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chIcaro Second rnn.h cftr

Chicago is the second Polish city h tAa world, according to census figures of foreign-born population made public by the census bureau. The bure1u's ngurea give Chicago total of, 1s7.s1i persons of Polish birth. but church records shcw that the Polish, population includtnx those born in Aenrica- of Polish paruntz. Is fn excess of 275.0 Polish leaders tn Chicago declare Warsaw is ros cnly city with a greater Polish populsnsn. it is said
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Fanned Fifteen Men.

Bristol, Va, Aug 1e.-Frank Far4ey, pitching for the Bristol team in the Ap- palachiaA league against Kfngsport on Monday, famed I5 men. Eristci won the game. to 1. In two conseeWtive in- nings Farley famed three men In the order they came to bat
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petroit (Al
Rartnn fli

zBatted for Pennock in Tth.
 zzRan for Wick in 7th
 ZzzBatted fer Thormahlen in 9th.
 Score ny innings: Detroit ...... o 2 0 2 0 5 o-8 Boston .... 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 A Two base hits. Heilman. Pennock R. Jones, Cohb Bush. three base hits Vearh. Sargent Cobb.
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British GeIf stars Won.

Stamford, Conn, Aug. 1O.-George Duncan and Abe Mitchell. British profes- sional golf stars, defeated Louis Chiap-
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New York Aug. 1o-Henry ?. D1visn of J. P. Morgan and Company late ta- day arrived at Roosevelt Hospital. New York. from bis sumer home in Glen Cove Long Island to undergo an operation -to- morrow for ear trouble.
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FROM RED sox

Boston, Aug. 1O-After losing ten straight games to Boston, Detroit final y broke through by taking the final game If the series tn today by hard hit
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YESTERDAYS RESULTS.


 National Leakue Brooklyn | Pittsburgh O.. ! St Louis 6, Cincinnati 4. (frst). St. Louis 3. Cincinnati $ tsecond).
 American League New York IA, Chicago 8. Philadelphia g. Cleveland B.. Detroit s, Boston 4. St. Louis 5, Washingtons2
 International League. Rochester 10. Jersey City Chrst). Rochester 1, Jersey City 2 tsecond). eight innings by agreement Syracuse 8. Baltimore (frstl. 7 Syracuse 6, Baltimore z (second). ! Toronto S. Newark 2. Buffalo 9, Reading T.
 Eastern League Albany, 3, New Haven 2 (frst). Albanys 2, New Haven (secon61. . Pittsheld 10, Worcester g.. ! Bridgeport 8. Waterbury 3. Hartford 7f Spring gheEd 2.
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ATHLETICS PULL INDIANS
 OUT OF FIRST PLACE

Philadelphia, Aug 1O-4By punching seven hits mixed with four errors in the. seventh inning. Philadelphia scored seven runs and evened the series with Cleveland The final standing was to in favor of the Athletes. In the sev- enth inning Walker had his second home nun in two rays Score:
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Chicago .......... oooO5O 2-s New York .... 0 2 4 3 0 3 2 0 x-14
 Two base hits Shsey, Peckinoaugh: three base shits Falk. Strunk home runs Ruth. Baker 2.
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Father Time was the original wheel man From the beginning he has guns en hE.azcle&
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GAMES TO-DAY. National LeaEue

Philadelphia at Boston @ games). Brooklyn at New York e games). Chicago at Pittsburgh. Cincinnati. at St Louis, American League New York at Philadelphia. E Eastern League Springfield at Hartford. worcester at Pittsfeld. . Waterbury at Bridgeport. Albany at New Haven.
 American Association Indianapolis Columbus 1 (hrst) Columbus Indianapolis s (second) Louisville ' Toledo (. 'eOthrs rain)
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'SCOHQ game
 Cincinnati (Nl

Cincinnati -. .-Sseeos1 1s1 o-S St. Louis ......1 Q Q c 2 Q 6 0 o-3
 Two base hits HoEnskS. CsGmbe Bchne; home runs Mann. ROasch
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Ertle I'd coma Raek.

