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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10
MICHIGAN NOT
TO LOSE Time
Wolverines Counting on Early
Start in Race for Conference
HoRors.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Dec. Io-(By
United Press. )-Michiga figures
on an suspicious start in the big
ten" basketball race.
Last season the Wolverines got
away slowly, losing three straight
conference games before pulling
themselves together and finally ty-
ing for the title.
The question of supremacy was
not decided until the last game
when Michigan trimmed Illinois on
the Urbana floor by an exceedingly
narrow margin
rour members of that fighting
aggregation are back this wear
Captain Bud Rea. running guard
who astonished the west with his
uncanny basket shooting ability
Miller, brilliant forward. Duke
Dunne, center and Whitelock. sub
stitute forward.
Ihere Is some question about
dunno playing this year. The foot
pail captain, and regular basket
pail center for two years, is pressed
Dy scholastic work, and has an
hounced his intention of remaining
out OF competition He may be pre1
valieo upon, however, to alter his
decision as the Wolverines soreIv
need him for the pivot post.
Captain Karpus, last wears for
ward, graduated last spring. as did
Jack Williams, the elongated hack
guard, bore the burden of the de-
ienslve work under the basket
knocking down many shots hv On
ponents that appeared slated fpr
markers. While their loss worries
Coach F. ]. Mather, a host of now
men are ready to step into the
breach. 'o INC
Whitlock should mate with Nil
Ter at forward, leaving the bact, !,
guard as the only, undetermined |
post For that job LIE Galley WI
plays much like Williams. seems |
wei! suited. He understands the
position and in scrimmaaa baS
SHOWN great promise.
Should Dunno stick IN hi. =
tentlon of remaining out of basko1
ball. Coach Mather can nse
'oungster by the name of Reason a.
center. This lad has great nnssi'
Olltles as q regular.
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year, is the only man that is rea-
sonably sure of a place on the
team The other candidates arc
staging a hard fight for places.
Besten and Herlehey have been
used at the guards and look well
individually but do not play well
together yet
Costello seems the best man for
center while Powers seems TO be
the most likely running mate for
speedy Hippler. The seconds have
been putting up a stiff fight and
there are several men among them
that look like promising candidates
for the first team.
Among these men are Kelly. who
played on the seconds last wear.
and kerker. Kelly is a fast man
and has plenty of fight and is /.
fairly accurate shot while Kerker
IS a steady consistent guard who is
hghting at all stages of the game
and covers his man well.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10
STOCKHOLDERS
OF BASEBALL
MEET TUESDAY
Important Matters Slated for 4,
tention of Fans Association
at Annual Meet.
BY ]. 1. HTGHFS

! Important baseball matters a..
| scheduled for attention when stost
holders of the Rock Island Fansi
association gather at the Cbamba,
of Commerce rooms next Tups5s,
night in their annual meeting. cal
for the meeting was issued todag
by President c. ". Mueller n
urges every stakeholder to make
special effort to attend
This is the chance for Rock "a
lands baseball boosters 10 shoz
how they stand" stated President
Mueller this morning. This mesf,
ing comes two days before the new
gathering at Cedar Rapids. Al
which it is intended first steps SHAH
be taken toward the formation Of
new circuit, to include Rock Is
land. Officers of the fans associ-
alton want the sentiment Of every.
one; not that of a few"
Every phase of the proposed new
league will be presented thOroUph-
ly by those who have been busv
investigating its possibilities. 1t il
said interesting figures as to tia
financial success Of such a ven
ture are at hand. Thoe who haYs
been studying the situation say il
is an opportunity for Rock Island
fans to give Rock Island a good
class of professional baseball that
should pay for itself and leave
money in the treasury at the end
of the season.
Rock Island does not want to he
without baseball next season. L
is up to the boosters to be pres
ent and make this known.
Other cities of eastern Iowa, to
which invitations to join the pro
posed new circuit have been ex-
tended are reported busy lining
up their strength. MarshalltoWn
is particularly active. 1t has a
live group of business men work
ing hard toward getting the prop0-
SitiOn under way. Further, il has
aroused the other cities to a point
where the new organization seems
assured.
Rock Island baseball men are
convinced this city will gain by
following up its chance to become
/ charter member and will do eV-
erything within their power to
seize the opportunity.
Tom Hayden, owner of the Jop-
in club in the Western league
vas in Rock Island yesterday, con
erring with officers Of the fans
association. Although no statement
vas given out. it is limited Hayden
s on trail of new talent for bis
Tub. He is reported to have mis-
yes on certain members Of the
921 Islanders. According to re-
,ort, however, Mayden will have 10
ak in bigger figures than he did
yesterday before he can do bust
less.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10
ST. AMBROSE
PREPARES FOR
FIRST. BATTLE
Competition for Berths on DaveR-
port College Quintet Excep-
denally Hot.

