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Baltimore, Md, Jan. 19.-CIifford
Hartung for ten years has ranked
as one of the best basketball
guards in the east. He plays with
the three-time champion St. An
drews club of Baltimore, Md.
Last season Hartung's eyesight
began to fail, and at the start of
this season he found he could see
only a few yards ahead of him.
Friends urged him to give up the
game as he was counting serious
injury.
But Hartung and basketball re-
fused to be separated so easily. He
1lrSt went to an Oculist and pro-
cured the sort of heavy glasses
thought best fitted for the court
game. Then he had constructed a
special headgear to protect his
eyes.
He started the season with the
champs and is going as strong as
ever. The guard and glasses do
not bother him. and he expects to
wind up the season again ranking
as one of the best players of the
east
Hartung is an aggressive player,
and it was feared he might be at
decided disadvantage However,
he appears to have solved the mat
ter of proper protection for the
eyes. and so far his game has not
suffered in the least.
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ATKINSON

Miss Elody Cartoon was in Cen
eseo on business Tuesday after
noon
Mrs. Peter Van Hyfte was called
to Annawan on account of the i'll
ness of her daughter-in-law, Mrs
Nell Van Hyfte.
John Cocktails, who has been
sick the past week with an attack
of grip. is able to go back to work
Miss Nellie Hartman was "a week
end guest of Mrs. Nora Barnes at
Geneseo.
Mrs Kenneth Macauley has re-
turned to her home in Granville.
Ill. after the past two weeks visit
here.
Mrs. Fred Boyden of Sheffield is
visiting her daughter Mrs. Stanley
Ransom.
Mr.. and Mrs William Buysse call
ed on GeneseO relatives Sunday
Ed Everett, Jr., was able to be at
the store Monday after an illlcss
of week
Mr.. and Mrs Peter DeRue. Mrs.
Mary Huslander and John DeRue
of Jasper. Mimi, also Ed DeRue OF
Garretson. s. D.. are visiting rela-
tives and friends in Atkinson.
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RY RHIY EVANS.

Opportunity knocks at one S door
in many different ways.
Often a valuable player remains
in the background for years sim
ply because opportunity oveI looks
him.
When the New York Americans
started the 1921 campaign it was
generally agreed by the experts
that Schang would be called upon
to do most of the catching
Hoffman, who had been with the
club for several years, was re-
garded as second choice.
Al De Vormer, secured from the
Vernon club of the Pacific Coast
league. was rated third in the
catching lineup. The Yankees
signed him merely on trial. De
Vormer looked to have great prom
Use, but his lack of experience was
his worst handicap.
The dope worked out very much
as the experts figured it, Schang,
a glutton for work, was Manager
Higgins daily selection. Hoffman
would occasionally get a chance to
substitute 70 "a couple of innings
With De Vormer it was simply a
case of seat on the bench or warm
up some relief pitcher. Up until
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late in August he caught in only
a couple of innings Of play.
With only about six weeks of the
season left a lot of people didn't
know the Yankees had such a play
er as De Vormer on the pay roll.
Then old opportunity came knock
ing. De Vormer heard it, grasped
the chance, and is now regarded as
one of the best catching prospects
in either major league.
. Schang Was Injured.
Late in August Babe Ruth and
Wally Schang felt playful one day
They engaged in friendly wrest
ling match with the result that
both players went on the hospital
list.
That put the catching burden up
to Hoffman After he had been in
for a few days and doing nicely, an
injury to one of his fingers On the
throwing hand put him temporarily
out of commission.
The Yankees seemed to be sadly
up against it The team was in the
very thickest OF the fight for the
pennant and he'd only a recruit
catcher to fall back on.
In just one game, De Vormer al
layed any suspicion that may have
existed as to his ability to make
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good. He looked like a seasoned
veteran in his first real chance. He
threw beautifully, hit well, showed
much speed on the bases and
handled his pitcher cleverly
One game made De Vormer That
evening any worries that Higgins
possibly had as to his catching de-
partment was over. The Yankee
leader felt that if De Vormer could
continue that standard of play, his
club would in no way be weakened
by the loss of Schang and Hoffman
That is just what De Vormer did
during the rest of the season. IN
% games he had a batting aver
age of .347. His catching was all
that could be desired Before the
close of the season a lot of the best
runners in the American League
had learned to respect his arm.
De Vormer, with late start, done
what few recruits are able to DO,
establish beyond a doubt their
right to be classed as a big Lacquer
in their first year.
The New York club evidently
feels that such is the case. 1t has
just transferred Nelson Hawkes.,
outfielder; Ray French, shortstop,
and Pitcher Jesse Doyle to Vernon
in payment for De Vormer
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ADOPT TWO new
, FIGHT CLASSES
National Boxing Association Recog.
nizeS 100 and 40 Pound
Divisions,

