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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27
CLUBS TO OPEN
MONDAY AMIDST
LIVELY SCENES
Reduce Opening Day Prices to
Give Fans Baseball at Pepu-
Lar Prices.
BY ]. L. HUGHES.

Appropriate ceremonies in Rock
Island. Cedar Rapids and 0ttumwa
will mark the launching of the Mis-
sissippi Valley league on its maiden
voyage next Monday Dubuque will
be here to assist the Islanders in
giving the new organization f1t-
ting start, while Waterloo will do
battle with their ancient rivals at
Cedar Rapids. and Marshalltown
will be at Ottumwa for similar
purpose.
Details in connection with Rock
Islands opening day plans are be-
ing worked out. Judging by the
keen interest displayed last Sun
day, this city will stand high when
opening day attendance figures are
revealed.
Reduce Prices.
Following its policy to give Rock
Island fans baseball at popular
prices, the local association an
nounces that general admissions 10
Douglas park Monday afternoon
will lbe rs cents, instead of the GUS
tomary 81 charge made on opening
days. An additional 25 cents will
take you any place in the grand
stand. except the box seat, which
will be 35 cents.
The IS cents admission will be
for Monday only. Beginning Tues
day the price of admission will be
SO cents, plus cents war tax.
Grand stand seats will be 20 cents
and 35 cents for boxes.
Lands Can't Come.
President r. F. Wood of the fans
association is in receipt of COM
munication from Judge Kenesaw
Mountain Lands, in which the big
boss of baseball states that he will
be unable to participate in Rock
Islands opening day program. He
expresses keen regret, but points
out that previous engagements
make the trip to Rock Island quite
impossible. However, Judge Ian
dis intimates that he will be only
too glad to visit Rock Island later
in the season 1t is not unlikely,
therefore, that Rock Island fans
will be given an opportunity to see
and meet the famous jurist and
commissioner of baseball-the man
who is keeping Babe Ruth's name
out of the box scores.
Mayor Harry NJ Schriver will de-
liver the first ball in the absence
of Lands. The city's chief execu-
tive was slated to receive the throw
it was planned to have Lands
make, but being a versatile per-
former with a baseball, he does not
hesitate to switch to the mound
All the Accomplishments of open
day will precede the actual start
of the game. The program will
swing into action at $50 o'clock,
or Whereabouts. with a big automo-
bile parade through the business
districts of Rock Island and Dav-
export. The Boy Scout band of so
pieces will be ON hand to furnish
lively opening day music.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27
TUNNEY TAKES
A WEE NEBBLE
AT GREE BAIT
Dempsey Profit G y
Makes Gene Come
Forluard.
BY FAIR PLAY,
Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)

. D.
New York, April EFT looks
like wheels within wheels in this
matter of getting Gene Tunney and
Harry Greb matched. The first
scheme was to hold the fight out
doors next June. Greb was the
anxious one and Tunney was a bit
shy. Jack Kearns had a talk with
Greb's manager, George Engle, Just
before Dempsey's party went abroad
and kearns told EngIe he would
let Dempsey mix it up with Greb
in the open in Philadelphia in July.
Eight rounds, no decision.
That, of course, looked good to
Greb, who believes he can keep
away from Dempsey's walIops and
at the same time hit him hard
enough and often enough to gain
the popular decision. So now it is
Tunney's turn to press forward a
little. But carefully-oh, so care
fully.
The way it has worked out is
this: Tunney's manager, Frank
Bagley, has told Matchmaker Flour
noy of Madison Square garden that
he will permit his man TO team I'D
with Greb in the garden the mid
die of next month, provided Flour
noy can make the bout attractive
to the light-heavy champion.
Flournoy is figuring on this now.
OF course he would like to have the
fight, which would draw a bumper
house in the garden. But he has to
dope just how far he could go in
attracting Tunney, not to say Greb.
and at the same time guard the
garden interests. News will break
on this situation any day now.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27
HIGGINS SIGNS
TO MEET PLUDE
Feathers to Furnish Feature Event
of Program in Moline Turner
Hall Friday.

