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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-07
SPEAKER AND
COBB INJURED;
NOT To START
Goddess of Luck Has Habit Of
Equalizing Adverse Decisions
of Lands.
By JOHN B. FOSTTR-

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
New York, April Fate is play
ing a strong hand in baseball this
spring. Commissioner Lands may
give out decisions which suspend
players from the game and long
petitions may be signed asking that
they be reinstated. Then the god
dess of luck steps in and equalizes
matters in spite of the suspensions
and in the face of petitions.
Cleveland is to start the session
without the services of Speaker. A
bitter dose. What effect it will have
on the Cleveland team can only be
conjectured. Speaker is one of the
great ball players of the United
States despite the fact that he has
been on the diamond for so long.
His superb spirit and admirable
skill have been keeping Cleveland
in the front for the last three or
four seasons.
Detroit has lost the services of
Cobb for an indefinite period. His
ankle is injured worse than was
thought There are two injuries 20
the ball player which are almost in
surmountable. One is to the knee
and the other to the ankle. Both
are likely to recur even after they
seem to be healed and both are
likely to be Indefinitely long in
healing.
The loss of Cobb further weak
ems a team which is beginning the
season with none too much strength
Very true Detroit has not been
looked upon as a championship fac
tor but it is also true that Detroit
with its superb batting strength
was figured to be one of the teams
which would help in leading the
fight against the champions in the
early part of the year when the
Yankees are without their outfield-
ers.
Ruth, Cobb and Speaker, all out
at the beginning of the American
league season. It's a severe blow,
a very severe one. Imagine being
club member of a circuit with
three such players on the mending
table at the very start of the year.
Ruth in addition to his suspen-
sion has a knee which bothers him
sorely, and as he has been in serv-
ice quite a time and Speaker and
Cobb have been inactive even
longer, folks are beginning to won
der whether the men who have
been such wonderful drawing cards
for the American league are fail
ing physically under the strain.
Evidently the league will have to
seek new talent.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-07
DUBUQUE GIVES
FOR BASEBALL
Campaigners Secure S2,400 in Two
Days-Expect to Go Across
Today.

Dubuque, Iowa, April with
the Chamber of Commerce drive
for funds for the Dubuque baseball
club in the Mississippi Valley
league two days gone, the amount
of money raised was slightly over
$4,000 when the workers assem-
bled to make their second reports
at the chamber cafe Thursday noon.
1t is expected that the minimum
goal set before the drive opened,
namely $4,000, will be passed by a
good margin when reports are re-
ceived from the workers today.
Some of the workers feel conf
dent that as much as $1,000 may
be realized for the baseball asso-
citation. This is the mark the
workers are shooting at, and they
feel confident of reaching it if peo-
pie and firms yet to be seen con-
tribute as literally and in proper
ton to tentative quotas as those
interviewed. About 40 per
cent of the people to be seen re-
main on the lists of those not vet
by workers when the
committeeman met Thursday noon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-07
GIRLS WORKING
HARD TO GAIN
Prize AWARDS
An Sellers Plan to Redouble Ell.
forts I'm Last Few Weeks OF
Campaign
BIZ ]. L. HUGHES.

Competition for the prizes to be
awarded by the Rock Island Fans
association to the girls participat-
ing in the campaign for the sale OF
tickets on the Velie car, which the
association is to give away in the
near future, is growing keener each
day, according TO the committee In
charge.
A number of girls are striving
hard to place in the money-So0
for first; $50 for second, and $40
for third. They have been working
quietly but intensively for several
weeks. Unofficial reports place
the total sales to date at a substan-
tial figure. From now on to the
finish, not only the young wo-
men, but all other workers, plan
to redouble their efforts and put
the proposition across in great
style.
The car will be delivered to its
owner. whomeVer that may prove
TO be. in perfect shape, so to speak.
The fans association has seen to
this. The machine has yet to feel
the touch of the pavem ent. When
on display at Market Square, it is
secured to the top of truck. IL
is being as zealously guarded as d
new born infant, and when deliver
ed to the prospective owner will
be in as fine condition as the day
ii left the Velie plant.
Look Ii Over.
The car can be inspected at any
lime during the day at the Noack
Automobile company. Fourth ave-
nue., between Twentieth and Twen-
ty-first streets. See it for your
self and be convinced that the
chance to become its owner is
worth so cents.
Just imagine, Velie car for so
cents. OF course you will argue
you never had any luck and it is
useless for you to try. Possibly
SO. but lady luck has a habit of
striking at most unexpected times
and places. If you haven't so little
as one pasteboard when the draw
ing takes place, you are denying
the lady even the chance to light
by your side.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-07
FIRPO NOT TO
MEET BEST OF
EN- JUST YET
His Trainer Believes
IN .SLotD and
Easy.
By FAIR PLAY,

