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.coNDENsED RECORD or TIE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. DoiNes. ACHIEVE.
MENTs, surFERiNes. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
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WESTERN

WESTERN
Patrick Hurley. A, choked to death
In a restaurant In San Francisco when
4 piece Of STEAK which he was eating
became lodged In his throat.
William Beasley. charged with
breaking jail at Rockport. Mo-. who
was shot by Sheriff Fischer at Nebras-
,ka City, Neb., while attempting TO
evade arrest, died In hospital al that
place.
The seven members Of the Oregon
Supreme Court signed u telegram to
President Harding petitioning him to
appoint William Howard Taft as a
member of the United States Supreme
Court to succeed the late Chief Jus.
t,ce White.
John G. Marsh OF Memphis, agent
OF the Secret Service, arrived In Lit
tic Rock with B. g. Morgan. who was
arrested at Hot Springs In connection
with recent threatening letters writ.
ten to President Harding. Morgan will
be examined US TO his sanity. He said
he Ind Travelled extensively recently
and TINT he had FALLEN out with Har-
ding"
The sentence Of Private william f.
McDuffy, who was found guilty by an
army courtmartial Of the murder OF
Private Oscar c. Mailman, on the
night Of Sept. last, has been com.
muted by President Harding from
death by hanging to life imprisonment,
according to orders received from
Washington at Eighth corps area head.
quarters In San Antonio. Texas.
Recommendation that a 1900 foot
peak In the Tatoosh range. Rainier Ma
flonal Park, will be named Lane Peak.
In honor Of Franklin X. Lane, former
secretary Of the Interior. who died re-.
Gently, has been forwarded to the Ma.
ilonal Geographic Board by the Ra.
ni.r Park Advisory Board at Seattle.
The peak was described as one Of the
most beautiful in the national park
Flnmes which shot from a stove and
burned Mrs. Alfred L'Ecuyers arm
when shs, rcplenished the firebox with
coal which had been stored in the
basement. resulted In the discovery Of
oil seeping into the excavation beneath
the LEcuyer home In the heart Of
Spokane's residence district Several
gallons OF the fluid were haled from
the basement In a day, according to
Mrs l.'Ecuyer's account. conveyed by
neIghbOrs.
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Never.

''The stage is not true to life" "Oh,
come now" "Did you ever see a
housemaid like the ones In musical
comedy?"
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II is the toy mustache Of today that
is always spreading beyond It's bound
aries.
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Helpful Hint.

Jones-I want to do somsthins biz
and clean bsfors I diA
Booss-wash an slaphant.
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A Solvent.

Liquor always loosened up our pat
rons," said waiter reminiscently.
Meaning. we suppose. that It released
the "tip" from the tipplers.-Boston
Transcript.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-26
INDEPENDENTS
REJECT TEAMS
OF BOOSTERS


The Chicago Boosters, profess
sional footballers, composed Of the
pick Of the Decatur Staleys, Thorns.
Stayms and Cardinals. are seeking
to arrange . game with the Rock
Island Independents for Dexter
Park pavilion, Chicago. Joe E.
Prendergast, who il managing the
affairs OF the Islanders, announced
today.
The Boosters, managed BY W. ].
O'Connor, one of the lessees Of the
pavilion, have urged Manager Prem
dergast to accept terms of either
$3.50 or 60-40, with expenses guar
anteed to the amount Of $500. A
telegram to that effect was receiv-
ed late yesterday.
Offer Rejected.
Believe you would be the best
drawing, card Chicago has ever
known" advised O'Connor by wire
However, Prendergast, after re-
viewing the situation carefully, de-
cided to reject the proposition sc
| far as q game this Sunday is con.
cerned.
Il do not favor such a small
guarantee while we are in position
to demand some of the terms i'm
posed on the Independents in Rocl
Island by other teams last sea
son." explained Prendergast. "Ther,
isn't a chance Of accepting gam
for Sunday, and the Boosters vii
! have to raise the ante MATERIAL.
il they want US to meet them
week hence"
Out Of Condition.
:, If the factors come to terms be
, fore the end of the week, the In
dependents will resume their train
ing next Monday in preparation 70
the event. 1t would be folly I
, attempt to play a game Sunday
, owing to the fact that the eleve
, has had no practice since their dc
feat Of the Staleys, Jan. 9, in Chi
cag0.
+ Manager Prendergast is expect
5 ing word from the Akron Indian
in the meantime, and it might
possible that a game might be al
ranged for Chicago a week frol
n Sunday. All depends upon whe
; the Indians return from the
transforming trip along the Pacif
slope.
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JESSEACER TO
Get ANY TERMS
Former Champion Meek as Lamb
in Begging Chance to Regain
Honor Lost to Dempsey.
BY HENRY L. FARRELL.

