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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
STILL WAITING
TO HEAR FROM
BACkF|ELD men
First Game Of Season DsWns With
Team Greatly IN Need Of
Players.
BY J. L. HUGHES.

Still waiting patiently for . back
field. Latest news today Is to the
effect that the independents man
agement feels reasonably sure that
Dutch" Lauer and "Tillie" Voss.
Detroit stars, are on their way.
Efforts to locate this pair in De-
troit yesterday over long distance
brought the report that they had
left the city. Hopes are entertain
ed that both will arrive this after
noon some time.
Harry Eielson was expected in
this afternoon. He has explained
his hardness by the fact that he
has been Obliged to break in a man
to take his place on the job. The
first one quit after three days, ne
cessitating continued delay until a
second man could be taught the du-
ties Of the position.
Bridgeford is following the ponies
at Springfield. II another halfback
for whom the management has been
dickering is landed, it is intimated
that the Mercer county boy may
not be. invited to don a uniform
this year. Bridgeford beyond ques-
ton needs as much or more con.
ditioning work than any of the 9TH
ers, and his continued absence in
creases the possibility Of his re.
lease. The team is past the stage
where it will tolerate dilatory tao
tics.
With only II men on hand so far
it is of utmost importance that sew
eral be added before Sunday. wher
the Moline Indians, light but eager
will meet the Independents in {
practice tilt at Douglas park. Tit
Indians are training as they hav'
never trained before, and many O
their followers are predicting al
upset in dope. OF course, the In
dependents are not going to exer
themselves to the utmost for tn,
mere purpose of running up larg'
score, but if they go into the gam,
handicapped by lack of players ant
condition there is more than bar
possibility that they will need t.
show everything in order to conn
opt ahead.
Price is General.
The admission price of so cents
not including war tax, will take tn
fan anywhere in the park Sunday
There are to be no reserve seats.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

Boston took a swatfest from Cleve-
land, Is to 5, in the other games.
The Yankees open their final ser
les ,at Cleveland today. while the
Browns face the Athletics. Wash
ington at Chicago, and Boston at
Detroit are other games in the
American league today.
Double-headers will be played be-
tween Cincinnati and Boston, and
Chicago and Philadelphia, While the
Pirates continue their. series with
the Giants at the Polo Grounds and
st. Louis meets Brooklyn at Eb-
belts Field in National league con-
tests today.
Heimach Stops Collins.
Eddie Collins hitting IN consecu-
tive games was broken by Fred
Heimach of the Athletics when he
stopped the White Sox second
baseman after having hit safely in
10 games.
Iris Speaker of the Indians sent
Il men. including himself, into the
final game against Boston, but
could not overcome the lead the
smuggling Red Sox had piled up.
Mike MeRoskey, the hust.ing out
fielder of the Red Sox, baggcd four
hits for perfect day at bat anG
Chaplin, the catcher. scored foul
runs in the one-sided victory ovel
the Indians. Each players'on the
Red Sox team made one Or more
hits except Mitchell. who failed te
! connect in five times at bat.
"Baby" Doll Jacobson, OF the
Browns. had a great day at bat Il
the game with the Senators, polling
four hits in five times at bat. His
drives included triple and hom
| er, which were instrumental in tn,
Browns victory.
Bob Meusel of the Yankees is no
on the trail of his brother Irish.
of the Giants. for home-run honor!
in the Meusel family. Bob bagget
another four-bagger, running hi,
string to Is which ties his brother
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
SARAZEN TAKES
A NEEDED REST
BEFORE MATCH
Little Champion Say
He Is Somewhat
Ouer-golfed.
BY II, s, MARTIN.

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus
New York Sept. 22-Little Gems
Sarazen, American open champion
dropped into New York today lol'
lorn and weary. He told the wri.eI
that he was -golfed for Inv
time being and that he intended v
take a good rest for week or wv
Sarazen has hard match beloi'
him, for shortly he will meet wa,
ter Hagen in 72-hole combat. nan
of which will be played at Pil,s,
burgh and, the other half al .ns
Westchester- Biltmore Country eiA'
near New York.
Gene will forego the pieasus.
and possible profit of playing ID ".
coming southern championship =
Nashville. although several 'nOu
sand dollars have been hung up - =
prize money to tempt the pros ~ -
open champion will rest with Vm is
an occasional round to keep Nv
on edge for the Hagen match. in
little champion has had stfe ~.
Gus summer and needs rest '''
now more than practice. i;
Jess Sweetser, playing IN =. :,
first tournament since winning - |,
amateur title, is determined :
wind up the week with the slc.o w.
| cup finally in his permanent w.
session. IA
The fact that the new chalnp,s
+! was the main attraction at ula ase
Sprain made it tough for the o's !,
contestants, as the committee =, ..
heart failure when it heard &c,
was to play and. to make the cou :,
as tough as possible, they placeo :. :,
cups on the greens where even :. :,
best golfers could not get III =; :.
hole without running the teil.'
risk of taking three or four pu''''
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
1900 ATHLETES
IN LEGION MEET

