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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
NIT WIELDERS
HAD BUSY YEAR.;
BIG PURSES UP
Bantams Particularly Active Title
Is Passed Around With
Abandon.

New York, Dec 20.-(By the AS
circle realm of pugilism, where
titles are knocked down to traders
with the hardest or the truest
punches, business was Drisk il
1921.
There were many bidders for tho
title of the bantamweights and mil
lions in purses, more or less, were
offered by a group of traders well
known to the sporting public,
Irish Joe" Lynch of New Iorks
west side, came into the year with
the title and then lost it to Pete
Herman of New Orleans. Peter,
however, went to sleep one night
at Madison Square garden and
Johnny Buff, a jaunty little Jersey
tie, stood forth until he met Pal
Moore of Memphis, Chicago and
other places and Pal offered more
punches and of a better quality, &C
cord4ng to some of the witnesses.
Not SO long ago, there was a tile
on the market-one for $50 pound
ers, or junior hghtweights. Upon
the scene came one Johnny Dundee,
a former Italian fish market clerk,
who realized his ambitions after
II years by winning the new title
in bout with George CLANCY of
Baltimore.
Johnny Kilbane, grey-haired king
of the feathers, was least active
OF the lighter men. He engaged in
an affair with a boy named Danny
Frush and after some rounds of
punch trading, Johnny offered his
hardest right and retained the title.
Benny Leonard, expert fist throw
er OF the lightweights, engaged in
number of encounters, but re-
tanned his title. He may make an
offer for the welterweight title,
held by Jack Britton. Britton had
one important engagement during
the year-he defeated Ted ("kid''J
Lewis, the British former title
holder
The middleweight king, Johnny
Wilson, has had several bouts He
engaged Bryan Downey, an awk-
ward but hard puncher, and after
being fioored several times, was
awarded the bout on an alleged
foul. They decided to try again.
The result was an uninteresting
no-decision affair.
Georges Carpenter, the smiling
Frenchman, whose kindly manner
and fighting propensities won fo-
him a snug corner in the hearts
of American sport lovers, held the
light heavyweight championship
won in 1920 from Battling Levin
sky. in four rounds, but he essay
ed to become the heavyweight title
holder as well and found the bid
ding of Jack Dempsey too high.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
TUEsDAY-THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUs-DECEMBER 90 1921.
AMP NAMES u. DEVINE QUARTERBACK
LEE GOOCH AND
GUY M'WHORTER
SOLD BY PLOWS

The Moline Fans association to-
day announced deals whereby Lee
Gooch, outfelder, and Guy Nc
Whorter, pitcher, have been sold
to Piedmont in the Virginia league.
The consideration is cash in each
case. Gooch is understood to be
in line for the managership of the
Piedmont club.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
TEXAS POPULAR
WITH MACNATES
Majority of Major League Teams
Again Select the Lone Star
State.
BY HENRY L. FARRELL.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
New York, Dec. 20.-TeXas con-
tinues to be the most favored train
ing grounds for the big managers.
With the exception of Connie
Mack all of the major pilots have
selected training sites and six of
the 16 have been chosen in Texas.
Florida and Louisiana are next
with three clubs each, Arkansas
getting two and California one.
San Antonio will harbor two
clubs, the Giants and the Tigers,
and Hot Springs will have a pair in
the Pirates and the Red Sox.
Eight of the clubs return to the
scene of last years spring actiyi-
ties
The Giants return to the San An
tonic, the Pirates go back to Hot
Springs and the Cards work again
in Orange, Texas.
The Braves, who worked out last
year in Galveston, switch over 10
st. Petersburg. The Robins will &C
to Jacksonville instead Of New
Orleans. The Reds passed up
Cisco and will go to Mineral Wells
instead. The Cubs will train on
Catalina Islands instead of at
Pasadena and the Pills switch over
from Gainesville to Leesburg.
Only two changes have beer
made so far in the American league.
The Yanks are going to New Or
leans instead of Shreveport and the
White Sox have chosen Seguin,
Texas, instead of Waxahachi.
The Indians return to Dallas, the
Browns TO BOgalusa, the Senators
to Tampa, the Red Sox to Hot
Springs and the Tigers to H I
Wells, near San Antonio.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
ADMIT KNOX AND
MuLIKIN TO THE
NEW CONFERENCE

Decatur, i'll, Dec. 20.-Word has
been received here to the effect
that Millihin university has been
admitted to membership in the mid
west athletic conference made up
of Knox and MiIlikkin in Illinois.
Cod and Cornell in Iowa, Beloit
and Lawrence in Wisconsin, and
Carleton and Hamline in Mime
sofa.
Faculty and athletic representa-
tives of the organization met in
Chicago yesterday. Carleton col
Iege OF Mortified, Mimi, has been
awarded the 1922 track and field
meet of the conference.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
BASKET SQUAD
PROFITS FROM
INITIAL CANE
Coach Kimmel Sets To Work ra-
reeting Faults Evident Against
the Academy.
BF ART WILLIAMS.

