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BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

10G6, NY AC al 60o-J
The new football rule having to
do with the try for point after a
touchdown isn't likely to last very
long. The rules committee did
splendidly in eliminating the try
for goal after touchdown Had it
stopped there its action would
merit the applause which high in
teIligence warrants. But 1t didn't
stop. It was stipulated that the
try for the extra point shall be
made by putting the ball into play
from scrimmage anywhere on or
beyond the f1ve-yard line.
Those who believe that this will
mean new impulse to the art of ad-
vancing the ball, the application of
dazzling and bewildering forma-
tions and maneuvers to get the ball
across the line are almost certain
to be disappointed. What undoubt-
eddy will happen in a great major
ity, if not in all cases, will be a
drop kick or a place kick for the
goal from the 10 or Is yard line.
A kick of the sort will be a hun
dred times more likely to succeed
than shoestring play or any kind
of running off enterprise, save. of
course, where teams are very I'M
evenly matched.
No Reason for Point
As an argument against both the
popularity and practically of the
running play, it may be pointed out
that the rules require a FIVE yard
gain in one down; no unsubstantial
requirement When all is said and
done. there is no good reason
at all for the necessity of adding
point to a touchdown score. In all
other sports. when team has scor-
ed, why. it has scored, and that is
all there is to it. To take away
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gymnasium stunts, leaving the Mis-
souri, city tomorrow night. and ar
irving at his destination Tuesday
morning
Eddie is taking on one of the
toughest bantams in the ring il
Jackson. The Oklahoma boy has
fought all the top notchers' and
gained decisions over many of them.
He has been fighting eight or ten
years and is every bit as clever as
frankie Mason and Earl Puryear.
In addition to this he can sock
and plant his blows accurately.
Charles Brill, sporting editor of
the Oklahoma City Oklahomian,
predicts that Eddie will not see
the sixth round. Il know has is a
tough bird" chirps the Moline boy,
and l would much rather be fight
ing Midget Smith or Jack Sharkey
but 1 am not afraid of any of them
and I'll do the best l can" If you
do not know Eddie you cannot pa
preciate the modest way he eX
presses himself Those who do
know him do not fear for his sue
cess
Anderson has been working out
daily in the Moline city hall gym
with Johnny Donahue and WarnIe
Blackwell. He is in good condition.
A sore right hand, which has not
completely healed since his bout
with frankie Schmalzer at Omaha
is improving rapidly and will be
able to yield some good wallops.
Eddie is a kid of clean habits, takes
good care of himself so is never in
danger of being out of condition.
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NEW MANNER OF TRYING FOR A
GOAL AFTER TOUCHDOWN MEETS
WITH DISAPPROVAL OF CRITICS

one veriform appendix and then
put in another one would be re-
garded as poor surgical practice.
This action of the favorable rules
committee is analogous to that.
Define Clipping.
Clipping is better defined and the
rules will react advantageously to
the officials in their work. The
same may be said for the interpre-
tative ruling as to shifts. How
teams using shifts will be affected
one may not now say. In using the
shifts the idea, of course, has been
to time them so well that defend
ing outfit has no sense of an in
terva1 between the completion of
the shift and the swapping of the
ball. The trouble has been that
the officials have been similarly in
the dark. Hereafter shifting play
ers must come to the sort of a
pause that will be recognized as
such.
Jolt for Princeton.
Princeton's flying interference,
that is, an end starting before the
ball is snapped, running slightly
toward his goal, then turning and
taking out tackle or end just as
the ball is snapped, receired hard
jolt. Now a flying interferer must
be FIVE yards back of his line at
all times before the ball is snapped.
Since Princeton dropped the flying
interference play in her principal
games last year, it is not likely
that William Roper. a member of
the rules committee representing
Princeton, made much of fight for
its preservation.
Otherwise, all changes in the
rules were of minor nature,
changes in phraseology and the
like.
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BOWLING
AT TOLEDO.

