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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-22

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-22
By Bruce Copeland.

Waterman in q lumber yard. Think
Of It! A night Waterman drawing
q measley pittance a week. He
ought to be living In = mansion. re-
ceiving the best treatment money
can buy.
We are negligent, selfish and
finally forgetful Of many others
like Cal Mcvey. We should never
permit death to beat US to the OPP
portunity of browning a glorious
achievement, however great or
however small.
THE SPITBALLERS.
Narrow Interpretation of any
code Of laws is beneficial to few,
but harmful to many. Vindictive
interests are forever exhuming the
so-called ~bine laws" many Of
which were adopted. 200 years ago,
In m attempt to foist them upon
this day and generation That is
like trying to make a society en-
press adapt herself to the ,slums.
The same applies to many Of the
baseball rules. In this instance it
concerns the use Of the debarred
spitball and Of its users who are
solely dependent upon the tabooed
moist slant. They ruled the spit
ter out last year. More human
powers Of baseball conJectured that
barring the spitball would deprive
some Of the best pitchers in the
game Of their bread ahd butter.
So it was decreed that the best
spitball pitchers should be voted
immune from the law for one year.
These included Stanley Coveleskie,
Urban Shocker, Allen Russell. Bur
leigh Grimes. Bill Doak, Clarence
Mitchell. Marvin Goodwin, Ray
Fisher, Jack Quinn, and others.
This year the question has a&sfn
come before the baseball tribunal.
After dus consideration it has BEEN
handed mp to Jsdgs Lands and his
advisers for final decision. The
coneensas il that pitchers whose
only asset il the spftball should be
allowed to use it a. long Is they
remain IN the game.
Think Of the Thousands and
thousands Of dollars invested IN
these spithallers! It wouldn't be
right to inl1ict . dead loss upon
the owners By casting them adrift.
Barring = major league baseball
v,lauor 60 $hA hnfwh& - ys- ~~s,~.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-22

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-22

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-22
|ME Is STALEY
FOOTBALL RECORD
TO END DISPUTES

me record Of the Staley football
.s o. Decatur, is reprinted here
MM Tor reference in case Of dis
49, Almsst daily, The Argus re-
49, calls concerning games won,
- and tied. etc. Readers of this
are urged to clip the follow
Staey record and paste 1t In
Aley, -: Moline. &.
81, q; Kewanee. a.
-, 4; independents, D.
"a, 70; Tigers, o.
Il -, =, Rockford. O.
-, 9: Independents, o.
~. 3, ChAnpaien, ..
-. :; Marines. q.
s,eL =; Hammond, :,
-, :; Tigers. ..
ssAals .: Staley. G.
y; Cardinals, q.
~ o; Akron. ..
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-22

IN the papers. But TVS a regular
fellow.
But Babe Ruth Lordy, II we'd
had a ball in my days like the one
they have now we'd have lost it
every time We came to bat. The
ball then was soft and wouldn't go
far. You had to hit it like a ton of
brick to get any place with it."
"They all play for the money
now. A man would Just as soon
play on the bench as the field as
long as he gets his money. In my
time a man played because he liked
the game and you couldn't get him
to lay OF unless he was half dead
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-22
TWO SILENCES.

Philadelphia. Dec. 22.-Champion
oohy Leonard turned challenger
nv months ago and invited Lew
eldisf to q party at 1856 pounds
O'clock. Silence followed.
= Tender challenged, asking Is
4 cent Of the house. More silence
j. y progress.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-22

