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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-21
TRACK HOPESAT
MISSOURI HIGH
Coach Bob Simpson to Build Squad
Around Hamilton, National
Champion.

Columbia, Mo, Feb. 21.-Hopes
for a successful track season for
the Missouri University Tigers are
centered around the Tiger captain
and star, Brutus Hamilton. national
penathlon and decathlon champion.
Track Coach Bob Simpson is
grooming a score of tracksters for
the opening event of the track sea-
son, the Kansas City Athletic club
indoor meet, at Kansas City. Feb.
70. Coach Simpson has six letter
men as nucleus for his team. with
10 promising first year contenderS.
Hamilton, who brought honor to
the Tiger team last year, will COM
pete in the shot put, pole vault and
high jump in the indoor meets and
prOpably in the low hurdles events
When the outdoor season opens,
Hamilton Will compete in all around
events.
Coach Simpson looks to Earl
Maxwell of Columbia, as another
of his star track performers. Max
well is beginning his third year or
the Tiger squad. During that time
he has made a record as being one
of the best half-milerS in the Mis-
souri, Valley conference Maxwell
also will compete in the quarter
mile. r. c. Scott Of Ridgeway, Mo.
weight man; Richard SIM of ST.
Louis, Pole vault; Eugene Bras
field of Garden City. Mo. distance,
and j. S. Knight of Kansas City.
jayelin, are the remaining Tiger
letter men. Xercher, quarter and
half miles; SaviIle and Lincoln, in
the weights, all letter men. were
expected to be Tiger contenders
again this year. but Coach Simpson
reports that they will not be in the
Missouri lineup. Zercher is being
kept out of the game because of
physical handjcaps. SaviIle is out
with football injuries, and Lincoln |
will not be able to compete because
Of scholastic standing.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-21
MAKE DRAWINGS
FOR CAGE EVENT
AT GALESBURG

kewanee. Feb. 21.-Drawings for
the State High School Athletic as
ociation district basketball tourna-
ment, to be held at Galesburg
March ?. and 4. have Just been
announced. They follow:
Glass A-Cambridge versus Tou-
lon; Kewanee versus Abingdon
Knoxville versus Elmwood; Gales
burg versus Wyoming.
Glass B-Lafayette versus vii
Mansfield; Buda versus Oneida :.
Victoria versus Gibson. Altoona YER
sus ---; We.hersGeld YER
sus Toluca.
In class B the winner of the first
group of four will play the winner
of the last group of five to deter
mine the winner of the class. On
account of the large number Of dis
trlcts this year, sectional tourna-
ments will be held, the winners of
the sections to compete later for
state championship honors,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-21
BOWLING

Many friends are sorry to hear OF
the serious illness with pneumonia
of John Mcconnell, a well known
farmer, living five miles southwest
of Milan, in Black Hawk township.
Mr.. Mcconnell was taken sick on
Tuesday. He is being cared for bv
a trained nurse from Rock Island.
A group of young folks of the
community enjoyed a roller skating
party at Reynolds last week.
A musical entertainment will he
given at the Taylor Ridge COM
munity hall on Thursday evening.
A group of Rock Island young peo-
pie will furnish the program.
Several Bowling members of the
Rock Island Woman's club attend
ed the meeting on Saturday after
noon.
A number of farmers in this vi
cinity have been hauling limestone
to be spread on their fields as fer
tilizer.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-21
MURCHISON AND
RAY TO COMPETE
AT KANSAS CITY

| Kansas City, Mo, Feb 20.-Joie
Ray and Loren Murchison are ex-
pected to compete in the 18th an
nual indoor track meet of the Kan
sas City Athletic club here Feb. 25.
Both will carry the colors of the
Illinois Athletic club of Chicago.
Ray will run in a special 1880
meter event against Ray Watson,
former Kansas State Agriculture
college distance star, and an Ames
entry, probably Higgins. Ray re-
Gently established a new indoor
record for the mile when he ran It
in APO 2-5 at Boston.
Numerous college athletes are
expected to participate in the
meet. Relay teams from Missouri
Valley conference schools. and Mis-
souri, State and Kansas State mile
relay teams of four men each are
on the program.
Scratch events open to all are
the 440-yard dash, SS0-yard run, So
yard dash, mile run, 16-pound shot
put, high jump. pole vault and low
uhrdles. Handicap events open 10
all the 12-pound shot put and 1000
yard run.
Club relay events in the mile
will be open to athletic clubs, as
well as universities and colleges.
A special 300-yard run for the
Douglas cup is open only TO track
men from Missouri Valley confer
ence schools, and a special 50-yard
high hurdle event has been ar
ranged, in which each valley con-
ference school is invited to enter
one man.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-21