Toledo, Ohio, March 15.-After
being out Of the American Bowling
congress for 10 years, Washington,
d. c., returns tonight and will nave
team shooting for the money in
the five-meu event-the Frank
Shermans, the Florida Metropolis
evening paper five of Jacksonville,
Fla, the team that travels the
greatest distance to reach the
tournament alleys, also is on the
same squad A pet alligator was
brought along as a mascot
Fifteen Buffalo teams and one
from Fond du Lac, Wis, are on
the first shift. Others on the sec
ond squad are from Chicago, De-
troit, Cleveland and Newark, n. j.
Competition in the minor events
of the tournament was resumed
this morning with Detroit, Ander-
son and Muncie, Ind, ana Buffalo
and kenosha bowlers in action.
Milwaukee, Chicago and Louisville
bowlers were scheduled on later
shifts. Following are the leaders:
FTVEMEN.
Mineralite, Chicago 2,904
TWO-MEN
G. Bidd1e-L Lucke, New York !, 272
INDIVIDUALS.
W. Lundgren, Chicago ..... 1923
ALI-EVENTS.
L Lucke, New York ...... i, S51
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PIRATE MANAGER
TO HELP KANSAS
TEAM AT START

Lawrence, Kan. March 13.-Fred
Clark. for IS years famous as the
manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates,
will be a guest of the University
of Kansas for ten days about the
first part OF April. and will assist
the Kansas coach in putting the
varsity baseball nine in condition
for the valley season.
Clark Is very much interested in
seeing Kansas university win the
valley pennant again this year and
has offered Coach "Potsy'' Clark
HIS services. He will prepare the
Kansas university squad for its
first series. which ia scheduled for
AprlI 1913.
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CLUB
TAKING SHAPE
UNDER DROHAN
Promising Seml-PrO Stars Ara
Nailed to Contracts Many
Apply for Chance.

Ottumwa. Iowa, March Is-As
training time draws nigh. IonaI
baseball heads are being swamDej
with applications from "busherso
for tryOuts with the locals. Both
President A P, Owens and Seer.
tary ]. c. Bonham report an excel
lent field from which to draw ma
terial for Ottumwa's first nine in
the Mississippi Valley league.
With the signing of Jimmy Dro-
han manager of the Ottumwa ten
recently things in the player linz
have started moving. Drohan j.
expected to bring back severaI
youngsters from kewanee to vork
out before the critics.
George Sharer of NepOnset. WIN
set a record last year in Illinois
baseball circles has been signed bv
the local manager to try out with
Ottumwa at shOrtstop. The follow
ing from Kewanee paper gives
Sharer's rating:
"Sharer will report to Mana ,,r
Drohan at OttUmwa, April Is. Visit
ors to the baseball tournament al
Elmira last year will remember
young Sharer as one of the bright
est looking prospects of the games
The boy comes from good stock
and seems to have inherited this
ball playing instinct from b:s
father who, old timers will remen-
Der, was the battery mate Of
Eek" Haines. The battery at that
time was in demand by every
league of Importance in the coun-
try. Old Man Sharer was
catcher.
The fact that he is going to play
under Drohan means he will have
an instructor second to none"
Weaver May Try.
r. Weaver of Eldon who shone
last year in the Eldon Independent
lineup is sparring according TO
latest advices for a place on The
local squad. Weaver is a diamond
deVOtee of note and is likely to sign
with the team.
Bill Sapp CT EIdon is reported 10
be a likely candidate for a place on
the locals if reports of his release
from Detroit are true Sapp has a
phenomenal record as a pitcher
and may take a notion to put in
his bid for berth on the mound.
Lee Gunther of GaIesburg too,
mas signified his intention Of trying
out with Ottumwa He is Highly
recommended by the manager Of
the Galesburg team Fred Bohlen Of
Burlington, promising young
catcher, has added his name to
contract and expects to be on deck
to start practice April 10
Frank Gregory, old Central ass0-
citation man, has volunteered his
services to Jimmy Drohan TO help
train the youngsters into TOP
notch" material
Improve Grounds.
The local ball diamond with a
small amount of Improvement
will be in condition about the last
of April. The park is located at a
convenient place near the stree.
car line and easily reached Secre-
tary BQnham states that improve
ments will be made in both the
stand and bIeachers while tie
grounds will not be let to carni-
walls thereby protecting them from
being cut up.
The club heads state that they
will be able to put up their $1,000
forfeit bond April 1 and that the
campaign for baseball funds IS
making good headwav.
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JONES AND ADAIR
BEAT CHAMPIONS
IN GREAT MATCH

Atlanta. Ga. March 13.-In one
of the greatest golf exhibitions
ever witnessed by an Atlanta, Ga,
gallery, Bobbie Jones and Perry
Adair. local amateurs, yesterday
won over Jock Hutchinson, British
open champion, and Jim Barnes,
national open champion, al.
The match was a driving duel all
the way between Jones and Barnes
and with Hutchinson also putting in
long drive once in a while. Jones
turned in the low card, his 20 be-
ing three under the course par,
while Hutchison turned in a 70,
Barnes a n and Adair an so.
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PEORIA HIGH Is
WINNER; GOES TO
STATE TOURNEY
Especial to The Argus.)