St. Paul. Aug. 1o.-Johnny .Kewpie- ]. .Evtle- hantamvaiEnt huxnr who nstazesA
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petta of Woodway and Charles MSther- sele of Wee Burn in a S6 hole exhibition match today on the woodway Country club course, up and to play.
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I IUIUUH I' : oness Hanover, Alexander B. and Neva Brooke also started.
 Best time 2.o5 3-4.
 .l.. -s.-- z
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Laura ForDes, Lewis Witt. Julia Anne, Doctor IT. The Jack also started.
 Best time, 2.06 1-4.
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Totals SS 10 24 l2 0
 xBatted for McWee4ly in ohh,
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Washington fAl
TIGERS TAKE FINAL GAME

Two bass hits Miller. Tohin. three b Jacobson. Shanks, Zachary.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-03-18

she thought of the young lady's name,
and she saw that the young lady GER
tainly liked her own name to use it in
conversation like that.
why were you hiding?" asked the
girl.
Il knew you'd say that" said the
lady, cooking her head on one side
and dancing around in a rather silly,
conceited way, as though to say:
I'm so smart, I'm so smart. What
care L what others think, for I'm so
smart"
At least this was what the girl
felt sure she was thinking to her.
self.
why did you say you told us some
thing when we've never met you be-
fore?" asked the boy.
Il said to myself" answered I-Told-
You-So, that boy or that girl will
say my name is unusual. and you did.
Sol"
But you didn't tell us that" per-
sisted the boy.
Il told it to myself, and now can
tell myself I'm right" said the young
lady.
do you talk to yourself much like
that?" asked the girl
"Oh, yes" said the young lady. "And
| knew you'd ask why was hiding.
That's why | didn't say anything.
waited to see If l couldn't say 4 told
you So It's about the same as though
| had told you so when l told myself
So"
MY, but you're fond Of your name,"
said the boy.nOt wishing to argue
Wont you tell us what you do with
yourself all the timer" asked the girl
She wanted to hear of her curious
ways which Master Thoughtfulness
had mentioned.
We'll" said I-Tod-You-So, when
things don't go the way I've said they
would, hide. / keep perfectly quiet.
| never come around and say that |
was wrong. Dear me. no. l never do
that.
But just as soon as something turns
out the way said 1t would, come
around and ! say, I told you sor
"Oh, have very good time, al
ways hiding when I've made mistake,
and always appearing when haven't.
: That's the way do.
"They don't like me much around
here. and really like myself better
than anyone likes me. But tfat makes
no difference.
I'm happy SO long as can say I
told you So That is my Joy In life.''
STRANGE" said the boy.
very curious" said the girl.
'Wel. It doesn't seem curious to
me-" said the young lady. I'm not
beautiful. nor nm ugly. I'm neither
one thing or another. I'm good deal
Of a nuisance. but don't like to
Change my ways"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-03-18
-I-ToLD.YoU-so."

The boy and the girl Adventures
wandered along. They had been told
that they were going TO meet curl
ous young lady named I-Told-You-So.
They had also been told that If they
wanted 10 be liked they'd better not
try to copy her. for she wasn't well
liked. She had a queer disposition.
Perhaps she is AT home washing
her hair" said the boy. He had al
ways thought it was so absurd TO
make such "A fuss over the washing of
ones hair anyway.
Perhaps" said the girl. still, We
were told we would see her. Its
strange we haven't already"
I've been hiding" said voice. and
jumping down from the lowest branch
of tree they saw a young lady. She
looked quite attractive, but as though
she was very fond of herself. They
couId see that quite plainly by her
manner.
WHO are you?" asked the boy,
though he was quite sure he knew her
name.
My NAME said the young lady,
"is l-Told- You-So."
ITS an unusual name" said the
girl, for the young lady looked at her
as though she should say something
Il told you So" said the young lady
OF the same name.
"You didn't tell me anything Of the
kind" laughed the boy.
"And you didn't tell me anything Of
the sort" said the girl, smiling, for
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-03-18
COMING
BACK AGAIN IN
MIDDLE EUROPE

