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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
Sentiment OF
ALL, NOT few,
SEXTON URGES
Cannot Be Left to a Few Men 10
Force City Into League
Meeting Tonight.
BY J. l.. HUGHES.

Baseball is a community PROPOSE
ton, and as such can be determln-
ed only by a reflection of commun-
ity sentiment Assuredly it is not
up to a group of individuals to force
| baseball on a community if the fol-
/ lowers of the game don't want it.
If Rock Island desires league base
ball, surely the feeling is worthy
of expression
This is the thought of M. H Sex
ton, president of the National AS
ISOLATION of Professional Baseball
clubs. President Sexton is part and
parcel of the fabric of the national
game. It's problems are thorough
ly familiar to him. Many years of
association with the game and
his ability to diagnose and correct
the ills that often afflict the pas
time, has made him a national fig
ure in the world of baseball.
Mr. Sexton impresses the fact
that in numbers there is assurance.
To be assured of the advisability of
the Rock Island Fans association
proceeding with plans for this city S
affiliation with Iowa cities in the
formation of a new league. the Of
ficers and directors feel that the
sentiment OF the fans should be
made known The opportunity to
do this will be had tonight when
the fans associatioD convenes in
annual meeting at the Chamber of
Commerce.
Ordinarily the annual meeting
means the election of officers and
directors as the principal feature.
While this will be an important
part of the evenings program, the
question of Rock Islands future in
the league pastime is really of vital
significance. Every stakeholder has
been notified and urged to be pres
ent but the meeting is not limited
to him. Every fan who entertainS
the least hope and desire for con-
( tinuance of the sport in 1922, is
wanted. Given some ground upon
which to stand, the fans asS0cia-
ton is ready and willing to go
ahead with plans for Rock Islands
entry into the new circuit. A
/ large attendance at the meeting
would provide this.
Details leading up to the organ
ization of the new league are shap-
/
of those who have been active in
keeping the proposition live is
sue. Waterloo, which at the last
meeting in Cedar Rapids seemed to
have lost enthusiasm, is perking
up and it is likely that city will be
I ready to swing into line if the call
is sounded. Waterloo would be the
I sixth city. enough to launch the
! league in event two others coulu
not be lined up this year.
/ Mr. Sexton leaves tomorrow night
! for Cedar Rapids. where he will
( confer with Belden Hill. head OF
/ baseball in that city. The two have
been invited to speak at a dinner
/ in Waterloo Thursday night on the
subject of baseball Saturday
I Messrs. Sexton and Hill VIII be ii
Ottumwa.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
DRAKE MEET'TO
Be AMONG BEST
Conference Athletic Directors and
Others Aiding Des MOines
Institution.

Des MoineS. Iowa. Jan. 10. - A
track relay meet that viii compare
favorabIy with any other similar
event in the country is the aim of
Drake university athletic officials.
who have this year obtained wide
cooperation from western track
coaches in developing plans for the
1922 Drake relays in April.
Kenneth l.. Wilson. athletic direc-
tor of Drake university. has the
schools in his venture and is en-
thusiastic over the prospects of
making the local meet the stellar
track and field attra ton OF the en-
tire country.
Despite the fact that the local re-
lay will lbe held on the same date
as the University Of Pennsylvania
meet, Drake has received the uuan-
imous backing of big ten schools.
Heretofore the Drake relays always
have been held the week before the
Penn meet.
Athletic Director Tom Jones Of
the University of Wisconsin and
Harry Gill of Illinois, assisted Will
son in lining up the other western
conference coaches to support the
Drake relay. In addt ton 10 the
Representatives from the big ten
the coaches Of tie Illinois confer
ence ana Coas h kuute kOckHe of
NotFe Dame have aG- Eod % support
the Drake relay carnival. A rep
resentafiye OF one OF the Southern
conference schools also has stated
that several Dixie universities
would send athletes here. Efforts
also will he made 10 interest some
of the Pacific coast schools, su'h as
California, Southern California,
Stanford and Washington State.
That the coming meet may be a
success. and satisfy the visiting
coaches. Coach Wilson is planning
to enlarEe the meet 10 include sew
eral special events. Heretofore.
! there has been only one or Two spe-
cial events aside froin the rel-.
races
Watches will be given the win
ming athletes. Some OF the prob
able spes ials will be the 49o-ya-C
low hurdles. hop. step ana jun
jaTlin throw. 110-yard 4 sb. - BE-
yard dash and possibly the 10
yard and 220-yald low hurdles.
The add-ti of these event
probably will mean that the NEE;
will extend over Two days instead
of one, as heretofore. with prelim-
inaries on Friday afternoon and the
relay races and finals in the spe-
ciGl events on Saturday. II also
will mean that many of the relay
races will be run i'll two sections.
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HORSEMEN TO
PLAN SEASON
Grand and Lake Erie Circuits TO
Hold Annual Meetings at
Cleveland.

