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= DEN PratA -
BIZ NOknAN 4. BROWN,

81 NUkAAN J.. BLOWN.
When Harry Frazee sold Babe
Ruth to the Yanks to help pay OF
the mortgage on the old ball club
he hoped in the near future to
grab on Dell Pratt. hard-hitting
second sacker Of the Yanks, to
partly appease the wrath Of the
Hub fans. No deal was made. But
Dell will cavQrt for Harry next
spring-if he plays at all. For the
Red Sox recently acquired him in
the wholesale swap involving eight
players. all told.
Higgins was enthusiastic about
Dell when he gave the Browns
$4,000. Pitchers Cullop and Shock
er, Infelders Gedeon and Maisel
and Catcher Nunamaker for Pratt
and Eddie Plank. That deal was
made Jan. %, 1918. But last sum-
mer Dell got in bad with the little
Yank pilot and was benched for
some time.
1t undoubtedly was the inability
Of Hug and Dell to hit it off peace
ably that caused the Yanks to let
him 60.
Pratt was born in Walhalla, S. C.,
in 1880. From Auburn college and
the University of Alabama Pratt
went to the Montgomery Southern
league team in 1910. After farm
ing him to the Cotton States league
that club sold him to the Browns
for cash and players.
At second and short for the
Browns in 1912 he played ISL
games fair start. Then he
stuck to second. He batted 302 his
first year up and always has been
An able hitter,
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GO .Hes-Z
BY Ed HUGHES,


That sermon about the way OF
the transgressor" is a bit mildew-
ed. It's been cited so many times.
But every once in a while a case
in point hobs up with some singu-
lar aspect which is worth obse-v-
ing.
The latest is that OF poor little
Jack Sharkey. The little Italian
has evidently been retracing the
foolish footsteps of Young Cor
bett along the highway to yester-
day called Broadway" Sharkey
at the age OF 22-not much more
than Q mere boy-is down and out
pugilistically. The singular aspect
to which we allude is the amAzing
speed Of his descent
Not many months ago Sharkey,
rugged little Italian, who had,
built up his sturdy constitution by
hard labor before he found the
soft money Of the prize ring" was
the talk OF the sporting world He
had astounded sportdcm by OBJ
tanning a newspaper decision
, over Jimmy Wilde, Britou's
Mighty Atom" Then followed
other battles in which Sarkey prov
Cd that he Was no false alarm"
Finally he fought himself to the
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"3e SSsY3N e'e"r
<XrCH WENT NGAT on ~
ne A400ER NN0 IS Now ~
CAHr4pIorvs

string performer. That's = record
for even Broadway, which has some
rapid achievements in its archives
Of destruction!
Lure '4Gst' Old Stars.
John L. Sullivan stood the raw
ages of dissipation for years be-
fore he finally went down. Young
Corbett's descent was sure but
gradual. He whipped many aspir-
Ing youngsters when far from his
old self of Hartford days. Stanley
Ketchel mixed fiotous living with
hard fighting and was formidable
to the end. But Sharkey. evident
ly, couldn't stand the pace at all.
Scribble the scribes-"6R aFkey
is young and there In yet hope
for him." etc.
Somehow, you'll notice, they A.
ways are young. They can't come
too youthful. clipper and adven-
tur0us for old Broadway. youth
shall be served" is an ancient AZ
iom Of the ring. 1t holds good on
Broadway, too.
Jack ShaFkey knows. He's sam
pied the Broadway Service" which
thoroughly curtails good service in
the ring.
Copyright. 1891, Thompson Feature
Service.1
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very threshold of the bantam title
in . furious Is round draw with
Joe Lynch. Many even believed
Sharkey was entitled to the YER
dict for he had several times floor
ed Lynch. That was only q few
months ago.
A +" Broadway Kaye"
Recently they scrappsd again.
This time Lynch knocked Shafkey
out after a great battle. Sharkcy
was far from being disgraced. how
ever. There was no cause for dis
couragemsut, let alone dissipation.
Lynch Carried on" and few
days ago became the worlds ball
tam champion by whipping Peter
Herman in Is rounds. Sharkey
carried on" too, but In . different
way. The other night he was
knocked out by Roy Moore. q sec
ond rater. Moore is credited with
the knockout. But in reality it
belongs to Broadway-the lane that
has turped more than ono good
fighter off the highway that leads
to success and a championship.
Think Of it! Only q few months
ago Lynch and Sharkey were rat
ed as equals in their quest of the
bantam crown. Today Lynch 10 the
champion, and Sharkey ID second
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LOGAN SQUARES
TIE Up STALEY
Squares Better With Pass. But
Both Lack Punch-Sternaman
Stars-LaHum Breaks Nose.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE Staleys of
Decatur and the Logan Squares of
the Chicago league played a score.
less tie at Dexter Park pavilion
yesterday afternoon.
The teams battled on even terms
all during the contest. Each was
within hailing distance of the 9TH
er's goal, but was unable to get the
ball over.
Dago La Ross threw a scare into
the visitors when he intercepted
forward pass and got away with a
40-yard run before he was stopped.
The Squares outplayed the Sta
leys in aerial work, making nearly
all their gains on passes. Once they
fooled the Decatur boys with triple
pass that netted 35 yards.
Dutch Sternaman was the best
ground gamer for the Staleys. Dur
ing the last few minutes of play
Right Half Lanum suffered a brok-
en- nose. Lineup;
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KNOX TR!uMPHS
BY FIELD GOAL
Especial to Tho Argus).

