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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
NEAR FINISH
OF PLAY FOR
BASKET TITLE

Chicago. April Sour teams,
two from the south, one from
Ohio, and one from Illinois, are
still in the contest for the national
interscholastic basketball cham
pioDship. The semi-final round
will be played this afternoon at the
University OF Chicago and the
champion WILL be determined by a
game tonight.
At 2:30 p. m. today, the two
northern teams, from Mt. Vernon,
Ohio, and Rockford, ILL.,, will meet
in the first semi-final. Then the
Lexington, Ky. high school and
the Hume-Fogg academy of Nash
Vile, Tenn, will meet at 3:45 D.
m The final game will be played
tonight at o'clock. but will be pre-
ceded by a game at 7:45 p. M,
which will determine the winners
of third and fourth places in the
tournament
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
GAS
SUPPLY TO BE
GUARDED we'll
Crack Auto Racer to Take No
Chances at Indianapolis on
May 80.

Indianapolis, April S-"There'll
be no water in my gasoline this
year." said Eddie Hearne after he
had entered his car in the 500-mile
race to be staged at the Indian
apolis motor speedway Tuesday,
May 80.
Last year Hearne'S car went
dead" far from his base of sup
plies at the pits. A hasty eXamin-
alton convinced the veteran that
there was a large quantity Of water
in his fuel. He had to quit the
race. Hearne will never be con-
WINGED that somebody did not ma.
liciously put the non-burnable fluid
in his dynamite tank, and this year
he plans to have his supplies
guarded.
Jerry Wonderlich has left place
for another driver, with the an
nouncement that he has purchased
one Of the Duesenbergs which COM
peted in the French grand prix race
at LIE Mans, France, last July.
Wonderlich was named by Mae
Harvey as the pilot of her From
tenac when the car was entered.
But Wonderlich, who was recently
in Indianapolis closing the details
for the purchase of the Duesen-
berg, leaves the Los Angeles wom-
an without a driver. He is taking
the car to the Pacific coast to en-
ter it in two races and will then
bring it. back to Indianapolis for
the 500-mile affair.
There have been more than 200
requests for the same section of
seats by people planning to attend
the race. This is record, accord
ing to T. E. Pop" Myers, manager
of the speedway Many requests
are always received for the best
seats, he said, but that never be-
fore had SO many people wanted
exactly the same location.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
FANS CAR TO
BE ON DISPLAY
THIS EVENING

Weather permitting, the beautiful
Velie car that is being sold for the
benefit of the Rock Island Fans
association, will be on display to-
night at Market square. Should
it rain, the machine will remain in
doors, as the Fans association
wants the car to be perfect in con-
dition and appearance when it is
delivered to the prospective owner.
If you have not yet put yourself
in line to become the owner of the
car, it would be well to do so this
evening. The ticket sellers will be
stationed near the display
In last nights edition of The
Argus, it was enormously stated
that the car is to be on exhibition
anytime at the Noack Motor COM
pany. 1t should have been Dean
Motor company. The Dean COM
pany, which has the agency for
Velie cars, is cooperating with the
Fans association in putting the
benefit sale across in big style.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
BROOKLYN CLUB .
IN BEST SHAPE
FOR The START
Dodgers May Cause Trouble, at
Least Until Middle of the
Season.
BY John B. FOSTER.

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
New York, April 8.-Of all the
eastern teams, the Brooklyns are
the best trained. They may not
win any championship this year be-
cause the stress of season may wear
down their old shoulders and
SPAWN their legs. but they came
north more fit for baseball than any
of the others who are to represent
the Atlantic seaboard. unless the
Washingtons may be excepted.
The Brooklyns have an air of con-
fdence and solidity about them
which looks well If they can get
away from the Polo grounds next
week with the series in their wal
lets they will be a hard lot of
Brooklyns to down until June at
least Should the Giants thrash
them soundly the Brooklyns may
lose a little of their se1f-confidence.
OF all the pitchers of eastern
major league clubs, none seem bet
ter collectively than those of
The Giants have a little
power in the box but they don't look
the equal of Brooklyn right now.
The Philadelphia clubs are $3.50.
The Bostons, that is the Boston Ma
seem to be better off for the
than the Boston Americans.
The New York Americans have got
to get rid of a deplorable lot of
Il am" before they are going to get
good pitching again
In the west both St. Louis clubs
are yelling murder about sore
armed pitchers, but they always do
about four days before the season
is on Doak has been having a
sore arm for two or three years.
Spitball pitching is accountable for
IT, One of these days the splitter
viii refuse TO break for him and
exit Doak.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
HURLER CRACKS
IN FIFTH;PL0W
B0YSLOSE,3- 81
Charlotte, Champions South Attain
tic, Have One Big Inning off
Schiller.

