRACTICE WITH ALL IN
HIGH SPIRITS OVER PROSPECTS
DAILY CALENDAR
OF SPORTS

Racing.
Opening of autumn meeting of
Queens County Jockey club, at
Aqueduct
Autumn meeting of Kentucky
Jockey club at Lexington, Ky.
TrOtting.
Grand circuit meeting opens at
Columbus, Ohio
Field Trials.
Pacific coast trials at Lebanon,
Ore.
Bench Show.
Annual show of New Brunswick
Kennel club opens at St John,
n. E.
Golf.
Annual tournament Of profess
sional golfers association opens at
Roslyn, L. !.
Horse Show.
Eastern States Exposition Horse
Show opens at Springfield, Mass.
Tennis.
Massachusetts, women's cham
pionship opens at Boston.
Boxing.
X. O. Mars VS.. frankie Russell,
- rounds. at New Orleans.
Battling Levinsky VS.. Larry Viii
liams, rounds, at Jersey City.
Carl Morris VS.. Patty Larue, 4
rounds, at Oakland. Cal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15
LOOK FOR RECORD
AT BASKET GAME
AMONG BIG TEN

Chicago. Sept. Anticipating
the most successful year since bas-
ketball was recognized as a major
college sport, athletic directors and
basketball coaches of the western
conference universities held their
annual meeting Saturday at the
Auditorium hotel to draw sched-
ules for the winter games.
With few exceptions, the maxi
mum number of u games were
scheduled. Coach Elliott Of North
western was only able to slate
eight. but expects to fill out his
schedule with other nearby quln-
tets. Teams which in the past have
struggled for the championship
viii meet each other, so there will
be little trouble 10 determine the
best five at the close of the season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15
GREAT PITCHING
BY FISHER HELPS
REDS BEAT BRAVES

Cincinnati, O., Sept. 15.-Fisher
pitched great ball for the league
leaders yesterday, shutting out Bos-
ton, l to 0. The Braves did not get
a man to third base and only two
as far as second. Oeschger also
was effective, the Reds being un-
able to score until the eighth in
ming. when hits by Daubert and
ROush, and Duncan's sacrifice fly
gave them the one run Of the game.
Roush had a clean record at the
bat with four hits out Of four times
up. 1t was the fifth straight error
less game for the Reds. The throw
ing of Rariden. who tossed out five
Boston runners on attempted
steals, was a feature of the Red
iafngg CHnTa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15

in about every department except
base hits. And they've made
enough triples and hOmers to make
up for that
First of all. they have scored
more runs than any other club.
They have slammed out more base
hits. They have stolen more bases.
Their batters have been famed
fewer times than any other club in
the league. They have laid down
more sacrifice hits.
How is that for an attack?
These facts show. not only a
smashing, driving, ball-murdering
assault. but a dashing, speedy.
bunting. base-stealing game that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15

has not been eqUaIed by any other
outfit in the new circuit,
They have been able to mix this
attack-to switch on the word of
Manager Gleason, throw the oppo-
sition off its feet and pull games
out of the fire which were appar-
emily lost.
This terrific dual attack has en-
abled Gleason to cover up the ore
weakness of his team-the pitching.
II has been this attack which has
allowed Cicotte and Williams to
pitch at a pace which enabled them
TO work Oftener than any other
pair of hurlers in the circuit.
This is not meant, either to de-
tract from their work. Their bril-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15

liant twirling coupled with aid
young Kerr and Red Faber have
given them-has held the opposi-
ton in the pinches, thereby en-
abling the batters 50 overcome
earlier losses.
And, in addition to the field
strength of the club is the added
strength they possess in Gleason,
who has proved himself to be a
star manager, a master of strategy
and a real leader Of real ball
club.
II the Cincinnati Reds beat the
White Sox this fall they will have
beaten the best the American
league has TO offer. There will be
no knocking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15
THREE STRAIGHT F0R YANkS.

New York, Sept 15.-The Yam
KEGS made it three straight from
ST. Louis. winning the last game
of the series. s to l. Mays held the
Browns TO three hits, while New
York pounded Wright. a St. Louis
youngster. especially in the eighth
inning, when they punched a home
run, double. and four singles for
five earned runs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15
BY y. E. BROWN.

BY \. z. BROWN.
The question as to whether the
Chicago White S0x are the cham
pions of the world for 1919 isn't
settled. of course. But they have
nailed the old John American
league flag to the pole, the dope of
statisticians with their mathemati-
cal arguments Notwithstanding.
And the White SoX, in my mind,
stand out as real champions
None can stand around and veil
"fiuke" at them.
Take a good list at the recent
team batting averages in the Amer
lean league The White S0x lead
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15

games. The Senator'S had a game
postponed in Cleveland last month,
which can be transferred to the
capital with the consent OF the 9th
er clubs. That consent is likely to
be forthcoming if requested, as
only. Comiskey would have any
reason for refusing. and the Old
Roman is a game sportsman
Manager Gleason is likely to
pitch anybody, including himself,
against the Mack infants today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15
GIANTS LOSE.

