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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-22
TEXAS TAKING
TO GOLF LINKS
Game is Running OF! and ku AUX
Close Second for Excitement
Says Mcdonald.

Chicago Feb 22.-Goif is run
ming oil and the ku kluX Kan ;
close race in furnishing excitement
in Texas, according 10 Bob NC
Donald. former Metropolitan open
champion, who returned from an
invasion of the Lone Star state
few days ago and last night depaT5,I,
ed for New Orleans. where he VIII
take part in the New Orleans
Country club open tournament
Not even in nv native ScoILang
have 1 ever seen such a widespread
mania for golf as 7 found IN Texas,
Large galleries followed the pay
and if the conversions to COLL AeeP
up, knickerbockers viii be as cn4l-
acteristic Of Texas in the next wv
years as chapparals were Wnea
Texas was known as COW slate.
Mcdonald said that he was gi@u
to go to New Orleans because n0
was so well pleased with the gu
ing conditions in the south. -,
4 number of other famous gOI-
ers. including Jock Hutc3lsol'
British open champion. James
Barnes. American open champioI'
and Francis Ouimet, fC mer na',on-
al champion. have also been ply
ing along the gulf coast
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-22
KNOX EXPECTS
ANOTHER TITLE
GaIesburg College Track Squad
Counting OH Repeating Cham
piOnShip.

Galesburg, H.. Feb. 22.-Knox
college, state track champions for
the past two years, expect to repeat
again this year, Coach Sam Barry
said today.
The entire team of last year is
back and we have some good fresh
man material" he said.
With Captain Sward, who is a
broad jumper, the members OF last
years team are: A. Rhind in the
sprints; Hunter in the hurdles;
Rankin. high jump; Miller. distance
runs; f. Rhind and r. Adams, mid
die distance runs.
New material which Coach Barry
says looks promising is made up OF
the following men: G. Griggs,
Brimfield, Ill, pole vault; 2, Hill,
Galesburg, pole vault: c. Roberts,
Madison, Wis, broad jump and
Knox colleges track schedule fol-
lows:
March 3-Illinois collegiate meet
at Urbana.
April 22-Hedding at Knox.
April 20-Drake relay.
May 6-Coe at Knox
May 13-Beloit at Beloit.
May 20-Mid-West meet at Garlic
ton, MINI.
May 26-State meet at Monmouth.
Knox won three dual meets in ad-
dition to the state championship
last year.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-22
BAN JOHNSON MIGHT HAVE BEEN
STAR PLAYER INSTEAD OF CHIEF
OF LEAGUE BUT FOR AN INJURY
BY NORMAN +. BROWN.

In the realms or dope, STATISTICS
and chatter turned out about the
big league notables day by day little
appears concerning the men who
are behind the great national game.
Many of these magnates have his
tories as interesting as the play
ers they are now paying to enter
tain the public.
There's Byron Bancroft john
son, for instance be-
cause of his big stick methods
and success in guiding the af-
lairs of the American league
as @Big Ban.0
Johnson has shown the courage,
the fighting spirit and the keen re-
sourcefulnesS of the leading cap
tains Of industry of the country III
his career as organizer and presi-
dent of the league since its birth in
1900. But Ban might have written
history as a player-might have
taken RACK with Arson, Lajoie,
Mathewson, Cobb and other play
ing stars, but for an accident to his
thumb.
Ban was born in Norwalk, Ohio,
in 1S66-which makes him about
fifty-six years of age He acquired
a grammar high school education
and then studied at Oberlin and
Marietta colleges. He found time
while doing so to become well
known in those parts as a capable
ball player. Then. while playing
with the Ironton, Ohio, club in a
league he injured his
halted his playing
and altered his plans.
He went to Cincinnati, studied
aw at the law school of Cincinnati
and then hung out his
single. But the newspaper game
;alled him and he dropped his law
business to become a reporter on
Cincinnati paper. eventually enter |
ng the sport department
In 1898, when Charley Comiskey, /
he 'old Roman" and others or
,anized the Western league, John
on was asked to become president
# it.
His capable handling Of that
office resulted In his being con-
nected with Comlskey and as
s0ciates seven years later in
the formation of the American
league to @buck- the all-pOwer.
mi National league. Johnson I
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-22
HAS
SLIGHT EDGE
ON ISLANDERS
Rock Island VIII Have Tough Time
Friday Night in Last Game of
Schedule.
By ART WILLIAMS.