Galesburg, ILL.,, Jan. E.-By
lone field goal. Knox colleges has
ketball quintet triumphed over
Cornell here Saturday night. The
final score vas ls to II and both
figures represented fast. hard and
clean-cut play.
Opening the first half with . rush.
Knox scored /: points to Cornell's
five, keeping the visitors dazzled by
speedy and heady play. Things
went slower for Old Siwash In the
second half and Cornell gained nine
more points to Knox's four. Camp
bell and NeEley, last years Canton
high stars. did themselves proud
for Knox. making between them
the majority Of the scores.
TIE teams lined up:
knox-Albro and Eegiey, for
wards; Campbell. center; Ludwick
and Shaffer. guards.
Cornell-Ensign and Farager.
forwards; H. Dee. center; Hogle
and B. Dec. guards All these men
we're rew this year and consequent
ly did not fairly represent the az
gregatioa which held the Iowa state
championship last year.
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BEAT
Dewitt OUTFIT

The Quinlan Bakers of Rock Is
land, had no trouble defeating the
fast Dewitt, Iowa. basketball team
Saturday night, 400. White, who
substituted for Dismer, was the
scoring star of the game, throwing
four field baskets and one free
throw. Fottrell looped three from
the floor.
Dewitt failed to get organized
for serious attack, looping only
three field goals and three free
throws.
The Quinlans are scheduled to
play in Cordova, Saturday night.
The bakers challenge all teams in
this part of the state and Iowa.
CotnrAou,c cnnyr
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
BASKETBALL

The schedule for this weeks
games in the Sunday School Bask-
etball league at the Y. n. c. A. Ia
a. follows:
SENIOR GAMES.
Tuesday, Jan. Is:
Zion Lutheran versus Memorial
Christian. at 8 o'clock.
Grace Lutheran versus Spencer
Memorial.
South Park Presbyterian versus
First Methodist.
Friday, Jan. 81:
Central Presbyterian versus Bap-
fist. at . O'Clock.
Fifteenth Avenue Christian YER
sus Settlement.
Oak Grove versus Second Chris
tan.
JUNIOR GAMES.
Friday, Jan, 81:
Memorial Christian versus Spen-
Ger Memorial, at 4:15 o'clock.
Grace Lutheran versus Central
Presbyterian.
Saturday, Jan. q:
First Baptist versus Settlement,
at 1 O'Clock.
First Methodist versus Broadway
Presbyterian.
INTERMEDIATE CANES.
Monday. Jan. II: -.
Zion Lutheran versus Oak Grove
At 100 o'clock.
Grace Lutheran versus First
Methodist.
Wednesday, Jan. 10:
No games. High school has floor
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LYNCH SCHEDULES
FIGHTS WITH TWO

New York, Jan. II. UNITED
ress)--Joe Lynch. new bantam
champion. who has been resting at
Lakewood since he won the title
from Pete Herman. has been book
ed for two bouts. He is to 60 eight
rounds with Jabtz White in st.
Louis, Feb. 8 and will take on
Young Montreal in Detroit. Feb. IS.
The champion has not been ap-
preached about a return bout with
Herman but Eddie Mead, his man.
ager, says we will take 'em all on"
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70. MATCH WINNER
AGAINST KHBANE

New York. Jan. II. = Omitted
Press. ANDY CLANCY, Baltimore.
and Charley Beecher. New York,
meet in Madison Square Garden to-
night in q l5-rcund bout to decide
the opponent for the champion
ship 6ght with Johnny Kilbane.
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sIlIEY WAIVERS
Over TERMS TO
INDEPENDENTS
Aalas Rolue4ant Aheut Increesoi
6naFnnaes anl flsals Csaoes.
sien-GaAs Stik IN DsVbt.
BY BRUCE COPELAND.


