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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-28
Peoria Gram.

Peoria, Ill.,, March zS.-Corn: re-
ceipts Is ears; market 1c to INC
lower; No. ; yellow. 67hc; No.
yellow, 5450s5kc; No. white,
Aats: receipts I cars: market Nc
lower; No. . white. 41hc.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-28
DORCAS BAKE SALE,

Over $40 was realized from the
bake sale held by members Of the
Dorcas society Of the Swedish Lu-
theran church. last Saturday at the
Berg. shoe store in Aledo.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-28
TO ORGANIZE CLUB,

Assistant Farm Adviser A. r.
Kemp left this morning for Seatop,
where he was to assist the local
leader of the Seaton pig club in
completing the organization.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-28
Chicago Potatoes,

Chicago, March 28.-Potatoes:
firm; receipts 81 cars; Northern
Whites, sacked, $1.0001.20 per
jcwt.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-28
New York Sugar.

New York, March 28.-Raw sug-
ar, steady at 6.27 for centrifugal.
Refined, SIS for fine granulated.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-28
CHURCH BANQUET.

A banquet in honor OF the new
members Of the New Windsor Pres
byterian church is scheduled for to-
morrow night.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-28
Silver.

New York, March 2S.-Bar sill
yer: domestic, .ssh; foreign. .574 !;
Mexican dollars, .43%.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-28
HONE FROM HOSPITAL.

Mrs. Harry Buckley returned
home Saturday night from Chicago
where she was recently operated
on at st. Luke's for appendicitis.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-28
HAVE VACATION.

HAVE VACATION.
Students Of the Aledo high school
were given an enforced vacation to-
day due to lack of heat In the build
ing.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-28

Sugar cane waste is being con.
varied into board for lining build
tnDk1nllA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-28
Cecalia Odeadahl

Mrs. Cecilia Odendahl, aged 81
years, and . pioneer resident Of
Rock Island county, succumbed at
Z this morning in her homo on Co
Iona avenue. Death was due to
infrmities Of ago.
Funeral services will be held at
. Wednesday morning in tho home
Of her son. W. P. Odendahl, on Co
Iona avenue. and at $50 In St
Anne's church. East Moline. Bur-
ial will be in Bowlesburg ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Odendahl, commonly known
as Grandma Odendahl, had many
friends In this vicinity. She pos
sessed a kind and cheerful DISPOSE
ton and word Of her death comes
q sad news to many Moline homes.
She was born Jan. s, 1880, in
Germany, where she was married
to Peter Odendahl in 1853. Imme-
diately after their marriage they
came to this country. direct to
Rock Island county, where she had
since made her home. She was
. member Of St Mary's church Of
Moline. Mr.. Odendahl preceded her
in death in October, 1899. She
leaves to survive her two sons, W.
p. Odendahl Of South Moline and
Henry Odendahl Of Hampton, eight
grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-28
Mrs, Frank Cooper.

MB. Frank Cooper. 3ll3 Elev-
enth avenue c, Moline. was claim
ed by death late Saturday after
noon in her home. She had been
bedfast for more than q year.
Mrs. Cooper was q native Of
Jackson county, Iowa, aond was
born June 20, 1874. She was q
member of the Seventh Day Ad-
ventist church. She was married
to Frank Cooper In 1896 in Andrew,
Iowa, and lad resided in Moline
since 1901.
Surviving her are the widowe1
and three children: Mrs. Gladys
Vigo Of Kansas City. Mo-, Vada and
Leonard, At home. Funeral serv-
ices will be held at 1870 tomor-
row afternoon in the Esterdahl
chapel and At 2 in the Seventh
Day Adventist church, Elder o. N
Kettle to offlciate. Interment viii
be In Riverside cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-28
Moline Obituary
Mrs, Minnie Larsen,

Funeral services for Mrs Min
ME Larsen, 2705 Ninth avenue, Mo-
line, were held at 3 Saturday aft
ernoon in the Barnard funeral
home. Rev. A. p. Nelson was in
charge. Gust Eley, Charles Lund-
quist August Lind, John Brandt.
Hans Sievertson and Chris Ras-
mussen were pallbearers. Inter-
ment was in Riverside cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-28
Chicago Cesh Grain.