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
New York, April Jimmy De
Forest dropped into town today
and talked at some length about
his protege, Luiz Ffrpo. Jimmy
says that contrary to reports he is
not going to permit the big Argen-
tinian to be railroaded against the
big men of his class, such as Bill
Brennan, Harry Wills, or even
BARLEY Madden. Firpo can't
speak English and as a conse-
quence there are a lot of men
around him who are shooting off
their faces and getting away with
it. But when all is said and done
Firpo will de pretty much what De
Forest says.
THE way l figure Ffrpo as likely
to beat Dempsey when the time
comes for them to meet" said
DeForest, 'is in the mans intelli-
gence. He has an intellect, college
bred. He can think and that is
what is making him fighter
-NdluI dI lighter NO, LUZ ISM tndI.
At least not in the sense that Demp-
sey is natural battler. When
Firpo comes to his best he is going
to be great but it will be a great
ness due to his having consciously
built himself to what he wanted to
be. Of course without the physi-
cal backing he wouldn't be able to
do this but he has that He is
more powerful than any fighter l
ever saw. He has got a lot more
to learn, of course. No trainer
ever put man into a champion
class in three weeks"
Dempsey's sad lack of present op-
ponents in this country was never
better eyemplified when he took
Bill Tate's talk of challenging him
for the heavyweight title seriously.
Tate is all het up over his last
showing against Harry Wills. This
being so, perhaps Manager Flour
noy of the Madison Square Garden
could induce him to tackle Wills IN
the Metropolis this spring.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-07
ATHLETICS PUT
SKIDS TO LOW
BOY TEAM, 81
Big Leaguers Make Five Hon,
Buns-Barrett Not to Remain
in the Majors.

Earle Mack and his Moline Plor.
boys gave Papa Mack and his Phil.
adelphia Athletics, cellar cham.
pions of the American league. a
real battle yesterday at Morganton
n. c. The game had to be called
at the end of five innings on ac.
count of rain, and the score stood
8 to for the big leaguers.
The Athletics have a mania for
home run hitting. They hammered
out five such swats against the
Pillow pitchers. But on the other
hand Moline was not a bit back
ward when facing the slants Of
Rommel, one of Comics veterans
They poled Is hits in the abbrevi-
ated matinee
There may have been a pardon.
able expression Of pride in the keen
eyes of Mack senior when noting
the efforts of son Earle. The Plow-
boy boss collected four hits in as
many trips to the plate. two Of
which were doubles. McMenamin
and Lord also contributed doubles
Neither Barrett, Sullivan nor
Heimach, members of MoIine's 1921
Three-Eye league champions. who
are now with the Athletics, partici-
pated in the game. In an interview
Mack is quoted as saying Sullivan
and Heimach, pitchers, will remain
with the club. but that Barrett will
be sent elsewhere. Training camp
reports had indicated Barrett was
making good at shortstop, but Man
ager Mack declares he is weak In
the pinch. and therefore not yet
ready for big time company.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-07
DROHAN SCOUTS
FOR BACkSTOPS

Ottumwa, Iowa, April Jimmy
Drohan, local baseball manager, is
getting in touch with a bunch Of
the seasons best catchers.
He said today he had been scout
ing about the middle west to land
some top notchers for Ottumwa as
she steps into her place in the
Mississippi Valley berth.
Drohan also said that while it
is rainy and a bit slow" just now
things will be popping around here
about April Is. He will begin
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-07
CUMMINS LOSES
TO STEARNS ON
FOUL IN NINTH,

