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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
TPYOuITS FOR ISLANDER CLUB BEGIN
Scores of Tributes to Memory of
Pop Arson Reflect High Regard
In Which He Was Held by Friends

made famous by the pitching of A.
G. Spalding a few years previous.
The leading clubs of those days oc-
cupied the same position of he
higher class semi-profession al
teams Of the present. Expenses,
lucrative positions and portions Of
the gate receipts found their way to
the players. 1t was therefore but a
step to professional ball which An
son took with his teammates late
in 1871, when the National Associa-
ton of Professional Players was
founded. Two years later he join
ed the Athletics of Philadelphia and
in 1875 Arson signed with the Chi
cago club of the newly formed Ma
tional League of Professional Base
ball clubs With the birth of the
National league Arson rose to base
ball playing heights seldom reached
by players of the past or present.
Nnder his managerial guidance
the Chicago club won remnants in
1S80-1-2 and again in 1856. From
1876 to 1897, with the exception Of
two years Arson batted over 300,
his highest average being in 1887
when he registered 421. During
this period of % years his grand
battins average was .34S and he led
the National league six years and
was second or third many other
seasons. In the field his record was
equally brilliant. For six years he
was accorded first place among The
first basemen, his fielding average
ranging from qSS to 974
Most Perfect Player.
Arson was described during the
heyday of his baseball career as the
most perfect player of the age. Over
six feet in height, and weighing
1876 pounds in condition, he was a
lightning fast fielder and base run
ner, and batted with tremendous
power. AS a manager he was a
strict disciplinarian, demanding ab-
solute obedience and temperate
habits in his players.
Arson made two trips abroad as
an American baseball player. In
1874 he was a member of the Amer
lean team which toured England,
playing both baseball and cricket
The team knew little or nothing of
cricket but their terrific batting
offset their other playing defects
and they won every cricket game
played, including a victory over the
famous Marylebone All--English
eleven by the score of 107 to los
runs. In 1883 he toured the world
with the National League Players
party which included John *
Tener, now president of the Ma
tional league; A. G. Spalding, John
M Ward, Ed Hanlon and many
other noted players of the day.
After Anson's retirement from
baseball he opened a billiard hall
in Chicago and later entered me
political field. He was elected city
clerk for one term but failed of re-
election In 1909-10 he managed a
professional team and toured
the country, but all these ventures
we're financial failures. He was
more successful in a vaudeville
monologue act in which he ap-
peared in later years.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
AMATEURS
SEMI PROS

Amateur and semi-pro base
ball teams are invited to make
use of The Argus sport columns.
Your season is already at hand.
Begin it properly by sending or
bringing in reports and box
scores of games and keep up the
good work all summer.
Managers are urged to coop
crate in the compilation of a
Managers Directory" This de-
partment aims to list all teams,
their managers, and managers
addresses and telephone numbers
in the counties of Rock Island,
Mercer and Henry. The plan is
10 publish this from week to
week with such information as
may be of benefit in assisting
managers in arranging contests.
When you are in need of a game.
let the editor know about it and
the request will appear in print.
Further, make use of the column
by reporting items Of interest in
connection with the team.
Managers are instructed not to
delay reporting results of games.
1t is important that Saturday and
Sunday contests be received
early Monday morning.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
FLETCHER PUTS
new SPIRIT IN
LOVELY PHILLIES
Return of Veteran ShOrtstOps Fore
casts Something Better In
National.
By JOHN B. FOSTER

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus)
New York, April 15.-One man at
the right place seems to have
started the Phillies all over again
The return of Fletcher to play
shortstop has been as helpful al
addition as that to any big league
outfit this year. In 1916 the Giants
pulled Herzog away from Cincin-
natl and won their famous 26 games
in succession. During the past WIN
ter Fletcher relented and returned
to baseball after a years vacation
and his presence in the team with
other changes has made the Phillies
unafraid to face the mirror.
There is an atmosphere of sta
bility about the tail enders with
which they were not invested last
season. They are not playing sim
ply because they are scheduled %
play and can't avoid the task. but
they are forcing their opposition to
keep on their toes.
Leslie. their first baseman, who
came up from New Orleans with the
reputation of being the best fielding
first baseman in the south, is
spreading himself around the initial
corner and convincing the Philly
fans that they have some speed on
the first turn at last. They've
missed it this long time. Scouts
said Leslie couldn't hit. Their
statements do not bear out well
considering that he finished with
321 with New Orleans. That should
make him good for 290 in the Ma
tional and even now when big bat
ting is so common, a batter with
200 locked up in his clouting arms
will not be misfit on any team.
Aside from Fletcher's return, the
big show thus far has been Park
inson's sincerity in playing second.
This youngster walked off the lots
last year to play shortstop for
Philadelphia With thimbleful of
experience in his system he was
chosen by Bill Donovan to play
short against any candidate whom
Bill had in the south. The further
Parkinson got the better he did.
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GIANTS DEFEAT
DODGERS, 1912
AL Maumaux is Driven From
Mound Early in Game by Bats
of McGraW Men.