Receipts: wheat, 235 cars
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-14
ARMY DENIES DRIVE
TO CORRAL ATHLETES

West Point, N. Y, Jam 14-The
Military Academy authorities denied, in
an official statement published reports
that they had made efforts ito induce
by lllegltlmate means members of foot
ball teams of other colleges to desert
those teams and to come to West Point
for athletic purposes"
Recent articles in the press" the
statement said, have contained insinua-
tons that systematic efforts were being
made by military authorities to induce
by lllegitimate means members of foot
ball teams of other colleges to desert
those teams and to come to West Point
for athletic purposes. No attention
would be given such charges had they
not gained a more or less authentic
character by appearing under Annapo-
lis head lines.
"A rigid investigation has failed to
reveal the slightest basis for such re-
ports. Athletic types are desired for
the Army but no unSpOrtsmanlike meth
DDS have been used to obtain them. The
military authorities, therefore, wish to
make a most sweeping denial of such
allegations.
1T is not the practice of the Mill
tary Academy to attempt to rebut criti-
cism or propaganda through the col
umns of the press and it does so in this
unique instance, not to brand the fraud
and to stop the line, but for the sole
purpose of reassuring its own follow
ers scattered throughout the world
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-14
HOT CONTEST ON
FOR THE COVETED
u. S. NAVY SWORD
Four Athletes Neck and Neck in
Running for High Honor
at Academy.

Annapolis, Jan. 14.-The highest hon
or to be won by an athlete at the Nava
Academy is to be presented by the Navy
Athletic Association with the SWORD
which marks him as the best athlete OF
the year. There are four members OF
the present first class who are running
the closest kind of race for this honor
A choice would be extremely difficult al
present, and the work of each during
the Winter and Spring will be watched
closely.
The midshipmen who are leading in
this contest are Edward F. Moore OF
Virginia, Edward E. Willkie of Indiana
Edward {. Even of New Hampshire
and Harold Walters of Iowa
OF the sports at the academy, all OF
which are considered in making the
award, the greatest emphasis is laid
upon football, rowing and baseball, and
the next group would probably include
basketball, field and track, lacrosse and
wrestling, with boxing and swimming
about ready for equal recognition. 1t
is very rare for any midshipman to
receive the sword unless he had become
expert in at least one of the leading
trio and also other sports.
On the whole, it appears that Mid
shipnan Moore is somewhat in the
lead at present on account of his dis
tinguished work in the two great sports
of football and rowing. He has played
guard on the team for three seasons,
and this year was ClaSsed as of ALL
American caliber by several experts. He
rowed on the acaden1y's Olympic crew
of undying fame and has been elected
captain for next season.
Eddie Even, for two years captain
& +1,,11 l.
looked, however, Besides his work on
on the lacrosse team, being one of the
most valuable defense men. He has
taken up basketball this winter and if
he wins place on the regular five will
be very strong contender for the high
est honor.
One of the most notable athletes who
has ever been a midshipman is big Ed
die Willkie, s feet 5 inches tall and
weighing us pounds or more. Willkie
was mentioned by the experts as one of
the best of the college guards last sea-
son. He was also without question the
best of the heavyweight wrestlers
among the colleges last winter, winning
all seven OF his bouts against strong op-
ponents. He took up lacrosse last sea-
son. and is likely to be a regular this
year, thus qual1fy1ng with h1Sn nOnOrS
in three important sports.
One of the best and most versatile
athletes in the academy, and we'll wor-
thy Of being included in this great
quartet is Harold Walters, for two
years captain of the basketball five
and one of the best guards among the
college players. Walters has also been
a regular on the lacrosse team for three
seasons and is valuable back, although
the fact that he was not picked to start
the army game this year may cut down
his standing to some degree.
AS the next honor in athletics, there
is the right to have the name engraved
done the most to promote athletics dur
ing the year This honor will I'M
doubtedly fall to one of the four who
does not get the sword, the higher
honor
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-14
GRAND CIRCUIT
DATES ARE FIXED

Stewards of the grand circuit, at a
meeting in Philadelphia, this week, re-
elected last years officers and adopted a
schedule for 1921 at the final business
session of their two-day convention.
An open meeting also was held at which
a number of prominent horsemen from
various parts of the nation expressed
opinions for lettering light harness
racing.
The turfmen held their annual BAN
quet and entertainment, at which an
nouncement was made of the proceed
ings of the executive session. The
schedule adopted follows:
North Randall, weeks of July II and
August |.
Kalamazoo, week of July Is.
Columbus weeks of July Is, Septem-
Der 10 and September 20.
Philadelphia. week of August IS.
Poughkeepsie, week of August p.
Readville, week of August %.
Hartford. week of September 5.
Syracuse. week of September II.
Lexington, weeks of October 2 and g.
Atlanta, week of October 10.
The officers reelected were: Presi-
dent. H. X. Devereaux of Cleveland
vic-presdent,, E. w. Swisher of Co
lumbus; secretary and treasurer, w. H
kinnan of Cleveland
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-14
BRITISHERS FAVOR
RETURN VISIT TO
UNITED STATES
Would Compete Against College
Runners at Cornell
Next Spring.