The first game of the b,.
/ ketball season was valuable In ~.
Rock Island high school team +
! was fortunate for the locals the
schedule did not call for a team II
, greater strength than that of An.
gustana academy.
! As the result of this game Coach
kimmell has something to work ON
in building up the squad. One ~
the things to be ironed out is the
tendency to run foul of the rules
Having to remove men because of
personal fouls proves costly AZ
times and would have been mora
evident Saturday night if the Grim
son and Gold had been against a
stronger five. Edwards was taken
out at the end of the second hair
and Captain Shelter was on tia
verge of being forced out.
This week will be taken up with
plenty of practice at passing tie
ball. The lads showed good work
at different times in the academy
game but after the ball had been
worked underneath the basket they
were unable to loop it Practice
in basket shooting is another thing
that is badly needed.
In Shelter, Edwards and Al7fne,
kimmell has good material. With
plenty of work this week a much
better showing is expected against
East Moline at Rock Island Friday
night.
Woodward. a new man. although
not scoring a single point Satur-
day, showed promise. His handling
of the ball is a noticeable feature
and Coach Kimmel is hopeful. His
defense is good and he and Shelter
may be changed around Shelter
has ability in jumping. and in case
no other is found for center he will
be used there
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

crlbber is horse that keeps nib
bling at the side of the stall. While
such habit seldom Injuries the
horse to any extent, it doesn't i'm
prove him.
Instead Of getting a great horse
IN Playfellow, Sinclair felt he had
been goldbricked, and took the case
10 the courts for a settlement.
Evidently what happened to Sin
claim threw a scare into tho mag
mates. All of them must have read
the facts as brought out in the
Playfellow' suit.
Most of the magnates at the
meeting talked in whispers. and
moved about the hotel lobby in a
mysterious way. 1t seemed that
each one was afraid the other was
trying to goldbrick him. The mo-
ment a player was offered in trade
or sale, the other magnates began
to wonder if something was wrong
with that particular player.
IL seemed that no one wanted TO
have windsucker or a cribber
on him That, perhaps. ex-
plains the failure for several trades
to go through.
IL wouldn't surprise me if with
In the next month a number of the
deals Matched at the meeting were
put over.
Fear of being regarded as a
fall guy slowed up the. action at
he meeting.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
SPORT BRIEFS

Grand Rapids. Mich.-Tomry
Gibbons, St. Paul light heavy
weight, won over BARLEY Madden,
New York. in a 1O-round no-deci-
sion bout, according to the opinion
of newspaper men.
Mobile, Ala.-Bob Hughes was
given the referees decision over
Tim O'Dowd, Atlanta, at the end Of
10 rounds.
New Orleans.-Harry Foley, HCt
Springs heavyweight, won over
Young Bob FitzsimmOns in Is
rounds.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

In between his duties at the
baseball meeting ia New York
last week. II. II. Sexton of
Rock Island. president OF the
National Association OF Profess
siOnai baseball clubs a0d men,
Der of baseba,Ts advisory coun-
CT, found time to sell Russell
Uefty) Ross of the 1921 Is
lander pitching staff.
Springfield, Mass in the
Eastern league, wanted n SOUTH
paw Eurler and purchasd Ross
upon the Rock Island mans
recommendation. The price,
while not made public, is re-
ported to have been q substan-
tiaI figure.
With Il tailend team last sea-
son. Ross finished with IL VIC
tories against IG I0sseS. He
took part in Sc games, appear
ing several times as an Quilted
er. In effectiveness based on
average earned runs per game
against him, Ross stands 80
among 60 pitchers seen on
Three-Eye lots during the sum-
mer. He held the earned runs
TO 3.57 per game.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

