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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-14
ADOPT PLANS
FOR Benefit
OF BASEBALL
Association is to Sponsor "Wild
Night--TO Sell Tickets on
an Automobile.
BY ]. L. HTGHES.

The directors of the Rock Island
| Fans association last night formu-
lated plans for sponsoring a wild
night" program at the Elks club.
! Feb. 25, a week from Saturday
night, and President R. F. Wood
was also authorized to enter into
a contract with the Dean Motor
company for the purchase of a
Velie 35 passenger touring car,
for which tickets will be sold at so
cents each.
This marks the first move of the
association in its plan for raising
funds to liquidate Indebtedness and
prepare the club for the start OF the
! Mississippi Valley league season
with a clean slate. The wild
night" it is intimated. will be
something different than the usual.
A committee has been put to work
perfecting several new features
which. it is stated. will make the
night one long to be remembered
by the fans. Remember the date,
Saturday, Feb. %.
The contract for the automobile
will be entered into Immediately.
The drawing for the car will be
held on a day yet to be announced.
Details incident to the selling of
tickets on the car are yet to be
worked out
The directors discussed the mer-
its OF two or three prospects for
the managership of the new Is
/ landers, but action on this all-im-
portant question has been deferred
pending the receipt of more appli-
cations for the position The direc-
tors realize tha" much hinges upon
securing the right kind of a man
to lead and develop the youngsters
who will be members of the team.
and while the time is getting short
do not wish to act hastily.
Among those with whom the as
ssociation is dickering is Red"
Smith, first string catcher with
Joplin, in the Western league last
year, and Swain, an Islander in
fielder in 1911 under Jack Tighe.
Smith is understood to be anxious
to break into the managerial game
and has applied for the Islander
job. The association is giving ser
ious thought to his possibilities.
Swain, whose home is in Belle
HIdlne, iowa, was at the OrganiZa-
ticn meeting of the Mississippi VAL
ley league last week at Cedar Rap
ids. At that time he sounded the
Rock Island representative on the
possibilities of landing the assign
nlent.
The Rock Island association has
several players on the reserve list,
these being Bill Cole. Charlie Con-
molly Con McInerney. Wallv New
, ell. Joe Meyers and Bill Johnson.
These have been offered to Spring
field or Decatur. new cities being
lined up by the Three-Eye league.
for lump sum. If the local organ
izatiOn is successful in disposing of
these players, it will be able to be-
gin at the bottom again and build
up team in keeping with the aims
of the new league.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-14
INTERNATIONAL
NOW ON RECORD
AGAINST DRAFT
Magnates Found 1t Impossible TO
Keep Quiet on Subject at
Annual Meeting.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER
Copyright. 1922, by The Argus)

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
New York, Feb. 1.-THE Inter
national league could not escape
the draft 1t has voted itself into
the triple alliance. Everybody had
said that it would, although just
before the meeting time President
Toole stated that he wasn't sure
the draft would be touched upon.
It was inevitable that the league
which had talked against the draft
more than any other league in the
United States would feel that it had
to come out and state its position
after its nearest friends and allies
had done the same thing.
All the class A. A. leagues are
now against the draft as it stands,
or as they think that the major
leagues would like to have it stand.
The cards are on the table. If there
is further to be done to make up
some sort o ia draft law, which will
be acceptable al laround, let them
go to it these hardy sons of toll.
However, they will have to make
up something by which when a
player is dropped from the majors
he is not sent out to a class club
when there is class a. A. club
that wishes his services. That is
again where the shoe pinches. The
International league calls attention
to the fact that there are several
of them who would have taken the
services of layers, formally of Bos-
| ton and Brooklyn. But they didn't
get him. He was shipped to New
| Haven. You see once a major league
club gets its grip on a player it
never let's go until it gets good
and ready but there is no reciproc-
| ity in the arrangement and there
never will be until the player is
given a little more voice in his sal
vatiOn than he is at present.
Jersey City Sticks.
Jersey City will stick in. 1t seems
! that when there was talk of Mont
real dropping into the show in
place of Syracuse-there wasn't a
/ thing wrong with Syracuse except
differences with the owner of the
ball park-the Syracuse club con-
templated going up to Montreal and
maybe Jersey City would have been
have taken the Jersey City ground
right along with them, so far as
anyone knows.
Yanks May Get Veach.
The Mitchell-Veach trade has
been revived. It's said that Veach
is pretty sure to land with the
I Yankees. If Ty Cobb doesn't want
Veach he is foolish if he doesn't
let him go for Mitchell, providing
such a swap can be made Mitchell
is not a Herman Long and PROP
ably not a Peckinpaugh, but he is
as good as the best of the young
players who are on the market
right now. and if Veach isn't need
ed for Detroit's outfeld Mitchell
can do Detroit more good on the
infeld than Veach can do the team
in the outfeld. Cobb is weak on
his infield. There is no getting
away from it, and if he expects to
make a show against very strong
competition in 1922, he must put
some braces in his infeld struc-
ture.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-14
|SWEDES SPRING
BIG SURPRISE;
WIN, rs To Is
Was One Of the Greatest Games
Seen on Tri-City Basket
Floor in Years.
BE Kenneth CONREY.

