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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19
STARS INSIST
ON BIG MONEY
RHfh. Hornsby and Rsusch Among
Those Who Value Their Ser
vices Highly.

The winter of f921-1922 loom:
| up as a strenuous one for~the base.
bah magnates.
/ Babe" Ruth says all he wants Is
$4,000 from the New York club
and $1,000 from everyrother club ii
the American league
That would make Babes salary
! for the season sS5. nasty fig
ure for one man to draw down for
six months work
Close behind Ruth comes Rogers
| Hornsby of St. Louis with the an
| nouncement that he wants $35, 900,
and a three-year contract
Not SO many years ago the year
ly pay roll of a major league ball
club didn't amount to much more
than Ruth and Hornsby demand.
Both are big stars, they deserve
all they can get If they are able
to jar the magnates loose for such
amounts, they must be given a lot
of credit
star out6elder of the Cincinnati
club. Rousch's ideas are not as ex-
traVagant as Ruth or Hornsby.
The Cincinnati star asks for $45,-
600 a year, with a three-year con-
tract. The demands of Ruth,
Hornsby and Rousch arc the result
OF the wide publicity that has been
given the alleged profits in base
ball
Garry Hermann. the president of
the Cincinnati club, is the first one
to come to bat on the subject.
While the magnates were conven-
ing in New York, Hermann told
the world what he thought about
Rousch's demand.
Rousch will neither be sold nor
traded" says Garry, mo matter
how many clubs are anxious to get
him. His demands are out of pro-
portion with the earnings of the
club. We intend placing Rousch
on our voluntarily retired list. He
viii stay on his farm, if he expects
US TO pay such a salary That is
why we secured George Burns,
knowing we would have trouble
with Rousch"
SO says Garry Hermann, and he
usually means what he says. All of
which brings US back to the fact
that the wisdom of Ban johnson is
again being felt.
Three or four years ago M.
johnson said disgruntled players
be forced to play with their
clubs, or stay at home. Howeve-.
Mr.. Johnson's advice was disre-
garded, much to the detriment of
the game,-B. E.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19
MOST OF DEALS
STOP AT TALK;
SAME LINEUP.S
Giants and BrozCns
Only Ones.fo Boil
ster Up.
BY HENRY FARRELL.


Omitted Press Staff Correspondent,
New York, Dec. 19.-Most OF tht
big deals expected at the winter
baseball concfaves did not gel
farther than talk.
Unless the magnates get busy
between now and March, it looks al
II most of the major Ieague clubs
will start the 1922 pennant race
with the same outfits.
Only the New York Giants and
ST. Louis Browns have really done
| anything to bolster up for the
coming drive.
Wise baseball men differ as to
| whether McGraw strengthened or
weakened his club when he sacri-
feed George Burns to get Heinie
Groh. However, it is agreed that
the Browns gained strength with
the addition of Dave Danforth, the
star pitcher of Columbus, consid-
ering of course that Danforth lives
up to promise.
Doubts as to this were expressed
in some quarters, where it was said
that the former Columbus star has
a semi-balk motion, that will not
get by American league umpires.
The Cincinnati Reds with any
kind of luck will not miss the serv-
ices of Heinie Groh as much as it
might SEEM Pat Moran has been
picking them out of the Pacific
coast league and he may have a
better aggregation than he had last
season.
The New York Yanks need new
strength more than any club In
either league. Higgins is in dire
need of a couple of outfeIders and
a pitcher to keep the club going
until Ruth and Meusel serve their
time Hug is negotiating now for
three cornered deal with the Tig-
ers and the Red Sox and he NAV be
able to put it over before the team
goes south.
The Chicago Cubs need some new
blood but the bosses of the CHM
do not want to dish out Wrigley's
cash for oVer-valued players, The
Pittsburgh Pirates were also ex-
pected to get rid of some of the
players who were blamed for the
collapse OF the team last year lust
as II was steaming into the pen
nant territory Sreyfuss and Glib
son, however, wouldn't even talk
trades or deals at the recent meet
ings-
Cleveland failed also tn ho,etar
up the Indians for another pennant
chase Jim Dunn, boss of the
ciub, said he would rather take
chances on the team as it now
stands than weaken one position to
strengthen another.
AS usual, the two tail end cham
p1ons, the Pills and the Athletics
made no effort to get better team
but both leagues stepped in and
opened the way for improvement
by passing q rule giving them the
nfst say on all players put I'D for
waivers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19
LOCAL BROWNS
BEAT BROTHERS
ACROSS RIVER