Leo Higgins, Davenport feather
weight, has agreed to terms Of
fsred by the Anderson Athletic club
of Moline and will meet Harold
Plude of Des Moines in the wind
up of Friday nights boxing card
in Moline Turner hall. They take
the place of George Cummings and
Bud McFadden, which bout had to
be Cancelled when George developed
case of blood poisoning in one
of his mitts.
1t will be the second meeting be-
tween Plude and Higgins, Some
time ago the pair fought a six
round semi-windup in Davenport
Higgins was awarded the popular
verdict. Plude contends this was
a mistake and he is out to prove
his claims.
Plude reached Moline last eve
ming and will train with Eddie An
derson. Plude may elect to make
Moline his home Last Friday eve
ming in Des Moines, Plude defeated
Harry Ward of st. Paul in a dod-
BILE windup event
The semi-windup Friday will
feature Morris Waeyert of Moline
and Bum Sells of Rock Island in
return engagement. Waeyert is
confident he will defeat the Is
lander again but Bum is just as
confident he will knock some of
the high ideas from the Moliner's
head.
In spite of the switch in wind
ups, seats have been selling Of n
rapid rate and there is every indi-
cation the house will be packed
when the first prelim is called.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27
JAMES L. HUGHES

Wally Newell reported to Man
ager Councilman this morning.
Wally was expected in yesterday
but explained that he had to clear
up some personal business before
coming on to Rock Island. He
jumped into the harness immedi-
ately.
Happy" Lowe rejoined the Is
lander crew at Douglas park yes
terday after an absence of two
days. Following Sundays game
with the Milan Independents, Lowe
went to his home in New Boston to
give his sore leg a much needed
rest. The big outfelder took
things easy yesterday afternoon,
and it is expected he will round
into proper condition within week
or two.
Lowe appears to be what might
be termed a natural hitter. In
practice thus far he has demon
strated a remarkable eye for the
ball, timing his full, free swings
with precision. OF course, it re-
mains to be seen what he will do
under the strain of actual league
competition but those who have
followed him carefully the last
two weeks are looking for him &c
deliver.
Preston Gray, pitcher, infielder
and outfielder, became i'll after
yesterday mornings session and
had to stick close to his room in
the Como during the afternoon.
Johnny BelZ, a first baseman
who last season batted .296 for
Saginaw, Mich, besides fielding
1888, told Manager Jim Councilman
over long distance Tuesday that he
would report He was expected to
arrive early this afternoon. Belz
is Chicago boy. He is left
handler and reputed to be a verit-
able pepper-box around the initial
cushion. Backed by a years ex-
perience in class B company, it is
anticipated he will do much to
bolster up the infeld.
Manager Earl Sykes of Bloom
ington has informed Councilman
that he is sending an infielder by
name of McEwan to Rock Island.
McEwan plays either shortstop or
second base, and-take it from
Boss Jim-is whizz when ii comes
to fielding ground balls. While in
Bloomington last week, the Island
er manager has his lamps peeled
on McEwan and another intielder
named Holloway. Sykes was close
to turning Holloway over to Rock
Island, but changed his mind 0y
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27
EXPECT LOCALS
TO GIVE PLOWS
REAL ARGUMENT
Price OF Admission to Saturday and
Sunday Games Placed at
80 Cents

Although training program Of
the Islanders has been seriously
impeded by unpleasant weather
conditions during the present week,
Manager Councilman is confident the
team he places on the field Satur-
day will be capable of giving the
transforming Plow boys of Moline
a real argument for honors. Whlie
Moline Will have many games un-
der its belt and six weeks of spring
drill behind the players, the fact
remains they will not likely feel
fresh and frisky after so many days
of travel and play.
Time set for start of Saturdays
game has nCG been officially an
nounced but it is probable that )
O'Clock will be the hour. This is
likely to be the time, too, when the
teams meet in Moline Sunday aft
ernoon.
Gate admission to both Saturday
and Sunday contests will be 81
cents. Expectations are that large
crowds will witness each game. the
Saturday affair in Rock Island and
the Sunday matinee in Moline.
These exhibition games will afford
Moline fans the only opportunity
of seeing their new favorites in ac-
ton until we'll along in May, when
the Three-Eye league will open in
Moline. Naturally Pillow fans can
be expected to avail themselves of
the chance.
The games should afford Manager
Councilman of the Islanders a splen-
did chance to size up his material
just before the dawn of the Missis-
sippi Valley leagues first annual
race.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27

