The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-06
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fnBCE COPELAND.
Hdi1or Of The Rock Is
Ianl Afgus.)
- nsetbsrn Hotel, Chicago.
Al Tsssney. the bontfaoe
! eu1lues Grove. who, since pro-
.ssln vsut into effect. has be-
,neeeciIsd to libatlons OF
~ vs.sass, and who spends his
- ~yseat,on" as high monkey
= 4 both the Three-Eys and
s1nn leagues, might be describ-
!. : ~ woodrow Wilson Of the
~. fIekic circuit. In which,
's.ss q remember, Rock Island
|.. ntitlsd to . squawk.
|, 1slanblsd here today in this
.ssl1tsly prohibitionized tavern.
- wont to peer into the old
IA whsn il was plaid, are Tear
- fr,epds and his friendly en-
~, y we'll. But John Bertram
ld1,cosn having long since TAX
a ~ count--that is, unless you
=. IL password and 20 smack
'm--jt b certain none of Tear
~ ''ifiepdly" enemies brought
~ bfass ,knuckles. No; rivet-
- this time must be accomplished
n he I'D Of kid gloves and car
u,srilla, nothing stronger.
I hi when Prexy AL swings the
winner this morning to call the
laausl hammer throw of the Three
& league t. disorder. generally,
r,sfsl worlds records in that hind
I indoor sport are almost certain
5 tsll like Babylon. AL always
NJ 1 good mixer, but since the
unsr saloon became q relic he
Iasut been doing so well. accord
n to the more 0utspoken Of his
Isnnsr athletes. They don't wish
Al my hard luck. No; they are
no diplomatic for that.
DlseQsrs Want League.
Consensus Of the lobbyists be-
bn the embroglio was that this
snys pennant winners will move
b have the name of the league
Aaagsd 10 the Bloomington league.
/ seems the Boomers don't want
b play any more in the Three
BE- Two pennants in a row have
tgl-tcned them to such q degree
IT. Oh winning another pennant,
\ sch were possible, they might
~ to iirt with one Of the majors.
fhs Bloomington hammer-thrOw-
n ore leading the attack on Pres
i1ns Tearney. The Evansville club
nusds the motion, but it stops
ut there. i gave Al a long buzz
1T bAi0re he went in to face the
~ music. and, to me, he looked
y from being the porch-climbel
tsfribed by the Bloomers and
m. In fact~were l to be third
I srssd to /. confession. l woult
, compelled to say that the war
N located ON the other noses.
Want Flowers In Outer Gardens.
ne Boomers and Evas have ;
ulDls Of harmless looking birds
mar Of whom. they claim. is bet
y nitsd for the Three-Eye whit,
fcsee than Tearney. Better suitet
: hsht, II personal attire is an,
hA Of . criterion in this man.
vcv-vow. The Bloomington pros
pect is an exponent Of the Kuppen
hsimer kind Of baseball. He woult
have al the sacks surrounded b!
peonies and asters. The Evans
Vile candidate is said to favol
women players, not necessarily be
cause they might play for less thar
W men, but rather because Their
vceld be no further use for ladies
days.
But Tearney is sitting tighter OF
" lettering" throne than SAINT;
VMas On your bank roll. AL doesn'
nm to get OF so easily. He is ;
: shooter than that. First o
Ill he will let them tell him to hi
i.ce Just what they think abou
am Then, when 1t comes his turn
.aey will have razzed him at theil
wa nsk. or, at least, Al so threat
Craahs to Every Ford.
A says there isn't . lop-earet
Wo0 In the world that can pu
- ~ In Tearney. He knows he.
~ ana then goes ahead. BENZ
adsnt Of two leagues at tn,
-. - sitting is no crime, accord
20 some of our best crimonolo
~. Al believes it is a duty. no
M, Running a minor league /.
is@ IKE a Ford, anyway, Al be
~ u.,ss' Il contains SO many cranks
SNurally. the Bloomington and
,s., ssiile prima donnas will hav,
n.y. sS' nfst sing. Didn't they finish
y. year in first and secont
an; an respectively? They will b,
= ,s''osed BY the vegetable barrage
way 20 many small town fiap
. ~ are stage-struck. There aim
- 's,ling what will follow thi,
refhaps it might result in tn,
~ .'ure birth of another league
~ s GOODNESS only knows ther,
n. more more leagues now than Mel
0''!ie can nourish adequately
In Al For Rock Island
~, L.Ie the League Of Nations. ev
is'ns viii be guesswork. q
N.Y.. :. this hour. when all tn,
lS ssases are over At the sod,
s,.. .sans enjoying % their brom,
r~s. They all want the jok,
soss s rom the salary 30 the,
! AL. nave to play major Leagues
an. sniskers. That was q ser
ssi,.o ~ OF contention last yeal
M v W me outskirts Of the league
= ssland was not as HIGH vi
I,., lIuee led However, Presiden
: M ., VINO drank his bromo fast
a,,;. sH NE others, left the lobb,
i ~, Sly and It was rumored tina
ai soon be STOCKING up vitl
su =, ~" y. ones for next year an,
W - pEADwOOD-BEES.