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FAVOR
4 DRAFT WITH
BIG LEAGUERS
Fhe ThRee-Eye Clahs Rsady to
AdsDt Rsls-Lesssr Leagues
Cart Aher( Fight

Peoria, Feb. l5.-Although a
number OF the Three Eye magnates
are opposed to the new draft propo-
siticn submitted by the big leagues
it is the general consensus Of
opinion that they will accept it
when the time comes.
The proposition haS been put up
to the, little fellows and they can
do as they like about it-take it or
leave 1t.
But what out would the minors
have II they turned it down! The
majors are the whole thing while
the minors age Just figure heads, as
it were. They cannot get along
without assistance from the majors.
Were it not for the money received
from the big league clubs for play
ers chances are more than half Of
the little clubs would close q sea-
son with a deficit. \ :
Sexton TN Favor Of It.
When Mike Sexton, president of
the national association of profess
siOnal baseball clubs, was In town
the other DAY. he said that he
thought the minors would accept
the proposition as submitted.
He also said that it was the only
out that the little fellows had.
What chance would the minors
have to fight the majors?
That's the question. The majors
have coolies Of dough and can get
along very nicely without the min
ors for a time at least while the
minors are greatly in need Of major
assistance.
Harmony Should Prevail.
In the interest of baseball, har-
mony should prevail between the
two factions.
SQuabbles of minor consequence
which generally attracts column
after column Of publicity only de-
tracts from the great national game
which has suffered enough black
eyes during thepast two years t.
serve it for at least decade.
/ II the baseball men continue t.
battle back and forth how can the,
expect the fans to believe in them
John c. Ryan. president OF the
Peoria Baseball Fans association
is in favor of the draft.
While he thinks that the major!
are not giving the little fellows
anything he believes that harmon!
should prevail and that the minors
should work hand in hand with thu
majors, particularly at this time.
Moline and Evansville have reg
istered a protest against the pro
posed deal. They do not feel a
though it gives the minors a squar'
deal.
Rock Island, Peoria, Blooming
ton, Rockford and Cedar Rapid
are in favor of the plan.
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FLEET FRENOHMAN
READY TO BATTLE
YANKEE RUNNERS

New York, Feb. 15.-Marcel Gull
lemot, the French runner, who ar
rived here several days ago, con-
tinued training today for events
in which be will compete on Satur-
day ss5
Guillemot, whose best perform
ances have been made on cinder
tracks, negotiated fast two-miles
on the board track at Columbia
university and said the going Gas
to his liking.
Ear Eby OF Chicago, and Loren
Murchison, the st. Louis Splinter.
have been added to the list OF ent-
rants.
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ceived the same amount for meet
ing Brennan, = second-rater, the
long suffering public shoulderiAg
the burden at the rate Of $3.50 a
seat. Dempsey shot the price up
another 100000 for q Carpenter
match, the latter demanding $780,
900 for his services. This was the
cfowning piece Of extoFtion. Even
New York couldn't stand the "gah"
to that extent.
Constituencies greed proved the
undoing of the proiiteering pugs.
The SIS limit edict from Governor
Millef's commission has put them
down for "the long count" Demp-
sey and Carpenter, great as they
are, are not worth 5000 % in this
or any other country,
They may get II abroad, but one
thing is certain-they'll never real
ize it on this continent.
Here, at least. fighters' purses
are back to that welcome state oil
normal"
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BI Ed HUGHES.