With the opening game but IC
days off the candidates for the ST
Ambrose college Varsity are fight
ing hard to land a berth on the
team. From all indications Coach
Mike Roberts will have no easy job
IN picking regular five from the
many worthy candidates.
All the men have been given a
chance in the scrimmages and have
been putting up a good fight for
their places. In scrim1nage last
night the seconds gave the first
team a stiff battle, outplaying then,
at times. The Saints are begin
ming to get the five-man offense
down pat and use it to a great ex-
tent
Although the mentor has not
definitely decided whom to use at
the center ring Cannon looks like
the best man and has been playing
at this post in most of the scrim-
images. The left forward is the one
position which is causing the men
tor worry.
West, who has been playing az
this position, is good man and
los Oil dINuAd tc eye lDT SlO0tllE
but is a little unsteady at passing
at times Lew, who has been play-
ing with the seconds, is also a
clever fast floor man, but is aIsD
on account of his size
DE Clerk and Green are playing
IN mid-season form and look like
he greatest pair of guards ever de-
Feloped at the college. Green is a
valuable man for the defense for
nations as he is able to get in and
axe the ball away from the for
wards. He is also a good running
,uard and is a sure shot. Nolan.
N circumference man last wear. is
n good farm and looks better than
yer.
The Juniors are rapidly round-
nS snto shape for their opening
anne with Wilton on Dec. II,
ather Adrian has not picked his
rst squad yet and it is hard to tell ,
1st who VIII represent the Saint /
ngS when they enter their first
anne Passing and floor work ara
ne two factors that Father Adrian
drilling his men in as the Juniors F,
eeIn weak on the this phase of the !
anne. ,
Hippler, star guard from last
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teams are Anderson, of Notre
Dame; Myers, Ohio State; Belding
Iowa; Sturm, Yale; Stinson,
princeton; SniVely. Princeton; Nc
Cumber, Harvard; Slyker. Ohio
State. and Olney King, Wesleyan.
AS for tackles there are Slater.
Iowa; Spfers, Ohio State; Garvey,
Notre Dame; Into, Yale; Hooper,
Princeton Kane, Harvard; Neid-
hnger, Dartmouth; Kelly, Pitts
burgh. and PenfeId, Northwest
ern.
Highclass guards were plentiful
Pixley of Ohio State was fine. Bak-
er of Princeton should come into
high estate next season. Cruik-
shank OF Yale and Mohr of Illinois
and Minick of Iowa led the list. OF
centers there were several good
men Shurtlef of Brown was
mighty able citizen and SO was
Connors of New Hampshire State.
Dunge of Wisconsin, King of Chi
cago, and Wick of Michigan were
also top notch.
OF quarters Buell. of Harvard
stood out and Lourie of Prince
ton. Hardy of Lehigh, Williams.
wisconsin, and O'Hearn of Yale
were very good. OF backs such men
should be mentioned as Gilroy,
Clarity, Princeton; Mallory, Yale;
JORDAN. Yale; Owen, Harvard; Ell
liott'. wisconsin; Pyott, Chicago;
stuart, Ohio; Walquist, Illinois;
Mart1neau, Wisconsin; Kipke.
hichlgan; Roby. Michigan; Har-
ian, Georgia Tech; Peden, Illinois;
oundI Wisconsin; Davies, Pitts
ourgh; Cashier, Notre Dame; Ken
yon. Georgetown; Koppisch, Col
imnla Barron. Georgia Tech;
Penn State; Pitts, Harvard. /
md French of West Point, this man
one OF the best
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10
GIRLS BASKET
COACH AT MOLINE
HIGH APPOINTED

