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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-08-19

government activity simply because
they were successful business men.
Government has failed to a large
extent in regulating and controlling
the business undertakings in which
1T has embarked, the why should it's
regulation and control over other pri-
vate business be enlarged and ex-
tended?
Let us go back to first principles
wherein government is for the bene-
fit and protection of it's people. We
have the finest constitution in the
world but too many of our law makers
would like to rewrite it every year
to satisfy political whims. Let us
try and remember that government
and business do not mix and that
when government goes into business
it costs the taxpayers money and ere
ates competition which the private
citizen cannot meet.
We are daily becoming more up-to-
date in Montana, the town crier, the
announcement at public gatherings,
to some extent the bill board, have
passed into disutetude and now the
advertiser uses the country news
papers and the subscriber sits on his
front porch and reads every ad just
as religiously as he reads the news.
In fact it is news-good news-news
that brings results to the customer
because it has proven hundreds of
times that the we'll advertised pro-
duct can be sold more cheaply than
the non-advertised product.
The Courier has always been in the
market for reliable advertisements,
such as you would carr to run, and
it is still in the market. Whether
you are an advertiser or not we want
you to keep reminded that this paper
is working for your interests, even
while you sleep, and that newspaper
advertising does bring results.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20

UHO uooUlp REcozN,zE lN TA,s HAN SoNE YOUNG ks-rorsE yAE <NoAeREL eEAsr uuAHT HE WAS A FEuo nNH AG0e.. ME ALLuS KNGNAE. Hn>D
 V tN HIM To 6e A REAL WOLE!
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20
THE ROUNDUP RHYME
By r. P. M.

The Coyotes aud their glory and the things that they have
 done, The vics tey haue hnbed aud the uctories they have Make the longer ongreIs but they're slick and smooth
 and fat And teue shoaon n score ot games that they "knov
 ~achere they are ct" And since they troced the Tigers until the striped cats
 hoaoIed And M aU cestem Teras deep in constemation go,cled The prased Beach Conbers the coast mighty
 e faU For Coyotes and salt have been friends at aH And they say tat aU the students since the tea acon that
 bag game, Haue changed in dress and ednner MI they're not the As they aU those ancient days before touch ot
 pride Had patched the hoess places the old Coyotes hde The girls ta0ice pretty they month ago. And the eoacs look quite matty and # they seemed to
 knoU That to aUn champions areIs aoays takes the aUhole
 a0orlds eye
 And Keeps ds back straightened and his Tbies step
 ping high. Get tue horse shoes mother for Pm going to shake And spend tue morning pitching them around the horse
 shoe peg cannot be golfer for Pm old and stiff and But stU make ringer did im days of yore Yes eueryone kneav Gdrder since the day he h the toCn But aU conspired keep their interesting koaIedge doUn But at tat he fooled the coppers and tue shers too Until he smiled his happy smile aud said, "WeU, boys
 it's men
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-13
TOLEDO PROTEST
LODGED AGAINST
FREE PASS EVIL

Toledo, Ohio, April 13.-The
Toledo boxing commission, through
its secretary, today served notice on
promoters that the complimentary
ticket evil would have to be elm
mated before another permit is
granted"
More than 500 free tickets were
issued for the Joe Roy
Moore show last week, the commits
sion said.
AS a rule the boxers work on a
percentage and the commission also
is forced to lose large sum as 1t
receives z per cent Of gross re-
ceipts for charity purposes.
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AueuSTANA NET
TEAM HAS BUSY
TENNIS SEASON
Three Meets Scheduled Next Nsnths
Two With Bradley and Ono :
at Decatur Tournament