New York, April 15.-The cham
pion New York Giants knocked Al
Maumaux ont of the box early
in yesterdays game and easily de-
feated Brooklyn, 10 to 2. The hit
ting of Groh and Rawlings was the
largest factor in New York's vic
tory. ]. Barnes, New York's pitch
er, weathered a stormy first inning
and then pitched high grade bail.
The score:
Brooklyn -. 200 900 600 /
New York $50 200 20x-1O 16 0
Batteries - Maumaus Smith,
Schriver and Deberry, Hungling;
Barnes and Snyder.
Braves, s.; Pills, 9.
Philadelphia, Pa, April Is
Boston stopped Philadelphia win
ming streak yesterday and took the
third game OF the series, to 2.
Though a little wild at times, RUDE
Marquard was effective in pinches
and kept the locals eight hits well
scattered. Lees home run to the
club house wall in the fourth in
ming was one of the longest drives
ever made in the local park. Score:
Boston .032 100 600 6 8 0
Philadelphia 100 100 01o-2 ,
Batteries -Marquard and O'Niel;
Weinert, Winston and Henlene.
Athletics, s; Red SOx, 3.
Boston, Mass, April 15.-Infield
errors by Boston enabled Phila-
delphia Athletics to pile up early
runs and win, S to =. Rommel was
hit hard at times, but his support
was exceptionally good. Score:
Philadelphia 900 100 010-2 8 2
Boston 900. 900 OIL 600 2 s )
Batteries-Rommel and Perkins;
Myers, Ferguson, Fullerton and
Ruel.
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CAGE TOURNEY
FOR SCOUTS TO
BEGIN MONDAY
Lightweight, Middleweight ana
Heavies VIII Contest for Cham.
pionshfps.

Boy Scout basketball champion
ships OF lightweight, middleweigbt
and heavyweight divisions will be
decided in the tournament wbios
is scheduled to start Monday
morning. All games are to Ia
played in the Y. NJ. C. A. gym.
nasium under direction Of the
physical department Shields win
be awarded winners of first and
second places in each division.
The first game is slated to be-
gin at 9 O'Clock Monday. There
will be games every morning and
afternoon excepting Thursday. The
schedule of games has been at.
ranged as follows:
Lightweight.
Monday mbrning-Troop Is yer.
sus %, at 9 o'clock; troop 20 VS.. IL.
at 9:45 O'Clock.
Tuesday morning Troop Is VS..
winner of game l at 8 O'Clock.
troop 1 VS.. winner of game 2 al
9:45 O'Clock.
Wednesday morning - Finals:
Winners of Tuesdays games.
Middleweight.
Monday afternoon-Troop 3 vs.
3 at 2 o'clock; troop "A VS.. Is at
2:45 O'Clock; troop IL VS.. II at
$3.50 O'Clock.
Tuesday Winner of
No. l and No. at 2 O'Clock; win
ner of No. and troop No. / at
2:45 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon - Finals:
Wi1ners of Tuesdays games.
HeaVyweights.
Tuesday evening-Sea Scouts vs..
troop 2 at o'clock; troop No. IA
VS.. troop Is at S:45 o'clock; troop
No. Is VS.. troop % at $50 O'Clock.
Wednesday Winner Of
No. l and No. at O'Clock; win
ner of No. VS.. troop No. II at
8:45 o'clock.
Friday eyening-Finals at 5
O'Clock.
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Moline Plow Boys VIII return from
their spring training jaunt just in
time to play the Islanders Saturday
and Sunday April q and %.
Dubuque considers itself FORUM
ate in possessing a baseball park
that needs only minor attention to
condition it for the race ahead. The
diamond is to undergo a thorough
scraping and retouching, but the
outfield is said to be in good work
ing order now.
Dubuque has been without league
ball several years. According to
newspaper accounts the fans of the
northern city are showing more
real interest in the Mississippi VAL
ley league than they ever did when
the city was member of the Three
Eye circuit.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
COMMY LOSING
HOLD ON LIFE?
FORGET REPORT