Mrs. Robert Schurr of East Mo-
me has been chosen to coach the
girls class basketball teams at MO-
line high school this winter
coaches for the boys class teams
nave also been picked by the attn
ietlc board of control Eric An
derson, a faculty member. will
have charge of the senior team
Marvin Lyon will coach the in.
nlors, Donald Williams the sonbo-
moreS and Kenneth Cornell. the
freshmen.
MRS. Schurr was graduated from
the high school in 1916. She was
active in athletics while a student
and is counted one of the best for
wards that has ever played on a
girls team. Since graduation she
mas been active in athletic work in
the girls club federation and has
also coached several basketball
teams at the high school.
Mr.. Lyon, Mr.. Williams and NJ
Cornell were graduated fron ~
high school in 1916. 1915 and 1917
respectively. While there thew
made enviable regulations for
themselves in athletics and since
graduation have continued their
interests.
schedules for the inter-class
tournaments have not vet been
completed. 1t is expecssd that thew
VIII be announced S1e first of next |
week. These contests ALWAYS
arouse much interest and competi- |
ION Ior the girls and boys cham
is keen.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10
SKOKIE CLUB OF
CHICAGO AWARDED
OPEN GOLF PLAY

New York, Dec. 1O.-UTnitsd
Press; American open golf chan
pionshlps will be decided at The
Skokie Country club. Chica 90
starting July IL, according to r.
oates settled by the United States
COLI association. The arstars
championship will be PLAYED At The
Brooklyn (Mass.) Conntrv Sne
starting Sept. 4 and the nationaI
women's championships zoos - 10"
Greenbier Country cinb VIZ rts
% Springs, Va, starting Sept
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10
AWAIT
CANTON CLASH
Open Battle Predicted When Pro
Teams Meet at Cubs Park,
Chicago.

Chicago. Ill, Dec. 10-with every
man in fighting shape, the StaIeys
aeelleve they can turn back the DOW
Ferful Canton Bulldogs in their grid
sroR clash at the Cub Park tomor-
s,ow afternoon The Staleys have
oeen working all week to perfect
heir attack, and the battle is ex
eected to be an open one. with
Forward passing and punting
feature.
chances are that the field will
,e EASTER than it has been in more
nan month, which will give the
sect halfbacks, Pete Stinchcomb
stnd Chick Harley of the Stalevs.
snd Pie Way Of the Cantons. ali
hree All-Americans, q chance to
et "a satisfactory footing. Pete
md Chick are expected to alternate
II right half. with Dutch Sterna-
'oan taking care of the left side.
ccn mas spent much of his time
lacucing place kicking, which has
}een 2 wtrning factor in more then
les game on@the North Side this |
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10

Honors in the special series be-
tween Asmus and VinaI1 of Daven-
port and Graham and Paulsen of
Rock Island were divided in favor
of the Iowans at the Harms alleys
last night, when the concluding
five games of a 10-game set were
rolled.
Asmus and Vina1 came from be-
hind and won by % pins, the final
counts for the 10 games showing
3,709 to 1857 in their favor. The
first five games, which were bowled
a week ago on the Blackhawk al
leys in Davenport, gave the Island.
er pair 50-pin lead.
The series was decided by tbs
final two frames of last nights
games. Graham ran into splits in
his ninth and tenth, while Paulsen
split in his tenth. VinaIl struck
out. Last nights results:
Asmus ..... 146 232 16S 1856 1872 1913
Finall $50. 1913 rs 1863 1876 206 942
Totals. -. 339 40 337 351 39S 1885
Grand total. 3,709.
Graham -. 1853 179 1S9 179 ITO $50
Paulsen ....175 1873 172 1913 40 893
Totals ....32S 1872 36I 372 $40 1853
Grand total, 1857.
Art Salzmann and Joe Johnson.
both of Rock Island. challenged the
winners to a similar series, to be
played under the same conditions,
which call for a 500 stake.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10
TOP PRICESFOR
PLAYERS CAN'T
help BASEBALL
Some Major League MagnatPs Are
Protesting Against Large
Cash OutIayss
BY HENRY L. FARRELL

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
New York, Dec. 10.-FTenziei
finance of the recent minor league
meeting will do baseball no goQd'
in the opinion of many OF tae
prominent major leaguers-
However, opinion being express
ed here as the majors gather IoT
next weeks meetings, is inhuencel
a great deal by the size Of tns
clubs cash roll.
The Browns, the Cubs and the
Cardinals are among the loudes-
protestants of the prevailing ten
dency to beat the excess pro1ts
tax by gathering in players ioE
large OUTLAWS Of cash.
Some of the other magnates
without becoming too loud ab0at II
object to a situation which makes
it impossible to buy any player
that the Giants or fanks want Io'
their roster. o.,
This discomfort may make DIG.
issue of the draft in the comlls
meeting and cause the subject u
be brought by Commissioner Ian
dis before the committee OF minus
in attendance.
1t was clear at the gathering u
the minors in Buffalo that the H.
tie fellows do not want the draiC
Little trades are still being talA-
ed of, the latest being a move "
the. Yanks to get Howard EhmAs
and Bob Veach from the Tigers.
Cobb is said 10 be ready TO swap
the Yanks will include Joh1H'
in the deal.
Regarding the reported dema1l
Of Rogers EIornsby for q three year
contract for SIS, 700, officials Of Ihs
Cardinals said that they would ~.
discuss salary with their DalliLs
star until they conferred WIZ
hem.
Johnny EVers, it was learned ~
lay, is almost sure to return 10 u
Giants next season as q coach any
Cory" Dolan will go back VIII
lack Hendricks in Indianapolis
The wind sessions" will 90 Daea
o lobby duty next Monday WE
he International league holes -
annual meeting. There may
iome changes in the circuit
There have been reports thal =
orts would be made to break ~
he Baltimore club, but 1t IS doup'
I'll if they would be successIuL
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10