Rock Islands invasion of Gene
SEQ Friday night will give some
idea of what chances the locals will
have in their first game of the dis
trict tournament against this same
team.
The Henry county boys are going
at top speed, forcing the Crimson
and Gold to meet them at their best.
Geneseo held Davenport to one
point margin. Consequently Rock
Islands chances look pretty slim.
In any event the game will be hard
fought. The score should not be
more than two or three points either
way. The game with the Geneseo-
ans at Rock Island several weeks
ago ended 16 to II for Geneseo after
four sessions of the hardest kind of
fighting.
One of the most important phases
OF this weeks practice for the To-
calls is the foul shooting. The Is
landers have been weak at this all
season in this respect and have lost
several of their games because of
inability to register by free throws.
Hard luck has been experienced
by the Crimson and Gold all sea-
son. In the last two games the
lineup was weakened considerably
by the loss of Woodward. The re-
turn of this lad, who has developed
into fast man in his first year on
the team, should add greatly to the
chances of victory Friday night.
Hopes are held that Edwards will
regain his old time form, at least
before the district match. Bart"
started out in fine shape at the be-
ginning of the season but for the
last month has been lame in locat-
ing the hoop. Alvin can take care
of the standing guard position we'll
enough and Captain Shelter is
working n good form at both guard
and forward. Knanishu and Writ
have been playing commendable
games the last few weeks, and are
endowed with plenty of fight.
Opening of Tourney.
The district basketball tourna-
ment at Augustana gym will open
Thursday night, March 2, with
Reynolds and Annawan appearing
on the floor at o'clock. These are
class B teams. Savanna and Orion.
Class A, will follow at O'Clock and
Rock Island and Geneseo will be
seen in action Thursday night at 9 |
o'clock
Sheffield and Port Byron, class B. |
will open hostilities Friday morn !
ing at O'Clock, followed by Hills
iale and Thompson, class B, at 10 |
, o'clock East Moline and Tiskilwa |
n class A will take to the floor at |
IL O'Clock.
Friday afternoon at 2:3O O'Clock
Moline will meet Manlius but this |
game will be preceded by the Erie
Atkinson contest, class B, at 1870.
This will finish the opening games
" each team in the tourney.
At $3.50 O'Clock Friday the win
lers of the ACCOMPLISHMENTS and
,hefleld-Port Byron games will
lash to start the second round of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-22
PITTSFTELD AND
QUINCY BEST IN
HIGH CAGE MEET

Pittsfield, ILL.,, Feb. Quincy
and Pittsfield are expected to be the
chief cOntenders for the class "a
championship at the district high
school basketball tournament at
Quincy on March ., 8 and 4, one of
the preliminaries to the state cham
pionship contest at the University
of Illinois.
Maconlb high school recently
was assigned to the district. Col
den, New Salem and Undertook
are looked upon as the principal
contenders for class "b" honors.
The New Salem team. representing
n school with an erollment of only
40 pupils, has lost but one game
this year out of 20 played.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-22

1t was just 10 years ago Feb. %,
1912, that kilbane won the feath-
erweight title from Abe Attell at
Vernon, Calf. on a decision Char
ley Eyton refereed the battle
Sullivan won the title Feb. Z,
1882, when he knocked out Paddy
Ryan in nine rounds at Mississippi
City, Miss, and lost the title Sept
Z 1892, when Corbett dropped him
in the 21st round at New Orleans.
So, if kilbane still retains his title
on Sept. %, this year. he will have
outdistanced Sullivan's reign of 10
years and months.
1t is an odd coincidence that Feb
ruary was the banner month for
both Sullivan and Kilbane, and also
that their championship dates run
in cycles of 10 all the way through,
Kilbane winning his crown 20 years
after Sullivan was ousted
Kilbane's friends are staging a
big blowout in his honor at his
home town of Cleveland. Other
champs and many notables of the
fistic world are to honor the champ
at the feed"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-22
FRESHIES WIN
GAME PLAYED
WITH JUNIORS