Chicago. April Is. - Various
stories about the expected retire
ment from active participation in
baseball of Charles \. Coniskey.
owner of the Chicago White Sox.
have been told in recent months.
The statement often heard is that
Comny is not the same cid Ro-
man; that he is Slipping physical
~ and that he is trusting the affairs
or the Sox 10 his iieutenants. ].
Louis Comiskey, his son, and Harry
". Gardiner. Secretary OF the club.
The senior Comiskey is not slim
pi0g into Oblivion, however, his
baseball activities indicate. and his
health is just as good as it ever
was. The White Sox magnate has
retired into the background of pub
lie life somewhat. but so far as gov
erning the affairs of his club is con-
cerned, his word is still law.
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GEORGES SIGNS
TO BOX ANYONE
ENGLAND PICKS
Things Shaping Themselves to Give
Frenchman Another Chance
at Dempsey.
BY FAIR PLAY.

copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
New York, April 15.-What is
the significance of the report just
received from France that Carpen-
tier had signed contract with
English promoters to meet any
heavyweight whom they may name
between May Is and Sept. 1. Of
courseN promoters have Dempsey
in mind and are simply leaving a
loophole for another rival for the
Frenchman in case Dempsey
should have the bad luck to be
beaten in any fight against other
men which he may take on.
With this comes word that Car
pentier's proposed battle against
all, it would appear that affairs
are shaping themselves in the di-
rection of what the French are
calling 'trevanche" meeting be-
tween their idol and the worlds
champion.
Harry Dime, the western sports
man, who has been abroad for
year, says that the feeling over
there is that Carpenter did not
fight the right sort of a battle
against Dempsey in Jersey City
and that had he been more cagey,
been content to box and insisted
upon a larger ring-as he had the
right to do--he might have well
carried the fight a much longer
route and perhaps won the decis-
ion.
1t is not reckoned, says Dime,
that Carpenter has the ability to
knock Dempsey out The pictures
of that right hand wallop as shown
abroad have made it clear that a
genuine sock it was. If Dempsey
could stand that one, they say in
Europe. he could stand anything
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
20 REPORT TO
LARRY MULLEN,
DUBUQUE BOSS
viii Be Taken TO Monticello, Iowa,
to Begin Spring Training
in Earnest.
BY c. A. WILHELM.
(Sports Editor Dubuque Times
journal ]

JournaL)
Dubuque, Iowa, April 15.-
Twenty candidates, some with pro-
fesional, semi-professional and
amateur experience, hopeful of
landing a berth with the Dubuque
club of the newly organized Mis-
sissippi Valley baseball league, an
swered the first roll call today.
The finest lot of ball players that
ever doned the uniform reported to
Manager Larry Mullen, ex-Three-I
league manager Everyone of them
looked the part of ballplayer. The
ones with more baseball experience
have given considerable attention to
their training, and as they all say
we're rarin' to 60
Nothing is Lacking.
Usually around the opening date
for training the manager is con-
problems. He either has an ava
lanche of fielding material or he
has too many pitchers and no pros
poets for fielders. This is not the
case of Manager Mullen. He took
his time when he sent out call for
candidates in making his selection.
Every man-so to speak--has a
good record. That is on paper and
if any of them come through the
training with such marks then
Duhuque's ball club is made.
Manager Mullen gave consider
able attention to utility men. He
believes that a player that can field
and pitch or play several positions
is more valuable to the club than
a player who specializes in one de-
partment. This may be proved in
asmuch as the clubs are limited to
IS players. Pilot Mullen has sew
eral ball players who are pitchers
and outfielders. There is one man
in particular who Mullen counts on
strengthening two positions on the
team. He is Pitcher Schillinger
who comes from the east. Schil-
linger is also a fielder. His rec
ord shows that he hit around 800
last year. Not so bad. When a
pitcher can bat around 800 and
can be used in emergency cases then
he is an invaluable asset to the
team.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15