This rather threw McInnis off
his stride and he slipped slightly as
he neared the bag. When Walters
finally threw the ball, he f1oated it
down to first, rather than with his
usual speed. A trif1e of his bal
ance, McInniS was forced to stretch
for the ball and was unable to hold
1t, That enabled Dykes to get back
to first in safety.
1t seems the official scorer was
or the opinion that Dykes was SO
far off the base when the throw
was started that he would have
been an easy out had the ball been
perfectly handled. He failed to
take into consideration that Wal
ters had once made a false start
and that McInnis was off his bal
ance when he received the ball.
1t is a cinch the scorer would
have overlooked the play entirely
had he known it was to be the only
thing that approached a misplay on
the part of McInnis all year.
To me no record has ever been
made in baseball that is more note
worthy than McInnis' stunt of play
ing an entire season at first base
with only one error. And that was
a questionable one.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10

The Colts strengthened their lead
on first place in the Rock Island
club standings by making a clean
sweep of the three game Set with
the Films last night The Colts
turned in a total count of 2,601.
The Flows stepped on the Banks
for three straight and climbed to
a tie for third place.
Howard KloVe of the Colts COL
lected SIS pins for the best individ-
ual efforts of the evening. He was
also high man for single game with
234
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10
BOWLING SCORES
MAPLE LEAGUE.

John Clemann's Testers helped
themselves to three wins at the ex-
pense of the slipping Alerts and
are now perched at the top of the
heap.
The Merchants continued their
winning streak by taking two from
the Tots.
The Mineralites won the odd
game from the Concordias. These
two team scores do not appear this
week, as their captains failed to
turn in the scores to the league
secretary.
The scores:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10

equalled skill in defensive dag
nosis. With this he possessed dead
ly accuracy in tackling. His hand
ling of the ball was beyond crit
icism, his knowledge of the prime
pies of defensive and offensive
football unsurpassed.
AUBREY DEVINE,, of Iowa, was
a complete team in himself. He
could do everything with a ball
that a back ever did and as well.
II not better. He dropkicked, punt
ed, raH with the ball, threw for
ward passes,-everything.
MOHARDT, of Notre Dame,
would have to be placed on the All
America team if only because of
his throwing of the ball in over
head plays. More and more il is
recognized how much the success
Of forward passing depends uDon
the thTower. But Mohardt. besides
had other qualities which made of
him a threat of threats.
M'MILLIN'S merits are too we'll
known to require commendation
In the words of DR.. johnson. it is
vain to praise and useless To
blame" him. He lacks none of the
equipment that go to make up a
great back
KILLINGER plays at Quarter
back, but he is above all a back.
half, full, No. 2, or 3-anythfng
that back is called In addition
to being surprising open field
runner he can hit the line like
Big Bertha shell, can receive for
ward passes and throw them, aud
can punt.
Other Players.
The season has produced fewer
ends of high class than has been
the case in years. Outstanding, in |
addition to those above named. as /
members Of the two AIl-America !
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10
SPORT BRIEFS

Mlnneapolis.-'Big Bill" James
pitcher with the Minneapolis Amer
lean association club, was traded r.
the Vernon club of the Pac;6c
coast league for Robert McGraw
pitcher, it was announced.
Buffalo. n. Rocky Kansas
buHaio' got a decision over Bar,
ney Adafr, New York, in a 10-roDnd
bout Kansas weighed 1874. Adair
1873. 1n0"ii
Niles. Mich.-Eddie WEIGH of
south Bend. Ind, outpointed Al
Hennessy of Chicago in a 1o-round
bout =
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10
Freshmen Strong.

