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PREP SCHOOL FISH
COMPETE TONIGHT
IN A. A. u. EVENTS

Chicago, March STARS Of the
middle west prep schools will share
the spotlight with A. A. U. entrants
from Detroit, Milwaukee and Chi
cago in the annual indoor swim
Of the Illinois Athletic club to-
night. The Central A. A. U. water
polo championship will be decided
by the senior swimmers while the
representatives from six visiting
schools will meet Chicago teams in
the Junior events.
Miss Sybil Bauer OF the /. A. c.,
holder OF the worlds back-stroke
record for women, will meet Miss
Margaret Woodbridge Of the De-
troit A. c. in an event for the ma
uonal GtlA
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Of mpIC STARS
. Offered NOVEL
PLAN FOR 1924
Les Angeles Seeks Big Games, OF.
feF1ng Beard Care and Trans.
le9tatisa FREQ 4 Al Charges.
BY HENRY Z, FARRELL,

M HEN MI L. "A h1&E Akas
United Press STAFF Correspondent. J
New York. March Bob"
Weaver, president of the A. A. u,
il going to Lucerne in June to get
the 1924 Olympic games for Los
Angeles.
He il going loaded with the most
tempting bait that has ever been
offered to foreign nations.
Los Angeles will bring the ath-
letes Of every foreign nation to the
Pacific coast, take care of them
while they are there and send them
home-free of charge.
Il believe our invitation will be
considered very favorably," Weaver
said in . lefter today.
Gets Sweden, France.
Sweden and France have written
letters to the boss OF amateur ath-
letics, assuring him of their SUD-
port when the vote comes at the
international meeting for a site for
the next games.
Last summer in Antwerp the
English delegation also expressed
their favor Of holding the next
games in America.
There seems little doubt that the
following nations, with the oppor.
tunity Of fine trip with freigh,
paid will consider the invitation
favorably."
Ideal Sport Climate.
We have every argument in oul
favor as far as climatic condition.
are concerned" Weaver SAYS
with the new stadium we viii
build We will have one Of the fines
places in the world to conduc
every branch of sports on tn,
Olympic calendar"
While no definite plans wer,
mentioned 1t is understood that tn,
Los Angeles committee plans t,
charter q ship and collect the ath
letes Of all the European nations
bringing them to the coast an,
sending them home the same way
Best Games In History.
This would make the next game
the most representative and til
best in history as the smaller ma
tons have always had difficulty il
getting the money necessary to sen
q representatives team to tn
EAmeS,
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on the head. From where he was
he doubtless saw six diamonds and
Z dozen teams in action.
Eczema had covered himself with
glory by falling down and catch
ing . long ny while splitting. Pure
accident, but the colored trainer
was tickled brown over it. I was
enduring behind the bat, but the
strain was awful.
In the last Of the seventh, with
the score Is all, and nobody down,
Buck Horn cracked like ice in the
sun. He filed the bags. and things
looked black. Then / heard . yell
from Lefty North:
Brewster! He's back, Mac! Here
he comes!"
Tears In on High.
! Sure enough, v. Morgan Brew
ster, the missing, was tearing in
on high. Right pronto I had time
out for something, and before |
was done stalling out prodisal
pitcher was in suit and amb1ine
out on the mound.
, Horn went to first and North to
right field, and Freddy Hopper wob-
bled for q spot to rest. Our press
agent was al in, even to his spikes
Il don't know where you been
Brewster" snap, as he comes for
signals, but if we lick these guys
you're forgiven"
And I'm here to relate that baby
opened up. He stopped Fir Forks
dead. Not man reached first the
remainder Of the game, and v
Morgan crashed one in the ninth
himself that gave us three runs
and victory.
(To be Continued.)
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CENESEO PLAYS
ONE MORE TILT
Down.County Stars Meet Mendoza
High Friday Night In Last Bas-
ket Game Before Tourney.
(Special Correspondence. J

Geneseo, ILL.,, March 2-The Cen
eseo high school basketball team
has one more game to play before
it enters the Rock Island district
tournament. It will meet the Men
dota high school quintet friday
night on the Geneseo floor.
The first game played with Men
dota was staged two weeks ago ON
the Mendoza floor and resulted in a
score OF 1910 in Genese0's favor.
This game, Friday night, is expect
ed to be won by Geneseo by an
equally large margin.
The Geneseo team spoiled its u1-
defeated record last Friday night
when it met Moline. Coach Pruitt
has stated that the loss of that one
game, in several ways. was good
thing for the team. 1t has taken
the jealousy out OF certain members
Of the team. who thought the 9TH
ers were getting all credit for win
ming games. It has awakened their
fighting spirit, and has given them
mora strength for he tnut1z1ne
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X-RAY REVEALS
PULLED TENDON
IN RAYS CALF