Next Sundays tentative indoor
football game between the Rock
Island Independents and the
Staleys in Dexter Park pavilion.
Chicago, received another setback
today when word received by Man
sser Joe Prendergast from Man
Agsf George Halas of the Staleys,
expressed reluctance to abide Ivy
the Islanders' demands for an in
creased guarantee and a special
privilege Of an even split on all
more than $4,000 taken in at the
gate.
The Independents received only
= Nat guarantee of 81. 200 for defeat
ing the Stalsys, l4-7, Jan. 3. The
Staieys were SO deeply involved by
overhead expenses, by which they
lost about $500. that the agreed
even split was waived necessarily
by Manager Prendergast. After
the teams expenses had been de-
frayed, the Independents split
amounted to SIS each.
Increase Merited.
Manager Prendereast believed
that. inasmuch "a a victorv ove,
the touted worlds champions war
ranted . better guarantee for a
return game. 81 500 guarantee with
the even split privilege on All
more than Sc 600 was only fair ia
the islanders. Announcement 10
this effect Saturday brought a re-
ply from Halss YESTERDAY in which
no stated that it was likely they
could not see their wav clear tn
the increase. and the nossih;,;tv
that no sDeci6o amount Could he
guaranteed
Further neeotiatiore vsr. 9,
progress TODAY. Man.rer Prerder.
CAST expecting to hear definitely
from Halas t0ntrbt Yalas com.
planned yesterday that the attend.
ance at the Stalev-Loean Snnare
game in Dexter Park navilion was
not 1ny too encouraeinr tn warrant
acceptance of the Islanders' terms
for an increased guarantee Ell.
IDENTIFY Hslas has a shrevd, eve TO,
business.
Great Dravinu card.
Tho Independents PLAYED to $500
on their initial CHICAGO appea-.
ance. Moreover. thew defeated the
Staleys. worlds ohampions ON tba
strength OF having outnlaved thf
Akron Indians in q scoreless tje
CHICAGO fans clamored for a 20.
turn same as soon as the hattie
was decided. and il was Halas who
first proposed a re-match. Yes.
terday hand-picked eleven o,
Chicaro professionals held Stale,
to a scorelsss tie. Rock Islanl
defeated the Decaturites. givinp
them the edge in drawing power.
Manaser Prenderpast ernlajned
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SWEDbuRc FIVE
GETS WESLEYAN
4 SECOND time
. "a


Augustana basketball team de-
feated Illinois Wesleyan Saturday
night At Bloomington for the SEC
ond time this season. humbling the
Wesleyan Aggregation BY . score ct
80 to "a.
The game was . uip-sud tuck
battle ell the way and II no time
during the game were 6wedbefg's
men more than i've points ahead
OF their opponents. Both teams
used the hve-man defense style Of
basketball to perfection. The major.
ity of counters by both teams be-
ing made from the middle Of the
floor.
Despite fact that Augie was play
ing on a strange floor and one
about half as large ~ that OF their
own school. they soon Get . pace
too fast for the Wesleyan quintet,
and led by a margin Of four points
at the end of the first half. that
period ending IL to 8 with Augie
on the upper end.
Guarding Features.
The fact that the score was 80
small at the end Of the initial per-
lod brings TO light the superior
guarding Of both teams. Although
taking many shots. these men tried
from the middle Of the floor, and
neither team could locate the hoop,
At the opening Of the second
half, the Wesleyan team took re-
markable squirt and in six minutes
Of play had tied the score and then |
dropped in a free throw. leading,
20 to 10.
The terrific pace which they set
in these first minutes Of play soon
slowed up, however, and here Swed-
berg's men came to the front. They
worked the ball down the door with,
clock-like precision. completely
battling the opponents guards, and
succeeded in getting under the
basket for short shots. The half
was one Of the fastest demonstra-
lions Of basketball ever seen on
the Wesleyan door, and much
credit is due to both teams for the
kind of basketball displayed.
Bengst0n IL Star.
Bengston of Augustana was cas-
lily the star of the game. Beng"
dropped in seven field goals for
his team. His ability to break up
the opposing teams work. his ex-
! cel!ent teamwork, and hts eagle eye
for the basket won for him the ad-
miration OF every person present.
| For the Wesleyan team. Hustler
displayed the best brand Of basket
ball, who succeeded in locating the
| basket for seven counters.
| Augustana has now won every
conference game which they have
played this season. defeating the
Wesleyan team twice, and Friday
night they humbled the Eureka
quintet by score OF 30 to "a. This
showing is largely due TO the siren
uous training to which Coach Swed-
berg is putting his team, and at
the present rate the Rock Island
school will be high contenders for
the championship OF the annual
collebiate tournament which is to
be held at Decatur on March 5, 4
and 5.
! The Lineups.
/ Acknowledgment. II: Swan
son. RI; Andreen, C, Dunn, lg; Ry-
lander. re.
Wesleyan-Hussler, II: Goelger
IF; Franks, c; Macy, IL; Pierce. re
Substitutions-PennOck for GOel'
ger. Tomlin for Pierce.
Field goals-Bengston Z. Swan
son 8. Andreen /. Duffin l, Husslel
~, PennOck 3, Tomlin l.
Free throws Andreen S
Franks =.
Referee Benjamin, State Nor,
NAL,
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TO FIGHT
YOUNG JOE CHIP

