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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
MONMOUTH IS
REPORTED TO
Be WEAK TEAM
Near Riot Caused 1t S6enghurst
When Maple City Lads
Lose, II to e
RI NAT GEISMAR

That Monmouth, Saturday OPP
moments of the Rock Island high
school footballers, is not so strong,
was learned here today. The re-
puted weakness of the Monmouth
ers comes as glad news to the local
cripples who are in little shape Tor
a strong game at present.
Monmouth lost to Stronghurst,
small country town, last Saturday,
by the count OF IL to s. The bone
head playing Of the Maple City
warriors and a near riot we're the
features of the game.
The injury to a Stronghurst play
er, alleged to be Intentional. caused
the Stronghurst supporters to
rush on the field and start mussing
up the Stove city boys. The Mon
mouthers refused to fight back and
the Stronghurst rioters quit the
rough stuff because of lack of OPP
position. Monmouth has severed
athletic connections with the other
school.
However, while demonstrating
that they are not strong the game
brought out the fact that in Full
back Charles WEIGH, the Maple
city crew has line plunger of top
notch rank. WEIGH made about
rs percent of the gains and stopped
everything that came in his way
on defense. The Stronghurst team
! had a very weak line, however, and
=, WEIGH will not find the Rock Is
land front wall as easy to pierce.
The Monmouth crowd also show
ed the referee how to break the
rules of the game and twelve pen
alties were inflicted on the Stove
boys.
The Islanders are going through
daily practice for the next strug-
gle and are not taking any chance
of letting Monmouth upset the dope
and give them a walloping as they
did last year. The Islander Grip
pies are improving and with the ex-
ception of Hall and March ought
to be in the game Saturday.
Hall and March are coming
along nicely and it is expected that
they will leave the hospital short
ly. Hall is sure to be in the Mo-
4, line game if he does not get to play
before that time but March can
hardly expect to don the moleskins
for sometime to come.
Rock Island fans will have the
chance to get some reliable dope
on the other tri-city teams Satur.
day as Davenport meets Clinton
who the locals battle week after
next, and the Moline adding ma.
chine bunch will meet Galesburg
who held Rock Island to tie las,
Saturday.
i Moline should have little trouble
defeating the Siwash crew as the
|Moliners are not bothered by in
juries and the Galesburg buncl
cannot be in the best condition
after their affair with the local:
last week.
Davenport will prove the wortf
of Clinton and give the Islander:
something to 60 on. The Crimson
and Gold plays Clinton a weel
from Saturday at Clinton.
i Davenport is making a big eff
fort to improve the team work o
its squad and improving the de
tense which was woefully veal
against Columbus Junction.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
Big Gamblers Who Played Giants
In World Series Against Yankees
Profifed Heavily By the Hunch

nection with a new ownership at
Montreal if that city came into the
International. If Montreal were ad-
mitted it would be necessary to
make vacancy in the northern
half of the circuit or to throw Syr-
acuse into the southern half and
make a vacancy for the Salt city
there. 1t hardly seems possible
, that Syracuse will wish to vacate
its franchise, and Toronto, Roches-
ter and Buffalo have shown no evi.
dence of wishing to stop. With
Toronto, Rochester and Buffalo In
the northern half, Montreal would
of necessity fill out that end of thu
circuit.
Were Syracuse to go into tn.
southern half, either Reading OF
! Jersey City would have to be va
Gated. In either case the southern
half of the circuit would be some
what unwieldy as it must be will
Baltimore at its extreme angle.
| Efforts are being quietly made t,
get new ownership and conditions
into Newark by interests in tn,
league who realize what fin,
chance there is in Newark for goo,
baseball if only the club can Sc
cure a better location and a team
(which will meet the appreciation o
the fans.
Newark is being doomed by tn
International owners as the bes
prospect in baseball for anyon
| who is seeking to find way int
the professional end of the spor
through investment.
| Higgins Signs Again.
| The signing Of Miller Higgins t
manage the Yankees in 1923 indi
Gates plainly that no matter wha
causes the owners of the Yanks as
sign for the results of the world
series they do not reflect on tn
little leader.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
BY JOHN b. FOSTER.
Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.