Chicago, March 2. - Omitted
Press).-Joie Ray. long distance
runner Of the Illinois A.. c., has
pulled q tendon in the calf of his
right leg, an X-ray disclosed to-
day.
Ray was injured in the First
regiment A. A. indoor track and
field games Saturday. It is the
same injury that handicapped him
in the Olympic games last summer.
He will be unable to compete in
the eastern meets. but may be sent
into the Central A. A. U. indoor
championships March Is.
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BLIZZARD CATCHES
STAR DOG RACERS

The Pas. Manitoba. March -
Somewhere between here and Film
Flon, the eight contestants in the
annual 2O0-mile Hudson Bay dog
derby, early today were '.mushing''
their way onward. struggling
through . heavy snowstorm.
Indian runners who brought re-
ports into this place say A. NJ
Pratsau was setting q fast pace
with Walter Goyne, American en-
try, and the others trailing.
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I got up and took one in the
ribs-anything to get on being my
motto and Eczema washington
Ambrose was up. But the dusky
Mr.. Ambrose was not In form un-
less he held dice in his hand, and
he was the first out Of the frame.
Freddy Hopper. shimmying around
the rubber like q reed in q gale,
smote nightly at 4 coupla heaves,
falling fiat on his face after the
second strike.
The picked press agent was such
q circus that even l had to howl.
And when he accidentally swung
and hit the next ball, and started
to run toward third before correct
ed, Fir Forks went crazy.
Oh, It was an unforgettab1e game
Ill right. We scored six runs in
the first before our side was out
Then Buck Horn attempted to
pitch.
Five Rams to Bad.
Buck had speed. but he was wild.
er than q band Of roaming mus.
tangs. Fir Forks made I'VE runs
before being retired. I was nearly
Ia wreck. Jumping and plungine
| for the Montanan's shoots was ter.
rible punishment for an old-tfmer
wondered how many cantos
would last.
A weird and wonderful thing, The
game went on. Both sides hit thu
apple merrily, but We held our owl
in runs registered. Bloom, Wrig
ley and Worth turned in some Erea
stops and catches, and Lefty Nortl
slicked 'em at first like younl
Tenney. One fly scared out Il
! Freddy Hopper and nearly hit hin
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sition to lead or counter effectively,
Doig making him miss repeatedly.
La IL

sition to lead or counter effectively,
Doig making him miss repeatedly.
Goats employed his left hand a.
most exclusively in the seventh
and continued to jab Jimmy around
the ring. Jimmy appeared to be
solid smashes in the midriff. The
in a bad way from the effect Of
solid smashes in the midriff. The
smile which he had worn through
out the battle gave way to ghast-
ly grin as Goats continued to pile
up the points.
Jimmy backed Goats to the ropes
at the beginning Of the eighth, but
Doig extricated himself with a
right smash to the stomach. Dogs
tricky clinching began to tell on
Nuss. Jimmy hooked q hefty left
to the jaw, but all further fight was
squelched when Doig countered
with a right to the stomach. Goats
had the upper hand in q mixup at
the bell.
Jimmy In Bad Way.
Nuss ran into straight left at
the beginning OF the ninth and a
right cross to the jaw put him in
q bad way. This was Dogs best
round. He almost f1oored Jimmy
with . right to the heart after a
breakaway, and followed with left
to the jaw and a right smash to the
stomach. - Goats was batterln8
Jimmy mercilessly at the bell:
Nuss strove valiantly for a
knockout in the 10th, but Doig
camped on every Highlander.
Goats then cut loose with every
thing he had and forced Jimmy to
Weld in all corners of the ring.
Nuss was game and logged. look
ing for a chance that never came.
He pulled up anxious-eyed and
weary at the bell. Doig has given
him an artistic beating; 1t might
be described, in polite way, judg-
ing from Goats buttered asldes
during the conflict.
Pau, Rau, R2u.
Vincent Rau of Dubuque, proved
no match for Young Sugg OF ke-
vance. taking a high dive in the
second round after 30 seconds Of
punishment. Rau took two knock
downs in the first round for a nine
count in each instance. Suge
didn't have much opposition. the
end coming after he had chased
Rau around the ring measuring
him for q long-distance haymaker
Sugg looked good to the house and
drew a big hand.
Walter Moody. alias Kid Cutie
punched Jack Showers into sub
mission in the second prelim
Moody took the second and fourth
while the first and third were even
showers dropped Moody in thu
second with left to the jaw de.
llivered from a quick shift. Mood,
took a short count. but arose ane
retaliated with a right hook to thu
Jaw that dropped Showers. Thu
/ latter bled profusely in the thirt
land spattered claret all around tn
ring. The boys looked like Indians
when they left the ring.
| Slugger Jeffrey, Rock Island
dropped Butch" Richie, Daven
port, in the third round Of the cur
taln-raiser. Richie had no de
tense and was always wide opei
for crushing punishment. Jeffre!
showed class with q good punch.
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THE EVERGREEN WILDCATS
Brewster Back in Nick Of Time.
CHArTER uuI.

