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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19
CUT CAGE TEAM
1927 PLAYERS
Practices at High School Are Secret
Squad Works on Trick y
Stuff.

The first operation on the Rock
Island high school basketball squad
was pulled today when the shears
were applied to the rear end of the
list, and the number of men reduc-
ed to q. The players who are left
and who probably remain for some
time are: Captain Alvine, Alexen-
burg, Anderson, Edwards, Gadient,
Hall, Hetter, Hollingsworth, lyle
hart, lowe, Meizner, Mikesell, Ogle-
wee, Posateri, Reid, Ryerson,
Schnitzer. Viner, Woodward, Will
son and Writ.
This leaves the best men in the
high school who are eligible to fight
for positions for the squad.
Practice sessions at the local
school have taken on a secret tone,
spectators being invited to make
themselves ghostlike. The number
of trick plays that will come into
vogue with the numerous out-of-
bounds plays makes it inadvisable
to let the general public into IL
practice
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19
10 March Captain High school Football
East Sending Trio ct
Mighty Fine Football
Teams To West Coast

Pittsburgh, Pen State. However,
comparative scores do not mean a
great deal and as the teams now
stand there is little to choose be-
tween Pitt and West Virginia.
In the list of players who will
journey to the coast are some OF
the outstanding performers in the
east.
It would be mighty hard to find
better pair of tackles than Nc
Mahon of Penn State and Meredith
of West Virginia. Both are ALI
American caliber.
Representative Teams.
What a trio of guards the east
will offer in Sack of Pittsburg, Be-
denk, Penn State, and Setron Of
West Virginia. They compare most
favorably with any in the country
More All-American stun.
Mike Palm Of Penn States is Q
flashy quarter. Wilson of Penn
State, Nardaci of West Virginia and
Flanagan Of Pitt are brilliant half
baks. At fullbak there is none
better than Hewitt of Pittsburgh.
In West Virginia, Pittsburgh and
Penn State, the east will send three
truly representative teams to the
coast. There will be no possible
alibi to offer if defeated.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19
ILLINOIS KEEN
FOR MAT SPORT
Wrestling Is Advocated as Develop
er of Linemen for Foot.
ball Team. ,

Urbana, ILL.,, Dec. ia few
years ago wrestling was almost
unheard of as a sport at Illinois.
Now if you will enter one of the
big rooms of the Illini athletic
plant, you will discover a big squad
tugging and tussling on the mats
as Paul Prem teaches them the
points of the sport. Coach Prehn
is one of two reasons for the awak-
ened interest.
For two years now the Illini
grapplers won supremacy in the
Big Ten conference. Last season
they walked of with every one of
their six conference meets.
This season Coach Prehn has 80
candidates including several foot
ball players since Bob Zuppke in
dorses wrestling as an excellent
developer of linemen.
Captain H. R. Trenkle, welter-
weight, is the Orange and Blue
leader. Trenkle was awarded a
major letter last season for his ex-
cellent work in the conference
bouts. The Farmer City lad won
four matches, three of them by
falls, and had the best record Of
any mat man in the conference.
Much of the success of big Jim
McMilien, captain-elect of the 1lli-
nois football team, is laid to his
seasoning on the mat. McMillen is
the champion heavyweight of the
conference. He started late last
season, hut won all three of his
meets in bang-up style.
George Meyer of Chicago and j
I NJ. Player of West Chicago. middle
weight, and H. r. Borland of Peo-
ria, light heavyweight, are three
other men who won their letters
last season. &
John Doak Of Paris, is one Of
several likely sophomores. Doal
won the intramural middleweighl
championship last year. ]. H
Gooch Of Albion and E. J. Part
ridge of Cornell are promising mer
lin their classes. Several bantam.
weights are contesting for honors
Sunny" Cakes, one Of Zuppke's
tli1 men, has reported, anxious. t.
imnfove hts gridiron work. Oaks Il
wholly ignorant of the mat game
but is q willing work and may de
vclop as light heavyweight.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.l
New York, Dec. LIT was learn
ed today that Captain John ]. Nc
Evan, the newly appointed head
coach in football at West Point,
was ordered to Porto Rico before
the Army authorities named him as
successor to Major Daily. So we
now have rather curious state of
affairs. For as the present situa-
ton stands the man upon whom
the Army's football destiny in 1928
depends must shortly break up his
home on the academy reservation
and depart for a place where foot
ball is hardly in the air, as the say
ing is.
How Captain McEwan feels about
this may not be said, but putting
the matter in a general way, 1t may
be stated not half of the vital work
performed by head coach is done
in the football season. His win
ters are spent in planning. in meet
ing other coaches, in periodic con-
ferences with his football players
and in acquainting himself with
gridiron facts and fancies of the
previous season which he was too
busy to note at the time.
A great deal. of course, would
depend upon how long Captain Nc
Evan remains in the West Indies.
But in any event 1t strikes the writ
er that if the Army wishes to begin
the football season of 1928 with at
least an even chance Of repeating
last seasons victory over the mid
shipmen the head coach had better
co his ground work at some point
| of vantage nearer the gridiron at
West Point than the Porto Rico
i, station.
Speaking of service football, an
amusing story comes Out vi the
south. It seems that the Navy had
cast envious eyes upon Captain
Shirley of Auburn, one of the best
backs in the south. AS Shirley is
: in his senior year in the Alabama
institution and had an inlander's
inclinations for life on the ocean
/, wave, it looked as though the wild
runner from Dixie would enliven
Army-Navy games for the next four
years. But then, it appears, at
least so the story goes-Shirley be-
gan to hear the siren voices OF some
ardent West Point alumni.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19
BIT BILLY EVANS.