New Orleans. La, Jan. 1.-two
new weight classes were officially
adopted by the National Boxing as
sociation before adjournment of its
convention here today. and champ
ions in these two divisions will be
determined and recognized during
1922. The weight for the two new
classes will be 100 and 40 pounds.
the former being heretofore known
as Junior lightweight class" and
the latter as Junior welterweignt
class"
1t was announced that instead of
having Is weight classes there will
be only 10 in the future-fiyweight
bantamweight. featherweight. 1870
pounds, lightweight, 140 pounds,
welterweight. middleweight. light
heavyweight and heavyweight.
The plan to give official n. B. A.
belts for the champions in all
classes will be made public when
it is worked out in detail, it was
said.
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WOMEN TO HAVE
OWN GOLF CLUB
Don't Like Idea of Giving Way to
Men Saturdays, Sundays and
Holidays.

New York, Jan. 19.-Women golf
devotees here have launched the
organization of a club and acquir-
ed an option on a site for a course
on which women only will be per-
mitted to play.
1t has long been the custom on
golf courses throughout the coun-
try for women golfers to give men
players full sway and right of way
on Saturday. Sundays and holidays.
II was desire to get away from
this restriction that prompted or
ganization of club for women ex-
clusively.
When a woman wants to play
golf, be it Saturday, Sunday or
Fourth OF July. she wants to play"
one of the organizers said. Always
in the past we have had to shelve
our clubs and take to our knitting
so that John Jones and Bill Smith,
tied down in the Offices all week,
could get their little game on Sun
days and Saturdays. and so on.
Now that we're going to have our
own club. we'll let hubby come
around for US in the car. but he can
play to his hearts content-at his
own club"
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SCHLAIFER TO
ARRIVE EARLY
FOR HIS BOUT
Omaha Boy Is Expected Here NJ.
day-Will Appear With Snar
ring Partner Daily.
BY ]. l.. HTGWPS

Morrie Schlaifer. hard bi,,t-
Omaha weiter. plans to arrive Y
Davenport early Monday and ia
four days in which to taper m :,
his training for his raatcb ~ "
frankie WEIGH Of Chicago a ~ "a
from tomorrow night al the Dsv--
port armOry. This will afford 49,.
fans an opportunity to get a Ii-e
on his wares by seeing him in a
ton against sparring partners
Schlaifer will drill each AZ s-
noon preceding the battle evcos,
Friday, when he will take tbins.
easy until bell time. John CrasI1,,
Omaha boxing enthusiast and ma
ager of Schlaifer. is anxious IN 81
cure suitable boxing mates for H.
protege while here.
If a suitable partner Of abop, Il,
pounds is lined up for Schlaifer h.
will box each day from two to ION
rounds. va
George Chick" Rice. boss q,
WEIGH, has indicated he will coma
on with his boy Tuesday or Wa
nesday. 1t will probably be the
latter day. as WEIGH is making nes
of the facilities afforded bv tbs
Arcade gymnasium in Chicsgo
When both are on the scene here
however. they will work our at The
armory. but at different times.
Schlaifer will head for Cincin-
natl after his engagement here. He
is booked TO meet Billy RYAN in
the Ohio city Feb. 9. RYAN is 4
Cincinnati boy who has been tak.
ing important strides toward the
top Of the welterweight division
within recent months.
Morrie will then hop back to
Omaha to appear in a series of en-
gagements with well known boxers
of the middle west. Manager Cree
ley is ambitious for his yOungster
and while nursing him along care
fully, nevertheless is not sidetrack-
ing suitable opponents. If he sue
ceeds in again defeating WEIGH
Schlaifer will be rematched with
some good boy on the legion's Feb
ruary card. This chance is also
open to WEIGH. but he will have 70
prove his right to attention by re-
versing the verdict SchIaifer secur-
ed against him Nov. 20 in Omaha
when he fiOoTed frankie for the
count in the fifth round Of a SEIZED
uled 10-rOund affair.
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TEAMS AND STARS
IN MAJOR LEAGUE
HEAVILY INSURED