Il The freshmen had a strong team
this year and gave all the juniors
a race for honors- There are lads
In this class who should develop
into valuable players by next
year, If not this season. Posateri,
Woodward and Meinzer each sue
ceeded in making points in each
game Woodward, especially, is
showing great form and it is pos
stbie that he viii be one of the
strong contenders for a berth on
the first team when the cut in the
Squad is made.
Alexenburgs a first team veter-
an. showed up better last night
than he has in any of the previous
games Reed also played a strong
defensive game
Tho Iineups were-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10
NAMES
PLAYERS FOR
ALL-AMERICA
Noted Critic Tells Why He Picks
Certain Men-A. DeVine is
Quarterback.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.
(NOted authority on college sports

| Copyright, 1921, by the Consolfdat-
ed Press Association
In selecting an AlI-Americau
team-a purely theoretical proceed
ing based largely upon personal OBJ
servation and in lesser part upon
close reading of accounts of games
not seen, coupled with hearsay
testimony supplied by football
Judges of the highest qualifications
one must build his eleven purely
upon the basis of individual merit,
holding no thought of how the vari-
GUS men would fit into a team or
ganization. We all know what
sometimes happens to an actual
team containing genuine stars
when elements that make for NOR
ale and collective efficiency are
lacking. Then, too, the matter of
proper coaching should be taken
into consideration if we were to
name an All-American team that
would take the field and play foot
ball against the leading teams of
the country. The All-America team
to be named below, therefore,
should be considered as precisely
what it is, an honorary galaxy and
not practical solidarity And
finally, in this AIl-America business
the critic can never know how
much was done down in the muck
of the line" to make of a man a star
who might not otherwise have
stood out so brilliantly. How many
All-Americans have their Hard
wick, as Mahan had, their Bill
EinnhpPc pnI
so on?
But. of course, there are elements
that must play an important part
in such selections as are made. A
mans defensive ability, as we'll as
his prowess on attack must be con-
sidered. This applies to linemen
as to backfeld candidates. Factors
relating to mentality must be con-
sidered, as well as physical form,
and We go wrong if we place upon
an All-America first team a man
who has been handicapped in the
season by injuries. An All-Amer-
lea eleven should be formulated
upon the basis of what a man has
done consistently. not what he
could have done Thus had they
not been handicapped by injuries,
it would be impossible to keep
of Dartmouth, Brick
Muller of California, out of an end
position. Lourie of Princeton out of
a backfield position and Keck of !
Princeton out of a tackle But when |
their greatest usefulness was de- |
they were unable to apply |
the fullness of their remarkable |
ability
Follows then, the first and sec
1nd All-America elevens:5
An-America-
Left end-Parr, Navy.
Left tackle-Hufman, Ohio
State.
Left guard = Trott, Ohio
State.
Center-Wittmer, Princeton.
Right guard-BroWn, Har-
= ward.
Right tackle Shaw, Notre
Dame.
Right end Goebel, Miehi-
Quarterback A. Devine,
Iowa
Haifback - Mohardt, Notre
Dame.
Halfback-McMiIlin, Centre.
Fullback - KilIinger, Penn
State.
Second AlI-America.
Left end-Crisler, Chicago.
Left tackle-keck, Prince
ton.
Lett guard Schwab, Lafay-
cite.
Center-Stein, Pittsburgh.
Right guard-Redmond, Chi
cage.
Right tackle-Drumm, Wis
cenSin.
Right end-McCOIum, Penn J
State. .
Quarterback - ROmney, CHI I
cage.
Halfback-Kaw, Cornell. t
HaIfback-Aldricil. Yale.
Fullback-Crangie, Illinois.
Their Merits
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10
FORMER BANTAM
CHAMPS CHECK
UP KNOCKOUTS

New York, Dec. 10.-United
Press 1.-Two former bantam cham
pions were successful in bouts
staged here last night Pete Her
man knocked out Patty O'Gatty.
New York, in one round and Joe
Lynch finished Make Williamson.
Philadelphia, in the eighth round
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10

Last nights playing ended the
BASKETBALL activities at the high for
this week. Next week the elimina-
tlon process will start and the
squad probably will be cut down to
~ players. Work Will start in earn
est in preparation for the first
game with East Moline to be play
ID in Rock Island, Dec. %
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10

iowa City. Iowa-Iowa university
announced the opening of the has
Setoad season for that school TO
oay with game against Augustans
college, here. . . Z S'ai I'D
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10

South Bend, Ind. - Following A
meeting of the Notre Dame faculty
board of control of university ath-
letics, the Notre Dame football
game with Centre college, set for
Dec. &c, at San Diego, Calf, was
called off.