Charlotte, N. c., champions of
the South Atlantic league, yester-
day defeated the Moline Plow
Boys, to 2, in nine innings of fast
pastiming. The game was played
in Charlotte.
Moline presented crippled
lineup, due to an injury received
by Shortstop Ristenburg in the
game with the Philadelphia Atm
letics. Manager Mack played
shortstop and shifted Carleton
Lord to first base.
At that Moline would have won
but for blowup by Pitcher Schu-
Ter in the fifth inning after he had
been given a two-run advantage.
Schiller is one of the three secured
by Mack from Baltimore recently.
He allowed four hits and gave d
base on balls in the fifth and Char
lotte scored three runs. Schiller,
however. frightened up and finish
ed the game in real style.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
MAROONS name
Lewis CAPTAIN
Oak Park Boy Elected to Succeed
Milton ROmney. Who Was
Declared Ineligible.

Chicago, April S. Harold W.
Lewis was yesterday elected cap
tain of the 1922 football team of
the University of Chicago. Hewas
elected in place of Milton Romney,
who recently was declared ineligi-
Bile.
Lewis is resident of Oak Park,
where he played three years on the
high school team. He played fresh
man football and for the last two
years has played tackle on the var
sity. Coach A. A. Stage and Lewis
led about forty candidates for
spring football out on the field for
the first time today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
JOE KIRKWOOD,
TRICK GOLFER,
HAS FAILINGS
Is Only Ordinary in
Actual Con1pe-
fifion.

Chicago, April S.-There are
tricks in all trades, but in golf at
least the tricks do not spell supre-
macy as exemplifed by the trick
shot golfer, Joe Kirkwood, Austria
Ian open champion, now touring
America with the intention OF try
ing for the open title at Chicago
this summer.
Kirkwood can perform seemingly
impossible tricks with a golf ball
and a putter, massie or driver, but
while he plays a splendid game, he
has not been able to equal any OF
the leading Yankee golfers. He
does not drive as far as Bob Gard
ner, approach or putt as well as a
dozen American players.
The Australian can drop half a
dozen balls in straight line and
with a massie pitch the farthest one
into the hole precisely and thus
continue down the line until all
disappear within the A inch can,
but when he plays a regular round
of golf, he puts no better than
many other good players and picks
up no strokes by reason of his wiz
ardy. He probably never approach
ed the wonderful putting displayed
by Jesse Guilford of Boston, when
he won the national amateur cham
pionship at St. Louis last summer,
and there is no record that he ever
made so spectacular putt as for
mer Champion Chick Evans made
at the same meet, in holing a 30
footer on the sloping 18th green
to defeat Jesse Switzer- of New
York.
The difference seems to be that
Kirkwood performs his stunts at
calculated distances, so that long
practice and delicate touch make
the work exact, while in a regular
round the ball must be played from
all sorts of positions on the 12O-
foot squaring green.
Kirkwood can put an extended
slice or hook on a ball, but that
play is used by Jock Hutchinson,
British open champion; James
Barnes, American open title hold
er, and many other premiers of the
game, just as efficiently and prob
ably with more certainty.
The plausible reason why they
excel Kirkwood in open play is
that they get in a secluded part of
the links and practice the likely
shots of an actual round as assidu-
ously as he rehearSes his trick
shots
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
MOORE AVOIDS
CHANCE UPSET
BY HARD WORK
Veteran Bantam Not to Be Caupbt
Mapping by Eddie Anderson
of Moline.

