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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
new BASEBALL
LEAGUE. AIM OF
LOCAL RANDOM
DR.. C. w. Mueller and Frank Wood
To CedaI Rapids-Tak Plans
for Raising Money.
BY J. L. HUGHES.

Sentiment favoring continuance
of league baseball in Rock Island
was expressed at the meeting of
stockholders of the fans associa-
ton in the Chamber Of Commerce.
last night. No one of a good-sized
gathering seemed willing to let this
city slip away from the organized
pastime, if it can possibly be pre-
vented. Consensus was that every
effort should be put forth to bring
Rock Island into a new league OF
cities within easy distance of each
other, in which expenses of opera
ton would be at a minimum.
With this thought in view, DR.. C.
W. Mueller, president of the asso-
citation, and Frank Wood, a direc-
tor, were named to represent the
city at Cedar Rapids tomorrow,
when, for the second time within
recent weeks, baseball boosters of
the cities proposed for membership
will gather. The Islander delegates
were instructed to make known the
position of this city, its attitude
and desire to help toward the for
nation of the new circuit.
Something tangible is expected to
result from the meeting tomorrow
but it is hardly probable the league
will become a reality at this early
date The various cities should be
in a better position to talk than
was the case at the earlier gather
ing, but it will likely be several
weeks before final definite action
can be taken
Election of officers and directors,
originally intended for last night,
could not be held. due to a section
of the bylaws which say the an
nual meeting shall be held in jan
uary. Until that time Rock Island
will not be able to commit itself
definitely on the new league, al
though it is hardly questioned the
city will be ready to respond if
present plans carry through.
Ways and means of liquidating
the debts against the association
were discussed at length. Various
suggestions were advanced but the
one meeting with most favor calls
for a series of entertainment fea-
lures during the winter months,
sponsored by the association. To-
this end T. P. Sinnett, vice presi-
dent of the organization, was nam
power to arrange programs.
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TO PLAY
WITH, BOSS AND
OWN SIOUX CITY

Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. 14.-Wa;-
ter Chick" Mattick of St Louis.
who will manage the Sioux City
baseball club of the western league
for the season of 1922, will serve
the club in the capacity of PLAYER
manager, filling a position in the
out field. He will have controll-
ing financial interest in the club.
Matticks baseball career dates
from 1906, when he started as a
player in the Iowa league. Two
years later he was sent to Pueblo
as an outfielder. After breaking
into the major leagues with the
Chicago White Sox he was sent to
Des Moines club, where he played
for three years.
Mattick again played with the
White Sox during. 1912 and 1919
season, after which he was traded
to the Kansas City club, with which
he played during the seasons of
1914 and 1915. He was purchased
by the Vernon club of the Pacific
coast and after playing there two
seasons he purchased. half inter-
est in the Dallas club of the Texas
league. Mattick sold his interest at
Dallas last year.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14

der his direction the Washington
club won II straight games. That
run of victories caused a lot of the
experts to consider the team a pen
nant contender.
1t is rather unusual fact, that
the day Mcbride returned the Win
ming streak was broken.
Mcbride gave great promise in
his first year as a big Lacquer.
However. his health has been so
shaken by the injury, that he has
decided to retire from active work,
temporarily at least.
Milan, who never gave much
thought to managing a ball club,
now has such an ambition. This
is the way he put it to me one day.
Yes, l would like to get another
chance at managing a big league
club. 1 would like to see whether
or not winning those IL straight
was a mistake"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
ISLAND CITYS
DISPLAY FORM
Initial Practice of Fast Local Quin.
tet Reveals Bright Pros
poets.