Augustana college will have three
tennis meets this season, accord.
ing to an announcement made nv
Coach Art Swedburg this morning
Two of these meets will be PLAYED
with Bradley Tech of Peoria, and
the third at the state tournament,
at Decatur. On April 20 August.
ana's representatives will meet
Bradley on the Peoria courts, and
May IS the Bradley players will
meet Augustana on its own courts
The state tournament will be held
at Milliken May q and Is, the sana
time as the state track meet.
Augustana tennis enthusiasts an
anticipating honOrs in tennis thM
year. Conrey, winner Of the trit
city and central Illinois tournas
ments Of last year, will represent
the school in singles. and Conrey
and 1nar Carlson will make up
the doubles team. In the dual
meets with Bradley. Augie will run
up against some stiff competition
in Tucker, Peoria's singles repre-
sentative.
Tucker Speedy Man.
Tucker plays a steady and con-
sistent game and when hitting his
stride is a hard man to beat. He
was entered in the central Illinois
tournament at Sheffield last year
and made a good showing. Con-.
rey and Carlson, although never
having played together before, are
also strong bidders for the cham
pionship in doubles. Carlson is
heady player and places his shots
with remarkable accuracy, aud
Conrey can kill them at the net
A new ruling is now under dis
cussion by the athletic board Of
the school by which the athletic
"a will be given to the tennis team
representing the school in two
thirds of all duel meets and also
playing in the state tournament
Coach Swedburg is confident that
this new rule will be passed !
Ball Team Hits Road. Y
Augustana college baseball nine
will play it's first game Of the sea-
son tomorrow afternoon, meeting
the Armour institute team on the
Chicago grounds. Coach Swedburs
has been putting his men through
lr,1
noon for the last two weeks, and
prospects are bright for a success
full season.
Yesterday afternoon the Swedss
played the Yeomen of Moline in a
practice game. playing to to I
tie in six innings. Swedburg used
three pitchers against the Yeomen,
Dahlquist twirling the first three
innings, Bengston the next two,
and Swenson working the last per-
| iod.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-13
BAD WEATHER MAY
KEEP WESTERNERS
IDLE ON FIRST DAY

Kansas City, April 13.-Unsettled
weather with some rain, prevailed
at Wichita, Joplin, Tulsa and Okla
homa City today for the opening Of
the 1921 Western league baseball
season.
Based upon reports received here
doubt was expressed by observers
that games could be played in any
of the cities.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-13

Gals on their progress IN deyelop-
Ing a strong and likely looking bail
club. and measures to insure its
success,
I'VE all look to Rock Island to
furnish stin competition this year
and, unless I miss my guess, your
club will be ono of the best in the
league" was the gist of AIS predic-
ton.
Manager Johnny Evers Of the
Cubs. who told some of his Rock
Island admirers that he broke into
professional baseball AFTER serving
an apprenticeship on sandlots
strewn with ash dumps and tin
cans. spoke felicitiousiy Of the gen
eral appearance and playing quail
ties OF the Douglas park field,
Several Of the Cub player. also
reported that tho diamond was one
OF the best they had played on this
spring.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-13
The Sportscope
By Bruce COPELAND.

no greater importance than any Of
the others. He was training with
the determination to work hard in
order to hold his Job.
Nine out OF 10 other famous
pitchers might have sought to ease
their training burdens by riding to
and from the ball yard, but not
Alex the Great. The old O'Sulli-
van Line was good enough for him
il it suited his club.
TEST OF GREATNESS.
Finally the real test Of loyalty
came to Alex in the presence OF
his teammates. He met it unflinch-
ingly, great artistic that he is. 1t
happened one afternoon that Own
er William Wrigley and President
Veeck of the Cubs met the players
Immediately after practice. Wrig-
ley and Veeck were in the formers
big auto as the players left the
field.
They spied Alex Jump in and
we'll take you to the hotel, in
vited Wrigley, the power behind
the Cub machine. Rusie, Waddell.
Bugs Raymond and 100 others
would have needed no second in
vitation; not SO Alex. Though in
vited by his employers to break a
club rule, Alex stood pat
"Wait a minute till I ask the
boss" he replied. Then he asked
Manager Evers for his permission
to ride to the hotel with Messrs,
Wrigley and Veeck. Evers &C
quiesced as a return OF good faith
and Alex hoped into the machine
and sped away with the Cub
moguls.
STIMULANT FOR CLUB MORALE
The incident occurred in front Of
all the Cub players and served tc
stimulate the club morale. The
players marvelled that SO great a
pitcher like Alexander felt con.
/ strained to ask the managers per.
mission for such a trivial thing AZ
an auto ride back to the hotel after
a hard days workout Then thu
newer ones realized the spirit thai
works silently for the good Of a ma
jor league baseball club in which
each one is a vital part.
The fact that Alexander does no
hold himself a favorite serves Il
keep the younger players in check
and his strict conformity to clu!
discipline begets the realization
that no baseball player, howeve,
great he might be, has any divin'
right for special privileges on an!
ball club.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-13
NEVER TOO GREAT.