AuguStana, 20i limos w eSleydn'
IS. That is the story of the Augie
Wesleyan tilt last evening. 1t does
not EXPRESS the wonderful game
which the Lutheran five played that
enabled them to snatch the victory.
Such a basketball exhibition has
not been seen on a tri-city floor
for years. The thousand fans who
witnessed the game were treated
to one of the fastest, most exclt-
ing, and cieanest cage contests Ill
years. The result of the game was
never certain until the final whistle,
first one side and then the other
snatching the lead by one or two
points, every man on the floor go
ing at top speed during the entire
40 minutes of play, and finally the
shot of the pistol ending the fracas
with Augustana leading by the mar
gin of seven pOints-those words
sum up the contest.
Locals Never Better.
The Augustana quintet was never
better than it was last evening, and
Illinois Wesleyan played a brand
of basketball of which they can
well be proud. Ability to locate the
basket when within a reasonable
shooting distance was Augustana's
chief asset, and the way in which
the leather was worked down the
floor to get into this reasonable
shooting distance was little short
of perfect. Only one bad pass was
made by the Lutherans during the
entire game And the defensive
1lyr
effective. Few were the times
which an Illinois Wesleyan player
was permitted a short shot at the
loop, the rest of their markers
coming from long shots from the
middle of the floor and via the free
throw route.
Never was victory more sweet to
Augustana college and its follow
ers. To defeat the team which has,
or should we say had, aspirations
for the conference championship,
a team which has defeated such
fives as Knox, Monmouth, Bradley
and Depaul-to defeat such team
brings joyful tears to many an eye.
Augustana played the entire game
with its original lineup. 1t was a
five-man team to which Wesleyan
went down in defeat and which won
for Augustana. Andreen, center for
the Lutherans, scored Is of the %
points, collecting five field goals
and making three free throws out
of five chances. Swanson found the
hoop for three field goals. Ryd-
holm was next in order with two 10
his credit, and Rosenkranz helped
the score along with his basket.
Captain Haussler for the visitors
was everything for his team, scor-
ing IA out of the IS points His
passing. his floor work, and the
manner in which he handled him
self was pleasing to watch. Zinzer,
the fieet-footed football star, was
held scoreless, although he played
a good floor game. Gottschalk tai
lied two points with a field goal,
and Newcomb made the other mark
er
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-14
MARIN PLESTINA
AND FREBERG TO
WRESTL.E TONIGHT

Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE severest
test yet given the new system OF
wrestling by rounds, in the opinion
of close followers of the sport. will
take place here tonight when six
heavyweight mat men will engage
under the new rules.
Marin Plestina and John Freburg,
both aspirants TO the heavyweight
crown now worn by Stanislaus
Zbyszko, will be the main attrac-
ton of the evening and it has been
announced that if Plestina is sue
cessful in defeating Freburg he will
be given a championship match
with the titleholder at an early
date. The principals as we'll as the
four men in the preliminaries all
weigh about 200 pounds.
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CHICAGO FIREMAN -
TO HAVE CHANCE
WITH WHITE SOX

Chicago, Feb. 14.-Ralph 7.
Bermele, Chicago fireman, whose
work last year in the series here
between the fire fighters of New
York and Chicago, attracted the at
tention of the Chicago White SoX
scouts, has signed a contract for
tryout with President Comiskey's
club this spring. Bermele, who is
% years old, is an outfielder. He
played semi-professional- ball with
the Joliet Standards from 1917 II
1921, inclusive, and is looked upon
as a good prospect
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-14
KEITHSBURC

Mrs Joe Strong is a patient at
Mercy hospital, Davenport. where
she was taken last Wednesday for
treatment. She may possibly have
to submit to an operation.
Miss Margaret Taylor was bust
ness visitor in Monmouth Friday.
Mrs. Z. A. Andrews returned Fri
day to her home in Monmouth after
a short visit with her mother. Mrs.
Amelia Mellenger.
Thomas Durm left Friday noon
for Rochester, Mimi, to receive
treatment at Mayo brothers for an
injected LIN.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-14
KearnS Making Money.