Geneseo. Ill, Feb. 22.-An inter
esting basketball game was played
at the high school gymnasium last
evening" The clash was played by
teams representing the Junior high
school and the sub-freshman class
OF the high school The score at
the half stood, sub--Freshies 5, Jun
Tors g This became a tie at the
close of the third quarter at z
each. The final score favored the
sub-Freshman by a score of 9 to s,
the winning basket being made by
Ted" Becker, who tossed a field
goal within a few minutes of the
end of the game when his team was
one point behind
Sub-Freshman- Beck
er and Haaga; center, Rieg;
guards, Weber, Sand, Specht and
Smith. Junior high school: For
wards, Lipke, Durack and Gierhart;
center. Kowitz; guards, Wahlheim
and Skinner.
Members Of the contending
classes were present and rooted
heartily for the success of their
farry.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-22
SWEDBERCS TO
PLAY AMBROSE
CREW TONIGHT
Second Contest of Season Between
Rivals at Davenport School
Gymnasium.

Augustana college and St Am
brose will mix in their second bas-
ketbaIl scrap of the season this eve
ming, the game to be played on the
Ambrosians' gym. Unless Art
Swedberg, coach at Augie, can
schedule a game for his men for
next Saturday, tonight's fracas will
be the last time that Augustana fol-
lowers will be afforded the oppor-
tunity of seeing the Swedes in &C
ton this year unless they accom-
pany the team in its invasion OF
foreign fields.
Both Augustana and ST Ambrose
players are in the very best of con-
dition. Augustana is determined to
hand Gould's men another defeat
and the st. Ambrose players and
followers say that the tables will
be turned in tonight's mixup.
In the first game of the season,
Augie held the Ambrosians without
a single field basket, an accom-
which is seldom done in
a basketball game, Abrose's six
points coming via the free throw
route, while the Swedes succeeded
in rolling up 80 points.
The team which Augustana will
go up against tonight. however,
will be an altogether different ag-
gregation than the one which suf-
fered such a humiliating defeat a
few weeks ago. Since that drub-
bling, the St. Ambrose quintet has
been showing marked improvement,
winning the majority of its con-
tests.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-22
WARNER
AND STAMFORD.
ARE CRITICISED
Students of Pittsburgh
University Are
Mad.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.
Copyright, 1922, by The Argus

AOA@p Ny hC al 6ac.y
Students of the University of
Pittsburgh, it was made clear to
the writer today, are in no joyous
mood over Leland Stanford univer-
sity's action in signing Pitts head
football coach, Glenn Scobee War
ner, and two OF his most valued as
sistants, Claude Thornhill. the line
coach. and Freshman Coach Kerr
Indeed, the undergraduate state of
mind out in the region of Schenly
park is as far removed from equa-
nimity as downright Indignation
can carry it. OF course, Glenn War
per does not escape uncriticized.
As for Leland Stanford, read this
little note in the university organ:
Leland Stanford, great and re-
spected university that it is, has
done an unprecedented thing in
signing up Warner, Kerr and Thorn
hill. 1t has in a way stolen from
US three big men whom Pitt need
ed and has made itself a party to
the wrecking of Pitts coaching
system. We feel, therefore, that
Sanford should not get out of the
situation without some censure, at
least for its breach of ethics"
Glenn Warner has two years to
go in the seven-year contract which
he signed with Pittsburgh He
will serve the California situation
for two years in an advisory capac-
ity, until the expiration of his
agreement with the Partners. Kerr
and Thornhill, who will Degin serv-
ice at Stanford next fall, thus paw
ing the way for Warmers coming.
AS matters stand at Pittsburgh,
Warner with divided interests. Pat
Heron, the end coach, and two
volunteer coaches, Rose and Ste
venson. alone are left. How War
ner will succeed in serving two
masters Is one of the minor ques-
tons brought up by the Pittsburgh
The feeling seems to be
that he would not have signed with
Stanford had he cared to remain
at Pittsburgh any longer, and spec
ulation is rife whether in retaining
him until his contract expires Pitts
burgh would suffer some loss of re-
spect from sister institutions.
If. according to the line of
thought at Pittsburgh, other COL
leges are of the opinion that War
ner deliberately set out to wreck
Pittsburgh's coaching system. then
the head coach's retention would
be a bad thing. Yet, while the dis
missal of Warner might win the
respect OF sister colleges, what eff
feet might his going have upon the
blue and COLDS football prestige?
In other words, two horns of a di-
lemma confront the Pittsburgh stu
dents. Just what will happen be-
tween now and the next football
season is difficult to predict.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-22
JERSEY MIKES
POLITICS WITH
RING PASTIME
BY FAIR PLAY.

! Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
| Trenton, n. J., Feb. 22-When
one is tired of watching New York
boxers failing to knock one another
out and feels that the talk at Wash
lngton is out of all proportion to
the congressional casualties, it is
refreshing to take a trip to the cap
ital of the Skeeter State. where the
Republicans and Democrats are
having a real scrap over the boxing
situation. One of the most interest
ing phases today is a gentle at
tempt, which the Democrats have
put forward, to pave the way for a
Dempsey-Wills scrap in Tex Rick
ards big arena in Jersey City What
is needed first is a law permitting
decisions, the belief being that the
public would not pay money if there
was a chance that Dempsey and
Wills would go through u decis-
ionless rounds.
&. o. p. Wants Control.
But the Republicans, who are in
the majority, who apparently are
anxious 10 take control of boxing
and thus hand a wallop to the guys
who are in soft in Jersey City and
in Newark, are not falling for the
decision project Everything indi-
Gates that no decisions will be per-
Even if they are sanction
ed this may be said right now: No
Dempsey-WillS battle will be per-
mitted in New Jersey" Even the
close friends of boxing feel that
one grand financial cleanup
would not atone for kicking the
whole fight out of the state. This
1t is fully believed would follow a
fight between the white champion
and colored contender, even assum-
ing the thing could be put over at
all, which is altogether doubtful.
What the Republicans appear to
be aiming at is to sweep out the
boxing commission system and
place the conduct of the game in
the hands of the state comptroller's
office. This is being bitterly con-
tested, and to complicate matters
there is an element which is using /
efforts to clean boxing out of the !
state entirely. This element, how
ever, appears not to be strong.
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aggregation came through on top.
The Aledo quintet have passed
through a most successful season.
having generally emerged victori-
Gus. Woodruff was the only five
they met that they were unable to
defeat in return game. In their
first game at Monmouth at O'Clock
Friday morning, March ., the locals
will hook up with Macomb academy
aggregation. On the the result of
this tilt hinges Aledo's chances for
laurels at Monmouth.
Seasons Games.
In the following list of scheduled
games for the past season the sec
ond string quintet results are not
included. The Aledo seconds made
a creditable showing with other
quintets.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-22
YIN. C.A,AND
x-STARS LAND
IN SEMI-FINALS
u. W. A. Lose, "a to o ana ~
Argus Quintet Goes Out b,
22-i7 Count.

J The Y. NJ. C. A. team deci,,,.,-
defeated the NJ. ". A. quintet .,
3, in the opening game Of the ,az
mercial basketball tourney At y.
Y" last night. The X-stars
! ing composed of men worki,, !
the Central Trust building sl,
mated The Argus five in the So,
game by a score of % to II. ~
winners Of this contest added -
points to their total BY a has,.
that was on its way when thu H..
whistle blew. The game was ci -
and exciting throughout M -V y
Stars led at the end of the first -. -
IL to 6, but in the second baIf -.
teams battled on even terms a. - I
each.
The Y. NJ. c, A. displayed bs,t,
teamwork and a keener eve for -
basket than the NJ. W. A Rss ~
was the principal point-maker =.
the winners, collecting seven asI5
goals and one free throw for
total Of Is. Wood and Record ~.
two field baskets each.
For the NJ. W. AS. briggs Vos.
Kane and LOfgren contributed M
basket each and briggs added M
other point on a free throw.
B. Potter was high scorer FL,
The Argus with three field goal
and one foul throw for seven poiBts
Osterman, center, looped three 6s9
baskets. J. Potter made the otbsr
score with a field basket.
Barker was the principal faeto,
in the success of the X-Stars tn
lanky center tossed eight marksr
from the field. Emig made iva
field baskets and Hainline addAi
two points on free throws.
Tonight at 7:30 Ganserts viii
play Horst & Strieter and M.W4
Publication building is schedulsJ
10 meet the " Dorm quintet. which
has been drafted to complete thu
eight teams.
The semi-ffnals will be PLAYED
Friday night and the final, Wednes-
lay, March l. The losers of last
nights and tonight's games will
tight it out among themselves 10
determine fifth position. This is
Known as the consolation half Of
he brackets. The semi-fnals will
De next Tuesday night and he
inals, Friday, March 8. Las
lights summaries:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-22
Tilden Overturned,

William T. Tilden, worlds tennis
champion. evidently has recognized
the danger of becoming "over-ten-
nised." The Difficulty he expert
enced in regaining his physical con-
dition in time for the Davis cup
matches asst year, after his foreign
trip, evidently has been a factor in
his decision recently reported not
to defend his English title at VIM
bledon this year.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-22

and Rock Island Geneseo will meet
at o'clock Friday night. Winners
of Hilsdale Thompson and Erie
Atkinson will come on at s O'Clock.
The evenings play will end with a
clash between winners of Tiskilwa-
East Moline and Moline-Manlius at
9 o'clock
On Saturday morning at 10, tire
semi-finalists of class B will COL
Tide, followed by the semi-finalist of
class A at II. The losers in the
semi-finals will meet at Z o'clock
Saturday evening and the cham
pionship struggle is set for o'clock
Saturday night.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-22
VIATOR DEFEATS
PHYSICAL SCHOOL
Especial to The Argus. }

Kankakee. Ill, Feb. 22.-St. Via
tor overwhelmed the American Col
lege of Physical Education here
Tuesday night. 81 to 10. Winter
halter and Lyons starred for Viator
with five baskets each. while the
close guarding of Mccarthy and
Barrett held the visitors to four
field goals. Summary:
st. Viator-Ffeld goals: l. Win
terhalter. 5; Lyons, 5: Clancy, 8;
Donnelly, 8; J. Winterhalter, 4;
Mccarthy. l; Barrett, 2; Langton,
1; free throws, Clancy, 2; Donnel-
ly, 8.
American College-Field goals:
Picket. I; Bates. l; Johnson. /:
Shoemaker, /; free throws, John
son, 4.
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Especial to The Argus. }

Especial to The ArgusD
Aledo, Feb. 22-All scheduled
games Of the Aledo high school bas-
ketball quintet are now finished and
Coach Almer is rounding the team
into shape for the Mercer county
tournament which opens in Aledo
tomorrow night and for the Mon
mouth district tournament to be
held there March 2. 3 and A.
In the Monmouth district tilt,
Aledo ranks in the major division
and is classed among the four
contenders for the Iau-
rels, the other three quintets be-
ing Monmouth, Woodruff and Ma
comb Normal academy. In a game
with Monmouth played several
weeks ago the locals lost on the
Monmouth floor, but in a return tilt
played in Aledo recently the local
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-22

the 10th anniver-
sary of his as
cension to I h e
f e a t h erw e ig hit
throne. he stands
a chance of out
shining that ia
nous old gladia-
tor. John l.. Sui
Ivan, in point of
years as king of
a rim g division
and setting a rec
ord.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-22
TO FORM NEW PARTY

Chicago. Feb. % = The confer
ence of labor, farmer and miner po-
litical party leaders decided to meet
here the second Monday of Deem
Der, 1922, to form a new political
party.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-22
YOUNGER ZBYSZKO WINS.

New York, Feb. 22.-WIadek
Zbyszko, younger brother of the
worlds heavyweight championship
wrestler, defeated Joe Stecher of
Uebraska, former wrestling cham
pion, in finish match.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-22
AMATEUR BOXERS
TO HAVE TOURNEY

Cleveland. Ohio, Feb. Pa Dc
ing tournam ent open 10 amateur
Of West Virginia. Pennsylvania q. =
Ohio will be staged by the CleVelaI'
Athletic club Feb. % and "a A -, =,
L. rules will govern the bouts. ~
stars of Pittsburgh, ClnclnIia,-'
Wheeling. Dayton, Columns =,
Cleveland and other towns
the state are expected to partici-
pate.