Grover Cleveland Alexander OF
the Chicago Cubs is the worlds
greatest baseball pitcher Of today.
For just 10 seasons the mighty Alex
has reigned almost supreme among
the premier major league pitchers.
OF recent years he has topped them
all.
OF course, Alex possesses astute
pitching skill with which he dis
penses accurate knowledge Of al
most every National league batter's
good and bad points. But there is
something else Of greater ,produc-
tiveness that has made Alex the
worlds greatest pitcher.
Strict conformity to club rules.
no matter how trivial they might
be. is really the foundation Of Alex
ander's success. Alex would Soon
er quit baseball than break a sin
gle club rule. He figures himself
no better than the most unherald-
ed unknown on the club. That has
made him great.
Better mechanical pitchers might
have preceded Alex, but they did
not survive very long for abusing
club privileges by taking advan-
tage of their so-called greatness
to the general detriment OF their
clubs. Because they we're great
pitchers led many bygone pitching
stars to believe themselves i'm
mune from club discipline. That
queered them.
EASIEST STAR TO HANDLE.
Alexander will never be too great
in baseball not to hold himself
strictly within the Jurisdiction OF
club discipline. He will abide by
the club rules and regulations as
long as he remains a player. AS a
result Pat Moran, Fred Mitchell
and Johnny Evers, for whom he
has labored all these last 10 years
say that Alex is the easiest staI
to handle.
When the Cubs dropped OF here
Monday to play the islanders, one
OF the players told an illustrative
anecdote Of Alexanders conformity
to club discipline. Out in Gaia
lima, where the Bruins wen
through their preliminary spring
training, the players were com
PEELED to walk about seven block
to and from their hotel and train
ing camp. It was one OF the club
rules.
Every morning the great Ale.
trotted those seven blocks with al
the others and trotted back agail
after practice. He held himself o
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-13
CANUCK PITCHER
TO JOIN BLOOMS

Bloomington, ILL.,, April 13.-Man-
ager Joe Dunn Of the Bloomington
Three-Eye league club, today an
nounced that Pitcher Ralph Miller,
the southpaw secured from Regina
Western Canadian club in a trade
for Catcher Bob Snyder Of the 1920
champions, had accepted terms and
would report here Friday. Miller
has been previously listed g hold
out
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-13

Peoria, April 13-SOmo OF the GU
ments that 90 to make up a great
team arc to be found in the spring
camp Of the Peoria ball club these
days They have come to the sur
face in the early practice drills Of
Manager Jackson's athletes.
Speed Is there in abundance and
no pennant has ever been won with
out 1t. Bits OF clever defensive play
have been shown in the infield and
outfield rehearsals. That there will
be hitting was indicated by the
number of long wallops sent crash
ing into the outfeld fences in prac-
tice sessions yesterday and today.
VIM Have Pitching.
Manager Jackson himself will
vouch for the pitching. There will
be none better in this Three-l
league Of ours than Nelson and
Bowman, he AYERS. CLEARWATER,
heavier BY Is pounds than he was
. year ago, and apparently in much
better physical condition, will be a
big winner. Jackson believes. Then
there will be other experienced
slabmen in camp before the cur
tain goes up. and one or two
youngsters will make the grade.
Give a ball club good pitching,
speed, tight defense and some hit
ting and it ought to win. And in
nine cases out of ten 1t will win il
some smart baseball is added to the
mixture. The Tractors show signs
of developing along these lines.
Play First Came
The Peoria players were perform
ing under fire for the first time yes
terday afternoon, as Manager Jack
son ordered a practice game, start.
ing at 1870 o'clock. He expected
to use most Of his athletes in this
game, allowing each finger to trav-
ell not more than one or two in
nings.
Thirty players were in camp as
yesterdays drill opened, including
Pitchers.
Harris, Willogal. Delaney. Gillen'
water, White, Schwartz, Worries
and Freshour.
Catchers.
Jordan, Lemke and Goldwhaite
InfielderS.
Kelley, Drummer, Dresser. Bleuge
Schrank, Stockton, Lee, Ralph
Guppy, White, Robertson and Sny.
der.
Outfic}ders.
Rees, Magnus, Meme. Denton
Elder.
Others Come Today.
Pitcher Luke Nelson and possibl,
Fred Bowman will arrive in camE
TODAY. Outfielder A. Schweitzer vii
come tomorrow. First Basemar
totls mas been granted permission
to report next week. Second Base
man Joe Evers will arrive eithel
today or Thursday.
Arrivals since yesterdays re
hearsal include Rees, an outfielder
recommended by Umpire Brown
Harris, a hurler standing 6 feet ?
and recommended by Scout Charlie.
Barrett, Kiesley, an infelder from
Elgin, sent here on Russell FOun
tain's recommendation, and Jordan
the catcher turned over to the Trac
tors by the St. Paul club of tn
American association.
Bloom Squad Reports.
Bloomington, I'LL, April 49,
Morning and afternoon practice ses
T, sions will be the order of bushes
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-13