Browns Business college basket
ball team of Rock Island, defeated
the strong quintet representing the
Davenport Browns Business cot
lege, Saturday night 26-16 at the
Davenport Y NJ C. A The locals
outplayed their opponents in every
department and deserved to win.
Ross and Montgomery, playing
guards for the Islanders, were the
stars Of the contest, they broke I'D
the Davenport teamwork before it
really got started Gregg, Lind
quist and Herbert formed the Of
fensive strength of the locals. and
displayed rare team work. A large
delegation of Browns students fol-
lowed the team across the river and
out-yelled the Davenport delegation
In every manner. The lfneups were
as follows:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19

VIII Jimmy O'Connell prove a
sensation or bust?
O'Connell is the first baseman of
the San Francisco club of the Pa
cific Coas: league.
He is the "busher" for whom
John McGraw of the New York
Giants paid $4,000. Despite the
price. he will not be delivered I'M
til 1923.
O'Connell is such a big favorite
on the coast that the San Francisco
club would make no deal unless
given the right to his services for
another year.
The work of O'Connell will be
watched with greater interest this
coming season than that of most
major league stars. When a club
pays $4,000 for an untried player,
fandom Immediately gives him the
constant once over.
O'Connell is not quite 20 years
of age. This is his second season
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19
KING TURNS TO
HURDLE RACING.
Is Disappointed by Lack Of Success
on Turf - Is Breaking
Precedent

London. Dec. 10. - Disappointed
by his lack of success on the tuF1
during the fat-racing season. KING
George is breaking precedent by
taking a strictly commercial view
in setting a number OF his three
and four-year-Olds To earn Their
winters keep" at the less pront-
able sport of hurdle racing.
Owing to their superior breeding
the royal recruits should do well
as class" is usually lacking III
the entrants for these events HUI
die racing started Nov. Is and lasts
until the third week in March.
While steeple chasing and hura-
ling is extremely popular here. very
few owners are willing 70 risk the
legs and necks Of their high-prlced
animals "Over the sticks and the
prizes are small compared WilA
those offered for fiat races Hence
it has been considered hitherto dis
tinctly "infra dig for the soYer-
eign to participate in the smaIeI
events over obstacles. King "a
ward ran a few intended "cast-oIs
over hurdles with a view TO raising
their selling price in the event o.
success, but they were soon as
posed Of, and generally SPEAKING
the royal purple and scarlet hFeIy
is rarely seen in cross-couh-E!
events.
The royal candidates for me
Jumping game" include the wen,
bred but disappointing colts. VIZ
Somers. Perfect Knight and by
wood. animals which set up heaTl,,
breaking sequence Of seconds anu
thirds in fat races. Dick MARSH
the popular royal trainer, has gls
en- them a good schooling over on
stacles. The king has no lhteA-
ton of giving up racing, Dut Ae
cannot afford to keep well-Dred s an
imals who are unable TO win: !.
Will Somers and company WIN d
few hurdle races they will have an-
other. years lease of life at me
Egerton house stabless NewmarAs''
If not. the horses will be sold.
Royal patronage will give al
immense impetus to the winter
sport. and a number Of leadlhs
owners have decided to throw cow
he gauntlet, regardless o. the ILsA
Of accidents to valuable sl41-
Lorses.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19
CARDS BATTLE
STALEYST0I
SCORELESS TIE
Team From South Side Of Chica~
Gives Claimants to Title
Scare,