Coach Dick Dopp put the Island
City basketball squad through its
initial PAGES Monday evening at the
high school gymnasium. The
workout consisted of setting-up ex-
ercises, short and long passing
floor work and Is minutes of scrim-
mage.
Manager Mangelsdorf has secur-
ed some of the best basketball NAV
ers in this vicinity and Coach Dopp
was more than pleased with the
class shown The work of Rohwer
at the pivot position was a reyeIa-
ton, the former Illinois WESLEYAN
star dropping the ball through the
hoop from all angles. His passing
and floor work left nothing to be
desired. Lofgren also showed to
advantage. He is in excellent con-
ditlon. having played football at
Coe college during the recent sea-
son. Coach Dopp, who will hold
down one of the guard positions.
displayed all his old time stuff.
while the passing of Johnson. the
davenport speed merchant, was
second only to that of Rohwer
Cook" Smith and Fred Sherrer
forwards, shot baskets in mid-sea.
son form.
The Island Citys will open their
season the latter part of this month
and Manager Mangelsdorf is ar
ranging a schedule which calls for
games with some of the hest tean,e
IN Illinois and Iowa.
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AMERICAN MAY
ALSO PUT BAN
ON BIG MINORS
Just What We Want, ,
Says Baltimore
Boss.
BY HENRY L. FARRELL.
United Press STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent. J
/ New York, Dec. 14-With tht
| National league foot on their
threats, these rebellious minors
may get the pressure of another
choking from the American league
today.
The National league in a hang
over" meeting today is expected to
fasten the last strand of barbed
wire barricade within which the
class AA and the class A minor
leagues will be starved to death if
they do not consent to the draft.
In the first session of it's annual
meeting today, the American league
will probably decide to enact a sec
ond barrier for the same purpose
The idea proposed late yesterday
at the National meeting by Charles
Ebbets, president of the BROOKLYN
club, was for the majors to refuse
to buy or sell to the anti-draft
leagues until they agree to allow
the majors to draft their stars for
$4,000 instead of taking them off the
auction block for $500 or such
Let EN- do it That's Just what
We want" Jack Dunn, boss of the
Baltimore International league
champions, said today. IF they do
it there will be three more major
leagues in five years"
American association magnates
present agreed with the Baltimore
leader. Outside of the draft con-
troVersy, the clans gathered for
the American league meeting were
wondering what'll they do about
Babe Ruth?'
Some big trades are expected
while the American league moguIs
are gathered. Frank Nevin and
Harry Frazee spent two hours in
conference over a deal, and Jim
Dunn, the genial boss of the CIeve-
land Indians, is openly in the mar
ket for pitchers
The Yanks ore out for a pitcher
and two outf1elders. Practically
every club wants something.
Armour cement is expected today
that Clyde Milan will manage the
Washington senators next season.
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OHIO STATES
NOT OPTIMISTIC
Prospects for Championship Bas-
ketban Team Not Bright,
Coach Says.

Columbus, O., Dec. 14.-Prospects
for a championship basketball team
at Ohio State university this sea-
son are not bright, according to
Coach George NJ. Trautman, who is
beginning his second year as bas-
ketball mentor for the Buckeyes.
With a stiff schedule ahead, only
three of last years varsity basket
ball team, which did not make much
OF a showing, will be available this
year. They are A GreenEpun,
guard, of Cleveland; Red" Blair,
forward, of Mt Vernon, and L.
Dudley, forward, of Columbus.
Blair, well known as football
player, will be the handspring of
the team
T. Young OF Toledo. who played
center on the varsity football squad
this season. is showing promising
work at guard. and H Baird, anoth-
er promising player, is out for for
ward.
Following ia the schedule:
Dec. 17-Ohio Wesleyan at Co
lumbus.
Dec. 21-Wittenberg at Column
bus.
Dec. 27-Yale at Columbus.
Dec. 80 Dartmouth at Columbus.
Jan. Chicago at Chicago.
jan 9-Michigan at Ann Arbor.
Jan. 14-Illirois at Columbus.
Jan. 20-Indiana at Columbus.
Feb. 7-Denison at Columbus.
Feb. michigan at Columbus.
Feb 1S-Iowa at Iowa City.
Feb. 20-Illinois at Urbapa.
Feb. 22-Chicago at Columbus.
Feb. 25-Northwestern at Evans
ton.
Feb 27-Indiana at Bloomington.
March Northwestern at Co
lumbus.
March 6-Iowa at Columbus.
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REPORT IOWANS
HAVE A STRONG
BASKET SQUAD
Coach Swedberg Plans TO Give
Every Man a Chance to Show
0methiRg.
BY KENNETH CONREY.

