The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-03

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Thirty Years Without Strike"
in the January, 1890, System Maya
zine, and some OF the interviews
with him on kindred subjects. know
too we'll OF the success that this
man and the big shoe company
have achieved and in which every
one, OF the $4,000 workers have
shared. Every worker is q part
and parcel OF the organization, so
it is not difficult to see how 1t was
possible to organize an athletic as
sociation Of. the proportions Of the
f. J. A. A. in the brief space Of
time which 1t took to accomplish It
have wasted considerable space
and words in getting at what l set
out to tell at the outset, namely. q
brief resume of what our >associa-
ton has been doing since its or
ganization.
At the present time the associa-
ton has 5000 members. Last fall
the winning teams Of two indus
trial baseball leagues-one in
Johnson City and one in Endicott
played a series. It was propos-
ed that the winners of the series
be given trip to Chicago to see
the world series there, but at the
close both teams were taken on
the trip at the expense Of George
F. Johnson.
At the close of the baseball sea-
son in the fall Of 1919 each town
organized a football team and met
with great success in their series
with outside teams. In the game
between the two association teams,
Endicott won, 20 to o.
Indoor Sports Prevail
During the winter months we
had professional boxing matches,
bringing some of the best fistic
performers here for the edification
Of the association members. Much
could be written on these enter
tafnments alone if space would
permit. When the weather warm
ed this spring we staged shows out
of doors at Johnson field, always
at the lowest possible cost. We
are also boosting amateur boxing.
With the opening of the baseball
season two leagues were organiz-
ed, one in Johnson City, one in
Endicott. At this writing the games
have been most successful. In ad.
dition to the teams composing the
two leagues, we have one varsity
team representing the association
Players on this team have been Sc
lected in both towns from among
the workers. In its personnel ar
some old-timers and some cubs
but they are playing good base
ball. We have not lost a singh
: one Of nine games. We have de
, feated Colgate university tw
T games.
All Year Sports.
Two big swimming pools, one i
each town, help to amuse the folk
I during the hot months OF summe
At Endicott there is Ideal parl
one Of the finest resorts in tn
| country. beSlueS tuC pOOlS al
] baseball diamond, Endicott has on
of the finest half-mile race track
in the state and the stables ar
I filed with some of the tastes
q horses in the country, among thel
8 Adioo Guy, the little 2:00A pace
Skating had its share of after
e ton during the winter and at tn
height of the season we entoye
races between some Of the bes
: known and fastest skaters in tn
n east. Joe Moore. international an
d ateur ice skating champion, is a
l. Ell. worker. Yes. we have muc
e in the way Of talent.
IS We are not forgetting the won
It en-. We are to have women
y auxiliary and interest among Il
b women workers indicate that
n will be fully as alive and as acti'
n as the men.
d We all work for one and for a