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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03
FIGURES SHOW
LOST CONTROL
BEAT The SOx
Williams Pitched 12I Balls in Eight
Innings TO 81 by Sallee in Nine
Innings.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct 3.-A re-
sumo of the pitchers records shows
that lack of control by Lefty"
Williams, White Sox pitcher, plus
the home teams snappy fielding,
gave the Reds the second game Of
the worlds series. Wednesday it
was Cincinnati's ability to smash
the ball that gave them the first
victory in the classic
Williams handed out six bases on
balls and the Reds made four hits.
Ten hits were made of of slim
Sallee. Sallee, however, gave only
one base on balls and struck out
two. while Williams retired only
one by the strike out route.
Williams gave a total of SO
balls as compared with SaIlee's
total of 81. The White Sox HEAVIER
put over more strikes, getting so,
while SaIlee got only %. Each
pitcher was hit 80 times. including
flies and grounderss resulting in
putOuts.
A grand total of 213 balls were
pitched during yesterdays game :
81 by Sallee in nine innings and
121 by Williams in eight innings.
The highest number of balls thrown
in any one inning were pitched by
Williams in the fourth. In this in
ming, in which Cincinnati scored its
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03
Is Mentioned as Spectacular Of
feRsiVe and Defensive Man in
SpauIding's Annual.

O. +. Smith, late an officer in the
Fourth division, a. z F., and one Of
the backfeld stars Of the grid ag-
gregation which represented that
division, has come TO Rock Island
for the duration of the football sea
son. He will be seen in action in a
green jersey OF the Independents,
The Fourth division football team
was one of the hardest nuts for the
Eighty to crack in the lat
ter's climb TO the championship OF
the 4. +. F.
In the final game in which the
Fourth took part, having as oppon-
ents the Second division, the for
mer won by a score of 10 TO Z after
one of the hardest battles ever
staged by service teams In men
tioning this contest, Spaulding' S
1919 football guide refers 20 the
work Of Lieutenant Smith as fol-
lows:
In thu Iackfeld. Lieutenant O.
Z. Smith proved tho sen satiOn Of
the game Before this he had been
used very little. but against the
Second division he proved himself
to be the dark horse" Of the sea
son, ana his playing, hOth offensive
~ and defensiveiy, was highly spec
tacUlar."
Was at Drake.
Smith played at Drake university
Des Moines, for three seasons, where
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03
SUNDAY GAME
WILL BE HARD
FOUGHT BATTLE

The Hamburgs will make their
first appearance in Rock Island
when they meet the Independents
Sunday at Douglas park. All indi-
cations point to the fact that the
Chicago aggregation will come here
with one of the strongest teams in
the country. With every man on
the team bearing grid reputation
acquired in college or university,
it looks like the Independents will
have their hands full to cop the
honors.
In Weiss at center and big jim
Deneen at haIfback. the Hamburgs
figure they have two of the great
est players in the professional
game today. Both are wonderfully
fast men. possessed Of a thorough
knowledge Of the game. The lat
ter is a member of the athletic
team annually put in the field by
the c. A. A. of Chicago.
Practice Tonight.
A hard practice tonight, another
tomorrow afternoon. with a finish
er tomorrow night. is expected TO
put every man of the Independents
on edge for a stiff battle. Since
Tuesday the fellows have INDUCED
in strenuous work and as a result
the wind of each is much impTOv-
ed over that of last Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03
BREAKS ALL
AGAINST SOX
Gleason Says His Fellows Are
Fighting Mad After Losing
Out in Yesterdays Game.

Cincinnati. Ohio, Oct 3.-Strug-
Cling through an entire game and
polling 10 safe hits and not once
getting a break in their favor was
the luck the White Sox had yester-
day in their second battle for the
worlds championship. If things
break in that manner for the next
three games the Cincinnati Reds
are likely to make it five straight
and surpass the sensational victory
of the Boston Braves against the
Athletics in 1914, when they won
four straight.
It's hardly likely that things will
break that way for three more days
in succession. What SOx still be-
lieve they will win out 1t wouldn't
have been pleasant for any citi-
zen to have made a Slurring re-
mark to any member of the Chicago
team last night before they boarded
the train for Chicago. Every man
was so mad he was ready to fight.
One had to be a pretty good friend
to even approach any one.
"Fighiing Mad" Says Kid.
THE fellows were fighting mad
last ight," was the way Boss Glea-
son OF the south siders told it. I'm
glad they are. too, because it will
make them fight today. This team
isn't beaten at all. It's too good a
ball team to be licked until the
Reds have won the fifth game, and
they'll never win the fifth one un-
less they continue to have that
phenomenal luck"
That the breaks were against the
SOx was evident from the first in
ming to the last The only thing
that favored them was a wild
throw by Neale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03
BIGGER ODDS IN
FAVOR OF REDS