New York, Jan. 14-An interna-
uonal intercollegiate sporting contest
III this country next spring appears GER
tain as the result Of the Cornell uni
verS1ty cross country team trip to Eng
land during the Christmas holidays.
Word to this effect was brought back
by Manager McGovern and Trainer
Jack Moakley who arrived here Mon
day, with the seven Cornell runners,
who competed against the combined
Oxford-Cambridge universities team at
Roehampton, England. on December 80.
MIR. McGovern stated the under
graduates and alumni of Cambridge
university were in favor of a return
athletic visit to Cornell next spring
Both he and Coach Moakley were as
sured if faculty permits could be OBJ
tanned an eight cared crew or a COM
plete track and field team, or both,
would be sent to Ithaca for participa-
ton in the annual spring day sports
carnival usually held in May. The
English university Easter vacation be-
gins early in April and extends over a
period of five to six weeks. Under
faculty permission can be obtained for
the trip to America during this period.
That English varsity, sportsmen and
StdtGSuiCll dl t III 1dNOI VI lllOl IlltI =
national sporting contests between Eng
land and the United States was made
evident to the Comedians. Lord Des-
brough, Colonel kentish, manager of
the English Olympic team at Antwerp,
and DR.. Wood, president of the Cam
bridge University Athletic association,
all assured the American collegians
they would take their coats off and
make it an annual affair."
Coach Moakley said the cross coun-
try race was the best he had ever wit
messed. All agreed after the contest,
he added, that while OxfordC Cambridge
won, 20 to 20, the two teams were even
closer matched than the point above
showed. He said:
1T was a wonderful experience in
every way. Our men trained, ate, and
slept alongside our opponents. AS a
result during the race the best of feel
ing prevailed. When Captain Seagrove
of the Cambridge team was beaten out
by one of our runners he gave him the
directions for reaching the finish line.
for our team had never been over the
course. Captain Montague of Oxford,
got caught i'll a barbed wire fence and
Cornell runner stopped and helped to
pull him clear before going on. These
like acts that marked the running of
the race.
Our runners were invited to all parts
of England for Week-ends, made honor
airy guests at all the London clubs and
were quartered in the Prince of Wales
apartments at Oxford university. 1t
will be hard for us to equal the many
acts of courtesy shown when Cam
bridge comes to Cornell.
the American collegian can hold his
own against the best of the English
varsity cross country runners and such
races should be an annual fixture n.
A. McInnes. the individual winner, is
runner of remarkable ability and
could easily have held his own with the
best of the distance runners at the
Olympic games"
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-14
Tiger Athletic Head
Says Navy Is Peeued
Youth and Inexperience With
Outside World Cause of Pro-
test Asserts Raycroft.