Jimmy Councilman is a pos
sibiiity for the managershp of
the Rock Island baseball club.
The captain of Last seasons In
dependents has been consider
ed for sometime as a choice for
the leadership of the Islanders
in view of his attaInmentS on
the gridirOn. which indicated
he possesses the qualities of a
leader. Jimmy himself has
been actively soliciting the IA
TOr OF the directors. He has
had experience as a ball player
being rated as a catcher Of
ability, and there is reason to
believe he would make good
boss for the new Islanders.
The directors at last nights
meeting decided to forward n
proposition TO Councilman. who
is Wintering in Chicago. While
he is expected. to accept the
offer. if is understood the mat
ter will not be definitely set
tied until a later meeting OF
the board. In the meantime
the directors will continue
gathering Information about the
merits Of several other candi-
dates for the position. among
whom is George Hughes, for
mer manager OF the Moline
PlOWb0yS, and "RGd" Smith.
catcher with Joplin in the
Western league last year.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-21
FORMER BRITON
CHAMP COMING
Cyril TGlley TO Head Declaration
Whose Purpose is to Gain
American Title.

Chicago. Feb. 21.-CyriI Tolley.
former British amateur golf cham
pion, will head a delegation of Eng
lish invaders next September in an
effort to wrest the American crown
from Jesse Guilford at the Brook
line club, at Brookline, Mass, &C
cording TO word received by Robert
A. Gardner of Chicago, who was
runner-up to Tolley in 1920, losing
on the 37th hole
Roger Wethered, who lost the
open title to Jock Hutchinson. after
tying the Chicago professional last
year, will accompany Tolley to
America. it is said. In addition to
the presence of these two Britors,
who won from and lost to an Amer
lean invader after a tie. the cham
pionship will be staged on the links
where Francis Ouimet as a youth
successfully defended the Ameri-
can open championship by defeat
ing Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in
playing of a tie in 1913.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-21
TELLS HOW GRID
STARS DEVELOP
knute Roekne Employs System OF
All Around Sport for Notre
Dame FO0tbaIIers.

South Bend, Ind, Feb. 21.-A sys
tenn of football coaching which in.
cludes boxing, wrestling and skaJ.
ing as methods of making all-Amer.
lea stars out of men who previous.
ly had never played the game, Is
partly responsible for placing Notre
Dame university's gridiron eleven
among the country's leaders for
several years.
This system and a scholastic ar
rangement which brings some OF
the students through a course of
outdoor activities almost from the
kindergarten to the athletic field
are looked upon as the secrets of
Notre Danes athletic supremacy,
testified to by a football record
which includes only one game lost
in three years-to Iowa, 10 to I, last
fall, and consistent triumphs over
eastern teams.
Knute Rockne, the football coach,
attributed his success to the new
er say die" spirit of his athletes.
The school authorities, however,
give Mr.. Rockne's unique coaching
system most of the credit, this sys-
tenn being explained by the mentor
as follows:
All of the candidates for end on
the football team go through a
course of boxing. This makes
them shifty on their feet, teaches
them to stand hard knocks without
losing their feet, to keep their wits
no matter how hard they are hit
and never to lose sight of the OBJ
jecti7e-the man with the ball.
The linemen, during the off sea-
son, go through course of wrest-
ling. This makes it hard for the op-
posing players to shove them back
and improves their leg and arm
THE backfeld men do a great
deal of skating. Thus they learn
to move quickly, improve their
lodging and to stop or make sharp
turns without tearing their mus
cles.''
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-21
Chicago Likes Benny.