deciding to keep Holloway in place
of McEwan.
McEwan has gone to his home in
Joliet to visit his mother, who is
i'll. While the only assurance Con-
zelman has that he will report here,
comes from Sykes, it is believed
the youngster will come on within
another day or two.
Waterloo fans are so wrought up
over the advent of the Mississippi
Valley league and the return OF
their city to league baseball that
many of them can't wait until Pat
Ragan and his crew open at home.
Consequently plans are brewing to
run a special from Waterloo to
Cedar Rapids Monday morning,
carving a couple of hundred fans
to the scene of activities between
the Bunnies and Ragans. Incident
ally the entire crowd will take in
the Tommy Comiskey-FTitz knipp
bout in Cedar Rapids Monday eve
ming.
Opening of the season for Du-
buque is still some distance in the
future-May 8, to be exact-but
the city is already laying its plans
for elaborate Iid-tilting ceremonies.
Business interests have beeh asked
to decorate their places during the
day. The Community band has
proffered its services for the ocra-
sion, and added to this various
civic organizations will march in
a body to the park. Rock Island
will be DubuQue's opponent.
Manager Jimmy Drohan of the
Ottumwa Cardinals said he was sat
istied with the showing of his club
last Saturday and Sunday at Mar
shaIltown, even though his young
sters dropped two ball games to
Frank Boyle's Ansons. The scores
were 5 to and 4 to l. Drohan de-
clared his playes had not had
enough batting practice to do any
thing against the class of pitching
served by Boyle. 1t would seem
that way, particularly in view of
the fact that the Cards made only
six hits Saturday and five less SUI
day
Cedar Rapids and Dubuque split
even in their exhibition games. The
Bunnies copied the Saturday tilt,
10 to 8, in IL innings, but lost Sun
day, to ).
Dubuque, it would seem, has
picked of a clever first sa t.e- from
under the eyes of the local club.
His name is Covault and he has his
mail addressed to Silvis, III. Covault
must be delivering for Mullen as
he is batting in fourth position.
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TO CHARGE SIS
FOR ANDERSON
MOORE AFFAIR

Top price TO witness the Eddie
Anderson-Pal Moore bout in Chi
cago May 5 will be SIS. according to
word from Chicago today. Match
maker Phil Collins of naval post,
had originally planned to assess
the fans $40 because of the quality
of the attraction. Vern Link of Mo-
line, who has charge of plans in
with running special
car from Moline. has ordered so
to take care of tri-city
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27
MOLINE HIGH
PREPARES TO
STAGE BIG 8
More Than $50 School Athletes FL.
pectcd to Participate in
Classic.

Moline high school will be host In
the Big Eight track meet again this
year. The event will be held at
Browning Field the afternoon Of
May s, a week from Saturday. This
will be the second consecutive wear
that the Pillow City has entertained
the thinly clad lads of the leading
high schools of this section OF the
state.
Nine schools are members Of the
organization, namely-MOline, Rock
Island, Davenport. Geneseo. he.
vance, Monmouth, Galesburg
Princeton and Canton. 1t is prom
able that Davenport will not COM
pere.
Coach Bornholdt states that the
date conflicts with the Iowa state
high school meet at Iowa City and
he expects to send his entire SQUAD
to the Hawkeye event Rumnrs
have it, however, that the Daven-
port school is considerably peeved
over the fact that Moline, Rock Is
land and East Moline would not
consent to the Iowans using nine
semester men in the quad-city in
door meet at Augustana a few
weeks ago and that the IOwans may
not compete in any further track
events with the schools on this side
of the Mississippi.
If this report is well founded and
Davenport carries out its threat. its
craftsmanship is anything but
plausible. If this occurs it is like
ly that the Illinois schools will turn
about and disregard Davenport in
and football and the next
Turkey day game may be between
Rock Island and Moline. The ILL
nois schools competed with Iowas
men for several years
and took their drubbings good
naturedly but refuse to cater to the
1oWans any longer.
Entries for the Big Eight began
at Principal Euttings Of
fee yesterday About $50 athletes
are expected to enter. From res
ords obtainable, it looks as though
the meet win be a dandy. as all the
schools have established good
marks in their interClass contests.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27
r. 7. ADVERTISERS
TO HOLD TRYOUTS

The Rock Island Advertisers
will stage a tryout practice At
watch Tower Sunday afternoon.
beginning at 1:30. Anyone wishing
70 try for positions on the club
should make it point to be among
tnose present. Manager H. \.
Rltze. 726 Forty-third street. Rock
Island. would like to communicate
with managers of other teams IN
the matter of games. He can also
De reached at Moline 126 up to $50
O'Clock in the afternoon.
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NEW LEAGUE BIG SENDOFF
o. :. ::
E# &%sSX FOR TIE
81 LAWRENCE PERRY