conscientious writer's. Yet throughout
the reports of all these touring chron-
iclers, different as they may be in per-
sonality, there runs a note of incur
able wretchedness-a tableau of chaos
from which no order can ever come
This is very natural result, for in
Austria and Hungary and Germany
one hears nothing from certain class
but the reiterated parrot-cry: IAN
impossible situation; it cannot last"
ones ears are assailed with COM
plants about the unjust and crushing
peace" and 1.-THE fools at Paris" and
the absurdities of the new nations
created. The transient, hearing such
talk and seeing the misery everywhere
apparent, cannot well help assimilat-
ing some of the hopelessness, but If his
view had been longer he would be
able to put such things in true per.
spective. He is too close to the pic.
ture; 1t must he viewed in the light OF
years and there progress is visible.
Few Trains and Slow.
NhSh LII Isl WSul lutO vienna III
the early ,pring of 1919 rode in on
freight train from Trieste. The
train was carrying food and was
guarded by American sailors. 1t was
the only kind of train running from
that direction. The only other train
from any direction was military
train from Paris through Vienna to
Warsaw three times q week, which
was inaccessible to any but officials
and persons willing to pay exorbitant
brides. Trains in every direction were
practically non-existent. Railroad sta.
tons were deserted. The long, empty
passenger platforms and untenanted
waiting rooms seemed like remnants
of civilization which had passed
When train ran semi occaSonally
from Vienna to Budapest the time OF
transit was indefinite. The train
movements accorded with the vagaries
of the crew. Passengers simply tool
a chance. They trusted themselves
to the train much as they would to 9
life raft. hoping for the best but fear
ing the worst.
One train, l recall, which left Buda
pest took four days to reach Vienna
100 miles distant. 1t stopped on The
prairie, it halted at whistling posts
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-03-18
Value Of individuality.

There Is something in you that
makes you little different from every
body else, something that sets you
apart, and differentiates you, and that
something is one Of your most valua-
BILE possessions. Be sure that in your
ambition to be like some one you ad-
mire, you do not put imitation above
acknowledgment. and obscure that
priceless treasure. your individuality.
--fsirls' Companion.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-03-18

BY means Of this new type mali
box, made without lid or covering OF
any kind, attached to street cars op-
Grating In Washington. between
Georgetown and Rockville. letters
can be placed In the hands Of the
postman several hours earlier than by
the street box. Letters may be
dropped into the top while cars are
In motion. The plan Is receiving its
official test on this line and may later
be Installed on all interurban cars.
The postman Ia shown receiving the
mail at the end Of the linz.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
ANDERSON OF
S0X STILL IN
BATTING LEAD
Lee Gooch of Moline Slugs His Way
Up in the Percentage Col
umn TO .329.

