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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-03
SAlN AIS FOLKS,
SAN,DlSGuSIG6
tGAN-B broken
ANN Blue,
esoUR BON Is AS
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bovLe %6COG.
n TRAP GuNA~ ROD
. BY
TOM MARSHALL

season on the head waters OF An
telope Greek, IA miles northeast of
Medford, reported "Chink" mecca,
where they had been industriously
uprooting and destroying farmers
crops prior to the opening of the
Today season-Oct. to 10, inclu-
sive. As the shooting guest Of
"Toggery Bill" Of Medford, an ex-
cellent shot and outdoor enthus-
last. l was assured a welcome
against the ever present mo tres
passing" signs that decorated
fences. Tillers of the soil made us
most welcome as we were the first
scatter gun artists to arrive. They
became our self-appointed guides,
ushering us to the most likely
haunts and feeding grounds of the
unsuspecting pheasants. A buck
wheat field, almost ruined by the
birds attention, was our first OBJ
jective, and a flne coyy of birds
awaited our arrival. We could see
them reading" through the patch
ahead. They finally arose for a
lazy fight, and four male birds
were folded, all striking the ground
about the same time. Our human
retrievers failed to drop to shot
but rushed the birds, making a
rapid and satisfactory gather.
After our first fusiliade, an s. o. s.
was sent out by the survivors of
the flock, causing every "Chink"
to consult his calendar to find the
open season was one. Birds then
became willy. cautious and scarce,
reading to a place of safety instead
Of taking wing. until they were out
OF the killing zone. We hunted in
dustriously, occasionally cleaning
an old cock who had forgotten his
safety first tactics. We worked
out the swails. willow cops and ir-
rigation bitches. an occasional
whirr was followed by close sex
observation before firing a shot
which might land one in Jail or in
vite an excessive fine. The grey
i or quaker shades of the female
birds was their passport to safety
The male birds had a happy faculty
Of introducing tree or brush In
the line OF vision. while the female
seemed to always select the open
Our legal limit of FIVE cock birds
(being illegal to kill the females)
brought to bag, our efforts were di-
verified to quail. We located both
THE mountain and valley varieties
which offered most difficult shoot.
ing. due to their selection Of mac
cessible haunts and ability to cover
distance with velocity in a raj
fence flight through dense thickets
There was no sex embargo on quail
and we soon bagged our legal limit
of 10 birds. Four teal ducks, man,
Dummies. one squirrel. five pleas.
ants and 10 quail was our donation
to the "Mulligan stew" prepared al
the Elks' club for our friends ant
: selves that evening.
Question: Do most of the sue.
cessful professionals and amateur;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-03
NATIONAL TRACK
MEET IN CHICAGO
TO BE DISCUSSED

New York, Jan. 3.-When the Ma
tional Collegiate Athletic associa-
ton helds its annual convention at
New York city early in the week
plan for the staging Of national
outdoor track and field meet in
Chicago Immediately after the var
ious intercollegiate was discussed
informally.
The plan for holding such an az
fair annually was brought to the
attention Of the body by Lieutenant
General Palmer E. Pierce, presi-
dent of the association. General
Pierce talked the matter over with
several representatives of western
universities and colleges who pass
ed through Chicago yesterday on
their way home.
According to General Pierce's
plan, the leading point winners in
the eastern intercollegiate. which
! is always held on the last Satur-
day in May. the victors in the west
ern conference held on the first
Saturday in June, first place win
ners in the Missouri valley confer
ence and the big meets on the coast
and south would be brought togeth-
er to determine the national col
lege championship team and indi-
viduals.
Although the coming summer
will be an inopportune time tt
hold such an affair because OF the
Olympic games, the plan will GER
tainly meet with the approval Of
those identified with western ath'
. letics. Sectional trials for The
American Olympic team will bs
held the latter part of June or ear
ly in July and a national confer
ence meet would seriously inter
fere with the plan of the American
Olympic committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-03
BELDEN TO FIGHT
154-GAME SEASON