Major league ball clubs travel
25 900 miles every year.
That is very conservative esti-
mate. Including the spring train
ing trip, practically every club will
travel in excess of that amount.
Making all kinds of hurried
jumps, travelling on fast trains dur
ing the summer and slow ones dur
ing the training season, constantly
places the players in jeopardy. An
accident that would wipe out a
team. or so injure it that it's play
ing strength would be greatly i'm
paired, would be a body blow to a
major league magnate.
Such a happening is always a
possibility. What then, do the mag
mates do to protect themselves
against such a contingency?
Every major league ball club is
heavily insured. The insurance
covers injury on and off the ball
field.
The New York club of the Ameri-
can league as team is insured for
$3.50 900. The average insurance
of the major league club runs about
s15O,0O0.
If a club boasts of some of the
big stars like Ruth. Speaker. Sisler.
Cobb, Hornsby, Roush. Frisch.
Groh and the like, a special policy
is taken out by the club to cover
any loss suffered through injury or
illness.
The moment the New York club
secured Ruth in trade with the
Boston club. policy in the neigh
borhood of s150,000 was taken out
on Ruth alone
Thus it will be seen that the
major league clubs are well pro-
tected in case disaster should over
take the team in travelling around
the circuit. However, the insur-
ance that would be received would
in no way compensate for the real
loss of the players. Very often no
matter how much money a magnate
has, he finds it impossible to buy
ball players.
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WHITE TO GET
TWO BOUTS IN
GARDEN; RUMOR
His Decision OUer
Dundee at Boston
Not Approved.
BY FAIR PLAY.

Copyright, 1922. by The Argus.)
New York, Jan. 19.-Charley
White. the lightweight, who gained
a decision over Johnny Dundee in
Boston. has come to an agreement
with Tex Richard concerning two
fights at the Garden, his opponents
to be- named later, according to the
reports in sporting circles today.
White is now in this city and has
already had a, conference with Tex.
It is regarded as a cinch that one
of Whites opponents will be Benny
Leonard. He has been anxious for
sometime to meet the champion
and in fact tried to horn in at Mil
waukee when the Leonard-Pinky
Mitchell bout fell through.
White is letting Johnny Dundee
do all the talking about that Bos-
ton decision, which has met with a
storm of objections in that city.
Dundee, it appears, did three-quar-
tiers if not more of the leading and
the referee of the battle not only
dissented from the decision of the
two judges but appealed to the box
ing commissioner, Gene Buckley,
who, according to reports, denounc-
ed the verdict as robbery. All in
all it would seem the fairest thing
Richard could do would be to match
Dundee and White in return bout,
the winner to meet Leonard.
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ERIE.

William Barton was an arrival
from Aurora Monday night TO visit
old friends a few days Since the
death of his wife and the removal
of his daughter, Mrs. Ed Gibbs and
family to Aurora, Mr. Barton has
made his home with them at that
place.
Miss Guenevere Mcneil, who ha 5
been i'll for some time is still con
fined at home and under the care
CT doctor.
Miss Myrtle Talcott. who has
been i'll since the holidays, is yet
unable to return TO her duties as
teacher in the Cordova school.
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CHALK CAPTAIN
OF BASKET TEAM
IN SAVANNA, GA.