Cleveland, Ohio. Jan. 10.-The
harness horse racing season for
! 1922 will lie laid here next Monday
Tuesday and Wednesday, when
stewards and Representatives of the
Grand and Lake Erie circuits hold
their annual meetings and assign
dates, upon which other harness
racing dates throughout the coun-
try are based.
The Grand circuit meeting Will
open Monday and continue Tuesday
The schedules and rules committees
will meet Monday afternoon with
the annual dinner to be held in the
evening. Tuesdays program, as
mapped out by Secretary. Win H.
Kilnan, calls for an open meeting
in the morning, to which all horse
men are invited and an executive
meeting of the stewards in the
afternoon at which action will be
taken on rules and schedules.
The Lake Erie officials, control
ling the half-mile tracks, will meet
on Wednesday,.
One of the principal questions
facing the Grand circuit stewards
is whether dates will be assigned
to the kenilworth track at Wind
sOr, Ont, across the river from De-
troit President Samuel Mcbride
of that track. has signified his in
tention of applying for membership
with view to holding a meeting
during the two weeks preceding the
North Randall meeting
Under the Canadian law it is
L. 30 n
week, and in order for a six-day
meet to be held at the Kenilworth
track it is necessary to race in two
differen weeks.
However, the management OF the
North Randall track here is reti-
cent about relinQuishing the open
ing of the Grand circuit They
point to the fact that they took the
opening dates several years ago
when no other track wanted them
and since then has built up its open
meeting second to none in the cir
cult.
II Lexington decides to substitute
a six-day meeting for the two
weeks gathering it has held for
many years, as has been reported,
this must also come before the
stewards Such action by Licking
ton would leave a week open be
tween the Lexington and Atlanta
meetings.
The addition of Kenilworth would
give the Grand circuit IL tracks.
Present members are North Ran
dali. Toledo, Columbus. Kalamazoo,
Lexington, Atlanta, Philadelphia,
Popghkeepsie, Syracuse, Hartford
and Readyille.
skenilworth had been a member
until few years ago. II dates are
received, the $4,000 Merchants
and Manufacturers stake. one of the
outstanding features of the circuit
until racing was abandoned at
kenilworth, will be reviewed, it was
announced by President Mcbride.
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Moline have had with teams that
the locals have met.
Moline won owes the LaSalle-
Peru aggregation Is to . after Rock
Island had been handed a defeat by
the twin-city team. Davenport tri-
umphed over the East Moline boys
by a large margin, 81 to 7. and
Rock Island won "a to Il from the
same team Score comparison of
these games would put Rock Island
on about tan equal basis with Day-
export if it were not for the less OF
Hall.
With a hard weeks practice and
coaching in fundamentals OF the
game, a hard conflict will be in SEES
sion next Friday night in the Y
gym. when the Davenporters will
meet the Islanders in the first of
tri-city clashes of the season.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10

BARNES KEEPS
IN SHAPE FOR
SPRING DRIVE
leaning With Hutch
ison on Winter Golf
Courses.
By JOHN b. FOSTER

Copyright. 1922, by The Argus.)
New York, Jan. 10.-More reason
than merely playing the winter
courses and giving exhibitions is
keeping Walter Hagen and Jim
Barnes busy over the links. Both
of them expect to go abroad in
1922 and take another fling at the
British open championship. Jock
Hutchinson will surely cross the
Atlantic to defend his title with
these three in the British competi-
ton. The open event will be rep
resented by the best of the United
States players. no matter whether
as representatives delegation
makes the journey to play in the
amateur.
Barnes and Hutchinson have had
some hard games on their tour
along the Pacific coast and have
more to come. In the northwest
they ran into an unreasonable and
record breaking snow and practic-
ally had to abandon their impor-
tant matches. travelling on to the
latitude OF san Francisco before
they could find seasonable golfing
weather
Barnes writes that he is gradu-
ally getting into his game as he
becomes better accustomed to the
climate The quality of the course,
of course, differs from the turf to
which he is accustomed about the
metropolitan district in the east,
and he is not quite up to the game
that he played for the champion
ship at Washington. but he is anx-
ious to keep going moderately all
of the season that he can start
successfully in the spring. He is
fearful of becoming stale.
]. F. Byers. who will be the new
president of the United States Colt
association. is reported to be ia
vorable TO the restoration of the
stymie IN the rules. An Overwhelm-
ing majority of the golfers of prom
inence with whom he communicat-
ed advocated the restoration of the
stymie All substitute rules are
asserted to have failed after a fair
trial
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
ATKINSON CAGE
SQUAD DEFEATS
SILVIS, Is TO II