Jack kearns is making so much
money out of his quartet of Cali
fornians, Joe Benjamin, Babe Her
man, Jim Duffy and Jimmy Darcy.
that he doesn't seem to be wasting
thought on his big meal ticket,
Dempsey, now out in California.
Darcy has prospects of winning the
middleweight title; Joe Benjamin,
if he is patient. may win the light
weight belt, while Babe Herman
could win the feather title now if
Kilbane would fight him.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-14
BIG STAKESFOR
KENTUCK' RACES
Derby, With $4,000 Added, is Great
est Money Event of Spring
Season.

Louisville, KY. Feb. 14.-More
than 100000 will be distributed in
stakes by the Kentucky Jockey club
during the spring meets at Louis
vile, Lexington and Latonia, ac-
cording to stake blanks issued by
William H.. Shelley. racing secre-
tary. The nominations will close
Feb. 81, six days later than last
season.
The Kentucky derby. with its
$4,000 added. is the greatest mon
ey race of the state. 1t is for three
year-olds, at one and one-quarter
miles.
Two $1,000 races, the spring trial
for two-year-olds, and the Proctor
Knott for three-year-olds. have
been eliminated at Louisville, and
$1,000 added to the Clark handicap
for three-year-olds and upward at
one and one-eighth miles, making
this race have $4,000 added value.
The Kentucky Oaks and the Ken
lucky handicap are the other S1O.-
600 races. and the Debutante stakes
and Bashford Manor stakes are
worth $4,000 added money.
The Lexington program is I'M
changed from last year and in
cludes five stakes and handicaps
with $4,000 added and the Camden
handicap with an added value of
$1,000.
The Latonia stakes also are the
same as last year. with the main
stake races including the Latonia
derby mile and one-half for three
year-olds, and the Independence
handicap for the same age and dis
lance. to which $4,000 each is add
ed. The $4,000 added events in
clude the Latonia Oaks and the
Daniel Boone handicap for three
year-olds and the Queen City hand
leap for two-year-olds. Seven S.
900 races also are on the cards.
Thoroughbreds that have been
campaigning in the south and in
Cuba and youngsters fresh from
the stock farms in the east are ar
irving at Churchill Downs daily to
make ready for the spring season,
which will open derby day, May Is.
We will make your Ford motor
like new Labor charge SIS Work
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-14
CALIFORNIA NOT
TO MEET ILLINI

Berkely. Calf. Feb. H. Cniyer-
sity of CALIFORNIA; proposed track
meet with the University of Illinois
will not materialize. it is an
nounced, the Illini declining the IL
vitation because of a meet sched-
uled with Texas in April, The date
the Californians hoped to bring
them west.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-14
Chamn Weight O. L.

Jack, by the way. is also under
the prescribed weight. He is send
ing down the bea mat 146 pounds
and is working now not to take off
weight but to keep himself in fight
ing trim. If the champion were
yielding as many pounds to Shade
as he is years. there would be lit
tie hope for the title holder. For
Britton will be 81 years of age on
his next birthday while Dave Shade
is the youngest of three fighting
Shades who came east some months
ago
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-14
MINERAL

Mrs. Courtney Trotter is under
the care of a trained nurse from
Mrs. Ralph Hester of Moline is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Jacobs.
Miss Hazel Anderson of New Bed
fors. spent Friday at the F. l.. Col
burn home.
Frank Meeks and Paul Prokup
returned from GaIesburg Friday
evening.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-14
RHff Coming Home.

Johnny Buff didn't stay in Eng
land long enough to get acclimated
AS a music hall feature he was 50
much of a frost that he'll regard
Jersey City as a tropic land when
he arrives there once more. Per
haps his mood will be a fighting
one, in which event there may be
some star bantam bouts put on be-
fore spring.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-14

Griffiths bout at
t h e Davenport
Coliseum March 3,
it was announced
today. The DAY.
export legion will
trot out an OPP
ponent for An
derson, yet to be
named. The bout
will be a six
| 'ound regulation
affair and should
serve to give tri-
city fans an OPP
portunity to size
ND the qualities of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-14

the youngster who holds referees
and Judges decision over no less
a celebrity of the squared circle
than Midget Smith of New York.
Since Eddie landed in Moline a
few months ago to make his home
with a brother, the fans have been
curious to see him in action. Eddie
had become accustomed to wind-up
appearances around New York and
Brooklyn. and has since headlined
several cards in the middlewest.
Naturally he was aveTse to accept
ing a semi windup but after due
consideration decided ii is a good
way of proving to local fans that
he belongs among the topnotchers.
Eddie is just a mere kid but for
all that must be classed as u veter-
an. Besides Midget Smith, he has
boxed Phil F'ranchini, Hilly Levine,
Charlie Kohler, Neil Alexander,
Dave Astey, Indian Russell. Jimmy
Harris, Ray Lucas, frankie DAILY
and Jack Sharkey. These are just
a few of his opponents but serve to
show he has been an active youngS-
ter in the comparatively short time
he has been in the limelight.
About a year or SO ago, Eddie was
merely a local phenom in Casper.
Wyo., his home town. A wealthy
fastener got a glimpse of him at
an Elks' roundup and was impressed
by the boys fistic ability. lie pre-
vailed upon Anderson, Sr., to let
Eddie go to New York with him,
where, he promised, he would en-
trust him to the care OF a manager
who would see to it Eddie got his
chance to make good.
Beats Smith.
The wealthy eaSterner found a
manager all right, who could get
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-14

The Rock Island Y ". c. A. girls
quintet defeated the Augustana
varsity girls. % TO 10, in a curtain
raiser. Dorothy Schoessel. with
nine field baskets. was easily the
star of the game for the winners.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-14
BY ]. L. HUGHES.

Eddie Anderson, f1ashy bantam,
now making his home in Moline, is
to appear in the semi-windup to
the Schlaifer-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-14

BOWLING
BOWLHRs LEAD.

st. Paul, MINI, Feb. 14.-Twin-
cities bowlers, with few exceptions,
rolled in the international Bowling
associations tournament here to-
day. The standing of the three
leaders follows:
Five-men teams:
McNeIlis Athletic club, Mime
apoilS 900
Charter Gilman, st. Paul 49,. 2,S3o
Northwest Feed Mills, Mime
apollS .I'o1V
Two-men events:
t-Cosgroven, Minneapolis 1908
Peterson Bergquist Mime
apoiis .....-.. .I,IIV
Peterson-Frost, Albert Lea,
Mimi -4,lbu
Singles:
C. Frost, Albert Lea, MINI. -. .647
]. Balzer, Minneapolis $500. GAO
Chicago, Feb. 14.-Dominic De-
Vito of Chicago, was in first place
at the opening of today's rolling in
the worlds classic championships
bowling tournament here. His final
match against Harry Thomas of
Braddock, Pa, which netted him
only 972 pins, as against Thomas
mark of 1882 did not prevent him
from maintaining his lead and Civ
ing him the record of being the first
player to get 200 points. The meet
is being scored on a point basis.
Frank Kafora is second with
1S1 $3.50 points and Thomas is a
close third.
Mort Lindsey of Stamford, Conn,
had the highest total last night,
rolling 1861, while winning five
straight games from Joe Shaw. OF
Chicago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-14

All the News-AIl the Time
The Argus
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-14

We will make your Ford motor
like new. Labor charge, SIS Work
guaranteed 80 days. Horst &
Strieter.-(Adyerfisement)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-14

Totals ......15 0 5 80
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-14
Y. W. c. A. Girls Win.

