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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12
SERIES CHATTER

New York, Oct 12-The Giants
are going to lead the Yankees a
dogs life from now on, Manager
McGraw said today. He was feel
ing snappy over the Giants victory
of yesterday Commenting on the
fighting spirit of his men, McGraw
mentioned their having won three
of the last four games, after the
Yanks had twice dOwned them at
the start.
Chick" Fewster received shock
yesterday when the ball he hit into
the bleachers for home run was
returned to him after the game by
the fan who caught it. To return
baseball at the Polo grounds is
most unconventional, particularly
one with the souvenir value of a
worlds series homer" Fewster
autographed another ball and ex-
changed it for the returned one.
The rooter said his friends wouldn't
know the difference.
Only one straw hat made its ap-
pearance in the bleachers yester-
day The fan who wore it is still
living and happy today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12

Most any kind of a bet that the
Staleys would defeat the Independ-
ents by one or two touchdOwns,
and even more, could have been Sc
cured in Decatur before the game
time Monday. Except among those
Rock Island fans who made the
trip, the consensus was that the In
dependents were due for decisive
lacing.
Imagine then the surprise that
was felt when Jimmie Councilman
booted his dropkick in the second
quarter. After that any advantage
that came the way of the Staleys
was greeted with whoops of joy, for
it was evident the Decatur team
was in need of the breaks.
The Staley players themselves
seemed overcome with joy when
they made their first touchdown in
the third quarter. After having
failed On an attempted drOpkick.
and Rock Island had secured the
ball on its 10-yard line, 1t was ap-
parent that StaIeys had started to
lose hope. But when ODE Noenig
punted almost straight up in the
air and Staleys regained possession
Is yards from goal, there was in
slant revival of hopes.
In the last quarter the Staleys
seemed content to maintain their
7 to advantage and they assumed
a defensive game. However, when
another break came their way in
the form OF an intercepted pass 20
yards from a second touchdown,
they seized it eagerly.
Driven desperate, the IRdepend-
ents surprised even themselves In
their unexpected display OF strength
at the forward pass game In the
final minutes Of play. The cele-
brated Staley stars were bewndered
and poweriess 10 stop the advance
OF the ball. Rock Islands touch
down was absolutely clean-cut.
And there was much rejoicing
Lmong the Decatur supporters
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12

Professional football today in
cIudes co alI-American men picked
on mythical elevens since the days
of 1915.
Best Chance
Professional football gives the
gridder his best chance-his chance
to use the knowledge gained in the
too brief college season.
The pros are battling for a place
in the spotlight alongside organ
lied baseball.
This popularity has been attain
ed since 1901, when the old Pan
handles and the Pittsburgh Du-
quesnes were the first to organize.
The old MassiIlon Tigers, organ
lied in 1904, and the Canton Bull
dogs, organized in the same year,
defeated Chicago University and
the famous Carlisle Indians in 1905
and 1906. Later Jim Thorpe joined
and managed the Bulldogs He led
them to two titles in 1918 and 1919
Akron Pros under Elgie Tobin
PEN State quarter, won the title
in 1920. .l..
BrickIey, Too.
Charley Brickley, Harvard's great
, kicking star of a few years back,
has been with a professional team
at New Haven.
! Thorpe of Carlisle and his fam
Gus Indian backfield-Guyon OF
Carlisle and Georgia Tech, and
Calac of Carlisle-at Canton last
year. They'll be at Cleveland this
! season.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12
RAPIDS CITY

Leonard announced last
Sunday that a mission will be held
in st. Johns church, Oct. % to 20
All Adams of Port Byron pur-
chased one of the prettiest resi-
dences of this city from Mr.. Hudler
on Main street last week. He will
move into his new purchase and
make his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Bruman, for.
merly of this city, are the parents
OF baby boy. born Saturday.
Rev. F. H Durken of Rock Is.
land called on Rev. Leonard last
week.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12
BY ROY GROVE.