KiIlinger of PENN State and Aid
rich OF Yale-two &shining lights
Of the 1921 gridiron. Killinger was
rated as a quarterback on Ibis team,
bet played virtually the halfback
position. He has the'most peculiar
elusiveness of any back on the
field this year, andsthat, too, when
apparently about to be stopped.
Killinger has accomplished this
feat against every team he has. OPP
posed. Aldrich of Yale gets the
other halfback position by a con-
siderable margin, as man who
combines high wilIf power with the
skill necessary to answer to thai
spirit. Remarkably agile and with
a fine side-step, he ran for long
gains through everything he faced
this year His name will be written
large in annals of football as
player without flaw.
The back position goes to Kaw
of Cornell, the greatest performer
on a muddy field the winter has
ever seen. He is thorough all
around man, kicker, forward pass
err, catcher, and has the greatest
lunge forward when about to be
tackled of any man in the back
field today"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
BOBBY HUGHES Is
GIVEN DECISION

Mobile, Ala, Dec. 20.-United
Press Bobby Hughes, St Louis
bantam, was given the decision over
Tim O'Dowd Of Atlanta at the end
of q fast 10-round bout here last
night. Hughes was given seven
rounds and three were even.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

Philadelphia, Pa-Jake Schafer.
worlds champion 1872 balk line
billiard player, won the first two
blocks of a $500 ponit exhibition
game from Roger Cont. and leads
500 to 247.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
FOOTBALL HAS
MANY PLAYERS
Census OF Illinois Colleges Reveals
Over leo Who Played in
1921,

Chlcago, Dec. 20.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press According to what
is probably the first census of ILL
nois college football players ever
taken, there were more than 1900
college football players on Illinois
gridirons in the season just passed
The actual count from % Illinois
. institutions heard from was 1.19O.
but the list does not include several
more schools, which would have
topped the 1000 mark and left some
to spare. These are the census fig
ures as reported by athletic direc-
tors and football coaches:
Augustana college. Rock Island. rs
bradley Polytechnic, Peoria. . SO
carthage college, Carthage "a
DE Paul university, Chicago. AZ
Eastern Illinois State Teach
ers, Charleston .. "a
Eureka college. Eureka .. 80
Greenyilie college, GreenviIle. 30
Illinois college, Jacksonville AZ
Illinois State NoryaI university.
Normal Al
lllinols Wesleyan, Bloomington. 81
James Millikin university, De-
cdtur NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. *
Knox college, Galesburg ... So
Lake Forest college, Lake For
Lincoln college, Lincoln TX
Lombard college. Galesburg 40
McKendree college, Lebanon 81
Monmouth college. Monmouth. %
Northern Illinois State Teach
DeKaIh -
Northwestern college. Naper-
so
Northwestern university, Evan
9toh ..--....-- 80
Quincy college. kinney. 25
Shurtlen college, Alton AZ
southern Illinois Normal, Car
Dondale ..-..... 40
St. Viator college, Bourbonnais. AZ
University of Chicago .. 90
University of Illinois .141
Western Illinois State Teach
ers, Macomb ~
Wheaton college, Wheaton 81 4
Figures for the three big univer,
sites Of the state include fresh
men, Illinois reporting rs, Chicago
and Northwestern 40 each. Illinois
also had 81 men on its intramuraI
teams trying for the class cham
pionship and 200 in its coaching
school taking football as a required
but these latter items were
not included. Neither were count
ed the rs football players at the
Y. M. c. A. college, Chicago.
Hara 10 annShar I;+%I1
tary on the popularity of the sport
IN Illinois, from DIR. Livingston C.
Lord, president of Eastern Illinois
State Teachers college at Charles
ton: +!
We report "a men out for foot |
ball this year out OF a total of So |
men enrolled in the college in the |
season."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
NOTED EASTERN FOOTBALL + =
EXPERT GIVES IOWASTAR
THE CALL over M|,,lMILLIN
An Sections of Country Represented his Team
California aud Roberts Of Centre %GfTen
zs Edge FOL
y permission of ,coIlier's.)

by permission OF tCoI.
SECOND ELEVEN, II
Swanson, Nebr.... Or
Sister, Iowa. $3.50. In
Trott, Ohio State. Pu
Larsen, Annapolis st
Bedenk, Penn St. w
Keck, Princeton. :. M
Kiley, Metre Dame ST
McMillin, Centre Le
Owen, Harvard. FIR
Davies, Pittsburgh Ba
Mohardt, N. Dame. Ha
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