St. Louis, Mo. Sept. 15.-Cood-
wins effective pitching enabled St.
Louis to take the final of the series
from New York, to 1. Shotton' s
hitting was a big factor, his two
doubles paving the way for all the
tallies. The fielding of STATE fea-
tured. as it has throughout the
series.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15
HITTING BY
TIGERS CAUSES
SENATOR'S LOSS

Washington. D. c., Sept. IS
Four of the five pitchers used by
Washington yesterday were hit op-
portunely and Detroit won the fin
al game of the series, 9 to 4, Baker,
a recruit from the Richmond, Va,
league club, was spiked by Cobb
and compelled TO retire in the sec
ond inning. Pitchers Fischer and
Snyder, semi-professionals from
Akron, Ohio. played today in their
first major league game. Score.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15
Iowa Is Confronted With Hard
Game With Nebraska TO BE
Played Oct 4.

Chicago, Sept. 15.-Fortified with
wealth OF material, including
from Il to % letter men. football
coaches of the western conference
universities will send their squads
through the first practice today,
the official opening day Of the Big
Ten gridiron season.
While several coaches will have
sterling players of two and three
years ago back in harness, all men
tors will have enough good men at
their disposal to form the back
bones Of strong elevens. 1t has
4 been years since all coaches have
been so well fortified
In some cases the men expected
to return may have trouble getting
out of service until the season is
well under way. but for the most
part. those in charge at the ten
institutions know just VINO will re
port today or during the week.
. The coaches already have mapped
out their campaign. and in most
cases plays which will be used In
the big games have been planned.
The coaches will lose no time
putting their charges TO work. As
most colleges do not open until the
latter part of the month. the men
tors have ordered morning and af-
ternoon practice until the men are
called TO the class rooms. The
football paraphernalia has been
pulled out of the mothbaIl boxes
and will be distributed this morn
ing IN the hope all will be fitted
out for the afternoon drill.
of ffsa will FrCa
devoted largely to rudimentary
tactics such as kicking and catch
ing the ball, throwing and catching
forward passes. putting the line
men through the usual stunts of
pivoting. followed by instructions
in methods of blocking and Charg-
ing. Skeleton teams composed of
a center. quarter and three backs
will be formed to run through sig
nal practice. while the close of the
week may see a number of teams
running through signals at a fast
clip.
-Four of the Big Ten eIeyens are
slated to go into action early. In
diana will clash with Wabash at
Bloomington Sept. y. and it is a
certainty Coach Stiehm Will lose no
time whipping his team into shape.
Michigan is scheduled to play Case
at Ann Arbor Oct. 4. while Mime
sofa will open its season with
North Dakota at Minneapolis the
same day.
Iowa Meets Nebraska
Of the quartet of Big Ten elev-
ems which will go into action early,
Iowa has the hardest game. The
Hawkeyes will meet their old rival,
Nebraska, at Iowa City in the
opening clash Oct 4 This game
has usually been played late in the
season. and is an important one on
the schedules of both universities.
Coach Jones of Iowa viii be COM
PEELED to meet new tactics, as
Schultz. former Michigan player,
has left Missouri to take charge of
the gridirOn sport at Nebraska.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15
BOARD on EDTCATI0N.

Will receive bids on the old
Washington school located at Third
avenue and Thirteenth street. Bids
will be received until IL o'clock
at noon Sept. Il, 1919. The board
reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15

Probably the largest insect in
the world is Nenezueia's elephant
beetle, which sometimes weighs
half a pound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15
LEAGUE STANDING
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results.
New York, s; st. Louis, /.
Detroit, 9: Washington. {
Games Taday,
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Boston.
St. Louis al New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

! esteTday-S Results.
Chicago, 4: Philadelphia, o.
st. Louis, 3; New York. /.
Cincinnati, 1 Boston, 0.
flames Today.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
Boston at St. Louis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15

One of the first men to laUd Babe
Ruth for his work in smashing the
American league record for home
runs in a season was Buck Free
man. the man who set the record
Babe blasted Freeman. playing
with Washington in 1899, laced out
% home runs. He was a different
type of hitter. chopping the ball.
Ruth is a free hitter. Freeman is
now an umpire in the American
association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15
Saturday Scnres.