Three mighty fine teams are 60
ing to represent the east in the in
Correctional clashes with the Pa
cific Coast elevens.
Coach Warmers Pittsburg team
as it now stands is one of the best
elevens of the year. Starting with
rather uncertain material, handi-
capped by many early season in
juries, Pitt got away to a very poor
start. 4
lost to Lafayette, to Q, while the
following Saturday West Virginia
won its first victory in years over
Pitt, 3 to s.
Then the Pitt players rallied
showed the fighting spirit that
Warner instiIls into all his teams
and finished the season in the pro-
verbal blaze Of glory.
1t is a rather interesting fact
that the three teams that are to &c
to the coast, Pittsburg, Penn State
and West Virginia, have met dur
ing the season.
Pitt Has Great Team.
West Virginia beat Pitt 9 to 6
and Pitt defeated Penn State IA to
0. On form that would rank the
teams as follows: West Virginia
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SHADE ANXIOUS
TOBox WALKER;
BOUT IS LIKELY

BIT FAIR PLAY.

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
New York, Dec. 19.-One Of the
big battles OF the winter will be a
contest between Mickey Walker and
Dave Shade of California for the
welterweight championship of the
world. At least such battle will
be arranged II Mickey Walker does
not balk. As for Dave. he is ready.
Dave went over to Newark Mon
day night to see Mickey and Philly
Krug Of Harrison, N. j., mingle,
and he was prepared to be scared
to death by the showing Walker
was going to make. Mickey has
been sort Of . weak spot with
Shade in the past. He never SEEM
ed to be very laxative when it
came to discussing prospects of
getting into the ring with the Jer-
sey man. Hereafter, though, when
he remembers the manner in which
the welterweight champion put his
features in the way of Krug's left
he will take courage and leave
nothing undone to clinch the match.
For six OF the IL rounds in the
Walker-Krug fight over in Newark
armory friends Of the welter king
sat looking with dazed faces while
Krug's left whistled into Mickey's
countenance. 1t was like one OF
those movie comedians who can't
seem to get out of the way of a
stream of water. By the end of six
rounds Walkers face would have
looked like nothing at all had ii
not been for the fact that Krug's
wallops are light. Light is right.
II the gloves he wore had been a
little bigger Walker might have
thought that Philly was making
him a Christmas present OF a
flock of nice 'downy mattresses.
" Krug is clever all right. There
are few boys with niftier left. Blu,
if he were to wallop cream puff
with all his might his fist would
bounce back. What happened in
the fight was that Krug. who out
weighed Mickey by some seven OF
eight pounds, planned line of bat
tie in which he would jab his op-
ponent with his left throughout
the IL rounds. The scheme worked
until after the sixth. Up to that
time Walker looked more like a
dub than champion. He just
couldn't get shut of that left. But
| beginning with the seventh, yield
ing to the fearful entreaties of his
seconds to pile in regardless of ex-
pense, Walker found that Krug's
left was not sufficiently powerful
to keep him at bay. As it ran
Walker shaded Krug.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19
NOW HOME RUN
/ IS THREATENED
BY RE:F0RMERS
Lssd Kick Sure to BE Raised
Against Standardizlns Dis.
tahce Of Circuit Ciouts.
BIZ JOHN B. FOSTER