Peoria, Ill, March 13.-Peoria
high school won the sectional bas-
ketball tournament Saturday night
by defeating Watseka, % TO Is. in
contest that went five minutes
overtime. The victory gives Peoria
the right to represent the section
at the state finals in Urbana.
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M'CLUSE ELECTED
1928 CAPTAIN OF
CAMBRIDGE FIVE

tSpeClaI JOTTeS DOUuFHIt-T
Cambridge. March l3.-Ro6ert
McCluse was unanimously etectel
captain of next years Cambridge
high school basketball team at a
banquet of the team Friday even
ing at Kettering's cafe here. Cal
Fitch acted as host
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EWANEE FIGHTER
IN MUCH DEMAND
(Special Correspondence.)

kewanee, March 13.-Don Ali
son, of this city. the classy fly
weight boxer. whose eight-round
mill with "Brody" Brodback was
considered one of the Iiveliest and
most interesting of Tom Jones
show in Peoria Thursday, is much
in demand. He has received a
number of offers to appear in shows
around here soon and has accepted
Jimmy Keys proposition to show
in the six-round prelim of his next
card, March IS, at La Sale. His
opponent will be Eddie Meyers,
Earlville, III. Marty Henderson and
Sammy Mandel will constitute the
headline attraction for the show.
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BROWNS MAY BE
REAL THORN IN
PATH OF YANKS
ST. Louis Team En-
couraged by Spring
Shouting.
By JOHN b. POSTER

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
New York, March 13.-No matter
what the ST. Louis American league
club may show when II finishes the
season of 1922 1t mas gwen more
encouragement today to those who
have been watching its spring
progress tnan any since EaGS built
the bridge over the Mississippi.
Even with their wonderful babe
Ruth the ankeeS haven't as much
driving power as st. Louis. A home
run in a game which Is lost Is no
better than d nlmble donkey yokeI
up To SlotnfuI OK y0keu. II Rutn
tor instance were 10 bat 80 nome
runs IN 80 losing games they woulu
be no more useful tuan ~ china
plates in = famine
That st. LOUIS team has three
men in the outneId who bat
enough alike to be Uriplets and VINO
punch the ball as often and to as
much purpose as any three out
tielders III the American league
Its inheld has more driving power
at first base than that of New York
and al the other intield positions it
nearly the equal OF New York now
and may run ahead of the Yankees
later this year. Behind the bat the
teams are not far from even. Don't
be surprised il at the end of the
season the St. Louis crowd has
New York outpointed. The Browns
may get disappointed at the turn
taken by fate and cease their hard
est effort toward the finish of the
season if they find that they can
not win the pennant. On the other
hand if conditions look good for
them they are likely to go faster
than ever because it will be a great
distinction for this ST. Louis team
If it can win the first champion
ship for St. Louis in the American
leagu
Higgins Looks to Pitchers.
Probably in the last analysis it
would be found that the principal
difference between New York and
st. Louis must establish itself in
the pitching corps Higgins, New
York manager, believes that he has
the best pitchers he ever had since
he became a manager.
St Louis figures that if 10 more
games can be won in 1922 than
were won in 1921 it has a chance
to win the championship. MOI
than a chance-a prospect That
is good reasoning, but if the New
York club has been improved in
pitching, whether it has been i'm
proved elsewhere. so that it can
win five more games than last
year, the Browns have a big net
gain to make which will call for
all the surface strength and re-
serve strength they can muster.
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MILAN VS.. BOWLING.
Special Correspondence. }

Especial CORRESPONDENCE
Reynolds, March 13.-The Bowl
ing Independents will meet the fast
Milan Independents on the Reyn-
OILS Opera house floor tomorrow
evening. A record crowd is ex-
pected.
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RKaIONs as SRCRRTARY.

