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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
BY ART WILLIAMS.

Rock Island high school loopers
defeated East Moline last night at
East Moline, by a score of "A to IL.
Even though the Islanders doubled
the score of the opponents. the bas-
kets were not made without a hard
effort because of the low ceiling
and small cement floor, which per-
mitted little free action The East
Moline lads started out with q dash
and it was five minutes before the
Islanders found themselves and
started the drive, After the Grim
son and Gold established a lead of
several baskets the outcome of the
game was not in doubt. Substitu-
tons were frequent on both sides,
and in all Rock Islands regular
lineup did not play more than 10
minutes.
Haddick was easily the star for
East Moline, making IL of the II
points. Free throws from fouls
made up the bulk of the score with
the exception OF two field baskets
which were made by Haddick.
Mumma showed good defensive
work
Rock Island started the contest
with Shlfted lineup. Anderson
was started at center in the place
of woodward, who was i'll. Writ
and Edwards started at forwards
and Knanishu and Alvine at guards,
Captain Shelter being held out IN
til later in the game. Alvine per-
formed in great fashion last night
both in defense and offense. He
bagged his first basket of the sea-
son last night, one from long range
and then added another from a
short distance. Toward the end of
the game he was shifted to the
center position when Anderson
was removed because of four per-
sonal fouls. Shelter was the point
getter for the Islanders. with four
field baskets and two free throws.
The locals were weak on foul shoot
ing The lineuDS:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
ILLINI TRACK
SQUAD BETTER
Huffman Expects to Make Greater
Record Than Last Years
Strong Team.

Urbana, Ill, Feb. 1S-With a
track squad that seems far super
Tor TO the one which last year won
both Big Ten" championship
meets, the national intercollegiate
meet, seven dual contests, and cap
tured more honors than any other
team in the Penn, Drake and Ili-
nois relay carnivals, the University
Of Illinois is expected to score well
in the fifth annual Illini relay car
nival to be held here March 4.
H. NJ. Osborne, winner of the
hop, step and jump and the run
ming high jump events at the Penn
relays last year, has been jumping
% feet IL inches in the broad jump
and in a tryout meet last week
leaped feet in the high jump.
Johnson, a sophomore hurder of
promise. jumped % feet in this
same meet.
The Him track squad which is
known for its balance always has
a great array of distance runners
and this year will be no exception,
with such men as Gordie McGinnis,
Eddie Wells, Tex Patterson and
Naughton in the one mile; Russell
Wharton, Dusenberry and Swanson
and Scott in the two mile, and Cap
tain Howard Yates, Thrasher. Top
per and Kloepper in the half mile.
McGinnis has stepped the mile in
4:25 while Russ Wharton ran the
two mile in $40. Wharton was his
event in the conference meet and
placed second to Romig and Penn
State in the national intercollegiate
at Stage field last summer.
Every quarter miller has run the
distance indoors under so this sea-
son. Paul Sweet is a fast 440 man,
but frequently runs slightly Off
form and one of his teammates
beats him. Last week Douglas
sophomore. who ran the
quarter in so when on the fresh
man squad last year. stepped away
from his mates and ran the dis
lance in so As, which is better
than the Armory record by Is of
a second. Fred SchlapprizZi and
Dave Fields are the other two
quater milers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
MONMOUTH AND
AMBROSE NEXT
ON AUGIE CARD
Hard Battles F &C e
SUICIDES or, Their
Return.
BY KENNETH CONREY.