Benny Leonard's popularity is by
no means confined to New York as
is attested by the fine reception the
westsiders gave the lightweight
champion in Chicago last Sunday
when he passed through on his way
to New Orleans for workout
against Pal Moran next Friday
night. There was a banquet and
everything, during which Benny
added considerably to his popular
ity by promising to fight Charlie
White again, provided Willie Jack
son did not fiatten the Chicagoau.
Moran went the limit with Leonard
in East Chicago some seasons back
but those who saw the fight say the
champion was not half trying.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-21
EARLY START FOR
BASEBALL SQUAD
AT WASHINGTONU u.

St Louis. Mo-. Feb. 21.-Washing-
ton university's baseball squad is
practicing early in an effort to win
the Missouri valley conference
championship this year.
Fifty candidates for position on
the team have reported to Coach
Davis Only a few members of the
1921 team, which finished in third
place after a poor start, are miss
ing.
Indoor batting and practice will
take up the time of the candidates
until weather permits outdoor work
DeBolt, Trautwein and Freeze
will be assigned the burden of
pitching. Coach Davis said. DeBolt
was one of the best pitchers in the
conference last year.
Thompson, Thumser, Finn and
Pierce are trying out as catchers.
On the infield Elmer Schewe, sec
,ond baseman, who starred last year,
will not be back. First base again
will be covered by Leo Stanley,
captain of the team.
Schnaus, Thompson and Magoula
are the most promising candidates
Tor outfield positions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-21
WILD NIGHT FOR
FANS TO BE THE
Widest OF ANY

Wonder what all this noise is
about a wild night'?'
We'll, buddy, all we can say is
that the Rock Island Fans associa-
ton is going TO sponsor the wild
est kind of d night next SATURDAY.
evening at the Elks' club. and if
you are not one of the crowd on
hand you will have no one but YOUR
self to blame. Wild means wild.
and that's about all that can be
said, except that those busy with
arrangements intimate all other
wild night events Will seem tame
by comparison with what is COM
ing.
You know, there always has
been something secret about affairs
OF this nature. Everybody likes 10
be surprised. and that is why the
mere statement that there is going
to be a wild time IS enough to bring
the fans out in droves to participate
in the surprises.
At the meeting of the board of di-
rectorS of the fans association last
night, reports of the several com
mitteeS working out the enter
ta.nment for Saturday night were
heard and approved. The commit
tee on the sale of a VeIie car for
the benefit of the association also
reported it is ready to so to bat.
Tickets, which will sell for 50 cents
each, are being printed and will be
ready for distribution tomorrow or
Thursday. 1t is planned to place
these in the hands of as many base
ball boosters as possible. The com
mittee in charge consists of Bert
Ohlweiler, George Capper and Hen
ry Kramer.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-21
NO CHANGE IN
SCENE OF BIG
ROWING EVENT
Followers of Aquatic
Sport to Pough-
keepsie.
BY WALTER CAMP.
Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
New York, Feb. 21.-Considera-
BILE satisfaction is expected among
rowing men that the stewards of
the intercollegiate rowing associa-
ton have decided not TO change
either the location or the distance
of the big Poughkeepsie regatta
this year Officials of the West
shore railroad had announced that
they could spare neither the cars
nor the track for observation trains
to view the regatta at Poughkeep-
sic, and the stewards, for time,
turned their attention to Lake
Quinsigamond, at Worcester. the
Connecticut river at Springfield,
and Lake Cayuga at Ithaca, as pos
sfble regatta waters.
The loan OF the observation train
which will be used at the Yale
Harvard race at New London three
days before the intercollegiate re-
gacta solved the problem. however.
The decision to retain the dis,
lance for the race at three miles
met with approval in most rowing
quarters and the regatta this year
bids fair to be of unusual interest.
Columbia, Cornell Pennsylvania
and Syracuse are members of the
Intercollegiate association, and the
Navy, Princeton, California, Stan
ford, Washington, Wisconsin and
Michigan are asked to participate.
The chances are that the Navy will
send crew and that the winner of
the Pacificscoast regatta will make
the journey to the Hudson Wis
consin also may come, but it is
doubtful that Princeton or Michi-
gan will be represented. Wisconsin
rowed a splendid race on the Hud-
son in 1912, but finished next to
last in a field of five the following
year. Since that time no Wiscon-
sin crew has been entered.
The addition of race for $50
pound crews to the list of events
will make for increased interest in
the development Of rowing in all
the universities involved.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-21
AUGIF QUINTET IN LAST HOME GAM
DECLSIVELY AND EARNS RIGHT
TO MEET BENNY LEONARD AGAIN