Augustana college win open its
home basketball season Saturday
evening. playing Parsons college of
Fairfield, Iowa. In the opening
game of the season with the Uni
versity of Iowa, which was played
last week at Iowa City, the Luth-
Grams found a great many points
which need attention, and Coach
Swedberg will spend time correct
ing these faults this week. The
passing of the Augustana team did
not show up as it should. and work
on running the floor and short
passing will take up a great deal
OF the time during the course OF
the week. The showing made by
his men against Iowa, however,
was good considering that the
Swedes have had less than two
weeks in which to round into shape.
With a number of preseason
games and the transforming trip
which has been scheduled through
Iowa Immediately after the Christ
mas holidays, Swedberg is conf
dent that by the time the regular
season opens he will have develop
ed team which will be hard to
beat The Augustana mentor has
a wealth of material with which
to work, and time and lots of scrim-
mage is all that is now needed to
put the Augie quintet into first
class condition.
Reports from Parsons college
are to the effect that Coach Duns-
more has developed a well-bal-
anced aggregation, and promises
to give Augustana a fast contest
Injuries have been troublesome to
the Parsons coach this year. Sui
livan, last years standing guard
and one of the best on the Fair
field five, will not be in the lineup
Saturday. He tore some ligaments
in his arm during the football sea-
son and will not be able to play for
some weeks. Lamson, forward of
last year, shared the same fate,
cracking a bone in his right Shout
der. Huddleson, rangy center, will
probably be the only old man back
on this years team But, as is the
case in most of the colleges this
year, an abundance of material re
sponded to Dunsmore's first call
for recruits, and out of these men
he has developed fast team.
Augustana did not meet Parsons
last year, but two years ago the
Swedes handed the Fairfield school
two defeats, humbling them AZ to
16 and IS to IL Saturdays con-
/ test will be the first of the season
for Parsons and they are anxious,
naturally, TO start the season of
with win
Swedberg win probably give ev-
cry member Of the squad at Aug
ustana a chance to work against
Parsons.
The college academy five win
play the curtain raiser Saturday
night. Rock Island high school
will be the academies opposition.
The academy has some real basket
ball players on its team and prom
ises to give the high school a good
scrap.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
NORTHWESTERN
HOPES ARE UP
Prospect for Winning Cage Team
Bright FIRST Time in Several
Years.

Evanston, ILL.,, Dec. 14.-For the
first time in several seasons North
western university's basketball
hopes are high.
The Purple tossers lost only one
regular by graduation, Lyman. for
ward; and the yearling material.
after several days of careful prun-
ing, gives evidence of great
strength.
Besides, the North Shore lads
have a new coach, DR.. Dana Evans.
formerly of Indiana university and
Beloit- Evans comes to Northwest
ern with an excellent reputation as
a tutor of winning basketball fiyes.
Though the Northwestern team
won only one big ten game last sea-
son, defeating Wisconsin in the
opener, followers believe that
Coach Evans, with a strong veter-
an nucleus, will finish near the
top, when the curtain fails in
March.
Three good forwards are avail
able, Vincent Franzen, Saunders
and Palmer. This trio is staging a
merry race for permanent berths.,
Holmes, who handled the pivot
post creditably last winter, is again
picked as a fixture, though Hough-
ton, sophomore, may break into
he lineup.
Jimmy Patterson, football cap
.ain-elect, is the leading contender
or back guard, while Mckenzie and
;aIhoun, clever performers in the
'assing game on the floor, are
tightly touted as aspirants for run
ling guards.
The Purple five started auspici-
usly against Armour institute last
saturday, showing great offensive
trength. The first real test of the
eason, however, comes Dec. II,
Fnen Notre Danes fast Quintet
ppears on the Evanston court,
Featuring the preseason prac-
lce games Is the clash with Yale
InlVersity on New Years eve
Northwestern's conference sea-
ION opens Jan. Z. against Minneso-
a at Minneapolis.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
HIGH TO MEET
ACADEMY FIVE
AT AUGUSTANA
To Cut Squad to Is BY Friaav
Woodward Strong Candidate
for Vacancy.
BY ART WILLIAMS

