The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-12

What ~! Al ~ friend u cir.
Gus days lss0el up 1Aursday. Back
In 1871, the Inslder took . whiri
around tho dfoait ahead q the
Buffalo Bill shows In tAsse days
Stick Leins played IN the &rcax'
benA and > grand guy was he. To-
dly, Leins and his pal, Polk Burk.
have one Of IL hest jaxs orohestras
n captiylty and are holding firth
ut tie Davenport ar1ery. They
are unique musicians because
they play Without . sheet OF
music BansaI Stick and Polk!
Years for harmony, etc.
The fish at the Davenport. fight
show Thursday night were treated
an introduction to optfielder Ber-
NIP Neis Of the Brooklyn Dodgers,
champions Of the National league.
They saw . plump. sawed-oif, rosy
checked little bird-the last ina the
world to be taken for Z big Lacquer.
But the way Bernie cracked 'em on
the nose Inst summer endeared
him greatly to the Ebbetsville fish.
He's got arms and Shoulders like
Babe Ruth.
Nike Gibbons comes out Of retire.
nent to challenge Johnny Wilson,
Hiddleweight champ, who stopped
IVY Rostsn Thursday night in
TIVE rounds. Mixes chances Of beat
ing Wilson are problematical. Mike
O'Dewd gave hin . stiR hattie. fob.
bons appeared fatter, consequently
slower. ODowd's designations
might have weakened him to the ex-
tent Of losing his title to Wilson.
Gibbons couldn't beat OD0wd. How
will he fare with WilsOn2
Johnny Showeos. who stopped
Slasher White Of Davenport in
Thursdays curtain-raiser, is one
Of the best preliminary boys in this
section. Johnny has good style
two fast hands and always gives
4 fish run for their money. White
is tough boy and very hard to
lick.
Rock Islands chances Of getting
Clutch" Kellerman to play second
base in view of further difidencl
ON the part Of Elmer Benson, arr
particularly bright. 1t was learned
today that ~Dutch" is pleased with
the prospect Of cavOrting ut Dong
las park this summer. ,Kerrelmar
Is . much younger player thai
Benson and his even disposition
together with his high class play,
ing ability, should prove him n
ace.
! The bantam title and $4,000 IL
tive months is the extent of the
swag pulled down by little Joe
Lynch. Most of the Doodle cam.
from his fight with Pete Herman, il
which the latter was dethroned
The general boxing public is no
particular. Some fancy the littl,
fellows, some the big ones, ant
some like both. If Lynch and Mike
Dundee are matched they ought t.
draw at least $4,000 house il
Fort Worth.
/ There was quite a smattering oil
pulchrftude ut the Davenport lie.
giOR boxing show Thursday night
More and more women are becOm.
ing interested in the sport. 1t Is
absurd to question a wOman's in
terest in boxing; Millions daily see
take-Offs on brutal, rough.and.tum.
bic fights in the movies without
comment. The only way high class
! boxing can hurt woman would be
to have her catch one on the Jaw.
| Walter Battling Johnson oil
Moline, gave the fish quite a thrill
Thursday night when he was in.
tr0duced with the announcement
that henceforth- he will battle
under the wing of Chick johnson
of Kansas City, manager of Harvey
Thorpe and Arlos Tanning. Well
if the fighting Swede is looking fol
unpleasantness, Chick sure car
keep him busy. Chick is one of the
most energetic managers in tn.
game.
The Galesburg legion is contep
plating another boxing show fol-
the first of the month and Promoter
!. Dan Drisc0ll Is bidding for the re
turn services of Benny Berris, tn,
hard.hitting bantam Of the Mans
: field stable, and Elmer Kelly
, scrappy Davenport feather. Bot
: boys made such a hit with the fist
on their last appearance that Dris
: coll will offer them spots ON hi
next show.
3 Driscoll also buzzes that hi
!. legionnaires are planning to OF
! ganize fast semi-pro baseba
v team this spring, and would lik
= to sign up a competent MANAGE
| Aside from his baseball talen
0 \ such a candidate must be or hav
h been a service man. No other al
: plicant will he ron siderpd Dri.