1 guess I've taken paft IN plenty
o. Wild md unvasnished hall kamee
since the onerdld-cat daye, bat
that Sunday afternoon battle q
Fir Forks will alwaye live In the
memory Of SQsawk McGuR q the
tussle that won the. solid rubber,
self-hlling toothpick. Honeydove!
put . team on the field to start
the game, although I had no hone.
Crumb, Clay and Doyle were in the
MOSCOW. Brewster had disappear
ed. Nanny Hatton could hardly
hobble with his bum foot. Not one
Vt my three pitchers was available.
Buck" Morn, the big cowboy,
thought he could take . whirl in
the box, and went behind the bat
myself. Once upon . time had
been . good catcher, but l wa
pretty old and stiff. One practice
peg to second was sufIicient for
me. The old whip felt like . win
dow that has stopped . rock ii
full flight.
Lefty North was stationed on
first and Simpson had been brought
In to play second base. Robin Wrig.
ley was on short and Curly BLOOM
held down third. Johnny Worth
was in center, .as usual, but my
other pair Of fielders were . cry fol
help. had been forced to parl
the brunette Eczema in left. and
In right field was none other thar
our peerless press agent, Freddy
Hopper. Il.
Freddy Below zero.
He was absolutely below zero
Somewhere he had stumbled upor
q still running to capacity, and b,
was walking in circles.
Lets try to make . bail gam,
OF 1t. boys!" I yodel, - Worth wen
to bat in the opening stanxa. ICE
. few runs, now, and make EN-
fight"
| A fast ball performer hailed a.
Smoky" Burrows was tossing To-
them and Whis Worth prompt,
cuffed him for . double. Curl,
Bloom followed with a single tina
brought him in, and even Sim
Simpson, who ordinarily hit hi
weight in cream puffs. dashed tn,
egg for q pair Of burlaps. Bucl
Horn finished Smoky Burrows b.
hitting one back among the trees
and I'll gamble that onion is Their
yet
A new hurler was greeted b.
Lefty North with . sweet triple
and Robin Wrigley chased him owe
with another solid swat. The boy
were smacking that cherry lik
crazy men.
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AUe|E FAVORED
TO WIN ANNUAL.
BASKET HoNORS


Decatur. Ill.,. March with 10
Of the - schools OF the Illinois N
tefcollegiate Athletic conference
represented BY their basketball
teams, the 18th annual tournament,
which opens here tomorrow morn
ing, is looked upon by critics to b
the best in the history Of the con-
ference.
For the first time Il has bean
impossible for critics and omcials
to select . team that could b. dop-
ed to sail through to the finals: IN
fact 1t is q hard proposition dop-
ing the winners in the opening
games with the single exception OF
the Millikin State Normal contest.
which Is given to Wann's team By
all. the dopesters.
as Augustana Strong.
The Augustana quintet holds .
unique position in the 1921 event.
inasmuch As it II the only team
which has . possible chance Of re-
peating its former championship.
OF course, Wesleyan and MILL
kin, the two headers in the confer
ence from . basketball standpoint
covering a period Of years, have .
chance to add another win to their
three secured, but Augustana ID
the only quintet in the major Sec
ton that has won before, besides
those two.
Bradley IL not . member OF the
conference, William and vashti has
gone out Of existence, while Eureka
has been placed In the minor divi-
sion, q thing that has caused CON-
siderable criticism to date and
which may have to be threshed out
before play starts.
Looks Coed for Augie.
| The Augies are looked upon 10
almost certain to play in the finals
Saturday, whether they win from
St. Viator in the opening clash or
not; and many are expecting them
to trim the Bourbonnais crew In
the first game, despite the fact St.
Viator holds . victory over the
Rock Island quintet ut Rock L.
land.
Those two teams, with Wesleyan
and Lombard in the upper division.
are expected to night it out on Sat-
urday for the first four places, al
though Millikin, with q weakened
. team, may come through in better
/ shape than critics expect.
/ The loss of Captain Gill and Pos
/ cover has been . big blow to tn
! Wannmen and for once they are no
doped as championship contend
er.
: The major division promises I
s be one great treat for the fans VIII
|. should witness the closest game
|. ever staged in the history Of tn
: conference.
VI The. major division Is not gofnl
i to furnish all the thrills this year
n for the minor section with elevel
D teams in 1t, is bound to deveiol
: some classy battles.
t Illinois college, Carbonate Nor
q NAL, Eureka and DeKalb Norma
are the four teams that loom ul
strong. although Mckendree ha
o been cutting some wide taE:r
|. down in southern Illinois this sea
e son.
0 Many of the teams were due t
It arrive in the city this afternoon
0 and early evening while students
|. sport writer's and the usual follow
t ing that always show up at the an
/. nual events are on hand ready TO
> the opening game.
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NATIONAL BASKET
TOURNEY TO OPEN
AT KANSAS CITY