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
New York, Jan. 26.-The boxing
millennium appeared to have ar
rived today with former lion OF
the ring become as lamb. Jess
willard, former heavyweight cham
pion, appeared in the dual role.
Anything to get back into the
ring against Jack Dempsey and
show that my defeat was an acct
dent" was Wizards proposition to
promoter Tex Richard, who plans
the bout for March II over ii
rounds.
Ready to Yield.
Naturally, Willard demanded n
nancial return within reason. ou'
otherwise the Kansas giant was
ready to yield to the promoter.
"Of course, Dempsey should hav'
the big end Of purse. He's cham
pion," willard said. THE financia
terms or other conditions OF tn
match do not interest me. l will
box on a percentage basis or an!
other system Richard may desire
! I have asked for a chance to vindi
cate myself and I'm getting IT,
Jess Seeks Partners.
Conditions of the bout may b
made public the latter part OF IN
month. It was said at Richards OF
lfces. Willard, meanwhile, !
| rounding up a training stan, ,
said. He declared he would sig
the Eest men possible to LITERAL
1 whip him into shape. A camp I
/ New Jersey or in the Adirondack
4 NAV be established for his train
ing, he said.
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TENDLER MEETS
JACKSON today
Star Lightweights Clash in Milwau.
kee and Winner VIII Get Match
With Leonard.

Chicago. Jan. 26. - Two eastern
boys, great lightweights, will do
battle for Frank Mulkern and a big
crowd of folks in Milwaukee to-
night, They are scheduled for the
customary 10 rounds in the Audi
forum, and will be well paid for
their work. The fighters are Lew
Tender and Willie Jackson of New
York.
Lew fights with his right hand
out n front, southpaw style. and
does his hardest hitting with his
left mitt. Willie is just the reverse.
He is a right-hand socker, and
stands up, with his left glove ex-
tended. They both hit well. but the
Jackson right is probably more dan
gerous for any one punch than any
thing Tender has in stock.
They hive fought couple OF
| times. The first time Jackson
knocked Tender down in the frs,
| round, and still claims that he stop
ped Lew. Willie deposes they gave
his rival the benefit of long count
on that occasion. ..s. H..
| Tender Favored.
! That Jackson right made Tender
pretty cautious after the first spill
but Lew got up and was winning a
the flniDh. Most Of the critics a
their secon ! fight slipped Tendlel
the shade. Lew is the betting favor
tie tonight and has a better chanc'
to win, because good man will
two. hands always figures to bea
another good man who is only ef
fective with one paw.
But Lew will have to. keen hi
chin out Of harms way. Willie
a jaw-cracker and no mistake. n
il particularly dangerous startin
on. After traversing sever,
rounds he's not quite SO pepp
especially if he is getting stung lii
: Tender will sting him.
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the A. E. F. championship belt, the
fans wanted to see him 60.
The man who had licked 'em all
in the army must be . killer, they
said.
But Bob had a smart little fellow
looking after his ring business.
The little fellow was Jimmy
Bronson.
wait until Il get the army
champ going good" said Bronson.
! So that's what he's been doing
getting Bob to going.
He kept his fighter pasting easy
marks for the count Of 10. Fol
months Bob has kayoed on an av-
erage of one setup per week.,
A short time ago Bob was SEN
:, to the Blue Ridge mountains O
West Virginia to take q rest cure
Bronson announced that Bob hat
gone stale.
| Maybe Bob wasn't so stale a
was claimed.
:. Bronson was planning to ste
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PREDICTS PUBLIC
WILL BE BARRED
IN SCHOOL SPORT

Chicago, Jan. 26.-The time 10
coming when the public will be
barred from school athletic con-
tests. declared E. C. Delaporte,
supervisor Of Chicago school ath-
letics, today. All his troubles with
school athletics were due to those
on the outside who Influenced the
players, he said. Graduates and
other outsiders betting on games
we're the chief cause Of disputes.
The student body is usually
sportsmanlike and ready to abide
by the rules, but those with q
|, financial interest or . misguided
sense Of loyalty cause the most
| friction.
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POST FoRFEHS
FOR RING SHOW
next TUESDAY
johnson and Van Ryn Put Up Cash
for Coed Faith Slnnett NayH
Sign Reed, Wicker for Semi