Chicago, Dec. Chicagos ~.
football title remains undecides ~
the result of yesterdays q ~ %
game at Cub park between the n.
tlonal championship claimant 81.
Ieys and the Cardinals. Sevos-,
thousand shivering rooters brsvai
the cold to see one of the hardas,
fought battles of the season. ~,
play was difficult, as the field Wa,
covered with snow and ice ana t5s
footing was treaCherous.
Three times the Cardinals fafs5
at field goal, and the StaIevS
within easy striking distance ios,
the ball on downs when a forward
pass was incomplete. These vs,s
the only scoring possibilities dur.
ing the afternoon.
During a good share Of the tina
the Cardinals kept the ball in The
Staley territory, due largely ~
Paddy DriscolI's superb pIay. Tho
StaIeyS had much OF their strang.b
out OF the game. Center Traftm
was forced to sit on the side lines
due to AN injury in the Canton hat
Tie, while FullbaCk Hufine didn'r
play, and Dutch Sternaman was
unable to make many OF his SLASH.
ing runs because of a limp.
Towards the end of the bsttIatbo
Cardinals opened up an Overhead
game, and had fair success. three
straight forward passes gaining a
total of 30 yards. Sachs and OCon-
nor were on the receiving. enc.
After the ball had been workaf
back and forth during the first
quarter, the Cards finally reached
the Staley's 3O-yard line, where Nc
Mahon's try at a place kick was
blocked. In the second quarter a
Staley tumble on its own Coward
line gave the ball to the Cards
The latter lost it a couple of PLAYS
later on a tumble
After an exchange of punts and
another kick, Driscou essaved a
drOpklck from the Staley S5-yaId
line at a difficult angle and missed.
A forward pass, Driscoll to Steger
the ball to the Staley 25-
yard line few minutes later. and
Mcmahon tried a placekick, which
went astray.
A tumble at the Cardinal Coward
line in the third quarter gave the.
otaleys their big chance. Harley
and StinchcOmb got away with
snort forward pass, but the oppor-
unity to score vanished when an
Incomplete pass lost the ball on
Towns.
Several forward passes added to
some plunges, carried the bali
Town to the Staley 3O-yard line in
he fourth quarter, where another
ry at a field goal failed. Lineup.
Staleys. Cardinals
chamberlain, le..-....re O'Conuor
scott, 1t. .-...--.-.-..rt, McInerny
LayIor, g---.-----..rg Buckeye
dlntum, c.---------.c, RydzeWsh
smith, rg. ----..----...lg, Weight
rt..--..-....t, Gillies
1alas- re- Sachs
oearce, OBJ. Mcmahon
Sternaman and
;tinchcomb, lh..........rh, Steger
Harley, RI. .........lh, Driscoli
3olan, Ib. .fb, Koehler
Referee-Cahn, Chicago. Umpire
Moore. Boston Tech. Head lines
Chicago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19
BY ROY GROVE.

BY ROY GROVE.
There was a man in our town,
He was SO wOndPOus wise,
He up and started managin'
A couple tightin' guys.
And when he saw his guys were
out,
And they could fight no more,
He turned them into rasslers,
As they lay upon the floor.
Why don't referees use the eeny
meeny; miny, mo system?
If they fine Percy and MeuseI as
much as Ruth, then Why not pay
them as much?
SING SING HAS A WEALTH OF
CAGE MEN.
Over in Buffalo the other night
a boxer was knocked down three
times in the first round. Then he
finally got to his feet and took d
wild swing, and knocked his op-
ponent out. Careless!
Boxers are to form a union and
join the American Federation of
Labor We thought the A F. of L.
was for working men.
Now John McGraw is qualified to
write for some magazine on "Fren-
zied Finance"
We had a lost golf ball joke, but
we lost it. We accept your
thanks.
Some ball players talk about
money as if they were in the
movies.
He wasn't much 10 look at,
He didn't know a thing
About shift, q left Or right.
when he went in the ring.
They matched him 'gainst another,
With class, and art and such;
The classy guy took 40 Winks,
He knew too dog-gOne much.
D'ja ever notice the stiff collar
marks on movie cowboys?
Kumagae, Jap tennis star, is sail
ing for Japan. Probably to sink
the Mutsu.
Carl Mays says the only thing |
that is underhand about his deliV-
cry is the way he throws the ball.
AT THE MOST MODERN RAS-
slim ARENAS THEY ARE GO
ING TO INSTALL EIGHT-DAY
Don't ask me for any Christmas |
presents. Call up McGraw. He's
got all the money in the world.
Maybe Ruth can play ice-base-
ball, huh?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19
SEVEN COLLEGES
OF MIDDIEWEST
SEEKING LEAGUE

Chicago, Ill, Dec. 10. - Faculty
representative of seven colleges in
four states of the middle west will
meet today the University club to
form an interstate college athletic
conference.
While faculty representatives are
in session. athletic directors and
coaches will draw up schedules in
various branches of sport.
Colleges which will be represent
ed are Beloit, Lawrence, Carleton,
Hamline. Knox, Coe and Cornell
James Millikin may also be repre-
sented
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19
IT. OF KENTUCKY
HAS NINE GAMES