Chicago, April S.-Pal Moore is
taking no chances of not being Al
his very best when he faces Eddie
Anderson at Davenport on the
night of April 20. Pal has ALREADY
picked his set of fast, aggressive
sparring partners and will leave
no stone unturned to get at Ton
speed when he makes his initial
bow before the fellow legioneers.
Manager Harry Hochstadter saws
that Pal is all over his recent i'll
ness and the reason for taking .be
match with Anderson was to get
that fight under his belt before his
engagement against Johnny Bun
at Louisville, May IL, the night be-
fore the running of the classic
Kentucky derby.
George Ferguson, the we'll known
south side sportsman, is getting
delegation of Moore hackers to-
gether to make the trip to see Pal
in action against the Moline fay r.
lite. Down here they know all about
Eddie's record in the eastern rings
and tab him as a contender for
Johnny Bluffs title.
Around the Arcade gymnasium
where Moore does his boxing each
afternoon, the trail birds are speca-
lating on the outcome of the Davea-
port match and the opinion is that
the Davenport club was lucky 20
bring this top notch pair together
in view of the bidding that would
have taken place had it been
known the match was available.
Jim Mullen, who promotes
matches at Aurora, Fort Sheridan
and East Chicago, says he will Did
for the services of the lad who is
successful in the coming 10 round
engagement.
B1I PreliminarieS.
Legion officials this morning an
nounced three preliminary events
have been scheduled. Leo Licato
and Reuben Miller, both of Rock
Island, will meet in the first go at
lis pounds over the four-round
route. Young Caesar of Moline and
Johnny Rex of Rock Island arsenal
will travel four rounds at 128
pounds. Young Waeyert of Moline
and Young Brandy will maui each
other for six rounds in the third
prelim. The semi-windup has not
yet been arranged.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
ADVANCE DATE
KEWANEE CARD
Especial Correspondence

Kewanee, III, April S.-The
April boxing card for Kewanee
post, American legion is nearly
complete. The date of the show
has been changed from April is
TO April % to accommodate some
of the participants. The card:
Young Shug, Kewanee, VS.. Tom
Carney, Peoria. 10 rounds.
Young Allison, kewanee, VS..
-Brody" Brodbeck, Peoria, eigat
rounds.
Billy Lee, Kewanee. VS.. Sammy
Wade. Pekin, rounds.
John Allison, Kewanee. VS.
Young Mayors, EarlviIle. six
rounds.
Mayors of Earlville is just a ten
tative opponent. but it is believed
negotiations can be closed for the
bout
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
PLANS WAREHOUSE
IN DAVENPORT AT
COST OF $4,000

A four-story brick building which
Is to be used as warehouse will
be erected at Fifth street and West
ern avenue, Davenport, for the
Merchants Transfer & Storage
company this summer. 1t is esti-
mated that the cost of the building
viii be approximately $3.50, 900.
Bids for construction have been
called for and specifications are in
the hands of contractors.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
IEW LEAGUE OF
SEHn-PRO CLUBS
Is ESTABLISHED
tspecial Correspondence.l

==skewanee. Ill, April S.-Organi-
ration of the Illinois Valley base
ban league has been perfected.
uHder the plans adopted. five
towns Will compose the league:
Gaiva, Wyoming. Peru, Henry.
bradford. kewanee is giving
considerable thought to becoming
a sixth member of the league. but
as yet definite action has not been
taken. Until July l one game a
week will be played. After that
tsae schedule viii probably call for
Two games. In the majority of
cities the fans association idea is
beiSg ased TO finance the clubs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
CLINTON BOWLERS
BOW TO STERLING
Especial Correspondence

Sterling, Ill. April 8.-The Ster-
ling Acorn Hunters trimmed the
Curtis bowling team of Clinton,
Iowa, here Thursday evening. The
score was 1858 to 2452, a differ
ence of 116 pins. Dick Mangan of
the locals got 604 for his three
games, starting out with a 246
then a ISL and a 1T.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
BOOSTER CAMP,
M. W. A., READY
Manager C. E. johnson is Arrang.
ing Schedule for 1922 Base
ball Season.

NJ. W. A Booster camp baseball
team has organized for the season
of 1922. Manager C. E. Johnson,
1904 Thirty-third street, Rock Is
land, is arranging a schedule that
will include many semi-pro teams
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
WILL BE NEXT WELTER WEIGHT
cHAMPTON-LA NATE SLEGEL
BY FAIR PLAY.