]. Anderson of Rockford tops the
batters of the Three-Eye league
this week with 1886, a rather tame
percentage for the leader. Dunning
of Terre Haute has .331, Gooch or
ford 1926. Gooch accomplished the
best bit of work for the week by
advancing from .312.
Manager Elmer Benson of the Is
landers is clouting the pill at a .324
pace, a slump of two points, while
Bill Cole, next Islander in the hit
ting line, is down TO -298. Cole has
been in the throes of slump for
several weeks. Frank Murphy.
shortstop, continues to hit consist
emily, each week showing him
around the .295 mark. His figure
for the week is .293. Last week it
was .294-
The rest of the Islanders expert
enced bill fall-offs in batting effec-
tiveness. Schweitzer slipped to
.2S6 from .294. Bill johnson drop
ped to .259 from .266. Connolly has
.256 to show as compared with
.258 last week. Lord at $50 drop
ped 10 points. Newelrs slump was
the greatest, being from go TO
PAS.
Moline is out in front in team
batting with .2S2. Cedar Rapids,
who for two weeks has held the
Plows to a tie, is second with .275,
and Peoria comes third with .273.
Bloomington leads in team field
ing, a position it has held for a
long time, at 500. Peoria is sec
ond with $50 and Evansville third
with .955.
The Islanders are in seventh
place in each of the two standings.
Leading home run hitters of the
league are: Jones, Moline, Il;
Gdoch, Moline, IA; Platte. Peoria,
10: Anderson, Rockford, II. GOoch
leads in total bases with 81. An
derson has 227, Jones 212 and
Platte 206.
Murphy, Islander shortstop. seems
to have lost ambition with the end
of the season close, for he has not
stolen a base in over two weeks.
Despite this lack of interest, his
mark of AZ acquired some time ago
is still good enough to lead the
league runners. Campbell of Terre
Haute with 33 is his closest com
petitor.
Jim Hutton. Evansville pitcher, is
credited with seven wins and no
defeats. Luke Nelson of Peoria has
won "A and lost 4. R. Miller Of
bloomington can point to IS wins
and defeats. Heimach is the lead
ing twfn-city hurleT with Is victor
les and Z defeats. McWhOrter, his
teammate. has II against 9.
THE CUBS made II hits, beating
Brooklyn, IL to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27

Leon Mitchell of Rock Island and
Jack Cady of Moline are today play
ing for the tri-city golf champion
ship on the links of the Rock Island
Arsenal Golf club in the finals OF
the annual club tournament.
Mitchell won his way into the final
round by virtue of his brilliant vic
tory over his brother, Ardo, up B.
Cady eliminated Art Smith of Rock
Island, last years champion, 3up 2.
Starting three down to Ardo in
the afternoon round, Leon quickly
cut down the lead until he had
squared the match on the sixth
green He was two up at the turn
and playing a steady game all the
way home, ended the match on the
fifteenth green. Ardo lost the
on the greens. his failure to putt
on the afternoon round, losing him
repeated chances to score.
Cady's victory over Smith was
unexpected, as it was believed the
young Islander would be too much
for the veteran Moliner. They
were all even at noon after the first
IS, and Smith took the lead on the
afternoon round, when Cady missed
puts on the first, third, fourth and
fifth holes. Coming home, however,
Smiths work en- the green's took
slump and Cady quickly took ad
vantage. Smith was dormie four,
but won the fifteenth, taking the
match another hole
Finals in each class are being
played over the Sc hole route to-
day and aside from the Cady-Mitch-
ell match, several good contests
days matches follow:
Championship.
Leon Mitchell beat Ardo Mitchell,
up 8; Jack Cady beat Art Smith,
up 2.
Championship Consolation.
Edgar Aiken beat Decker French,
2Ih up 2; Walter Mueller beat Har-
old Lusk, 7 up 6.
Class A.
R W. Lea beat Colonel King, 4
up 8; John Hansen beat NJ. L
Coleman, 3 up 2.
Class A Consolation.
Louis Hansen beat John Sun
dine, 3 up 2; P. Roddewig beat H.
W. Harrington, Az up 4.
Glass Il.
Frank Silloway beat George
Schneider, up 2; W. l.. Hansen
beat C. f. Hansen, 1 up.
Class b Consolation.
William Butterworth beat DIR. S.
Virgins. 21a up 2; Sam White beat
w. W. Greer, 81 up 3.
Class c.
F. w. Bahnsen beat L. NJ. B.
Morrissey, 3 up ,; DR.. C. E. Robb,
beat H. AinsWorth, l up.
Class c Consolation,
V. z. Haywood beat Ed Voss, 4
up 3; Gus Tegeler beat o. Schmidt,
by default.
Class ID.
H. L. Williams beat Tom Griggs,
up 2; L. P. Claussen beat A. r.
Ebi by default.
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Notes of the Game