Fighters purses went back to
normal" the other day when the
New York State Boxing Commits
sion ruled Z SIS limit for the price
Of q Fingside saat at the best cham
piopahip matches. The New York
state ruling il Of more than local
significance. Its effect will be ma
,tion-wide for it is scarcely likely
that any other city will rush in
where angels fear to tread"
II New York figures the knuckle-
workers have been Overpaid, and
institutes z revision downward"
on the prices, the ruling is likely
to be recognized as the wisdom of
Fstiana's oracle. New York is the
';bourse of boxing" and when its
quotations on hte value of knuckle
stocks are published they go" for
everyone concerned,
Break Inevitable.
The ''frenzied finance" in Queens
berry circles simply couldn't sus-
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DEADLOCK over
THE SPIT BALL
Judge Lands Expected To Take
Case from National League Jury
for Final Ruling,
BY HENRY L. FARRELL.
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Omitted Press Stan Correspondent
New York, Feb. 15.-Commission-
or Lands probably will take the
spitball case away from the Nation
al league jury soon and free the de-
PENDANTS.
AS the case now stands, four
magnates want the rule to remain
in force which put the moist ball
deliverers out of business last fall.
The other four owners want the
rule rescinded to allow the old spit
tiers the use of their fayorite wea-
pom.
1t has been pointed out that the
rule against the spitball in the
minor leagues has shut off the pro-
duction of saliva artists and there
are SO few moist salary arms in the
major leagues now that in season
or two a ''spitbail" pitcher will be
eligible for the national museums
Veterans Spared.
Last fall the National league mo-
guls decided by vote of six tC
two to spare the veterans who
owed their success to the spitball
+ Since then, however, they have
changed their minds to the exten,
Of a deadlock.
Ban Johnso cracked the whip il
the American league and his mag,
mates all sat up and >barked Eyes
when the imperialistic presidep
decreed that the .Spitters" shoult
live until they died naturally.
Being as ene league permits tn,
spitbail it Is likely that Judge Ian
dis. will proiong the life of the vet
Grams with IN omcial reprieve.
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a lot Of smoke to get by with the
big fellows.
Il used to throw a knuckle ball
successfully ON the sandlOts. When
l broke in with the Indians l cut
it out. It's hard to- cover Vp. If
you telegraph your ball the big
leaguers swat it.
"Never, fooled with the splitter.
Glad of it now.
Another reason why I think
I'll have a big year is that I'm
married"
Sandlot Champ.
Uhle pitched the Standard Parts
team OF Cleveland to the world
sand-lot championship practically
single-handed in 1918.
The Indians picked him off the
next year.
The sandlot organization which
developed Uhle is graduating more
players direct to the big circuits
every year.
1t was organized in 1915. The
first year it drew $4,000 people to
one championship game-the big
gest crowd that ever gathered at
a single athletic contest in the
United States.
There are over 100000 young
sters listed in the associations af-
filiated with the N. B. F.
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y
Cleveland, Feb. Is. = Pitcher
George Uhle is due for a big year.
He's ripe to win a regular place
ON the world champion Indians
hurting staff.
For two years he's been used
mostly as a relief pitcher.
watch my smoke" says Uhle.
Watch Uhle travel" says Jim
Dunn, his boss.
Uhle occupies a place. in base
ball that is unparalleled.
Best Gem Of Lots.
He's the brightest testimonial
the sandlot game has at present.
Jumping from the Cleveland
sandlots to big league baseball at
one stride is his speed.
Uhle gives the National Baseball
Federation-recognized governing
sandlot body of the United States
credit.
THE sahdlot body is making
more big le1guers every year"
Men at the head oft have kept
lit clean and they give players
something to shoot at.
Rig Step,
II found the step up to the In
dams from the sapdlots pretty big.
1t takes more than an arm and
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dixie SpRuCES
FOR LEAGuERS
Southern G. s. A. Is All Set to Rse
ceive Major League Clubs on
Spring Training Trips.

Houston. Texas, Feb. 15.-(By
United Press.)-Southern U. S. A.
is all set for the big leaguers."
The OIL diamond has been put in
shape by imported groundksepers,
the grandstand repaired, knot
holes boarded up and the town h0-
tel has been spruced up for the
athletes from the north who de-
mand three squares a day.
Town aappers have fixed up their
best bib and tucker for even a
glance from the idols" from the
north. Small boys have their
gloves all oiled up to Gid outfield-
ers in chasing flies.
Citizens Plan Fetes.
Chambers Of commerce are sr-
ranging for . banquet to be ten
dered the leaguers and the ladies
aid society Of the biggest church
has apportioned out the work Of
feeding the banqueters. Being z
haven of training for big Lacquer.
is a new experience for teveral
southern U. 8. A. towns and they're
going to show the athletes thai
food is better and beds are softel
than in former training places
larger cities.
Texas, the banner state, Will
seven clubs coming, expects to gel
1t least one look at every "bi5
Lacquer" on the two circuits.
Bsbe to Work n La
Louisiana, next with four clubs
has hopes Of watching Babe Butt
pole out q couple Of homers. Ar
Kansas and Florida With two eacl
lire expecting "big times" for . fev
4 weeks.
/ San Antonio, Shreveport ant
Little Rock youngsters and olde
fans are favored this year viii
two teams each. The Giants All
Tigers mix at the AlsmO city
Yanks and Dodgers vie Tor honor
at Shreveport, and Pirates an
Red sox will ''bust EN- out" .
] Little Rock
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Red" Lawrence of Oily Inn
fame is q poor judge of feminine
foibles. The other day Red" was
standing by when luxurious lin
CUISINE discharged fair passenger,
who was wearing a pair OF those
open-front galoshes. Huh, COM
mented Red" "look at that girl
right off the farm!"
Pink Mitchell. it seems. is slated
TO revive the old classic, 1.-THE Hon.
or of the Family" Pink wants to
avenge the defeat Of his brother,
Richie, by Champion Benny Leon:
ard. and has posted q side BET OF
$4,000 in q Milwaukee bank As
proof against rumors OF hFeexes
from the st0ckyar&s.
Aspersions upon the integrity OF
Judge Lands should strain Amer
lean patience to the swapping point.
With a few moge of these reaction
aries at large, Ienin and Trotzky
might save the civilized world the
necessary expense, etc. by laugh
ing themselves to death.
Got to hand it to Johnny Man.
Relsdorf of the Island City alleys
for being a live wire press agent.
other tri.city bowling alley propri-
etOrs should follow his suit in pur'
veying pithy and pertinent pin
propaganda. JOhnny's "Island City
Gossip" which appeared In yester-
days Argus, was printed. among
other reasons. as q specimen copy
| for the guidance of other alley mo.
guls. Now, shake leg, you pin
| potentates!
Fred Chicken writes he will be
! ready next season to east his lot
with Rock Island. Fred has an un-
signed contract, calling for $1,000
for seven games, which he refused
I, to sign for another club in order
| to play in Rock Island. The main
stays 81 professional football teams
are the veterans OF the paid per
formers, not the newly imported
college stars. 1t takes time to
make good pro football player
Chicken. although very unlucky
last fall, is one Of the best real
pros in the game.
Three-Eye club officials expect to
Fecsiye the new draft schedule fsi
their approval some time this week
President Mueller and Secretary
\ BrOugh of the Islanders are plan
ming to meet Manager George Nc
Quiilan In Chicago March I, for :
conference before George assumes
his active duties.
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CHICAGO GOLFERS
, THRONG COURaES