The Rock Island high basks,
ball team will make its first a.
pearance to the public SaturSsv
night when it will meet the A.
gustana academy team in the An
| gustana gymnasium as a curtain
raiser to the Augustana-Pars
game. This will be a good prartico
game for the lads and show than
how far they may hope to get n
state high school circles this wear
The following game will be vitS
East Moline at Rock Island and
plans are being made to meet ~
alumni squad on Dec. 80. ROseD-
kranZ, last years captain, viii
have charge of the alumni and viii
start soon getting his men to.
gether.
The squad, which numbers q
men, will probably be cut to Is nv
Friday night and a team to meet
the Augustana academy, selected
from them. Practice has consisted
mainly of passing the ball, working
it up and down the floor and get
ting used to the handling Of The
sphere.
The question of filling a vacancy
either at center or guard has no.
yet been settled. The lads are re.
spending to the practice in good
shape and better material is an.
pearing than was first expected
Among some of the candidates thai
look good are Woodward, Schnitzer
and POSateri. Woodward has all
the ear marks of fast man and
has an eye for the basket Il is
possible that Coach KimmeI will
spend time in developing him into
the man to fill the center post
Schnitzer is not large, but has dis
played plenty of speed and ability
for shooting baskets. One Of the
noticeable points in POsateFi's Der.
Torrance on the floor is his ability
for shooting baskets from long
range. Although built rather
heavy for his height, he is fast on
his feet, There is hardly any doab.
but what Woodward and Schnitzer
will secure berths on the first
team.
Moline has experienced the same
trouble as the Crimson and Gold
in getting a man for the pivot
place. However, Coach Senne1
believes now that he has found the
logical man in Carlmark. Carl
mark lacks experience but is tax
ing to the game fast and is expect
ed develop into a valuable player.
Moline will have a fairly good sized
team this year with the exception
of Midget" Simpson. The Swedes
will play their first game Saturday
night with Cambridge at Moline
They expect a hard game as Cam
bridge gave a good account Of
last year.
Although Coach Kimmel and
Coach Senneff have not yet an
nounced any selections for their
first teams it looks now as if the
Rock Island quintet will be com
posed of Shelter, AlYine, Alexen-
burg, Edwards and Woodward and
Moline's first five of TOline, Simp-
mark.
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BETTER TEAM
AT WISCONSIN
However, Basket Coach Is Making
No Predictions of Cham
piOnship.

Madison. Wis, Dec. 14.-"wis-
consin will be represented by a bet
ter team than the one which shared
triple tie for the big ten basket
ball championship last season.
Outside of that We are making
no claim. for We realize that all
teams are greatly improved this
year"
That is the frank opinion of one
who knows the inner workings of
the athletics at the Badger insti-
tuition.
The assertion is based on the
iact that five veterans have re-
turned to the fold. Captain Caesar
and Taylor. forwards; RolIie Will
iams. guard, Tebell and Gage. sub
stltute guards and forward respec-
lively.
1t was the Wisconsin short pass
game which kept the badgers in the
running last year, and with two of
its leading opponents on the team
again, Caesar and Taylor, the often
sive work of the quintet should be
vastly better.
Only brilliant defense can smash
a smooth working short pass at
tack. That was shown conclusive
~ in the last campaign. This type
or play takes the defensive guards
away from the basket and leaves
many open shots at the cage, prac-
tically without molestation. They
seldom resort to dribbling or long
shots
Again. the short pass is the fea- !
ture of the attack. 1t is now al
most as well established as the old |
time Minnesota shift" in football. |
Gibson and Johnson are fighting
nerrily for center, the only vacant
pont on the quintet. Neither ap-
pears to have the edge.
Substitutes of reput are Brumm
and Gill, guards; and Ruidger. for-4
ward A
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
NEBRASKA SEES
1922 BIC YEAR
Greater Laurels on GridirOn Are
Anticipated From Material at
Hand.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 14.-With e
nucleus of IS varsity veterans anC
a string of promising freshmen
! from which to draw the 1922 Corn
! husker football team, the pigskir
| coaches and athletic directors al
the University of Nebraska have
| forgotten that they annexed the
| ninth Missouri Valley champion
ship in the season just closed, and
have pointed for greater laurels
next year.
Nebraska, in its IL years of Mis-
souri, Valley competition, has won
nine of the championships and tied
one. 1t was three years out of the
conference, re-entering again this
year. Nebraska, in eight games
this year, piled up 2S3 points TO its
opponents II. The Cornhuskers
accounted for 107 points to three
scored by their opponents in the
three Missouri Valley games. One
defeat is registered for the season
that with Notre Dame, Z to O.,
early in the season. A drop kick by
Anies of Iowa was the only valley
score against the Huskers.
The champion Nebraska agsrega-
ton loses but three of its veterans
by graduation this year Captain
Swanson, end, Pucelik, guard, and
Wright, tackle. Swanson and Pu-
celik leave Nebraska with various
honors conferred by sports writer's
throughout the country, both hay-
ing been chosen on number of
All-American teams. Captain Swan
son led his team in scoring. the
fleet end turning in six touchdowns
and % field goals from touchdown
this year.
Scherer, Schoeppel and Klemke,
ends, Lyman and Weller, tackles,
Berquist, Wenke, McGlason, guards,
Peterson and House, center, Pres
ton and Russell, quarterback, No
bic, DEWITT, Lewellen and Layton.
halfbacks, and Hartley Captain
elect and Hartman, fulIback, are
the M men that will be eligible
next year. The 1922 team will have
a line average of about 100 pounds
from end to end with available "N'
material, compared with about EOS
pounds this season.
Nebraska's defeat of the Univer-
sity of Pittsburgh stands out at the
paramount achievement of the year
and followers here seem more alive
to strong schedule and the posi-
bilities of intersectionaI games
with prominent elevens of the east
or west than they do in commenting
upon the record OF 1921.
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LEONARD MEETS
MITCHELL SOON