Minneapolis. Mimi. Jan. s.
George X. Belden. president OF the
Minneapolis baseball club. is OPP
posed to the 16S-game schedule
plan OF the American association.
Belden made this declaration in
connection with a report from Chi
cago that the league magnates were
unanimously In favor Of the longer
schedule and early spring start.
He expected to oppose the new
schedule plan at the association
meeting in Chicago, Jan 10. He
prefers Z schedule Of 164 games.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-03
WESTERN BASKET
SEASON TO OPEN
AT MINNEAPOLIS

Chicago, Jan. 3.--The western
conference championship basket
ball season is scheduled to open
tonight with northwestern meeting
the Minnesota quintet at Mime
apolis. Play will be in full swing
until early in March, and coaches
declare the prospects for success
full reason are the brightest in
years.
All Of the teams in the big Ten
race will be strong this season. H.
linois and Wisconsin will, as usual,
rank among the leaders. according
to advance indications. Iowa, how
ever, is expected to have the speed
lest team in the conference. Mich!-
gan. whose team did not perform
up to standard last season, Is ex-
pected to shake off its slump and
prove factor.
Chick Hardley. of football
fame. will be a member of the Ohio
State five. Chicago and North.
western are reported to be fast
The teams at Indiana and Purdue
are expected to be formidable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-03
|lIlcH RIVALRY
vEEN TEAMS
! IN THIS CAME


! AFTER q light workout in the Y
gym last night. the Rock Island
ssfcmsyican Legion team 10 all set
9of this evenings 90 against Sterl-
M. The visitors will arrive In the
city at s o'clock this evening and
the game will be called at 7:45.
Whether or not the locals can
snstain their reputation amassed
N the tri-cities by their defeat OF
the Davenport Blackhawk aggrega-
ton two weeks ago is the big issue
at stake. Sterling is ogling a lit
tile cloud castle all of their own.
fliowever. for a win from the tough
px-soldiers here would put them in
"a, prominent place up-stage in the
vicinity sport light.
Dempsey Not In Lineup.
Dempsey, the captain, will not
start in his accustomed position
M, forward. Instead he will assume
the capacity of a coach. in the alb
sence OF Carl Anderson, who is
forced to stay away from the game
by Illness in his family. Fosdick
apd -Al Tabor. whose capabilities
sare well known will hold the adj
vance positions, while Oak Smith is
to start as the pivot. Oak has a
previous record of servitude on the
basketball floor, and demonstrated
his knowledge and training in the
Biackhawk game. Valentine and
Meyer Morris as guards will no
doubt repeat or improve upon their
stellar showing two weeks ago.
Sterling brings here a starting
FIVE Of experienced players who put
s)p good shows last winter and
ashDuld do so again. Steckel and
fKisiner, combination which has
proved effective in practice goes
this season and before, have the
shock positions. Kuhn at center
and Dunn and Peterson at the
guard positions fill out the squad
Scoring Machines.
Both groups are the type OF ag'
,gregations called scoring ma
schines. The game will be one ir
which the opposing factions are
evenly matched. Both must bt
heavy on the defense. The time II
7:45 o'clock tonight and the place
ID the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium.
Look at This.
Sterling, ILL.,. Jan. 3.-The Ster
ling basketball team defeated thu
Elgin Crescents here last night. 81
to 8.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-03

