davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17
DIOR THE CANES SAKE
-
By GAWRENcE PERRY

beat of over 80. This, as it seemed.
was due to the careful and deliberI
ate recovery designed to offer as
little check to the run of the boat
as possible. None the less there
was a decided hang between
strokes. But then none of the
three crews was any too well to-
gether. This was bit surprising
lnasmuch as in no sea son in late
years have the Ellis had such an
early start on the water.
1t was a great day to be by the
riverside. Paramount Park through
winch the rowing course runs was
beautiful in the delicate pageantrv
OF spring. Against a background
or fresh green turf flashed the For
sythIa and the Hawthorne reds
While against the sky was the lace
work of young leaves. Violets all
around did their best for the uni
Yersity whose color they bore, but
they bloomed in vain.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17
NATIONALS ARE
SETTING PACE
FOR HOME RUNS
Older Circuit Develops Unexpected
Swatting At Start Of the
Season.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
New York, April 1.-THE Ma
tional league is outhitting the Amer
lean league almost two to one IN
home runs this year. 1t is one OF
the tantalizing phases of the game
that it should reverse itself where
least expected to do SO. On paper
the American league seemed TO nave
more natural long distance hltters
than the National league.
II Ruth were eligible to play ana
batting the ball as well as he OLD
last season, the American league
would still be training its rivals.
Either the pitching in the National
league is less effective or the bat
ting has picked up nightly. The
answer will come later.
Of the two Philadelphia clubs the
Athletics now have done the most
surprising stunt for they have gone
to Washington and won from the
Senators. The Phillies moved out
of town for the moment only to be
defeated by the Brooklyns who
made very poor showing against
the Giants.
OF the two ST. Louis clubs the
first to crack was the Browns. who
lost to Cleveland. The Cardinals
are still marching on.
The eastern half of the National
league looks ordinary compared to
the Giants The strength of the
Brooklyn pitching staff for the mo-
ment seems to have been over
estimated by both manager and
Brooklyn observers. Grimes, how
ever, has not pitched and is pre-
sumed to be the best in Brooklyn.
while Reuther has won two games
and will give Grimes a fight for the
houors if he keeps level headed and
behaves himself as a good ball
player should.
The Boston Nationals are not up
to the task of winning from New
York. They will have to show bet
ter baseball than they did in
Philadelphia and better than they
did in their first game in New York
if they expect to beat the mourn
fully dark horse. The first thing
the National league knows it will
be faced with runaway race which
will knock interest skyscraper
high. The Giants give the impress
sion of being more of an improving
team than their rivals and that is
bad sign with less than a half
dozen games played in the season.
iris Pitchers Better.
1t fell to Cleveland to give the
ST. Louis Browns their first defeat
1t was a tight game but that very
fact is good sign for Cleveland.
There is still another excellent point
in Cleveland's favor. Thus far
their pitchers seem to be better
than they were last year. If that
Z is the case, Cleveland. St Louis
and New York are sure to be drawn
together in an exciting three cor
nered struggle.
Washington has been outpitched.
! In the first three games of the sea-
son the Senators were asked TO face
three best pitchers in baseball.
Jones, Mays and Hoyt in succession
is trial for any baseball club.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17
ROPER HEADED
EAST TO GRAB
PURSE OR TWO
Thinks His Victory
OUer Morris Will
Help. &
BY FAIR PLAY.
Copyright. 1922, by The Argus }

NCopyrlght, 1922, by The Argus)
New York, April IT. Captain
Bob Roper is due east to make cap
ital of the stories of his improved
form that have come out of the
southwest. 1t will be interesting
to see what he has to say about his
recent engagement with Carl Nor
rls out in Oklahoma which was
won by Roper when his claim of
FOUL was sustained. So far as re-
ports go, Roper did not show any
thing great in the way OF battling
ability
AS for Morris. the pride of Sapul-
pa, everybody hereabouts thought
he was sunk until reports of a
meeting between him and Jim
FLYNN came through the other day.
The Roper fight is added evidence
he is still alive Carl was the first
OF the pugs looked upon to deprive
Jack johnson of his laurels ami re-
store supremacy TO the white race
when the negro was champion OF
the world. Even in those DAYS he
was not above fighting foul ana the
Roper bout showed that he still
wears his old habits.
But, to get back to the white
hope days, the spirit was taken ont
of Morris by a fearful beating adj
ministered by Jim Flynn. It was
after that he began to use his great
bulk in the gaining of unfair ad-
vantages. Eventually meeting Billy
Miske, the st. Paul scrapper, al
though more than a score of pound,
lighter, showed the Oklahoman he
could rough it and then some.
From that time on the big fellow
slowly slid down the skids into an
oblivion from which he is begin
ming to emerge. But as a scrapper
he is only shadow of wha. he
once was.
There have been no wireless re-
ports vet to the effect that Jack
Dempsey has threatened to knock
the captain of the. Aquita mia for a
goal IL he doesn't stop the shin
from humping up and down.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17
CUBSLOSE HARD
FOUGHT BATTLE
Chicago Crew Is Outlucked by Car
dinals in Contest That
Ends to 2.

