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The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17
.MARINO LEADS
BOWLING STARS

Chicago, Feb. 17.-Hank Marino
of Chicago was in the lead today
when the worlds classic bowling
tournament players got under way.
He won five games last night for a
total of 1.151 pins, while his op-
ponent, Joe Hradek, also of Chi
cago, failed to win a game. Marino
has 300 2250 points, but Jimmy
Blouin, although able to show only
242 $3.50 points, has a better aver
age as he has participated in 20
games less than Marino.
Frank Kafora registered the low
est score Of the meet thus far
when he rolled only 122 in his third
game with Jimmy Smith Kafora's
hand was bad and Louie Levine
also complained of a similar all
ment, indicating, according to fol-
lowers of the tourney that the
grind is beginning to tell on the
men Kafora is in second place
in number Of points scored with
302 $50. while S. Thoma is third
with 296 $3.50 and H. Thomas of
who was leading at the
start of play yesterday, has dropped
to fourth place with 291 $50
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17
HUFF CREDITED
WITH CAUSING
PRO EXPOSURE
Revelations Against Illinois Foot
ball Players Not Due to
Mere Chance.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus-)
Reports which have led to a
general impression that charges oil
professionalism against certainn
star athletes of the University OF
Illinois football eleven came to
light by chance, should be correct
ed as a matter of justice to the au-
thorities at Urbana- The fact IS
that the Taylorville-Carlinvilie
football episode was unearthed by
George Huff, director of physical
education at Illinois. If Huff had
held his peace, when the first init
nation of wrong doing on the part
of his athletes came to him, the az
fair probably never would have
been brought to light. Naturally
he had behind him the entire ath-
letic staff and, of course, the fac
ulty. Here are the facts.
AS most readers will recall, he
ill-fateG football game at Taylor
vile was played on Nov. 27. Before
that date football player named
Peden had been declared ineligible
to represent Illinois in intercoi-
Iegiate athletics. The matter ere
ated some comment at the time but
was forgotten until Dec. Is, when
Mr.. HUFF received a letter from
Taylorville signed 81. G. Fordner." "
Incidentally no one of that name
has since been located.
The letter demanned of Mr.. Huff
why do you countenance hiring
your entire football team to come
over to TaylOryille aRd play on pro-
fessionaI football and accept as pay
10 per cent Of the winnings of d
bunch of cheap gamblers? Peden
was not the only one to play in
that game-and yet he has to go?
A square deal-not-" Mr.. Huff at
once got in touch with an alumnus
in Taylorville requesting all the
facts This aIumnus answered on
Dec % that he could not locate
any F'Ordner and added, Il appre-
ciate the confidence you have
placed in me, but l could give you
nothing in the way of desired in
formation" The alumnus remain
ed obdurate even after Huff wrote
him again. Finally ON Jan. 8
man was sent from the university
to -Taylorville to make a thorough
Investigation. He returned with
adequate findings and the players
charged with playing in the game
were brought before Mr.. Huff, MIR.
Zuppke, the football coach, and
Professor Goodenough. They were
found guilty and were declared in
eligible to participate in further in
tercollegiatet games under the
COlOrS of the University of Illinois
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17

This writer comes out boldly with
the prediction that Griffiths Will
put a terrible crimp in Schlaifer' s
aspirations when the pair meet
March 3, at the Coliseum in Daven-
port. His article reads in part:
From Davenport comes the news
that Morrie Schlaifer of this city
will meet Johnny Griffiths of Ak
ron, in a 10-round bout March g. 1t
should prove a great bout but local
fans fail to figure why Greeley
should rush a promising boy like
Schlaifer against man of Grit
fith's speed, cunning and punch.
"Schlaifer is still a mere kid. He
still has a lot to learn and six
months from now would be ample
time for him to mix with fellow
like Griffiths. OF course, Greeley
has been in the ring game long
enough to know his business and
Schlaifer seems to be satisfied with
the matches his manager is max
ing for him"
VIII Meet Anyone.
Greeley answers this criticism by
declaring that Schlaifer can hold
his own with any man in the well
terweight division. LAS long as ]
am handling Morrie I'm going to
match him against all comers. One
Omaha scribe sees fit to criticize
me for matching Morrie against
Johnny Griffiths. The criticism may
have been made. in good faith but [
believe 1 know enough of the box
ing game to handle Schlaifer's af-
fairs without the assistance of sew
eral sports writer's"
Greeley telegraphed legion Off
cials today that Morrie would ar
rive in Davenport at least five days
before the contest. Griffiths is also
expected to arrive several days
ahead of the show.
Tickets will be put on sale to-
morrow at the Martin stores in
Davenport, at Bill Murray's on Per
ry street and at Smiths gymnasium,
Brady street
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17
TRIO OF MAJORS
ON SPRING CARD
\ OF LOUISVILLE

Louisville. Ky. Feb. 1.-THE ex-
hibition games of the Louisville
club of the American association
includes games with the Brooklyn
and Cincinnati Nationals, st. Louis
Americans and two Southern asso-
citation clubs.
The Colonels will play their first
game with the Brooklyn club at
Pensacola, Fla, March 10. Games
with this club also will be played
on the two following days. Other
games are: ST. Louis Americans
at Pensacola, March 25, 26 and 27.
birmingham at Birmingham, April
3; Nashville at Nashville, April 4
and 5; Cincinnati at Louisville,
April 6. z and s.; Nashville at Louis
vile, April 9 and 10.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17
MACK GATHERS
BLUE RIBBONS
in YOUNGSTERS
Philadelphia Boss Likely to Sur
prise So-Called 100000
InfieldS
BY Join B. FOSTER.

| Copyright, 1922, by The ArguS.)
Some OF the clubs are doing. lot
of Dragging about their 100000 in
fields right now. AS likely as not
they will be fooled when the play
ers get into action. One never can
tell when a supposedly champion
ship combination will go wrong.
II some clubs have 500, 900 worth
of put and call on the infield, Con
ME Mack has the blue ribbon bunch
of experiments. None of the other
aspirants for fame in the Ameri-
can league have more youthfulness
than Comics boys and if his flock
of kids should put it on some of
the old goats that are browsing
around on the tin cans of, the Ma
tional game, Philadelphia would
have another of those hearty laughs
at the expense of older and less
wise crowd. National league has
nothing in the maiden class that
can touch Comics young men The
oldest of the Athletics has barely
voted.
Among them is a player from the
Bronx side of New York by the
name of Scheer and he is just that
sharp. He was doing fairly well
with New York Sunday team and
when Arthur Irwin heard about
him he sent around and signed him
to a contract That was the one
thing that Irwin always could be
depended upon to do. Mention ball
players to him and he would go
and look them over and come back
and say that the players were not
quite ready. But when some one
else went to see the player he
found that Irwin had not overlook
ed the little formality of signing
the youngster to a contract
Mack Gets Youngster.
This was why Scheer was found
by Mack up in Hartford, Conn,
where Irwin had taken him Con-
ME paid pretty well for him but
some of the Bronx experts who are
fair judges are certain that Scheer
will hang on, although he may have
to try a little more minor league to
make him right.
Barrett at Short.
Mack has Hauser of Milwaukee
for first base along with Brazil.
Hauser perhaps is the better ball
player. At second Mack has Dykes,
who is pretty apt to stick along
with Scheer for a running mate.
The latter might prove to be good
utility man in his very first year.
Barrett and Galloway at short and
at third are the other
members of the Athletics kid
quartet.
Galloway, it is said, may not re-
port because he has some college
work to look after, but there is
Barrett, who has always looked
good to Mack, and Connie has not
lost his baseball eyesight even if
he has had a lot of bad luck trying
to win pennants-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17
|LLINI TO OPEN
INDOOR SEASON
Prospects Bright for Another Great
Year on the Track, HUFF
Declares. \

Urbana, Ill, Feb. 17.-Opening its
indoor track season, Feb. Is, at
Iowa City, with the University of
Iowa. the track team of the Uni
versity of. Illinois, with 81 of last
years men, and augmented by the
addition OF the Olympic javelin
thrower, NJ. S. Angler, of Boards
town, and two other promising ath-
letes. has prospects this year of
duplicating last years fine rec
ord.
Both Coach Harry L. Gill and the
captain of the team, H. n. Yates, Of
Buffalo, n. Y, the one-miler, de-
clare the prospects very bright
Their team last year won five dual
meets, won the fourth Illinois relay
carnival. the Big Ten indoor and
outdoor championships, the first Ma
tional Collegiate A A meet, and
placed high in the Penn andDrak e
relays.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17
Get AWAY TO
EARLY START
ON ISLANDERS
Swedberg's Crow Unable to Regis.
ter After Working BAH
Down Floor.
Especial to The Argus }


De Kalb, Ill, Feb. 17.-Augustana
lost a furiously contested basket
ball game to De KaIb Normal here
last night, 20 to a. A squirt at the
start of the game, netting De Kalb
three field baskets before August
ana liyened up to the evening 3
work, proved too much of a handi-
cap for the Island City team to
overcome. The Augie crew fought
desperately throughout the remain
der of the contest but was unable
to overcome the advantage at any
time. Inability to register, after
working the ball down the hoor,
proved Augie's undoing.
Gus Andreen, Augustana's big
center. was the star for the losers.
He Gagged four field baskets and six
free throws. Snow, right forward
for De Kalb, made three field bas-
kets and seven free throws while
Kugala. right guard, made four
field baskets.
De kalb showed the same class
that characterized its champion
ship play last year when it copped
the minor division title of the Little
Nineteen. Many at that time con-
sidered the Normalites superior
even to Millikin, champions of the
major division
Coach Swedberg and his August
ana players left this morning for
Chicago, where tonight the Swedes
are scheduled to play Armour In
stitute This will be the second
meeting with the Institute this sea-
son, Augustana having won the first
game, AZ to 27.
Tomorrow night Augustana will
meet De Paul college Of Chicago.
The Islanders were in no way dis
heartened by their defeat last night
and left with expectations of max
ing up for the loss by winning the
next two games.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17
DIRECTORS TO
TALK MANAGER
MONDAY NIGHT
Officials May Decide to Offer Con
tract to One of Five
Applicants.
BY j. L. HUGHES.

Directors of the Rock island
Fans association will hold a sne
cial meeting Monday night -
which time it will probably be A..
cided TO offer a contract To one n
five prospects for managership of
the Islanders. Officials of the as.
sociation have been giving carafnl
consideration to the merits of H.,
applicants for the position. and AZ
the meeting the favor may simnsr
down to one man.
The directors will also hear pc
ports of special committees on fba
wild night" program, which js n
be sponsored by the fans associa-
ton at the Elks' club Feb. 25. The
committees have been working sew.
eral new features designed to mako
the evening one long TO be remem-
bered by everyone who attends
The special committee On tka
automobile sale will also repor,
President r. F. Wood was author-
lied to purchase a Velie car at the
last meeting of the association di-
rectors. Tickets are to be sold at
so cents each and the drawing will
be made sometime before the open
ing of the Mississippi Valley league
season.
The association has on hand an
plications of several players seek
ing tryouts with the Islanders, most
of them being rockies who are
eager to break into the profession
al game and are glad OF the chance
afforded by the new league. Most
of these will be reserved for the
judgment of the manager.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17
KID GLEASON
SATISFIED WITH
TEAMS CHANCES

Chicago, Feb. 17.-William kid
Gleason, manager of the Chicago
White Sox, and Johnny Evers, vet
eran National Lacquer, who has en-
tered the ranks of the junior major
league, were bubbling over with en-
ergy today as they started prepars-
tionS for the White SOx exodus to-
morrow night. Gleason and ETers
arrived in Chicago yesterday.
Il am well pleased with my out
field and infield," Gleason said, but
1 hope that I will be able TO land
a twirler. I expect Jose Acosta 10
be a big help to me"
1t was. said that Miller Higgins
of the Yankees was expected here
today or tomorrow to confer with
Manager Gleason, regarding Amos
Strunk, OutfieIder, who is wanted
by New York to play the outfeld
during the suspension of Ruth and
Meusel.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17

Kenneth Heider, captain of the
Moline high school basketball team,
has been handicapped on the floor
this year, due to a broken nose
received during the football sea-
son. Last year Heider played a
whirlwind game at guard but this
year had to be shifted to forward
because the injured smeller bothers
his eyesight. He can only play a
frstclass game for a comparatively
short time before his eyes begin
to give trouble. Then his place is
taken by Midget" Simpson.
However, Heider is banking on
his mates to trim Rock Island to-
morrow night when the rivals clash
at the Moline high school gymna-
SUM. The Islanders will meet East
Moline high school team tonight in
East Moline but are not anticipating
hard contest. Coach KimmeII
plans to save his best bets for the
important battle against Moline.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17
CENTRALS Win
TOURNEY final
Grace Lutheran Quintet is Defeat
ed by Presbyterians, 10
TO IL.

The Central Presbyterian basket
ball team won the deciding game
of the invitation tournament at the
Y. NJ. c. A. last night from Grace
Lutheran quintet, 19 to -. The
game was keenly contested. The
winners displayed better floor form
and basket shooting ability.
Biehl was the principal point
maker for Centrals. He registered
three field goals and three free
throws. Schenebricker played the
scoring role for Grace Lutheran by
collecting three field goals. the only
ones made by his team. Knanishu
and -Kjellstrand contributed three
free throws each to complete the
scoring Of the LutheFans.
Next week the Y. NJ. c. A. will
sponsor an invitation tournament
for commercial teams. Last nihgt's
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17

departs for Europe, which is now
scheduled for early in May. Jack
and Floyd are great pals. In fact,
the champion has never shown the
slightest hesitation in doing every
thing he could to put money into
the promoters pockets.
So now, it appears, Jack has slip
ped word to Fitz that he will fight
for him if bout can be staged just
as soon as it is warm enough to
exercise out of doors. Fitzsimmons
has already gone to Governor Gros-
beck of Michigan and it is said has
word that if a proper opponent for
Dempsey can be named why there
will be no objection to a bout. Since
the governor sanctioned Billy
Miske as an opponent for Dempsey
a couple of years ago, there seems
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17
CRIPPLES ONLY
ELIGIBLE FOR
THIS PIN TEAM

Chicago, Feb. 17-Five men,
badly crippled, will take part in a
bowling match tonight with the
leading team of a taxicab drivers
league here, it was announced to-
day. The men, former chauffeu-s
who were crippled while driving
cabs, are said by DR.. Orlando F.
Scott, their physician, to be good
boWlers.
One with a broken leg bowls
from a wheel chair and has aver
aged $50 in several games. An
other has a crushed hand. another
a broken foot, another a broken
arm, and another a crushed foot.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17
WEST TO FORM
4. A.U. DISTRICT
New Division, TO Include Nebraska,
DakotaS and Iowa, is Sane
toned.

Omaha, Neb., Feb. 17.-An at
tempt to organize the mid-western
association of the Amateur Athletic
union will be made here tomor-
row at the Omaha Athletic
club. The territory to be COW
cred by the new association, it is
proposed. will be Nebraska, North
Dakota, South Dakota, now in the
Western a A u, and Iowa, at
present in the Central A. A. L.
The redistricting committee of
the National A. A. U. has sanction
ed the new division, which has been
sought for some time by G. P.
Wendell, swimming director of the
Omaha Athletic club, and others,
who succeeded in convincing the
committee that a separation from
the Western A. A U. and the Cen
ral A A u. was necessary.
Up to the present time, swim
ming meets at the Omaha Athletic
club have been the only evidence
of A. A. U. competition in Omaha,
while other cities have been pro-
noting contests in track and field,
boxing, wrestling, baseball and
HD@AAA SSAhHdSIlCS anu Ol0cT
sports under the direction of the
union One of the reasons given
for the lack OF interest in the A.
A. U. competition here, it is said,
has been the expense incident to
the sending of contestants to west
ern meets. The new district will
eliminate that situation, it is said.
and still offer championship events.
The new association win elect
its own officers and have home rule.
1t is expected that Omaha will be
selected as headquarters for the
association.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17
DISABLED VET
IS TRACK STAR
Leonard t. Paulu, Despite Handi-
cap OF War Injuries, Is Great
Sprinter.

Grinnell, Iowa, Feb. 17.-I.eon-
ard T. Paulu, GrinnelI college crack
sprinter, is, despite his remarkable
record as a runner, a disabled
world war veteran whom Uncle
Sam is putting through college. It's
an interesting story what service
in France did for and to Paulu.
| Back of the lines when they were
teaching the Yanks how to run
down fleeing enemy, Paulu dis
covered he could outsprint his reg
iment. After the September attack
at St. Mihiel, he came to in a hos
pital TO discover that a shrapnel
torn leg and a possible loss OF eye
sight threatened to end his scarce
ly begun career as a runner.
Surgical skill saved the sight of
his left eye and almost completely
repaired his damaged leg. But to
this day Paulu strides four inches
further with his left leg than with
the wounded right.
Returning to Grinnell college.
where he had spent his freshman
year prior to enlistment, Paulu i'm
mediately reported to the physical
training department for instruc-
tionS in sprinting. Charles Hoyt,
holder of records in the 100 and
220 yard dashes, had charge of that
particular class and soon reported
TO Coach Huff that there was a
promising prospective sprinter
among the beginners
Star in Two Years.
After two years of intensive
training. Coach Huff added another
to Grinnell's list of sprinting stars
B bringing Paulu to victory in
practically every one of his entries
last spring. After dropping the
100 in both the Penn and the Drake
relays, Paulu took one or both of
the dashes in every field meet held
in the middle west. Paulu did not
enter the western conference meet
but a week later took the century
clip in the national intercollegiate,
in which he defeated the western
conference stars. He won the 100
and 220 in the state meet and in
the Missouri valley as well as the
500 yard dash in the Illinois indoor
meet.
This would be a remarkable rec
ord for any man, but for one who
has gone through what Paulu did in
France, it is little short of miracu-
lous This is his last year of COM
petition, but those who know are
counting on his max
ing record this spring which will
place his name along with other
famous wearers of the Maltese
Cross, SPEEDY" Rush, Bair, HUFF,
Hoyt, and Hass-each of whom held
national sprinting records.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17

Just as everyone was beginning
to tout Charley Harvey's English
hopeful, Joe Conn, he goes and gets
put to sleep by Mickey Donley Of
Newark. Donley was merely sub
stitute Conn had been hooked up
to meet Sailor Friedman in Phila-
delphia and the Chicagoan couldn't
make the date. So Donley went
into the ring on four hours notice
Conn got his reputation here by
busting Mick Cartons, the Terrible
Swede," from st. Paul, in Pitts
burgh last week.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17
LONG OUTPOINTS
KNOCKOUT BROWN

Springfield. Ill, Feb. 17.-Ray
Long of Springfield, No, outpointed
Knockout Brown of Toledo, Ohio,
in 10-round bout here last night
In the third round one of Browns
eyes was closed, but he kept up a
vigorous battle. and in the last
round came back strong They are
Welterweights.
Eddie Welch, South Bend Ind.
was scheduled for a fight with
Brown last night. but was unable
to appear because Of a sprained
hand and Long was substituted.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17
CAGE TITLE OF
CITY AT STAKE
At stake-City Independent
PrincipalS-BoOSter VS.. Island

rincipaiS-BoOSterS VS.. Island
Citys.
Place-Y. NJ. c. A.
Time-S:30.
Tonight at the Rock Island Y
gym, two of the city's fastest bas-
ket quintets will collide in what
promises to be the hardest court
struggles of the season.
The Island Citys' starting lineup
will consist of Dopp, former Au-
gustanat star, at one forward
Brown, a new man, will be at the
pivot, and the way the former
Ohioan is "snagging" the basket
makes the Island Citys' followers
confident of victory. Rohwer will
hold down the back guard assign
ment Dismer, a fast running guard,
will complete the lineup.
The Boosters will no doubt start
G. White and Ohlweiler at for
wards, Parks at center and E.
White and Fleugel at guards.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17
White VS.. Jackson.

Charley White has arrived in this
city from Chicago to prepare for
his coming, bout against Willie
Jackson. Out in Chicago the fans
believe that White has it in him
to take Benny Leonard and they
would dig deep to see the two light
weights in action. AS to this east
erners will have a better line after
the Jackson fight. Willie is not a
champion but he is plenty good
enough to extend any of them and
the boy that beats him decisively
is automatically in line for crack
at the title.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17

ing a chance of
W.T. e C kin g n e
hopes of his pro-
tege by rushing
him into a match
with Johnny Grif-
fths at this time.
The scribe can
see no good rea-
son why Greeley
shouldn't wait at
least six months
before pitting the
young s t e r u p
against a the veter-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17
ANNAWAN WINS
MANLIUS GAME
SCORE, 80 TO 13
Especial Correspondence.)

Annawan, Feb. 17.-Annawan de-
feated the Manlius quintet last
night in a slow game, marked with
bursts of speed by the Annawan
team in netting goals. The final
score was 80 to 13 Everett starred
for Annawan and King was the
main point getter for Manlius. An
nawan will play Hillsdale at Anna
wan on March 10. The lineup for
last nights tilt:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17
REQUESTS OLD CLOTHES.

William Ferkel, SOC Eleventh ave-
hue, is in receipt of several re-
quests from poor families for old
clothing and supplies. He asks
that anyone having clothes they
care to dispose of call him at r 1.
526S.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17

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