Oh. your Chinaman. Arrayed in
your feathered garb of autumn or
golden tints. shapely and attrac-
tive, your scintillating, irridescent
colorings are reflected in the sun
light making the China or ring
necked pheasant one Of the most
attractive birds awning. Imported
into the United States in 1881 by
the late Judge o. N. Denney who
was U. S. consular agent at
Shanghai. China. the first consign-
ment of 10 cocks and Is hens were
liberated in Lynn county, Oregon.
This little aggregation of birds in
creased so rapidly that it was esti-
mated that $4,000 birds were killed
Jon the opening day of the season
in 1892, II years after their orig
jnal Introduction. In Europe pleas
ants are raised in confinement for
sporting purposes or fall shooting,
The eggs are Matched by the incu-
bator route, as hens are not espe-
cially shifty about covering or pro-
tecting their young during storms
or inclement weather. Pheasants
are very easily protected under
state laws. AS cocks are so dis
tinctively different from the hens,
they are easily distinguished by
the hunter before firing his shot
The male Phasianus torluatus
with tail measurement attains the
length of 36 inches. They are slug
gish in their habits compared tc
our Ruffed Grouse, and usually try
to escape by running or hiding
rather than by taking wing. Wher
they do fly. they go in a direct line
making most excellent targets fol
wing shooting. They soon become
! acclimated and furnish an attrac
tive days sport, even though the
| bag limit in all states is limited
number. On the Pacific coast it i:
claimed they have become so nu
merous they are menace to gar
dens and growing crops in those
localities. Hunters are welcomed
as an aggregation Of crop savers
The "Chinks'" natural inclination
are along the lines of sociability
they are seldom found a great dis
lance from the haunts of man, ant
barnyards soon become their mec
ca. Domestic hens are a source O
especial interest and attention from
the male ring neck. He will figh
an intruding rooster to a success
full finish. The polygamous Gus
carefully selects and jealousl,
guards his harem. In no localit,
are the china pheasant found NOR,
numerous than the Rogue rive
valley. adjacent to the city of Med
ford, Oregon. A pheasant hunt wa
booked for the opening day OF tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-03
EAST MOL|NERs|
ARE Defeated
BY R. |. QUINTET
High School Pulls Down 1925 Vie.
tory by Dint Of Hard Work
with Opposition.
BY .sPHEROIp sLIM.~

In spite of the plucky fight pu,
up by the East Moline basket toss
ers last night they were defeated
by the local high school outfit in
one Of the toughest battles seen on
the East Moline floor. The score at
the end OF the game was 81 to %.
The slippery cement floor which
has proved the downfall OF more
than one visiting team at East Mo-
line was the cause OF much i'm
pediment to the Islanders, who,
used to a wooden floor. slid on their
faces and other parts Of their an.
atomy early and ofte nthroughou,
the game.
This match puts the Islanders
form for the Elmwood contes(
which will be held at the local 4
next Friday night. Henke proy8'
himself to be the star of the occa-
sion by looping in eight baskets
all by his own sweet self, amid tho
falling bodies of those who had
slipped on the treacherous floor.
Duffin also played a luminous
game, darling here and there with
swift steps and had time to shoot
couple Of baskets In addition TO
stellar guarding. Parks and LOT
gren also showed up we'll and were
responsible for several pointers.
Hunter Crack Shot.
For East Moline Forrest and
Hunter were the stars. Hunter
showed himself to be never
miss" when it came to shooting
fouls, and Forrest started East Mo-
lines rally in the last half by
singing some pretty shots through
the basket.
At the start Of the game the ball
was tossed up and down the floor
for several minutes before Henke
scored the first points for Rock Is
land by tossing the sphere through
the loop from under the basket
Throughout the whole first half \
locals continued to lead the wA
and allowed East Moline only two
field goals and three foul shots. The
score at the end OF the first hall
was: Rock Island Fl, East Moline
Y. During the second round the
locals were slow to start and the
Fast Moliners had piled up seven
points before the Islanders had
tossed in any. They soon forged
ahead. however. and in the last
half Coach Kimmel gave several Of
the subs a chance In the carnage.
The Summary.
Lineups:
Rock Island Parks and Lofgren
forwards; Henke, center; Dufin
and Ohlwciler. guards.
East Moline -Feitink and Morris
forwards; Forrest. center: Hunter
and Davis, guards.
Substitutes -- Rock Island: Mil.
stead for Ohlweilar. Lamont fol
Milstead, Herbert for Parks. Ros-
enkranz for Henke. East Moline;
Hilbert for Feitink, Long for Nor
| ris.
| Field goals Rock Island: Henke
s. Dunn 2. Parks 5. Lofgren 3
Fast Moline: Forrest ., Hunter 3
! Filbert 3, Morris /.
Foul goals Rock Island
|; Hunter, East Moline, 5.
Referee-Coonan, Davenport. !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-03
OSCAR AXENE NOT
IN LEGION SQUAD
AT GAME TONIGHT

Oscar Axene, Oil Forty-second
street. Moline, who went in as sub
in the game played by the Rock
Island American Legion against the
Davenport Blackhawks, Dec. %,
and made good showing at guard,
is suffering from a bad case of
blood poisoning. The trouble was
contracted as the result of his sew
ering an artery in his foot when
he stepped on a piece of broken
glass in the shower bath at the
Community club, after the Black
hawk game. He is reported to be
\ bit improved in condition, though
he has been forced to keep in bed
under medical supervision since
Christmas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-03
BASEBALL MEET
May ALTER ALL
DIAMOND WORK
Sweeping Changes in Rules and Ar.
rangements Contemplated by
Organized Game Heads.