Marshalltown, Iowa, April T.
George Cummins. Davenport well
terweight, lost to Billy Stearns Of
Minneapolis on a foul here last
night The referee ruled Cummins
the loser in the ninth round after
he had struck Stearns while the
latter was on one knee.
Cummins' over-anxiety cost him
the decision. He had two knock
downs to his credit and was easily
the winner all the way In the
eighth he put Stearns down and
the referee tolled off eight just as
the bell rang Peanuts" Schie-
berl. manager of Cummins. protest
ed that the round had over a min
ute to go, and that the timekeeper
plainly interviewed in Stearns' be-
half. Cummins started in viciousiv
in the ninth. knocked Stearns down
again and then cuffed him before
he regained his feet.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-07

III Barney Dreyfus, the Pitts
burgh baseball magnate. does
not recede from a position he
has taken with respect to leas-
ing his Forbes field to the Uni
yersity of Pittsburgh football
association, the Painters next
fall will be playing football on
a makeshift field with wooden
bleachers and all the other ac-
commodatiens for spectators
that obtained before the epoch
of concrete and steel The talk
is that Dreyfus wants a sum
for the further use of his plant
by the Pittsburgh feOtbaliers
that is regarded by the college
men as prohibitive.
Perhaps an adjustment will
be effected in the near future,
but Just now Pittsburgh is look
ing around for a grounds for
spring practice and. it is I'M
derstoOd, is preparing for the
emergency that will exist If the
baseball magnate persists in
his stiff-necked attitude. There
is talk of an alumni movement
in behalf of real stadium.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-07
NITLLIKIN FIRST
BLACKBURN FOE

Carlinville, Ill. April Black
burn college meets James MILL
kin university at Decatur tomoTrow'
for the first baseball game Of the
season. Coaches Marquis and
Noise are optimistic over the base
ball outlook
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-07
STERLING HIGH
CRACKERS HAVE
BUSY SCHEDULE

Sterling. April = Tentative
plans for track meets in which the
Sterling township high school team
will participate, have been an
nounced May the team goes 20
Clinton, Iowa; May Is to Mt Nor
RS. and May 10 and 20. to the meet
at the University of Illinois. A
local field day will be held the
week following.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-07
stFor The Games Sake"
= By Lawrence Perry =
Copyright, 1922, by The Argus)

cations had suggested a long spell
of clear weather. The west will
say to the U. s. G. A. has been in
royal and ancient of St Andrews,
and while this will be-is being
denied. the W. G. A. will hardly be-
lieve it. And we are not altogeth-
er convinced ourselves.
OF course, there are lot of us
who would feel so good about get
ting up to a hole in few enough
shots to make the sty1nie an i'm
portant matter that we might be
inclined to a certain cheerful phi
losophy over an impasse at the cup.
The university oarsman out
doors is q more poetic iHdivid-
ual than the oarsman grinding
at the machines in sWeaty
corner of the gymnasium. The
April sun, a little wan yet to
be sure, but none the less as
pure gold. rests upon the wa
ters. Spray thrown up from
the oar blades glistens allur-
ingly. Along the shores the
reeds are of a greenness and
along the tree tops is that faint
flush which hints of natures
awakening.
Later the sweep swingers
will row through pleasant
meadows with the smiles of
May and June upon the land
Jolly boating weather. Sure,
jolly. The only trouble is that
the Oarsmen won't know any
thing about it. The glories of
adolescence upon the land, the
fGlfllment of vernaI promises
they never see. 1t is only the
lazy rowing critic who leans
back in the launch and placidly
watches the coach driving his
galley slaves to their tasks who
catches the poetry of varsity
aquatfeS.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-07
AT KEWANEE.
Especial Correspondence

Kewanee. Ill. April 7.-Kewanee
city league. bowling tournament,
which has attracted interest
throughout Henry and Knox coun-
ties, comes to a close tomorrow
night. Following are the scores
in the doubles and singles made by
the Aledo teams:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-07

sending out transportation to 30
players tomorrow
They will report to him here the
middle of the month. Then there
will be plenty dom"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-07
SHOTTON SERVES
AS CARDS BOSS
ONE DAY A WEEK

St. Louis, Mo-. April Burt E.
Shotten, former outfielder. is be-
ing successful as ohe-seYenth man
ager of the st. Louis Nationals.
Branch Hickey, manager of the
Cardinals, does not direct his club
on Sundays and does not attend the
game. So Shotton for the last two
seasons has been the Sunday man
ager.
The one-day-aweek pilot has a
better percentage than Hickey for
the last two years, having win
ming percentage of .62S, whereas
that of Hickey is only Sill.
During two years Shotton has
won q games and lost IS, while
Rickey's figure is 135 victories
against 129 defeats.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-07

BOWLING SCORES
TRI.CITY AVERAGES.

