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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-15

ers to make at least 100 runs He
tied for second with Bancroft at
III He was one of six players to
| take part in every game played by
! their respective clubs He was
one of nine players to make five
hits in one game. Likewise he was
one of 10 players who scored four
runs in one game. He outdistanc-
| ed the baSerunners with 40 stolen
| bases. In addition Frisch estab-
lished a world series record by
making four hits in one game in
as many times at bat.
No position on a football team is
more Important than quarterback.
The season of 1921 produced more
guarterbaeks than any other year
that can be recalled. At least n
dozen high class quarterbacks ca
T~I1ed over grfdirens OF the east
and west in the season recently
closed. Deyine of Iowa. KiIIfnger
OF Penn State and NcMiliin of Cen.
ire came in for the lions share Of
attention, with Deyine generally
being conceded the edge because OF
his aIl-arOuRd play. He could do
all things wei, being a great field
general, kicker. a wonder in the
open field and a receiver and throw
er OF passes. killinger was one of
the greatest running backs the
game has ever produced. He show
ed speed and exceptional elusive
ness in the open field. McMiIIin.
besides being rated the best defen-
Sive quarterback in the country.
was also a star at the running
game, a fine paSSer and a good
kicker. A few of the other great
quarterbacks OF 1921 were O'Hearn
OF Yale, Lourie of Princeton. HOl-
leran of Pittsburgh, ROmney OF Chi
cagO, Bremen of Lafayette, Buell.
of Harvard, Workman OF Ohio State
and a number of others.
Money will make a mere man do
a lot of things. While the colleges
are raving about star players turn
ing professionals in football, the
stars keep on making the leap. 1t
is pretty hard for a fellow who has
graduated, and is probably draw
ing down only a fair salary, to pass
up offers from 800 to $500 to en-
gage in a football game. At one
time he engaged in such strenu-
GUS pastime, merely for the glory
of his Alma Mater Now he gets /
a chance to perform for real money |
In the recent game at the Polo !
grounds in New York between !
Brickley's Giants and Jim /
Thorpe's Cleveland Tigers, 10 for /
mer college captains were either in ,
the game or on the side lines ready I
to start. Here they are: Jim
Thorpe, Carlisle; Charley BrickIey, !
Harvard, 1914; Billy Murray, Har-
bard, 1919; Al Pierotti, Washington
& Lee, 1917; Bulger Lowe, Ford
ham, 1917; Brawley, Holy Cross,
1915; Al McGinnis. Lehigh, 1917; /
Meyers, Wisconsin, 1919; Mike
Purdy. Brown, 1918; Jim Laird,
Colgate, 1920.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-15
PURDUE EXPECTS
A BANNER YEAR

Lafayette, Ind, Dec. l4.-Pu IuG ls
looks to another hammer year -
basketball. Ii.
Coach Ward Lambert lost 0hiy
one veteran from the quintet Enich
tied for the title last year, ColllHs'
the veteran versatile center.
Led by Captain r. F. Miller an
conference guard last season. tue
Boilermakers have seven IellFs
men as a nucleus. Included IN tIls
batch is Don White, eXcaptain' "lo
topped the west in individual sCoi
ing in the last compaign.
Eyersman and Masters are
garded as regular forwards, and: o.
course, there is little chance taat
anybody can beat Miller and "Al'e
for the guard berths. Chafee, We
worked for a few games n plde5
of Coffing, is drilling at center aIu
looks fit for the post Capable SUI
stitutes are numerous on the larsS
Purdue squad. Hiser, guard anu
Leverenz. forward, both letter nle5'
may be relied upon whenever neeu-
ed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-15
BASKET SQUAD
AT MICHIGAN Is
CUT TO Is MEN

Ann Arbor. Mich, Dec. Ia
Coach Mather has cut the basket
ball squad of the University OF
Michigan to IS and is working hard
with these men in an endeavor TO
fill the gaps left by Dunno, kaTpus.
Williams and LeGalley OF last
years title winners.
There are a number Of good men
on the squad at present. Among
those still under the eye OF Lhe
coach are several football men, IN
Guiding CappOn. Roby, huphe'
Uteritz and Swan. The only man
who is sure of his position is cap.
tain Rea. who is considered one ol
the best guards in the conference
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-15
when M'GRAW
NEEDS PLAYER
He NEEDS HIM
Money Nothing to The IeaS.- :,
The New York Giants Under
Circumstances.
BY BILLY EVANS.