Earl Chalk, former Rock Island
high school track and basketball
star, is making fine showing at
the indoor game in Savanna, Ga,
where he is manager of the S. B.
Shepherd Music house.
Chalk was recently elected cap
tain or the Three-S club quintet,
one OF the fastest organizations IN
the south. Most of the members of
the team played college varsity
basketball
Chalk was graduated from Rock
Island high school with the class
of 1914
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BEN TATE GOES
TO MOBILE CLUB

Ben Tate, second string catcher
with Rock Island last season, will
play with Mobile in the Southern
Association next season, according
to note in the Sporting News. The
st. Louis Browns own title to Ben
He was here last year under option.
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Todoy's Angle In
Sports

Georges Carpenter still has a
good right hand.
George Cook, heralded widely as
AustraIia's best fighting machine,
proved little more than a setup for
the Frenchman.
Some of the dope printed about
tralian Busher."
In the states a "busher" is an
athlete who lacks big league class,
a minor Lacquer.
In his fight with Carpenter. Cook
lived up to the title as it is viewed
over here. He certainly was bush
league fighter
The fight with Cook, as far as
getting line on Carpenter, proves
nothing. No one seems to know
much about Cook If he really is
a worthwhile fighter, then Carpen-
tier still must be reckoned with as
a light heavyweight.
The statement made by Carpen-
tiers manager that he is getting the
European champion ready for an
other bout with Dempsey must not
be taken seriously.
l saw the bout between Carpen-
tier and Dempsey. 1t was a great
fight while it lasted. Carpenter
showed me a wicked right hand
Those who argue that he didn't
have Dempsey in trouble in the sec
ond round, don't give the French
man proper credit. That right-hand
punch delivered flush on Dempsey's
jaw certainly hurt the champion
When fighter drops his arms TO
his side, if only momentarily, as
Dempsey did, he certainly feels the
effect of the punch. 1t was the big
chance for Carpenter, he was I'M
able to make the most of it. Never
again will he have such a chance to
dethrone the champion.
Dempsey is far too big a fellow
for Carpenter. If Carpenter seeks
action on this side. Tommy Gibbons
or Harry Greb should be able to
provide plenty of excitement.
How many British golfers will
play in the next National Open
championship?
That question is of interest to
golfers. because the entries of the
stars of British golfdom tend to
give the event a decided internal
tional flavor.
1t seems that the time of hold
ing the National Open in this coun-
try will to large extent determine
whether or not any great number
of British stars will play.
If the event is held in Septem-
Der the word is that at least four
and possibly six of the leading
British golfers will enter.
1t is customary to hold the Ma
tlonal Open in July. If that month
is again selected as has been the
practice. it is doubtful if any of the
golfers from over there will make a
special trip to play. in the event.
Probably there will be two or
more British players in this coun- (
try at the time making a tour of !
the states. These players will no |
doubt enter. Otherwise it is claim /
ed there will be no other British |
entries
The claim is made~that the Brit.
ish are unable to acclimate them !
selves to our midsummer weather
in a short time, and therefore they
play under great disadvantage.
While the playing of the British
stars is much desired because of
the added interest created by their
presence, and the opportunity af-
forded to make a comparison with
our leading players, it is hardly
probable that the date will be shift
ed to September-B. E
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To EurOpe-Maybe.

Johnny Wilson, who is also in
this city, is pretty close mouthed
about his plight but he did say a
few words today. And these few
words may be regarded as a mouth
full. He said he might go to Eu-
rope to fight. Clever idea. Johnny
is blacklisted pretty widely
throughout the United States and
can only get in right by meeting
Harry Greb. Wilson has not the
slightest wish to meet this human
dynamo and yet he will have to re-
main idle in places where the big
money grows, unless he does.
Over in England and France
where Johnny says he has offers
of :. dozen engagements he would
not be likely to run into any Harry
Grebs and thus could have a pleas
ant time and pick up some easy
money. 1t was suggested today
that the controlling bodies of box
ing in England and France might
checkmate Wilson by following the
action of American boxing com
missions in barring the middle
weight champion. This is not at
all likely. In fact this is just what
the English and Frenchmen would
not do. Wilson says that February
will probably see him and his man
ager on the high seas.
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Chicago. = Two Los Angeles
players will go to the Chicago Ma
tionals and eight Cub players will
go to Los Angeles, together with q
sum of money, in a deal, compile
ton of which was announced.
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Dempsey Going Too.