(Copyrigh. 1922. by The Argua,
New York, Dec. 19.-Reformer,
in baseball are not likely to receivs
any reverberating cheers when thsr
start to talk about reforming tia
home run. Any plan for an altereS
standard for the home run apnarss
emily will have the opposition a
the New York National league clsh
the Philadelphia National leaspe
club and perhaps some others q
that circuit and it may be frovpel
on by the league itself. ssE
Mention of a modification Of the
playing rules in regard to four.
base swats has set the minors Nv
the ears. They do not want aiy.
thing of the kind. Not all the minor
league clubs are blessed with Ane
fields and ornate stands and they
want homeruns to continue to be
swatted within their little parks
Just as they always have been.
There is no real desire to hit the
homerun between the eyes and put
it out Of business for all time.
Those who believe that a chance
would be attempted which would
do away with homeruns have got
the wrong impression. The intent
is to standardize the homer so that
the four-sack hits will be more
symmetrical. This despite the fact
that the homerun right now d
about the most standardized thing
except the gauges of railroad
tracks.
The standard for Ruth and the
under-Ruths is 235 feet. Any bit
that goes 235 feet and at the same
time goes over a fence or barrier Is
a legal homerun. Hence there Is
no need to standardize what is al
ready standardized. Suggestion
has been made by advocates Of, .
change that the standard be made
300 feet. Some jump. If IS feet are
to be added to the required dis
lance for homerun, measuring
poles will have to be set up In both
left and right field at the Polo
grounds, in right field in the Ma
tional grounds at Chicago, Phila-
delphia National park. the Cleve.
land grounds, the Brooklyn neld,
and perhaps in the New York yam
kee stadium here.
On most of the big league fields
the left field stands are just trine
further than 800 feet from til
plate. Any additions to the stand
would come within 300 feet ant
mile posts for homers would b.
necessary. The minor league
would be helplessly handicapped i
many cities as the fences in som
of their parks are outside the %
foot limit but within the 800 foo
mark. The minors want to be lei
alone with the same old fences t
clear that were cleared when the
built their grounds on the presen
rule basis.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19
FAIR SEX Get
attention IN
A1HLETICL LINE
Games for Women More Than Ever
Are Approaching Standard
lied Sage.
BY WALTER CAMP.