Chicago. April 15.-Tributes from
scores of former associates of Adj
rian Constantine Arson, whose
death occurred here yesterday, re-
fiected the integrity of one of the
greatest veterans of baseball. Cap
tain Anson-"Pop" Arson, many
called minded within two days
of his 10th birthday.
He is probably the greatest hero
of the game that he helped to eS-
tablish many years ago.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow at p. m. and the burial in
lakewood cemetery on Monday,
will be private.
Captain Anson's death followed
a week of illness and an operation.
Friends were surprised for al
though they knew that he had en-
tered a hospital after being stricken
on the street recently they under
stood he was recovering.
With his passing followers of
the game realized that one of its
founders and greatest players was
game From baseball Arson moved
on to billiards and was proprietor
of billiard parlor, then into poll
tics and was elected city clerk.
Then to golf and his latest occupa-
ton was the formation of a new
golf club.
Few of his active associates on
the diamond are left. On his team
mates when baseball was started at
park on the lake front, only
Sunday, the evangelist, remain.
Pfeffer is still living in Chicago:
Arson occupied a unique posi-
ton in the history of American
baseball. His diamond career be-
gan with the period which marked
the birth of the professional player
and closed after the professional
league and game was firmly estab-
lished as an American institution.
To the present day fan he was
Pop" Arson, a player of the past,
surrounded with a maze of legend
airy baseball deeds and records. To
those of his generation he was
Captain Arson, the greatest playe-
of the mall; the forerunner, and
peer of Dan Brouthers, Roger Con-
ner, Pat Tebeau, Jiggs Donahue,
Dan Mccain, Frank Chance, Hal
Chase, Jake Daubert and others
who have made baseball history at
first base.
Started Young.
In the embryonic days of the
game, during the late COS, when
baseball was emerging from the
stage of FOUNDERS" to the fuller
development of a scientific con-
test, Arson made his appearance as
player while still in his teens at
Marshalltown, Iowa. Tall, lan:,y
and lacking the physical develop
ment of later years, he stood out as
a player of unusual calibre in the
town teams of that period, being
known as the "Marshalltown In
FAINT"
His fame as batter and fielder
spread rapidly. In 1871 Arson was
playing third base for the Forest
Citys of Rockford, ILL.,, the team
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
AROUND . .ns oIRCUIT|
Il a JAMES L. HUGHES IL

The memory of Adrian c. Pop"
Arson, whose death occurred yes
terday in Chicago, Will be fittingly
perpetuated in the Mississippi Val
ley league by Marshalltown. Frank
Boyle's club is to be known as the
"Ansons."
Pop" was born in Marshalltown,
the first white child to see the light
of day in what was then a strug-
Cling western settlement. and it
was in Marshalltown that he began
his remarkable baseball career. 1t
is altogether appropriate and prop
er that Marshalltown should desig-
nate its team the ''Ansons."
Dubuque and Waterloo have yet
TO attach names to their entries in
Mississippi Valley race. In Wa
terloo. the association is inviting
suggestions and offering a season
pass to the fan whose suggestion is
accepted.
Ottumwa is to be known as the
Cardinals" Needless to add that
the Dummies" cling to Cedar Rap
ids and Islanders" TO Rock Island
Three exhibition games have
been scheduled for the Islanders.
two with Moline and one with the
Milan Independents. Numerous
semi-pro clubs of the tri-cities re-
quested place on the training
chart but officials of the Rock Is
land Fans association felt that the
two Sundays preceding the start of
the playing schedule are the only
days that should be taken advantage
OF for stagiES of preseason con-
tests Milan viii be played Sun
day, April %, at Douglas park The
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YOUNG SLUG TO
MEET DONAHUE

kewanee, Ill. April 15.-Youngl
Shug. Kewanee welter. has been
booked to meet Johnny Donahue of
Rock Island in the eight-round
semi-windup of Tom Jones' next
show at Peoria. Shug is known as
a real knockout" artist and a live
ly setto is expected. Stanley Ev-
erett of Pekin and Herbie Schaefer.
Chicago, will furnish the headline
attraction for this card. The date
of the show is April 10. Snug is
also scheduled to meet Tom Carney
April Is at Jimmy Keys club, La
Sale. but it is doubtful if he will
accept this bout, coming so close to
the Peoria mill.
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SAILORS PLAN
BOXING BOUTS
New ArmOry at the Great Lakes to
a- Be Center of Athletic
Activities.