BY ROY GROVE.
The life OF a collegiate gridder
is a short one, made up of from
two to three years of strenuous,
short seasons. Then the old
sparkle is supposed to flicker out.
Supposed to, but does it?
The old heroes of the pigskin
still have the fighting spirit and all
they need is place to exercise it,
to have it recognized And their
harbor is the professional field
Thorpe, Brickley, Guyon, Har-
ley. Why should they sit down
after what might be called an ANA
teur training? They have been
through the mill, following instruc-
tons. Why stop when they are
ready to use their own initiative
and improve their department of
the game for the benefit of those
who are to take their places on
these various colleges?
Thorpe is the greatest profess
sional football player today. With
his old Carlisle backfield of GuyOn
and Calac, he could probably clean
up any amateur crew in the coun-
try.
And Charles Brickley, the great
est drop kicker who ever lived
can't forget the game by locking
himself in a brokers' Office. He is
a pro and plays. with all the old
time energy, not with muscle, but
by outwitting the other fellow with
methods he learned in his amateur
days
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12
BARNES DOPED
T0FIzzLE BUT
He FOOLED'E EN-
Jess Disregards His Customary
Seventh InnRng Blowup in
Two Contests.
BY HAROLD ID. JACOBS.
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent


New York, Oct. 12.-This is the
fable of the seven-inning pitcher
and the nine-inning game:
Once there was a Human Lath"
/ who looked as though he had been
raised in a dollhouse. His fond par
ents slipped him the monicker of
/ Jesse but he was trying hard to live
it down.
Our hero went to the big town to
seek his fortune and eased himself
into a poor but honest job with the
well known firm of McGraw. Stone
ham and McQuaide, who conducted
general national pastiming bust
ness.
Now Jesse's daily toll consisted
of tossing the old apple to a gang
Of fellow employees so they could get
their batting eyes in condition. Once
IN a while the big bosses wouId
condescend to let Jesse work
against rival firms. but not often.
jesse had failing for colliding
with COB of hard luck about the
seventh inning and stalking the
other fellows to flock of wallons
that would run his fielders ragged
So they called Jesse a seven inning
pitcher and generally drove him
tandem.
When our hero's firm was COM
petlng with Rupert and Huston for
a Dig contract commonly known as
the worlds championship. he had
ABOUT as good a chance of occunv-
Ing a stellar role as he had of I'll
ing a royal flush.
But one day when another vort-
man had been beaten to a frag4Ia
General Manager McGraw said To-
| him: 0SAiu "
Barnes, we're through for the
day, SO you might as wen get
| yours" "h get
Did he get his? He did NOT. no
got the other guys. Az
Inc wise birds snickerad and
called him lucky stiff. Yeste-daU
me same fellow workman. Frad
Ioney, began to wobble. Jesse wes
4 ing III oHer-
Wait until the seventh inrinr
ana ne will blow" quoth the WIS.,
Diras, All the blowing Jesse did
was to blow himself to ten T0S STU Tta
outs and another game S''i lac
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12
HIGH RESUMES
REGULAR Line
OF GRID WORK
Crippled are Recovering and Work
ing Hard to Get New Plays
and Signals.
By PIGSKIN PETE.


Disregarding bruises and charley
horses, the Rock Island high school
footbaIlers chased the ball around
the field last night IN their TIMBER
ing up work for the conflict with
Monmouth next Saturday at Mon
mouth.
Skull practice and perfection of
the finer points Of the game will
make up the heavy end Of this
weeks practice Development of
new plays VIII also receiVe at.
tention.
In the last two games, the Rock
Island lads had prepared for hard
tussles and little did they expect
victories by so many points. Coach
Kimmel is not letting his scrappers
get over confident but is conhnu-
ally picking out weak spots and de-
manding that they be covered up
He is always emphasizing the fact
that there is still room for much
Improvement No let up has been
made in the standards of the boys
practice and plans are this week to
work harder than ever.
Rock Island is not alone in the
anticipation of tough game Sat
urday. Monmouth, who has always
been a keen competitor of Gales
burg, has heard the sad news of the
81 to 0 victory over the Knox coun-
ty lads and are planning for one
of their hardest scraps of the sea
son with the husky Islander delega-
ton. This Will be the first home
game Of the season for Monmouth
and it is very probable that a large
throng of rooters will be out to See
what their team is capable Of That
they will have to fight for every
inch of ground to come out on the
top is assured,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12