THIRD ELEVEN. f
Crisier, Chicago.
Into, Yale
PueeIik- Nebraska
Stein, Pittsburgh
Wheichel, Georgia
Mcmillan, California.
Stephens, California. .
Leurie, Princeton
French, West Point.
Barchet, Annapolis
Harlan, Georgia TecA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

Fear of being regarded as
fall guy slowed up the. action at
the meeting.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-02
STRIPPED BY LIGHTNING

(By International News Service)
 PARIS, July "A bolt of light ming completely stripped Louis Mar tin, shepherd, who was caught in a thunderstorm in the mountains near Levens, but he escaped with only a few burns.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-02
BILL BRENNAN GAVE
 DEMPSEY GOOD GO
UGy N~~octarod Pross

NEW YORK, July 2-Thc only boxer that ever got a real good days work out of Jack Dempsey was Bill Brennan. Usually Jack knocks an opponent out in the first two or three rounds and collects his days wages. But somehow or other Bill is one of those fellows who cant get to sleep right away Once it took six rounds for Dempsey to quiet his nerves and on another occasion Bill remained awake twice that long.
 This second occasion was last De. cember at Madison Square Garden. Brennan was sure feeling fine that night. He acted as though he had just taken shower under the Fountain of Youth and instead of sticking around wondering which way to dodge next, he stepped up and showed the champion all his stuff.
 Some of it didn't seem to sit very well with the king of fighters. Early in the bout Brennan handed him wallop that for a moment seemed to daze the head that wore the crown. A little later on his glove slashed Dempsey's mouth and after q while other corpuscles began to take the air in the vicinity of the champions ear.
 The experts said Brennan carried the fight to Dempsey for ten rounds Some skeptics believed the cham. pion tarried that long to give the movie fans d treat. Other people whispered that the real low down on the thing was that Dempsey had not trained hard for the scrap and was not in good condition. The fact remained that none of his caveman punches were in evidence during the early part of the fight.
 He assembled one of these wal. lops in his left arm during the 12th round and let it loose upon Bren- nan, squarely amidship. The big challenger's body assumed the pos ture of a half-opened pocket-knife, his head dropping almost to his knees. Fighting hard against the ap- preaching end. he spread out his legs and remained up. While swaying in this position Brennan received sound smash on the jaw and fell to the floor.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-02
Teash0ps and Studios Of GreenWich Village Called
 HeU Haunts Of Miquity

ated tie high priestess of the Jolly Friars, with dignity.
 "ls that so-o-o-n?" rejoined Mrs, Levy, with just trace more of sar. casm in her voice than she evidently intended, for she promptly added
 Well. know nothing specific about your place, but I will say that some of these places have pillows in the windows, on which men and wom en recline together, smoking cigar cites. think it's simply awful, and when their smokes are gone another couple takes their place, arms around each other. right on the window sill.
 Then came the case of the Blue Bird. Its proprietor found a powerful patron in the person of a police cap tain. who gave it his emphatic OK" OK"
 'I furnish only light entertainment for my patrons" piped a youthful artist with waving mane and bow-tie His employer agreed that the victro- la was the loudest thing in the place
 Against William Cohen, who runs palace of art almost next door to an undertaking shop. Roran complained that when the mourners come then in your place is dancing and jazz"
 MT Cohen silenced Horan with a wave of his hand, then steppel for ward a pace or two and proclaimed gravely:
 "Mr Commissioner I have made arrangements with the undertaken that when he holds wakes my piano is quiet"
 Famous Greenwich Village haunts and heir habitues are charged hy a reforming society with being:
 "Vicious. immoral. greedy;
 "Unsanitary, mean, sleep killing:
 indecent. lascivious. pestifcrous. "
 Moreover. they are declared worse than the old Iaymarkct, worse than McGwk's Suicide Hall" worse than ,hc House of Lords and worse than the wild "Rod Light" district
The New York herald., 1921-02-13
COOKS AND WATERS
WIN STRIKE IN ROME
Increases Will Range From
S to so Per Cent.