The Atkinson Independents open
ed their season OF basketball by de-
feating the Silvis Independents in
the Atkinson high school gym last
night % to II. The game was
slow and numerous fouls were cali
ed. Argenbright OF Silyis being
forced from the game because Of
four personal fouls. Atkinson did
not show the form expected and Of
which it is capable. being especi-
ally weak at caging field goals
The Sheffield Independents are to
play Atkinson next and better form
is expected with stronger opposi-
ton The summary;
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His record for the season was =
games won and IS lost.
1875


The season of 1908 was the big
gest year in the career of Walsh.
The Big Moose" as he was
known by the ball players. worked
in &c games. nearly half the nur-
Der played by his club.
Walsh started 49 times. finished
Is other games and managed to win
40. lose only 10 and tie one game.
In a game against Cleveland lie
struck OUT Is men in eight innings,
yet lost the game. In that contest
Joss, pitching for Cleveland, shut
out Chicago without a run or hit,
not Il player reaching first base.
He scored Il shut outs.
In the last nine games of the sea
son he worked in seven of them.
1909.
The strain of the three previous
years told on the old arm and the
best Walsh could do was win Is and
lose II. The SOx finished fourth. .
1910.
Regained his title of the iron
man" of the league by working in
As games.
With club that finished sixth,
Walsh won IS and lost 20 games.
1911.
Once again he did more wOrk
than any other American League
pitcher His record was % won
ard Is lost.
1912.
Worked in 60 games. although his
record only shows the winning of
Is and losing eight games
1913.
Fadeout Despite his many eff
forts to come back, the old arm
wouldn't. respond. The Big Moose
was through.
1915.
Exit without cheers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
EXPANSION OF
ATHLETICS TO
BE DISCUSSED
East Likely to Lose Monopoly on
Holding Of Championship
Affairs.

New York, Jan. 10.-(By The AS
sociated Press. Expansion of the
intercollegiate Association OF
the intercollegiate Association NJ
Amateur Athletics of America into
a nationwide organization and
staging Of the annual champion
ship games in sections of the coun-
try other than the east appear to be
likely developments at the annual
meeting here March 4
Proposed amendments to the con-
struction and statements made at
the Joint meeting of the executive
advisory committees here last week
are said to indicate broadening CT
the scope of the oldest collegiate
sport governing body of Amer
One of the most important amend
ments would provide that a college
holding membership in the |. c. A.
A. A.,.would not be dropped in case
il were not represented in the stu
lar track and crOss-country cham
pionshisp at least once in two con-
secutive years.
This, it is explained, would open
the way for permanent membership
for such institutions as California
and Leland Stanford, on the Pa
cific coast, and Michigan in the
middlewest, which have competed
in the past, as well as the leading
universities of the south. southwest,
and the Rocky Mountain sections
with standard university eligibility
rules.
Competition would hinge entirely
on membership and conformity to
the [. c. A. A. A. regulations and
eligibility code without compulsory
restriction relative to continuity on
such competition.
The adoption of such amendment
might result in the 1922 champion
ships games being held in the mid
die west. 1t is reported that the
first step in this direction will be
made in the presentation of an in
vitation from the University of
Michigan to stage the titular N eet
at Ann Arbor next May, or certain
ly not later than 1928. Nominalty
the 1922 games would go to the
University OF Pennsylvania, in the
ordinary alienation between Har-
ward and Pennsylvania.
The University of Michigan has
an up-to-date stadium and field
which compares favorably with the
best in the east. With California
holding the track and field title
won last spring from Harvard, il
is thought that delegates to the
meeting here in March will give ia r
more than casual considera ton tC
the invitation from Michigan
should it be presented with the
sanction of the athletic council of
the Ann Arbor university.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
INTERNATIONAL
CLUB TO ASSIST
COLLEGE BOXING
Makes Sorry Mess of
Things in Ranks
of Pros.
BY WALTER CAMP.
Copyright, 1922. by The Argus.