Two games are scheduled for the
Augustana college basketball Quln-
tet almost Immediately after its re-
turn from the three-day trip which
it is now making. Next Tuesday
Swedberg's men will meet the fast
Monmouth five on the home floor,
and Wednesday the Swedes VIII
journey to Davenport to meet st.
Ambrose. Swedberg is also at
tempting to get a game for Satur-
day.
Swedberg is looking forward to
stiff battles when his proteges meet
Monmouth and st. Ambrose. Mon
mouth succeeded in romplng away
with a &c to % victory over the
Augustana team two weeks ago,
the game being played at Mon
mouth. Coach Stegeman has de-
veloped one of the fastest teams in
the conference this year. Since its
victory over Augustana, the Mon
mouth five has been handing the
majority of its opponents the same
kind of treatment Probably the
most notable feat, however, was
its victory over Knox this week,
Monmouth coming out on the upper
end of the score, 81 to %. Captain
Smiley for the Monmouth aggrega-
ton, the man who was responsible
for Augie's defeat by sinking four
tsraigt+ field goals from the middle
of the floor in the last few minutes
of play, has continued to be a me
mace to every Monmouth opponent.
He is not only death on the baskets,
but his floor work is a pleasure TO
watch Coach Stegeman is one of
the few lucky coaches in the con-
ference who has his entire team
intact from last year. Bear, l..
Wallace, T. Wallace and Mann are
the other players back. Augustai.a
is planning to revenge the defeat
handed them at Monmouth. A
superiative brand of basketball
will have to be played by the Augie
five if victory is to be chalked up
against Stegeman's crew, but that
is just what is intended to be.
Baffled Ambrose.
Wednesday, Augustana will meet
ST. Ambrose in their second con-
test of the season. Augie COM
pletely baffled the attempts of the
Ambrosians in the first game, not
even allowing the Saints a single
field basket. Nolan was the only
Ambrose player who scored for his
team, making six free throws for
as many points, while Augustant
chalked up 80 points to its credit.
However, in spite of this decisive
beating which his men handed Alb
Gould's hopefuls in that game,
Swedberg is expecting much
sitter battle next Wednesday. The
Davenport five has improved 100
per cent since tangling with the
Lutherans and are counting on
turning the tables on their rivals.
Nolan is hitting his regular stride,
Cannon at center is playing a whirl-
wind game, and West has been hit
ting a fast clip during the last few
games. The guarding of Green and
DeClark has also caused much COM
ment, and Augustana will go Up
against a much better Combina-
ton than in the previous game. The
game should be a dandy to watch.
The Augustana quintet will re-
turn from Chicago tomorrow morE-
ing. No practice will be held Mon
day. Swedberg will give his men
a chance to rest up and be in the
best of condition for the following
games with Monmouth and Am
broSe.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.
Copyright, 1922, by TIL


New York, Feb. 1S.-Ball players
will be working out at Hot Springs
by next Monday. Hoyt, Shawkey,
KEGS may be there by that time and
so may three or four of the Giants
Douglas wished to go, but his con-
tract had not arrived. The Giants
are not all signed. There was talk
that Nehf would go, but he doesn't
care to do so. He thinks that he
can get all of the training he needs
at San Antonio The stars of both
New York teams aren't half so sub
servient as they were in times past.
/ They are too much accustomed to
doing as they wish.
The preliminary Hot Springs af-
fair is not to play to baseball. 1t
is merely to take course of baths
and reduce flesh. In former days
it was mostly a case of play the
horses. Players would indulge in
the mineral dip in the morning, dip
into their pocketbooks in the after
noon, and in the course of three or
four days dip into the club for ad-
vance money.
flying games of African golf, where
the stakes went up so high that
frequently the best gambler in the
crowd had enough by the time that
the dipping season was over to
keep him in clover until the Fourth
of July. One favorite game in Hot
Springs ran up to $4,000 one day.
and even for ball players. rich and
carefree as they are, that is going
at a fairly fast clip.
Some Oppose Hot Springs.
Some managers do not believe in
the Hot Springs trip. Some be-
lieye it to be all right one year and
not all right the next Ii depends
on how much age and how many
bad arms they are hooked to. There
is plenty of age and plenty of bad
arms in the major leagues this year
and if the whole crowd starts to
decline in one lump there is trou
Bile ahead.
The Athletics refused to let
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decision. Some Of Benny's admir-
ers were not too pleased over the
showing the lightweight champion
made against Rocky Kansas recent
ly. Each has run pretty well out
of opponents with power to draw
money at the turnstileS in his own
class. Boxing enthusiasts feel that
the question of whether either or
both have gone back or whether
they have held back could be most
satisfactorily answered by a battle
between them Murmurs are being
heard against the alleged policy of
saving up" opponents.
Tame Bout.
The Is rounds of scuffling be-
tween Britton and Shade was as
tame as a moving picture lion.
Shade was willing enough and car
ried what fight there was left OF
the champion throughout, but he
did not have the knowledge or
ring craft to penetrate Britton's de-
Tense, and at NO time did he ser
iously discommOde the title holder.
Britton's defense was strangely
lacking. He missed repeatedly and
seemed content to pop the Califor-
nian with his left and pile enough
incidental points to ret;-in his
championship title.
So far as fast fighting and rough
mixing for the worlds champion
ship was concerned, it might have
been a setto between old Mike Don
ovan. famed boxing instructor of
the New York Athletic club, and a
promising pupil.
Crowd Gives En- Razz.
The early part of the bout was
very tame Shade was unable to
land solidly with either hand. al
though willing enough, and Britton
contented with blocking, side-step-
ping and lodging with an occasion
al light counter. It was not until
the boos and catcalls of the dis
appointed crowd began to sound in
their ears that things speeded up.
Shade did his most effective work
in the 9Th, 10th, 18th and 18th
rounds, shooting a left to the face
and occasionally cutting loose to a
right uppercut. In the last three
rounds, however, the Californian
tired and was slightly outboxed, al
though he continued to be the ag-
gressor.
The few fans who remained in
Madison Square garden at the close
of the contest made little objection
to the decision that it was a draw.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
SILVIS DEFEATS
MOLINE BOOSTERS
BY "a TO 6 SCORE