Johnny Hangelgdorf announces
his resignation SIS secretary fof the
Emmanuel Lufhsran bowling league.
which INK effect some time ago
johnny says hs resigned because
Of thf press Ut other duties.
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ME. hoped the
1890 RATHER for
Oklahoma City
last night, where
Z d d i e battles
Nate Jackson,
Nat Jackson, vet
eran ringster, in
the main go of
a St. Patrick's
day card in that
:ity. Eddie Will
stop over in Kan
saS City tomor-
row to do his
daily grind Of
road work and
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MATE JACKSON
TOUGH FOE FOR
EDDIE ANDERSON

Eddie Anderson, Moline's little
leather pushing beauty, accompan-
led by his father and brother. jim
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| BILL SHADE AND
DARCY MATCHED;
WEST COASTERS
ssibilify of Big
Time Bout Hinges
on Result.
BY FAIR PLAY.

Copyright, 1922, By The Argus.l
New OTk, March 13.-r4ans
were laid To-Day to UeIeTmIne wnIcn
OF the TWO west coast neavleS-
Billy Shade or Jimmy Darcy-is the
best mixer. Tney wall meet at
Grand Ilaplds, Mich, Marcn IS,
over the I0-round route. Darcy
has been making fine impression
in recent battles and II ne can
knock Shade for a shadow he viii
hook on right away with some big
time scrap. The day before the
two meet Brother David Shade will
prove the excuse, If one were need
ed for tue comeback of Pinky
Mitchell. PInky was to have fought
Benny Leonard month or two
ago anG became i'll, thus doing HIM
self out OF the fight. The Shade
affair will mark his first battle
since recovery.
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Joe Lynch Sore,

Joe Lynch is a clean limbed, fine
looking irish boy, usually. Today
at Grupp's his face was drawn into
the scowl that won't come off.
Here, Johnny Buff agrees to
meet me-" said Joe, If we would
give him $4,000. So my manager,
Eddie Mead, goes to the banks
where l keep my dough and haul
ed out about all the spare cash l
had and deposited it in a lump sum
and then produces a certified
check. Two years ago Buff couldn't
have gotten that much money as
the price of jumping off the Brook
lyn bridge. Then he pulls the in
fected thumb stuff and the match
is off. Infected thumb-lookS to
NE as though he took q rug-egt
powder"
The Washington times., 1922-09-17
PRICE CONFUSION
RULES IN GERMANY

Commercial Attache Harring's
monthly cable to the Department OF
Commerce on commercial and eco
nomic conditions In that country says
that the improvement in the ex-
change value of the mark at the
beginning Of September. following
the decision of the reparations COM
mission to release Germany from
further cash payments In 1922, Is
generally regarded as temporary. In
August the note circulation Of the
Reichsbank increased by about 49,
900 ,000, 900 marks, the total outstand,
ing circulation on August 81 being
238 ,147, ,160, 900. The present produc-
ton of the Governments printing
presses Is about 2,600, ,000, 900 marks
per day. In the ten days ended Sep
tember 6 notes to the amount of 23,-
900 900 marks were issued.
The floating debt Of the German
government, consisting Of treasury
bills discounted by the Reichsbank.
increased by $4,000, ,0O0, 900 marks in
the last ten days Of August, and the
growing competition between trens-
ury bills and commercial credits
caused the Reichsbank to increase
its discount rate to per cent. The
tightness of money continues and
banks are scrutinizing credits with
increasing severity.
Production does not seem to have
been considerably curtailed so far.
although II is freely predicted that
capital shortage and the inability
of domestic purchasing power to re-
spond to new price levels will soon
make impossible the purchase of for
eign raw materials on the present
scale. This naturally viii bring a
decrease in production and unem'
ployment, but predictions Of an
early industrial collapse should be
taken with reserve. 3
All German industry and trade.
however, runs on an increasingly
speculative basis. August was char
acterizcd by unprecedented price
confusion. The response Of retail
prices to new currency levels was
irregular and varied widely even In
the same community; there were in.
creasing complaints against profit.
eering. Some factories have at
times refused to close contracts, as
they were unable TO arrive at the
proper prices to quote for future
delivery. Retail stores are limiting
their sales ard In other ways at.
tempting to counteract panic buy.
ing. particularly in the textile and
clothing branches. There Is no uni.
forni price policy. and many stores
have sold the same goods from old
and new stocks at prices varying
by ms much as 100 per cent. In
general the prices Of foodstuffs have
risen gradually enough to permit
emergency wage adjustments to
keep pace, thus largely preventing
food riots.
The Washington times., 1922-09-17