St Louis, April 17.-Playing the
highest kind of ball for this end
of the season, the St Louis Cardi-
nails yesterday outlucked the CUBS
in nine rib-busting rounds and got
away by the f1imsiest margin,
to 2.
Score by innings: r. H. E
Chicago ...0002 00000-2 8
St. Louis .01000002x- 9 /
Jones and O'FarrelI; Sherdel aud
Ainsmith.
Giants. 8; Browns. 2.
New York, April 17.-Dick Ru-
dolph, after several years of retire
ment, returned to the mound yestt'-
day and for six innings BANKED the
Giants. He weakened, however, tn
Giants pounding him heavily in the
closing innings, trimming the
Braves to 2.
Score by innings: r. H E
Boston ....0010 0o01-2 Z /
New York 032x-5 II
Rudolph and Gowdy; Nehf and
Smith.
Pirates, 4; Reds, 8.
Cincinnati, April Flour sin.
giles in the seventh inning gave
Pittsburgh two runs and a 4 to 3
victory over Cincinnati yesterday.
Score by innings: R. H. E
Pittsburgh 10000 1900 II 8
Cincinnati .111000 000-3 9 1
Cooper and Gooch; Rixey' Couch
and Hargrove.
Dodgers, 10; Phillies, 2.
g. Score by innings: R.H.E
Phila'pha 00001100-2 s
Brooklyn .00o022 33x-10 II !
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17

Jimmy Jelinek, who responds to
the name Of Jelly" was with Rus
sellville, Ala, in the Alabama
Tennessee league last season. Fans
who were out Saturday and SUI
day to see the candidates in action
for the first time. liked his style
around the short field station.
Curt Norton, the Moline boy, was
given @ hand too for examples OF
fine third basing.
Downey, we understand, was with
the Quincy club when that city was
a member of the Three-Eye.
Hepner, who rounded out the in
field of the first string, dropped a
pair of chances for easy putouts.
He handled himself we'll, however.
He works from the portside, which
is considerably in the favor of any
first sacker.
The crowd gave Manager Conzel-
man a hearty cheer when he en-
tered the game in the seventh in
ming, taking Swanson's place be-
hind the bat. He flied out to third
first time up but in the ninth sent
clean single to center.
Morning and afternoon drill from
now on. All hands were ordered
to be out this morning. The twice
day program of exercising will be
observed up to the start of the sea-
son, which is only two weeks from
today. Have you thought of that
Well hear in mind that Duhuuuo
is going to help Rock Island lift
the lid May l. Avoid making any
other engagements for the day.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17
VANS IN OPENING CLASH
LET STUDENTS
GOVERN SPORT,
YALE SUGGESTS
MendelI Statement
Indicates Athletic
Trend.
BIZ WALTER CAMP.

Copyright, 1929. by The Argus-)
An. interesting sidelight on the
trend along athletic lines in our
great universities is communica-
ton just issued by Professor Men
dell, chairman of the athletic COM
mfttee at Yale. He states that the
board OF control aims to leave the
running OF sports far as posi-
BILE in the hands of undergraduates.
feeling that this makes for better
craftsmanship.
Along with this improvement of
spirit within the university" says
Professor Mendell, there is grow
ing, too, believe, better spirit
among the colleges and universe
ties. l believe that today there is
a better sense of craftsmanship
generally Their is a fairer atti-
tude toward opponents and more OF
a desire to treat visiting teams as
guests and not as enemies to be
watched with suspicion and dis
like
President Meiklejohn of AM
herst makes swift reply to Fred W.
Moore, Haryard's graduate treas
urer, who recently criticized Mel
klejohn's theory of sports conduct
ed by undergraduates exclusively.
Il know" says the Amherst presl-
dent, that Harvard graduates
ought not to be called upon to
manage the stadium, but this vast
business of stadiums and bowls
should be cut from the games. The
undergraduates should manage
their own games, and pay for their
own uniforms and equipment
Answering Professor Mendell's
statement that inasmuch as the
best teaching is provided for the
intellectual side of the university,
so in sports the teaching should be
of the best. Meiklejohn says:
"Mendell's argument rests upon a
confusion between teaching and
coaching. A teacher tries to devel-
op in a student command over a
subject. A coach prepares a pu-
pill to meet specified test. No
man who knows what sport il
wants another man paid to win q
game for him, and that is what our
present coaching system does"
John Hopkins, who had the hon
or of stopping the winning streak
of the Oxford Cambridge team by
a goodly score, has been the home
of American lacrosse for years.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17
AROUND . :as ''RCUIT'
JAMES L. HUGHES -

