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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22
HIGH SCHOOL TO MEET EAST MOLINI

The modern dance to the old.
fashioned dancer is just one, Il beg
your pardon" after another.
How do you like the fioor?' said
she,
As they gayly tripped a dance.
Il think it's great" he sweetly said
ut puts me in a trance"
We'll them returned the maiden
fair,
Who stepped in modern style,
why not keep off my shoes, young
man,
And try the floor a while?"
The Richmond baseball club
bought a baseball team. Not bad
idea.
Out in the cold. cold snow and sleet.
The poor man stood IA shiyerin'.
The frost had numbed his hand and
feet
He built a fire to get up heat
Enough to take his fIiTYer in.
Some pitchers personally demon
strate the fadeaway.
They have insured O'Connell for
100000. If he doesn't come
through they can shoot him.
An athletic college chap
TOOk his girl cut for a ride
She gazed upon his manly brow
And nestled to his side.
The car went over a precipica,
The ckappie cried, Enough!
L care not how you love me, dear.
Your huggin's too darned rough
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22

stop Everett Scott of Boston led
the shortfielders with the handsome
average of 1872 and accepted al
most six chances per game.
Manager iris Speaker of the
Cleveland club was first among
outfielders who played regularly
with an average of 1874. jacobson
of St Louis with 375 putouts and
seven assists was third in chances
accepted
R. H. Veach of Detroit with 3S4
putouts and q assists was first.
while the runner-up was Rice of
Washington with $50 putouts and
IS assists.
r. w. Schalk, Chicago. is again
first among the catchers. with S. F.
O'Neill, Cleveland, second. and +.
P. Charity of Washington, third.
Schalk has now caught more than
one thousand games in nine consec-
utive years.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22
INDIANS HOLD
10 IN RESERVE
Nine Pitchers, One Catcher, Four
IntielderS and Two 0utfielders
on List.

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 22.-The
reserve list of the Cleveland Amer
leans contains the names of 16
players who still are regarded as
rockies, although several have had
number, nine are pitchers; one
catcher; four inielders and two
outf1elders.
They are:
Pitchers-Robert W. Clark, C. H.
Edmondson, j. c. Edwards. Carl
Guess, Ralph H. HARDWOOD, Bernard
Henderson, Wayne Middleton, T. J.
Odenwald, Nelson A. Pott.
Catcher-Luke Sewell.
Infelders- GuistO, Riggs
Stephenson. Walter Hammond, Ar
thur w Wagner.
Outfielders-T. ]. Gully, Earnest
Jeanes.
Topping the list are Hammond
and Stephenson. Hammond former
ly was with the team. but later
managed PittsfieId of the Eastern
league. Stephenson Joined the team
last season. Both are second base
men,
Guisto also was with the team
last season, but later was sent to
the Pacific coast league
Wagner, who originally came
from Joplin, worked out with the
Indians last season. He was farm
ed out to Galveston and later trans
ferred to Mobile. Jeanes, Clark,
Odenwald, Middleton and Pott also
were farmed out Luke Sewell div
ided his time last season between
Columbus, Indianapolis and Cleve-
land, where he made a good show
ing
Pitcher Guess comes from Mas
silon and HarwoOd from Montana.
The others hail from colleges ana
are holdovers from last season.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22
FAST CONTEST
ON ny" FLOOR
IS PREDICTED
locals Expect to Make Better Show
ing Than Against Augustana
Academy.
BY ART WILLIAMS.