Princeton, N. J., Jan. 14.-Dr. Ray
croft, director of athletics here at
Princeton and member of the Fosdick
commission of training camp activities
III the war, denounced in a sharp criti-
clsm recent article in the Log, the
Naval Academy paper, dealing with the
exclusion of the Navy from athletics.
DIR. Raycroft declares that the major
lty OF the indictments are absolutely
uncalled for. His opinion is that such
is the nature of several of the So
called injuries that nothing can be held
accountable but the academy's extreme
youth and inexperience in dealing with
the outside sport world.
Intercollegiate wrestling is the first
ground for sweeping statements. In this
sport the Navy accuses the members of
the association in the east with inten-
tionally freezing them out of the
league.
The reason assigned is rather re-
markable," said DIR. Raycroft. 1T is
asserted that the only possible cause for
such action is the consistent defeat met
for the last decade. In the words of
the Log article, A II the larger schools
refuse to deem it an honor to be de-
feated by the Navy
Penn is denounced for a 1ast-rninute
refusal to carry out negotiations for a
home-and-home series with the Midries'
eleven. In this connection, however, no
mention is made of the Princeton-Navy
football relations.
The Log continues: Basketball, too.
brought its trials. n. Y. T., Princeton
and Penn State sending out 1ast-minute
cancellations. It's no pleasure to lose,
we'll admit
The score of the last Princeton-Navy
game was Princeton 20, Navy 49,"
In the case of boxing, DIR. Raycroft
admitted that the Naval authorities
seem to have some ground for COM
plant, as 4a1e's squad, including some
national champions, has refused to meet
the Middies.
The last charge is about crew. AL
though the academy possesses the eight
conceded to be the worlds champions
they are not content with this title, but
wish to be competitors also in the
Childs' Cup race.
mo consideration is given to the fact
that this trophy is at the disposal of
the three original members, Princeton,
Pennsylvania and Columbia. The cup
has been in competition among these
universities for many years and there
can be no conceivable reason why
Annapolis should be admitted because
of having an exceptional crew"
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-14
ALEXANDER SURE
EARNED HIS BIT,
DURING LAST YEAR
Pitcher Credited With 81 Victor
les and Least Runs Per
Game.

Grover Cleveland Alexander, star
pitcher of the Chicago Cubs, earned his
salary while pitching for the Windy
City outfit the past season.
He earned the title of leading pitcher
of the league with an average of least
runs earned per game of 1.91, holding
the same honor for the season of 1919
with an average of 1.72.
He is credited with the most victor
les, having turned in II; pitched in
the most complete games, 80; pitched
in the most innings, $685. led in strike
outs with 173; pitched to the greatest
number of batters, 1,447 and enjoyed
the longest consecutive winning streak
of II victories.
Burleigh Grimes, spitball dispenser
for the Brooklyn champs, had the best
percentage for games won and lost
it being $40. Jesse Haines, the ST.
Louis youngster, who started out at a
great pace only to falter later pitched
nthe most games, being worked in
AZ. William Sherdel of the Cardinals
finished the most games, % being the
number Babe" Adams recorded the
most shutouts, using the whitewash
brush on eight occasions. Ferdie
Schupp of the Cardinals allowed the
most bases on balls, issuing 127 walks.
Eppa R1Xey, the elongated sOuthpaW OF
the Phillies, allowed the most sacrifice
hits to be chalked up against him, 40.
John Scott of the Braves was touched
up for the most runs, his delivery be-
ing tapped for 143 tallies. Joe Oesch
ger of the Braves allowed the most
earned runs, lis.
A tie exists for longest consecutive
losing streak between four pitchers,
"Rube' Benton, Dick Rudolph, Speed"
Martin and John Scott, who dropped
seven games in row. Babe" Adams,
the Pittsburgh veteran, gave a re-
markab1e exhibition of control by per-
hitting only IS of the 1885 batsmen
facing him to get bases on balls, this in
the 263 innings he pitched. In 1919,
Adams pitching a like number of
innings to 1,017, issued q bases on
balls
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-14
NATIONAL BOARD
TO CONTROL BOXING
GETS UNDER WAY

New York, Jan. 14.-The title of
National Boxing association of the
United States was adopted unanimous
ly this week by the convention of dele
gates from 10 states to organize a gov
erning body over professional boxing
in this country. Its object was an
nounced as the regulation and super
vision of the sport in the interest of
public welfare. The association will
hold its annual meeting beginning on
the third Monday of January at aplace
to be designated by a majority of the
members.
The arrival Of Secretary E. A.
McCauley of the Michigan Athletic
board of central, made exactly one
third of the states of the Union repre-
scented. The temporary committees met
and submitted comprehensive reports.
Most of the time was taken UP with the
discussion and tentative adoption of the
constitution and bylaws.
Plans to have every state represented
on the board of directors are included
in a recommendation formally agreed
upon.
The following temporary committees
were chosen:
Ways and Means-Joseph Johnson,
New York; w. H. Recap, Pennsyl-
vania R. D. Anderson, Kentucky; J. S.
Smith, New Jersey; and P. T. Selber-
Itch, Minnesota.
Credentials-L. Cogswel1, Maryland ;
H. R. Deane, Rhode Island; and w. R.
Tremblay, Montana.
Rules and Regulations-C. c. Haw-
kins, Connecticut; A. E. Hurst, Oregon;
and R. T. Burke, Louisiana.
Constitution and By-Laws-W. H.
Leginger, Wisconsin Cogswell L. H.
Lightcap, Recap and Smith.
Finance Johnson and
Hawkins.
State Senator Walker, presiding at
the luncheon, said that about onethird
of the governors in the United States
had sent delegates to the convention.
Senator Walker, who fathered the
bill that recently revived professional
boxing in New York state, expressed
the opinion that the other states only
were awaiting the results of the conven-
ton and that at the next annual conven
ton all the states of the Union would
be represented
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-14