New York, Oct. 12.-New York
gamblers profited heavily on the re-
cent worlds series, betting on the
Giants at the short end Some of
them who had been stung in the
past by backing the New York Ma
tional league and offering odds, re-
trieved all their former losses. Two
OF the best known bookmakers who
operate at the New York race
tracks gathered in a quarter of a
million dollars between them. They
took all the bets they could get at
six to Ave, and it is understood that
much western money which was
sent to New York to bet on the
Yankees was swallowed by them.
One plunger bet on the Yankees
prior to the start of the series, but
after the first game he switched
and Melted 100000 by doing so. in
spite of the fact that he had big
wad wagered on the Yankees to
win. While there was not quite Sc
much New York money offered as
in the past, there never before was
so much sent to be wagered from
| outside sources. Almost all Of this
money was placed on the Yankees
as the opinion seemed to prevail
outside of New York as well as here
that there never was a better
chance for the American league tt
win worlds series as this year.
The defeat Of the Browns by the
Yankees for the American league
pennant increased the betting rath.
err than cut it down, because the
Giants had won their championship
in jog after their last successful
trip. i
Wise Money on Giants.
| 1t was known here as early az
Sept. % that the so-called wise
money" was going on the Giant.
and going on in punches. Thi.
money found ready takers among
the general public for individual
records. and past team perform
ances had made the Yankees stroni
favorites for the worlds title. Tn,
I cVRPScNA oNACASsNA Va tACh
staff. their defensive strength and /;
batting order which had earned tn,
nickname of "murderers row" tend
ed to CONFIRM this opinion in tn,
minds of the public.
The professional layer OF odd
and taker Of chances is seldom &C
customed to laying against the ia
vorite." but this time the wise mon
ey took rather than give the odds
! The International league woul,
like to inject a tonic into its cir
cult. There has been some tall
that Monteal might get in. but tn
Canadian metropolis has affiliate
with the Eastern Canada leaku
and that organization would hav
Ito be consulted before Z chang
could be made.
i Oldheld Mentioned.
u Frank Chance and Barney Old
field have been mentioned In con
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
ORIOLES need
TWO VICTORIES

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 12.-With
the Baltimore Internationals hold
ing 8 to ! game lead over the st.
Pap American Association team.
as the result OF the first four
games Of the little world series
at Baltimore, the teams shifted
their activities to Lexington park,
here. for the fifth game of the ser
les today The Baltimore Orioles
need only two more victories. but
the Saints are convinced that
with the advantage OF their home
field. they. can turn the tide.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
KEWANEE BEARS
SEEKING GAMES
Especial Correspondence.

ISpeC1dI CORRESPONDENCE
KeWanee, Oct. 1.-THE kewanee
Bears, a newly organized football
team Of the lightweight division,
averaging 145 pounds. desires games
with tri- city teams. The person
mel of the new club: Marquette, fb;
Farran, lib; Horner, RIB; Goffrier,
OBJ; Peck, re; Bailey, lie; Arnold,
rg; Foltz, lg; Schneider, 1t; Clark,
TT. Address communications to Leo
Lamb, 8121s North fremont street.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
CUBS ASSUME
LEAD ON SOI.
~ WV

Chicago. ILL.,, Oct. IAN attach
20 fierce that it blew Urban Faber
before it and sent Ted Blankenship
In his wake carried the Cubs to vic.
tory over their historic white hosed
rivals in the third battle of the CITY
titular series yesterday at Comiskey
park. The final figures were S to &,
and the killefer Knew now boasts
two to one margin in the stand
ing. Given two more wins, they'll
snare the title that hasn't been
theirs since way back in 1909.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
RIP0N STURDY
LOMBARD FOE

Galesburg, ILL.,. Oct. 12.-Lom-
bard college will meet the fast Ri
pom college eleven here Saturday.
in game that is expected to be a
rigid test for Coach Schissler's
men. Several Lombard regulars
Will probably be absent from TIE
lineup, due to injuries in. last weeks
game and practice this week.
Galesburg high school will play
Moline high school as a prelimin-
airy feature Of the Lombard-Ripon
Tgame.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
len IAENT IS
EXPECTED HERE
10 JOIN SQUAD
m Wsr1lng Hard for IL Con.
4 test VIM xvsuSville Next
h Sunday. +.
M IL HUGHES.