Forfeits of 500 each have been
posted by Walter johnson Of Mo-
line and Al Van Ryn Of st. Paul.
for their impending 10-round bout
Tuesday, Feb. /, at Industrial hall.
Rock Island, under the auspices Of
the Sportsman's A. c. Frank
Bakersfield will promote the show.
while Frank "Cocky" Sinnett. erst-
while bantam star, is matchmaker.
The Sportsman's A. c. incurred
the misfortune New Years DAY OF
having Pete MARROW of St Louis
walk out on them at the last mo-
ment when he pleaded missing
train. NARROW was to appear on a
friends agreement" between his
manager and Promoter Bakersfield.
Johnson was to have been his op-
ponent, and was in readiness for
the contest.
To Weigh at 1S9.
Moreover, Johnson and Van Ryn
have agreed to weigh 139 pounds
at p. m. 1t will be the first time
in several months that Johnson
will meet a boy of his own weight,
and his tri-city admirers expect
him to wipe out his defeat by Van
Ryn last spring in the Illinois the
atre. t
Van Rtn's record since his VIC
tory over Johnson follows:
Walter Johnson, 8 rds, n. D.
Curley yallencourt, 10 rds, n.
D.**
Jack Mccarthy. ) rds-, K. O.
Mickey kerst, 10 rds, n. D.
Billy Storms, 6 rds., N. DE-
Jo4nny Schsuer, 3 rds, X. o.
by'*s
Johnny Schauer, 10 rds- n.
D.*"**
Tommy Comiskey, 10 rds, n. d,
Tommy Comiskey, 10 rds, n. d.
Harry Boyle, 8. rds, N. De
Curley Va'lencourt, ) rds, K. o.
Bat Seash0re, 6 rds., n. d.
: Johnny O'Donnell, 10 rds.. n. j.
s Buddy Mcdonald, 10 rds, N. D.
Newspaper victory.
3 *sNewspaper draw. tGsi
**+Claimed foul. ff.S
"*sNewspaper defeat.
n Matchmaker Sinnett had signed
e Jimmy Andrews Of Cincinnati, to
box Johnny Chug Of Kewanee, fol
"A the semi-windup next Tuesday. bu
70 Andrews has refused to post for
~ felt, while Chug has chugged ou
is of the match. claiming that the en-
a gagement would conflict seriousl
of with a match arranged previousl
10. for Feb. 3 at Kewanee. +a
- Wicker Versus Reedf
o Sinnett said today that he migl
a. sign George Wicker and GeorR
. Reed for the semi. Wicker mad
IN many new admirers for his show
NO ing against Bum" Sells last FIR
day night in Davenport. Reed. OF
of the toughest birds of them Al
has been training faithfully
III late.
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Tex Richard is a good Snowman.
He's always looking ahead.
The stubbornness Of the public
in accepting the 100000 Carpen-
tier-Dempsey fight baby just spurs
Tex to figure out . new deal.
He's booked Bill Brennan and
Bob Martin for a 15-round decision
fight Feb. Is.
After this fight is over the heavy
weight dope may be all mixed up.
The public may clamor for some,
body else to meet Dempsey besides
1.-The Frenchman.
Both Stayefs.
Brennan and Martin are stayers
from the Dempsey angle.
Brennan has stayed longer will
Dempsey than anybody else.
| Martin has stayed away from
Dempsey longer than anybody else
Bill has tboxed all the top-notch
ers. Bob shas boxed nothing bu
setups.
when Sergeant Bob Martin cam
back from @"Over There" wearing
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" Ma,.tio'

the army champ out into faster So
ciety. He needed . rest to get ready
for his big test.
Brennan Is q tough bird. Even
Dempsey admits 1t.
Martin-how good Is he? His
ability can't be estimated until he
meets An honest-to-goodness bruis-
er.
Tex Sits SPretty."
II Martin can kayo Brennan
quicker than Dempsey did, then
there'd be no logical reason to
trouble the ,Frenchman for an
other trip to America.
The public would demand thai
| Martin take a crack at Dempsey's
title.
Tex Richard is hedging.
II the 100000 Dempsey-Carpen
tier waif blows mp, and il MartiI
beats Brennan, Tex is sitting pref
ty."
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ARMOUR TOUCH
FoEf0R AuGlE
Chioagoans, Who Play Here Tomor-
row Night, Have Shown Well
Against Big Ten Teams.