Mlcaso, Feb. 15-CUnited Press)
/, Iepafations for an exceptional
safly opening of-ths golf ssa-
.h vafs made today BY country
NJ throughout this section.
~. sss mild weather has brought
s Isls out In large numbers, ac-
s~s to club officials, who said
~ Bugs will be migrating to the
~ large droyes a. early a.
nddls Of March.
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BIG TEN COACHES
LOOK TO BOUT AS
WRESTLING BOON

ChicagQCeb. 15.-(United Press)
Big Ten conference coaches are
hopeful that the coming bout be-
tween Paul Prehm, mat instructor
Of the University Of Illinois, and
Johnny Meyers, claimant Of the
middleweight championship, here
Friday, will insttll enthusiasm into
the students for the art tOf Crap
ping.
Robert S. Zuppke, coach or the
University of Illinois, a wrestling
enthusiast. has urged his football
players to take up the art.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
BEGINS SCHEDULE
METH CHICAGO

Chicago. Feb. 15.-tUnited Press)
The annual schedule meeting Of
the American association opened
here today.
Before entering into discussion
on the 1871 schedule the formalities
of awarding the 1920 pennant to the
St Paul team took place.
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QUAD.CITY NIGH GAMRG
wednesday,
Deek Island nj East xellAA
(friAay.)
GaleshuYy ct Rock Island
Moline ct Davenport
East Moline q Atkiaoe1, :
(6aturday.)
R0ek Island ct Cambridge
Galesburg Ut Moline.
Davenport ut Genesee.
Cedar Rapids st st. AMbrese
Juniors.