The Independents are scouting
IL country high and wide for new
players to bolster up the weak
slDts shown In last Sundays con-
tast with the Chicago Bears. While
tie team is not In the least down
hearted over its defeat from its
most bitter rivals, it is determined
I'd find solace in a defeat Of Evans
vile next Sunday at Douglas park.
collie" Kraehe. whose home is in
Sc Louis, has signiiied his willing
ness to get back into football toys.
Lest year he was the most out
standing star In the Missouri VAL
ley conference. He is lineman
who appreciates nothing more than
a good, rough contest, in which his
fighting qualities are said to show
to greatest advantage. He is re-
ported to be able to play almost any
position on the line with credit to
himself. He weighs around 1870
pounds and is a demon at following
the ball. II Is announced that he
Unexpected to join the team before
the end of this week and he may
beJseen in action in part OF Sun
days contest with Evansville.
.Poge" Lewis, a crack center, is
ALSO being lined up for the squad
He is said to be trying now to make
arrangements to leave his business
and join the Independents before
tho end of this week.
Lewis was the crack center and
guard on the seth division team OF
the A. e. F. that won the champion,
ship of the war forces. He weighs
close to 200 pounds and when he
started his football experience ca
vorted at fullback. Later he was
shifted to center. where the best
work was accomplished. He has
wonderful speed for big fellow
is able to break up passes and is 8
terror to backfield men attempting
to- pierce his section OF the line
I fwo extra linemen are needed BY
the Independents and no effort i:
being spared to insure bringing
both OF these.
The Independents settled down II
tho hardest kind OF training yester
day and should be in .excellen
shape. No one was seriously injur
. ed in last Sundays game. They ar
ala determined to play the bes
football possible against Evans
willie and win by a large score i
they can.
Louie Kolls has jumped into tn
breach at center caused, by the re
lease of Earps. and judging by hi
enthusiasm the pivot point shoul
hashar1led satisfactorily. Louie !
in sthe best Of shape and rearir
togo.
Il Evansville Strengthens.
Evansville is taking on ne,
strength for the game with the In
dependents. according to reports
Paddy Sullivan, speedy quarter
back, has been secured by Evans
vile from the Akron Indians, Ak
ron having been blessed with a
Over-supply Of material for this pc
sition. Fullback Orr has also bee
obtained from the Canton Bulldogs
Canton trimmed its squad this wee
and when Orr was cut loose he wa
grabbed by the Indiana team. Wit
these two men Evansville feels ths
it has q really formidable backfielt
one that should make the Islander
hustle to overcome.
The Evansville team carries ]
men and is scheduled to arrive !
tRock Island some time Saturda
4 night. coming from Evansville b
\ way Of Chicago in special car
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
Y NORMAN E. BROWN.

Alonzo Stages Maroon warriors.
deprived of the Big Ten grid cham
pionship last fall by their failure
to lick Illinois, are out for blood
this year. Blood with a. large 3D."
And there's a sort of satisfied air
about Stage field that indicates the
University of Chicago men are in a
pretty confident mood.
Just at present the Chicago team
appears to be the one that may
fight it out with Iowa for the cham
pionship which the Iowans an
nexed last year.
Stage has great strength in two
departments of the game in partic-
ular which pleases him. These
are the line and the kicking divis-
ions. The line which Stage now
has in the field has shown tremen.
dous power and every husky rooter
in school is hoping that George
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
.MIDGE- CRAVEN DIES.

Detroit, Mich, Oct 12.-Garner
W. c"Midge'D p Craven, once a
member of the Brooklyn National
baseball club, and former man
ager of the Grand Rapids Mich
club of the old Central League, is
dead here from pneumonia.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
FEE CITE ENTRIES.