Rock Island will be the only trf-
city high school in action tomorrow
night when II meets the East Mo
line quintet on the Rock Island Y
floor. This will be the last basket
game of 1921. The new years &C
tivities will start with Rock Island
meeting the LaSallePeru team
here. Jan. 6. and Moline meeting
the same team the following night
I'm Moline. Davenport will play its
initial game of the season Jan. Z
with East Moline at East Moline.
The results of these games will
furnish material on which to base
a comparison of .tri-city cage men
early in the season Rock Island
and Moline both won their first
games of the season last week.
Both contests were hard fought and
the victors were fortunate to slide
out on the heavy end of the score
Moline had to play extra minutes
with Cambridge when the score
ended ~ to 10 at the end of the
regular period.
The Crimson and Gold will prob
ably start new lineup against
East Moline after a weeks prac-
tice The exact lineup is still
doubtful. Coach Kimmel is uncer-
tain whom he will start. as the race
is about even between several play
ers for a couple OF positions on the
squad. According TO a rumor.
Alexenburg will be ineligible to APP
pear Friday night, and in this case
Knanishu will be started at that
forward. The remainder on the
squad will probably be the same,
with AIvine and Shelter at guards,
Woodward at center and Edwards
at the other forward.
A much better showing is expect
ed of the locals in this game than
in the first one of the season
against Augustana academy. This
week they have received special
drilling in dribbling and passing.
One of the things that Kimmel is
trying to develop is a team that
can get away with speedy floor
work.
Basket shooting has also played
its part in the practice program.
Plenty of men of fair knowledge of
the game will be on the side lines
to go in at any time. A number of
\ the lads are about on an equal
NAbasis. The FIVE that have been
/playing as the first string men re-
ceived a good trouncing at the
hands of a second team several
nights ago in practice, which proves
that there is plenty of material
around with which to build the
squad.
No easy time is expected with
the East Moliners. East Moline
high always has a pretty snappy
little bunch of fighters. Last year
toward the close of the season they
were going strong, and it may be
that they will put up a hard fight
tomorrow.
An attempt to arrange a game !
with the alumni in the holiday va
cation will be made Rosencranz. /
captain of last years squad, will .
be in charge of the organization Of /
the elders. The possibility of such
a match is not quite certain yet
The contest tomorrow night will
start at the Y gymnasium at Sis
o'clock Robert Kaufman, Univer-
sity of Iowa will officiate, and ad-
will be 35 cents.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22

tempts. No other player in the
history Of the sport has done anv
thing in the kicking line that quite
approaches Brickley's record.
In one game with Yale he booted
the ball over the bar five consecu-
tive times. In game against
Princeton during the season OF
1912, he kicked three field goals
after Princeton had taken the lead
by scoring a touchdown. One of
his goals was booted from the Al
yard line.
Walter Eckersall, one of the lead
ing officials in the west, must be
regarded as a worthy rival of
Brickley. Eckersall, during his
career at the University of Chicago,
performed feats of drop kicking
that made him the most talked
about man in the west
Eckersall, on two occasions
scored five field goals through the
medium of the drop kick. During
the 1905 season he kicked five field
goals against Illinois from the SO,
%, %, rs and IS yard lines.
During the 1906 season he con
tributed his best kicking effort in
the Nebraska game. He success
fully negotiated drop kicks from
the 38, "a, "a, so and 20 yard lines.
Against Wisconsin during the
1903 season, ECkersall was also in
form. His longest kick was from
the 45-yard line. Three others were
from the 25-yard line.
1t looks as if football would
never again see two drop kickers
the equal of EckeTsall and Brick
ley. At least not as long as the
forward pass rules supreme.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22
GILES INSISTS
UPON TRUTH Or
FREEZE OUT
MOline'S Baseball Chief Wires ~.
ney for Notification Of Dunns
Activity.
BY J. l.. HUGHES.