Chicago. Jan. 3.-Instead of meet
ing on the first Monday in January
as prescribed by The rules Of or
ganized baseball, the National CON-
mission, the all powerful body OF
the grea. American game will
gather in Cincinnati, Jan. s, folr
days later. This announcement was
made by President Johnson of the
American league, one of the three
men on the commission.
ut was inconvenient for Presi-
dent Heydler Of the National league
to attend a meeting next Monlay,'
said Johnson. HE wrote to me
about it, and I communicated with
Chairman Hermann by long dis
lance telephone. 1t then was ar
ranged for the meeting to take
place Jan. s."
May Write Diamond History.
That there may be bit of base
bali history made at this meeting,
is the belief Of some of the we'll
posted baseball men. A chairman
always has been elected at this an
nual session. Ever since the com
! mission began, in 1903. August
Hermann has been chairman. He
has been reelected each year bv
the other two members the head Of
the American league and the head
Of the National league.
At the December meeting of the
National league the magnates OF
that organization made it known by
vote that they opposed Hermann
as chairman of the commission
Hermann retaliated by saying thai
If 10 of the 16 major league clupt
were opposed to him he would
resign. 1t looks like seven clubs
OF the National and three of The
American-the Chicago, New York
and Boston clubs-are opposed t.
Hermann, because they also op
pose Johnson as president of theil
own league. That makes 10.
! Sweeping Change Spoken OF.
/ Under these conditions it seem,
the cards are arranged for a new
chairman and perhaps a new kind
Of commission which will give thu
minor leagues a seat in the organi
cation.
johnson declined to discuss the
probable future. He stated there
was a considerable amount of bust.
ness tobe taken up. including tbs
application of player or two fol
reinstatement. one in particular
being Phil Douglas of the Giants.
i Johnson also indicates that the
matter Of deciding what club in the
American league was entitled +
third place money might come up
New York finished third with Carl
Mays on the club. If the games
pitched by Mays were thrown out
Detroit would finish third. So fal
the money for the third placers is
hello by the commission. Mays was
suspended by the American league
head, but by means Of an injunc'
ton in court was able to pitch.
| Consider Gambling Evil.
It also is possible the matter o
gambling in ball parks will be talk
ed Of, and that is likely to lead to {
discussion Of the rumors Of crook
edness in the last worlds series, i:
which gamblers were alleged t.
have reached" certain players o
the Chicago team.
! Al Tearney, who bosses TIL
Western and Three Eyes league
and heads a committee of minol
leaguers to deal with the majors
has some sort Of proposition I,
make to the big fellows at the Feb
ruary meetings. Tearney left las
might on q business trip to Havana
but expects to be back in two q
tthraA veeks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-03
IOWA SCRATCHES
NEBRASKA BATTLE

Iowa City. Iowa. Jan. 3.-Nebras-
ka and the University Of Iowa foot
ball teams will not meet next year
unless negotiations to that end are
resumed. Howard H. Jones Of the
Iowa school does not wish to play
such heavy opposition as Nebraska
is expected to provide . week be-
fore the game with Illinois. The
tentative Iowa schedule calls for
I'VE conference games and Q sixth
WITH Ames, which in past years
has proven ~ hard on the team as
any OF the conference contests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-03
BLOOMINGTON WINSNS
FROM CHICAGOANS

Bloomington, ILL.,. Jan. 3,-Two
sensational baskets sunk in the
last minute of play gave the Bloom
ington Fans association basketball
team, coached by Fred Young, a
Big Ten official. 23 to 10 victory
over the University of Chicago five
here last night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-03
CHICAGO KIDS PLAN TOURNEY,