Chicago. Oct. -Cincinnatt's
second victory over the SoX, to ,.
and the defeats of CicOtte and
Williams. stars of the locals
pitching staff. caused the Reds to
be made d TO . favorite after yes
terday's game
At most places where returns of
the games are received wagering
on yesterdays game was at evens.
Before game time admirers of the
Reds wanted 6 to odds, but when
the Sox supporters refused, bets
were placed at even money
As Cincinnati has to win but
three games TO annex the title and
the Sox must take five the prevail
ing odds will be ; to before to-
-dav's game. according to some of
the betting sharks. A visit to some
of these betting places yesterday
revealed the fact there is plenty cI
Cincinnati money.
Small bets were made on the re-
suit of Yesterdays game, but few
recorded were on the series. The
general opinion Of the wise ones"
is that Moran's team has got off on
the right foot and will be hard to
beat out of the title.
Cincinnati is playing wonderful
baseball" a C. A. A fan who saw
Wednesdays game said yesterday
The men got into the scrap with
plenty Of fight and they made every
move count. The Reds acted like
veterans all the way through. The
complexion of the series may
change with the playing Of games
in Chicago, but the Sox VIII have
to play better baseball
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03
SIGHT OF A BEAR
A CURE FOR AN OLD
MANS RHEUMATISM

"Rastus, an old southern coon
hunter. loved nothing better than
his sport" relates the current is
sue of Hunter Trader-Trapper of
Columbus, o. Many years had
the old negro followed the dogs
through the forest and swamp. But
this year. his pangs of rheumatism
were worse than ever, and sadly
he watched Sam, his son, and his
friend Pete, prepare for the first
hunt of the season. Outside the
cabin, the dogs moved about and
tugged at their fasteningS, whining
impatiently. For the first time,
Rastus was having to deny him
self the greatest pleasure CT his
narrow life.
The two boys could not bear to
see the old mans grief, so they
picked him up in his chair and
carried him forth into the forest.
After three miles, the dogs were
let loose, and the hunt was on. The
trail was warm, the chase was but
a short one, and the dogs soon
barked freed. The little party
rushed 10 the scene of action al
set down under the tree. The tree
was completely bare. but for a
dense patch of dead leaves dimly
seen in the moonlight. The dogs
were walking around, looking up
into the tree QuestiOningly. EVIL
IDENTIFY the coon was concealed in
the leaves. so Peter started to
climb up to shake him out
As Pete reached the base of the
limb, he yelled, Come down heah.
Mistah Coon The mass of leaves
turned slowly around, the two fiery
eyes shone out in the dim light.
Pete chung to the limb, frozen with
terror. That amt no coon. That's
a bar. Next instance, there was
terrific scramble below. Sam,
Pete and each one of the dogs WED
with each other in speed for leav-
ing the place. Sam was not a
noted sprinter; the dogs were far
ahead. but there was not a horse
in all the country side who could
have caught him. Sam had COW
cred some two miles when a ter
rible thought struck him. His
poor old father was being deVoured
by the bear His heart grew faint
of the old man being torn TO
threads by the hungry animal. But
this did not hinder Sans running
in the least
Reaching home, he leaped
through the door with a wild cry.
That bar done ct up faith! and
he fell back in dismay. Slowly lie
crept forward to make sure his
eyes had not deceived him. His
father sat calmly smoking his pipe.
why fathah, how did you all get
home when yo' can't run STEP
Turning, the old man eyed him
with the greatest possible attitude
of contempt. Run. rum he thun-
dered, Why yo' poor fool niger, l
done beat the dogs home"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03
FIRST DAVENPORT
GAME AT DOUGLAS
PARK ON OCT. 19

At a meeting last evening be-
tween Manager Flanagan of the
Independents and officials of the
Davenport Athletic club, it was
agreed that the first contest be-
tween the two teams. arranged for
Oct 10, will be played at Douglas
park, Rock Island. The Daven-
porters wanted the matter settled
by the flip OF coin. bat consented
to Douglas park when the question
of the best place in which to han
die the expected crowd was brought
up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03
FABER MAY BE
SURPRISE OF THE
WORLDS SERIES