Knights of Columbus, the cardinal
urged that St. Mary's Industrial school
of Baltimore, which Ruth once attended
and which recently was destroyed by
fire, be replaced by the Ruth School for
Dependent and Maynard Boys.
Brother Paul, head of the institution,
informed the directors that the citi-
zens of Baltimore had proposed to erect
a new cathedral in honor of the car
dinal but that he suggested their efforts
be diverted to rebuilding the school.
The unparalleled work which the
Knights of Columbus accomplished in
war days" wrote Cardinal Gibbons,
and which will go down in American
church history as its brightest page,
probably makes it target for many
money schemes of every description. /
do not presume to ask the Knights of
Columbus to adopt St. Mary's, but ap-
peal to your members to join in ma
tional testimonial to Babe Ruth
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-14

that the result was not for him to pre-
dict
Pm rather inclined to be optimistic. -
Carpenter declared, even if it were to
occur tomorrow"
He had nothing to offer regarding
definite arrangements as to where the
fight is to be held
'Whether I retire from the boxing
game depends upon the result of the
match with Dempsey" Carpenter said.
eff | am beaten I will retire; if not [
probably shall go on fighting for some
time"
One of the main reasons for his COM
ing to Holland, Carpenter said was to
visit the land of his wife's birth, re-
vealing that Madame Carpenter was
born in The Hague.
In an exhibition match last night
with the Belgian boxer Lenaers, Car
pentier astonished the Dutch sports
rIen by his cleverness.
"He is even better than we expect
ed" said one of them. 'He can land
five blows where another man lands
one"
Carpenter said he might meet Frank
Moran of Pittsburgh before the fight
with Dempsey.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1921-01-14
:=:=$ :: Siftings of the Sport World :: IT,: :$=
Lands NOW The
SUPREME DICTATOR
OF ORGANIZED BALL

All organized baseball in the United
States is now under the control Of Fed
eral Judge Kenesaw NJ. Lands for al
least seven years when the drfatine
committee of the National Association
of Minor Leagues officially voted APP
proval of teh new national agreement
this week. already accepted by the two
major league committees, which creates
the office of a baseball commissioner
with supreme powers and with Judge
Lands as the first incumbent.
The minor leaguers had been doubt
full as to whether a man agreeable to
them would be chosen when Judge
Lands term expires. but this matter
was quickly settled by the proposition
from the majors that the minors sign
the agreement for only seven years
the term Of Judge Landis' contract. At
the end Of that time, if a new commits
sioner is chosen, either man who
meets with the approval of the minors
must be chosen or they may withdraw
from the agreement.
The advisory board provided in the
agreement to settle baseball disputes
will contain two minor league repre-
sentatives under the new agreement, the
other two members to be the presidents
Of the National and the American
ltdSutS. w ucll llllS DOdlQ IS ulldDlo 10
settle any dispute, the case will go be-
fore Judge Lands as a baseball COM
missioner and his decision will be final.
The minor league representatives will
eb selected later.
The minor league representatives at
their meeting void to restore the draft
but made reservations which does not
make II compulsory.
The draft season was made from
October IS to October 20 and the draft
prices were set as follows: Class IA,
$4,000; Glass A, $4,000; Class B, $1,000;
Glass c, $500; Class D, $1,000.
The minor leagues alos established
new scale of player and salary limits as
follows:
Class AA-No salary limit IS play
ers until 80 days after season opens
and then Is. This gave the Class "A
leagues virtually the same rules as are
in effect for the major leagues
Class A-Saalry limit of $4,250; play
er limit of 80 for first 80 days and 20
thereafter
Class B-Sa1ary limit of $500 and
player limit of 20 for 80 days and 10
Glass C-Sa1ary limit of $3.50, and
player limit OF Is for 80 days and IA
thereafter
Class D-Salary limit of 2,4OO, and
player limit of Is for 80 days and IA
thereafter.
The club owners decided to classify
leagues on the basis of the last federal
census instead Of the school census.