The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-03

matchmaker for the QueenSbefry
A. C., Buffalo. Rocky was . tough
little bantam at the time and, boy!
how he could swipe! However,
the consensus is that he IL not
championship calibre.
Umpire Pete Harrison of the Ma
tional league, is seriously i'll at
Saranac Lake, N, Y, and will be
unable to begin his duties with the
coming season. Pete officiated in
the old New York State league back
in 1912. So did Bill Eckman, who
supervises the umpires for Presi-
dent Al Tearney in the Three-Eye
league. One day that year, Pete
and Bill were working together in
Binghamton, N. Y. The Bingham
ton pitcher, Henderson, took ex-
ception to one Of Pete's rulings and
assaulted the jumps. There were
no cops on the ground and Pete
had to run for dear life to safe
ty.
Another famous umpire came 10
grief in the same city. He was
none other than Bill KLEIN, dean Of
the National arbiters, along with
Hank ODay. Black Jack Evers,
the old catcher, was managing the
Bingos and got Klem's goat BY nd
ing him. KLEIN retaaiated by pull.
ing several flagrant decisions
against the home club. The Off.
Gals took the matter up with the
league and KLEIN was canned after
the series. Those were the good
old days back in 1904.
If the Rock Island club turns a
receptive ear to Joe Berger's ad-
vice the Islanders have a good
chance of landing Outfielder Bob
Fothergiil, leading Three-Eye bat
ter last year, in case the player is
not retained by the Detroit Tigers.
Joe spilled little inside stun for
the benefit of the Islanders, the
I substance of which must remain
secret. Leave it to Joe for know
ing how and when, etc. Time will
tell just how good an "insider" he
| is.
! Dow Van Dine agitates his chin
to the effect that there villa be Il
real bowling bee next Wednesday
night ut the st. julian alleys, Sef.
enth avenue and Seventeenth street.
at Z O'clock. Pelse, Jones, Meidke,
Wise and Van Dine will comprise
one team; Winkler, Elmsted, John.
son, Lundburg and Marshall, the
other. Dow says he chaflenges the
Oh Cloth bowling club for q three
game match, the time and place TO
be determined by the latter.
1t took Chick Evans, present
Western and National amateur golf
champion, to write his famous
Chick Evans Golf Book" Just OF
the press. Chick began to take
notes on his cherished profession
while caddie at the old Edgewater
Golf club. Chicago, q course now
covered with apartment houses. He
has no idea then Of ever writing a
book. He was simply determined
not to let anything escape him.
He didn't. The book contains all
his notes" from caddie to cham
rpion. Every golfer should have
the book.
The Roosevelt hieh school has.
ketball team Of Alton, 1T. have
signed . novel pledge In hopes Of
| winning the coming Alton district
championship. The pledge 10 four.
fold. 1t Is: Not to use tobacco in
any form, not to eat any candy, 10
be In bed BY 10 p. m, and to obey
Ill training rules imposed By the
coach.
| John Stevenson, boxing promot-
er Of Clinton, Iowa, wants George
Reed to box at his next show, Tues
day. March Is, according to a lei
ter received by Roy Mansfield,
Reeds manager. Mansfield Is try
ing to induce Stevenson to match
Emmett Sheehan and Jimmy Cas-
Hill. St. Paul, but late reports are
that the Clinton promoter il balk-
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