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
New York, April S.-Boston fans
are touting Dave Shade as the next
welter weight champion OF the
earth. The way he mauled the
Hubs own pride, Nate Siegel, in
fIuenced the New England wise
acres in the direction of the coast
boy. They think he is even bet
ter than Mickey Walker. Either
fighter, say the Bostonians. can
take the title from Britton.
AS for Shade, he is an active
boy these days. Having picked up
81, 900 and more for his Boston en-
gagement he will battle with
Johnny Tillman of st. Paul in St
Louis on Monday night and re-
ceive for his labor $500. Friday
night he will mix with Wrener
Smith at Oklahoma City in return
for a $4,000 check and will meet
lilly Herman in Houston, Texas,
on the 18th and frankie Murphy
at Denver on the 25th. Which is
what may be termed a fairly ener-
getic month for any fighter.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
SMITH KAYOED.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-F'red Full
ton, Rochester, Mimi. heavyweight,
scored a technical knockout over
Homer Smith, Kalamazoo. Mich, in
the seventh round of a scheduled
12-round bout
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
plenty of action while it lasted.
Cal to Get Test.

Just how good Cal Delaney of
Cleveland is will be made mani
fest on April II, when he goes
against Bob FitZsimmons at Can
ton, Ohio. Fitzsimmons has not
yet developed to his fullest powers
but he is plenty good enough to
bring out the good points of the
best men in the second class
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
MANDELL WINS ON Foil.

Chicago-Sammy Mandell, Rock
ford, won from George Spencer.
Buffalo. on foul in the fifth round
of a scheduled 12-round bout.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
pI AYERS REPORT SOON FOR TPYOUTS
BOWLING
EMANUEL LUTHERAN LEAGUE.

all honors of the week by winning
three games from klockau's
knights and having high scores for
single and three games. A Neu-
mans 563 was best individual effort
of the week. The Young Peoples
Leaders now enjoy a commanding
load in the standings
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
STANISLAUS WINS

Beaumont Texas.-In a heavy
weight wrestling match Stanislaus
Zbyszko defeated Ivan Mickalif in
straight falls.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
MITCHELL BEATS MORAN.

Milwaukee, Wis.-Pinkie Mitch
ell, Milwaukee lightweight, was
given the newspaper decision over
Pal Moran, New Orleans, in 10
rounds.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
RARRIEAu YICrAR

winnipeg, Man.-Frank Barrieau
Canadian welterweight champion
outpointed Johnny Tillman, Mime,
apolis, in II rounds.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
BOX 10-ROUND DRAW

Kalamazoo. Mich.-Art Madden.
Kalamazoo. and Red" Mcdonald,
Toledo, featherweights, boxed 10
rounds to a draw.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
Tender Willing.

Lew Tender, who, of course, is
anxious to meet Tex Richards
scheme for a Leonard-Tendler bat
tie on July 4, in the big arena on
Boyle's 30 acres, says he will re-
turn to Benny the $4,000 forfeit
money which the Philadelphia
southpaw drew down when Leon
ard failed to meet his engagement
last year But he will return it
only when Benny steps into the
ring. Leonard, on the other hand,
says there will be nothing doing
until Tender hands back the mon
ey first.
This may not work out to be
such a deadlock as now appears.
Leonard is not afraid of Tender
and the prospects of a big purse
will not doubt make him see rea-
son as to signing articles. There
is no certainty that the fight will
be worth the crowd it would draw,
that is as to length. But every
one may be sure there would be
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08

within a radius of SO or so miles
of Rock Island. The first game
will be played May or Z.
Teams wishing for a place on
the NJ W. A chart should get in
touch with Manager Johnson by
addressing him either at his resi-
dence or at the NJ. W. A. publica-
ton building. His residence phone
is r. l. 3712-Y, and his business
number is R l. 1160.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08

Totals .......722 716 662 21O0
The Arvada enterprise., 1922-10-19
MADE FEBRUARY THE VICTIM
Why That Month Has Not Its Quota
Of Days Is DUO to Jealousy Of
Roman Emperor.

Why have July and August 81 days
apiece. while poor old Februnry has
only IS. or. nj the most, 10, asks n
writer In lie Petit Parlsien, Paris
TRANSLATED for the Kansas City Stnr).
The vanity and Jealousy Of cmperors
explains this peculinrity. In the Julian
calendar February used to have 20
days for the common years and 10
for leap ycnrs. The other months nl-
tcrnatcd regularly. one with 30. the
next with 81 days.
Now, Caesars first name. Julius, had
been given to the seventh month. and
when the Emperor Augustus decided
10 have a month OF his own he made
up his mind that certainly II should
have no fewer days than July. which
was Caesars.
Consequently. they cut another day
on February In order to give Augustus
his ~ and then arranged the sequence
Of strong aud weak months after Au'
gust otherwise there would have been
three successive months-July, August
and Superintendent with 81 days
This is nm explanation given by nm
Italian review. without documentary
evidence.
The Arvada enterprise., 1922-10-19
REALLY HELPING OUT NATURE
Why Pillow 10 Rightly Regarded a. a
Necessity to Induce HeaithfuI,
Refreshing Sleep.