down that forfeit money last year
when Benny fractured thumb
training for a proposed bout against
the left handler in Philadelphia. So
instead of letting some one shoot
at his title in the great outdoors
next spring, Leonard will go after
the weller crown and then, per-
haps, retire.
Jack Britton does not feel so
badly over his bout against Dave
Shade. AT least he says not. He
had not fought a battle for many
months prior to entering the ring
against the Californian and found
himself rustier than he thought
would be the case. However, even
though the judges voted the bout
a tie, the great majority of critics
and fans handed the champion a
clear victory on points. So Britton
has no kick coming. The chances
are that Jack will work hard be-
tween now and may get himself
in shape for Leonard. But his pres
ent intention is to do no fighting
until then-merely conditioning
work
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-21
MONMOUTH TO
Be OPPONENTS ,
HERE TONIGHT
Swedberg Crew Out to Revenge
Earlier Season Defeat by
the Stegemen-

Followers of Augustana basket
ball will be given their last oppor-
tunity to see the LutheranS in ac-
ton on the home floor this season
tonight, when Swedberg's men meet
the Monmouth college basketball
quintet The game promises to be
one of the best of the season. Mon
mouth has defeated Augie once,
nosing the Swedes out of a victory
in the last few minutes of play,
when Captain Smiley of the Maple
City aggregation went wild and
threw three sinkers from the middle
of the floor. which resulted in a %
to % victory for Stegeman's tribe.
The game was played on the Mon
mouth floor, and tonight the Aug
ustana team will have that advan-
tage on its side. =.
No Oyer-COnfidence.
Although confident that his men
will turn the tables on the Mon
mouth crew, Swedberg is constant
~ warning his men against over
confidence. The Maple City team
is recognized as one of the strong
est in the conference this year, and
it will take some real basketball
playing to defeat them. Coach
Stegeman is one of the lucky coach
es of the conference, holding his
entire team intact from last year
Every member of this years five
has had from two to three years
experience.
Smiley, captain and right for
ward for the visitors, will be the
logical man to watch in tonight's
fracas. 1t was he who was reSponS-
ible for Augustana's defeat of two
weeks ago, and the same has been
true with the majority of Mon
mouths opponents. Smiley has
been sinking basket after basket
with marked regularity and is
equally as efficient in his floor
work. Although Smiley is the scor-
ing factor for the Monmouth team.
Stegeman's team is not entirely a
one-man aggregation Bear at
confer and Wallace at the other for
ward can sink baskets if given the
least bit OF chance, and the guard
ing of L. Wallace and Mann have
caused much comment among crit
les
Few are the defeats which Mon
mouth has met this year. Millikin
succeeded in defeating them in its
first game but Stegeman's men re-
versed the decision in the second
contest with Wann's team. Lom-
bard also downed them last Thurs
day, 20 TO l6. Augustana expects
TO trounce them tonight, but Mon
mouth is equally as determined TO
administer another drubbing to the
Swedes. The game promises to be
fast and furious during the entire
20 minutes of play.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-21
ROCK ISLAND Y. w.
GIRLS WILL PLAY
MOLINE QUINTET

a return game between the Rock
Island Y. w. girls basketball team
and the Moline Kilkenneys will be
played Friday night at the Y. NJ. C.
A. gym in Moline. In the first tilt
between the two teams played in
Rock Island the Kilkenneys won
with a score OF % to IS. This game
was the only one lost by the Y. W.
girls this season, while the Kilken-
neys have a record OF winning ev-
cry tilt played. The game is ex-
pected to be a hard fought contest.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-21
ORION LUTHERANS WIN.
Especial to The Argus. !