Copyright, 1922, by The ArSuS.)
New York, Dec. 19.-Athletics for
women are taking on more import
ance every day. The Amateur Ath-
letic union not only has taken wom-
ems athletics under it's jurisdiction.
but DR.. Harry Stewart, who knows
more about the subject than any
body else and who took the Ameri-
can women's team to France this
year, has organized an association
which will work toward the estab-
lishment of wOmen's records. In
the next two years we Shall learn
rapidly what lines are best adapted
for contests between women, and
also discover the real value of COM
, petitive sport for them.
In this connection the report that
! Miss Cecil Leitch is to abandon
; competitive golf is of interest be-
| cause although she sometimes has
! been defeated, Miss Leitch has stood
! for the advanced style of play in
i golf for women. In fact her game
more nearly resembled that of a
crack man golfer. However, those
who declared that women had now
advanced to such a point of excel
lence that a man who would not
! play a $500 yard course in Is
strokes or better stood in immi-
nent danger of defeat if he played
a match with one of the women ex-
perts, seem to have drawn a bit on
their imagination. The writer be-
lieves that Miss Glenna Collet, the
American woman champion, once
played the Shennecosett course in
Is, but such rounds would be few
and far between indeed.
| Athletic authorities still are en-
deavoring to ge: chance to see
Charley Paddock, the great Califor-
MIA Splinter, in action here in the
east and check up on these records
of his which We're not favorably
atced upon by the powers that be in
the A. A. U. Although competition
on an indoor track would not be
decisive in this connection, never
theless an invitation has gone to
Paddock from the chairman of the
the A. a. U. Although competition
ing that he enter the competitions
of that organization to be held in
the 18th regiment arm0ry Brooklyn
Feb. 10. If the flying mercury Of
the Pacific coast should come on
it . probable he would meet such
eastern stars as McAlister, Murchi.
son, Lecony and Woodring. Such
entries would provide races of some
class indeed.
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by an easy one-pin spare, bawled-
out the pin boy, and ground pint of
enamel off his teeth.
Ed Splitting Emit seems that a
couple of your namesakes while at
tempting to bowl t'other evening did
just that, and as a result a pair of
self-styled critics who don't know
bowling from something good to
eat, were trying to wish your name
sakes' scores onto you.
The first bird poured forth a
verbal hemOrrhage something like
this, Sure is good I'd say, this
young squirt who is trying to John
Silly the bowlers around here, steps
out and gets himself $50 sticks-in
three games. For my dough he'd
better walk around his shadow"
The other bozo chimed in with
this: Yeah, your right all right,
all except the $50 part of it. He
didn't 60 quite that bad, but almost
he got AIS naples"
About that time l proceeded TO
burst in on the confab along these
lines: Are you two blokes Just
talking, or are you trying to say
something? Also, get this right.
The young gent you're trying to
hand the razz, hasn't bowled for
quite some time; also the one with
the 800 count has a 'Sea" In front
Of his monicker, and the other youth
| initials himself "E-DOuhlevoun
! Whereupon they both presented
me with goose-egg glance and said
something about holding a conven-
ton later.
Before closing l might mention
that if you ever have little extra
space why, I'll not be adverse to a
little write-up.
! Yours till they bonus,
| P. L. I.
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n NAT GEIDMAR


.eace MaTcn, 2 JUNIOR y une
Z Aelono nign scnooi: w. eaec,
It,! eaan Of inc 1Sz6 IootDAai
! the letter men y the ~
seAcf10n neid yesterday aite.-
- e the high school. MaIcn
qne OF the sensations OF the
eoaeon when ne proved 70 DC
So re- the most valuable lnemen
- high school possessed. ne
1aSted this season In his Old time
g3n, hut had the misfortune to be
INJURED In the opening tilt and was
Nn8ble to play the balance OF the
olAson. March IL tackle.
The new Islander leader was re-
moved to Chicago hospital sew
sal months ago, where his Injured
hAnd was subjected to several op-
qfations. He will return to Rock
Island ON Saturday to spend the
holidays. He will then return TO
Chicago until the injury has COM
4 pletely healed.
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RAY TO train
FOR LYMPICS
Star Mile Runner to Get Ready for
the 1874 Worlds Classic
Event.

Chicago, Dec. 19.-Joie Ray, mile
runner. whose period Of -suspension
from amateur athletics terminates
Jan. l, plans to train for the 1924
Olympic games. Tom Eek, trainer
Of University Of Chicago, announc-
ed today after q conference with
Ray. Rays first appearance after
Jan. 1, he said, will be under the
colors Of the Illinois Athletic club.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19
AFTER BASKETBALL GANEs-

Hillsdale, ILL.,. Dec. 1s.-The new
" organized basketball team Of the
Fairfield M. E. boys, is anxious to
book games with other teams. of
similar age and character. Harold
G. Reilfng. r. F. D.. No. /, Port
Byron, ILL.,, is arranging a schedule
for the quintet. and games with
the Fairfield organization may be
had by writing him ct the above adj
dress.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19