Special Gable to TIE NEW York HERALD.
Copyright, 1871, by THE New York HERALD.
ROME, Feb. 12.-After a three day
fight, In which the serving of meals in
hotels and restaurants was practically
suspended, the employees have won their
strike and will receive decided increase
in wages. Cooks have been granted an
increase of seventy per cent. in the
highest class hotels. while those in lesser
eating places won n sixty per cent. in
crease. Indoor servants received In
creases ranging from 8 TO so per cent.
according to their wages. The walters
will also receive as service charge
from to 20 per cent. of the bill. ac-
cordlng to the amount and the standing
of tho hotel.
The strike caused great inconvenience
among tourists and persons living in
hotels. Robert Underwood Johnson,
American Ambassador. who lives at the
Grand Hotel. was one of the victims. but
he and Mrs. Johnson were accommo-
dated by members of the Fascist, or ex-
treme nationalist party. many of whom
did gratuitous service as walters to meet
the emergency. In some cases the hotel
proprietors themselves acted as cooks.
One cause of the strike was that the
moro luxurious hotels did not pay the
entire service charge and refused TO al
low the walters access TO the books in
order that they might check the amount
cashed daily.
The New York herald., 1921-02-13
PARIS FASHION tFIXERS
OPPOSE BRIGHT COLORS
Aghast at Tendency to RiDof
RainboU's Glories.

sp,cial Cable TO THE New York nssIth
Copyright, 1921, bv TIE New Yrss 3fsnidl
New York Herald BurNu,
Paris, fcb. II.
Paris fashion "1xers" are UP IN arms
against a report that milady's robes next
season will be a muddle of varied coiors
such a muddle. indeed, as tn cause an
epidemic of color blindness OF a dazzle
disease among the male population. The
most novel idea so far advanced Tor the
spring style is the use of two color COM
binations whereby. for instance. gowns
would be draped, in so far as the left
side is concerned, in pale blue silk. while
the right side would be covered with
rose colored silk. just as In the era OF
the Renaissance.
Important dressmaking firms like Pa
auln. Worth and Madeleine to-day de-
cried the extremists and prophesied that
thereafter robes must be OF the simplest
design possible II the good will of the
public Is to be retained, especially In
view of the fact that a natural reaction
is appearing among the public against
continued cxcesses in expenditures.
For women who insist on displaying
their wealth. tho alternative to simplicity
in dress is to adorn their robes with real
gems instead OF gilt or silver thread.
which has increased the vogue for
French embroidery since the war ended.
The New York herald., 1921-02-13
NINE. THiERS'S NECKLACE
OF PEARLS TO BE SOLD
I54 Stones, Weighs 524 Car
cts, Value 81 ,250,00O.

Special Cable 10 THE NEW YonK IIrrNp
Copyright, 1877. bv THE NEw YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Feb. t2.
There is an opportunity for the wife Of
some wealthy American 70 acquire
pearl necklace which has the advantage
OF historical value as we'll as beauty
This exquisite bit OF jewelry is the neck
lace which Nine. Theirs. widow OF the
famous President of the French. be
queathed to the Louvre. Now the cura-
tors Of the museum have announced that
they do not believe the necklace to be OF
sufficient historical interest to warrant
keeping such n large potential sum OF
money Idle and 80 Il II TO be sold
From this Il may be gathered that only
persons OF ample means need to worry
themselves about possessing this treas
ure 4 matter or fact. one expert has
valued the necklace at about si.2J0.o00
The entire necklace weighs 524 carats
II consists Of i54 large pearls, made into
three strings.
The New York herald., 1921-02-13
GENERAL, INVITED, HAD
LUNCHEON ON TIME
Insisted on Punctuality
Though Host Was Absent.

Special Gable 10 THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1871. by TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris, Feb. IL.
Strict punctuallty IS a thing which
Gen. de Maudhuy. one OF the fighting
Generals OF the great war always has
insisted on as cardinal rule in his
scheme Of life. Having found II a good
rule for a soldier he considered It equal
ly applicable and therefore did not
abandon it upon becoming a Deputy.
And with the General rule is rule
always. SO they are telling story in
parliamentary circles about n luncheon
TO which he was invited. The time sct
was IL 80. Arriving. exactly at the
stroke Of the. half hour the General
found that his host and hostess had not
come In and he was shown into the
drawing room TO wait. This he did for
ten minutes. Then he rang for the but
Ter. Luncheon was ordered for 12:S9
was It not?" he asked.
Yes"
"Then serve II at once" the Genera
directed. And when his unpunStusl
friends arrived. late but protuse with
their excuses. the General was Just fin
ishing his coffee.