~ o. The Rock Island In
6onts US still clouded to-
& nllhough II Was expected Inst
$3.50 Or ~ the American Le-
oald accept former Manager
ms terms, would BE- detsf-
- It ! mssting Of the Legion
Njslie committee in Afmory hall.
~ question Vas raised con-
siag the voice Of the Rock Is
~ Fans association IN the mat
~, u 70 opinion from that or
nnisation on the proposed ac-
otsuce Of Manager F1anigatl's
ems had been expressed. There
n still 3 question a. to the jurts-
e4ton OF the Fans association as
ineaeds tho independents.
Natter IN Doubt.
Il u understood in many circles
- ne Fans organization figured
m IN Rock Island professional
E,Hefhan u lessor of Douglas park,
|k@e which the stipulated percent
I ~ has already been paid. Others
4 edntenl that the overtures that the
g1aeion Will offer the Fans asso-
seotion are confined wholly to
! washer It wishes to take over the
1n1epon6snts for next year.
This sentiment seems most like
IN, aoeordine to influential Legion
nenbers. It has been expressed
I ~ tho Legion doesn't wish to take
~ Initiative In the matter. and II
" Fans association expresses a
slooife To operate the eleven next
4 6ln1on, the Legion will be amen
~ to whatever plan is offered.
\ ~ net led to last nights resOlu-
- 70 confer with the association
~ ~ next meeting.
Sock Best Boxers.
~ Legionnaires are going
oo1 rapidly with plans for 9th.
~ 1ports, regardless Of football
EieaSive boxing negotiations are
L ~ way, and It has been pro.
800 that activities begin immedi
\ ~ after New Years. Many fav
E9A l0-round bout between Mix
4 Dndss Of Rock Island and And.
1 01asy OF Baltimore, to open tn
4 ring program.
euch . tout has only been ten
*ttiysly proposed ~ neither Duh
~ nor CLANCY have been sough
Etk terms, etc. Clancy. who is
! yplnger brother Of George, has
1 l1vspaper decision over john,
Knbane to his credit and is re
fpfded a. Q fine prospect for Dun
I u, II Mike ID ambitious enough t,
~ higher. The Legion athlet.
ss@nmittee. through its chairman
4 Nnlhm Schroeder. announced t.
Wv That the best available boxer
1 SGaM be secured for Rock Island
H5safdless OF price.
b Form Indoor League.
\ n indoor baseball league vii
\ \ organized among the member
\ - will be put into operation at
II he first bf the year. Game
va b played every night at Ar
nay hall, but the schedule VIII b
levieed SO as not to conflict will
laekstball engagements. The com
nla1e approved Of prevailing has
4 llllnll conditions and urged tina
10 utmost support be given the LIE
L giea ave.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-22
BY HENRY II, FAHRELI.

BIZ HENRY L. FARRELL
United Press STAFF Correspondent
New York, Dec. zz.-Ban John
son and Charles Comiskey are
quarreling about the privilege of
prosecuting the indicted ball play
ers and gamblers.
Comiskey claims that inAsmuch
as the guilty players were menu
bers of his club, that he is the
proper one to bring them to trial.
johnson claims that a. presi-
dent Of the league in which the
treachery was carried out, it is his
duty to prosecute.
Soy They'll He Bach.
Meanwhile the indicted players
are free and are openly stating
that they'll be back in baseball
next season.
Buck Weaver has maintained his
innocence tom the start.
Joe Jackson claims he perjured
himself. Claud williams and
Swede Risberg smile rather wisely
and say they're mot out Of naseDall.
As long - Judge Lands mas
anything to say about the 3amA. 1t
IS hardly PROBABLE that any OF the
Eight" VIII get back INTO the major
leagues. When asked recently
about their chances to get back
into the game. Lands almost
caved . panel Of his desk With q
thump OF his INST and shouted:
Never!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-22

The game Of today Is too mechan-
ical."
From 1869 to 1870 McVey was
with Cincinnati. After that he
played five years with Boston.
But that was q long time ago.
For the past II months he has
been confined to the hospital. His
job of Waterman at q lumber yard
is waiting for him il he ever be-
comes able to work &gafn.
Baseball magnates and friends
are planning to raise money and
send him to some mineral water
springs TO recuperate. y.
Surely none deserve It moro Than
the grand old veteran Of the yester-
days. +,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-22
COST OF BOXING.

Sacramento, Dec. 23.-They give
medals for boxing In the four-found
game on the coast. A dive into
old business files reveals that the
cost Of staging cards has increased
500 per cent since 1917. Medals
furnished for seven bouts In 1917
cost $500. Now they cost around
81 500.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-22
BASEBALL COLLEGE.

BASEBAII CUILEWEs
San Francisco. Dec. 22.-They're
playing winter baseball on the Pa
cific coast, as usual. 1t is the pur-
pose of the club managers to help
Youngsters to break into the game
aud graduate them into profession
al baseball.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-22

An the news ala ne rims-TAa
ArguA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-22
LIE Interest n SpeRt.

mo one ever has approached me
with even Z suggestion to buy my
bail club" Comiskey said last
night. Everyone who knows mo
knows Il would b useless, because
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-05

]. B. EDGAR LEAGUE

sundays Results-OVerton Park.
Camels II, Chariots 9.
Galleys- Stars, postponed,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-05
PELS FILE SUIT.