Jack Dempsey is likely to go
abroad in February, too. The Fred
Fulton fiivver deprives him of any
opponent in this country who would
interest the public. Dempsey is
popular and wonderful drawing
card. but nobody is going to pay
good money to see him beat a set
up. Talk of Harry Wills is sheer
nonsense. Even if Wills were as
good as some fans think he is
which he isn't-the public would
not be attracted by a heavyweight
championship contest between a
white man and a black man. On
the other hand Dempsey realizes
that long periods of inaction hurts
him and he wants to fight. The
obvious thing to do therefore is for
him to go abroad and take on a
bunch of foreign fighters, conclud-
ing with Georges Carpenter. All
in all there would be a piece of
change in this for Jack and he
would have enough action to keep
him fro mgetting rusty
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Christmas Savings Club still
open. Join now. Rock Island Saw
ings Bank ADVERTISEMENT
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St Louis.-Roy Moore. st. Paul,
and Al Walker, San Francisco. ban
tamweights. have been matched to
meet in a 12-round bout here Jan.
%.
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have the edge by a wide margin.
The supremacy of the batter.
however. is always shortlived In
two or three years the pitcher will
again be on top.
All of which brings us to the
question: What is the matter with
the pitching? That is easy of solu-
ton.
Lack of a good curve ball is the
fault of 20 per cent of the present.
day major league pitchers. 1t has
become a lost art with some of
them.
The era of freak pitching. plus
the impression that a curve ball is
hard on the arm, has had much to
do with the passing of the curve
from the repertoire of a great many
pitchers.
The freak delivery was a crea-
ton of the fast ban. In using the
emery ball, the mud ball. or any of
the other so-called freaks, the fast
ball was necessary to get the
break.
While those deliveries were toll
Grated a great many pitchers shift
ed almost entirely TO the fast ball.
was necessary to get the break.
While these deliveries were toll
Grated a great many pitchers
shifted almost entirely to the fast
ball. incidentally, for years there
has been growing impression
among pitchers that the curve ball
was very bad on the arm. Those !
two things have caused the tenn !
porary downfall of the hook"
Fifteen years ago practically /
every major league pitcher boosted /
of good curve ball Today the
curve of a great many pitchers
does little more than twist. One
good curve ball pitcher on a staff !
is about the average.
In the world series of 1921 the
potency of the curve ball was an
parent. Barnes. Douglas and Nehf
Of the Giants set down the YAM
KEGS without much trouble, and all
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That is an easy one. Unques-
tionably it is pitching The batters
have the edge by a wide margin.
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The supremacy of the batter
however. is always shortlived. In
two or three years the pitcher will
again be on top.
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because the trio used a curve ball
to decided advantage.
never saw a pitcher have a bet
ter curve than did Barnes in the
big series. Douglas and Nehf were
not far behind The Yankees eX-
pected spitbalI pitching from Doug
las. and were entirely upset when
Douglas used a curved ball almost
exclusively.
1t was the same on the side of
the Yankees. Hoyt. who had such
great success against the Giants,
is one of the best curve ball pitch
ers in the American league. Carl
Mays, in addition to his peculiar
underhand delivery, also makes
use of a curve.
The pitching stars of not so long
ago. Christy Mathewsou, MOrdecai
Brown, Chief Bender, Jack CoOmbs,
George Mullen, Bill Donovan. Bill
Dinneen and any number of others,
were curve ball pitchers. Go over
the list of pitches in the. two major
leagues today and you will find
that about one in five is the pos
SCISSOR of a real curve.
| have talked with a number of
the great curve ball pitchers of the
old days, and all of them say the
of a curve does not injure
the arm if properly delivered.
When these wild batting orgies
are stopped, it will be curve ball
pitching that turns the trick.
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What is the one great weakness
of major league baseball at the
present time?
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because the trio used a curve ball
to decided advantage.
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Los Angeles. CaI-james BarhF7'
of Pelham, won the Caitfo-H- a ops~
golf championship.
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All of which brings us to the
question: What is the matter with
the pitching? That is easy of solu-
tiOn
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In the world series of 1921 the
potency of the curve ball was ap-
parent. Barnes. Douglas and Nehf
of the Giants set down the Yam
KEGS without much trouble, and all
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