New Orleans, La, Sept. 22.-More
than 1000 athletes and 46 rife
teams have entered the American
Legion national athletic champion
ship meet, to be held during the
national convention Of the legion in
New Orleans, Oct. 1920, officials in
charge Of the meet announced to-
day. Entries close Oct. l.
The entries are by state depart
ments of the legion, and include
many notable names. The meet is
divided into seven main parts !:
track and field events, professional
boxing. amateur boxing, wrestling,
aquatic sports. rifle meet. tennis
and golf.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
Moline LOSES
star HALFbACk
.eO Dowdal Declared Ineligible
Because Of the Nine Scenes.
ter Ruling.

Moline high school received its
nrst football setback Of the season
yesterday. Leo Dowdal, one of the
most promising Of the candidates
for halfback position, is ineligi-
BILE and cannot compete under Ma
lOcn and White cOlors. 1t was dis
covered that he is q nine-semester
man.
A year ago Leo was ineligible for
football because he had discontin-
ued his studies at the halfway mark
the semester before and received
no credits. He was advised that he
would be eligible for basketball
and track. Evidently Leo did not
realize that he was attending school
for the ninth semester this fall and
1t was not known among the school
officials. Today the records disclos-
ed the sad fact. AZ
Dowdal looked the goods of a
real halfback in scrimmages thus
far this season. He could advance
the oval on end runs or through
the lice for substantial gains
regularly. He hit low and hard
and he could tackle and block. His
less is decisive blow to the team.
Senneff was banking on him for a
regular berth on the first eleven.
Halfback Dick Toline is still car
rying his arm in q bandage. due to
an infected boil which has been
lacerated twice. but Dick will be
in the pink the forepart of next
week and should be able to give his
best in the first game a week from
tomorrow. All other candidates are
rapidly rounding into form. They
are withstanding the hard knocks
OF daily scrimmages without q
whimper..
The fundamentals = blocking
tackling, stiff-arming. twisting
turning. lodging. kicking and
passing-occupied most Of yester.
days practice period. The buckins
board and the tackling dummy
came In for their usual round Of
abuse. SenneR gave the backfield
men some specific instruction or
how to get away from q tackler BY
Z complete turn on one heel after
applying the still arm.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
SCHOOL Teams
TO MINGLE At
DoUeLASPAR|
Coach Heinbeck Expects Span.
School to Make Good Shown,
Here.
BY NAT GEISMAR

East Moline, dark horse Of Tn
local football world, a team tn
may put up a game Of excell,vI
calibre or one of most ragged cha.
acter, will be the opponent Of II.
Rock Island football warrior, 81
Douglas park tomorrow afternoc
at 3 O'Clock.
Fans who attend tomorrow's can.
flict are faced with the possibilih
OF either seeing game as close n
any championship affair or on,
that may become a walkavay ~
the Crimson and Gold.
East Moline will put a team AL
the field that is composed Of play.
ers Of medium weight and swift, J
ness of foot, and men who will paI
suffer from want of experience. TIL
team in the most part has playa
together for a number of years. !,
condition that counts much in Their
favor. The casters have a capab.
coach IN Harold Heimbeck, formed
Rock Island star athlete, and viuI
not suffer from a want Of coachip,
Rock Island will line up in mud
the same way as they did a weed
ago in theAlumni game. The il|
jury of March is the cause of ths|
line change which is the depau.
ment in which the shifting of no,iI
lions occurs.
Hall at Tackle.
Captain Hall of the locals goe|
back to his old position at lehI
tackle and Alvine shifts over to th1|
other side of the line to tackle
Taking Halls place at left end with
be either Ramser or Houston. Ths
other flank position will be he'll I
down by Chambers.
Wagner and Ash will continue I'd
be at the guard posts and Clarl
will probably start the encounte,|
at center. Collier, Ekholm, Had
dick, Crompton and N. Kone ard
also sure to see service unless Eas|
Moline pulls the big trick and giveil
the Islanders whirlwind battle.
Reid and Whitfield will share ths|
| work at quarterback with a posi-
bility that Woodward may bread
into the lineup despite his bad
! shoulder. All three of the men an|
capable of running the squad and
; no trouble is expected from thil
position during this game at leasl
Anderson, Viner, Ryerson and q
kone are the candidates who vii
bear the brunt of the backfel(
work, with chances favoring N
/ first two as the starters of U
game. At fullback Rinck will COD
tinue to be in charge of affairs.
Capable officials have been Sd
cured for the game, kegg of Cali
fornia being the referee, SwedberI
Of Augustana doing the umpirin;
and Frey of Grinnell performing a
head linesman. The price of ad
mission to the game will be Z
cents.
Rock Islands friendly enemisl
from across, and up the Father d
Waters" will have the privilege q
attending this game as neither -
into action for another week. Bot
of these teams are favored by III
late opening of their schedule y
| their coaches have all the time they
wish to round their squads into ::
proper condition before puttini
them through scrimmage.
| If the East Moline game provo
to be a tough one for the Islanders
the team may suffer for SOM
weeks as they cannot as yet be u
the proper condition for a gruelllns
encounter.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
PIRATES PURSUE
.FLEET|NG HOPE
Take First of Three.Game Set
From Giants = YankS Prac.
tically Are In.