Cincinnati. Ohio, Oct. 3.-Urban
Faber. White Sox star OF the 1917
worlds series. may be used in the
present series, according TO Chi
cago players. Faber. who has
shown but little of his old time
form this season. has rounded into
form, his teammates say.
I'VE count on Faber to give the
Reds the big surprise party" said
Arnold Gandil, White Sox first
baseman. mo one outside of our
crowd has been figuring on Faber.
but We know that he is good
again"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03
CINCY FANS NO
LONGER DOUBT
FINAL RESULT
Huge Crowd of Jubilant ROOteTs
Parade Streets With Dummy
Figure of Williams.

Cincinnati, Ohio. Oct 3.--Crowds
of Cincinnati rooters, marching
behind brass bands, paraded the
business district last night in cele-
bration of the Reds victory over
the White Sox in the first two
games. After beating both Cicotte
and Williams, they no longer have
the least doubt that Pat Moran S
outfit will take the worlds series.
One procession of marchers bore
litter on which was a dummy fig
ure. Lettered on a banner preCed-
ing the litter was scrawled Lefty
williams" 1t was the same litter
and the same dummy that was car
ried Wednesday night, except that
then the lettering was Eddie Ci-
cote" That is how joyOusly, how
| like a carnival, this city takes the
, triumph of its representatives in
the great baseball classic.
No White SOx Smiles.
To these Cincinnati rOOters, We
must concede the right to this hilaT-
ity and this celebration. They
have beaten our supposedly two
b st bets. We are two down with
seven to go. The situation has
driven all the advance confidence
or over-confidence out of both
players and their followers Only
an optimistic detective could fine i
White Sox smile anywhere in this
city last night.
The defeat of Williams and the
Sox was a depressing spectacle, far
more so than the surprise package
handed Eddie Cicotte Wednesday,
although the score was closer
Every one of those Reds who
crossed the home plate to the wild
acclaim of the nearly 10000 specta-
tors had walked unmOlested to first
as the result of four bad balls.
Walks Lose the Game.
ANY pitcher, no matter how
great, may be mauled as was CT
cote and the score against him
may amount to a rout, but you do
not Chafe and fret about it. But
when the opposition scores its runs
through the medium of passes then
you are depressed and discourage.
The Sox hit Sallee hard enough
10 VIII Etl Vail CANT
Hits were not punched, it is true.
and spectacular fielding. so spec
tacular it could cause only our ad-
miration. wrecked possible open
ings. but when all is said it comes
right down to those six bases on
balls, four of which blossomed into
the only four runs registered b.
the Reds.
Wait Ont Lefty Williams.
The Reds did not hit Williams
hard. Instead. they waited him
out, hoping 10 kill any fast one he
offered His control lacked just
enough so that the count often-far
too often-went to three and two.
If the next was a bad one the Reds
walked If it was good one they
hit it, 1t was a game the Sox could
have won. but didn't, and that is
the hard part of it.
No doubt the fans in Chicago now
wonder what are the chances of the
American league champs They
need not be afraid the Gleason out
fit will quit The players are fight
ing mad. Whether their fighting
madness will avail in a nine game
series against a team chock full of
confidence cannot, of course, be
foretold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03
val Played With Fourth Division Team

first three runs, he was forced to
pitch % times
The low number of balls pitched
in any one inning was seven, Viii
liams pitching only seven in the
seventh inning, and in the follow
ing Sallee equaIled this record.
Sallee was credited with a balk in
the sixth inning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03
LIEUTENANT 0. E. Smith COMES a.,
TO JOIN Independents TOTING
REPUTATION GAINED in FRANCE

despite the fact the teams have
never come in for much recogni-
ton, ne received national com
ment on his ability.
The new conner is expected TO re
port tonight at Douglas park for
practice. and it may be that he will
be used in Sundays game against
the Hamburgs. He is reputed to be
player of extraordinary speed
and ability, and the mention In the
football guide tends TO substantiate
these assertions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03
DAILY CALENDAR
OF SPORTS

Racing.
Continuation Of meetings al ia
maica, Latonia and Laurel.
TrO1ting.
Continuation of Grand Circuit
meeting at Lexington, Ky.
Golf.
Women's national championship
tournament, at Shawnee, Pa.
Beginning of the Leslie cup
matches, at Shinnecock Hills, L. l.
Baseball.
Third game of the worlds cham
pionship series. at Chicago
Bench Show.
Annual show of Colorado Kennel
club opens at Denver.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03
WOMEN'S GOLF.