Fred Smith, Plowboy third base
man, challenged Frank Murphy to
a foot race in the third inning, and
lost. Murphy got caught OH sec
ond and made a dash for third.
Smith received the ball when the
Islander was not more than 10 feet
from the base and undertook to run
him down. In the meantime, Cole,
who was on first, had covered the
distance to second. Murphy led
Smith back to second easily, while
Cole retrieved first base because
the action had drawn all of Mo-
lines infield over to the far base
line.
Schweitzer was caught off third
base in the second inning, and was
out trying to reach home.
Seven errors charged against the
Islanders assisted Moline III get
/ ting 10 runners around the bags.
! Bill Cole had a big day at bat. In
! five trips to the plate, he poled four
clean singles. Elmer Benson col
lected a brace of doubles and a
single in five times up. McWhorter,
for the Plows, had a perfect day
with three for three, besides pitch
ing winning game.
Ben Tate threw three Plowboys
out trying to steal second. Gooch
was his victim twice, each time
being touched standing up. Ben
was also there with the willow, get
ting two hard blows out of four op-
portunities.
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THEY ALL TAKE
SWING AT BALI,
ACCOUNT BARE

Chicago, Aug. 27.-"Babe" Ruth
wrecker of home run statistics. has
Just about wrecked the team NAV
Of the amateur nine of the ST
Joseph Athletic club of Downers
Grove, Chicago suburb. This team,
composed of boys Of st. Joseph
parish, recently was presented with
a brand new league ball auto-
graphed by the home run king,
Il usually put my trademark on
a ball with Old Betsy" wrote
Babe" in forwarding the trophy To
the boys In whom he has taken mar
ticular interest.
Ruth suggested that the ball he
used to stimulate batting and thar II
be awarded to the member Of the
team who made the greatest num-
ber of home runs.
That's where the wreckine cama
in, for now the bunt and the sacri-
fee hit are taboo and every tima a
batter comes up he thinks about tha
Babe" Ruth prize, takes aim and
tries to hit the ball over in the hest
approved manner.
Incidentally, not a base on ha,Ia
has been accepted since the Rutb
trophy was received.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
EAST REGAINS
SUPREMACY OF
THE NET GAME

Boston, Mass, Aug. 27.-UniteI
Press.)-The east today regained
lawn tennis honors.
William Tilden and Vincent
Richards are to meet r. Norris
Williams and Watson III. Washburn
In the finals of the national annual
championships at LongEood this
afternoon.
Arnold Jones OF Providence nv
defeating Morton Bernstein of New
York in straight sets won the right
to meet Vincent Richards, playing
through champion in the junior
finals today.
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, partner
ed with Tilden. will meet Mary K.
Browne and william Ii. Johnston
In the final round of the national
mixed doubles championships.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
WALTER HAGEN
Wins WESTERN
CHAMP IONSHIP
Beats Jock Hutchinson and Bobby
Jones for the HOnOrs at
Cleveland.

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 27.-(Unit-
ed Press-)-After five years, Wal
ter Hagen of Detroit, is again the
western open golf champion TODAY.
The man who has twice been ma
tlonal title holder, won the honor
at lakewood country club yester-
day when he completed the ~ holes
OF play with a score of PSI, five
strokes better than Jock Hutchi-
son. the British open champion.
and last years western open cham
pion-
Emmett French, Youngstown.
VINO turned in IS on opening day.
was tled with Bobby Jones, At
lanta, for third place.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
i;|'3'|I