Warren Giles, president of II.
Moline Fans association, wants ~
! lowdown on rumors that his iii.
and Rockford are due TO reesiS.
| the Well-known boot from Pres
dent Al Tearney of the Three-Ev.
league.
Acting on a story emanating from
! Richmond, Ind. to the effect tbs
/ Joe Dunn, former Bloomingtc,
| manager and now supposed 90 bs
! in the employ of tn league. is in
that section of the country liDna
up four new cities for the circuf
Giles today wired Tearney for tbs
truth of the situation. He does pot
; intend to sit quietly by and wait
for Tearney to show the way 10 tba
gate. Giles will fight to remain in
the league but if there is aBr
chance Moline is going to be left
high and dry he prefers to make use
Of the opportunity to join the'pro-
posed new league of Illinois and
Iowa cities, of which Rock Island
is one of the leaders.
According to the dispatch from
Richmond, that city is seriousiy
thinking of creating an organiza-
ton and bidding 70 ra franchise
Dunn is said to have spread the
salye in convincing manner
Dunn's proposed new loop is said
to include Richmond, Fort WAYNE
Evansville. Terre Hauts, Dayton
or Lima, Ohio, and Bloomington
and Peoria in Illinois. This cir
cult could be success financially
according to Dunn. All but one Of
these cities is said to be lined up.
Dunn is quoted as saying: "Such
an arrangement would mean that
Moline and Rockford would enter
the new Mississippi valley circuit
which is being worked out for
western Illinois and eastern Iowa"
Rockford is reported to be in
accord with Tearney's Tumored
plans. even thought it is to be
dropped if things pan out.
Tearney, himself, took a fling at
the organization game following
the withdrawal of Rock Island and
Cedar Rapids from the Three-Eye
league at the November meeting in
Chicago. He made overtures to
South Bend, Aurora and other pros
pective cities but met with little
according to re-
ports 1t is said he then engaged
Joe Dunn and sent him into In
diana to explain to the natives
what glorious chance is offered
them.
In the meantime nothing authoFi-
tative has been heard by Moline,
which, expecting to battle alOHs
through another season in the
Three-Eye, has engaged Earl Mack
again as manager. Rockford pa
pers have been referring to the
freeze out for some time Probably
President Ira Bell of the furni-
ture city is cooperating with Tear
ney in a move to get out while
there is still a chance.
At any rate Rock Island is not
With five cities all set
for new league, baseball boosters
0f this city are confident the plans
will carry through Moline and
Rockford probably would rest a loI
easier if they would prepare to cut
he Three-Eye Of their own accord
and affiliate with the new circuit
n which expenses are certain to be
within reason for cities of their
size
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22
ST. LOUIS TEAM
TO TAKE JAUNT
THROUGH EAST

81. LOUIS, Mo, Dec. "a two
weeks trip through the east during
the Christmas holidays has bea5
arranged for the st. Louis uniyers-
ity basketball team. The tour in
cludes stops in six cities in which
seven games are to be PLAYED The
squad will leave here Dec. 81
Two games will be PLAYED in
Chicago with De Paul universiry
ana Loyeia college. Detroit uni
verslty is to be met at Detroit and
81 Johns college at Toledo. In
Cleveland the quintet will engage
the 81 1gnatius FIVE and then go
10 bunaio for a contest with ST.
Consistus college. A game with one
OF the Buffalo. n Y, COLLEGES com
pletes the schedule.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22
TWIN-CITY LEAGUF.

The Island Citys continued the
fast pace they have been setting all
season by taking three straight
from the NJ & S. shooters and
knocking in 1851 pins for three
games and 93S for one game. The
Regulars lost the first game to the
Illinois Roofing company team but
came back and won the next two
by comfortable margins. This
series produced the best individual
scores, c. WITCH getting GIG sticks
for high three game count and
Butch" Lamb grabbing single
game honors with his score of 2S4.
Bill Danielson of the Island Citys
was second with 231.
The 800 Block won two from
the Harms. These two teams are
improving with each series soon
should be able to give the leaders
plenty of opposition. The scores:
SLANT CJTyC
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22

The football records for the sea
: son of 1921 were recently pub
| lished.
These records prove conclusively
that the open game has materially
cut in on the kicking game.
Coaches when within hailing dis
| lance of the opponents goal much
prefer taking a chance on a long
pass over the line than trying a
field goal
The greatest number of drop
kicks made by any college player
last year was six, by Fitzke of
Wyoming. In the old days jim
Thorpe, Charley Brickley or Walter
Eckersall would have kicked that
many in a couple of games with
any kind of luck.
Football has produced many
great drop kickers, among them
being Hudson. Mt Pleasant, Ecker
sail and a score of others.
However, tle Babe Ruth OF drop
kicking was Charley BrickIey OF
Harvard. 1t is questionable if base
ball will ever see another Babe
Ruth. 1t is almost certainty that
football will never see another
Charley Brickley.
The new game features the for
ward pass. 1t is the big threat. The
chance for a long pass to succeed
is even greater than the possibility
of drop kick going over the cross
bar.
The new game doesn't call for so
much drop kicking as the old stvIe
OF play. incidentally forward pass
that results directly or indirectly in
touchdown counts just twice as
much as successful drop kick.
Charley Brickley, during his ca
reer at Harvard. kicked IS field
goals out of something like 20 at
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22

