The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-04
Better, as Somebody Has Said, Late Than
Never

Never.
From The Argus
For the benefit of those fans who ar
rive at the park early Monday afternoon
the fans association has arranged to re-
ceive reports of the Carpenter Dempsey
championship battle 1t will not be nee
essary to remain downtown to hear the
final result or to keep in touch with the
progress of the fight.
THE United Press advises US that if we
didn't get our pint of whisky last year for
medicinal purposes someone else did. Well,
we didn't get it. Furthermore, we don't care
two whoops in Hades who did get it.
THE appalling realization has Just burst
upon us that a pocket full of contributions at
this moment repOSeS in our inside coat pocket
Than in itself, of course, is not appalling: what
gets our goat is the fact that we are at the
office and the coat is at home Gosh, we
needed those contributions today. Excuse US
Just a moment while we swear)
BUT THEY RUN, DON'T THEY?
Sir: The Illinois Giants of Chicago, billed
to play at Princeton, Ill., are designated as the
fastest colored baseball team in the world"
Evidently colored with fadeless dye
SOLOMON PIFFLE
THE Leonard-Freedman bout scheduled to-
day at Benton Harbor was postponed because
Benny suffered an attack OF rheumatism
Viewed in the light of recent events it seems
too bad Carpenter did not have an attack of
rheumatism July 1.
~Can fOu,7 inquiries Lima Beane aGet
Trickle Out OF This 2"
From the Bowling Green (Mo) Times
Mrs. Champ Clark returned from a
10 days drip TO New York, where she
was called by her publisher in the in
terest of book she is writing
WHEN one considers the weather land how
In Sam Hill can one avoid considering itD
one must admit that the Times compositor was
more than usually inspired.
Aside to M. B. T.: 1t is "ignis fatuus". not
'fgnis fatus" Sorry 1t won't rime with lattice
,or the thought Is neat Try it again. length
ening each third and fifth line. as frinstance:
Far out upon the vastly deep to some fair
treasure isle and And there we'll lingar
Lotus, and forget the world awhile"
~My Dear, You Should Have Seen the
Attendant!-
[From The Argus.l
The bride wore dress of brown siIL
and her roses were pink. The attendant
wore pale daisies. There was a sun
per served daisies There was a suffer
served at the Wolfe home
THE New York Tribune made the follow
ng announcement t'other day:
The Knockout in next Sundays Tribune
Pictured by James Hopper. Grantland Rice
Haywood Broun, w. J. Macbeth lark Ta-ono'
and staff of Experts"
That is what B. L. T would have CALLED
ieatish disttn ction.
Why John Called on the Editor.
lFrom the Sherrard Bulletin
Mrs Fred Simpson and sin John went
70 SliVis this morning and will visit
there and also n Rock Island rn,iS /
Tuesday
A GLANCE at our watch Eyes, we have one) |
onvfnces us that any further time sne,t - |
his cofyum would be wasted enerevNand We
ave little II any, to waste. It is so lone mast
uncn time that we are tempted to bring ont |
md cir the long-buried wheeze aho,. - ooN
oh concluding our throat Is cut Resides q |
'atient friend has been waiting two hours ~ |
IS 10 go out with him That we shouJd saw
the true test OF friendship-to wait for
olyumist to write his daily twadd1a III
WHAT did you think Of the celebration, y,
Austria9 ano
CAN you recall when we used to Celebrate
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