Chicago, Sept 22.-(By The As
ISOLATED Press. l-Barring an upset
of the most sensational order, the
New York Yankees have clinched
the 1922 American league pennant.
By taking the second game of the
series from Detroit, 6 to 5. while
Washington blanked the St. Louis
Browns, to 0, the Huggmen in
creased their lead to three and a
half games. They can split even in
their remaining eight games and
still finish no worse than a tie for
first place, If St. Louis wins all
seven of it's contests. Victory in
five more games will give the title
to the Yankees, regardless Of what
the Browns do.
Pittsburgh, pursuing what SEEM
ingly. is rainbow chance" for the
National league pennant, took the
first of a three-game series from
the New York Giants, 4 to l, but
the Giants today we're still four
and a half games in front. Delving
into the mathematics of the situa-
ton, Pittsburgh can tie for the top
by taking all nine Of its games, if
the Giants obtain only an even
break in their IL contests. McGraw
can sew up the race by winning
only seven more games, regardless
of his rivals showing.
The Yankees we're forced to call
on their best to down Cobb's Tigers
in the second struggle. Bob Meu-
sci dealt the decisive blow with a
homer in the ninth after Higgins
had thrown into the fray his two
mound aces, Shawkey and Bush
Bullet Joe" tanned the Tigers in
the ninth after they had tied the
count of Sailor Bob" in the
eighth.
Southpaw Cooper Of the Pirates
and Hugh McQuillan of the Giants
battled on even terms until the
seventh, when Bigbee delivered q
homer that clinched the game fc,
the invaders. Cooper displayed
his versatility by slashing out an
other circuit drive of Ryan in thu
ninth.
| Hornsby stopped.
Rogers Hornsby's CONSECUTIVE,
hitting streak was stopped by Bur
leigh Grimes of Brooklyn in tn,
first game of a double header will
!, the Cardinals after it had reache,
80 contests, but the st. Louis maui
er came back in the second will
brace Of home runs that brough
his seasons total to 80, tying Kel
Williams of the Browns. The Dodg
ers annexed the first, to l, an,
the Cardinals the second. IL to Z.
Home runs by Williams and Par
: kinson helped the Philadelphia Ma
tionals take two smuggling matche
from the Chicago Cubs, 9 to s AM
II to l, while Cincinnati scored
: double triumph over the Bostol
Braves, 9 to 3 and 6 to 5.
: The White Sox climbed to within
} a game and a half of Detroit, II
) third place, by, taking a hard Tough
!: twin bill from the Athletics, l to
and & to 2. Cleveland won its sec
!. ond double-header in two days from
) Boston. 5 to 2 and to 4, and un
covered another rookie tw.rlin
star in Bedgood, giant Chattanoog
recruit. who won the second con
test, f
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
OMISkEY Ill; CANT BOX MONDAY
With Pirates Stirring Things Up
for Giants, Attention Of Public
Shifts to National League Race

cost him a penny.
The Yankees won and marked
time with St. Louis Thursday. They
can afford to mark time with four
defeats less than the Browns and a
week to go.
Bush is the pitcher who is re-
ceiving all the medals and the fall
roses for his good work this year
Who was the most disappointing
pitcher of the season compared IL
what was expected of him? This
was asked a manager Of the Ma
tional league. Without q moments
hesitation he answered: "Doak Of
st. Louis Nationals. Had he met
the expectations of Hickey i be-
lieve that the Cardinals would
have steadied a pitching stat
which the season has shown needed
ballast and plenty Of it. l don't
agree with Hickey in the manner
in which he has handled his pitch
ers, but l am not blind enough tC
be unable to see that if Doak had
pitched in the same form that he
manifested in 1921, the st. Louis
Nationals would have been on the
toes of the Giants, or ahead Of
them"
Somewhat the same thing might
be said about the pitching staff oil
the Giants, yet the pitcher whom
they let go, Phil Douglas, really
won the pennant for them, this
year, this manager went on.
Doak DisappOintS.
"Doak led the National league
pitchers in 1921" this manager con.
tinued," with Is victories and 81,
defeats. His winning percentage
was ia. What has he got this
year? The last time that I saw
anything he had 10 victorie:
and Is defeats. That is a per
centage of Abs. There is a net los:
to the Cardinals pitching staff o
! .279 points which will stand for thu
season because 1922 is as good a!
! ever. Had it not been for North
| of the st. Louis club, there is NJ
telling where the Cardinals woult
have finished. North's good worI
compensates in part for the unex
! pected feebleness of Doak. Norts
| won 10 and lost the same number
of games in 1921, but this year h
has u victories and two defeats
He will lead the National league
pitchers. If Doak had CONF
| through, and North had been a!
| effective as he has proved to be, thu
st. Louis team would have won l:
more games than they have to date
The figures show it.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
LEGION SEEKS
new OPPONENT
FOR J. CLAbby


Tommy Comiskey. st. Paul mid
dleweitht, who was scheduled to
box Jimmy Clabby Of Hammond.
Ind, here next Monday night u III.
according to word received last
night by legion oflicials and will
net be able to I'LL his engagement.
This 18th hour slip-up in plans
caught the legion wholly by sur
prise, but the telegraph was imme-
iiately called into action to replace
Comiskey on the card. Offers have
been dispatched to Billy Wells.
/, English champion. who defeated
Dennis O'Keefe at Michigan City
Labor day; to Dennis O'Keefe and
to Jimmy Delaney. the latter OF
Minneapolis. One Of these three is
expected to step into the breach.
Comiskey's illness came on sud
denly. The exact nature has not
been learned.
Either Of the three men named
as possible substitute Is capable.
Delaney has been a terror in tho
north country for some years and
has been anxious to break in
around the tri-cities. He is man
aged by Billy Rhodes, manager OF
AL Van Ryan. Wells is a clever,
hard hitter nok in New York. Lit
tie need be said Of Dennis O'Keefe,
who already has appeared twice in
the tri-cities, first as an opponent
for Tommy Comiskey and later
against Morrie Schlaifer Of Omaha
Tickets on Sale.
Tickets for the show were placed
on sale at various agencies yes
terday. They can be ordered al
Martins store No. Is, Hickey's In
the Fort Armstrong theatre build
ing, Rock Island club and at Muir
rays on Perry street, Davenport
The 81 and 50 seats are to be hat
at these places. General admis
sions will be on sale only at the
gate.
The card has been completed
with the exception of lining up {
new opponent Tor Clabby. INT
semi-windup brings together
Frankie Schmalzer, Milwaukee, ant
Battling Check, Davenport, for 81!
rounds at 1928 pounds. In the sec
ond prelim Jimmy Gill will NEE
Young Caeser of East Moline TO
four rounds. The opener will brinl
on Young Moha and Sailor Larson
over the Around route.
The show which is planned a
the feature athletic event in con
necticn with the entertainment Q
legion conventioneers to Rock Is
land Monday and Tuesday will star
promptly at s o'clock Monday night
Remember that is is 30 minute
earlier than the usual time 70
starting boxing cards locally.
All bouts will be refereed by Phi
Collins. promoter for Naval pos
American Legion, of Chicago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
SOx TO APPEAR
IN GALvA GAME

The Chicago White. Sox Will play
In Galva next Monday against q
team composed of Three-Eye, West
ern and American Association play
ers. The Sox were originally
scheduled to play Decatur at Galva
Sept. IL. but rain caused . cancella-
ton.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
RUDMAN SEEKING
GAMES FOR ]. A. G.

The ]. A. C. football team has
been organized under the manager
ship Of Julis Rudman. The team
averages ITO pounds and is seeking
games with teams of this weight.
Games can b. arranged by calling
Rudman 1t n. ]. Sissy in the eve
1ing.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
RESULTS YESTERDAY,
National LeaRue.

Chicago, So; Philadelphia, g.
Cincinnati, AZ; Boston, rs.
Pittsburgh, 6; New York. l.
Brooklyn. 8; st. Louis, l.
American League.
Philadelphia, 6; Chicago, l.
Boston. Is; Cleveland, 5.
New York 8; Detroit, s.
st. Louis, Z; Washington, 5.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

The 14th century Armor was so
heavy that MANY young soldiers
were deformed or permanently dis
abled BY its weight
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
BROWNS NIGHT SCHOOL

Opens Tuesday evening, S.p.. = \
Make your Arrangements at once :, J
jsin classes. Register this esen'A'
-(Advert~,uent)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

Texas. the greatest pecan nut
producing area in the world, has
about one-thifd yield this year.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

Where to get q speedy back.
field man Of ability? That is
. question that Is causing
Messrs. Flanagan and Conzel-
man, the guiding lights of the
Independents, sleepless hours
at this stage Of the year. Wal
ter processes to have exhaust
I'D practically every lead. He
has bid for Glenn Killinger,
who, as a member Of the Penn
State team last fall, ran Aubrey
Devine a close second for na-
tional quarterback honors. He
hes offered Don Peden, the ILL.
nOis speed merchant, q tidy
sum per game. He has tried
hard to induce Lewis, . Mis-.
souri, university product, to
sign on the dotted line. He has
sought to open negotiations
with Riggs Stephenson, Cleve.
land infielder. who was q bril-.
liant football player at the Uni.
versity of Alabama. None of
these has given him cause to
hope. 1t begins to look as II
the Chicago Bears have a mo-
nopoly en- available backfield
timber.
Well. the Independents have star
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

George Kelly. New York Giants
Kelly is the style first sacker that
makes hit with the rest of the in
field. Standing we'll over six feet,
he is a great target for the other
players on hurried throw. He
bats and throws right-handed. Like
all free swingers he has a tendency
to strike out often, but is a dan
gerOus hitter.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

All the news all the time-rhs
ArEuA ~
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
6beSPORI-O-6RAPk
: BY JAMES /. hughes.

to tennis, have found. It hard to
disassociate the game from . sport
for "sissies" because Of the use OF
.love." At the recent champion
ships the umpires were instructed
to announce "15 Tilden" instead of
love Is" or "19 love-"
Tennis players themselves will
approve Of this departure. A big,
husky player has resented the use
Of the word in mentioning his scare
as much as the uniformed. The
game calls for courage and STAN
ina and has no place In its diction-
airy for such an effeminate word.
Friends OF Joe Berger, when
they read in. The Argus of his play
ing success during the season COM
ing to a close, expressed the keen
est satisfaction. They marvel, OF
course, that the veteran Joe is still
SO far ahead Of the youngsters in
a league Of the class Of the West
ern.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

Well. the Independents have start
ed out other years with DINNER
prospects by far than those of the
present.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

Rockne has q few substitutes
rom last years team who won
their letters, rs nucleus, notable
among these being Gus Desch,
worlds champion low hurdler at
40 yards, and Captain Carberry.
who played at end whenever the
famous wing men, Anderson and
Kiley, needed breathing spell.
| At Notre Dame, however, 1t must
Enot be overlooked that one Of the
/ greatest systems for developing
football material is in operation.
Few students il physically able es-
cape instruction and competition in
the game. The various halls,
classes and clubs have we'll organ
lied representation on the gridiron,
not to mention the regular fresh
men players. The possibilities Of
every man are carefully consider
ed. 1t is like discovering the fu-
ture star player while yet in the
egg state and bringing out the best
that is in him.
| Under such circumstances not a
few close observers Of the game
predict that Rockne's case is not so
hopeless after all.
Tennis. one of the most siren.
nous sports in the world, has
| perhaps suffered in the public
| eye more because of the word
dove" used I'm describing the
progress Of play than for any
| other reason. That this was
recognized was proved at the
i recent national tournament Mt
| Germantown. Pa. when the of.
! Tending word was eliminated
altogether.
The football. baseball and fans
OF other sports, unless given over
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

The football. baseball and fans
OF other sports, unless given over