TRACTORS AND BOOMERS PUT
BIG SQUADS THROUGH OPENING
PAGES IN HIGH REMNANT HOPES

in the BlOomer training camp from
now on according to an announce
ment by Manager Joe Dunn at the
conclusion Of practice yesterday
afternoon.
The Bloomer pilot intends to take
no chances whatever on the wealth
er conditions this spring ana ex-
poets to make hay while the sun is
shining. Two lively sessions each
day will be in order for the Bloom
er candidates from now until the
opening game, May 3.
The first morning session will be
held today at 1890 o'clock, while
the afternoon workouts are sched-
uled for bells.
Thirteen Answer First Call.
Thirteen athletes greeted Mana
ger Dunn at the first official prac-
tice staged at the south side en-
porium yesterday afternoon. With
the majority Of the candidates Or
dered to report this morning, the
Bloomer boss expects to have in
the neighborhood of 80 athletes on
the job within the next 4S hours.
/ Yesterdays practice session was
| limited to a snappy batting and
| fielding practice which was con-
cluded by sprint around the park.
The day turned out very warm
and under a bright sun, a number
of the athletes reduced their ton
mage by several pounds.
| Eddie Johnson, star outfielder Of
the Evansville club last season and
a member of the Washington Amer
leans southern training party this
spring, treated the big bunch of
rail birds to a speedy exhibition of
shagging flies and clouted the old
apple in mid-seasOn form. The
youthful fielder is in the pink OF
condition and is ready to take his
place in the lineup on a moments
notice. He is powerful athlete
for a youngster, and the fans, who
were on hand yesterday, are conf
dent that he is going to be a big
asset in the Bloomer campaign
this season.
F., CARRIER Pleases Dunn.
Vance CARRIER, a husky outfielder,
from Dalton, Ohio, reported in time
to work out with the Boomers yes
terday. CARRIER played with the Mas
silon, Ohio, club last season and
comes highly recommended by Bob
Fothergill. Manager Dunn has seen
this youth in action and was highly
impressed by his speed and hitting
ability. He is scheduled to put up
a strong bid for one of the outfield
berths.
Bobby Coltrin and Moose Ro-
mine of last years club, were also
present in uniform and enjoyed the
workout considerably.
Charley Benton, the big pitcher
secured from the Detroit Tigers,
appeared for his first workout and
showed the results of some excel
lent training in the Tigers camp
this spring He is tall lad, built
about like Shirley, the Washington
American pitcher sent here on an
optional agreement, and the fans
are beginning to believe that Boss
Joe is going to have one humding-
er of hurting corps.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-13
BAD WEATHER FOR
CUB-CARD GETAWAY

Chicago, April Is. - Omitted
Press. Rain checks may be
handed out at the opening game
here today between the Chicago
Cubs and the st. Louis Cardinals.
Cloudy and cool weather with prob
able showers was forecast,
Alexander and Haines probably
will take the slab.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-13
CHEAT INSANITY
WITH BASEBALL,
IS WITWER TIP.
Creator of ed Har.
mon" Sees Relief in
Pastin1e.
BY H. C. WITWER.