Art vinall of Davenport, member
of the Blackhawk quintet, is top
ping the individual average column
of the Tri-City Bowling league, &C
cording to figures released today
by L. o. Swanson, secretary. His
average for ~ games is 1924.
Holm of the same team is close be-
hind with 182.09. Asmus and Schmidt
of the Blackhawks follow, show
ing why, perhaps, that the Black
hawks are leading in the percent
age column by a commanding mar
gin. Art Salzmann, Rock Island
bowler, is in sixth place with
1920, and Graham, last years
champion, is ninth with 1870. The
averages follow:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-07

Hereafter on an eastern golf
links when you see a chap hand
ling his putter the way novice
handles chopsticks at his first meal
in chop suey joint you will know
he is working up on some new
scheme to hurdle a stymie. The
cleaning square of close-cropped
turf, thanks to Joe Kirkwood and
his educated golf balls, will be-
come something akin to a magi-
clans table Here is where Jake
Schaefer, the golf-playing billiard
champion, can gain additional fame
by working up stymie masse shot.
The stymie remaining barred in
the west, we see another cloud ris-
ing on the national horizon. And
just when all meteorological indi-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-07

Machine has been invented by
three men of Pueblo. Colo, which
is a combination airplane and sub
marine.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-07

Five OF the signers of the Decla-
ration of Independence lived to De
over 90. eight over 50 and 10 over
70
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-07

Air breathed daily by q human
being weighs about six, times as
much as the food and drink he con-
sumes in the same period.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-11
MERCERSBURG DEFEATS
PENN FRESH IN TANK
Academy Swimmers Win Sixth
StraIQht Meet

Mercersburg, Pa., Feb. 11.-The
Mercersburg Academy swimming team,
present interscholastic title holders,
followed up its recent victory over the
Yale freshmen by administering a de-
Cisive setback to the University of
Pennsylvania freshies here this after
noon by score Of 35 to 1S.
1t was the sixth straight victory of
the season for the proteges of Coach Joe
Wheatley, former New York a. G. dis.
tance champion.
The Penn Cubs won first place in
only one event. the fancy dive. which
was awarded to Schissel. former Brook
lyn Commercial High School lad. who.
In winning, defeated Reynolds. of
Mercersburg. a former Brooklyn Eras-
mus Hall star.
The feature of the meet was the bril-
liant performance of Charley Spcer,
Academy's Palm Beach phenomenon, :,
who, after figuring conspicuously in two
previous events. triumphed over Cap.
tain Chace. Of Pennsylvania, former
Berkeley Irving School swimmer.
The Mercersburg relay team estab.
lished an unofficial worlds interscho
lastic record by chipping three tifths of
q second off the present time for the
2OO-yard relay event.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-11
Cornell Quintet =
Beats Penn, 24-l5
Continued from Page One