Pittsburgh, Pa. Jan. II. - John
Wilson of Boston, holder of the
middleweight championship. and
Joe Chip, Newcastle, Pa, will meet
here tonight in a 10-round no-de-
cision bout. -
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ROCK FALLS HIGH
TRIMS STERLING
(Snecial CORRESPONDENCE. J

NbPCI1uI NlOt Z OsPOtfUNION,T
Sterling, H.. Jan. 1.-THE Rock
Falls high school team defeated
Savanna high at Rock Falls Friday
night, "a to Is. After having the
game on ice, % to 4. at the end Of
the first half, Rock Falls came near
losing it when the boys from up the
Mississippi river ran up Il points
while the locals scored by two in
the last half.
The Sterling bowling team de-
feated the International Harvester
team from Rock Falls Friday eve
ming. 2,60s to 1904 The high game
was rolled by Ankeny, who got 2i0.
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CADDOCK WORKING
TO DEFEAT LEWIS

New York, Jan. II. - UNITED
Press. Earl Caddock. soldier and
former wrestling champion, Is here
to finish training for the champion
ship bout next Monday with StFang-
Ter Lewis. He weighs around 100
pounds and pronounces himself at
for the bout.
Coming east he stopped at Omaha
to see Joe Stecher, who is paralyxed
from the effects of the deadlock
hold Of Lewis. "Stecher looks bad.
but he 10 strong enough to fight
hack to health" he said.
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SCHICk SAVES
DAvENPoRTERS
I've Baskets in Last Minutes Of
Play Enable Neighbofs to Beat
Cambridge by Score 2s-&.

Davenport high had hard time
defeating Cambridge Saturday on
the lattsr's floor, coming out Just
three points ahead when the game
ended. The final score vas 1896,
and the IOwans were defeated UP
until the last few minutes when
lSchick tossed in two baskets in
rapid order.
A comparison of this game with
the result of the Dayenport-Rock
Island Cambridge battle gives the
islanders a little edge on their
Iowa opponents. The locals had
bridge, 37-17, while the Iowans
were beaten by the same team up
until the last few minutes, There
are several things that must be
taken into consideration when
comparing the scores of the two
games. The Cambridge men we're
playing on their own flocr against
Davenport, while they were defeat
ed by the islanders in the local
"Y" gym.
davenport Lads
Tho IoWans started out strong
and the score. when the first quar-
ter anded. vas 1871 II their favor.
During the second period the Cam
bridge ave held the Davenporters
seoRaless, besides making three
points.
In the last half the Davenporters
were out-classed and Cambridge
gradually forged ahead. With but
three minutes left to play. the
1owans we're behind by ono point.
Sehick, the star Davenport for
ward. shot two baskets and won
the game.
The Lineups.
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GRIFf WANTS RAKKR

Washington, Jan. 17.-Clsrk Grit
nth Is trying to persuade Prank
"Home-rup" Baker to come back
to baseball. Baker 10 on the re-
serve list Of the Yankees GYiff
wants to trade for him.
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cENESE0 BEATS
LITTLE SAINTS

With IN unsxpeeted upset Of
dope, the St. Ambrose Juniors
were defeated Saturday by the
Geneseo high school ave, :4-ls.
As Gsnsseo IL not rated high among
the local teams, this defeat lowers
the JuAiors' standing.
Friday evening the Csnesso
squad defeated East Moline, a.,
while two weeks ago Rock Island
defeated East Moline, s..
The Genesea sQuad took the lead
In the last part Of the first half
and maintained 1t despite = spifited
rally late IN the game. The "Am-
hrosans" started out strong, bat
indivieuA shots and poor tam
work spelled their defeat
CT ANnh0AaA
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PLAN RIG SCHEDULE.