Waukegan, H., April Is. - Plans
have been completed at Great Lakes
naval training station for a naval
reserve armory to be erected on the
naval reservation at the harbor
mouth here, and the reservists are
planning to help finance their ac-
tivities by staging boxing matches
in the new drill hall. They hope to
equal the success of the naval post
of the American legion at Chicago.
which cleared $4,000 for the relief
of wounded soldiers and sailors last
year by staging bouts on the L. S. S.
Commodore, safe from state inter-
ference.
The new armory will have room
for 24-foot ring and approximate
ly LOCO spectators in the main
drill hall. Lieutenant Jack Hennine.
of Great Lakes, who is in charge of
the Lake county reseTvists. is also
planning TO operate a swimming
beach and other activities in con-
nection with the armory.
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REPNER FIRST
OF ASPIRANTS
]. REACHING CITY
kewanee Boy Reports Himself
Anxious to Get Started-lnitial
Drill Today.
BY ]. L. HUI rgs.

Clarence Hepner of X vance was
the first candidates for , Islander
team 10 report. He reach the city
Yesterday morning and Immediately
got in touch with Manager Conzel-
man. Couldn't watt" he explain
ed, so came on day ahead OF
time" Hepner is one Of three seek
ing the first base berth.
other players under orders to re-
port at this time began arriving in
goodIy numbers yesterday after
noon and last night. The last Of
z 20 scheduled to be put through in
ftial pace this afternoon at Doug
las park were expected in by noon.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made TO
quarter the athletes at the Como
hotel during the training season.
With nine OF the first arrivals
labelling themselves pitchers,
lively battle for mound jots is an
1icipated Judging by advance =
ports and information taken from
the 1921 baseball guide, A. G..
Elkins of State Line, Ind will bear
careful inspection. Backed by two
years of league baseball, during
which he displayed winning inclina-
lions, he is considered likely
prospect. According to present
plans, there will be five pitchers on
the payroll. Those in the first
batch who fail to attract attention
will be replaced rapidly by others
held in reserve. 1t is also under
stood that Manager Councilman is
contemplating a trip early next
week, the object Of which will be
TO sign a pair of young hurlecs
recommended by a good judge of
talent
From present indications the
catchers will have but one position
to fight for. Councilman, who can
play the outfield as we'll as behind
the bat, is anxious to secure a first
string backstop and act as relief
himself.
In the scramble for infield jobs,
it will be interesting watching the
work of the so-called veterans in
competition with the inexperienced
players so far as league pastiming
is concerned. Among the vets is
James Jelly" Jelinek of Chicago,
A. l.. Downey of Macon, Mo-, and
Curt Norton of Moline.
Game Sunday?
Preferring to start all players at
the same time, Councilman awaited
this afternoon before calling time
for first practice. 1t was expected
that everyone would be in the city
by then. Four hours or more Of
Sunday will be devoted to the work
at hand. The boss plans to have
them all at the park right after the
noon feed. Manager Jim today re-
assured there would be a game Sun
day afternoon providing he
weather is right. If it is cold CT
rainy-well, there won't be, that's
all.
Speaking about the weather, it is
feryently hoped that the worst of
April's uncertainty has passed and
that the elements will show some
regard for the efforts to whip the
Islanders into playing form within
the two weeks that Drecede the
opening of the schedule.
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ELMER SALYARDS
WINS BOTH GAMES

Billiard tournament players were
in action last night in the EIks
club rooms. The scores were: FL
mer Salyards IS, F. NJ. KlOye (108l
Sc, Elmer Salyards So. W. ]. Grit
fin (S0) 81. In the pool division:
B. H. Cutler 80. W. J. Griffin 1897
43, Fred Atkinson 100, Al McInni5
800 As.
Billiard matches tonight Ben
Farrar-L NJ. TitteringtOn; Ed Cole
man-W. J. Griffin.
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RAIN PREVENTS
CLASH BETWEEN
DECATUR-PEO

Decatur, Ill, April 15.-Local
baseball teams suffered Saturday
due to wet grounds, Dan OLeary,
local Three-Eye club, was unable TO
meet the Peoria Tractors while the
Decatur High VS.. Blue Mound game
also was called off. Millikin I'M
versity did not make the trip to
Lebanon to meet McKendree col
lege but will play Washington uni
versity at st. Louis Monday and
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DAyISCOURT VICTOR.

Mcpherson, Kan.-Dick Davis
court, Wichita wrestler. won from
Sailor Jack Lewis, Buffalo, in
straight falls.
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MATsUDA TOPPLES ROSCOE.

Ell Paso, TeXas.-Matty Matsuda,
welterweight wrestler. won in nine
rounds of a scheduled 15-round
bout from Bobby Roscoe, Winnipeg,
Canada
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SCHUTZER.MARTIN DRAW.

st. Louis.-Harry SchutZer, Mil
waukee, and frankie Martin, Los
Angeles. welterweight boxers. went
10 rounds to a draw.