Iowa City. Iowa, Oct. 12.-Ale1
Lindsay of Davenport, Iowa, tackle
of the University of Iowa second
football eleven, has been declared
eligible and will be available for
the Illinois-Iowa football game
here Saturday. Fans consider the
team is materially strengthened by
the addition of Lindsay
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12

when the whistle stopped Rock Is
lands march to winning score.
Another minute or two would have
brought a second touchdown, judy
ing by the wonderful form shown
in taking the ball from their own
12-yard line TO S;ta;ey's 4O-yard line
in little over a minute of time.
Woenigs punting was disap-
pointing, to say the least. His kicks
invariably were puny affairs in
comparison to Chick Harley's, but
even so might not have been so
costly had he booted a good one
when standing in the shadow of his
own goal. That, of course, was the
deciding factor in favor of the Sta
leys.
On the other hand, WOenig's for
ward pass receiving was little short
OF wonderful. His advance OF 81
yards by this method speaks for
itself. OF the eight passes conn.,
pleted by Rock Island, he was on
the receiving end six times. In ad-
AAo - EAAAC uCaSASlNC
game.
So many substitutions were made
by Rock Island that it was almost
impossible to keep accurate track
of them. In the last quarter, when
Brindley was carried of the field,
Staleys refused to let Nichols go
back into the game. They reck-
oned without Councilman. In that
quarter also, Buland was injured
Healy had been removed from the
game in the third quarter, and was
ineligible. Manager Flanagan ask
ed permission to put him back into
the battle Staleys baked but ii
was not until Walter threatened to
go in himself that they agreed to
Healy.
Approximately 1000 paid their
way to see the game, according TO
official figures. This number was
augmented considerably by four
bands and a host Of c0nmplimen.
taries.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12
GENESEO TEAM
SEEKING GAMES

The Geneseo Independent foot
ball team is seeking games with
fast semi-pro organizations in this
section of the state. Managers are
instructed to correspond with Man
rice Wiegand, manager of the Cen
eseo team, for particulars about
the schedule.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12

Snyder and Frisch of the Giants
hit better than any of the regular
Yankee sluggers in the first six
games. their averages being .412
and 400. Emil Meusel of the Giants
leads in total bases with Is. which
includes two doubles. a triple and
a ~home run. Frisch leads in runs
with five and in stolen bases with
three.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12

cold. but it is not serious enough to
keep him out.
"Shuffiin' Phil" and Carl Mays
are expected to do the work today
on the mound. Miller Higgins be
Iieyes that his underhand star can
set the Giants back and give him
the lead again in the race and the
Giants are equally assured that thej
know Mays stuff now and can beat
him
The National leaguers were a
very cocky bunch today.
"Hoyt is the only pitcher they
have and we'll get him the next
time out. There1l be only two more
games" Dave Bancroft, captain OF
the team. said.
The Yanks are sort of subdued
They feel the breaks have all gone
against them.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04
High Priced Timber.
Continued on Page S.

The Pee Dee Manufacturing
Company received by express,
what looked to be just an ordi-
nary log OF wood about six feet
long. But when they said that
it cost $500 and weighed AIS
pounds. it called for more looks
and some comments.
1t is 'Lignum-Vitae" and is
used to make step bearings to go
under the water wheels at the
mill, and this came from India,
and was expressed to Rocking
ham from New York.
A local lumberman looked it
over and said that it came tC
about Sl25000 per thousand feet
Have any of the local lumber.
men any lumber on hand that
they would be willing to sell al
that price.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04
TEAM DISBANDS
Local Baseball Season Ends.
Plans Underway for a Six
Club "Seaboard" League
For Next Summer.

Just after a nice grandstand,
with seating capacity for 300,
had been finished, the baseball
team disbanded and the season
for 1921 came to a close. There
was little organization and no ef-
fort to keep the team going. Last
summer a number of local fans
lost about $1,000 on the team,
but this summer the amounts
contributed by various ones was
very small. No hardship was
placed on any one. And this is
well, for it will no doubt mean
that a real league can be formed
for next summer.
Hamlet has had this summer
land still has) a first-class ball
team. 1t is a hard-hitting bunch
of splendid material. Monroe,
Wadesboro, Laurinburg and Lum-
berton have all had good teams.
The only trouble has been that
no understanding existed be-
tween these various towns for
an interchange of games, To
make baseball pay and thrive
there must be a rivalry, an in
centive, and a percentage" COL
umn.
There should next summer be
started the "Seaboard' league,
composed of the six towns on the
Seaboard-Monroe, Wadesboro,
Rockingham, Hamlet, Laurin-
burg and Lumberton. And if
desired, the neighboring towns
of Cheraw and Bennettsville
could be added without making
the jumps expensive. The rail
way schedule between the six
towns is almost Ike a street-car
Continued or age two.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04
Fire at Mill.