u y
When John McGraw. fsnm.
leader Of the New York Gi,r,-
needs a ball player money m.ass
nothing to him. l'
AT the minor league nas4,nu
Gently held at Buffalo N.S re-
was the big noise. He pnt nsa.
Two deals that overshadowed az -
thlng else transacted at the ~!
league conference. -A'l'lof
On day he startled tina nsttvo.
giving George Burns, bis vsto. y
star; Catcher Gonzales and sf en- -
10 boot for Heinie Groh. -Ss'
1t was known that Nson.
wanted Groh. The Cbicaeo go 6 ~
also were after the star third sscs S'
er. The Cubs made a big c oTa-
ohe that would have scared -
most managers. Not Jawn II.
GraW. 1t was the Cub offer tSs.
forced him to pay such an aTtrs ,-a-
CANT figure for Groh.
The next day McGraw thrssr
bomb into the meeting bv nsv;,a
the San Francisco club s75 On ~
first baseman O'ConnelI. an untrio5
minor league ball player. Wbaf,.
more he will not be delivered ~
the New York club until 1929
O'Connell is unquestioDablv
great ball player. He has DrovoS
his worth as a minor Ieaguer a.
has yet to make good in tba hi
show. McGraw, however. was %
impressed with the reports handed
MIN on the big fellow that he d.
c1ded to take a long chance Al
fancy price.
Often Handicaps PLAYER.
What percentage of the Dlaysrv
bought at high price deliver
Does the publicity given sucb sals.
make the road to success more din
ficuIt? w
1t is my opinion that anv pIava-
who is bought at a fancy fg,rs
Immediately assumes a handiean
The public naturally feels that !
player who costs so great an
amount should be a star from the
very outset OF course that is =
mistake. However, the public does
not give that fact much considera-
ton.
Marty O'Toole, bought by Pitts
burgh at a price of $50, 800 back in
1912, a price that startled the base
ball world, never was of anv great
value to the Pittsburgh club.
Larry Chappelle was a down.
right bust" A big star in the min
ors, he couldn't make the grade in
the majors. He was never more
than a substitute during his very
short career.
Lefty Russell, a sensation in the
International, was a joke with the
In justice to Russell it
is claimed he injured his arm be-
fore reporting for his big league
trial.
'Rube" Vanguard for a long
time was known as the $1,000
lemon" because of his bad start
RUDE, however, developed into a
great pitcher.
Fritz Maisel was always a handy
ball player to have around, but he
never developed into the star that
he gave promise Of as a busher.
All of these players brought bet
ter than $4,000 when disposed Of TO
the big leagues.
Jimmy O'COnnell is a great ball
player, if We believe all the nice
things that are being said about
him, but that $4,000 sale, plus the
publicity that it will get will
get. will cause the New York fans
to expect O'ConneIl to be another
Hal Chase.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-15
LOOKS LIKE HARD
TIMES AHEAD FOR
ONE 30 M'MIILIN

Shreveport, La. Dec I5.-Cen-
tenary college of this city has met
the terms of Alvin ("Bo") McMil-
lin, picturesque Centre quarter
back, for a coaching contract ex-
tending over a period of three years
at salary of $4,000, including
furnished home. More than thirty
colleges the country over had been
angling for the Centre man. Dallas
university had offered him S35, 600
for a five-year contract.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-15
SPORT BRIEFS

/ New York.-Officials of the Amer
,iean and National leagues proposed
ian amendment to the national base
I ball agreement that would rein
state the draft.
GAINESVILLE, Wis.-Mel Coogan of
brooklyn bested Otto Wallace of
ssMiiwaukee in 10 rounds.
Waterloo. Iowa.-Fritz Knipp of
waterloo knocked out Jack Smith
Yof Des Moines in the second round.
Portland. Ore.-Walter Miller de-
ieated. Ben Reuben in a two-hour
wrestling match
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-15

I prehensions. There are the local
leagues, resembling the minor
leagues in American baseball, and
The game the professionals play
is called soccer" football and diff
ferent from rugby in that the men
are not allowed to use their hands.
1t is all game of block and kick.
the larger leagues representing the
majors.
BY a series of elimination games,
the best in Britain finally play each
other for the football association
cup
Then again, regardless of what
individual teams they belong to,
each year four national" teams
are formed. English, Irish, Scotch
and Welsh
Regular World Series.
They are made up according to
the nationality of the players, and
the members are the best of the
various bloods.
These four teams meet for the
championship of the United King
DOM These games are the world
series in football for the Britons.
This year the Scotch won the
championship.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-15
COSTLY COSMETICS