Lexington, KY. Dec. 19.-The
University Of Kentucky will open
its 1922 football season on Sept. 80,
meeting Marshall here. The SEIZED
ule contains nine games, six of
which will be staged a. home. The
schedule follows:
Sept. 30-MarshalI at Lexington.
Oct louisville at Lexington.
Oct. 14-Chattanooga at Lexing-
ton.
Oct. 21-Vanderbilt at Nashville.
Oct. 2S-Suwanee at Lexington.
Nov. 4-Centre at Lexington.
Nov. 18-Alabama at Lexington.
Hoy. 30-Tennesse at Knoxville.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19

Swanson, RoSencranz for Lundin.
Swanson for Aronson, Anderson
for Swanson. Conrey for Rydholm.
Dryer for johnson, Lynd for CORN
ley, Randy for Scott
Referee-Driggs- Time of halves
-15 minutes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19
ROCK ISLAND

New York.-Jack Dempsey and
MS manager, Jack Kearns, made
application for membership in the
new organized national sport alli-
ance, It was announced.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19

Denver.-Alumni of Centre COL
Iege gave a reception to the foot
ball team of that institution, en-
route to San Diego, Cal, TO play the
University OF Arizona
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19

great Teams, nave SDullar rdL1lR
in sport to the major league clubs
Getting in world series carries
with it certain amount of glory,
plus q share of the receipts. Incl
dentaIly it usually means a boost
in salary for the next year.
Winning a place on the ALL
American team, by a few of the
recognized experts, is like getting
in a world series to the college
football stars.
Fame and glory go with such a
selection Likewise it has is pleas
ing financial feature. When a play
er is recognized as All-America
timber he Immediately is deluged
with offers to coach.
Only the other day "Bo" McMil-
lin of Centre college, who is
through at that institution in June
received an offer of $1,000 a year
and five-year contract to coach at
a southern college.
There has always been much dis
satisfaction with the selection of
an All-America team by one ex-
pert A year ago it was suggested
that group of the leading sport
ing writers, who specialize in foot
ball, be agreed on to make the Sc
lection. For some reason this idea
fell through.
The practice OF having a team ,,
selected from the views of num-
Der of coaches is not entirely new:
however, the Football World. a pub
LEGATION devoted entirely to exploit
ing the gridiron game, comes to bat
with the idea ON a much larger
scale.
The Football World gathered the
opinions of 267 coaches on the sub-
ject of an All-America team Hara
is the team formed from the views
expressed by the leading coaches
Of the country:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19
ed promise of developing into a vad-
liable man.

For the academy, Babcock scored
II of the points on free throws. He
had remarkable eye for hitting
the loop and with a field basket
scored Is of the entire Is points
for his team
The lineups were:
Rock Island l270 EYx Evr d IT u-p
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19

1t is the ambition OF every play
er to be on a team, that wins a
major league pennant. which gives
the right to perform in the big
series
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19

Football as played in the col
leges, particularly the institutions
that year in and year out have
great teams, have a similar rating
in sport to the major league clubs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19

Paris--The stadium where the
1924 Olympic games are to be held,
probably will be built just outside
Paris.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19

| Since such transaction is news
the papers always carry it, often
giving it big spread on the sport
page.
/ Naturally it makes interesting
reading. but there is always a re-
action to such publicity It keeps
baseball on the sport pages, but
really at a cost that is prOhibitiYe.
| 1t would be a wiser investment
| to spend some of the money. sim
! ply for advertising purposes, if a
desire to keep the game before the
public actuated the giving out of
the sale price.
Stories of the great profits made
in baseball were the cause of the
formation of the Federal league.
Men with money read the stories Of
the fabulous earnings. and easily
fell for the wiles of some promo
ter.
The Federal league cost the ma
jor league magnates at least a mil
lion dollars. Likewise it created a
spirit vi VII cot dHiOnS the play
ers. who believed they should get
a cut of the earnings.
The Federal league was born of
the stories given out about the
great profits in baseball. l will
wager that the stories about New
York paying $125.000 for Groh, a
34-year-old veteran, and $4,000 for
an untried youngster, are making
lot of moneyed men wonder if base
ball isn't the way to get rich quick.
1t is probably all right to pay
such prices if a club can afford it,
but it would be much wiser if the
price were kept secret.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19

In the major leagues the ball
players have the world series to
shoot at.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19

Getting in a world series carries
with it a certain amount of glory,
plus share of the receipts. Incl
dentally it usually means a boost
in salary for the next year.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19

Since such a transaction is news,
the papers always carry it, often
giving it a big spread on the sport
page.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19