Referee-Schissel, Nebraska.
Time of halVeS-20 minutes.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-10-14
BAGGED 4 BOOTLEGGER
Oeala's VigiIant Officers Always On
The Outlook for Dealers
In Alcohol

Man giving his name as Mack Nc
Cain. from some place down on the
East Coast, and driving an efficient
Seudebaker car, slipped into town
about two O'Clock this morning and
steered his auto into the lot back OF
the Harrington Hotel. Unluckily for
him. he had been observed by Deputy
Sheriff Virgins and Night Policeman
Morgan. who came down on him like
thousand Of brick. Finding much
booze slowed in the car. they took
Mccain to the Hotel de Sheffield, de-
posted the booze in the bank and
shut the car in a garage, where it
won't get out without a court order.
Mccain was brought before Judge
Futch this afternoon. arraigned on
charges Of possession and transporta-
ton Of liquor. Lou Green appeared
for the state and Ray Bullock for the
defendant Defense pleaded not guilty
and Judge Futch prescribed two bonds
| Of $500. Mccain went back to jail
until bail can be raised. He had nine
teen packages of liquor in the car.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-10-14

Fire Chief Chambers received a
phone message early this morning
from Mrs. Borland of Mcintosh, ask
ing him to please waylay a traveller
who left too early in the morning to
pay his board bill. Mr.. Chambers no
tilted Chief Gordon who fastened to
the northern city limits and got there
just in time to meet the gentleman
who was wanted. He stopped the car
and stated his complaint to the driver,
who was much surprised to hear that
his bill had not been paid. He showed
papers identifying himself and ez-
planned that he had picked up a couple
of men on the road above Mcintosh
yesterday and gave them a ride, and
they told him they would pay his
board bill for the night to show their
appreciation. He dug down in his
jeans and produced the required kale
and was soon on his way.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-10-14
FOUGHT MUD INSTEAD OF FIRE

About seven o'clock last night an
alarm of fire was turned in at the
station from the corner of Oklawaha
and the Anthony road. Chief Cham
bers led the way with his Dodge chem
ical. 1t was necessary to go up the
freshly graded block of Oklawaha
from the Catholic church to the An
thony road and the Dodge had easy
sailing but the heavy hose truck and
pumper had hard time of it. After
much backing and pulling they both
got through only to find that the fire
was all over. The blaze was on an
electric light pole and the wire lead
ing out to a street light. All the in
sulation was burned from the wire
and then the blaze died a natural
| death.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-10-14
AUTO THIEVES BUSY AGAIN

Thieves got their second car of the
week in Ocala last night. This time
Mr.. ". E. Grubbs Of Mcintosh was
the unlucky owner. He went to the
Temple theater, leaving his Ford
parked outside. When he returned the
only part of his Ford that he possess,
ed was the Yale key with which he
had so carefully locked the machine
before he went into the theater Mr..
Grubbs has notified the officers of the
law and is living in hopes that his
car will be discovered as speedily as
was that Of Miss Cappleman. No in
surance was carried on the car and
unless found will be a total loss to Mr.
Grubbs.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-10-14

Mrs. J. Malever entertained Thurs
day afternoon at her home on Okla
waha avenue at a delightful birthday
party for her daughter. Miss Adelaide
Malever. The house was prettily
trimmed for the party and the young
folks had delightful time. Games
were played and dancing was enjoyed
during the afternoon hours. Refresh
ments were served in the dining room
where in the center of the dining table
big birthday cake was the pretty
and appropriate centerpiece. Ice
cream, cake and fruit were served and
when the guests took their departure
they wished the young honoree many
more happy birthdays.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-10-14

The white way around the square
ard down North Magnolia was black
for a while last night, due to a short
circuit somewhere on the line. The only
lights on the circuit that were burn
ing were the ones around the court
house. Those on the other sides of
the streets around the square and
down Magnolia street were all dark.
4 slow rain was falling and the lights
OF the dummy police were out, making
1t hard matter to see them through
a wet windshield.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-10-14

The laying of the cornerstones of
four new buildings of the Daytona
Normal Institute, one of the largest
negro schools in the state for girls,
will take place tomorrow A number
OF our colored men will attend the
ceremonies, representing several of
the local secret orders, among them
F. P. Gadson, James LaRoche, Led
with c. Smith, George Crompton and
\. E. Lowe.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-10-14

The Star office received today a neat
little article in the way of an ice pick
holder. 1t is in the form of a spiral
attached to strip of wood which in
turn can be attached to the wall near
the ice box and the ice pick that it
forever out of place can always be in
reach. Mr.. Arthur Todd at the foun-
dry is the originator of this clever
idea and has applied for patent. Il
Is very useful household appliance
ard when it is placed on the market
Will be something that every house
wife will want.