Manager Boyle of Marshalltown
has signed ]. Sullivan. a veteran
catcher, last year with the Cal
gary, Can, club. The Calgary club
won the pennant in its league last
year and Sullivan was one of the
leading catchers of the circuit. He
hit well for a backstop, with a pei
centage of go for IS games
The signing of Sullivan relieved
Boyle of considerable worry over a
veteran backstop. Graham Snow
with the club a short time in 1915
had expected to return here this
year, but thus far has been unable
to rent his farm in Michigan and
may have to forego playing for an
other year Sullivan was expected
to report today.
! Charlie Anderson, a member OF
last seasons American legion
team of Sterling. is receiving a try
out with Frank Boyle's Ansons. His
friends are predicting he will stick
with Boyle Is an infielder.
No trouble is expected by Man
ager Drohan in selecting a staff OF
pitchers. There are 10 pitchers in
Ottumwa at the present time, and
from these a staff of four for the
regular team will be selected
Fielders have not worked out yet
on account of the incomplete1
state of the diamond and for this
reason the manager has not had
the opportunity to look them over
lust as soon as the men begin tn
show up and get into form they
will be either selected for the reg
ulars or released.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17
CUMM!NS AND
BUD M'FADDEN
ON PL0W CARD
Dayenporter Glad of Chance to
Meet Boy Who Once Gave Him
Hard Beating.

Bud McFadden of Sterling and
George Cumm:ns of Davenport will
furnish the main event of the An
derson Athletic clubs next fistic
show in Turner hall, Moline. April
% is the date. McFadden is the
pile driving puncher who broke
Cummins' jaw in a bout at Doug
las park, a year ago last summer,
which put George out of business
several months. CumminS wants
revenge and this is his first OPP
portunity to get it. The Sterling
boy is just as anxious to show that
the occurrence was not an acct
dent Both boys are experienced
wielders of the padded mitts, well
liked in the trl-cities and the bout
should be a dandy.
Efforts have been made by other
tri-city promoters to get this pair
together but they were fruitless.
Cummins demanded 10-round
bout to settle this supremacy and
no club would grant the two fell
lows this privilege. McFadden was
willing to accept the bout over any
distance.
Matchmaker Jimmy Anderson has
not arranged his preliminaries and
perhaps will not do so until after
the April 20 bout in Davenport. He
will pick those who make the best
showing on the Pal Moore-Eddis
Anderson card and offer them to
local fans. The popular prices of
s1.10 and So cents will prevail at
this show. The Anderson club
gained the confidence of the fight
fans by their initial show early in
the month and there is no doubt
but that Turner hall will again be
filled TO capacity to see Cummins
and McFaddea go to il.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17
DISPUTE ARISES -.
OVER RENTAL OF
PARK AT GENESEO
(special Correspondenee.l

Geneseo, April 17.-Plans for
baseball in Geneseo this season are
not very bright at the present time.
The committee which was appoint
ed at a meeting of the fans last
week is unable to reach an agree
nient ON the rental price for the
ball park for the season. Negotia
tions will continue, however, and it
is generally hoped that satisfactory
arrangements can be made.
With the half holiday for Thurs
day afternoons during June, July
and August generally observed by
the business houses in Henry coun-
ty the possibility of good attend
ance at week day games is encour-
aging.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17