JACKSON, Miss, July 5.--The New
orleans Baseball Club and Amusement
20, owners of the New Orleans fran
cnlse in the Southern league. has filed
suit IN the federal court here against
me jackson Baseball association for
Soo,oo0 damages, alleging as ground OF
actlon that the Jackson association en-
uced one of its star pitchers, Tim Muir
chlson, to jump his contract and join
the Jackson team.
Pialntlft AYERS that on June 90. 1920
WINE the said Tim Murchison was
peacefully engaged in its employ car
rylng out aforesaid contract, the de-
tenaants herein, well knowing that the
SAD timothy M. Murchison had con-
tracted to give his services as a ball
player during the season of 1920 r.
pialntlff herein and well knowing that
the said Timothy NJ Murchison was
a servant of plaintiff herein. bv their
agents and servants did wickediy. ma
hclously and unlawfully conspire and
contrive to, and did wickedly. mali
ciously and un1awfully persuade. cafoie
and induce the said Timothy M. Muir
GIBSON to break his contract with main
tlft and to enter into their employ az
1920 ''ie 'i'0 SeaSoh OF
Plaintiff further shows that owing
TO the shortness of the baseball sea
son and the nature of the services de-
imanded by the business of plaintiff and
because of the high degree of efficiency
"n1ch must be maintained it is i'm
possible to replace the services of fine
said Timothy NJ. Murchison at the pres
emit time, particularly at this time when
there Is scarcity or bail pitchers"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-05
NATIONAL LEAGUE,

At New York R.H.E.
Boston .............. O20 900 003-5 II 4
New York .........220 04O 00x-S s 3
McQuillan and q ONeill; Toney and
Smith, Snyder.
At Cincinnati R.H.E.
Pitts burgh .........0 900 900 1000 1
Cincinnati .........,O 05 900 00x-5 ii 0
Adams and Schmidt; Ruether and
Wingo.
Al Brooklyn (First Camel R.H.E.
Philadelphia 900 Dol 600 5
brooklyn .......... 900 0Q5 50x-10 Is
Meadows, Gallia, Belts and Tragres-
ser, M. Wheat; Galore and Kreuger.
Second Game R,H.E.
Philadelphia 900 900 600 4 0
Brooklyn 49,, ;o22 o2O Oox-7 16 ?
Hubbell, Belts and M. Wheat; Grimes
and Miller, Taylor.
At st. Louis R,HE
Chicago 101 001 300--6 16 l
st. Louis .,...-.,... O41 Gao OOx--s 10 4
Vaughn. Martin, Cav, Carter and
OFarrell; Haines and Dilhoefer.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
At Louisville Z, Indianapolis /.
At Toledo Z, Columbus /.
At st. Paul 0, Minneapolis L.
At Kansas City s, Milwaukee 4.
DELTA LEAGUE.
No games scheduled
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-05
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
LEONARD READY TO
MEET CHARLEY WHITE

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. July o.
Benny Leonard, of New York, light
weight champion Of the world, will de-
fend his title, for the first time In SIX
months here Saturday when he faces
Charlie White, OF Chicago. considered
one Of the most dangerous hitters In
the lightweight ranks, In l0-round
championship contest
The lightweight rivals will battle In
huge newly constructed arena before
an expected capacity attendance Of u.s.
coo persons The gate receipts IL the
arena Is filled viii total between $50
GOO and 100000 Leonard has been guar
anteed $4,000, with the privilege Of a
percentage. White accepted a straight
percentage Ed w smith, Of Chicago,
will he the third man in the ring.
Although Leonard Is an overwhelmine
favorite in the betting, White has hun
dreds Of admirers who, because Of the
ChICagoaHs hitting ability, believe that
he has an excellent chance OF winning
They point out that White never has
been knocked out, that he has won
five of his last six contests with knock
outs, and that NE never was in such per-
feet condition
Leonard perhaps Is not In such fine
shape a. his foe as he has only 10 DAYS
training after lay loft OF six monthg
but the champion Is satisfied that he
Will BE- IN condition to GO 10 rounds at
top speed today and that he win out
distance the ChicagOans boxing Skin
and footwork. As regards punching
ability Leonard Is regarded AS even q
better punrher than the challenger.
There viii be no decision rendered
today White, to win the title, must
score a knockout. The Twin Lake ctties
of - Joseph and Benton HGrbpr wer,
Jammed last night with thousands nj
visitors, and special trains aud boat,
VIII unload additional thousands tomor-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-05
SOUTHERN WILL
|. SUE CLUB OWNERS
OF DELTALEAGUE
Recovery for Jumping Players
To Be Sought-Delta Wei
comes Action of the South
ern League.

To meet the situation which has de-
Veloped recently by the jumping" of
contracts by several Southern associa-
ton baseball players to independent
leagues. John d. Martin, president of
the Southern association who returned
to this city Saturday from New Or
leans where he has been in conference
with officials of the club in that city,
gave out statement based on a long
and careful investigation by him of the
questions of law involved.
Martin declared in his statement that
the effective and legal remedy lies in
an action for damages against the own
ers of the independent clubs who sign
a player under contract with organized
bail, rather than an injunction against
the player who violates his contract, !"
The measure Of damages recoverable
u amply covered by the law, declared
Mr.. Martin In his statement.
A copy of the opinion has been for
Warded by the president of the asso-
citation to the presidents of all South
ern association clubs as well as to Sec
Rotary Farrell, Of the National Associa-
ZION of Professional Baseball leagues
for transmission to the presidents of
bali.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-05
SULLENS NOT WORRIED.