Observation-Disclosures. Pa,
Oct. 3.-The semi-final rounds of
the women's national golf champ
ionship tournament today brought
together Miss Alexa Stirling, of Al
lanta, Ga, the title holder, and Mrs.
Clarence H. Vanderbeck of Phila-
delphia, a former champion, in the
upper bracket, while in the lower
half Mrs. William A Gavin of New
York, runner-up in 1915, met Miss
Irene Peacock of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03
NO GAME FOR
HIGH SCHOOL
FOR SATURDAY

There will be no high school
game in Rock Island tomorrow Al
ernoon as Manager Clark was un-
able TO book a game with any
school in this vicinity. The next
game will be the following Satur-
day when Rock Island will Journey
down the state and take the Gales
burg boys on for a battle.
Even though there is a vacation
next week, the football squad is
going to have a workout every
night Coach W, l.. Kimmel an
nounced today that the boys would
take their suits home and meet at
the reservoir each evening for
practice from until S.
All the news all the time-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03
GRAND CIRCUIT.

Lexington, Ky, Oct 3.-Today' S
Grand Circuit program is feature
by the free-for-all pace. The stake
feature is the Lexington for 2-year-
old trotters and the oldest fixed
event for 2-year-old trotters in the
United States. The first race will
be the unfinished 2:16 pace
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03

The direct process OF making
steel by fmmersing maIleable iron
in a bath OF cast iron was diseoY-
cred by Reaumur in 1872,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03

A western Illinois paper for west
ern Illinois people-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03

The making of steel was known
to the ancient Egy~*'--~ ard -
syrians.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03
Purdue
Michigan.

Ann Arbor, Mich. Oct. s.
Coach F. H. Yost announced the
lineup which Michigan will use
against Case on Saturday as fol-
lows; Left end, Dunn; left tackle,
GoetZ; left guard, Fortune or John
son; center, Culver; right guard.
Czysz: right tackle. Wilson: right
end. Rye; quarter, Sparks or
Knode; left half, Weston; right
half, Cruz: fulIback. Wick.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03

All the news all the time-The
Argus
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
POPULATION OF CITY
HAULED TUESDAY

In spite Of the fact that the street
car service vas interrupted for TWO
hours and 10 minutes by the parade
Tuesday afternoon, the Memphis Street
Railway company handled more than
200, 900 passengers during the day, or
more than the entire population or the
city, according to the estimate OF Il.
w. Ford, superintendent.
The days reports had not been tabu-
lated Wednesday morning, but Mr.. Ford
said that the figures would easily run
above 200, 900. During the first half hour
after traffic was cleared, following the
parade, the street cars handled a, crowd
that would normally take two hours
to carry. In preparation for the rush
home after the parade the company
had lined up street cars for blocks,
waiting for the traffic blockade 10 be
lifted, The traffic also was very heavy
all day Monday.
The railroads from every direction
brought in record crowds. The railroad
traffic was the heaviest beyond ~
miles from the city, according TO tht
observation of the trainmen, most per
sons residing within 30 miles coming
in automobiles. The good roads OF
Shelby county permitted the extensive
use of automobiles,
Extra equipment was used on yir'
tually all passenger trains, and the mis-
souri, Pacific's special train from Hel,
ena, Ark, Wednesday morning broushl
in more thar 1000 passengers iron
Arkansas. The Rock Island ra1lroat
reported great crowds coming IN owe
it's lines from Arkansas.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
HUSBAND SAYS HE FEARS
WlFE'S CAVEMAN ACTS


SAN FRANCISCO, May 21.-Cave-
mar actions, frequently made the basis
of suits for divorce, were reversed In
an amended complaint filed by Walter
r. Baker, ar electrical supply man.
Baker, who sued several months ago
on the charge Of desertion, asserts that
his wife held him in mortal terror Of
his life, went after him with a Ratchet,
threw red pepper In his eyes and for
more than a year was guilty of habitual
intemperance and constantly accused
him of having affinities.
In a cross complaint Mrs. Baker
charged there were other women in
her husbands life and asserted he had
threatened to blacken her character II
she made this known. She asked SIPS
a month alimony.
Baker complains that his wife OBJ
jected to his joining clubs, business
organizations or lodges and hat he
has been unable on this account to
enlarge his business. He says that his
wife was so extravagant he was com
PEELED to cancel charge accounts.
Once when his wife was semi
intoxicated Baker asserts, she and
her sister beat him.
Mrs. Baker became so violent at
times, he declares. that he was forced
to sit up until Q and ) o'clock in the
morning. fearing that II he went to
sleep Mrs. Baker would attack him
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
NEGRO HELD IN CAR
SHOOTING OUT ON BOND