When you so to sleep your feet au-
tomaticnlly become heavier and your
brain lighter!
This Is because the blood drains
slowly from the head into the limbs.
II you cannot go to sleep ut night It
Is because your brain 10 too full Of
blood, and therefore too active. II
you get another pillow. Natures proc
ess will he assisted and sleep win
come much easier.
It was for this reason that the Gus
tom Of using pillows arose. Without
4 pillow, OF with only q low one. the
blood has to fight its way uphill. ~
It were. and insomnia results.
What the sleepless really need is q
sloping bed for the upper part Of tha
body being heavier than the lower. 1t
naturally sinks down. and even II you
prop yourself up with two pillows
your neck Is liable to get curved 40
that the flow Of Blood is as badly ham,
pered as ever.
The Arvada enterprise., 1922-10-19
now NV York 90. u. Spine.

The steel that mnde New York .
city In the sky wns wrought In my own
time. My father md his sons helped
puddle the Iron that has braced this
city's rising towers. A town that
crSwled. now stands erect. And we
whose bucks were bent above the
pudding hearths know how II got Its
spine. A messy town Of wood and
stone changed in my generation to II
towering city Of glass and steel. "All
Of which"-I can say In the words Of
the poet-"I saw md part Of which !
wns."-From "The Iron Puddler." by
James ]. Davis.
The Arvada enterprise., 1922-10-19
How Modern Photographer Works.

A very charming method of child
pOrtraiture hns lately come into vogue
In England. The sitters are depicted
In fancy costumes, actively occupied
in some childish wny. such as playing
with toys. or pettlng Dummies" all
most delightfully."- colored. Several ex.
nmples Of these portraits. with fanciful
settings. have been on exhibition In
London galleries, and have been much
admired. Popular Mechanics Maga-
zine.
The Arvada enterprise., 1922-10-19
How Ship. Display Personalities.

According to the captains of ships
sailing the Great Lakes, each steamer
possesses n personality Of Its own.
distinct and individual. which Is always
recognizable. Something about Its
whistle. the Intensity of Its signal
lights. the sound Of the spray M 1t
glldes through the water. Immediately
Identifies the ship even under cover
OF night. A certain sentiment is at
tnched to all the boats and they at
tain nn element almost human.
The Arvada enterprise., 1922-10-19
WHY
Region in Canada. Il Called
"Aeli an Eapth"

There's hell on earth up In the
Canadian wilds. reports 4 Canadian
government agent who has returned
from Fort Norman on s8isckenxie
river In far northern Canada. He w9nt
there to investigate, the new oil dfs-
coveries repQrted Ia the 'past few
months. and found Il many places
enormous quantities Of burning ceJ
and shale.. The ainis fun Of tlfe smell
II sulphur aqslburnlng coal. At night
along the river great cliffs Of sizzling
molten clay may be seen.
This sounds very pantesqse.. but. its
probability cannot betlesied. It Is well
knoVn that the fantastic md highly
colofed "bad lands" formations Of
South Dakota owe their srigln' Snd
condition to just such happening. In
fact, some Of the beds of coal In that
region are sflll burning. Similar phe-
nomena are known In other parts of
the world.
Some may marvel that coal and oil
are found SO far north. even within the
Arctic circle. since cosl,r especially, u
known to be derived from plant life
which dourished In tropical or mild
climate. The coal beds Of the Macken-
zie river region. however, are several
million years old. although compare
lively recent a. the geological age Of
the earth IL now generally accepted.
At the time they were formed, and
also much more recently. the climatic
conditions Of the earth were very differ.
ent from now. 1t 10 not only conceiv.
able, but certain, that tropical eondi-
tons. In the relatively recent geologic
past, have existed at both the North
and South polar regions.
As to how the fire started one can
only surmise. 1t may ha~e been from
lightning. or most likely from sponta.
neous combustion such as takes place,
In the coal storage bins quite fire.
quently. The little local hell on
earth" probably has been burning for
countless thousands of years and 1t
will continue until burned out or until
the air can no longer reach the burn.
Ing material to supply the necessary
oxygen for combustion.