the hook until all kinks are renov-
ed from his arm.
Hamilton threw a fast one the
next inning and retired the Regs
in order, but Lowry, first to face
him in the third, lined a double
over third base Swanson followed
with a two-base smack between
left and center and Dillon singled
to right. Three runs counted be-
fore the youngster could retire the
side.
Radloff of Coal Valley held the
Regs scoreless and allowed only
two hits in the next four innings.
Rosenberger, who rounded out the
afternoon for the Vans, was touch
ed for five hits and three runs in
the final innings.
Infie.d Possibilities.
The infield of the Regulars, CON-
posed of Repner at first, Downey at
second, Jelinek at third and Norton
at short, indicated possibilities
Jeiinek and Norton are both fast on
their feet and handle ground balls
nicely, if Saturdays and Sundays
work is a true forecast of their
abilities. Norton connected twice
for doubles and DoWney helped
himself TO triple and single. The
outfelders took everything thai
came their way. Swanson played a
scrappy game behind the hat.
Without casting any reflections
on the efforts of the other outfield-
ers of the Yannigans, Hartmann at
shortstop was the outstanding fig
ure. This youngster has speed and
an apparently well controlled snap
throw to first. Rookie" Kimball
failed tn distinguish himself in
right field because nothing came
his way. He took a base on balls
in the sixth, stole second and reg
istered on an error.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17
MACK REPLACES
VETERANS WITH
YOUNG PLAYERS
Pillow Boy Boss Hopes to Repeat in
Three-Eye With Team of
Fast Kids.
Especial to The Argus.)

Morgantovn, n. c.. April H.
Aside from the pitching department,
which also has shown great in
provement since the Pillow Boys
reported here, Manager Mack is
well satisfied with the prospects Of
having another winner in the Three
l league this season. Mack is not
alone in his opinion for Shelly,
Lord and McCue, all members OF
last years champions, endorse their
pilots sentiments. Shelly was
somewhat doubtful at first, fearing
that the youngsters would not be
able to cut the mustard, but their
rapid development has even sur
prised the Flying Dutchman."
Last season Moline won the pen
nant with a team of old heads.
Mack intends TO build from the
ground up this year and produce
some peppery playing by young
sters who are ambitious to get
somewhere in the national pastime
Moline plays its farewell games
here today and tomorrow. Green's
boro of the Piedmont league will
furnish the opposition. Then the
Flows board the RATHER for Knox
vile, Tenn, to battle the team which
represents that city in the Appa-
lachian circuit on Wednesday and
Thursday. April 81 they play at
Lexington, Ky, and April % and
% they will be in their home state
at Springfield, playing the Sanga-
mos, strong semi-pro team of that
city. April "a, 25, 26 they villa
play Lombard and Knox colleges
at Galesburg and April 81 a semi
pro team at Pennington. April IS
will be moving day at Moline. The
uext two days they will clash with
an ancient enemy, Rock Island,
and May 2 the Plows open the sea
son at Terre Haute, Ind.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17

| Opinion may be reserved as to
what Yale will do in her culmin-
ating four mile regatta against
( Harvard, but the showing of her
/ crews against Fights of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania on the Schuyl-
! kill river last Saturday suggested
| that Yale adherents had better
steel their sensibilities against a
none too brilliant preliminary seas
on. 1t was difficult to recognize
anything definite in the Blues style
of sweep swinging. You could
catch elements of the typical Eng
| lish sculler's stroke-that is in
| blade work-combined with a pro-
nounced body swing. The result
was nothing impressive.
Pennsylvania rowed the short
nippy stroke that you will see ap-
piled by the splendid argonaut
crews up in Canada but no less we'll
applied than by the Quaker crews
on Saturday. In 1917-or was it
l191S?-Joseph Wright developed a
varsity crew very much like the
present outfit in smoothness of
rythmn and finished workmanship.
For the Henley distance mile
land fiye-sixteenths-P Pennsylvania
this season is superbly equipped.
There is not the slightest doubt
/ that the varsity at least will be
equally formidable over the mile
and seven-eighths route; perhaps
also the two miles We shall see.
Three mile regatta at Poughkeep-
sic may demand something more.
One thing is certain: If the Red
and Blue eight can carry its pres
ent stroke over three miles and
maintain its form it will not take
lot of beating on the Hudson in
June But before June other i'm
portant regattas are to be rowed
And Pennsylvania has a reputation
for inconsistency. Again, we shall
see. Let her hold what she has
and progress logically; the most
ardent Pennsylvania can ask no
more.
As the Quakers rowed on Satur-
day they were perfectly smooth at
SO TO the minute. Combined with
the Drawn of a boatload of young
men averaging IFS pounds they will
be difficult for any crew to defeat
In a race up to two miles AID may
be beyond.
] Yale, to go a bit farther into her
stroke, was not at home with
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17
ATKINSON BOOKS GAMES.
(Special Corresnondencel