Kansas City. Mo-. March a.
UNITED Press. The entry list
closed here last night for national
basketball championship tourna-
ment with IS teams who will con-
test the A. A. U. title.
The tourney will open In conven-
ton hall here next week
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Al far q prejudice g0ee, Il there
Is any complaint against these coll
umns on that account. The lnsidef
chose Nuss to win before the battle,
making open avowals to that effect.
After the first exchange II WAS OBJ
vious that Doig was the stronger,
more skillful and most experienced.
Nuss had only . furtive chance OF
winning by 4 Knockout. Otherwise,
s
There Is NJ excuse for fAvof1t.
ism, whether hone Interests are
concerned or not The mere met
that q lighter happens t. 10 boxing
In his home town makes not . par.
ticle OF difference - 70 Tie decision
unless he earns IL verdict IN his
merits. A boy iron RAttlesaAke.
Utah, has Just - nacA chance Of
home product, % fnr - The Is.
lander is concerned.
The Moody Showers preliminary
mix was one Of the most sanguin-
airy in tri-city boxing annals, with
Showers the chief dispenser Of
gore. The claret flowed in steady
stream from the latter's nose In the
fourth round, covering them both
SO they looked more like Indiana.
! ers in Section A were treated to q
novelty shower OF blood.
Each boy scored . knockdeWn,
Moody went down after beins
clipped by q left hook delivered
from . shift. A moment Later,
Moody caught Showers with . right
hook to the jaw, and the latter sat
right dewn on the canvas. ThelY
furious exchanges had The big
house in constant uprog. Dstl
Vincent Rau of Dubuque was q
poor match for Young Sugg Of Ke.
vance, but displayed rare stamina
until forced to take the full coun,
after 30 seconds of fighting in thu
second round. Rau' was dropped
twice for nine-count in the first
Sugg just stood back, measured hi.
opponent and then let him have it
The last one struck Rau's vulner
able jaw and he wilted.
Il
port, took . bad beating IRON Slug
|, ger Jeffrey Of Rock Island, In th
curtain-raiser. "Butch" is ~ tong
, rs they make 'em, but Lacks com
pletely an adequate defense for
> little slasher like jeffrey. The Ii
lander, though swept Of his feet 4
times by the little towhead's vii
PUSHES, popped the latter good m
plenty. a9a finally stopped him !
; the third.
= The wlndup was held up for SCI
eral minutes while the principe
= argued upon the weight question
The argument began at 8 p. Z
when Nuss appeared at the rel
g devious to weight in. Jfmm
hopped on the scales and tippe
9 the beam at 15lA pounds. Sal
Michaels, his manager, then set U
4 howl for Doig. Investigation r
vealed that Jimmy had partaken I
p a Dig steak and lain down for
n nap. "a
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FISTIC FLASHES

Cleveland, Ohio, March s.-Joe
Lynch, bantamweight champion,
has been matched for q 10-round
bout with Joe Burman Of Chicago
ON March 10. Burman is to make
lis pounds ut s O'Clock. Bryan
DOwney of Cleveland and Battling
Ortega, western middleweights, will
meet ut Canton ON March II, n q
12.round 60.
, Milwaukee, March 2.-Rftchie
Mitchell, signed to meet Rocky
Kansas In q return match, asked
for q meeting with Champion Ben.
ny Leonard in New York first.
New York, March s.-By United
Press Johnny Wilson, middle
weight, today challenged Mike
O'DOwd, former title holder. "llI
give him one week to sign," he
said.
Kansas City, No., March 2.-By
United Press. Hugh Walker and
Tommy Gibbons, heavyweights, will
meet in q 1O.round bout at Havana
Cuba, March II, according to terms
accepted by Jay Thomas, Walkers
manager. 1t will be the third meet
ing this winter for the two box.
efs,
Pittsburgh, Pa March Skid
Williams Of Baltimore, former BAN
tamweight champion, and Tommy
Ryan Of McKeespOrt, will meet il
q 1O.round boxing bout tonight al
NcKeesport, near here.
New York, March 2-(By Cnitet
ss.)-Bill Spengler, New York''
fighting. cop and a member Of tn
Olympic team, beat Gordon Muncie
amateur heavyweight, in . three
round bout last night at the Com
nodOre hotel.
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YANKEE RECRUIT
POLES 3 HO1GERS
AT SHREVEPORT