JACKSON, Miss, July 5.-"Don't
maze me laugh. my lips are chapped,' =
said President Frederick Sullens. Of the
jackson Baseball association when in
formed that damage suit filed against
the association by the New Orleans as
ISOLATION of the Southern league, based
on the Murchison incident.
Heinemann has about as much
Gnance Of collecting damages as Bill
Hohenzollern has OF being nominated
as the Democratic candidate for presi-
dent The Mississippi supreme court
decision he relies upon for a verdict
mas no more bearing on this case than
the color of his. hair effects the move
ments Of Halley's comet. For that mat
Ter, 1t is possible to prove any PROPOSE
tlon on earth by the law books, but
1t is a far cry from citing an authority
TO getting verdict from the Jury.
Heinemann will get the privilege of
paying his lawyers, only that and moth
ing more. hope they had sense enough
10 insist on cash In lieu of a contingent
zee: The possibility of payment in the
last instance would indeed be a remote
contingency"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-05
Monte Prieste
Quits The Bears
After A Mirup

Monte Priests, ex. Memphis pitch
err, lately with the Mobile Bears,
quit the Mobile club here Saturday.
Monte had a battle with Luke
lukanoVic, Mobile pitcher. which
was taken up by Manager Bob Cole.
man, OF the Mobile club, and Monte
was fined $50 and suspended by the
Bear leader. Naturally, Prieste said
he wouldn't pay II, and left the
team.
According TO Prieste. tkS fight
came up In the clubhouse az Russ
wood Friday. LukanovIc, according
to Prleste, Is a eoeky individual, and
has been carrying a chip on his
shoulder ever since Monte Joined
the club, SO In the clubhouse Fri
day something came up and Monte
didn't hesitate to hang one OF his
Mary AIMS on the Bear pitchers
Jaw. For a few minutes there was
plenty doing until Manager Cole.
man rushed In. Coleman got one
on the paw for his Intrusion.
Prleste was then suspended. Ac.
coruinp to Monte. he is DESTROYS Of
going to the Delta league, but does
not want to get In bad with organ.
lied ball, and Is now seeking his
release. Waivers have been asked
on Prieste and II he isn't claimed he
will 90 to the Delta.
Monte said he had a contract with
Mobile In which II was stated that
ne would be given his unconditional
release any time the Mobile club
was through with him.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-05
Jack LeUis Goes
Home And Nay Not
RejOin The Chicks

Capt. Jack Lewis, second base.
man and field general Of the Tribe,
left Saturday night for ,hls home In
Steubenvllie, Ohio, where he expects
to remain until his arm 10 complete.
ly healed. Lewis sustained a broken
right arm In recent game with
New Orleans, when he was struck
by ball pitched by Clyde Barefoot.
Jack had the broken wing set and
II 10, now In splInt. Il will be
several weeks yet before the spIlnt.
can be removed, according torSthe
club physician. ~
lewis 10 getting up In years base
halIIcaliy speaking, and II may re-
qulre more time than he figures for
the broken arm to knit. II Is a cInch
that he will not get back In the
game for six weeks or maybe two
months, and then IL will be too late,
so the indications are now that
Jack will not be with the club any
more this year.
Lewis was accompanied home by
Mrs. Lewis and their young son,
who has been nicknamed "Steuben-
Vile" by the ball players.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-05
NORFOLK MEETS
WARESATS s. A. c.
MONDAY NIGHT
Ebonyhued HeavyweightS Are
Scheduled to Travel Eight
Rounds Or LeSS-SeveraI
Fast PreIimS to Feature.

Battling Norfolk, OF New Orleans, and
Roughouse Wares. Of Shreveport, negro
heavyweights, are down for an eight
round bout at the Southern Athletic
clug Monday night. Both fighters are
In good condition and are ready for
the gong
Both Norfolk and Wares have been In
training all the week in anticipation
OF Monday nights battle, and both
state that they are confident of COM
ing away with the referees decision.
Norfolk enters the ring as the favorite,
due to his good showing against other
negro heaVies here in days gone by, and
he predicts he will knock Wares out.
Wares will also have his share OF
supporters when he steps through the
ropes. Il promises 10 be a fast mill
all the way, and one that VIII be
brtmming over with action throughout.
Several fast preliminaries have been
arranged, also a semiwindup of six
rounds and battle royal