along the path in real champion
ship style.
Tony Caponi has been matched to
Frankie Rice of Baltimore in the
championship go between Johnny
land, Sept. 16. Tony win step 10
rounds. The former Rock Island
boy has been a busy youngster with
his mitts since shaking loose from
his old haunts. Recognition of his
worth Is given by the promoters in
putting him on the semi vindup of
sech an important affair as that at
Cleveland.
Umpire Bruce Copeland has been
released as a Three-Eye league ar
bitter, according to an Associated
Press report from Chicago today.
Reason for the dismissal has not
been announced, although it is sus-
pected that Tearney has acted on
complaints of several clubs.
AL Van Ryan of St. Paul scored
technical knockout over Carl
Leonard of Milwaukee last night.
Leonard quit at the end of the
fourth on advice of physicians.
In Chicago press dispatches to-
day about the meeting OF the
American Professional Football as
ISOLATION at the Hotel LaSalle to-
day. Davenport is not listed with
Minneapolis and Green Bay as an
applicant for franchise Herbert
Sizes, Davenport's star grid man,
who has been active in the talk
about a team for Davenport this
fall, has said that a franchise has
been promised and all that remains
is the formality of admission.
The applications of the Marines
and Green Bays are expected to re-
ceive respectful consideration.
Green Bay has held the champion
ship of Wisconsin several years.
Up there they play to crowds of
1900 and 5000 regularly. They are
seeking to arrange q game with the
Independents.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27

Pitcher Mackey's release was or
dered after yesterdays game. The
youngster was taken on when the
islanders were In Peoria, because
of the departure Of Paul Wilson of
Milan. and in several trials he has
shown nothing to warrant his re-
tentlOn. The acquisition OF Jack
Fitzpatrick left no room on the club
for Mackey.
"BaIdy- Aftermath is expected to
try again in Sundays game with
Rockford. The third sacker has ap-
peared in only two games since
Joining the Islanders, because OF a
bad ankle. He says the member
feels in good shape now.
Aftermath would help out won
derfDIIy at the hot corner. He is q
power ON defense. and In addition
can hit the ball hard. His appear
ance would cause Lords transfer
to first base and send Bill johnson
back to the outfield.
Rock Island meets Rockford in
two games at Douglas park tomor-
row. First game will be called at
2:15 o'clock Rockford finishes
here Monday, after which comes
Cedar Rapids for a three-game set.
Mike Dundee won a clean-cut
victory at Aurora last night over
Frankie Schaeffer OF Chicago, &C.
cOrding to newspaper reports. The
bout, which was the semi windup,
proved to be the best of four on
the card. The Pal MOOre-Sammy
MandeIl affair was rather tame.
with Moore the best on points, as
predicted by most of the critics.
This Schaeffer boy tips the beam
around the 130-pound mark, SO he
has a few extra pounds on Mike.
Schaeffer has more than held his
own with Paddy Clancy, the hard
hitting Chicago feather. Local fans
remember the great fight Clancy
put up against Bill Henry at DAY.
export last spring. All Of which
indicates that Dundee is stepping
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
OLYMPIC CHAMP
WINS NATIONAL,
PISTOL HONORS

Seagfrt, n. J.. Aug. 27.-Ldeuten-
ant K. T. Frederick, 51st machine
gun battery, n. H. N. Y, winner of
the worlds pistol championship at
the Olympic games in Antwerp last
year. yesterday won the national
pistol match at Is yards. He scored
274 out of possible 800. Lieuten-
ant William Wahling. United States
marine corps, Was second with 263.
The marines distinguished them
selves again yesterday, their No. /
team winning the 600 and 1000
yard rife range team match with
"a total Of 1913 points.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
TWO GAMES SUNDAY.

ROCK Island and ROCKFORD
will meet in a double header at
Douglas park tomorrow after
noon to play off a previously
scheduled game carried on the
postponed list. First game will
be called at 2:15 o'clock.
Hubert Dennis, former Is
lander and popular favorite with
local fans, will work one game
for Rockford, according to an
nouncement from Manager Har-
ry Brant. Elmer Ambrose and
Art Rein will be seen on the
mound for Rock Island.
Ambrose's work at Cedar Rap
ids recently when he pitched
both games of a double header
shows that he is right, while
Rein, one of the best fast ball
twirlers of the league. is going
good at this time The fans
should relish a chance to see
these two in action against
Rockford.