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec -CUnit-
ed Press. -Piakey Mitchell. who
meets Benny Leonard here Jan. :,
started training for the bout today.
Pinkey has been doing light work
for the past three weeks.
Tom Andrews, matchmaker OF
the bout, announced last night be
had received the signed articles Of
Leonard. The bout was originally
scheduled for Jan. / and beou2rd
has signed articles to that effect
Through some oversight the pro
motors had overlooked the fact tha!
Jan. l came on Sunday. They in
mediately changed the date 10 two
days later, which was agreeable 10
all concerned.
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are being thrown about in a reck-
less manner.
Earl Smith, playing the outfeld
after catching a fly ball returned il
to the plate. Smith has a good
arm and cut the ball loose. Instead
of going to the player who was bat
ting the fly balls, it struck a rough
spot, took a freakish bound and hit
Mcbride on the side of the face.
Was Badly Injured.
The ball struck just below the
eye and to the side of the nose. 1t
inflicted bad cut, and later papa
lyzed that side of the face, as WILL
as playing havoc with McBride's
nervous system. Mcbride was TAX
en- to a hospital and was out of
commission for two weeks
Milan was appointed manager to
act in McBride's absence. He made
most remarkable showing. Tn
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
JOHNNY BUFF
TAPERS OFF IN
his TRAINING

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 14.-CUnit-
ed Press.)-Johnny Buff, double
champion, who meets Pal Moore
here tomorrow night, completed
his training grind here today with
a little light road work.
Following his workout yesterday
afternoon, in which he boxed sew
eral rounds, with several small,
fast boys, Johnny announced he
would weigh under ia pounds
when he enters the ring.
Walter Houlihan, Milwaukee, has
been selected as the third man in
the ring.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
WORLD RECORD
FOR GUNNERY is
SCORED BY CREW

Los Angeles, Calif.-A worlds
record in gunnery was established
by the gun crew of turret No. 4 of
the Q. s S. New Mexico, in prac-
tlce off the harbor here, according
TO officers of the flagship. In short
range director practice five shots
were fired from three fourteen-inch
guns of the turret No. 4 in one min
ute and 80 seconds, all director
hits at 5000 yards The previous
record was one minute and ~ sec
onds.
Another shining example Of
craftsmanship was seventeen out
of twenty direct hits at 5000 yards.
Lieutenant Lyle Morgan is COM
mander of the record gun crew and
Ensign Anterior McCombray, sec
ond in command.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
ALLOT TIME FOR
USE OF MOLINE
HIGH GYMNASIUM

Schedule for basketball practice
at Moline high school for the pres
ent season has been announced by
school authorities. The varsity
will use the gymnasium Monday
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
from 3 to 4;30. Sophomores will
practice from to each Monday.
On Wednesday the seniors will use
the floor from 4:30 to 6 and the
freshmen from Z to 9. On Thurs
day the juniors will practice from
$50 to s.
Danville, KY, Dec. 14.-"Bo" Nc
Millin signed a contract to coach
football at Centenary college.
Shreveport, La
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FoRrnER MANAGER
on WASHINGTON
PAIL ctDR
BY BILLY EVANS.

A badly thrown ball from the
outfield has cost George McBfidt
his position as a big league man.
ager.
Mcbride rendered his resigna-
ton to the Washington club sew
eral days ago.
That badly thrown ball gave
"Zeb" Milan his chance to show
his worth as a big league leader.
Milan is being prominently men
toned as McBride's successor.
During fielding practice, just be-
fore game played at Washington
early in August, the incident occur
red that proved most unfortunate
for Mcbride and equally fortunate
for Milan.
Mcbride, as was his custom, was
batting the ball to his infielders.
Another Washington player stand
ing nearby was hitting fly balls to
the outfielders.
In this connection might say
that I have often wondered why so
few players are injured, while the
final practice of the day is engaged
in. Usually a half dozen balls