The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-14

VIII Ue y uHlhn ETepphc Uctruon
Joe Sehultz, Ohio heavyweight
hampton, and Carl zall, heavy h
,hamp Of Wisconsin. Md Hogan,
1hicag0, and Jimmy Dime. Milwaq-
ice, will top the boxing bill. l.
From the return to winning form
displayed Friday night by the Rock
Island high loopers, >the kimmel-
ties are in good line to win back
their laurels lost to Davenport
when they meet again Friday, Feb.
%. The lads also have a good
chance to wipe out their recent de-
feat by Galesburg and to make
better tri-city showing against !
Cambridge next Saturday. Geneseo
follows the second Davenport con-
test. Another score to even. N
tensive training will make it possi-
BILE.
Ben Smiths remarkable pitching
is the talk of the Florida East
Coast Winter league. One OF BeH's
admirers writes that the big fellew
has pitched nine games for the ST.
Petersburg club. winning eight.
His one oefeat was attributed to
the pitching Of Nick Carter, Cub
star. who BANKED Ben's team. 10.
Rem. il seems, has allowed IN aver
arc of only four hits game. Two
OF his Victories were two'hit a.
| iairs and he only yielded three hits
In three others.
Without attempting to discredit
Bcn's good box showing. pitching
| in such a circuit differs vastly from
that under the rule of organized
baseball. The pitcher can literally
get away with murder" Every
known pitching trick. prohibited by
torganized ball. is winked at. Ben
however, uses only legitimate
curves and is possessed with un-
usual speed. After his showing
this winter Detroit might decide To
try him out on the mound.
Rotary, Kiwanis, Commercial ana
Exchange club members axe plan
ning to make the Cubs visit. schel,
ule1 for Monday, April H. a rea
gala event. 1t has been suggested
that q half-hoAday be declared il
homer Of the noted visitors and TN
j. reiuvenated Islanders. Ace0rdlni
to plans. q parade will preeede tn
. game, which will be followed by
BANQUET and reception to the Cubs
This will give Rock island tn
. chance to eatde all ether cltse
J away from the beaten track Of tn
big leagues.
II Row Mansfield sent his promis
{ Ii ing baAtamWeight, Benny Berrls
) back to his Chicago home to res
I'D and get into condition Tor
busy spring campaign that shoui
> either make or break the lltti
Z scrapper.o Berris overturned TO
9 his last bout in Galesburg and re
E tnrned in a weakened condition
He is expected to be in good forl
{ again within a couple of weeks.
Sam Morris says he's going
!, take jackie Roth to Hot Spr1ng
], soon for several bouts. Sam hin
. SELF is open to meet anyone In tn
Is verlA for the leng-distaAee ras
1 chewing title. Sam used to pr
4 mote boxing At Hot springs IN
belleyes he and Jackie can eles
Is up down there.
IS American history is replete vii
Il famous slogans uttered in the thit
% of battle. Lawrence said, dor
8, give up the ship" Perry buzze
Df We've met the enemy and they
Is ours" Grant chirped, well FIG
V it out on this line. il it takes q
summer" Whittelslev stunned Z
Germans with, Go to hell But
ut remained. for First, the Moline loo
Of er, to thrill posterity with. ~
st ! AIT going to play no more"
Augie loepeTs have = whele We
e. to work eh the sting Of Wedns
1e DAYS defeat BY st. Vlates. r
in SW|odbeFsefs 20 to Monmouth ne
N Saturday for = retain TN III
p Monmouth college. by that time
he is expected that Gus Andreea v
e, have squared accounts with I
faculty. for without his smart e
III ter work. iAagie's WANING pr
It. peets Wsuld be dimmed greatly.
rs
or1 There is no use attempting
Id chide a school athlete for deli
ut quency in his studies. There "
ID | . time to US all when books. PED
"A lgogues and classrooms were Ii
Il gall and wormwo0d to the pre-
einus youth within ourselves. AHo
be ever, We are impehed, to adyise u
rs school and college instructors
~ the main. are human. so far as
ey rules nf discipline permit. Y
IL studies might not know it, but
iprof 10 your best friend.