ORION, Feb 21-The Lutheran
quintet defeated the Methodists in
a fast tilt played last night at the
nigh school gym. The final score
was 20 to IL. Briggs of Rock Is
land refereed the game. A tilt be-
tween the Toulon and Orion high
teams is scheduled for Friday night,
A curtain raiser will be played at
TINS game between the senior and
sohphome girls teams. The Iineups
for the church game were: Meth
odists. W. Peterson, IF; G. Peter
son, If; Munson. c; Chase. rig: Ma
line. lg. Lutherans. G. PaImgreu.
IF; Lundell. If; Frost, C; S. Palm
gren, re; Westerlund, liz.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-21
BOXING GAME rs
BOOMING In OHIO

Cleveland, o., Feb. 21.-With the
lid on professional boxing matches
in Cleveland showing no Immediate
indication of being lifted, Canton.
Youngstown, Lorain and other
nearby industrial towns are showing
increased activity in the profess
sional boxing game, relying on the
support of hundreds of Cleveland
boxing fans.
This is a renewal of conditions
existing several years ago when
the professional game was under
ban in Cleveland At that time
hundreds of local fans iourneyed IN
Akron. Canton, YOUNGSTOWN. ToIe-
do and other cities to witness MANY
high-claSS matches.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-21


trying to figure out how the blow
reached him. All he knows is where
he got fright on the point of the
pocketbOok. He had signed up for
a battle with Carp and was to get
not less than $4,000 for his trouble.
Then Georges suddenly signs up to
meet Ted Kid Lewis and the willy
Descamps writes advising Tommy
TO go get d rep before he attempts
to mix it with the Apollo of the
ring.
Well, anyhow Manager Eddie
Kane is making arrangements that
are expected to have the effect of
waiting d number of also-rans into
the land of dreams wituin the next
few months and then maybe Tommy
may appear in the limelight that
battles the ring and environment Of
q championship bout with the one
and only champion. Jack Dempsey.
TCmmy's first important step in
this direction will be against HaT-
r. GrcD, the Pittsburgh rubber ball.
the middle Of next mOpth at Madi-
son Square Garden. While Greb I'M
/ JGhtadly VII give Gibbons 4 mer-
ry argument, most boxing fans
think the St. Paul man will tri-
umph.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-21
RELAY CARNIVAL,
AT IOWA SCHOOL

Iowa City, Iowa. Feb. 21 = (By
the Associated Press. "A relay
carnival and two western confer
ence basketball games are athletic
attractions scheduled in Iowa City
during the next few days.
The first of the western confer
ence basketball games of the week
is scheduled for Thursday night
with the University of Michigan
team.
On Saturday night University of
Iowa wrestlers will journey TO Lin
coin, Neb.. to meet Nebraska uni
yersity wrestlerS.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-21
RACINE VOTED
PLACE IN MID
WEST CIRCUIT

Chicago, Feb. 21-Either VAL
paraiso or Pontiac will be given the
eighth franchise in the Mid West
Baseball association, it became
known today, following the meet
ing of the association yesterday, at
which Racine was given the seventh
berth. Logan Square, Marquette
Manors, Pyotts, Joliet, Kenosha
and Beloit, the teams in the circuit
last year, all had representatives
at the meeting and delegations
from the other three cities were
also present. 1t has not been in
dicated yet which team will be
given the remaining franchise.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-21
AIdrich Defends Football.

The latest controversy over foot
ball has been between President
Lowell of Harvard and Mac Aid
rich. the popular captain of last
years Yale eleven. At a dinner of
the Yale club in Boston, AIdrich
took issue with the Harvard pres
ident, declaring that there was lit
tie need for a change in the game,
that it had kept stride with the
wishes of the public and that it
supported nearly all other college
sports. President Lowell rejoined
that, if necessary. other athletics
could be supported without the aid
of revenue from public spectacular
exhibits And there you have it.
Meanwhile the game has surviv-
ed other upheavals and probably
will survive the charges against it
at this time