AMENIIAN LEAI Q z
Chicago, 8; Philadelphia, >.
Cleveland, 4: Boston, 3.
Washington, 9 Detroit, 8.
New York, -; st. Louis, 1-6
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago, 2; Brooklyn, /
Cincinnati, 3-3: Boston. "a.
New York, 2; St. Louis. 0.
Pittsburgh. A; Philadelphia
o,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15

Two base hits-RaWIlngs SmTIN,
Stolen base-Roush Base on balls
Fisher, 1; Oeschger, ,. Struck
out-Fisher. /; Oeschger, 3.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15

Two base hit-Cobb. Three base
hit-Milan. Stolen bases-Veach.
Bases on balls-Gill, l. Ehmke, 4;
Shaw. !; Fischer, ? Hits-Zach-
airy. 6 in Is inning; Gill. 8 in 3 %
innings; Shaw, 4 in innings !.
Fischer. in innings. Struck out
-Ehmke, 3 Snyder, l. Losing
pitcheT-ZachaTy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15

I *Hoelke batted for O'Neil in
ninth. xBatted for Oeschger in
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22
MISSISSIPPI
is DOWN AGAIN
Lowest Stage for Some Time Appears
on the Guages in Upper River
Soon After the
Flood,

The mississippi has gone quietly
to bed again The Keokuk guage read
only eight and half feet today, which
was a fall of seven inches in twenty
four hours.
Stages as far north as St Paul were
CORRESPONDENCE low, and the same
rate of falling water appeared, indi-
eating that the river will continue to
fall here for several days, which Is
the forecast.
The stage at Hannibal yesterday
was twelve feet which is the lowest
it has been there since the flood OF
the past several weeks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22
DECISION ON
JULY FOURTH
Must Be Honest One and Given to
Which Ever Pugilist Wins
Greatest Number Of
Points,
by H. c. Hamilton. United Press
Staff Correspondent

[By H. c. Hamilton. United Press
Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, May 22-Quite bit Oh
reminescing on loss of boxing tlties
by referees decisions in bouts that
went the limit is being done these
days. ;.
1t is contended by some that II
would not be fair to Jess Willard 10
take his title away in decision at tne
end of twelve rounds unless he was
beaten very badly. Jack Kerns hau
something to say about that snort
time ago-most interesting comment
Il am sending Jack Dempsey 1n'o
this battle to win the worlds chan.
pionship and / believe he can DO !.
with decision on points If he doesn
knock Willard out in the limit, salu
Dempsey's manager. "Of course pe.
lieve Jack will win with a quich
knockout But you can bet your las.
nickel that I never will agree to le.
Dempsey go into the ring with
refree who is likely to have pity on
Willard and call the bout a draw y
Willard isn't beaten badly IL Delip'
sey wins on points he must have inc
title and I don't believe Willard wouiu
have 1t any other way
There is lot of sentimental tWaa.
die around a champion If he Is no'
whipped to fragile as a rule.
referees try to protect his title. bue
there is the recollection OF johnny
Kilbane's twenty round victory over
Abe Attell when he won his Champion.
ship and Freddie Welsh's triumph
over Willie Richie.
Those bouts apparently settled on
their merits and championships
changed hands without knockouts.
Just why heavy weight champion
should be treated differently Ism
clear.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22
National League.
ToDAY's SCHEDULE.

American League.
Washington at st. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Boston at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
National League.
st. Louis at New York.
Cincinnati at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn
Chicago at Philadelphia
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22
CLUB STANDINGS
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
American League.

american League.
st. Louis, /; Washington, O.
Detroit, s; Boston, 5.
Cleveland, Z; Philadelphia, 2.
New York at Chicago, wet grounds.
National League.
Philadelphia, 6; st. Louis, 0.
Pittsburgh, 4: Boston, 2.
Chicago at Brooklyn, rain.
Cincinnati at New York, rain.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22
Preliminary Examination Of Slayer Of
George Hammond Will be Held
in District Court in After
noon.
WILL H1GHAM TESTIFY?
His Attorney Is Dcvotlng Much En-.
eray to Defense, and the Whole
Case Promises to be Hard
Fought One.

! Tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock,
the preliminary examination of John
! Higham. charged with first degree
murder in the killing of George Hmm
mond, will begin in the superior
court.
! 1t is expected to consume all the
afternoon, and it may run over into
Saturday forenoon.
| There are about score of wit
inesses to be heard on the stand. in
GLIDING the women who were at the
| marty at the houseboat of Higham
last Sunday night, Officer LaFeber
who POUNDS the body and arrested
Higham, and DR.. Oliver T. Clark who
made the autopsy on Hammond for
the states attorney.
TWO Reasons for It.
Higham is insisting on the pre-
liminary examination for two pur~
poses. His attorney, Frank NJ. Bal
Iinger, says he hopes to have the de-
gree Of homicide reduced by the evil
dence to a bailable crime instead of
remaining first degree murder which
is not bailable-
Also, and always, at the prelimi-
nary examination, the defense learns
the exact character or much OF the
evidence of the state and has until
the trial in the district court to over
come it.
Highlands attorney is working hard
on the case, interviewing the known
witnesses, and searching Sfor evil
dence which win corroborate the
story of his client, that the fatal
shot was fred in self defense.
Many False Reports.
The city has been full of rumors
ana reports of evidence which have
no foundation in fact whatever.
The most interesting question is,
whether Higham will take the stand
and testify in his own behalf at the
preliminary examination tomorrow
afternoon.
This is not customary, but II he
wants the case made bailable badly
enough, he may tell his story on the
stand in order to prove lack of pre-.
meditation which is the difference
between first and second degree muir
der.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22
Erne Down and Out.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
TRENTON, n. J., May 22-For four
rounds last night at the Trenton A. c.,
George (Young) Brne of Buffalo, held
his own against Bonnie Leonard,
worlds light weight champion. Then
in the fifth round Leonard began TO
show his class and with lightning left
Jabs and bombardment of stiff right
flanders had Erne on the brink of
dreamland at the bell In the first
minute Of the sixth round, with cool
deliberate feints Leonard drew his
man into position and short right to
the Jaw put Erne down and out.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22
Parents Are the Bad Ones.

CHICAGO, May PIT isn't the
boys who are bad. It's the parents, in
stead.
Blame for much of the delinquency
OF youth was shifted to the shoulders
of the fathers and mothers by Sidney
A. Teller, Pittsburgh, in an address
at the Boys Club Federation here
today.
To the delegates of the IA bovs
clubs from the United States and
Canada in attendance, he told that
lack of care and attention by par.
ents was the basic reason for the
many troubles boys get into.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22
KEOKUK MOOSE
PLAYS QUINCY
A Ball Game to Occur Week from
Next Sunday is Thus Referred
to by Quincy
Paper.

The Keokuk lodge Of Moose is to
give an excursion to Quincy on Sun.
day, June /. and is going to bring
down its baseball team.
To the house and entertainment
committees- George H. Stipp. chair.
man OF the former and Russell Riley
chairman of the latter-was left ar.
rangements for giving the visitors
pleasant afternoon.
The boat will be down about noon
and the house committee will have
luncheon ready for the members OF
the lodge.
In the afternoon the Keokuk team
will play a game with the Quincy
team on diamond to be selected by
the entertainment committee.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22
sweater Of Death.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.l
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22-Quaint
old lady calls on Mrs. Ida Hull.
After q. O, L, leaves, Mrs. Hull dis
covers package
'Tig a sweater with blue, yellow
and black stripes, bearing this label:
1.-THE sweater of death"
On the reverse side of the label was
a straight flush. Under the straight
flush these words appeared: Throw
il away and death will follow I'M
mediateIy Wear it, and 1t VIII brlng
good luck"
Mrs. Hull compromised and gave II
to the police, who, of course are look
ing for the q. o. !.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22
MEET SUNDAY
AT ROCK HALL
A Good Program Arranged and ;
Large Crowd is Expected That
Evening at the Com
munity Center.

A big meeting is planned for next
Sunday evening at o'clock at Rock
Hall, and as the public is invited, a
large crowd is expected.
The program for the evening will
consist of community singing, chorus
singing by the Wells school under
the supervision of Mr.. P. c. Hayden,
and other vocal numbers by Mr.. Carl
Sitter Miss Nina Hodge will also
read Sunday evening.
The directors of Rock Hall center
at a meeting yesterday afternoon, e1-
tended a vote OF thanks to the
Mothers Study club, to the Aid So
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22
ANOTHER FATHER
OF TRUANT GIRL
Warrant 10 Issued for Wherfy lobe
for Not Keeping Ruby In
the Wells School
Regularly.

A warrant was issued in the
superior court this morning fol
Wherry lobe who is charged with
neglecting to make his daughter
Ruby attend school regularly. The
girl belongs to the Wells school.
Chief Henneman took the warrant,
and lobe will have his trial later.
The information was filed by Vincent
H. Phillips. truant officer of the
school district.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22

:. Business men of Des Moines, who
are In touch with the strike situa-
ton and the progress being made by
the master builders and building
trades council representatives said
that an agreement probably would be
reached Friday morning. The strike
is In its forty-eighth day today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22
In ThesA DAYS.

New York Evening Post: Mexico
says she doesn't recognize the Mon
roe doctrine There have been times
when Monroe himself wouldn't have
recognized it
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22
Strike May End Monday.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
DIES MONIES. Iowa, May 22-Five
thousand union men, members of the
building trades council probably will
return to work Monday morning.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22

ciety of the Second Presbyterian
church, to Mrs. D. A. Collier and the
many other friends whose contribu-
lions to Rock Hall helped to make the
place. so attractive.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22

The charm of the steel guitar,
the haunting melody of their
voices, the hula hula dancing
all by the best organization on
tour