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SYRACUSE SET,
FOR NEBRASKA
Every Regular in Shape as Team
Prepares TO Meet Powerful
WesterncrS.

Syracuse, n. T., Nov. .. With
every regular in first class shape
and prepared for gruelling strug-
gle with Nebraska here Saturday.
Coach Chick Meehan sen. the SYRIA
cuse team through two-hour
workout Yesterday afternoon.
The only first string man who
was saved was Mcbride. right half
back. who suffered an injury to his
shoulder in the Pittsburgh game
and who has not been in the hes.
OF shape since However. it is be-
lieved likely that he will be in
shape to play through Saturdays
game.
In the back field were Frugon at
quarterback, Zimmerman and Kel-
iogg at half backs and Anderson at
full back. kellogg replaced Nc
Bride. The line was the same as
in the Penn State game, with Cap
tain Culver at his old center posi-
ton.
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bYLUND LANDS
CHICAGO BOUT

Chicago. III. Nov Doc krohs,
mate for the De M6iay ioas.
of the Knights of Pythias, 10
night signed Bobb! Byluad. M'a
neapolis middleweight 'formerit ',
Moline). to meet Gus karras'
protege OF Johnny Meyers. IN
preliminary to the MeyeeSnn,
middIewe;ght championship me-"
at the Ashland boulevard auuH''
ium Nov. 9. ,.,,
Bylund won the middleWeie,.
championship in the oiyinps
games at Stockholm. lie SER
with the S9th division in Franz Franz
was wounded three times ana -
was gassed. Bylund gives pron,.Sin
OF developing into a champi''''A'
contender.
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MURRY Barred;
WISCONSIN TO
PROTEST five
Ghost of TaylOrvilIe Game Resur.
rccted by Action OF Illinois
Authorities.

Madison, Wis, Nov. 2.-Donald
hurry, regular tackle on the Uni
versity of Wisconsin football team,
was declared ineligible for further
competition in conference sports
today by the eligibility committee
of the western conference. He will
be barred from the Minnesota game
Saturday.
The protest on hurry came from
Illinois, and as result Coach John
R. Richardson said today that he
would protest five present Illinois
players.
hurry is reported by the Illinois
to have played with the Taylor
vile team in the notorious Taylor
ville-Carlinville game of last fall,
which resulted in the disbarment
of a number of Illinois men. Wis
consin is now going to protest five
Illini regulars, according to Coach
Richardson.
"At the present time" the Wis
consin coach said, there are five
men on the Illinois squad who have
violated the competition rule of the
conference, and who have played
on this team during the last two
years. They are Green, center, who
played in the Taylorville game
Augur, tackle. who played at other
times, and Yates, Robson and Du-
rant. All five men will be protest
ed by Wisconsin,
Appeal will be taken at once
from the decision of the conference
committee. Coach Richardson de-
clared, saying that he would make
a fight to the finish of the case.
hurry. in signed affidavits, de-
clares that he was in the Taylor
vile contest as an amateur and &C.
cepted no money. After a careful
investigation the Wisconsin athlet-
ic council held that the tackle had
complied with all conference rules
and the council says that it knows
OF no reason why the conference
committee should make a different
finding.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-02
BADGERS FEAR
! GOPHER TEAM

Minneapolis, Mimi. Nov. Min
nesota expects the greatest foot
ball crowd in the history of Nor
throp Field when it meets Wiscon-
sin on homecoming day here next
Saturday.
The rejuvenated Gophers. unde-
feated in three Big Ten conference
games this year, look like dark
horses to their followers, and only
the sanguine look for a Wisconsin
victory.
The success Of the Gophers today
has stimulated the drive for the
100000 stadium auditorium, and
although the campaign has been
under way only since last Satur-
day, the student body virtually has
completed the pledge Of its allot-
ment.
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FITz TO SIGN
DEMPSEY AGAIN
Champion Agrees to Box for Miclii-
gan City Promoter at On
tari0, Canada.