81. LOUIS, Mo.-Expend;tures for
cosmetics almost equalled tho
amount spent for house paint in St
LOUIS this year, according to esti-
mates. A local wholesale drug
company stated that the annual hill
Tor face paint, powder, etc. apnroy-
mated S3,000.000 and the bill for
paints and varnish totalled about
$1,000 900.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-15

London, Dec. IS. - Professional
football has as big a hold on the
BritOns as baseball has on the
Americans.
Football is actually one sport the
Rritons can get excited about.
From the last week in August to
the first week in May football is
the sole topic of conversation with
the sport-loving Britons.
In comparison to the. two major
leagues in baseball, England has
three united leagues with Sc teams
Scotland boasts a league of %
teams. Ireland is also we'll repre-
scented.
The wheels within wheels in this
football business over here are be-
yond the ordinary Americans COM
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-15
BOWLING SCORES

Martins Invincibles of Rock Is
land defeated the Martin commits
sary bowlers of Davenport on the
Harms alleys last night, 1881 to
Z,34S total pins. After dropping
the hrst two games, the Islanders
found their stride on the last one
and toppled $50. Captain Earl
Shannon of the Invincibles was far
on color in his first attempt, turn
ing in only 95. In the next two
games, however, his comeback sur
prlsed even himself. The results:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-15
HOCKEY AT MICHIGAN,

Ann ArbOr, Mich, Dec. 70
Michigan's informal hockey team
expects a big year. Six veterans
will make up the nucleus of this
years team. The schedule of games
has not been fully arranged, but
negotiations are under way with
Michigan School of Mines, Carne-
gle Tech, Notre Dame and Detroit
university.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-15
3-CUSHION CHAMP
DEFENDS I.AURELS

Chicago, Dec. 15.-(United Press)
-Augie Kieckhiefer, champion, to-
day meets John Layton, Sedalia,
Mo-, challenger, in the initial
match of the national three-cush-
ion billiard championship
Match play will be at $50 points,
so points to be played each day.
Layton, who landed second in
the national tournament last
month, is exercising his right to
challenge for the title.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-15

Providence, R. I-Pat Mccarthy
of Boston won the decision over
Captain Bob Roper of Chicago in
II rounds.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-15

New York.-Billy Gibson, mana
ger of Benny Leonard. announce
that the present lightweight ch4 IAN.
pion would never fight again Ia
Tex Richard
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-15

st, Louis, Mo.-Johnny Move of
st. Paul was given the referees de-
cislon over Guy Purrell of Terre
Haute.
Evening star., 1921-10-31
ANNIVERSARY DAY
| HALLOWEEN PARTY
Children Of Neighborhood
House OF Have Week of
Festivities.

Children of Neighborhood House,
40 N street southwest, today opened
with a Halloween party the tS-en1ieth
Anniversary celebration Of the settle
ment. which is to extend through
saturday. The trustees, resident
workers and club members have
planned the week so as to give every
one an opportunity to visit the house.
| This morning the kindergarten
Halloween party was held. with a
witch dispensing apples to the mask
ed children. Beginning at Z o'clock
this evening the older girls and boys
will impersonate their favorite book.
| newspaper and magazine characters
In connection with a library and story
hour.
BENEFIT Supper and Dance.
Tomorrow from 4 to 10 pm. there
will be benefit supper and dance.
Wednesday night at o'clock two
plays will be given by the Girls
Red Riding Hood"
There will be reunion of all men,
bers of the boys clubs Thursday
night at o'clock and stunts" by
the smaller boys. A special eXhi.
at the settlement house Friday from
? to 10 pm.
|. The anniversary date will be cele-
brated Saturday from to 10 pm,
when the trustees will be at home to
all friends of Neighborhood House.
Personnel Of Board.
The board of trustees is composed of
Mrs. Alice p. Barney. Mrs Charles
J.: Bell. Mrs. Arthur Bullard. Mrs.
Wilbur J. Carr. Mrs. w. D. Chandler.
George E. Fleming. Judge William
R. Hitz. Mrs. Hennen Jennings. Mrs.
Claude B. Mayo. P. S. Neigh. Mrs.
Clara D. Neigh, Mrs. P. Lee Phil
lips. Mrs. Henry Rousseau. Mrs. Cuno
H. Rudolph. Cuno H. Rudolph. Mrs.
John Smallwood. Miss Sophie Siebert,
Mrs. Mary Stewart, Mrs. Walter r.
Tuckerman, Miss Ellen A. Vinton.
Mrs. John White. Mrs. Tom A. Will
liams and Mrs. Irving Zirpel.
Resident staff-Mr. and Mrs. ]. P.
s. Neigh. Miss Anna B. Browne. Miss
Lillian Stein Miss Lena Barghausen.
Mrs. G. w. Quigiey and Miss Louise
Heydrick.
Evening star., 1921-10-31