New York, Oct. IL. Edoua-d
Horemans OF Belgium. continental
champion, and Roger Cont. French
champion. filed entries for the In
x ,rnational professional 49, balk-
line billiard Championship, to Be
held Nov. 1891.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12

Dobie Of fast striking backs was
we'll carried on last year by Fol-
we'll, but he realizes that he must
get more speed and snap into his
line.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12

Jimmy Councilman is striving
to obtain a more unified attack
for the Islanders than was
shown in the game with the
Rears. He was not at all sat
isfied with the showing OF the
team. There was q noticeable
Lack Of coordination between
the line and the backfield,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12

Two base hlts-MiIler, Collins,
Sheeiy. Home runs - Hooper.
Grimes. Struck out-By Faber. ):
by Osborne, ). Bases on balls
Fabcr, /. Double play-Barber-
Grimes. Hits-Off Faber. s in six
innings. Losing pitcher-T. Blank
eEshlp. Time-2:16. Umpires-
Hart, Nallin, Quigley and Dinneea
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
6heSPORT-0-GRAPH
BY JAMES L. HUGHES.

The separation of Jug Earps
from the weekly payroll while COM
ing suddenly, was not unexpected.
Earps grew heavy and fat during
the off-season and after nearly a
month showed no promise of return
to the form which characterized
his playing last season. He really
had been counted strongly as the
right man for center this season.
With Louie Hollis in reserve, the
management considered itself well
enough fortified to cancel the con-
tracts of one or two other centers
without having them report. An
extra man for the position is need
ed but Louie is to be given his big
chance against Evansville next
, Sunday.
The Rochester game a week
! from Sunday will terminate the
home season Of the team for
the time being. Councilman
| will take his players to Green
Bay on Oct. %. On. Nov. > the
| Independents will invade Min
| neapOlis for the first time.
Back home again on Nov. IL,
! the Dayton Triangles, one Of
the strongest teams in the
league, will furnish the opposi-
ton. And then q week later
the team will 60 TO Chicago for
i the second game with the
| Bears. Already hundreds of
fans are looking forward to
making this trip to the Windy
City, confident that Rock Is.
land will give a better account
of itself than last Sunday.
Kewanee boxing fans are enthus.
iastic about Jimmy Gill, Rock Is
land welter, who made a creditablt
showing against Tom Carney O
Spring Valley at Neponset, H., re
Gently. Many Kewanee fans saw
him in action and returned to tn,
Boiler City singing his praises
They are planning to use Jimmy i,
the top line attraction at the mex
show in Kewanee, which is to b.
staged within a few weeks unde
1.-The auspices Of the legion post.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12

According to reports from Evans
vile, the Crimson Giants who are
coming from there next Sunday to
do battle with the Rock Island In
dependents, are hoping to spring
an upset of the dope. The Giants
train every afternoon and have been
together for month or more.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12

An effort is to be made to in.
duce Rochester to come to
Rock Island Immediately fol-
lowing the game with the
Bears and train here until the
day Of the game. 1t is limited
that Rochester may prefer to
do this rather than make the
long trip back to Rochester
only to start west again in a
day or two.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12

Unless the weather man re-
penis, the Chicago Bears may
find themselves up against it
next Sunday. They are billed
to play Rochester at Cubs
park, but at the speed the Cubs
and SOx are showing in getting
their city series of their chest,
there will be no room in the
arena for football. This being
the case Halas will have to
cast abont for another scene
OF activities.
The outcome of the Bears Ro-
chester contest will be awaited
with considerable interest by Rock
Island fans in view of the fact thai
Rochester is scheduled to play
here the following Sunday. The re.
suit of the Chicago game should
give a fair forecast on Rochester,
strength.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
O196eld MentlOnNl

j Frank Chance and Barney Old
field have been mentioned In con-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-09
GILBERT LEACH
BRINGS SAMPLE
SAWCRASS pulp
Enthusiastic Over What Has Been
Accomplished In Developing
Great Florida Industry

Enthusiastic and happy over what
has been achieved in the development
of the sawgrass pulp industry at Lees
burg, Gilbort d. Leach, publisher of
the Leesburg Commercial and one of
the chief promoters of this great I'M
dertaking, arrived in Lakeland Mon
day evening, bringing with him
bleached and unbleached samples of
the first pulp made in Leesburg from
native sawgrass. This pulp was pro-
duced under exact factory conditions
and is the. first, piece of pulp of this
kind ever produced in the history of
the world. There was recently in
stalled in the LeesbHrg plant now in
course of erection, a miniature equip
ment absolutely identical with the
large machines that shortly will be
operating on a huge scale in the man
ufacture of sawgrass pulp. The sam
pc turned over to MIR. Leach last Sat
urday by General Manager Lacy, is of
superior quality and according to ex-
perts who have had an opportunity to
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-09
THE PETITION