The Silvis Independents trounced
the Moline Boosters At. the Silvis
school gymnasium last night, "a to
6. The Boosters led at the end Of
the first quarter, to 0, but at half
time the Independents had over
taken and passed them. Leroy was
the star of the game for Silvis. Be
sides playing a whirlwind game at
guard, he led the scoring of his
mates with five field goals. Nav
Gritty showed the class for the
losers. Lineups:
Silvis-Griffin, RI; M De Porter,
IT.; Warnock, c.; Argenbright, rg. !;
Leroy, lg.
Moline-Christen, Ig.; Kapler.
rg-; King, c.; Maverity, If; Ross,
IF.
Field goals-Leroy, 5; Griffin, 4;
M. DePorter, 9; Warnock, Goarsoa.
Maverty, Kapler.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
SOX GATHERING
FOR Departure

Chicago, Feb. 1S-White Sox
pitchers and catchers were gather
ing here today preparatory to leav-
ing tonight for Marlin Springs,
Texas, the regular training camp.
Other battery men will join the
party at. the springs.
Manager Gleason announced that
three of his players have been dis
posed of-Pitcher Joe Kiefer of
Sioux City, sent to the Des Moines
club of the Western league; Frad
Bratchi, outfelder, obtained from
Joplin of the Western league, sent
to the Columbus club of the Ameri-
can association, and Jack Wienecke
pitcher from Springfield. ILL.,, VINO
was with the White Sox for a time
last season, and then sent TO St.
Paul, released to the Buffalo club
in the International league.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
STREATOR SCENE
OF VOLLEYBALL
STATE TOURNEY

Freeport, III. Feb. 1S.-The state
volleyball tournament OF the Young
Mems Christian association will be
held at Streator. ILL.,. Monday, Feb.
20. with the winners of the various
sectional tournaments competing,
1t was announced today by II. F.
Nye. chairman OF the state ath-
letic committee of the association.
An all-star team, selected from
the sectional winners, will play the
Streator team as a finale of the
state tournament.
Winners of the sectional cham
pionships follow Northern sec
ton. Aurora; central section. Mo-
line; southern section, Decatur.
The Chicago section championship
has not yet been decided.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
SIANDER-PLOWC CAGE FUSS TONIGHT
HOT SPRINGS FOR BOILING OUT
PROCESS BALL PLAYING LATER

DOC" Johnston, the Cleveland first
baseman, get out Of the league, and
that upsets Cleveland's little plan
for paying some of the debts that
it owes for players.
1t also indicates that Connie
Mack is going to play safe on the
first base angle. If Hauser and
Brazil both turn sour on him he
will have that old reliable who
takes 'em in his NIT with the sang
froid of q kid and who has first
based until he is growing gray.
Johnston is player of luck. There
always seems to be someone who
welcomes him in the majoC leagues
no matter what may happen.
Should Release Outright.
The suggestion has been made
that after players are no longer
wanted by the majors they should
be given their unconditional re-
leases no matter how many Years
they have served. There is now a
rule that if player has been in 10
years and all clubs waive on him
he secomes free agent. The new
er suggestion is to remove the 10
year restriction and let the player
go if all clubs waive on him.
Trafficking Objectionable.
1t is urged that it would put an
end to the trafficking of players
which is one of the most objection
able of features of latter day base
ball. If the majors contend that
you would lose them the services
Of young players who are brought
from the minors. the further sug-
gestion is made that a player from
minor league must have been in
service in the majors at least one
year before he can be considered a
free agent by waiver.
Were this plan to be adopted,
professional baseball would no
longer have instances of players
being freed from one major league
club to another, solely for the pur-
pose of being traded off to the mi
nor leagues to complete a clubs
promises, the player in the mean
time not having a word to say as
to where he shall play.
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McNellis Athletic club. Min
THOMA HOLDS FIRST.

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-Despite the
sensational shooting of Hank Ma
rino last night when he totaled
1912 for five games in his match
against Mort Lindsey, of SIAM
ford, Conn, in the worlds classic
championship bowling tournament
here. the Chicagoan was still in
second place today in number Of
points won when play started. His
total was 35S 20-50 for so games,
while s. Thoma, also of Chicago
had 1854 1880 for the same number
of games.
Harry Thomas of Braddock, Pa,
was third with 1874 1880 for IS
games and Frank Kafora of Chi
cago held fourth place with
325 $50.
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WIN ONE, LOSE ONE
RESULT SHERRARD-
REYNOLDS MATCH

Reynolds, Feb. 1S.-In a tilt last
night between the first and sec
ond teams of the Reynolds and
Sherrard high schools, the SherraFd
regulars won with a score Of II
to and the Reynolds second string
men COPIED their tilt, the score
being II to 5. The lineups follow:
First teams:
Reynolds-Bonynge, IF; McMan-
us, If; Schleuter, c; Dellitt, re-;
jain, lg.
Sherrard-KeItering. lg; P. Cade,
rg; r. Cade, c; Irwin, If; Higgins
IF.
Second strings:
Reynolds Hutchinson. ig; John
ston, rg; Strokes, c; StOckberger
If; Keheleher, IF.
Sherrard-Parker. IF; Simson,
If; White, C; Meeker. re-; Douglas
lg.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
MILLIKIN HAS
TRACK HOPES
Coach Wand to. Build Squad Up
Around Ability of Veteran
Varsity Men.

Decatur, ILL.,, Feb. 18.-Track
prospects at James Millikin uni
versity are fair to good" Coach
Norman G. Wann said here today,
adding that he expects to have the
best relay team this year that has
ever represented Millikin.
Old varsity men around whom
Wann expects to build his track
team are Paul Bailey of Manistee,
Mich, a sprinter who has covered
onds; E. J. Sellers of Newman,
Ill, shot-putter and jaVelin throw
er; Captain Orval Dieh1 of Mt Nor
ris, Ill, a middle distance runner,
and L. F. Brown Of Rossville, Ill,
a 440-yard runner.
From his new material Wann ex-
poets to strengthen the Millikin
team with George Barnhill of Her
rim, ILL.,, who has consistently made
over % feet in the broad jump;
Oscar Anderson of Decatur, a jave-
line thrower; Jessie Birks of Har-
ristown, in the 440; E. c. Seago
of Springfield in the sprints and
hurdles; C. McKelvey of Decatur
in the 220, and Harry Hodde Of
Springfield in the 440
Millikin's track schedule includes
the Illinois intercollegiate meet at
Monmouth May 26 and 81 and the
indoor meet at the University of
Illinois March 4. Several contem-
plated dual meets have not yet
been arranged
Millikin scored u points and
ranked sixth in the l. l. A. G. meet
last year; was defeated by Illinois
college 661a to $50 points; lost to
Knox by a score of "a to AZ, and
won from Illinois Wesleyan, 20 to
so.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
BOOSTERSLET
ISLAND CITYS
DOWN, As TO 10
Youngsters From Twelfth Street
Play Rings Around Heavier
Opponents.
BY ]. L. HUGHES.

Snappy teamwork, accurate bas-
ket shooting and an unyielding de-
tense enabled the Rock Island
Boosters to far outclass the Island
Citys at the Y. NJ. C. A. gymnasium
last night and win by the top
heavy count of As to 10. The vic
tory gives the speedy Twelfth
street quintet just claim to the
city independent cage title.
The Boosters chopped the Island
Citys down to their own size and
then literally played rings around
them. After the first few minutes
of play there was little doubt
where victory would ultimately
perch, and after the first half it
became a question of how much of
margin the speedy youngsters
would ring up.
G. White, left forward for the
Boosters, was the brilliant lumin-
airy of the evening. His floor work
and basket shooting were outstand-
ing features In the course of the
evening he registered nine field
goals and five free throws for a
total of % points. Ray Parks. for
mer Rock Island high school star,
ran him a close second with seven
field goals and also played an ex-
cellent floor game W. Ohlweiler,
right forward, figured in all the
mixups and found time to loop
four goals from field. The guard
ing of E. White and Fuegel, Boost
er guards, was little short of won
derful. The Island City forwards
had few chances beneath the bas-
ket because of the scrappy quail
ties of this pair. They were for
ward to resort to long shots that
seldom came close to counting.
Manager Mangelsdorf of the Is
land Citys. while disappointed by
the showing Of his team. neverthe-
less freely admits the better team
won. Paul. at center. got two of
the three field baskets made by the
losers and added four points on
free throws. Dick Dopp made the
other basket. The floor work of
the Island Citys was ragged. prin-
cipally because of the greater ag-
gressiveness of the Boosters. AL
though Paul's greater height en-
abled him to outjump Parks every
time, the Boosters had the ball in
their hands about three-fourths of
the time. The winners invariably
worked on the sphere to a point
beneath the basket and few of
these chances were missed. G.
White made several shots good
from difficult angles. and early in
the fracas Parks sunk a perfect
shot from mid-f1oor.
Speed at Start.
In the first period the Boosters
collected 10 points before the Is
land Citys realized the game was
on The latter failed to find the
basket once in the opening period,
excepting a free throw by Paul.
The second half ended IS to 6. Dopp
and Paul each scoring a field goal
for the Island Citys. The last half
was veritable rout
A good sized crowd witnessed the
contest, most of whom were Boost
er adherents. Judging by the all
around class of the Boosters last
night. it is small wonder they have
a rabid bunch of fans following
them. Summary:
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SWEDES PLAY
OVERTIME TO
TAKE ARMOUR
ROsenkranz Sinks Winning Field
Basket With But 20 Sec
Onds to Play.
Especial to The Arpns

Chicago, Feb. 18.-Augustana do.
feated Armour Tech at basketbau
yesterday afternoon, in an over.
time game, 1921. Armour took tha
lead early in the game, and had
it at the end of the first half. ll-g
With a change in lineup, August
ana came back strong in the sec.
ond half and tied the score at rs
all.
Augustana jumped into the lead
at this point with a field basket By
Andreen, but Armour tied the score
in the final minute with two free
field throws
In the overtime period Armour
opened up with a field goal follow
ed by free throw. Two free throws
by Andreen brought Augustana
within one point of the Tech men
and with 20 seconds left to pIay
Rosenkranz sunk the winning has
ket.
Andreen was easily the star of
the game, scoring ten points for his
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SPORT BRIEFS

New York-The State Athleuc
commission announced the TetlIe
ment of Tex Richard as head OF tn1
Madison Square Garden Sporun5
club. 49,
Milwaukee. Wis.-Johnny Neis-
muller of the Illinois A. c. 0roAy
the worlds record in the l0O-yaIo
back-stroke swim. Time. loo 80
Springfield, Mass-Rabblt MAJ
awhile signed his contract with inc
Pittsburgh Nationals
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ROCKFORD HIGH
AND ELGIN TIE
FOR CAGE TITLE

Rockford, ILL.,, Feb. 1S.-As a re-
suit of losing at Freeport, &c to IS,
last night, the Rockford.high school
heavy weight basketball team was
forced to accept tie for first place
in the Northern Illinois conference,
which ended its season Friday. FL
gin shares the konors with Rock
ford The lightweights won, Rock
ford 40, Freeport 81
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HIGH LOOPERS
SCORE WIN AT
EAST MOLINE
Shifted Lineup Trounces Smaller
School by a Count OF "a to
L Last Night
MEET MOLINE TONIGHT.

The last big game In which
the Rock Island high school
quintet viii figure before the
district tournament, is set for
tonight at Moline. The locals
will pair against the Moline
aggregation in the second meet
ing of the season with the
Swedes, and action a-pienty is
promised. Moline won the pre-
vious battle by a close margin
and the Islanders are to re-
trieye themselves The con-
test WIN be played ut the Mo-
line high gymnasium, starting
at sails O'clock. The second
team of both schools will en-
gage in a preliminary, starting
at 1880 O'Clock.
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PORT BYRON FIVE
DEFEATS LIE CLAIRE

Port Byron. Feb. 1S.-In the
tourney staged last night at Le
Claire, Iowa, Port Byron hlgn play
ers defeated the LIE Claire team
the score being 80 to 2 and Prince
ton won from the Port Byron ser
ond team, score % TO p. Ils
Methodists of Port Byron, who were
to play the LIE Claire Indepenu-
ents, did not appear The lineup
for the first game follows: fCi w.
Byron; Waffle, IF; A Fritz, IL,
Earhart, c; Moody. rig: '. IL
lg. Subs: Schaffer for A. FTllL'
LIE Claire: Mckinney, RI; DoIeL'
If; Nelson, C; Speer, rg; M-lSo-'
lg.