Augustana college basketball
quintet will have one Of the hardest
games on this years schedule when
the Rock Island school meets the
Armour institute five on the home
door tomorrow night, according to
q statement by Coach Swedberg
this morning. The Chicago team
has been winning the majority Of
games this season and its present
strength is shown by the fact that
Chicago university beat them by
only a few points.
Hard Weeks Drill
knowing the strength Of the
team which his men will meet in
tomorrow's contest, Coach Swed.
berg has been putting his. men
! through a stiff grind this week
Monday afternoon the Swedes met
the Moline Cardinals in a practice
game and in yesterdays practic,
they were put through q long work
out against the Rock Island higl
school team. Coach Swedberg ha!
worked out some new formation
plays. out Of bound plays, and new
signals have been perfected, all o
which will be used against the Ar
Imour aggregation tomorrow night
i Team in Good Form.
| All the men are in first elias
condition and II Augie hits he
stride early in the game, rea
Exhibition Of basketball is prom
Used. The Armour institute tear
has on its present q number of bi
ten teams and the calibre Of basket
ball required Of q team to get sue
games as those Of the big ten cor
ference on its schedule must mex
eesarily be one of high standing. q
it is certain that in the Afmou
team, Augie will meet a tough foe
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nv DEAN SNYDER


Tying Ty Cobb has a new mean-
ing now.
1t once meant tying him at the
plate and on the bags.
This year it will mean tying a
whole ball club that is being d.
rected by the quickest thinking
brain on spikes.
But Ty was never tied as q play
er. Tying him as q skipper will be
a bigger job.
He takes the Bengal Cats il
hand at time when their claw:
are dulled.
Already he's started sharpening
'em.
The best and only way to get
loser out of a rut is to apply re
form-not destructive but con
structive.
Reform Schedule.
So Tvs brain that has out-smar'
ed players for IA years will try t
outsmart rival managers too.
The fast Georgia Crackers prt
gram will be:
Spring training to benefit
players-not pocketbOoks.
! More rope for base runners.
| Win tOday's game today!
/ Less attention to cards and
dice. :.
Thinking baseball of the
I diamond rs we'll As on it.
4 Fighting till the last man IS
out.
Speed-always more speed.
Cobb's rebuilding can't be a
complished in a day or a seaso
But, judging from the way Detro
fans supported loser, they'll ba'
, I'D a fighter.
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Diference Of Power. j.

Lewis is so poor a wrestler that
he can only apply his deadlock
after he has worn down an oppon-
emit by brute strength, as demon
strated Monday night against Cad
dock. Gotch with his taunts and
tricks would have tied Lewis in q
knot before applying his ever-suc-
cessful toehold. ~,
Hackenschmidt would have made
comparatively few passes within a
half hour, but each grip Of his
hands alone would have taoen all
tthe fight out Of Lewis and made
him a mark for the Russians ire
mendous lifting power.
There is a great difference be-
tween the strength Of Lewis and
for instance, the power of Franz
! Gotch. Lewis uses the deadlock
1t is his only hold. The strength
of the hold is concentrated in his
! left upper arm and his side. Tn,
Stranger" has developed this tire
mendous power by practicing will
q wooden head equipped with box
car springs.
| Lewis is all that his hickman,
implies stranger" Moreover
he is a crusher. Gotch and Hack
enschmidt were of different typ
entirely. They were filters il
every true sense of the word, VIII
mixed skill and strength in clear
fair and safe tests of supremacy.
II Both Caddock and Stecher show
ed up" Lewis as a wrestler, bu
neither Of them has . wooden hea
i. equipped with boxcar springs t
, Withstand the murderous headloc
, of the Stranger"
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LITTLE SAINTS
FACE DAv. HIGH
Neighboring School Basket Elves
Meet Tonight in Game That
Promises Bitter Fight.

Davenport meets the st. Ambrose
Juniors tonight in basketball
game that is expected to. be hard
fought. Both teams are. about
equal strength and each squad will
fight the hardest in order to remain
in the funning for the quad-city
championship.
As far as dope goes, neither team
has an advantage. Geneseo de-
feated the Juniors 24-19, and turn
ed the trick against Davenport 20
|16. Davenport high was defeated
by four points and st. Ambrose by
five, which indicates that the two
teams are about equal in strength
St. Ambrose, however, will have
the advantage of playing on its
home floor.
Reversal Of Form.
Davenport has been off color II
the last two contests, krasuski es
pecially playing poorly. The Eas
Acknowledgment game was de
scribed as pitiful on Davenport
part. Reports from the Red ant
Blue camp. however, intimate tina
the team is back in its old form
and ready to tear everything t
pieces.
Captain Cannon OF the Saints,
will be opposed by Krasuski a
center. The big Pole has been play
ing poorly the last two games ant
4 seems to have had his confidenc
4 shaken. He is a good man If h
ever gets started. Cannon, on tn
other hand, is a tall, fast tOssel
who has been making baskets fror
all angles.
ScAick Forward Star.
Schick and Dau will be the fo1
wards for Davenport and Moos an
West for st. Ambrose. Schick
the best man of the four, being tn
fastest and best shot, but the tw
"Saintlings" are by no means SLOW
At the guard positions the hig
school has a little advantage. Ste
son and Layden work together be
| ter than any two guards ain II
l auad-cities and their playing hs
saved Davenport several time
Coughlin and Keller will start Il
st. Ambrose. Hippler, one OF II
Irregular guards, is unable to pls
? and Keller is subbing in his plac
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RICHARD TO GET
CANADIAN OFFER
FOR BIG BATTLE