All local basket teams have hard
games this week and some OF the
fastest loop battles ever SEEN In
these parts will be fought In the
next four or five days Thsre are
two games scheduled that have .
bearing on the quad-city title. On
Wednesday the Islanders meet East
Moline, and. Moline plays Daven-
port on Friday.
The locals. having to play three
games this week, are generally ex-
pected to- take it easy IN the East
Moline Sgame tomorrow. In the
first game q the season the Island
ers defeated East Moline, 62-s, 10
pot much opposition is expected.
Galesbarg Friday.
On Friday Rock Island meets
Galesburg on the local floor. The
Islanders were defeated, 1892. In
the first game with Galesburg, but
they are out for revenge on their
home floor.
Moline meets Davenport ct the
]. B. Young school, the same night,
IN a battle that should be fast and
furious. The "SVedes" have shown
greatly improved form the last few
weeks and the Iowans will have to
work their hardest to win. II Dav-
export SHOULD lose. they would
about tie with the Islanders for
first place. : .-'''
Hard Games Saturday.
| Instead Of playing easy games
on Saturday, as has been the GUS
tom, all the local squads seem to
J have scheduled just as hard battles
for that day as on Friday. Rock
| Island takes on Cambridge at Cam
bridge. where the locals win have
to fight the limit to win. The Cam
/ bridge squad was lost on the biz
: Moline floor last Saturday and fell,
17-15, but are reported to have an
unbeatable team in the Cambridge
gym.
r Davenport goes to Ceneseo. III,
= squad which has defeated all OF tn,
local teams. The DavenpOrters los
to Geneseo in the previous battles
by the score of 2O-16. AID theJ
= were off color in that battle aRl
!, the dope will be about equal Sat
urday.
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NJ
a.snstsna college basketball
sr1st has two games scheduled
~ present week, and n meet-
u. fhecs two teams, Coach Swed-
- men will 90 up against for
siishle foes. Thursday night the
- scrap of the SESSION between
srria and st. Ambrose will be sesn
/ = the Rock Island door, and Sat-
~ the Swedes will Journey to
s1mouth to meet Coach SIEGE
- team.
lneie has met and defeated both
y these teams this season. Z al
! sosah both St. Ambrose and Men-
se1th are represented by strong
@Intsts and each are determined to
|, "a the tables on the Swedes In
Ais weeks games.
Saints Play Hard.
N Ambrose has continued to de-
al sll-comers, with the exception
z I professional team, since its de-
~ by Augustana, and another
~ fought battle will be seen on
he Augustana gym floor Thursday
rirht. Coach Devlin has been
sending his men at a terrific pace
luring the last week, and his team
iii give the Swedes Z run for
theiR money.
IN the last contest, Ausie tri-
vmphed over Devlin's men by a
margin Of five points, 81 to is. The
victory was due largely to And
reen's ability to sink free throws,
n making nine out of IL for his
tam in the previous game against
The Ambrosians. -
Out Of EOth Games.
Andreen, however, will not be
able to play in either the st. Am
hrose or the Monmouth games. and
without his services the outcome II
doubtful. With st. Ambrose. Augie
has the advantage of playing on
their home floor, however, and the
SSedes are again picked as win
nsrs in Thursdays contest. Thii
ume is the last time afforded tc
fans of the tri-cities to see Swed.
lerg's men in action on the home
loor.
After this weeks play, three
games are left ON the schedule. but
all are played away from home
The largest crowd of the season u
anticipated for Thursdays game.
Coach Swedberg sent his mel
through a long drilling yeste,da,
afternoon, working them on ever!
phase of tie game, along with hal
IN hours scrimmage. A similal
practice is scheduled for tonight
and tomorrow he ' i'll put his mel
through a light practice.
II Shakes Up Team.
With Andreen out of the game en-
tiYely, and Rydholm suffering wit
! bad Charlie-horse. Coach Swed
terg will work his present squa
hat much harder, in an effort t
ecunteract the loss of these tw
nan. Swanson will probably b
used. at center for AndFeen. Bens
! tton and Lundeen at forward, an
Dunn and Dahlquist at guard. =
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The Sportscope
his profession, second only to c. d.
Gibson as an artist.
BY Bruce Copeland.

