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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14
RECALLS TITLE
BOUT IS YEARS
AGO; PAID $I95
Huge Purses of Today
SickeRs Harry Gil
more.

Chicago, Jan. 14.-In these days
of pugilistic values, with boxers de-
handing sums reaching into the
thousands for short contests. Harry
Gilmore. a veteran championship
contender, today turned back the
pages of history 50 years in recol-
lection of his championship battle
with Jack McAuliffe, for which he
received S195.
Thirty-five years ago tonight. Nc
Auliffe, then the lightweight cham
pion, defended his title against Gill
more. in one Of the most desperate
battles in ring history. The contest
was fought in the loft of a building
in Lawrence, Mass. The Salvation
army was holding a meeting on the
floor below at the same time After
% rounds of furious fighting with
skin tight gloves, Gilmore'S hacker
conceded the victory TO McAuliffe
because the challenger was bruised
and battered so badly.
Today. in celebration of the event,
Gilmore, now 6S years old, and in
the best of health, showed some OF
the present-day boxers some of the
tricks of the game by stepping four
rounds at a local gymnasium, the
training camp OF a score of well
known boxers.
When I thirk of the purses the
boxers are demanding these days, /
get sick" the veteran remarked to
friends at the conclusion of his per-
formances. When / fought Nc
AuIiffe, it was for a side bet of $500.
The loser wasn't to receive a nickel.
1t was a fight, too; not a time box
ing exhibition.
We fought with ordinary driving
gloves, with the fingers cut off. My
nose was smashed in the 2t0h round,
and at the finish McAuliffe was al
most blind, and could scarcely find
his way around the ring.
What did get out Of the match
passed the hat and gave
me the proceeds 81 the collections"
Later Gilmore's hacker, although
D heavy loser in wagers, presented
him with $3.50.
McAuliffe. like Gilmore. is in ex-
cellent health. He is in England
now in search of a heavyweight to
bring. back to America.
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BY BILLY EVANS.

Cy Young had pitched % years
when he retired from the major
leagues.
Young's career is a record for
service as a ball player. 1t has
never been seriously threatened.
A contender for the honors held
by Young looms up in the person
of Pitcher Jack Quinn of the Bos-
ton Red Sox.
Quinn. it VIII be remembered, fig
ured in the recen: deal between
New York ard Boston. which sent
him to the Red Sox and brought
Pitchers Jones and Bush, as well
as Shortstop Scott. to New York.
When Quinn reports to the Red
Sox next spring he will be start
ing on his goth year of profession
al baseball. That would make him
appear old in the point OF years,
yet he is only 36 years of age.
Quinn made his professional de-
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SPECIAL, RACE
OF ARIES PENN.
TEAMS PLANNED

Ames. Iowa. Jan. 1.-THE famous
Iowa State college 2-Ulie relay
team. which set the national out
door record for this event at TIE
Drake relays last surng. will rep
resent the west against Penn stale
the eastern standard bearer in
special 2-mile relay race to Be run
in New York. Feb. l. as a feature
of the Meir0se Athletic Club games
Iowa's team has not YET been
definitely picked. but il Is prob--
BILE that three men who ran on lAe
championship team Of last spring
will be chosen. In recent tryoL1
Webb finished first. Higgins sec
ond and Wolders third, while IRE
vert and Bicrbaum ted for iouT'I
Two more trials will be held before
the final selection Of the men WIZ
will represent the school
The Iowa runners VIII compel
a against Notre Dame at Chicago jan
o7. in 4 special race arranged Dy lA'
Illinois Athletic club.
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HOLSTERS MEET
NORTHWESTERN
Illinois Also to Swing Into Confer
ence Race Against Ohio State
At Columbus.

Chicago. jan 14.-Indiana and
Illinois will enter the Big Ten
conference basketball race tonight
when the Hoosiers will meet North
western at Bloomington, and Hi
nois goes against Ohio State at Col
umbus. Two other conference
games are also scheduled, Mime
sofa meeting Iowa at Minneapolis
and Wisconsin playing Michigan at
Madison
The Wisconsin five took the lead
in the first week of the conference
race by defeating Iowa, by a mar
row margin last Saturday, and then
trimming Northwestern at Evanston
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Glenn Killinger. athletic star at
Penn State, has signed his contract
with the New York Americans.
It is announced that kiilinger
will be a candidate for third base.
Frank Baker cannot go On playing
forever Sooner or later a success
sor must be found for him.
While Kllinger played almost
every position on the Penn State
nine, he has always been partial to
third base. He is TO be given his
opportunity to show at that posi-
ton.
The fact that Killinger is to
make his debut at third, recalls the
number OF collegians who have
made good in the major leagues at
that position.
est third basemen of all time, came
to the Giants from Georgetown. It
didn't take him long to win a berth
as a big Lacquer. In National
League circles, when discussing
third basemen, comparisons are al
ways drawn with Devlin.
frankie Frisch, who has already
proved his gre&tn ess, and will go
down into the records as one of the
greatest Of all third basemen, came
to the Giants direct from Fordham
college. He made good as soon as
he was placed in the regular lineup.
Larry Gardner, who is still play
ing a brilliant game at third base
for Cleveland despite his many
years of service, got his early
training at the difficult corner at
the University of Vermont.
Gardner came 90 the Red Sox.
He was sent to the New England
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League for a bit of seasoning. He
returned after a year of play in
that organization ready to deliver
in the majors.
The late Eddie Grant, one of the
heroes of the World War, and who
was one Of the best third sackers
in the National League for years,
prepared at Harvard.
The colleges seem to have a
faculty CT turning out a lot of
mighty good infielders.
George Sisler, one of the great
est first basemen of all times, got
his early training at University #
Michigan. Sisler also starred as a
pitcher while at that institution. He
made good as a pitcher in the
American League, but was trans
ferred to first base because it was
believed he would be of more value
to his team by getting into Inc
game every day.
Eddie Collins. who for u years
AANA'' 1AAC NNt INC Va " TIE SbEOiG
basemen of both major leagues.
learned the rudiments of the game
at Columbia. Connie Mack. after
much experimenting, decided sec
ond base was Eddie's forte. Then
there was Jack Barry, who for
years starred at shortstop and later
at second base, in the American
League.
Just at present no third base
man is being exploited more than
Joe Dugan CT the Athletics. All the
major league clubs are bidding for
his services. Dugan came from
Holy Cross to the majors and made
good from the very start. Jack
Barry hailed from the same college.
VIII Kil,inger live up to the marx
set by other famous collegian8?
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Today's Angle In
Sports

10 dIulclGS ludAc the
brainest ball players?
Does the fact that 4 college play
er enters the big league with a
highly trained mind, give him a
distinct advantage over the sand
lotter?
Some of the keenest minds ever
seen from a baseball standpoint,
were possessed by players who
never had the advantage of even a
high school education.
Some of the dumbest players
ever seen from a baseball stand
point. were college graduates with
one or more degrees. In baseball,
college degrees don't mean a thing
Last season Glenn Killinger of
Penn State college was the sensa-
ton of the football world KILN
ger by many was considered the
greatest running back the east has
developed in years. He was gen
orally credited with being a football
player who used his brains to ad-
vantage.
Killinger is to get a big league
trial with the New York American
league club next spring. Will he
make good? Will he emulate his
college feats in the big league?
Perhaps no one is better quail
fed to pass an opinion on the
chances of KilEnger to make good
than Coach Bezdek of Penn State.
Under Bezdek's direction killinger
has reached dizzy heights in the
college athletic world. Bezdek
thinkS Killinger will make good.
The most interesting thing that
Bezdek said about the Penn star
was:
"KilIinger thinks with a baseball
mind"
That one sentence speaks VOL
ume in summing up Killinger's
chances. to make the grade in the
majors. If he thinks with a base
ball mind as Bezdek says, he has
one of the most important assets
for success.
To illustrate just what l mean. 1
need only cite the case OF Joe Jack
son, One-time star of the Chicago
White Sox Joe was far from an
intellectual giant. yet on the ball
field he was rated as an intelligent
ball player.
When he caught fly or handled
a grounder, he always knew where
to return the ball When he was
on the bases, he was quick to see
openings and take advantage of
them. At the bat always danger
Gus, he often upset the opposition
by pulling the unexpected
Jackson thought with a baseball
mind.
| have known a number of col
lege graduates who could discuss
almost any subject in a most thor
ough manner, yet on the ball field
they could always clutter up the
bases by some poor base running,
or create some tough situation,
wrong base.
These college men had keen
minds, but when on the ball field
they were unable to think with a
baseball mind.
No, indeed. all the brainy ball
players are not college graduates.
Many of them never saw a college
campus.
On the other hand. do not get the
impression that college men are
numb. Eddie Collins, George Sis
Ter, frankie Frisch and a host of
other college men are among the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14
SPORT BRIEFS

New York. - Benny Leonard,
lightweight boxing champion, sign
cd contract to meet Rocky Kan
sas here, Feb. 10, in a champion
ship bout.
Chicago.-Delegate in large
numbers arrived for the opening of
the United States Golf association.
Chicago.-DePauw university de-
feated the University of Chicago at
basketball, "a to 80.
Mt. Vernon. Iowa-Beloit college
defeated Cornell college at basket
ball, 81 to 16.
& Decatur, Ill.-Knox college de-
feated Millikin university at basket
ball, % to 10.
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LOCAL BASKET
TOSSERS DROP
GAME, II TO 19
Erasuski, Giant Center Of Iowans.
is Star Of Inter-City Floor
Mix.
RI ART WILLIAMS.

Rock Island high school fell vic
tim to the Davenport basket tossers
last night, 81 to 10. The game was
played in the Augustana gymnas-
iun.
Krasuski, Davenport's giant pivot
man, was the outstanding reason of
the locals defeat He rang up
seven baskets and the Crimson and
Gold was powerless to overcome
the margin of points.
The Rock Island lads played a
hard, fast floor game. but were con-
siderably outweighed by the Red
and Blue squad. The visitors had
it on the locals for height. At the
beginning of the conflict and at the
end of the first half the game look
ed as IL it would go to Rock Island.
The half ended II to 9 in the Is
landers' favor and they were going
strong. They failed to keep up
form and fell before the attack
staged by the Davenporters.
Early in the first session Hail was
removed by Coach Kimmel becaCe
of three personal fouls. Captain
Shelter was in poor shape to go
into the contest because of an in
jured ankle. but in spite of the
handicap played a good game.
Knanishu started the play in Shet-
ter's place and performed in good
shape.
Edwards was in his prime form.
He Gagged the ball from long dis
tances and also played fast floor
game Knanishu, Hall and Alexen-
burg succeeded in hitting the loop
for basket each and Shelter Gagged
two. The home lads showed up
much better in foul shooting than
in previous games.
With the height and weight on
their side the school across the
river woke up from their bewilder-
ment in the second half and COM
pletely ran away from the locals.
Stetson played a stellar game at
back guard and made short shots
under the basket a scarcity. AL
vine, in the same position for Rock
Island, played easily on an equal
with the opposing guards.
N Hall also figured in a strong de-
Extensive game and the five was
weakened after he was re-
moved from the game because of
four personal fouls. This was the
last game in which he will partici-
pate because of the nine-semester
ruling.
In jumping at center. after Hall
was removed, Shelter many times
outdistanced Krasuski in the air
Krasuski, although slow on his
feet. is a good basket shot. and
with his size is hard man to
guard especially by a light player.
A crowd of about 400 witnesses
the event.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14
UNIVERSITY OF
DUBUQUE MEETS
AMBROSE SQUAD

81. Ambrose college and Dubuque
University will meet on the basket
ball floor CT the Davenport institu
ton Monday night in what prom
ises to be one of the best indoor
tits staged in the tri-c;ties this
season. Rock Island basketball
fans will be interested particularly
because of the fact that Ed Pink
ey' Taber, Rock Island boy, is
member OF the Dubuque quintet.
Taber is Il former Rock Island high
school star.
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TRACK
TEAM NOT GOING
no PENN RELAYS

Chicago. Jan. Il The Jni'ell-,,
sity of Chicago track team wa
compete in the Drake and LIMOS
relay oarn;vaIs and will make
trip to Japan to meet the uniFet-
sity teams there during The sun"
mer. Il became known tpdaE.
Professor Harold c. Nuu!s0h u
the athletic asso, iatiOu, who H-t0.
the announcement. also SAID ti'-'
the team probably will meet Stal-
ford university II California ST.
date in March. The Maro3hs We.
not compete in the Penn re-
games in the east this year I
cause. athletic officials assert, -'-T
east failed to support the na;i on
intercollegiate outdoor meet D7'-
here last June.
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When the peace pact was put
over he was sent to Vernon in the
! Pacific Coast league He stayed
there for the seasons of 1916, 1917
and part of 1918. When the coast
league closed because of the war.
Quinn finished the season with the
Chicago White Sox.
The New York American league
club claimed the right to his serv-
ices under the peace pact. The ma
tional commission awarded him to
the Yankees.
He reported to the New York
club in 1919 and has been with the
Yankees ever since. Next year he
will wear Red Sox uniform.
Quinn has an excellent chance
to better the record of Cy Young.
He has still enough stuff to get by
in the ajors for a couple of years.
and ought to be able to fool them
in the minors for that length of
time.
Jack Quinn has an excellent
curve ball. despite the fact that he
has never made much use of il. His
curve ball is good enough to fool a
lot OF them
In the effort to break the record
held by Young the Yankee pitcher
is being given a tussle by Babe
Adams of Pittsburgh
Adams started at Parsons in the
Missouri Valley league. just 4 year
later than Quinn. and will be start
ing his 18th year in the spring
when he reports to the Pirates.
Other pitchers who have seen
long service are Red Ames. with 10
years to his credit, and Eddie Plank
with 1S
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AUCIE DEFEATS
0TTUMWA,3O-23
ROSancranz and Ar0nSon Star for
Rock Island College Against
Legion.

Ottumwa, Iowa. Jan. 14.-Augus-
tana college defeated the local
American Legion quin ct here last
night. so to %. Rosenc-anz and
Aronson starred for the Rock Is
land college. while Captain Harold
Murphy led the legion team in
point making. Loose guarding in
the first half lost the game for the
legion squad. which was unable to
pile UP enough points in the last
period TO overcome their opponents
lead.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14

Judging by reports from Water.
loo, the charge that it was not inter.
ested in the formation of a new
baseball league, was unfounded. Al
least the city has recovered quickly.
IL that was fits attitude when the
cities got together at Cedar Rapids
i'm December.
NJ. H. Sexton of Rock Island,
president of the National Associa-
tion of Professional Baseball clubs,
was greeted by so business men of
Waterloo Thursday night, at a
booster dinner Mr. Sexton was
invited to address the meeting on
the topic of a new league, and it is
safe TO say he was impressed and
pleased with the enthusiasm shown.
1t seems Waterloo is confronted
by a problem similar to that of DaV-
export. The city across the river
has no satisfactory site available
for park purposes, and this is true
of Waterloo also. However, a COM
mittee of Waterloo business mel
has been put 10 work investigating
the park situation and il is believed
some place on which TO play will be
found.
If Waterloo finds a playing field,
the city will be ready to join with
Rock Island, Cedar Rapids,
Marshalltown, Dubuque and OF
tuntwa. This. would insure the start
of the circuit in 1922 as a six-clu5
organization. This would be a COM
pact league in which the develop
ment of young ball players would
receive major consideration. Every
expense of keeping a team in the
field from travelling , to salaries
would be cut materially from the
standard prevailing in the Three
Eye. Attendance as large as Rock
Island drew last season. il is est
mated, would pay for the sport.
According TO figures revealed at
the annual meeting of the Moline
Fans association, that city lost
nearly $1,000 i'm 1921. It takes
more than an op!inist to go ahead
with plans for another season, in
which the chances of getting off that
easy are Simmer. if ANYTHING. With
Rock Island out of it, Moline cannot
hope to draw as many to the park.
Moline's directors are convinced,
however. that class B baseball. even
in the Three-Eye, is to be preferred
to lower classification in d new
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14
COAL VALLEY m
1918 WIN FROM
SuVIS QUINTET

The Coal Valley Regulars defeat
ed the SilVis Independents at bas-
ketball last nigf3 at Coal Valley,
% to 10. Park, Coal Valley center.
led the attack of the winners with
10 field goals, followed by Radlof
with seven. Leroy was the lead
ing scorer for Silvis with three field
GOALS Tho cY1rpp1ar1-.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14

New York.-Gene Tuney won the
American light heavyweight boxing
championship, when he received the
judges decision after a 12-round
bout with Battling Levinsky, also
of New York.
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Seconds Defeated.
A game between the Rock Island
and the Davenport second teams
also ended in a defeat for the To-
Gals, 20 to s.
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Youngstown; Ohio-Dunny Frush
of Cleveland Knocked out Joe
Thomas of Rochester, X Y. in the
second round of a scheduled 10
round bout
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New York-Fred Fulton of
Rochester, Mimi, and BARLEY Mad
den of New York, fought II rounds
TO a draw.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14

Chicago Marin Piestina an
John treburg. Chicago, hsa,,
weight wrestlcrs, went 80 m.n-'-'
to a draw.
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baseball leaders as far as brains
are concerned
On. the diamond Vhey can think
with baseball mind.
The point I have tried to make il
that college education is not nee
essary to be ranked as a brainy
player-B. E
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14

Monmouth, 1ll.-Monmouth coll
lege basketball team defeated
Carthage college. 81 to 9.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14

Totals 53S 693 GIT oIo2
The Merchants Elarts series was
postponed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14

The colleges seem to have a
faculty CT turning out a lot of
mighty good intielders.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-27
EXCELLENT VAUDEVILLE, AT
 PALACE.

A very fine Keith vaudeville bill is now playing the Palace for the re- mainder Of the week with four acts that are excellent entertainment. If there is a thrill in your system the Chandon Trio will bring it out. Here are three aerialists who perform really remarkable and sensational stunts in the air; Eckhoff and Gordon offer a fine musical offering with comedy numbers that sent them over as the big hit of the show at the perform ance yesterday. They play a variety of musical instruments very capably; Walsh, Reed and Walsh constitute a trio of harmony funsters. They are singing humorists with an even bal ance of laughs and melody. They offer songs which they call odd dit ties" Robinson's Baboons is easily the best trained animal act in vaude- vile, doing tricks that seem almost impossible for balloons to accomplish
 They ride two wheel bicycles with the
New Britain herald., 1922-01-27
CAPITOII-HARTfORD.

The beauty, grace and technique Of Maryon Vadie, Americas peerless danseuse, is combined with the art istry Of Ota Gygi, master violinist and the result is one of the most pleas ing acts on the American vaudeville stage. Supported by the Portia Mansfield dHcers they are now show in the Capitol. Jack Denny says his violin has a sense or humor and his Adding certainly does banish the blues, and he has some choice chat ter to go with the melodies. A big aeroplane floats over the stage and the orchestra seats while Belle La Tonis quintet of novelty manipua- tors hold forth and this troupe is ace high when it comes to springng sur prises.
 Stevens and Rrunnele~ are merry singers and chatterers and Mankin, 'The Frog Man." twists his body into seemingly impossible pastures. His contortions have amazed many a med ical authority.
 Beautiful Edith Taliaferro is fea- tured in Keep to the Right" story of American opportunity, Of a girls supreme dilemma and the big decis- ion forced upon a man in brilliantly dramatic climax. As an integral part of the story scenes of persecution and massacre are contrasted with life in this country.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-27

with Il man in her bedroom, of whom her husband is jeaous9 And her husband is approaching Yon can best answer that very interesting problem by seeing Irwin Beds next week, and you are going to get real l treat,
 Tickets are now on sale for Twin Beds" You can procure them any day, in the lobby box office, by either calling 1000, or coming Tn person. The box office Is open daily from 10 a, m, to Q D. m,
 The Storm,' that sensational New York hit, with its great forest fire scene will be seen tonight, tomorrow matinee and night,
 Hobart Bosworth is coming back this Sunday night in Below the Sur face" another Paramount picture-a daring theme treated in daring man ner. According to Thomas H. Ince. the undcrsea scenes are simply as- founding"