northeast, and George James Young.
thirty-two years, 1865 Park road.
They were charged with transporting
liquor, 1t being alleged that they had
a quantity of corn whisky in the car.
An additional charge Of speeding was
preferred against Young, who was
driving the car.
The two men furnished bond for
their appearance in Police Court and
the automobile and liquor were turn
ed over to revenue agents
Evening star., 1921-10-31
FLEE At 50-MILE SPEED.
Operators Charged With Trans
porting Corn Liuuor CAPTURED,

Sergt. s.. j. Marks and Policeman
Shockey Of the motor cycle force in
Tenleytown pursued an automobile
early yesterday morning and over
took 1t after q long chase, during
which pursued and pursuers were
said to have been speeding over fifty
miles an hour.
When the occupants of the car
were finally halted and placed under
arrest they registered as Harry john
ston, twenty-five years, $40 v street
Evening star., 1921-10-31

Caroline Herschel. discoverer of
eight comets. and the accomplished
partner OF her brothers astronomical
labors. never could remember the
multiplication table.
Evening star., 1921-10-31

In the last few years platinum has
been quoted as high as eight times
the value Of gold and at the present
time it is worth about four times as
much.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-27
MURDERED
 AND HOME BURNED

Green Forest. July 26,-'rhe charrcd body of George Rice, q New ton county farmer. was found Sun day among the ruins of his home, about l5 miles from Green Forest. Ii is believed the man was murdered and his home robbed and then fired Rices revolver and rifle, ruined by the fire were found at his side The chambers of both were empty. His horse, saddled, was hitched to post in front of the house. The crime is believed to have been committed about a week ago, Rice lived five miles from q rural route and his nearest neighbor lived several miles away. He was living alone, while his wife taught school ill Minnesota. Rice came here about year ago from that state He is said to have car ried life insurance policy for $20, 900. in favor of his wife.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-27
Walcott Wins

The Walcott Base Ball team de- featcd the Memphis Black Cats in a game on the diamond at Walcott Saturday by score of ? to 12.
 The feature of the game was Darling's pitching and Greenway's $ catching. Darling retired 15 men on strikes, and held the visitors to only one scratch hit.
 Tcdder featured at the bat and hit circuit in the third inning with no one on base. This drive was the longest hit of the season for the star batter.
 Richberg, field captain for the MAlcOtt team, captured several fast files in center field and was of much assistance in holding the Cats scOreless except in the first half when an error in the infield hap poned at time that was of much help to the Memphis Cats in ob- taining their only 2 scores. In fact the entire Walcott team was full Of pep and was back to their old time slugging.
 The Memphis team as q whole en-
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-27
Paragould, Ark.

for the murder, as trunk known to have contained a considerable sum of money was rifled.
 Since that time Crittenden offi- cials in cooperation with Memphis police have been working on the case, and early Sunday the arrest of Sweeney was decided on. Deputy Sheriff Spears said. Sweeney, who gave up his position at the Mound City lumber camp soon after the killing and moved to Memphis, was decOyed to the Arkansas side of the river by the officers, who asked him to aid them in making further investigation of the killing of his wife. Officers were waiting for him at the Arkansas side of the bridge, and he was rushed here in an automobile. Sweeney refused to make any statement to officers here. At the time Mrs. Sweeney was killed her husband was reported to have been in. Memphis on business trip.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-27
LUMBERMAN HELD
 FOR WIFE MURDER