Chicago, Nov. e.-Fioyd Fitzsim-
mons, the Michigan City boxing
promoter. was in Chicago yester-
day after matches for his Border
City Athletic club at Windsor, Ont,
and for next summer in the big
bowl at Michigan City.
Before Jack Kearns, manager OF
Champion Jack Dempsey, departed
for Kansas City early yesterday,
Fitzsimmons received promise
from Kearns that Dempsey would
box in Michigan City either on the
Fourth Of July or on Labor day.
FitZsimmons expects to stage a
bout between Dempsey and Sikh,
the Senegalese conQueror of Car
pentier, at the Border City A. C..
this winter if Sikh comes to the
United States. and prior to that he
will stage matches, first between
Jock Malone and Panama Joe Cans,
followed by mixed match involv-
ing Harry Wills.
Fitzsimmons has secured permits
sion from the Ontario government
to stage 15-round bouts to a decis-
ion, and the promise that he can
stage mixed bouts. Under the On
tario boxing law 10 rounds are per-
mitted, but with the prospect of
securing championship bouts for
Windsor the officials agreed to Is
rounds and decisions.
Fitzsimmons was in Chicago pri-
marily to bind the match between
Cans and Moline, which would be
extremely popular, as Malone is one
of the favorites in Detroit. He did
not close the agreements, but Sc
cured promises that the articles
will be signed as soon as the mana
gers get together in Chicago. He
returned to his home in Michigan
City yesterday afternoon after ar
ranging to meet the managers of
Malone and Cans in Chicago at the
end Of the week.
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Yale Threatens to Develop Into
Dangerous Adversary as Players
Learn Rapidly From Experience

The forward pass must receive
attention both in the line of sudden
changes of direction by recipient
of forward passes on attack and
in deployment and elasticity Of the
backfield men on defense. But
there is time for all these things 10
happen.
The Navy probably will display
its full strength in the lineup which
Folwell will send in against Bez-
dek's Pennsylvania State warriors
at Washington Friday and should
score a victory. Folwell. it is be-
lieved. will use practically the ar
rangement which will face the Army
as the Middies will have ample
time to rest before they have an
other stiff contest. Pennsylvania
State will be seriously handicapped
If Schuster, the star tackle. is
barred from the game as ineligi BILE
Berz, center and captain. will be
in the lineup. but his presence will
scarcely make up for the loss on
the Pennsylvania State wing.
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Jersey YOUTH
pLuCkS CROWN
FROM BRITToN


New York, Nov. IA grinning,
towsel-hesded young fellow from
Elizabeth, N. j., is welterweight
boxing champion Of the world to-
day because he had no respect for
age, wisdom and cunning when he
ran athwart them at Madison
Square Garden last night. He
signs his checks Michael Edward
Walker, but the boys call him
Mickey, and his appearance doesn't
belle the aptness Of the monicker.
Mickey Walker is the new cham
pion and Jack Britton, the sage Of
the ring, IL again an ex-champion.
It's not exactly a new role for
Britt0n, but 1t appears likely to be
permanent one now. Jack held the
title for nearly a decade, first los
ing 1t to Ted kid" Lewis, and
later regaining it from the same
man.
The fight was rafting affair
from the first gong and when the
18th round ended and the battered
champion was still on his feet the
crowd rallied to the cry Of Joe
Humphreys, the veteran announcer,
and gave three cheers to what Joe
called "the best champion who ever
lost his title in thi sarena."
Down Six Times.
Walker led from the first and
even though somewhat wild, pene-
trated the mastery defense OF
Britton at once, landing numerous
damaging blows and putting the
champion on the defensive. Britton
went to the floor nearly half a dozen
times, once from the combination
OF a light tap and stumble. again
apparently to rest himself, and
again when the gong saved him, be.
cause his aching stomach would
not stand another drive.
BrittOn's chief stock last nigh
was courage and craftiness. Both
enabled him to escape a knockout
Walker, too, had cunning, but thu
effort of continually beating the
canny Britton, who forced a max
imum expenditure of energy fol
the smallest return and occasion
ally shot q staggering blow him
self wore down the challenger an(
ne was weak when the battle ended
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A|eN
PLAYS HARDII,
GAIN A v|CT0RI
islanders to Have Their Hani. -.
Saturday; Davenport 4
Follow.
BIZ NAT GEISNaR