But it is my belief that baseball
suffers greatly as a result of the
publicity that is given every sale
which involves a big sum of money.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19

Why don't referees use the eeny,
meeny; miny, mo system?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19

Winning a place on the ALL
American team, by a few of the
recognized experts, is like getting
in a world series to the college
football stars
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-10-06
NOTICE or SALE OF REAL

Under and by virtue OF the power
and authority vested in the under
signed in that certain Judgment as
recorded in Judgment Docket Book
1915, at Page II in the case of
Elizabeth Seals, ct al. VS. Alex Seals,
ct al, rendered at the April term OF
the Superior Court Of Richmond
County, in the year 1915 the under
signed will sell at public auction,
for cash, OH Monday, the 31st day of
October, 1921, at II, O'Clock, M, in
front of the Court House door, in
the town of Rockingham, North Car
DINA, the following described real
estate, same being to, satisfy said
Judgment:
Lot No. 8, containing 90. acres, as
shown in the division of the Seals
land, a plat Of said division being
recorded in Plat Book No, l., Paige s.
Register of Deeds Office of Richmond
County.
Also Lot No. |, containing 5SG
acres, as shown in Book No. OF
Plat, at Page Sc, and recorded in the
office of the Register of Deeds Of
Richmond County.
Excepting, however, from the
above described tract Of land the
right-of-way Of the Seaboard All
Line Railroad leading from Hamlet
to Charleston South Carolina.
This the 26th day of September
1921.
G C0NINCT0N q
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-10-06

runs S. s. E. 20 chains thence s. So
w 10 chains; thence n. So w. 20
chains, thence No. 50 f. 40 chains,
thence direct to the beginning. Exs
cepting acres conveyed by
Julia A Yates and husband.
This September gath, 1921.
r. L. MCDONALD,
Sheriff OF Richmond County.
NORTH CAROLINA,
Richmond County
In the Superior Court
NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE
A. Arenson, Plaintiff,
VS.. =
+. II. Chamberlain, Defendant.
BY virtue OF an execution to the
undersigned from the Superior Court
of Richmond County in the above
entitled action, wilton Monday the.
18th day OF November, 1921 at II
O'Clock M, at the Court House door
of said county in the town OF Rock
ingham, sell to the highest bidder
for cash, to satisfy said execution,
all the right, title and interest which
the said E. H. Chamberlain, the de-
PENDANT, had at the time Of docket.
ing said judgment in the Superior
Court of Richmond County in the
following described real estate, to-
wit:
Lying in the town OF Rockingham
on the south side of New Washing
ton street and being known as lot
No. 4 of the Robert L. Steele, 3rdI
property according to survey and
plat by ]. S. Utter, civil engineer,
made, and recorded in Book n, Page
267 in the Office of the Register of
Deeds for Richmond County.
This September oath, 1921.
r. L, MCDONALD, Sheriff.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-10-06
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as administra-
trix OF the estate Of the late Thomas
Dove, colored, this is to notify all
persons having claims against the
said deceased to present same to
me, duly verified, on or before the
26th day OF September, 1929, or this
notice will be plead in bar of their
recovery. Allswho are indebted to
said decedent win please make pay
ment to me.
This September 26th, 1921.
MARTHA ]. DOVE,
Administrative.
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NOTICE OF LAND SALE.
Richmond County.

Richmond County.
Under and by virtue of the author
ity contained in mortgage deed exc
cuted by E. H. Chamberlain and
wife, to the Trustees of the Baptist
church of Rockingham, bearing date
of January 2Sth 1921, default having
been made in the payment of the in
debtedness secured thereby, and in
order to satisfy said Indebtedness
and under and by virtue OF an order
made by the Clerk of the Superior
court of Richmond county, directing
a resale of the lands described
therein, the undersigned assignee OF
said Trustee, win on Monday, Octo-
Der nth, 1921, at II o'clock M, in
front of the Court House door in the
town of Rockingham offer for sale
to the highest bidder for cash, the
following described tract or parcel
OF land:
Lying and being in Rockingham
Township, Richmond County and in
the town Of Rockingham on the
South side Of New Washington
street and being lot No. 4 according
to survey and plat OF the r. L
Steele, 3rd property as made by ]
S. Utter, civil engineer, which plat
is duly recorded in the Office OF ths
Register Of Deeds for Richmond
county in Book "a at Page 267.
This September gath, 1921. "
7, +. DAVIS, Assignee.