There is a report that some of
our golfIng Babe Ruths. notably
Jess Guilford. the amateur cham
pion, are considering the project of
running over to England to partici-
pate in the championship driving
contest on June II. ,Guilford GER
tainly can hit a long ball and it
would seem that he would stand as
good a chance as any contender
to win laurels.
The curious thing about this con-
test is that in former years the
British have professed small inter-
est in long drives. setting them
down as a mere spectacular dis
play of no special significance. 1t
would now appear as though the
British have come TO feel that rela-
lively unimportant as the transcon-
tinental drive may be, it is just
as well to develop this aspect of
the game.
Now is the season when observ-
ers of the golfing armament be-
gin to catch glimpses of the first
flight of eagles and brides. The
out-and-out golfer doesn't have to
be told that the eagle is a hole
made in two strokes under par
and a birdie, one stroke under. The
first national bird of the season
was spotted today in mid-flight
winging his way from the La
Grange Golf club in Illinois on tour
to all parts of the land. Jim Car
berry pro at LAGRANGE, let it out
of the cage.
And it's is a strange tale Jeems
tells. Listen: On the 550-yard
hole of the Highland park tFlorida
Golf club last month Carberry
pulled his drive into the rough 270
yards from the tee. Out with the
brassie, the lie being just good
enough to warrant the chance. The
shot goes $50 yards straight down
the edge of the rough, still off the
fairway. Now the mashie. The
ball is pitched into the cup for a
three without ever having been on
the green, two under par.
WHICH is greater, Tue SLdi an
lete or the man who made him?
What the University of Southern
California thinks about this may be
gathered from the fact that Jack
Comstock, the trainer under whom
the great Charles Paddock scared
to fame, is not with the U. of S. c.
any more No, the other day we
saw Comstock doing little advis-
DRY coaching down in Lawrence
vile. He mentioned the fact that
he was no longer with the Cali
fornia institution, not however,
saying why.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27
INCREASE LIST
OF INVITATIONS
TO CHICAGO MEET

Chicago. April 27.-More than
800 additional invitations to high
schools and academies throughout
the country to compete in the an
nual inter-scholastic track tourna-
ment at Stage field on May 81. have
been sent out by the University of
Chicago. it was announced today
More than so replies daily have
been pouring in since the first in
vitations were sent out.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27
MOLINE MAULS
KNOX COLLEGE
COllegians Suffer 10 to | Defeat at
the Hands Of Three-Eye
Leaguers.
Especial to The Argus.D

Galesburg, ILL.,, April 81. - The
Moline Pillow Boys had sweet pick
Ings against Knox college team
here yesterday afternoon. When
the collegians finally called a halt
in the eighth inning, the count was
10 to l against them.
McCue, second baseman, was the
leading batter for the leaguers. He
drove out two home runs, a three
Dagger and single in the course of
the afternoon. Lord and Hamil
made home runs also. Pete Welca.
senior at Knox, filled in at short
stop for Moline and celebrated the
day by getting three hits in five
times at bat. Minor and ellis
worked on the mound for Moline
They allowed only five hits. while
the Flows collected 81.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27
TAKES CUBS ten
INNINGS TO WIN
Pirates Are Finally NOsed Out By
n Score of 4 TO 3-Alex
on Mound.

Chicago. April 27.-It took the
Cubs ten long innings to do it yes
terday, but finally, as the frozen
customers were running up and
down in their cement surroundings.
alternately yelping and praying, in
the tenth Ray Grimes met the ball
and the game was in, Cubs, 4; Pr
rates, 8.
r. H. E.
Pittsburgh 21O00O0OOO-3 0
Chicago ..100O2O00O1-4 Is /
Adams and Gooch; Alexander
and Hartnett.
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SENATORS. Is; RED SOX. 6.

Washington. D. c., April 27.-The
Senators made a clean sweep of the
series with the Red Sox by taking
the third game yesterday, IS to g.
r. H. E.
Boston ....20OO10 -6 16 3
W'sh'gt'n .O704O30 x-15 10
Pennock, Karr, Dodge, Fullerton
and Walters; Gleason and Char
ritN. Pecinich.
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GALVA HIGH WILL
PLAY ST. AMBROSE
Especial Corresnondence

Galva, April 27.-The GaIva high
school baseball team will meet St.
Ambrose college team of Daveu-
port here Saturday. 1t will be the
first game on the local field this
season. Last Saturday the team
defeated Cambridge, 10 to s. in a
game played at Cambridge.
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GALVA TRACK MEN
IN BRADLEY MEET
lspecial Correspondence.l