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.9
Although the International
Sporting club has been sliding
down the financial toboggan and
has been in great difficulties lately,
the organization probably will be
kept alive as sort of guardian of
the sport of boxing and as a parent
of this art. Fer time il appeared
that the club might be able TO sur
mount its difficulties with the aid of
one or two of its wealthy members,
and save the property acquired at
the corner of Forty-ninth street
and Lexington avenue in New York
city. But this hope proved Wis
ionary and last week the property
was sold at auction for SEQ, 900,
which had cost S750,000. This
practically wipes out the holders OF
$500 bonds. 1t is now being pro-
posed to organize intercollegiate
boxing and in that event it will be
doGbly important to have such an
organization as the International
Sporting club in existence.
EoOLIS dSO captain
Palmer E. Pierce of West Point saw
a vision and converted a small
group of colleges outside the older
institutions, to his belief in an as
ISOLATION Today. largely through
his wide leadership, the National
Collegiate Athletic association EN-
braces nearly every college OF
prominence and has done much to
correct abuses, not by edict but
Interchange of ideas and sporting
leadership And now the politics
begin. Those who love power and
its use covet the control of the
association through making it a
law making organization and tax
ing charge They were held in
check at the December meeting but
they may be expected to try again
next December.
Once more Jock Hutchison has
demonstrated his real class. this
time on the Pacific coast, for in his
opening tourney he shot 3Di, beat
ing out Ed Traube, with whom he
had tied at the midway point by
not less than seven strokes.
Soon after the middle of January,
the Washington & Jefferson foot
ball team will be given Il great
banquet at home at which they will
receive the well deserved honors
due TO their holding California to Il
sccreless tie at Pasadena. The oc-
casion will be one OF the greatest
in the history Of institutions.
Skating Kinks Will rejoice in the
news that Oscar Mathieson of Nor
way, international speed champion,
is sailing for these shores this
week Americans may be assured
of some grand races when he
meets Bobby Mclean and others OF
our professional speedsters.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
ERNIE WICK TO
PLAY BASEBALL.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Jan. 1O.-Ernie
Wick, "All-American" football cen
ter, will enter professional base
ball at the close of the Michigan
baseball season. He is expected 10
join the st. Louis Nationals late
next summer
As the signing of the contract
with the Cardinals would automat-
ically make Wick a professional
the formality of so doing is being
withheld until after the college sea-
son ends.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
BY BILLY EVANS.

Ed Walsh. once famous pitcher
of the Chicago White SoX, will live
long in the annals of baseball as
the Iron man" of pitchers.
If there ever was a gluttOn for
work, Ed Walsh was that individ-
ual. From 1906 to 1912 he took part
in almost fifty games a year.
Walsh in those six years did
about twelve years of work. He
had outlived his usefulness at a
time when he should have been at
the height of his career.
Here are just a few high spots
in the career of Walsh, from 1906
to 1912, his big years in baseball.
Here is his 1906 record:
Won II games and lost IS. In
10 of his II victories he scored
shut outs
Pitched one-hit games and
worked in Is games in which he
allowed five hits or less.
In the record of 10 straight made
by the Chicago White SoX from
Aug. . to %, he worked in seven
games and won them all.
In hanging up the seven victories
in % days he allowed only six
runs In four of the games he shut
out the opposition
Hero of World Series.
In the 1906 world series with the
Chicago Cubs. which the SoX won,
to the great surprise of the baseball
world. Walsh featured with his
pitching.
He twice. beat the Cubs. In mis-
first game against Chances then
great team, he allowed only two
hits and no runs and struck out II
men.
1907.
Walsh had another big season, al
though not replete with the MANY
sensational performances that fea-
tured his work in 1906.
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LEGION BOOKS
a. ROUNDS OF
fist DISPLAY
Young Powell and Johnny Showers
10 Appear in Preliminary
Events.
BIZ J. L. HUGHES.