his profession, second only to C. d,
Gibson as an artist. 4
TAD" followed Edgren to New
York about five years later. He,
too, was caught in one of Bris-
bane,s raids on the most promising
newspaper talent in America. Tad"
never wholly abandoned the Dav-
export style. 1t is still discernible
in most, Of his work. especially his
boiling cartoons. Tad" however,
is essentially a humorous artist In
search OF the laugh and the chuckle,
In that he has no peer.
Ed Hughes has always b6en .
free lance csrtoelist, drawing chief
ly for newspaper syndicates, He ID
u master for action, especially OF
boxing. His characters in ink seem
10 live and breathe; TO wFithe and
spring with human agility, Hughes,
also, is essentially = boxing ear.
toOnist. Mis- long association with
the top-nOtehers Of the ring made
him so familiar with the sport that
he became m expert critic and
used his sketches TO illustrate his
boxing stories.
Ed Ripley Of the New York Globe
stand with Edgren, Tad and Hughes
as the, ranking sport cart0onists.
Rips" style ID radically different
from the others. He leaves about
half the impression Of his work to
the readers Imagination. That is,
he uses few connecting lines in his
drawings, employing what artists
describe As shadow" work in
which most of the Interior lines ara
left to the readers imagination.
Larry SemOn, star movie comedian
Of the Vitagraph forces, abandoned
promising cartoonist career to
first write, then direct, and finally
enact slapstick roles for the screen.
As sLeo" with the New York Eve.
ming Sum, up to about six years
ago, he WAS In z class BY himself
when II came to stimulating mirth
among sport fhAl.
Many other cartoonists have be-
come fambus by way of the sport
page. Some of these are: Bud
Fisher with Mutt and Jeif;;" Sid
Smith with THE Gumps;" Rube
Goldberg with Foolish Questions
Ike and Mike" and other features
lVic Forsythe, creator Of the present
"Joe's Car" but formerly Of "Flooey
the Fam" Jean Knott with Penny
! Ante" and others too numerous Il
mention.
Sport drawing, like sport writ
ing, has come to deviats from tn
beaten track Of spoFtdon. Genefa
sports have become such . petea
4 institltion In the affairs Of Amer
LEA, particularly that sport dEsWinj
and writing is devised to piqae TIL
I, interest Of those who, perhaps
might not be sport fsas essential
| ~. To-day the sport pa3e attract
al agos. Ill castfs and bcth sexes
Ten years ago. Z paragraph n
sport column petfalniaG T. fenin
Inc or childish ieihles- aaythial
! that was not esse1t italy Of spert-
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The Insider and his friends will
regret the passing Of the Ed Hughes
sport cartoons which have been
featured on this page for the last
three months. Announcement to
this effect has been received and
the service will expire with this
weeks releases. Hughes has de-
cided to discontinue the art that
made him. famous and devote his
time to other pursuits.
The remaining Hughes cartoon
features will be, after today, sRing.
dom Furnishes Greater Thrills
Than Any Other Sport" and "Jack
Britton Is the Modern Napoleon Of
the Rlne." The former viii bo re-
produced ThursAsy, the latter Sat
lrday.
Ed Hughes ranked with the top
notch newspaper cartoonists. al
though he was never actively at
uAsee" "~
are only very ie 81 e ras-s s,' o.
tho New York Evening World, is
regarded generally as the dean Of
the profession. Next 70 Losren'
Thomas a; Dorsan lag :, .., o,ea
tor OF Judge nui run naoo'
Sports etc. - s''" = 'Ao'' '
ond.
Most Of the leading iIlustrators
today got their hrst pen ana I'M
institutions from Charles Dana
Gibsen. Tho sDeH c.rtoonists iol'
loves - tne MsAG r :. .ac .svo -" :,
New York from Paso keoles. Caiii-
In 1894 He WAS ~d1sccvered ny
Arthur Brisbane, wnos IN cohnoc'
ton With esta0llshihe tae Nov
York Evening Journal, ploneci
Hearst organ IN tle eaet. se1seo
his employer as chlei scout ioi
high class talent
Edgren was 80 imoueo VITA Inv
Davenport style OF asswilg tuat ~
was brought east 70 become ina,
famous artists successor. heals'
had Just estaDlisned nis New .oIs
Journal and Edgrep was put =
wcrA % general car.oon.s s.,. "a 20
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7 JACK PLANS TRA

son. MasA. Feb. 16.-Jack
psey Is planning . six-weels
o. England and France. Civ
4nihitions with his spaYring
-
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Tota. pinsIsland Citys, 2,712;
Reserves, 2,466; c., R. I. & p, q
112; Tractors, 2,24S; BARRIERS, g.
a39; NJ. & s., not reported.
Game ayerage-Island Citys, 904;
Reserves, S22; c., r. l. 4 P, 701;
Tractors, 749; BARRIERS, 746; NJ. &
s., not reported.
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Fight Results

Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 15.-
Tommy Gibbons Of st. Paul, de-
issted Hugh Walker Of Kansas City
last night in 10 rounds.
/. 81. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 15.-Jimmy
Nurphy of st. Louis, shaded George
Warrington Lee, Chinese boxer.
New York, Feb. 15.-The 20
lound match between BOmbArdier
Wells and Battling Levinsky 1t
London, Feb. 23, was called OF.
Detroit. Mich, Feb. 15.-Boxing
eanuissioners stopped the match
setween Johnny Grifiths and Jack
Ferry in the sixth round after
Gflmths had been repeatedly warn
q aaginst holding. Perry had led
I'll the way.
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All the news all the ume-The
Argus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-05
-7-7s0s----77777-------
 ONE NEGRO HOY

From the New Orleans Item.
 The public hears oftenest of the in- dividual negro, through the press, when he Is breaking some law or, innocent or guilty, is lynched It is always pleasure to remark upon any brave deed by black or white It is an added pleasure to comment on an unselfish action of this nature by colored man. We refer again, therefore, to the case of Luke Knight, negro boy, Whose rescue of. a mother and three babies from the gas-laden fumes which had overcome them in their home. It was related in The Items news columns on Mon day. The elemer. of mystery attach ing to the dangers of gas aspnyxia- ton, with uninformed persons like Knight, make the danger of it. under the circumstances that existed. seem more fearful than they really ate The merit of this boys action .s therefore all the more commendable