Galva. April 27.-The Galva high
school track team is entered in the
18th annual scholastic field and
track meet OF the Bradley school
Peoria, on Saturday. A large del
egation is expected to make the
trip from here in automobiles, un-
less weather conditions will not
permit
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27

We can twist and turn and dis
tort this fact in all possible ways
but it is a fact and is going to re-
main so. Hard work, rigid prep
aration in sports shows a youth be-
fore he goes out into the world that
hard work is the price of success
and that happy-go-lucky, dilletante
carelessness is pretty sure to go
with failure.
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.ACCEPT on sTRIkE.

New York. April 27.-Manufac-
turers OF news print paper an
nounced they would send delegates
or the International Brotherhood of
Paper Makers, who refused wage
reductions. an ultimatum of sac
cept or strike,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27
AMERICAN LEAGIE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National Ipannn

Chicago. 4; Pittsburgh, 8.
Philadelphia, 6; New York, 4.
Brooklyn, 10; Boston, l.
Cincinnati, 3; st. Louis, 0.
American League,
Chicago, 7; Cleveland, 8.
Philadelphia. 4 New York, 2.
Washington, Is; Boston, 6.
Detroit, 2; St. Louis. 0.
American Association.
st. Paul, 6; Toledo, l.
Louisville, 3; Kansas City, 2.
Indianapolis, 6; Milwaukee, 2.
Columbus, 3; Minneapolis, l.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27
RECRUIT TWIRLS
SOX TO VICTORY
Indians Are Subdued, z to ), by
Robertson, Pitcher From
Minneapolis.

Cleveland, April 27-Charley
Robertson, recruit pitcher from
Minneapolis, pitched nine full in
nings against the Cleveland In
dians yesterday afternoon and the
White Sox won the pastime Z to 8.
Robertson was a mighty good
pitcher, especially in the tight
spots.
r. H. Z.
Chicago 2O20-7 9 0
Cleveland OO00-3 II 4
Robertson and Schalk; Bagby,
Morton and Nunamaker.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27
MOHARpT TO DENVER.

Denver-Johnny Mohardt. for
mer Notre Dame football, baseball
and track star. will join the local
Western league club as outfelder,
it was announced.
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DODGERS. 10; BRAyES. +.

Boston, April 27.-Brooklyn took
the second game from the Braves
yesterday afternoon, 10 to /.
r. H. Z.
Brooklyn 42-1O 16 /
Boston 100000 1
Vance and Hungling; Fillingem,
Oeschger and Gowdy.
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TIGERS. .; BROWNS. 0.

st. Louis, Mo-, April 27.-With
Kenny Williams. homerless yester-
day, the Browns were beaten by
the Detroit Tigers, 2 to 0.
+. H. E.
Detroit ....O101OOOOO-2 s 2
st. Louis 0000O0O00-O 6 L
Cole and Bossler; Bayne, Henry,
Pruett and SEVERED
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Work Brings Victory,

The truth is that if the other fell
low doesn't care whether or not
you win and makes no real effort
it may be possible for you to
achieve victory without hard work.
But if he wishes to win and you
wish to win, then both of you take
the test seriously. You both start
on equality and other things being
equal, victory will go to the one
that works the hardest.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27
CHANGE DATES CITP RACES

Detroit, Mich.-Dates for the
Gold cup power boat races were
changed from Aug. 1928, to Sept
IA.
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MACKS, 4; YANKS, q.

Ph1d'a ....OOOOO1OOsA 7 /
New York 10O0OO100-2 5 0
RommeI and Perkins; Jones and
Schang.
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FLANAGAN kAYOs FPsTFIN

ST Louis.-Patsy Flanagan. local
bantamweight, knocked out SoIIv
Epstein, Toledo, in five rounds.
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PILLS. 6; GRANTS. l.

Philadelphia, April 27.-There is
one member of the Phillies' pitch
ing staff who can win ball games.
His name is James Ring. This
husky hurler registered his third
victory in as many starts yester-
day afternoon when he beat the
Giants, to 4.
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REDS. 3: CARDS. o.

Cincinnati. April 27-The Reds
won their second game of the seas
on yesterday when Rixey shut out
the Cardinals by the score of to
0, allowing them only three hits.
Bohne scored two in the eighth
with a triple. The Reds scored
their first run on a base on balls,
a single and two sacrifice hits. The
score: