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Southern Island
Scene of Action
in 'eThe Torrent

william Farnum does some fine
acting in "The Scuttlers," the Will
liam Fox production now being
shown at the Colonial theatre. His
position is a difficult one from the
start. He is a detective, trying to
gather scuttling evidence against
the captain of the ship on which
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woke laughable situations.

woke laughAble situations.
They say you'll like Tho Nut,
and Fairbanks, too. The role fits
him perfectly; no one else could
carry it along with such perfection.
The Fairbanks agility 10 brought
into play in ways that are honestly
Notwithstanding at times, and
often truly dramatic. Rosa, the
Musical Nirl" will be seen for the
last time today. She is one Of the
most versatile young ladies appear
ing today on any big vaudeville
time, and is treat that should not
be missed.
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beside her on the island Is the man
she once sent away, and they be-
lieve their happiness complete. But
on their return to civilization they
find her husband still alive. go
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Set adrift In the Pacific, her boet
was swept ashore on an uninhab-
tied island. The government ayia-
tor searching for her ran short Of
gasoline and made a forced landing
on the same island. There follow
ed days Of vibrant living and hap
py companiorsAip until one day
footprints on the sand! 9
Those footprints meant a fight,
but they also meant Highland
happiness-for the woman and the
man in The Torrent" the picture
in which Eva Novak appears at the
Colonial theatre starting Sunday.
The story is Of beautiful so:
ciety girl who deliberately jilts the
man she really loves and makes an
alliance for money. Her husband
takes her for a cruise In the South
Seas, and makes up a party Of So
cial idlers and adventuresses. To
escape her husbands drunken Ca
resses she gets into the yachts boat
and trails behind. Then she hears
a cry that he is dead, and. startled,
drops the line that holds her to the
vessel. The aviator who is thrown
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he 10 . sailor. He balls In love with
the captains daughter-played by
Miss Jackie Saunders.
The pulling Of love against duty
gives him the opportunity to show
varied emotions, and at this work
William Farnum excels.
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walk with one gone. After trying to
sacrifice, Ambrose swung at third
one and missed. Murphy gave the
locals their chance, however, by
beating out a hit to shortstop AFTER
Wire had stolen second. This put
Wire on third and Murphy went
down to second on the first ball
pitched. At this point Johnson sin
gled to center field, with the count
two and three on him, and both
men scored.
The Plows tied it up in their
eighth through the beneficience of
the jumps. After Shollenberger had
singled with one out and reached
second on an infield out, the ar
bitter donated a base on balls to
Carey after he had received enough
good ones to strike him out twice.
Mack then unloaded a double be-
tween left and center that scored
both.
The Islanders did nothing in the
ninth but Wire led off the tenth by
getting hit by one of Matthews
southpaw benders Ambrose was
i out for bunting foul on the third
SLTlhe anu murphy HlSu OuI u
shortstop. Then Johnson singled
to center and Wire raced to third
and would have scored but for the
fact Matthews backed up the base
and retrieved Jones bad throw
} The chance went glimmering wheT
Spreitzer fouled out to third.
Tate's great catch stopped the
Plows in the tenth and they die
) practically nothing in the eleventh
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f1fi8sisele;r1

A complete diagnosis of Elmer
Benson's injuries reveals a dislocat-
ed right shoulder, badly bruised
right arm and right leg and fingers
of his right hand cut and smashed.
He Will be confined to the hospital
for q few days and then VIII be sew
eral weeks in regaining his fitness.
Hundreds of friends called on Ell
mer at the hospital yesterday and
today. They took him smokes and
other remembrances in testimony
of their regard and regret for his
misfortune.
President C. W. Mueller OF the
fans association Is busy prepar-
ing plans for Booster day next We'd
nesday. He promises that some
thing original will be offered. The
hearty cooperation of Rock Island
fans is needed to put the day over
big. The move is really sponsored
BY business men as q means of re-
trSeviHg the finances of the club 10
the point where the storms of The
season can De successfully weather.
ed. 1t has not been decided wheth-
er the wild night party will be
staged at Douglas park or at the
EIks' club.
Frank Smith arrived in town
this morning, ready to resume his
mound duties. Frank looks in great
condition as a result of his rest
and his return means much to the
squad.
Pitcher Rein, secured from Pc
Jackson of the Tractors liked the
work of this performer, but with
an overloaded staff OF twirlers was
obliged to let him go.
With the addition Of Rein and the
return of Smith, the Islanders now
have six pitchers, including Am
hrose, Miller, Ross and Lefty
Fisher. Fisher has been with the
club for the last few days and was
scheduled to start today's game in
Moline.
Umpire George Hughes is a Mo-
line man. He has managed Moline
teams in years past and has made
the Pillow City his home since 1915.
He umpirei at Moline yesterday,
and the result was one of the worst
exhibitions of officiating that Rock
Island has bucked against this sea-
son. His work nearly cost the Is
landers a game that by all means
they were entitled to.
It stands to reason that local
man should not be permitted to UNI
pire a game of baseball between
Rock Island and Moline. Friction
is certain TO develop and ultimate
results might prove dangerous TO
life and limb.
No doubt President Tearney over.
looked this phase Of the situation
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AUTO POLOTO
BE feature
OF FAIR week
American and Canadian Teams 10
Clash for Championship on
Final Day.

One of the big thrillers at the,
Mississippi Valley Fair this year
will be the championship auto polo
match between the All-American
team and the Canadian champion
ship aggregation. This inte.na-
tional contest will be played on
Saturday, Aug. 20. the final day OF
fair week.
1t will bring here such veteran
auto polo stars as Blonde Sterling,
Irwin Bradley, Charles Adams, Ed
die Daily and Ted Brady, assuring
the fans of this sensational game a
match of thrills and speed This
sport has come to be one of the
most popular in America from the
spectators standpoint.
And while the game is popular
with the spectator there are but a
few auto drivers who have the
temerity or foolhardiness which
ever you wish to call it, to engage
in. this dangerous branch of sport.
Last year was the first time auto
polo had been played in Davenport
and the game was one of the hits
of fair week So popular, in fact,
was this exhibition that this year
there will be an auto polo exhibit
ton every afternoon and a thrill
ing game every evening, whereas
last year there was but one exhi-
bition on the final day of fair week.
The fact that an international
match is also to be added to the
program is bringing increasing in
terest and Manager NJ. E. Bacon is
confident that the public will be
greatly pleased with the work Of
his veteran stars. The auto polo
players are entirely different indi-
viduals from the auto race drivers
who will compete in races for $1,000
cash prizes on Saturday, Aug. 20,
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Notes of the Game

But for Tate's sensational catch
OF McCue's long hit to far right in
the tenth, Umpire George Hughes
| would have succeeded in winning
the game for Moline With the
count three and two on Shollen-
berger, the first man up, he called
the fourth ball on one that cut the
plate in two, waist high. Sholly
was sacrificed to second and then
came McCue's clout that would have
scored the winning run had it gone
safe.
Lest we might be accused of
prejudice, it should be added that all
the deniZens of the press coop, tax
ing in, of course, rabid Moline root
ers, admitted the jumps in error on
that one
Fast fielding by johnson in the
tenth after Tate's catch played no
small part in saving the game
With Shollenberger on second,
Mack singled to left field but John
son held Sholly at the far corner
by returning the ball to the plate in
double-quick time The next bat
ter flied out.
Newell made fine running catch
of hard drive off Lords bat in the
| eighth. He was chased from the
game in the eleventh for telling
what he thought about a certain
class of umpiring.
| Despite the extra innings, Wire
was credited with only two times
| at bat He was walked twice and
| hit by a pitched ball once.
| johnson got on base five times.
twice on errors and three times on
| hits That's doing some tall hust-
ling in close game.
! Murphy got into an argument
with Manager Mack in the fourth
inning that started a rumpus from
the bleacherites in the form of a
| pop bottle aimed in the general di-
rection of the fighting shortstopper.
Mack accused Murphy of trying TO
knock the ball out of his hands in
running past after being thrown
out Murphy told him to give more
room and then the pair stood face
TO face for brief time and unload
ed their best verbal efforts. The
bottle was hurled at Murphy on his
way to the bench as a token of re-
gard from the wolves"
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has fallen noticeably in the last six
weeks.
New York owners hasten to claim
that the figures for this season COM
pare favorably with the record
marks of 1920, but this is due in
part to the great outpouring of fans
during the early months.
Pittsburgh and Boston Braves are
escaping the slumps because of the
great showing of both clubs.
Owners of the st. Louis and Chi
cago clubs report normal attend
ance, it being said that the Cubs are
paying dividends for the first time
in several years
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Three-Eye League.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Three-Eye League.
Rock Island, 3; Moline, az in
nings).
Evansville, 6; Bloomington, 4.
Peoria, s; Terre Haute. 2.
Rockford, 5: Cedar Rapids, 4.
National League.
Philadelphia, 8; Chicago. 1.
Brooklyn, 2; st. Louis, I'll in
nings.
Cincinnati at New York: rain.
Pittsburgh at Boston; rain
American League.
Chicago, 2; Philadelphia, 1 IA
innfngs).
Detroit, z; Boston, 1.
Washington, 2; Cleveland. IT.
st. Louis, s; New York, s.
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RED FABER Is
Hailed AS THE
BEST PITCHER

Chicago, July 22.-Urban Faber.
star spitban pitcher of the Chicago
White Sox, yesterday made his
goth victory of the season and
thereby established a record for a
twirler playing on a club that has
been close to the cellar most Of
the season.
The big Highlander has partici-
pated in % games and has been
charged with but six defeats. Man
ager Gleason, commenting on Fa-
ber's work today, declared that he
was the greatest pitcher in any
league.
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when he assigned George Hughes
to umpire the Misunderstanding
series. Believing that an immedi-
ate transfer of the arbiter to an
other city is for the best OF all con-
cerncd, Secretary BrOugh OF the
Rock Island Fans association today
wired such a request 10 the league
president, setting forth the circum-
stances In a well wOrded statement.
Tearney is expected to recognize
this position and act accordingly.
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lMRQOSF HUPI 8 II INNING VICTORY
Sen1i-Pro Notes
Island Citys VS.. NJ. ". A.

The Island Citys take on the III.
w. A. team Sunday morning at the
Watch Tower diamond. the game
being scheduled to start at 10
O'Clock. The Island Citys were orig
inaliy scheduled to meet the Dav-
export K of C.'s at the st. Ambrose
grounds but the Davenporters re-
quested that the game be postpon-
ed until the middle of September.
Bill Daniefson or Mangelsdorf will
twin for the Island Citys and Fin
negan win be on the receiving end.
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GIBBONS BROS.
TRAIN SELVES
FOR BIG BOUTS

New York, July 22.-Mike and
Tom Gibbons, brother boxers of St
Paul, began training each other
here today for coming bouts. Mike
will meet Angie Rather on Aug. l
and Tom will fight Georges Car
pentier in October. Each will be
In the others corner.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22

New York.-A1though motion pic
lures of prize fights are prohibited
from being shown outside the state
where the fight occurs. a film re-
production of the Dempsey Carpen-
ter bout will be shown here I'M
der a ruling by Attorney General
Daugherty that the affair was box
ing match, and not a prize fight.
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Two-base hits, Rigsby. Sacrifice
hits, Robinson, Anderson, Nespo.
Stolen bases, Brant, LeBeau, Strong
(2). Runs earned. Cedar Rapids, l;
Rockford, 3. Double play, Nespo to
Strong. Left on bases, Cedar Rap
ids, 9; Rockford, 5. Bases on balls,
off Rose, l; Wehrli, 3. Struck out
by Rose, 8; Wehrli, 6. Hit by pitch
er, by Wehrli (Robinson). Passed
balls, Ffckerle (2). Umpire, Fitz
patrick. Time of game, 1:50,
Evas, 6; BlOOmers, 4.
Bloomington, Ill, July 22.-With
Judge K. M Lands. President Heyd-
Ter of the National league, President
A. R Tearney, and other notables
assisting in the observance of pen
nant-raising day, Bloomington put
up the poorest exhibition of the year,
and allowed Evansville TO win, TO
4 Tho score.
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FAVOR BARNES
To WIN TITLE
OF CHAMP ION
Stood Well Ahead of Field When
Final IS Holes We're Be-
gun Today.
BY RUSSELL BROWNING.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Columbia Country Club, Chevy
Chase, Md, July 22.-Long Jim
Barnes, the Pelham. N. Y, profess
sional, was striding well ahead OF
the field when the final days play
of the American open golf tourna-
ment opened here today.
He stood four strokes ahead OF
his nearest competitor when ne
teed off on his third is holes this
morning.
Freddie Mcleod, Columbia profes-
sional and former open champion
and Charles R Murray. Montr real,
stood second with a total or l4o
strokes each.
Each player must make two 10
rounds today, the man with the
lowest total scoring for the Two
days play to win the open title,
President Harding has assured
tournament officials he will be on
hand at the 18th hole to hand the
silver trophy to the winner.
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Three-base hits, Bashang, John
son. Two-base hits, Bashang, KEEL
ly. Stolen bases, Brownlow, Hark-
ms. Bashang, Gressett. Sacrifice
hits, Gressett, Kelly, Sykes. Double
plays, Bashang to Mann to Martin;
Speraw to Mann to Kelly; Martin
to Speraw to Kelly. Left on bases
Bloomington, 10; Evansville, 8.
Bases on balls, off Conkright, 2;
Reisigl, 4; Cartner. 4; Aitchison, l;
Quinn, 2. Hit by pitched ball, by
Cartner (Harkins-2). Struck out
by Conkwright, 3; Quinn, 2. Win
ming pitcher, Aitchison. Losing
pftcher, Conkwright. Umpires,
O'Brien and Copeland. Time of
game, 2:3O. Attendance, $500.
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Two-base hits, Dugan, Meme.
Stolen bases, Danaher Left on
bases. Terre Haute, 8; Peoria 6.
Bases on balls, off Wilkus, 2; Mar
guard. 1. Struck out, by Vanguard,
g. Hit by pitcher, by Wilkus (Ev-
ers). Passed ball, Coleman and
Stokes. Double play, Evers to
Bluege to Jackson. Umpire,
Holmes. Time of game. lao.
Rox- 5; Buns, 4.
Rockford, ILL.,, July "a double
by Rigsby and single by Hall gave
Rockford the winning run with two
out in the ninth inning of the game
with Cedar Rapids here yesterday.
Fielding of Command and Strong
featured The Scnre.
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OWNERS CLAIM
ATTENDANCEIS
NOT IN SLUMP
Figures Show Noticeable Decline in
Last Six Weeks, However,
Farrell Says.
BY HENRY L FARRELL

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent.
New York, July 22.-Baseball
owners deny the national pastime
is in a slump.
Attendance at the Polo grounds,
however, is fair while the pulse for
the other yards in the two circuits
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TERRE HAUTE
Is EASY FOR
TRACTORS, 81
Rally fin the Seventh Breaks Tie
and Puts Game Away for the
Tractors.

Peoria, Ill, July 22.-Peoria took
a one-sided game from Terre Haute
yesterday, to 2. The scoring was
even until the seventh when a dou-
BILE, four singles, two walks and an
error gave the Tractors five coun-
tiers. Lewis was chased by Umpire
Holmes for,razzing him too loudly
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14INNINCS,
Bib FaIk's Circuit Smash in Final
Round Gives Urban Faber
Win No. 20.

Chicago, Ill, July 22.-Urban
C''Red'O Faber won his twentieth
ball game of the season yesterday.
Bib Falk. rangy Texas collegian,
drove a homo run into the rightfeld
bleachers in the fourteenth inning,
the four-base wallop giving the
White Sox 2 to l win over Connie
Mack's Philadelphia Athletics.
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IOfaIS III -" Il"
tHeimach batted for Matthews IN
18th. fDeufel batted for sullivan
i'm eighth. Ambrose out, hunted
third strike.
Moline 900 900 O2O 600 3
Two base hits = Mack. Barrett.
Sacrifice hit t. Matthews. Stolen
basestJones, Mack (2l, Wire, Muir
ply, johnson, Connolly. Double
pIay-SuIIivan to Shoilenberger to
Barrett. Struck out-By Sullivan,
3; by Ambrose, 5; by Matthews, 1:
Bases on baIls-Off Sullivan. 3; on
Ambrose, 5; of Matthews, 1. Hit
by pitched ball-By Sullivan New
eiD; by Matthews (Wire). Hits
on Sullivan, 8 i'm 8 innings; on
Matthews, 8 in 4 innings. Umpire
Hughes. Time-2:40.
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Browns, s: Red Sox. |,

Browns, s.; Red Sox. 1.
St Louis, July 22.-St. Louis
solved Myers and Thormahlen and
profted by Boston's errors to win
tie seventh straight yesterday aft
ernoon, s to l. Score: R. H. e.
Boston ..-............1 s 2
~ LOUIS 3 10 /
Batteries = Myers, Thormahlen
and Ruel; Shocker and SEVERED.
Tigers, 4; Senators, 2.
Detroit, Mich, July 22.-Oldham
held Washington to four scattered
hits and Detroit won the second
OF the series, Z to 2. Score:
r. H. e.
W aSnlngton ....--........2
Detroit 16 0
Batteries-Zachary, Acosta and
Picinich; Oldham and Bassler.
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Indians, II; Yanks, S.

Cleveland, July 22.-The Indians
regained first place by slaughtering
four Yankee hurlers for % hits.
Mays was driven out by a seven-run
fusilade on seven hits in the third.
Quinn, Collins and Ferguson were
also pounded. Babe Ruth twisted
his ankle and retired from the game
after hopping to first on one leg
or his single in the fifth. Score:
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sBatted for wilkus in the mint
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appointed to work out a plan for
increasing the membership in the
Chamber of Commerce, as it is the
plan to do away with membership
drives but to conduct the increase
in membership along the continu-
GUS solicitation lines.
In the course of the meeting.
brief talks were made by Judge
Floyd Thompson, W. H. Schillinger
and Ben Jacobson, president Of the
Tri-City Federation of Labor.
Judge Thompson talked on Co
operation, urging all forces and
factions to unite in matters affect
ing the civic advancement OF Rock
Island. He spoke Of the Chamber
of Commerce as being the truly
representative medium through
which the spirit Of cooperation
could be exercised by all classes.
w. H. Schillinger, one Of the
leaders in Rock Island county's
fight for good roads, briefly outlin-
ed a few things intended to benefit
the county in this respect, and for
which he hopes to gain approval
and Endorsement of the board Of
supervisors.
Ben jacobson declared that he
could see no reason why labor and
capital should not come to a har-
monious understanding. He be-
lieves the chamber offers the means
to bring this about.
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Returns after
LONG TRIP FOR
4 SCENIC ROAD
Scout Car Ceveb 1890 Ailea
While Making Investigation for
Mississippi Highway.

The investigation for = scenic
Highway from St. Paul to st. Louis
on the Mississippi road ended in
part yesterday when scout car No.
/ of the Mississippi River Scenic
Highway association completed q
$4,000 mile trip over the lines OF
the Mississippi river scenic high
way system between Canada and
The gulf. The car was seen about
Rock Island yesterday afternoon.
It arrived in Davenport in the
morning, the oflicial start OF the
trip being made under the auspices
OF the Davenport Chamber of Com
merce and the Davenport Auto
club, May /. 1920. Originally the
trip was supposed to pave covered
1000 miles.
Today the scout car was to start
another trip over the highway, this
time running south to Tampa, Fla.
New Orleans, Port Arthur, Hous-
ton and Galveston, Texas, southern
terminals of the system. General
Manager Pierson who. pilots the
car estimates that the present trip
will take five months and that when
he comes back here in May or June
to end the trip he will have a re-
port for the club showing $4,000
new members Of the association.
The scout car left Winnipeg Oct
1 and ran into a snow squall 10
miles out. From Oct. l to Dec. n
the car was active in Manitoba
North Dakota, northern Minnesota
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Glen, spent Saturday shopping in
Gafesburg.
Miss Lucille Fossnacht Of Rock
Island visited Saturday and Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Hef-
lin.
J. r. Brasmer, who has been en-
ployed in Jackson, Mich, for some
months, returned to his home here
Friday evening.
Miss Laura Hopkins. who teaches
at Nakoma, ILL.,, spent the week end
with her father here.
Mrs. Henry Reuben of Rock
Island was the guest several DAYS
last week Of her sister, Mrs. A.
Winston, and family.
Mrs. Sarah Murray of Rock Is
land spent last week visiting old
friends here.
Mrs. W. C. Russell was a New
Windsor visitor Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keon Beard return
ed to their home in Kewanee last
week after a visit with relatives
here. ..
Ora Kindelsperger went to Re
vance Tuesday, where he will re-
main If he secures employment.
Mrs. Susie Forsythe of Elk City
Neb., arrived last week for a visit
with relatives and friends here
Mrs. Forsythe says she and her
daughter, Miss Martha, like theil
home at Elk City very much.
(. Mrs. Charles TOwnsman of Des
Moines, Iowa, arrived Wednesday
to care for her aunt, Mrs. Wheeler
Greenwood, who is quite i'll.
Mr.. and. Mrs. James Mann enter
tanned a few friends at q Dime,
party at their home at Z p. m. on
Monday. After dinner the amuse.
ment was whist At a late hour the
guests departed after q delightful
time.
Sherman Park Of Plymouth, Ill.
was here Saturday to attend the
sale Of registered hogs in Aledo
He also visited over the week END
with relatives.
Glen Jones of Augusta, ILL.,, spen,
Thursday night with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Jones.
Miss Mae Boyer went to Wapello
ILL.,, last week to visit her brother
Clark, and family.