Marion Ark, July 26.-B. C. Sweeney, a lumber inspector, until recently in charge Of a logging camp in Crittenden county, was ar rested on the Arkansas side of tue Harahan bridge Sunday by Deputy Sheriff Frank Spears on warrant charging murder, in connection with the killing of his wife at the um- Der camp June 1. Sweeney was brought to the Crittonden county jail here late Sunday.
 Mrs. Sweeney was shot at her tent home near Mound City, on the river bank A charge of buckshot .entered her head, and her body was found several hours later by a negro employe of the camp. Bloodhounds were brought to the scene of the murder, but no arrests were made at the time, although several negro sus- poets were questioned. It is be- lieved that robbery was the motive
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-27

was the husband of the former Miss Opal Gates, of Tiptonville, Tenn, who frequently visited the home of Mrs. Adams in this city, :.
 Additional particulars of MT. Prices drowning are to the effect that he had accompanied sailing party from PalaciOs Thursday af- ternoon, on MatagOrda bay and sixteen of the party went in bath ing One-half of the number was drowned, being drawn into the depths of the .Guf of Mexico by an undercurrent Mr. Price lost his life in an effort to rescue one of the young ladies. Five women and three men were lost and three others barely escaped the same fate.
 The sailing party was composed largely of delegates to the conven- tion of the Baptist Young. Peoples Union in session at Palacios and the news of the tragic jncident cast gloom over the 5000 dele gates in attendance upon the con ventiOn. "
 Mr. Price was very successful business man and was engaged in
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-27
DEAN BROWN AT HARRISBURG IS
 ASSASSINATED
Mystery Surrounds Brutal Killing of Prominent School Head in Poinsett County.

Elmer Hazelwood returning from Harrisburg the latter part of last week brought information of very brutal tragedy that was enacted near that city last week in which Dean Brown, of the Harrisburg school, lost his life. Up to the present time apparently no clue nas been es- tablished that may lead to the ap- prehension of the guilty. The town of Harrisburg was thrown into much excitement and feeling over the brutal incident is running high.
 A news report sent out of Ii;ir- risburg Sunday said:
 "The body of Dean Brown was found about 8 o'clock this morning lying in the road about eight miles west and three miles south of liar risburg. His back was filled full of BE shot from his neck to bis waist and his throat had been cut with a sharp instrument until his head was half seeered from his body. He was riding over a country road near his home late yesterday evening in company with q young lady of the neighborhood, when, the young lady said three men walk cd out in the road and stopped. She said she spoke to them and only noticed that she did not know either of them and rode on, leaving Brown talking to them. She never heard of them any more. She never heard any loud talking or shooting and rode on to where she had started and never thought of the incident again. Brown did not return home and a search was in stituted this morning, and his body was found in the above condition. The ground around where he lay showed that there had been hard between the four men. Mystery surrounds the identity of the three men. The young lady does not think she could even iden-l
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-27
NEGRO STEALS TWO
 STORY BRICK HOUSE

Atlanta, Ga. July 26.-Ben Chap man, negro, was sentenced yester- day by Judge Humphries in Full ton Superior Court to serve l2 months on the chain gang for steal ing a two-story brick house.
 Testimony at the trial showed that Chapman had employed gang of laborers, who wrecked the building at 591 Whitehall street, belonging to Jacob Elsas, The material was hauled away and sold. One witness testified a very good building al ready has been built from material taken from the stolen house.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-27

As news medium for the farm era of Greene county. The Soliphone
 published three-times-a -week-if tho best bargain at dollar-a-yeai of any newspaper in the, state Think of 1t! Three papers week
 Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri days. 156 papers year--for dol lar sent postpaid. Outside ol Greene county it's two dollars 2 year As an advertising medium It's rapid-fire gun; shoots fast; gets to 'em in a hurry and it GETS FEM.
 Griffin Smith arrived this morn ing from Marianna to attend t6 some business matters. His son Griffin Jr.. is reported to have been critically i'll during the past few days and is yet quite sick Mrs. Smith and children have beer at Marianne week or ten days
 Workmen are pushing to compile iiom Ben Wcsson's business build ing next to the Press office. The concrete floor has been completed and the front of the structure is now being constructed. The white stucco that will ornament the front of the building, above the plate glass show windows will be applied within few days. Mir. Wesson is building partition through tho building, reserving q strip Of eight feet width for his tailor and shos shop business. Tho remainder ol the room will he rented
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-27

tify any of the men, she says, as she only took a, casual glance at them as she rode by. Esq. J. w. Singleton held an inquest over. the remains. but nothing in the way of evidence was found that would tend to throw any light upon the killing of the man further than what the girl had seen of the three men. Browns remains were buried at Fisher this afternoon. Brown was man about 35 years of age and
 had been reared in that community.