Newton, Mass, Jan. 17.-Roston
College has screduled Is games for
its baseball team this spring. They
will play - games at home. Ysls
ID listed.
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can, 3; B,shl, {; Rosenkranz. .:
Henke. /. Moline: Lundberg. l;
Simpson, l.
I, Free throws - Rock Island
Biehl, 4 out Of S; Rosenkranz.
out Of /. Moline: Lundberg, s out
OF II; Toline, 0 out Of !.
Rsferee-Bridges, GalesbuFg.
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Sporting Jazz
/ d BR6CE C6fEEzN6.
SNOW Use.
II days Of sld
Whea nighls were cd
A4 t1eW bay deeD and Witt,
i eevs . tirin
Te seek Q hin
And coast TIE lvslsag night.
The hin today
10 qaits passe,
Its eeesdn9 days are ever.
In winter new
fou sec Q cav
CayerHng II IL clever.
HEADLINEN.

70 n Mltchell. Says he's . better
catcher than Ray Schalk.
Purple to Make Strong Bid Tor
Water Honors." Purple was al
ways . good water-coloF.
Benefit to Game il Ball Players
Cut Card Games" Sure; oil they've
got in st. Louis is a park and .
franchise.
Another Grudse Bout Goes
Wrong" White and Friedman must
have worked it of making weight.
Skating Season Gets Under
Way" The kids chifp they would
rather have it get under foot.
"Notables See Leonard Hand
Mitchell X. o. Suppose they mean
the stars.
"Evers Talks About Umpires. !"
Why. the darn little gossip!
wife Ends Her 4S-Day Fast"
Now watch the grocery bill!
Police Grab Eight Rum Thieves. !"
Another little rummy game gone
wrong.
Divorce, is, Wed for Third
Time" And = little child shall
lead them.
Two Years for McGoverns in
Whisky Case" The question is:
Can they make it last that long!
"Galli-Curci Weds Without Note
II Music at Ceremony" But you
should have heard the anvil cho-
rus.
Former Kaissrin Again is Re
ported Near Death" II she gets
any closer, the former kaiser might
have grounds for divorce,
Artists Wife Startles Society
with Weird Suit" Who said that
justice is blind! Everybody likes q
short court suit.
Farm Plea in House Against
Gambling" Must want to make i,
safe for Reuben to come to town.
Good Times-Girl q Fool, Clara
Hamon Says" 'Tain't the way
that's hard, but the way they trea,
EN-.
Woman Bootlegger Swallow,
Evidence" No wonder the courl
was peeved.
Leonard knocked out Mitchell il
six rounds. That's nothing; Now
adays anybody can get knocked on
in six drinks.
Babe Ruth has gone fishing {,
improve his batting eye. He ex
poets to pole.out . few, doesn't he
Judge Lands is the only bird il
baseball who can sit on the bencl
for 10000 smacks per annum.
TIRESOME TITLES.
"Passed by the National Boar
Of Review" on . Burton HolmeI
travelOgue.
@An Strangers Are Cordially In
vited to Attend" on church direc
tory signs.
aPlsese Remit" on the MONTH!
statements.
"For Women Only" Is adver
tised.
Ditto. "For Men Only
"Most Sincerely Yours" ut tn
conclusion OF a letter.
"Pay As You Enter" on stree
cars.
80 Per Cent on" on wearin.
apparel in shop windows.
"El Sawdusto, the Worlds Bes
Cigar
@The Management Invites Crit
ciSm," ON restaurant monu cards.
Ditto. swatch Your Hat AM
Overcast"
"Come Again." on the inside o
store doors.
"Money Cheerfully Refunded" a
advertised.
~This Is Ny Busy Day" in SOM
kpunk's Office.
| Ditto. 1.-THE Smile Wins"
ITO Be Continued" In the maya
zines.
sEvery Child Must Have . Tick
e..- in theatre lobbies.
Near Beer Parlor," on ex.salool
windows.
1t is we'll to heed Watch You
Step" signs on street cars, girls
Everybody else does.
| Why doesn't somebody circulat
. petition to make April l our ma
tional holidayI
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1t is we'll to heed Watch Your
Step" signs on street cars, girls.
Everybody else does.
Why doesn't somebody circulate
. petition to make April our ma.
donal holidayi
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=. estitutions-Rock Island: Ed
~. Tor Duncan. Lamp for Biehl.
ses for Henke. Moline: Haynes
!. nnt, Simpson for Tolins. Toll
1or Lundb.rg.
Nia goals-Reck Island: Dun
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-17

Leonard knocked out Mitchell in
six rounds. That's nothing; Now
adays anybody can get knocked, out
in six drinks.
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Judge Lands is the only bird in
baseball who can sit on the bench
for 10000 smacks per annum.