The fire alarm was sounded
from Pee Dee No. l mill We'd
nesday night about II O'Clock,
the watchman, Mr.. Currie, hav'
ing discovered fire in the picker
room. The room quickly filled
with a dense smoke, but the
overhead sprinkler system oper,
ated and the fire was soon out
About s bales of cotton were
damaged, and two aprons on
openers burned; these two open,
ers will be out of commission for
possibly a week. The only other
damage was by water, the total
possibly amounting from $500 to
$780,
Spontaneous combustion no
doubt caused the fire in the cot,
ton.
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Malphus Burt, Colored, of
Hoffman, Monday Breaks
Gun Stock Over Wife's
Neck, Gun Goes Off and
Malphus is Killed. Was
Pardoned Last December
After Serving 8 of a 20
Year Sentence for Killing
a Woman on December
16, 1912.

Malphus f. Burt, a colorcd man
living at Hoffman, on last Monday
afternoon shortly before dusk acci-
dentally shot himself through the
abdomen as he was trying to kill his
wife, and died instantly.
The coroner, A. NJ. Smith, was
summoned from, Rockingham to
hold an inquest, and this he did
about 1890 Monday night with the
following as IA jury: C.. w. Wrenn,
]. w. Butler, James Aarner, ]. T.
Latham, w. H. Kirk and r. NJ. Vun-
canon. These examined Laura Burt,
wife of the dead man, and Matte
Blue, sister of Laura. After hearing
the evidence the jury reported that
Burt came to his death from a gun
shot wound at his own hands.
Briefly summarized the facts in
the death are as follows: Laura
Burt and Matte Blue were passing
through a corner of the W. H. My
CrS peach orchard when they met
Malphus Burt. Burt had shot
gun and without further ado shot
at his wife; he then grasped the
barrel of his weapon and struck
her over the back of tie head and
neck such blow that it lroke the
stok off and in SO doing it
accidentally fired the remaining
barrel, the load taking effect in his
abdomen and killing him. The in
jury to his wife by the blow re-
Continued on Page S.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04
VACCINATION IMPORTANT
Why Be Vaccinated Against Typhoid
Fever? The Answer is Simple.
County and State to Provide FREE
Vaccination Treatment For Rich
mond County People. Read the
Schedule.

The time for the opening date of
the Free vaccination campaign
against typhoid fevor is but a few
days off. And as the time draws
nigh, many citizens probably find
themselves in sympathetic posi-
ton with a certain Colored trooper
from North Carolina in he last few
minutes before an early morning at
tack upon a treaCherous German
stronghold. The conversation that
took place between the negro sol
dier and his Ieutcnants was about
as follows: Dave, in a few min
uics we are to go over the top in an
attack that will be Il fight to the
finish. Do you wish to make a will
before we CHARGE will nuthin;
the only will dat is thinkin bout
is, will git back?"
No doubt many of you are making
yourself, as you think of your duty
about getting vaccinated, is it any
good? Will it prevent typhoid fever?
viii it hurt me, or keep me away
from my work? And there are, no
doubt, a few people with an unfor-
tunate imagination who are, really
wondering if they risk their lives
by being vaccinated. To those of
you who are thus perpleXed, please
receive the assurance from your
Safe Board of Health that vacCina-
tlon will prevent typhoid fever and
that there is no danger or bad ef-
fects that can result thCrefrom.
donww onOffshtaCmaovbgkq
The best illustration of the value
of typhoid vaccine is seen in the
case of the armies of the world
, Typhoid fever was practically un-
known in the Allied Armies of mil
lions OF men necessary living under
Continued on papp two
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04

The Government issued its reg.
ular monthly report Monday as
to the condition of the cotton
crop up to July 25th. 1t showed
the crop had fallen of 4 IL per
cent from June 25th period, and
the indicated yield had decreased
by 100000 bales. The coming
seasons production was forecast
ed at S,2O3, 900 bales of 500 pounds
gross weight, and the condition
as of July 25th was stated to be
6.7 per cent of normal, the low
est percentage ever given for
this date in the season, A month
ago the Department named a
condition of 69.2 and on that
basis estimated a probable yield
of 8,433,0O0 bales. A year ago
at this time the estimated con-
dition was 70.7 and the indicated
yield 12,5l9,000 bales; the actual
outturn of the 1920 crop was l3,,
365,754 bales.
AS a result of the Government
report Monday the New York
cotton market advanced about
three.quarters of a cent, and it is
believed it will do even better
when the trade fully realizes that
it is a genuinely short crop. Also
on Monday Secretary Hester, of
the New Orleans Exchange, gave
out a statement of the carry over
of American cotton at the end of
July as being 9,l94,000 bales as
compared with 6,2l6,00O last
year. Included in the total were
Continued on page 8.
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Smith to Court.