New York, Jan. 26.-(By United
Press -Canada's bid for the Car
pentier-Dempsey fight will be sub
mided to Promoter Tex Richard
Thursday, according to a message
from Montreal today. c. F. Ora
ham and F. O. Goodspeed announc-
ed themselves ready to head syn
dictate capable Of raising 100000.
Other possible sites for the bout
were held in allegiance until Rick.
ard had threshed out all possibili-
ties
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OF the Georgian's temperament
the years have tanned his hot
head but not his cool brain.
Ty likes limelight. He loves the
color of the spotlight as much as
ever. All prima donnas do.
Last year when he wasn't lead
ing, due to injury, he was the pic
ture Of gloom. But he fought his
way back to his 'stride. At the
end of the season Cobb was going
like a house afire.
Hughes Tribute.
When Hughie Jennings quit the
Bengal bird house he paid Ty this
tribute: i.
"Cobb's temperament has stood
lin his way at times. But on the
field he thought so much faster
than other players much of hi'
real greatness wasn't appreciated
mo man realizes the value o
team play better than Ty. III
never once refused to take sig
nal from me.
II don't take credit for de
veloping him. Cobb has been
law unto himself. told HIM t
60 ahead and play his own gam
back in 1907"
Ty and Iris.
President Navin has faith i
Cobb as a playing manager be
cause of Iris Speakers success /
a similar role.
With Iris and Ty thus cast a
the only two playing managers
: the majors their clashes will a
!. ways be full of additional color.
t Ty in his double role can be el
k pected to rival Iris when he gel
his machine clicking la Cobb.
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Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 26.-(Unit-
ed .Press. Johnny Kilbane. feath-
erweight champion. has been offer
ed $4,000 for . 10-round bout with
Blockie Richards qf Dayton. Ohio,
in that city. he stalled today. Kill
bane said he was giving the offer
serious consideration"
The scrap. IL agreed on. Is to
lake place some time between the
latter part OF February and the
middle Of March. Richards Is to
do I26 pounds ringside and Kilbane
about the same.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL
BASKETBALL

Results last night in the Sunday
School basketball league games
played at the Y. n. c. A. were as
follows:
Oak Grove, .; South Park, Z.
Fifteeath Avenue Christian, 10;
Grace Lutheran, Is.
Central Presbyterian, 81; Ziou
LutheraA, l.
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LOMBARD FALLS
TO KNOX QUnaT
BY COUNT 1922

Galesburg, ILL.,. Jan. 26.-(United
Press i'm their annual clash be-
fore a great crowd last night, Knox
college defeated Lombard college
at basketball, "a to %. A feature
of the game was q sensational
squirt of Lombard in the second
half, which almost gave them vic,
tory. despite Knox's big lead in the
first half. This victory gives Knox
a fair show for the Illinois con-
ference championship.
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COAST IEAGUERS
TO HAVE 26-WEEK
BASEBALL SEASON

San Francisco. Calf, Jan. ga
26-week playing schedule. opening
April S, was adopted by the Pa
cific Coast Baseball league yester-
day.
The schedule was shortened two
weeks over last seasons Schedule
to accommodate the two northwest
clubs.
They held that q shorter sched-
ule would enable them to open and
close at home and would be in dan
ger Of less interference from the
weather.
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MAN O. WAR GOES
| BACK TO HIS OLD
KENTUCKY HOME

=
Berlin, Md, Jan. 26.-Man o. War.
Samuel D. Riddles famous S-year-
old racing champion, left this aft
ernon for his future home in Ken
lucky. where he will enter a stud.
Man o. War is due to arrive in Lex
ington late today.
Only about twenty-five persons
saw the departure. The great racer
left the Riddle farm, five miles from
here, shortly after noon. accompan-
led by Trainer Feustal and three
attendants.
Man O. War was well hlanketed
for the trip to the railroad. being
led all the way. The weather was
cold and blustery.