TWenty-four rounds of boxing
perhaps leSs-have been carded bv
the Davenport legion for the first of
Its 1y22 tSuC entertainments at the
armory in that city Jan. 20 The
complete program, as announced
today, includes Young Powell of
Rock Island and Young Packey Nc
Tarland of Davenport in the opener,
JOHNNY Showers of Rock Island and
Peoria and Young Brandy of Moline
in the Second bout. Battling Ander-
son Of Ke%anee and George Cum
minis of davenport have been
signed for tho semi-windup.
The windupS of course, between
frankie WeIch of Chicago and Nor
RE Schlaifer of Omaha, welter-
weights, holds the center of inter-
est but in the other bouts much
action is assured. The evening
could hardly be duplicated else
where at the reduced prices the leg
ion is now asking.
Powell and the youngster bios
soming forth with the imposing
meEicker of Young Packey McFar-
land, will battle four rounds at 1870
or thereabouts. Young Paekey is
reported TO be a clever boxer and
may cause the rugged Rock Island
er a lot of trouble.
Showers and Brandy-the name
sounds goodwill also occupy the
center of the stage for a quartet of
rounds. They will weigh about 1873.
Cunmins and Anderson are billed
TO travel six regulation rounds in
the semi-windup at 140. Anderson,
who met Johnny Showers at the
last legion show, Thanksgiving eve,
promises TO be in better condition
than that affair, which caught him
pared. IN sucn an event he
should be capable of meeting the
slugging tactics of the Davenporter.
Schlaifer writes that he is max
ing the most of the days between
now and his scrap with WEIGH. The
Omaha boy IS not over-confident in
the least, despite his knockout vic
tory over Weleh six weeks ago. On
the contrary he writes that he has
reason enough to be prepared for a
hard battle as WEIGH caught him
with a blow in the first round that
had dazing effect.
There is one thing that Schlaifer
doesn't like He says he has heard
WEIGH is claiming the kayo was a
fiuke. Morrie asserts IL is never a
luke when he sends a man to the
canvas.
Schlaifer will get a match with
Dennis c'Kecfe OF Chicago. proyid-
ing he repeats against WEIGH.
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MIILKIT WINS
FROM VIATOR IN
CLOSING STAGl

Decatur. III. Jan. l5--9laSil5
rally in the last stages Of t1e gan ~
NiI!ikin university defeated >. -
tor. 90 to Is. here Monday n's-.
Both teams showed d strong deLelZ
and long shots were ueces'a =.
Wallace scored four baskets ~
N-llikin. making The deciding Oh
in the last seconds Of play.
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SPORT BRIEFS

Detroit.-Dan Howley coats -
the Detroit Tigers, has sigAea 10
contract for the coming Season ,.
Springfield, Mass. r Sl-Ll-'- -l1
Zbvszko, wres ling champ On, w.
two cut Of three falls from ATTIC
LaIt6n n, ...--
E,auston. Ul.-TEe un.yeTS.ls A.
Wisconsin basketball "a nJ7I g
feated Nortav estern. y 10 g., y.
Amcs. Iowa University o. - -,
braska basketball five dei7A'-
Iowa State college. . 10 i.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10

Three hundred soldiers answer
call for boxing. candidates" Must
be second-looie in the woodpile.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10

lphia.-Joe Lynch. former
bantamweight champion. outpoin;-
ed Patsy Wallace in an eight-round
bout.
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HARRY FRAZEE STILL HAS A
$250,090 INFIELD, BUT HE WILL
HAVE TO CUT 1T UP INTO
BUILDING LOTS IN ORDER TO
CASH IN ON 1T.
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HIGH TEAMS
WEAKENED BY
LOSS OF HALL
Nine-SemeSter Rules Force Retire.
ment Until Grid SeasOn-Dav-
export Next
BY ART WILKINS.

Rock Island high school basket
bali team would make him ineligi-
factors yesterday when Floyd
Hall abandoned his studies until
next fall. He will return to lead
the warriors of the gridiron.
Further playing on the basket
bal lteam would make him. ineligi-
BILE for football because Of the
9-semester ruling.
Hall played a strong game on
the football eleven last fall and has
been showing well in the loop con-
tests. In the game with LaSalle-
Peru he made the majority of bas-
kets for the home lads. His height
and weight added greatly to the
team, which is lacking beef this
year.
Coach Kimmel will probably shift
Captain Shelter to center and
Knanishu will be given a tryout as
running guard. Shelter, although
small in stature, has shown great
ability in jumping and with the ma
terial now on hand. looks like the
best bet for the pivot position.
Alexenburg at forward will have a
hard time TO keep his place with
several more likely looking candi-
dates in line