Atkinson, April 1.-THE c. Y. NJ
C. organization has taken over the
Atkinson baseball team and is now
booking games for the season. Pros
poets indicate that a strong team
will be put in the field.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17
GALVA BALL SQUAD
HOLDS PRACTICE
lSnecial COrreSnondence,

NOPCO1lII N<Ot g PJ11UC44OC.T
Galya, April 17.-Thirty recruits
of the Galva baseball team held
strenuous practice session at the
ball park yesterday afternoon. They
were put through the drill by Man
ager Peterson. Organization of
the club and team will be per
fected in short time and games
will be scheduled for the summer.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17

Three-base hit-Downey. Two
base hits-Lowry, Swanson, Norton
2, Radloff. Haase. Stolen bases
Mckinney 2, kimball, Lowry, Con-
zeiman. Double plays-Cassidy-
Kaufmann-Jo hnson-Decker; Dow
uey- Hepner-J elinek-Lowe Norton.
Struck out-By Hamilton 2, Wilson
q, Dillon 4; by Radloff 4. Rosen-
berger /, Felix /. Bases on balls
OF Wilson 2, Rosenberger 2. Rad
loft l, Felix .. Hit by pitched ball
Robertson, Downey. Umpire
Taylor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17
AMERICAN LEAGUE,

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National League.
st. Louis, 8; Chicago. >.
Broolyn. 10; Philadelphia, 2.
New York, 5; Boston, ..
Pittsburgh. 4; Cincinnati, 8.
American League.
Chicago, z; Detroit, s 90 in
nings.1
ST. Louis. o; Cleveland, 5.
Washington, 1; Philadelphia, s.
New York at Boston, not SEIZED
uled.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17
ERIE STARTS PRACTICE.

Especial Correspondence Gel
Erie, April T.-Erie high school
baseball squad has started daily
practice at the ball park, although
the grounds are still muddy from
the recent rains.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17
Macks. 5: Senators. l.

Washington, April 1.-THE Mack
men took advantage Of atrocious
fielding by the Griffmen and effec
tive hurting by Bryan Harris to
register to l verdict in their
first appearance of the season here.
Philadelphia ...001 100 Uo3-5 E /
Washington ..oo1 900 oo0-1 Z 6
Harris and Perkins; Gleason and
Charity.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17

A German. soldier must obtain
permission from. his commanding
Officer to maFry.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17

More than 100000 building in the
United States are equipped with
radio receiving outfits.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17

ident R. F. Wood of the fans asso-
citation as they appeared yesterday
afternoon at Douglas park while
viewing with critical eyes the eff
forts of some IS or 80 candidates.
Hard to tell whether they were
impressed or not, isn't it? Just
the same, we'll wager neither was
one whit displeased or disappoint-
ed. They saw some sparkling bits
of pastiming during the course OF
the afternoon, and it is reasonably
safe to say both feel assured the
club is getting off on the right foot.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17
FABER IN Box;
WHITE SOx WIN
Come From Behind in Ninth and
Drive Four Runs Over for
Victory.

Chicago, April 17.-Kid Gleason 5
White Sox socked it to the Detroit
Tigers for a victory yesterday aft
ernoon. The score was to 6, the
game went 10 innings and was wit
messed by close to 10000 persons.
Everything considered, it was a
most suspicious day for the White
Sox family.
Red Faher won the game. He
was on the firing line at the start
and still was shooting his slants
across the plate at the finish 1t
was Faber's first win in a pair of
starts. Incidentally, it was the
first victory for the Sox. They lost
three in row to the St Louis
Browns. The score:
Detroit .1o1 e1o GEO SO IL 0
Chicago 49,. 01O o20 900 Al" IA =
Oldham. Ehmke and Bassler;
Faber and Schalk.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17
Indians. 8: Browns, 0.

Cleveland, April II. Walter
Mails. left-hander, pitched bril-
1iantly in his seasons inaugural
effort against the Browns here yes
terday, and the Indians scored a
30 triumph.
ST. Louis 600 900 1000 s 1
Cleveland 80. 600 101 G1*-3 s O
Shocker and SEVERED; Mails and
Nunamaker.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17

Yale. to go a bit farther into her
stroke, was not at home with a