Shreveport. La, March 1.-(By
United Press.) Another rookie
with leaning toward home runs
was uncovered yesterday in the
New York Yankee camp. Norman
Mcmillan, infielder from the South
Atlantic league, hit three drives
over the left field fence.
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All the news all the time-Ths
Argus s-a...-z
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The Insider attended the mix,
saw EVERY bit Of action and ac-
counted for EVERY blow that
counted for . point either way.
Subsequently, he awarded DOfg
eight rounds; Nuss two. It was
ridiculous for anyone to insfnuate
that Nuss should be accorded
something which he DID NOT earn.
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eats Jab Draws Blood.

~ p.ne began to tell on Nuss in
.xtn when the blood commenc-
70 now from his nose and
s'n. Doig launched a body at
tss.aa mat doubled Jimmy up like .
ie. Jimmy vas never in po-
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whsn thsy wers thirsty II they could
find no water.
-oh. just when they're thirsty she
exclaimed IN a tone 81 aurprlee. '-raen
had better give them a basin Of
water. becaume father gets terribly
provoked a. the robins when he asea
them IN our cherry tree ~ in the
strawberry Batch.
ted her that IN the strawberry.
patch robins were much mere likely
to hunt the grub and eutworsna that
lnjure the roots ~ the vines than 20
eat Strawberries. bat that they d4d
ike cherries. asked her II she would
like 20 make friends with the birds
and TX a place IN her garden where
they could drink when they were
thirsty or hattie and splash about IN
warm weather. She was delighted
wifh the idea q making somsthing
useful and wanted 20 know how 10
build a bird bath. 4 gladly promised
70 help her make one and accordingly
l went 60 ther home one morning so8n
after eur conversation Tnwnther we
gathered several baskets fuii 81 small
stones from a vacant iot near hsr
home. then NO selected a spot In en-
open space IN her garden whsre Ne
set up . pyramid about three feet
high. After we bad flashed Il we
filled 3 big flower pot saucer with
water and placed u on top q TIE
pyramid.
When the warm weather came the
birds used this bath 90 much that the
water had 20 he changed several times
. day. But the pleasure ~ watching
the different birds that came 90 fas
garden 20 auench their thirst ard
splash about m the cool water more
than compensated for the ailwhtI
trouble Of filing the hath. The other
members ~ the child's family became
as much interested IN fheir faafhery
friends as the little mason WHO had
built the hath. and the practical fata-
e. observed with satisfaction thar hin
fruit trees wers less attractive 10 the
birds.
some 81 the other chlidren IN fhe
neighborhood became anxious 20 be-
friend The birds ard one % the best
results ~ their new interest wMa thaf
the sraai boys were isss tempted so
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RESULTS ARE wANrEp

Has anyone ever heard of a great
corporation throwing It's money away
Certainly uutt And when a great
corporation with an advertising ap-
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world Il selects only those which bring
results. That's why IAgget A. Mey-
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is medium for putting over 60 the
people Of Pensacola SIS "Fatima
Neek" message.
This II a personal message 10 you,
Sir. merchant. why should Ligwut
= Meyers choose The Journal exclu-
ssvciy Tor ifa advertising campaign
Tor Fatlma cigarettes IN Pensacola II
Il did rot believe that this paper
reached the greatest number o. people
who buy IN Pensacola
Sentiment
Who ever heard Of sentiment In tns
business dealings Of a great corpora
fsong
Resuitsg
Results. ana yea know e. The
merchants of Pensacola know that
Llgget Meyers seek results when
Tfhey spend money. just as does any
other concern. That's why The Jour
nal has been chosen fer this campaign
and because The Journal has been
chosen LigEatt a Mey&s viii get val
ue received for their advertising
They viii reach the people who buy,
the people who wake up early IA the
morning and read whats happening
Ia TIE world and keep q In their minds
instead ~ reading i and then going to
sleep % forget about g.
once. not many moons age. a Sue
eeasfuI merchant said play with
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ideas. play with the little ones and
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