Elijah Stackhouse. one Of the negroes
wounded on a Florida street car at the
intersection Of the Y. & NJ v. railroad
Saturday, when Conductor r. s.. Glib
son was shot through the brain and in
stantly killed. was released on bond OF
$3.50 Wednesday morning by order OF
Judge Pittman, Of the Third circuit
court, after argument on a writ Of
habeas corpus filed in the negroes be-
half by John Bell. attorney.
NJ. W. Booker. mOtOrman on the car
and the man who shot Stackhouse and
Woodsey TONNES, another negro, who
was on the car at the time OF the shoot
ing. testified.
S~tackhouse declared that the shot
came from the outside and that he and
the two other negroes we're lying down
on the inside Of the car when the con-
ductor was killed. The motorman ad.
mitted that bullet holes were found on
the outside of the car, but did not
know whether the shooting anne from
the outside or inside.
Booker admitted he shot the two
negroes, but said when the conductor
mounted the. steps Of his car after
tagging It across the tracks, he saw
the three negroes crouched on the floor
and saw "A pistol in n Of the negroes
hands when he began firing.
Booker also testified that the con-
ductor had been in the habit OF holding
his pistol in his hand when tagging the
crossing ON account of the frequent
holdups by negroes at that point.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
EVIDENCE IN MEXICAN
PLOT IS DISCLOSED

= WASHINGTON, May 21.-Evidence
gathered in an investigation OF charges
that several officials Of Cochise county,
Arizona were in ~collusion with Mext-
can authorities in the kidnapping at
Douglas last Dec. IA, of five, men who
later were executed across the. porueI'
of Arizona, by the stae department. II
is understood state action in the case OF
the men was suggested. kidnapping Is q
violation only Of state law, and the
Mexicans could not be e~xtradited Tor
such an Offense.
The inquiry by the state department
grew out of charges that Cochise county
Officials co-operated with Mexican
authorities in kidnapping Alfonso Leyya'
said to be an American citizen; a Or;
failing them across the border. The
men kidnapped previously had been un-
der investigation in connection WITH
the numbering and robbihg OF Menicau
| officials org their way from Aqua Prleta
to anane Sonora.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
OF MEMPHIS
WOMAN TAKES POISON
IN SUICIDE ATTEMPT

No cause Is known by the friends OF
Mrs. I. p. Carroll. $50 Vance avenue.
who swallowed nine tablets Of bichloi
ride Of mercury shortly before 4 o'clock
wednesday morning, why she would
wish to end her life. Mrs. Carroll took
the poison at her home and reached
Third street and Beale avenu before
she fell from the effects Of the drug.
Pasrolmen Sheriff. and Head called
an ambulance from !. T, Hinton &
! Son and the woman was taken to the
| Baptist hospital, where 1t was said
wednesday she may not ecover. She
has q daughter about 1 years old.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21

that | have communicated with the con
gress In the usua MANNER through the
message presented yesterday and ex-
press the hope that ! may soon be pres
ent In Washington TO communicates tu
them fun information with regard to
international affairs"
The president requested Secretary
Tumulty to transmit Il copy of the
cablegram to the special house commit
tee which sent It's formal notification
in a letter addressed to the president
at the White House.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
NO VEHICLE ALLOWED
ON PARADE STREETS

Joe Burney, chief Of police, and Sergt.
Cleary, in charge Of the traffic squad,
want every owner and driver Of an
automobile and other vehicle to know
that all things on wneeIs are forbid
den on streets to be covered by the
line of march for the various parades
during Centennial week. There were
many fragrant violations of the orders
during the flower parade Tuesday and
much confusion resulted to traffic.
Sergt. Cleary stated that a hoggish
car wne would park his big automo-
bile at the curbing, directly on the line
Of march, thereby ~obstructing the view
Of several score persons, who not pos
sessing gas ~chariots, had either reached
the scene on street cars or afoot.