nell as it went out nt the start of the
game and took the lead and held it until
the final whistle. At half time the score
stood r. to in favor of the home team.
Bill Grave and his mates seemed un-
able to break through the strong de.
fenscs of the Cornell tam. which played
a guarding game that was even better
than that shown by last years team
in defeating Danny McNichol's cham
pions here.
This is the second big victory for
Cornell over Penn since the school year
started-thc Overwhelming victory in
football and the triumph this afternoon
over the champions in basketball.
Crabtree and Wedell. placed on the
team this afternoon as result of a
shakeup by Coach Ortncr during the
last week, were the stars of the con-
test. The youngsters were all over the
floor and guarded their red and blue
opponents so closely that they never
had Il chance to score as they are wont
to.
In the first half Penn scored but two
field goals to five for the rcd and white.
Luther played brilliant floor game in
the first twenty minutes for Cornell and
registered three goals from the field.
Captain Rippe. another veteran. edged
In with the other two. Grave and Rose
mast played the stellar role for the
Quakers. but their efforts proved fruit
less as far as high scoring was con-
cerned.
About ten minutes after the opening
of the half Penn was in the lead, q to 4,
but from then on Cornell rallied and
scored eleven points while Grave and
his mates were scoring a single foul goal.
At the start of the second half Penn
started rally that brought the Red and
Blue five within point of tying the
score. Bill Grave. the visitors center,
scored a goal from the field and three
fouls in succession that made the
figures read IL to II.
Luther dribbled the ball half way
down the floor and scored double
decker that sent the crowd into frenzy
Of cheering. Another field goal and Il
foul. sent the Ithacans into the lead 1S
to 13, before Grave shot another foul
goal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-11
HAVANA RESULTS

FIRST RACE. for two.year-olds. purse
!, la!Trae, Flyer. iIiSS. Robinson 10 i IS
D. Fine HH ri II - Ers han Miss Be- nsuah no rsn s
der Seth and Gonwithln also ran.
SECOND RACE, Tor four-year -olds and
upward. ella ming, purse 500. furlongs:
z. Frank Burke, stone 2o-l - 81
, Time. ia, lha -. -. Es!r Lassle. Lullaby,
Inv nclhle and white Crown also ran
TltlRD RACE. for thre.-year ar-olds and up
ward claiming, purse $500. q furlongs:
l. Col. Chile. 04. prlble. -, 3. O-5 81
g First Consul. lo2. Pevic. d. 81 even
Tlmes msrS ZIG a..S Rf:eiG,bii,,S awp,nr sy Mi
.>merican Eagle, North Elkhorn and Mumbc
Jumbo also ran.
FOURTH RACE, The citrus Handicap. for
three wear r-olds, purse $500. furlongs:
|. Cuba Encanto 100. Pickens. 5-l SIS ou,
=, (alCherry Tree. ils. M
q. l..shorn: sr" iis: KcYneay -, " 81 4ss Sa S%
Time, ll3 %. Hutchinson and (a)Demos
a SO ran.
Ca)Whilney -Goldblau entry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-11
LAFAYETTE cans
Z STAR ATHLETES
Joe Williams, captain-eIect, and
Elliott, of Football Team,
Expelled by Faculty
misconduct" IS CHARGE

Easton. Pa. Feb. 11.-Announce-
mcnt was made today by Dean A. *.
Heckel, of Lafayette College. that the
faculty had permanently dropped Jo-
scph Williams. captain elect Of the
1922 football team. and Wallace Il.
Elliot. fullback Of the 1927 team. for
conduct unbecominG gentlemen and
scholars
Although additional information was
refused, 1t is believed here the men
were expelled for remaining away from
classes.
writer's throughout TIE country last fall
in their selection for all American and
III Eastcrn football teams.
Williams was tackle for three years.
He entered from the Hamilton In
stitute of New York. Elliott was n
freshman and entered from kiski. He
broke into the lineup as ullback in
midscason and played an important
part in the victories over Pennsylvania
and Lchigh. Williams lives in New
York and Elliott in Youngstown. o.
Joe Williams has been tackle at
Lafayette for the last couple of seasons.
He was n hard. aggressive player. one
of the best in his position in the COL
leges.
After the Lehigh Lafayette game in
1920. Williams figured in row with
Maginnes. of Lehigh. in the college
gym. which caused considerable COM
mcnt. 1t was said that Williams
entered the Lehigh dressing quarters
and made remarks which Maginnes re-
sented. The two ensagd in fist fight
which those In the room had difficulty
in breaking up. The incident caused
| atra pd reInti lions for n short time hp +.
tween the two colleges, but after Will
liams apologized. the matter was
patched up.
Elliott gave promise Of becoming n
great fullback. He was Of the head
down. bone crushing type and scored
all three touchdOwns last year against
Lehigh, the Maroon and Whites ancient
rival.
The players were accused of profes-
sionalism at the close of the last foot
ball season with other Lafayette stars.
but affdavits were made denying the
charges. and the players were vindicated
by the Lafayette College authorities.