These gymnasiums could be
used as community centers, and
would work a great good in other
directions, aside from improving
the health of those who take ad-
vantage of the physical training
offered"
Rev. Van Meter has played a big
part in placing athletics on a high
plane in South Carolina. For sew
eral years he has been at the head
of the State Athletic commission,
which controls athletics in the pre-
paratOFy schools
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22
CLABBY RETIRES
FROM RING GAME

Chicago. Dec 22.-Jimmy Cla5-
by. the American middleweight
boxer now a resident of New Tea
land, is on the retired list He has
written friends here that he laid
aside his boxing gloves after being
defeated by a rising young Aus
tralian. Clabby was presented
with a pot of gold by his Australian
admirers. He formerly lived in
Hammond, Ind.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22

than merely preaching the word of
good. He is positive that the health
of his members is equally essen
tial.
IF a minister has a congregation
that is enjoying the possibilities of
life, it is much easier for the pas
tor to please them," says the fight
ing parson.
Health is a great asset. If every
church had a gymnasium in con-
nection with it, the life of the pas
tor would be more pleasant. Health
makes for contentment.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22
BOWLING
TOURNEY AT ISL4SD CITY.

Billy Keuhner, marAger Of the
Island City drives, announces a
tournament for bowlers averaging
100 or less. The attack on the
pins is scheduled to begin next
week. Suitable prizes will be
awarded the winners.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22

New York--Tex Richard a.,
nouneed he had signed Johnny Vii
son. middleweight champion. ana
Harry Greb, Pittsburgh, to box a
15-round no-decision bout at New
York, Jan. 6.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22

Philadelphia, Pa.-Jake Schaefer,
worlds 1872 balk-line billiard, cham
pion, defeated Roger Cont in the
fifth and sixth blocks of their
match and now leads 2.307 to 1887.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22

According to recent player
lists received by M. ii. Sexton
OF Rock Island, Elmer Benson,
former Islander and manager
during the latter half OF last
season, has signed a contract
TO play with Durham in the
Piedmont league next season.
Elmer will not be lonesome,
fer Lee GOc'ch and Guy Nc
WhGrter. ex-PlOwboys, have
been sold to the same club.
Benson first came to Rock
Island in 1917. The Three-Eye
league suspended in mid-sea-
son that year. Rock Island
did not re-enter league baseball
until 1920. Benson returned to
play for Jack Tighe. Last sea-
son he was boosted to manager
late in July, when George Nc
9uiilan was let out.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22

The football records for the sea-
son of 1921 were recently pub
lished.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22

These records prove conclusively
that the open game has materially
cut in on the kicking game.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22

tempts- No other player in the
history Of the sport has done any
thing in the kicking line that quite
approaches Brickley's record.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22

Coaches when within hailing dis
lance of the opponents goal much
prefer taking chance on a long
pass over the line than trying a
field goal.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-22

74s $50 S2a 24s1
New-York tribune., 1921-09-11

Left Advice badly
taken is worse than
none at all. Aunt
Laura Rouse has just
been over to see her
sisters husband, Fred,
on the very delicate
matter of Aunt Laura's
sons wife, who isn't
always as nice to her
mother-in-law as she
could be. Aunt Laura
hasn't received the ad-
vice she wanted. You
see, it was a little diff
ferent from what she
expected and now
A unit ura and
brother Fred aren't
speaking.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-11

Left" Hey, don't say
that-listen, tell her."
ETC., etc. There should
be a law passed against
the people who give ad-
vice in the ear of a
person who is tele-
phoning!
New-York tribune., 1921-09-11

Lett But oh, the scorn
on Mabel's rosy tinted
cOuntenance " h q n
mamma and Aunt Har-
ret offer a little well
meant advice on the
subject.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-11

Right The sugar
coated brand for the
child in the house.
Darling, don't you
think il would be nice
If you didn't bring the
kitty in the house-you
can't tell ,chere she
may have been-and
1T would be such fun to
see h'r scamper out the
doorl"
New-York tribune., 1921-09-11

fLetf-The most terrible of all is the
self-made advice honnd--the man
VINO gives you ''gocd advice" when
everything is all over but the shout
ing; what you should have done"
and lot more. he will hand you till
you are blue in the face.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-04
BOAT IS DUE HERE
 AUGUST 12

The U. S. S. Eagle 27, in command or Lieutenant Murphy, U. S. N. R. F., will be in this city Friday, Aug. 12. She will tie up alongside the New England Steamship dock. abreast the Lake Torpedo Boat Company's shore base
 The Eagle 27 is one of the class built by Henry Ford at Detroit and designed as an anti-Submarin craft carries two Tinch guns. is turbine 56 men,
 Lieutenant Murphy is commander of the New Haven Division, U. S. N. R F. The purpose of the visit is to permit of medical examination, etc., preliminary to enrolling Or re- taHon of U- S. N. R. F.
 All members or those desirous of 1oinlng the local Naval Reserve are directed to present themselves D. m., Friday, Aug. 12 The weekly drill at the State Armory will not be held.
 Arrangements have been concIud- ed, whereby the Bridgeport Battalion will make it's annual cruise on the Eagle 27, starting Aug. 20, returning
 The officers of the local battalion are: Lieut.. Commander J. B, Aus tin, U. s. N. R. F., in command; Lieut. c. s. Leonard. U. S. N. R. F., exeeutive @ C officer; Lieut.. G: g) Ross.
 Lieut.. Commander Austin has been informed that the commander of the Third Naval District has re- quested the Navy Department to as- sign an Eagle boat to the local bat talion, which vessel will be perma- be used for drill purposes and week. end criuses in this vicinity.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-04
SCHNEIDER'S BODY TAKEN TO N. Y,

The wife of Charles Schneider. 45. of s7 Liberty street, who was found dead in bed yesterday morning from gas asphyxiation, was notified at her home in New York city by the De- tective Bureau, yesterday. She came to Bridgeport late yesterday after noon and made arrangements for the removal of her body to New York, It was shipped on the 1o:45 train this morning to his home.
 Schneider, who roomed at s7 LIb- erty street, was found dead early yes- terday morning by another roomer in the house who was passing Schnei- ders room and detected gas Break Ing down the door he found the gas jet turned on. Dr. Coyle of the Elm mergency hospital, who was sum- moned, said Schneider had been dead an hour. Schneider had been out of work for some time,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-04
CANNOT GET ANY TRACE OF
 HICHWAYMEN

No trace of the two highwaymen who are alleged to have bound and gagged William Gensy a taxi driver of 169 Clarence street, and to have robbed him of $50 last night. was discovered today by the Mflofrd or Bridgeport police.
 The robbery took place in West Town street, Milford. about 9:30 o'clock last night. Gensy told the Milford police that the pair entered his automobile at the Bridgeport railroad station, and directed him to drive them to Milford. Upon reach ing a lonely spot in the road, the two passengers pointed revo1vers at the driver and ordered him to stop. They then bound and gagged him, and af- ter taking s3o from his pocket. threw { him down at the side of the road and made their escape in the taxi. Gerlsy was found n short time later by Raymond Donohue, of Hill street. The car was later recovered by Bridgeport policemen.
 Gensy could give no description of his assaflants except that one was tall and the other short. Both were well dressed, and one was wearing a straw hat
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-04
OF FEDERAL WRIT
 ON JITNEY ACT

New Haven. Aug. flowing to a confliction of statements regarding the action brought before Judge Ed win S. Thomas, in the United States constitutionahty of the 1itney statute, an explanation of the proceedings was obtained today by the International News Service. from the clerk of the United States Court here, which fully explains the two dates. August 16 and August 23, which have been reported as the time for the hearing.
 The bill of complaint, as it is called jitney law. so called is a violation of the 14th Amendment to the Constitu ton. This bill names as plaintiffs, a number of Nsw Haven jitneymen City and County and State officials. The return day. when pleadings may be filed in this case is set for August 23 This is merely a date, when the bill is returned to court and requires no hearing
 In connection with the bill of com plaint, Judge Thomas issued an order to show cause why prosecution of the plaintiffs under the jitney law shall not be stayed, pending de cision as to the constitutionahty of the act This order is a side issue of the original bill, and carries with it a temporary injunction restraining any prosecution until August 16, which is set as date for a hearing on the injunction order. On this date, the only question to be decided is whether the injunction shall con tinue in force, pending the decision on the constitutional question, ra1sed in the bill of complaint If the tenn norarv injunction is continued it Will remain in force until the bill of com plaint is decided, which might De matter of months, 1naSmuch as eltner side might appeal to the united states Supreme Court if necessary for a final