To the President and Members of Congress of the United States
Whereas We believe there can be no real revival of bus
ness increase of employment, considerable return Of
prosperity all the people of the United States until the
taken from all the people in all parts of the country
by the tax gaherer is substantially reduced and,
Whereas, We further believe that the of prosperity
waits revision Of the present system of the imposition of
which hold be uneconomc, unsound and destuc
tive to initiative and enterprise inasmuch the burden falls
on production.
Therefore, regardless of party, politics class,
tton congress naugurae system based intelligent
recognition of facts and established economic laws which shall
stimulate rather than penaze the producer everywhere and
further, 4.;axx#seSaA
We petition that this reform in the system shall be
accompanied by cessation of wasteu governmental expen
tyannous expended be only halted but greatly
tes that the dangerous and extravagant bureaucratic meth
cd Of for which great portion of the present
cmtailed
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-09
LAKELAND ATTRACTS
NEW WORKERS

Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Smoyer, of New
York, have been spending some time
in Lakeland and South Florida, and
are so well pleased with Lakeland and
Polk county that they have just pur-
chased one of the most attractive new
bungalows in Orange Park Addition,
also fine bearing grove short dis
lance north of Lakeland from Pick
ard Brothers Company. Mr.. and Mrs.
Smoyer have returned to New York
to make arrangements to move to
Lakeland, and those who met these
charming people will be delighted to
know that they have decided to make
Lakeland their permanent home.
Mr.. and Mrs .Smoyer are both tai
ented singers and already many have
heard Mrs. Smoyer on different occa-
sions, and Lakeland is indeed fortu-
nate in having these splendid people
for permanent residents.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-09
PROSPERITY TAX PETITIONS
PROTEST PRESENT SYSTEM
Declare Business Cannot Revive Until Burden On All People Re-
duced and Handcaps Lifted From All Producers

their political faith and economic con-
dition, and if the public will use this
opportunity to say to its representa-
tiveS that it is dissatisfied with the
present system of taxation, that it
wants the OPPORTUNITY to win
prosperity again, which it can have
under a sound and intelligent system
CT taxation based on economic reaii-
ties and straight thinking, this petit
ton will be kept in circulation until
every man and woman who desires to
is enabled to sign it.
The public will be kept informed
of the progress made and as soon as
events warrant, the petition will be
sent to Washington.
Within the next day or two copies
will be placed at convenient places
throughout the city for signatures by
every adult, whether member Of the
community or a visitor, who cares to
take advantage of this method of re.
minding our representatives in Wash
ington that they are there as repre-
sentatives to do the peoples will and
that our present tax system is not in
accord with that will and must be
changed.
AS the petition represents no poll
teal party, no special interest, no
group or section of the American peo-
pie so it advocates no special scheme
of taxation. 1t is an expression of
principle-that there can be no last
ing prosperity under a system of tax
alton that penalties production; that
this country can have a sane and just
tax system under which it will pros
per; that the amount of taxes to be
taken from the people and the method
Of imposing them is not a matter of
party politics or theory but of plain
facts, economic law and straight
thinking on the part of honest, con-
scientious and mentally competent
leaders.
1t must be repeated that this petit.
ton represents no party class, no spe-
cia1 interest, no prejudice; there is
no motive back of it except to make
articulate the general protest against
the present taxing system. 1t grew
spontaneously after Mr.. Harris made
his speech and this paper had COM
mented on what he said. Various
ether comments were heard and out
Of this developed the idea to put the
protest in the form of petition and
circulate it here.
Our readers may recall that only
few days ago Congressman William
S. Ware in an interview printed in The
Post declared that one particular tax
should be removed because it stiffled
initiative. Although the petition, ap-
plying to taxation generally and not
TO specific form. was under considera-
ton at that time, the congressman
did not know of it and was merely
expressing the very general feeling
that our tax system is wrong.
Other men, some of them of ma
tional reputation and some working
men, have expressed themselves tn
similar terms and when shown the pc
tition approved it at once.
If those who feel this to be true
will sign tho petitions which will be
Put in circulation here, The Post ven
lures to predict that these petitions
will be of national benefit and will 60
far beyond West Palm Beach.