made itself evident in q number OF
ways-among these the improvement
of retail trade indexes. This Is now
being paralleled by q corresponding 8
Improvement in the wholesale trade
outlook which points to very heavy
demand for goods Of consumable
character. The farmers increase In
buying power had already become
well confirmed during the past spring
and summer, as q result OF readtust'
ment In agricultural industry, &C
companied by Improvement in prices
which enabled him to settle his obli
cations at banks and also to make
stronger demand for goods. This
better outlook In now extended Into
the industrial field owing to the i'm
provement in WAGES which has been
going on there and which now at
fects coal, steel, textiles, and In Q
certain sense rails, thus making @
very large element in the population
much stronger in the buying sense
than ever before.
Money and Exchange.
Belgium's demand that Germany
transfer gold to her as security for
the treasury notes received in settle
ment of. the current reparations in
stallment. has naturally tended &c
hurt foreign exchange. A similar
effect has been produced by the
heavy buying Of dollars intended for
use in the probable interest payment
operation which Great Britain Is be
lieved to contemplate for the middle
of October. At the same time. The
increasing movement Of staples to
foreign countries as the autumn
comes on has naturally thrown upon
the market a much larger supply oi
commercial export bills.
Altogether, the situation has TEN
porarily suffered somewhat from
combination Of factors which have
put most European currenctes down
to lower levels. The fact that ihis
condition does not apparently; influ
ence the investment side Of things II
Indicated by the fact that foreign Be
curities have shown an Improving
tendency with much greater stabil
ity, thus apparently disregardfng ths
temporarily unfavorable factors IT
the exchange market. The grea'
strength Of the Federal Reserve sys
TEN continues unimpaired. its ratio
this week being 1873.
The Washington times., 1922-09-17
BIC IMPROVEMENT
IN FRENCH INDUSTRY

The French iron and steel indus
try has shown steady Improvement
for q month in nearly all lines, says
Acting Commercial Attache Butler,
In q cable from Paris to the DEPART
ment Of Commerce. Most plants have
orders for several months ahead; and
export prices are firm, with a ris-
ing tendency, Preparations are be-
ing made to light additional blast
furnaces. The chemical industry
shows some seasonal depression, but
business is satisfactory and. the
stocks Of several large chemical
companies have shown a marked
appreciation on the Bourse. -
Production Of cement, lime, lille,
bricks and similar building ma
terials is increasing, and the futur e
is bright for such industries, owing
to the resumption of construction
work In the devastated regions and
to the extensive public works plan
ned In various parts Of France. Plate
glass finds an excellent demand at
the present time. but window glass
Is much less satisfactory. The glass
Industries in general are picking uI.
Unemployment has ceased to be a
problem, though the labor situation
in the coal mines Is uncertain, due
to wage cuts which are expected
d'rIng October. About 10 per cent
oi the coal miners in France are
Poles, and more are expected to he
recruited. The prolonged strike Of
metallurgical workers in Havre cul-
minated in a general sympathetic
strike in that city. which, however.
was OF short duration and ended ku-
gust 81. The metallurgists are still
out. The general sympathetic strike
throughout France, which was call
ed on August 81, was an almost COM
plete failure. The number Of unem.
ployed rece wing Government allow.
ances has been reduced to 1000.
while the total unemployed is esti-
mated at only $4,000.
The Washington times., 1922-09-17

600 .00o, ,0eo of these marks at large,
and more than half OF them are
held outside Of Germany. In fact.
SO, many have been sold abroad
that Germany, COMPLAINS she has
too few left TO meet the demands
Of domestic trade. .st.
Large Amount Held Here!
! OF the Zoe. .oee. .eoo. 700 or more
marks in foreign hands, some 5o,.
oOo. 900 900 TO IS. 900. 900 900 are sup
posed to be owned by Americans.
These were bought all the way
down from the wartime figure to
the present price. The buying 10
stiil In progress. ~ II was going on
fun blast In LaSalle street last
week. And with what results?
Several weeks back = German
authority estimated that over $4.-
600, ,0OO, 900 kad been invested in
Thu rotten paper money by for
eigners and that already, IS to 81
per cent of this amount was total
loss. How much more Of, this pa
per has been bought In the last
sixty days nobody can say, bot the
sales and purchases have never
ceased. ~
It seems impossible. but on the
figures and estimates from Berlin
one, would imagine that Americans,
In one way and another, had in
vested 81, ,0e0 .o00. 900 In the mass of
worthless German paper. The writer
can hardly believe this, but II is
what the German figures indicate.
Moreover. II accounts for the com
mon German statement that Amer
lea already has helped pay the rep
arations.