Younger Smith, son OF Y. M,
Smith, living 5 miles from Os-
borne, was tried before Squire
Mullis this Thursday morning
charged with receiving stolen
cloth, the property of Hannah
Pickett mill Atty Cox, of Laur-
inburg, defended him, and F W.
Bynum prosecuted. Squire Null
lis bound him to Sept. 26th term
of criminal court under $500
bond, which he and his father
signed.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04

The County Commissioners in
session Monday named Carl c.
Shores as Rural Policeman for
Richmond county at a salary Of
SIPS per month, he to serve as
such as long as the Board may
see fit. He is of course under
the Sheriff.
The Board of Education and
Commissioners met jointly dur
ing the day and reelected O. G.
Reynolds as Supt. of Public We'll
fare.
The jury for Sept. 5th civil
term and Sept. 26th criminal
term, were drawn; the names are
given in this issue.
The tax levy for 1921 was
made out, the levy being increas-
ed from So cents on the $l00 to
60 cents; and the poll tax raised
from $l.4 to $3.50. The books
will be ready for payment of
taxes Oct. 1st. The POST-DIS-
PATCH is here giving a compar-
ison of the tax rate for 1920 with
the new rate for 1921:
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04
Poll Tax Levy for 1920 and 1921

Jury list is On page 6
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04
Suit Over Cow.

John Gains, colored, sued F,
Blacker Tuesday for recovery OF
his COW and calf, and won the
suit. Atty, Ozmer Henry ap,
peared for Gains, and W. r.
Jones for Blacker. 1t seems that
Gains wife sold the COW and
calf, on which Great Falls had a
mortgage, to F. Blacker for S25
and then ran away with another
negro. And so John brought
this action to recover his proper
ty.
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Examination for Teachers.

State Examination for white
and colored teachers for all
classes of State Certificates,
Reading Circle work and second
grade certificates will be held in
Rockingham on Monday and
Tuesday, Aug. 30th and 3lst.
IL. BELL, Supt.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04

The term of Superior Court for
trial of criminal cases came to
a close Saturday night about
1890 o'clock, after having been
grinding steadily all the week.
The last day, Saturday, was TAX
en- up with the trial of John Har-
rington charged with the murder
of Edward Kollock. The jury
took the case about 7:3O Satur-
day night and at 10 o'clock re-
turned a verdict of acquittal.
In this paper last week was
given the names of the Grand
Jury that will serve for six
months; instead of Walter Lamp
ley the name should be Dargan
Lampley. The corrected list OF
Grand Jurors is as follows, with
W. E. Harrison as foreman:
John L. Everett b. w. Graham
G W Copein r Garrett
WE. Harrison w. j. Goodwin
JsH Covington, Jr H Covington
W. P. Johnson T NJ LeGrand
A Blalock U Thrower
S D Tanner Walter Robinson
Jno c Covington { 6 Crepps
bargain Lampley ii Ehrd
Richmond county has II terms
of Court a year-four for crimi-
nal cases and seven for civil.
The next civil term begins Sept.
5th, with a criminal term Sept.
10Th, another civil term Nov. 9TH
and still another civil term Dec.
5th. So that there will be but
one other criminal term between
now and January lst. Judge T.
B. Finley will preside at the fall
terms.
Not counting any additions
made by this term of Court, the
chain,g gang numbers 32-ten of
whom are white. The camp IS
now about a mile from Chic,
working the Hamlet-Ghlo road.
AS the paper announced last
week, the case of the State VS.
B. w. Barksdale for soliciting
orders for vinous extracts for
Garrett & Co., came to an end at
7:lO o'clock Thursday evening
with the conviction of the de-
fendant. The Judge sentenced
him to serve six months on the
roads, capias to issue on motion
of the Solicitor. Appearance
bond of $500 was required for
him to appear here at the Janu-
airy and July terms for II months
to show good behavior. This
was hard-fought case, the Gar
rett Company sending its best
legal talent here to defend their
drummer, as we'll as eminent
chemical experts. Solicitor Brock
is to be commended for his ef'
forts to stamp out the sale OF
alcoholic extracts. He was ably
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