Chicago, Jan. 3. = At a special
meeting yesterday of the Chicago
Skating committee founded by May
or Thompson. held in the mayors
office, it was decided to use the ma
chinery Of the playground system
to help stage a city-wide ice tour
ney and interest the various bust
ness mems associations in the pro-
ject.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-03
CHI NATIONALS TO
PLAY ON APRIL IL

Bloomington, ILL.,. Jan. 3.-vice
President L. B. Perry of the Bloom
ington Fans association, announced
today that the Chicago National
league club had been booked for an
exhibition game here April ~.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-03
shoot with both eyes open, and why
do they do it?
-.a- FRANK G. AVERY.
q Baltimore. Md

Answer: Yes. successful trap
shots. as class. shoot with both
eyes open. A shotgun artist shoots
targets just as he would throw a
rock at a dog, shoot a bow and ar
row, or point a finger. Both eyes
open is the logical way to shoot
tarkets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-03

s Island Citys beat previous team
score OF 1854 for three games with
q $3.50 count.
: The Tri-City Auto Supplies beat
the previous high team score Of
a39 for one game. held by them
selves. when they rolled 962.
Paulsen with $50 beat the pre-
sious high individual score OF els.
held by Neussn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-03
MONTENEGRO PAYS
VANDERBILT HONOR

New York, Jan. 3.-Frank A.
Fanderlip. banker. and William F.
Dix. consul general Of Montenegro,
have been awarded the grand cross
of the Order of Danilo !, the high
est Montenegrin decoration, it was
announced here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-03
Commercial League
Bowling

The following scores Of the Com
mercial Bowling league were piled
up last evening in the first games
OF the new year rolled by that club.
They are submitted by f. W. Schie-
berl. secretary:
High team score. three games
Island City. ESQ.
High team score, one game
,Tri-City Auto Supplies. 962.
81 High individual score, three
games-Paulsen $50.
High individual score, one game
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-03

ASCHER OUTPOINTS COULIN.
Saginaw, Mich, Jan 3.-Johnnie
Babe" Ascher outpointed Harry,
Coulin in seven out of ten rounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-03

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Sterling, III. Jan. 3.-The Ster-
ling basketball team defeated the
Elgin Crescents here last night. 3s
to 8.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12

law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Boben .of.Des Moines, who
are guests of the. Merediths until
after Christmas. Everybody who
was anybody was there and it was
a beautiful OCCASION. 1t was the
first ball, given by Cabinet MEM
Der for ages. certainly since the
war, II not longer. The Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Marshall used to give
at least 5one large reception with
dancing. practically a bail, every
winter before the war but none of
the Cabinet. members of this admin
istration has So entertained SO far
as / can recall. 1t added much 10
the splendor and the dignity of '.he
closing days of the. administration.
PRACTICALLY ENTIRE, 8 r.. :
SOCIAL REGISTER THERE.
Really the whole social register
was there that evening-well, al
most all, And there were 1maEnifi-
cent jewels and many gorgeous
gowns worn, no more lovely than
thoses~orn by the hostess and her
daughter They were both in white
gowns, both heavily encrusted with
crystal beads and .bugles and made
similarly Mrs. Meredith. Is a very
good looking woman and charming
with ian easy manner that makes
her guests comfortable Immediately
Her daughter is not quite so pretty
but is very attractive IN her way
and delightful. Her mother, jus,
looked at her as thought she adored
her and we'll she might. She Is
very young and danced so grace.
fully. Mr., and Mrs. Meredith and
Mrs. Bohen both have such an un.
mistakable aristocratic bearing
There are few men as good looking
as Mr. Meredith! He soon deserted
the receiving line and sat down
looking somewhat tired and a. little
bored thousht, on the side lines
in..tbe small ball room.
"A II RS. MEREDITH said, befor,
lM the. ball that the only people
1N1 receiving with Mr.. Mereditf
and herself would be. Mrs. Boher
and the Misses Colby. daughters o.
the Secretary OF state and Mrs
lBainbridge Colby. Instead of thai
there was along receiving line and
IL failed to include the Colby girls
In fact.II I only saw one. at the bal
Z At all, though In that big crowf
another could easily have beer