Creator Of Ed Harmon, the bush
Lacquer, From Baseball to
Boches," "The Leather Push
ers," etc.
written for the United Press.)
Copyright, 1921. by the United
Press.)
Well, boys and girls, today is the
most important day in history since
Columbus stepped off the skiff and
raising his well shaped eyebrows,
remarked, so this is America"
Every nation in the world has its
own particular method of Ielaxa-
ton. England and Ireland, for the
example, play the quaint but
thrilling game of Sim Fem and
make each other like it.
In Russia the national pastime is
throwingd ynamite and wishing
they had not been SO hasty in hook
ing the car.
France gets recreation by max
ing faces at the new German am
bassador. whilst in Germany the
favorite sport is all sitting around
in der Biergarten wishing it was
1918.
Baseball Our Exhaust.
However, in the land which
joined the Anti-Saloon league but
greeted the League of Nations with
a sarcastic smile, baseball is our
national way of letting off steam.
Today is the opening of the big
league season and to US is the big
gest opening we have figured in
since the Panama canal. Let us
say, which you must admit, that is
considerable opening.
All over the once land OF the
spree wherever there is a major
league baseball town, thousands of
otherwise normal Americans will
slam perfect strangers on the back
yell their heads off and go home to
dinner hoarse and late but happy.
Insanity Preventative.
Baseball is how We victims Of the
income tax, drug store gin, the blue
law agitator and most Of the movies
keep from going crazy.
The umpire who makes the raw
decision at once becomes a personal
enemy. Il moment before We re.
garded him with casual interest. He
calls a strike and, we honestly and
sincerely want to murder him.
The guy who slams out the three.
Dagger with the bases as full as rev.
enue officers is to our mind US. Thai
is what We would have done.
And so for two hours or more
we sit and yell and argue over the
/ fortunes of nine men with an in.
terest in what each one does thai
! would flatter Douglas Fairbanks
No matter who wins or loses it will
get us individually nothing, yet as
Americans we must take sides.
Typically American.
| It is perhaps typically American
that we are today more interested
in the IS men composing two team.
we watch cross bats-as the cul
reporter writes-than we are in tn,
20 or more countries who compos;
the League of Nations.
| Maybe that's what's the matter
There are too many in that league
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-13

parsons between the Islanders and
Plows, the latter having defeated
the vertebrae twisters last Sunday,
1915.
The Chiro aggregation contains
several former minor league per-
formers of note and is expected to
give the McQuillans stir COMPETE
ton. The Islanders will have at
tanned effective pitching, batting
and fielding strides by that time
and will be out to show the fans
they can amass more runs that the
Flows.
The Islanders now have over
come most of the Universities re-
sultant from early workouts and
will present woodworking ma
chine against the Davenporters.
The local catching and out-field de-
partments attest to the wisdom OF
Manager McQuillan's judgment and
round out a snappy looking bunch
of minor leaguers.
The arrival of Van will increase
the catching hopefuls to four, with
Ray Smith, Les Thornton and Lar
ry Youngblood already in the fold.
Smith appears to have caught on
in the role of chief receiver. The
secondary choice will depend upon
the form shown by Van.
Moline Sunday Foe.
The Chiro contest will put the
Islanders in trim for their first in
ter-city game with Moline, sched-
uled for Sunday at Douglas park,
This will be the first of a three
game series, other games having
been scheduled for Sunday, April
"a. and Sunday, May l..
The weather permitting, upwards
of 1000 Moline fans are expected
to make their season debut at the
Douglas ball orchard. A thousand
Moliners watched the Flows and
Chiros play last Sunday, although
the day was bitter cold. There was
a much better turnout Monday
when the Macks defeated the White
Sox Goofs. and everything indicates
banner attendance when they
clash Sunday with the Islanders,
Manager McQuillan expects to
have most of his regulars selected
by a week from today for final
touches in preparation for the rap
idly approaching playing season
Meanwhile. all is serene in the Is
lander camp where the candidates
have a weeks start in practice on
all the other Tearney entries.
Speeds Book Sale.
Club Secretary Brough announ-
ced today that he would speed up
the sale Of the 500 season ticket
books, which may be purchased for
$40 each.
One Of the most gratifying re-
suits Of Mondays exchange OF
views during the banquet to the
Cubs was the unanimous endorse
ment OF the season ticket book sale
by representatives of the Exchange
Rotary, Kiwanis and Commercial
clubs.
1t has been agreed that these -four
vital coworkers for city bettermen,
will Join Islander officials In push
ing the book sale by impressing the
fact upon their respective members
that $40 spent for such worthy
cause Is in thorough keeping with
the functions OF the various clubs.
Secretary Brough predicted TO-
day that, with such An effective
force behind tho drive, he did moi
expect to have many ticket books
available May 4. About so books
have been sold to date, and many
reserved for early call.
! Tearney Likes Layout.
j League President Al Tearney
who was one OF Monday nights hon.
Tor guests, complimented Manager
-1feouill1n and other Ishn3ee ~
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-13
STOCK FORSAKES
HOIDOUT RANK TO
SIGN WITH CARDS

Chicago. April IS. - UNITED
Press.) Milton Stock, St Louis
Cardinal third sacker, who has been
a hodout all spring. reported to
Manager Branch Hickey last night
and Is said to have signed = con-
tract.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-13
CREWS ASSEMBLE.

Philadelphia. Pa, April 13.-Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania varsity and
junior varsity crews left today for
New Haven, where they will meet
the Yale crews on Saturday.