The Rock Island high foo.h.u
warriors went back into tr,inh
yesterday afternoon at the Re-
voir park practice field with \.
idea of making life miserable =.
their next two opponents, Dave.
port and Sterling.
|, The Sterling game, which ian.
first on the schedule, is expected Il
be another fast struggle as the SUI
vermen are the kind that Win !.
into a battle to win and will a.,
all the way. Sterling is notad 4.
its fighting qualities al Tor h;
clean athletics.
Sterling was first put on the Rocl
Island schedule in 1920, when Il.
Rock Island championship team Il
that year journeyed to that city aua
easily came out the victors, NAM
Of the fellows missed their tr,i.
back to this city and were forc.d
to remain over night at Sterlinr
They came home with glowing =. |
ports of the hospitality OF Il. /
Sterlingites and since then th.i,
team has been on the Rock lslsI
list.
Last year the Sterling aggrera.
ton came to the islanders lot TO |
battle and made a much bettn /
showing than they did the year b.
fore. II they make the same com.
parative improvement this year a
! they did last, the game may be
victory for them.
The fellows are in fighting mood
and hot time is promised to the
Sterling players when the whistle
blows. Also their friends over in
Davenport are assured Of an inter.
esting afternoon when they have
their little scrap across the "Pan
of Waters" on Armistice day. Tos
Islanders are hoping that the day
comes forth with the sun on dect
and the ground dry SO that the DAY.
exporters cannot say that they coult|
not win because the ground wu
, so slippery that their light back
field slipped and could not get
started. The Davenporters have had
an alibi of some sort every tms
they bite the dust and this year the
islanders hope that nature at least
! does not give them chance 70 Dat|
forth their famous excuses. n
Two years ago Davenport plead
ed that I.ayden being out Of the bat.
tie hurt their chances. They Scent
to forget that the Davenporters1
were So badly outclassed that IL
would have taken half a dozen Lays]
dens to win. 4
Last year they pulled the wetI
ground excuse, forgetting that ~
was just as hard for Rock Isianfs'
light backfield to get going as q
was for theirs. y
Davenport has another one Of
their famous light teams this year,
For the weight they make up M
speed and fight. In the games So
far they seem to be more or less ID
consistent. In some games they
| play a much better brand Of foot
ball than they do at other times
! In the game with Iowa City the
Davenporters lacked the punch un's
til the last quarter, and then it w.
! too late to change the tide OF defeat
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MAR00NS TURN
HOPES TOWARD |
BIC 10 HONORS
Otto Strohneier Proves His Value
Is . First Class Field
General.

Chicago. Nov. 2.-Turning its
back on the disheartening defeat by
Princeton, the University Of Chi
cago football team is now focusing
eager eyes on the conference cham
pionship bunting. Yesterday Coach
Stage sent the varsity through a
short signal practice, while the
second string eleven engaged the
freshmen in scrimmage.
The regulars will get back into
the swing Of heavy practice today.
With the Ohio State game 10 days
away, Coach Stage will have plenty
of time to iron out the rough spots
which marred portions of Satur-
days battle. Part Of yesterdays
rehearsal was devoted to skull
session in which he pointed out the
costly errors made in the Princeton
game.
With Otto Strohmeier installed
permanently as quarterback, no
blun1ers In football strategy are
anticipated. His appearance
against Princeton was the first
time that he ever occupied the pi-
lots position in a game and when
he was guiding the destinies Of the
Maroon eleven it worked like q
well-oiled machine.
Followers of the Chicago team
believe that it displayed enough
power in this game to mark it as a
dangerous contender for Big Ten
honors. John and Harry Thomas,
Zorn and Pyott, who ripped up the
line of the Old Nassau for sub
stantial gains, compose one of the
most powerful backf1elds on the
circuit. All are in good condition
and aiming their efforts toward the
clash with Coach Wilce's skidding
Buckeyes. The Maroon squad con-
tains few cripples. although most
Of the men are marked with bruises
left as souvenirs by the departing
Tigers.
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nois university, having played on
the freshman varsity there last
year.
Augustana hackers jumped with
glee Monday afternoon. for "Chuck"
Larson and Cornell. two veteran
players at the school. again donned
the moleskins and will be in the
original lineup At the start OF Sat-
urday's game. Larson, who has
been out for the last two weeks as
a result Of injuries incurred last
season and in the game with Wes-
leyan two weeks ago, disregardins
doctors orders, Is again back in
fettle. Cornei's absence has been
due to the heavy course which he
is taking, but he, like all the rest,
is determined to defeat Saturdays
opponents, and will, temporarily at
least, find time to put in his ticks.
The presence of these two men In
the line will greatly aid Angles
chances. Both are q wall OF de-
tense on offensive and defen-
sive play.
! Practice New Plays.
A series OF new formation plays
is being dished out by the Augie
mentor to his men this week.
Straight football has been used al
most exclusively by the Augustana
crew this season. but in Saturdays
game an open attack will be tried.
Coach Swedberg witnessed the
game between Millikin and DeKalb
last Saturday and believes that this
form of attack will defeat the Blue
and White crew.
Every player on the Augustana
squad is in the pink Of condition.
While the customary bruises were
received in the squabble with Ma
comb last Friday. these are grad
ually being erased by Trainer In
gleson, and by the time for Satur-
days mixup the squad should be
in the best of condition.
Wilson is Captain.
Gully" Wilson, two year veteran
at Augustana, has been named cap
tain of his team for the remainder
of the season. Wilson's appoint
ment comes as a result Of the
unanimous consent OF every player
on this years squad. He succeeds
Marvin Lincke, who was forced to
discontinue playing on account of
injuries. Lincke injured his knee
last season and has developed wa
ter on the knee.
In Wilson, the Augie players will
have a fine leader. He not only
covers his own position at left end
in stellar fashion, but he is an in
centive to his teammates. His
ceaseless pep and aggressiveness
inspires the rest Of the players to
put forth additional effort. Not only
does he know and play the pigskin
sport in fine fashion, but he is a
gentleman at all times. on and Off
the field, a characteristic which
speaks for itself.
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slaught o: youth could have been
paid, for a fight crowd inevitably
stands with the victor and has not
even pity for the fallen.
Jack Britton has been a credit to
the boxing game. His clean mode
of living has been an inspiration to
the youth of the land. Jack proved
to the world the value of keeping
fit by fighting on and on as a
champion, years beyond the aver
age span of a fighters effective
ness. But not only that, he went
down fighting to the last against
the superior odds of relentless
youth.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-02
BY FAIR PLAY.

Copyright. 1922, by The Argus.>
New York, Nov. Edward
Mitchell Walker, more popularity
known as Mickey Walker, the new
welterweight champion of the
world, sent word to Tex Richard to-
day that any time a challenger for
the title comes shopping around
the champions address is Eliza
beth, N. J. Make no mistake about
Walker being q fighting champion
He will sprinkle color and action
all over class that of recent years
has lacked pep, thrill and other
desirable qualities.
Sentiment Runs Deep
Scenes more gripping in their in
tensity, more compelling in their
dramatic quality, more provocative
OF emotions, have attended the de-
throning of pugilistic kings than
marked the downfall Of Jack Brit
ton at the Madison Square Garden.
But never has the writer sat in at
an occasion of the sort where SEN
timent ran deeper and truer than it
did at the garden ringside when
Britton turned from his conGueror
having shaken his hand in con-
graduation and faced the thousands
OF fans who had so often cheered
him In victory. There was no ex-
preston upon Jacks face, no ap-
peal for mercy. Well he knew how
the mob cares for a has-been. As
he stood there looking at them
they gave him their dole of cheers
and then hailed the new king.
As for Britton he went to his de-
feat with head unbowed. In the
18th round SO badly had he been
pounded. especially about the body,
SO weak was he that the referee
went to him and asked If he hadn't
better call it an evening. And Brit
ton. Enthusiastically cold and I'M
emotional, shook his head negative
~. He meant to lose his title on
his feet, and he did.
A Great Fight.
1t was a great fight, real cham
pionship affair. Walker went into
the ring filed with confidence and
never once did he falter in his task.
AS they stood confronting each
other in the opening round, the
rivals were veritable studies in
Irish types. Britton's face was
cold ana lean and sombre. The
lips were thin. The gray eyes were
of the sort that tighten but occa-
sionally with smiles, and they al
ways are wintry. Walkers vivac-
ity and Astounding energy came by
way Of direct contrast. With his
high cheek bones, his mass OF wavy
black hair, his retrousse nose and
his mobile lips he was the very
ideal Of the broth of a boy who is
",''"''v -eadv for fight or a frolic,
Wednesday night it was all fight.
----.--. ---.---~s .eit Jan never
kept him away, With this punch
ineffective Britton had nothing left.
As FOR Walker, he hits hard but
he Is not a knocker-out.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-02
GUY MORRISON
SOLD TO GIANTS

Bloomington, ILL.,. Nov. Guy
Morrison. premier twirler of the
Three-Eye baseball league and the
mainstay ,of the Bloomington hurl-
ing corps In 20, has been sold to
Me New York Giants, according to
an announcement made yesterday
by President Cocker OF the Fans
association.
The purchase price was not an
bounced. but it was made known
that the deal is an outright sale.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-02
LAMBS on TRAIL.

Vancouver. B. c.. Nov. 2-. ,h.t
Lands investigated charges ii.
the major league players VINO ~,
ed recently for the Orient, viola' ~
transforming rules by piayins
exhibition game before sailing.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-02
JUDGE TO RULE
DANvILLE CLUB

Danville. ILL.,, Nov. Judge Wal
ter c. Lindley of the United States
district court yesterday was. elect
ed president OF, the Danville Fans
association and Assistant United
States District. Attorney l. T. Allen
was elected secretary.
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l KILLED, l HURT IN
ENGINE EXPLOSION

Houston, Texas. Nov. 2.-Ons
man was killed and another SER
iously injured 1t Wilmot Station.
IS miles north Of here when a loco
motive on a Trinity & Brazos VAL
ley railway freight train exploded
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-02

square Garuen,
New York, last
night, the de-
throned king was
not entirely for
gotten. T h er e
were cheers for
the veteran Jack
Britton as he left
the ring, an ex-
champion, b u t
great in defeat.
No greater trib-
ute to the per-
sOnality of the
man who fell be-
fOro tho on
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BOUTS TO AID VETS

New York, Nov. The knights
OF Columbus announced that 500
boxing bouts have been arranged
Tor the entertainment of disabled
war veterans this winter.
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BOWLING

Johnson's Grounded Sleeves had
to win two out of three from Eddys
Loose Joints to hold first place in
the standing. Captain Pierce's
Leaky Condensers still continue to
win, taking two of three from KO-
bells Noisy Woodpeckers. AL Ora
nath showed a reversal of form.
taking high score of the evening
with TIA. Oral DeFrates had high
average with 16O.
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BROWNS GET ROyT|S

st. Louis. Mo-, Nov. president
Ball Of the Browns, gave his team
a $4,000 bonus for their perform
ance during the 1922 session.
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BRITTON GAMELY
PASSES AS CHAMP

In the excitement that greeted
the GROWING Of q new welter-
weight champion at Madison
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-02

Ceaeh Kimmel Of the Reck
Island high scheol football
team doesn't care for publicity.
He says, quite frankly, that he
deesn'H Coach klmnel has
never protested against tho
nice things that. have been
said abeut him for the sake off
the team he Il trying to teach
football. Coach Kinnel doesn't
care for publicity.
This department has Ok.
pressed its frank opinion Of
the incompetency Of the Rock
Island high school coaching
system. Coach Kimmel replied
by refusing to give the high
school correspondent any more
information about the team and
ordering him henceforth to
keep away from the players.
Coach Kimmel doesn't care for
publicity. Well say he doesn't.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-02

Milwaukee forms a tough OBJ
stacle in their path, especially
with the Dayton game coming, up
the following Sunday. Fritz Pol
lard and Robson, two great negro
stars, promise to make the situa-
ton extremely interesting for the
Independents. Robson has been
pronounced by critics to be one of
the real wonders Of the gridiron.
He is giant in stature and capa-
BILE of playing most any position,
but possessing an inordinate fond
ness for line play. Milwaukee usea
him at end.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-02
61e SPORT O-GRAPH.

fortaAly established ut Wanke-
shs, Wis, waiting the call to
arms against Milwaukee Badg.
ers Sunday. Reports Secping
hack to Reck Island indicate
the players were duly I'm.
pressed BY tie failure against
Green Bay.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-02

The high school players are not
to be blamed for their poor show
ing. They have never learned to
play football as it should be play
ed. They have not been taught
how to fight. They have latent abil-
ity to do big things ON the grid
iron, but it is going to waste.