Mclaughlin. at 1873 pounds; Bat
ting Williams and Andy Williams,
at l3S pounds, and King Rollo and
frankie Osner, at 120 pounds. Ray
Jenrfes and Jimmy Pappas, u.s.
FOUNDERS. will appear in the 4
round opener.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19
HUeG|NS SAYS
I DEAL STILL ON


New York. Dec. 1s.-Miller Hug
gl9s. manager Of the Yankees, ID
a&thority for the statement that the
u14ch rumofed deal which would
80 Neusel, Ward and Hoyt to the
Ctcago white Boz In exchange for
y 10 Collins. Bib FAlk and another
ia 4cago player. ID '.still on.
leaving for Cincinnati yesterday
st0 sDead the holidays. Higgins mid
III there was still hope that On
agfooment might b reached h.
tWpsn the Yankees and the Whits
81 whicA would result In the
tribe exchange.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19
EyERS GETS NEW JOR.

Chicago, Dec. LIT was report
ed Johnny Evers of the Chicago
Americans has decided to accept an
offer Of Il deputy commissionership
in the New York state athletic
commission.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19
JOHNSON PREPS
!. FOR B. BRENNAN
Young Iowa Farmer to Be Fit for
Hard Test Against Ring
Veteran.

New York, Dec. 19.-Floyd John
son. the young Iowa giant, who has
been matched to meet Bill Brennan
for Is rounds In Madison Square
garden on Dec. ~, put in some
good ticks in the garoen gym yes
tarday AFTERNOON. johnson appears
" be getung bigger and stronger
Z every Jay and lue way he cuned
his spariing macs around boxes
no good tor the man. VINO went II
rounds with Jack Dempsey. Fioyd
Just bubbles over with confidence
and is sure that he is going to lay
u on the former Chicago boxer.
Charley Coik, manager for John
sOn, watched his charge with a
Keen eye. Charles isn't saying
much, but he confidently believes
that he has the next heavyweight
champion OF the world.
+ Nate Lewis, the genial manager
II kicking about these days, trying
70 ind spot for his two clever
little bantams, Joe Burman and
Eddy Anderson. Nate thinks the
rest Of the mob is fighting shy OF
tho two scrappers. The bantam
title 10 what Lewis is after and he
thinks that he can land the prize
with either one of his boys. Bur-
lnRn is getting a tribe heavy for
thai class. however. and may have
tp hop into the feather weight divi-
StC0.
Soldier Bartneld, who has been
IN there fighting since The Bowery
WAS = country lane, has been
matched to meet PAUL Doyle, 4
rangy young welterweight from
New England, for 10 rounds at the
Pioneer Sporting club tomorrow
night Charley McKenna Of Green
wich village and Gipsy Prince Dam
iels are also down for 10 rounds
on the same card, while Jack Stark
clashes with Frankie Curry in an
ofher 10 rounder.
s Walker Battles Pearson.
Willie Walker and Jimmy Pear
san meet for eight rounds at the
18th Infantry armory tomorrow
night. Charley Goodman will
clash with Marty Collins for 10
rounds ut the Rink Sporting club
nursday night Happy Mahoney
ard Italian Joe Cans are on the
same card for another 10 rounder.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19
FI1TON KAYOS MORRIS.

. Tulsa, Okla. Dec. 19.-Fred Full
ton, Rochester, Mimi, heavyweight,
scored a technical knockout over
Carl Morris of Sapulpa.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19

Lighting fixtures. stand and moor
lamps, 20 per cent on. H. E. Gel
hart 4 Co., opposite postoRice.-
-(Advertisemenk)
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CURTIN BEATS SMITH.

Jersey City, N. j. Dec. 49,
Irish" Johnny Curtin, Jersey City.
bantamweight, won a newspaper
decision over Midget Smith.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19

We wish to thank r. L. L for
interceding 50 calamity in our
behalf. This would not have
been necessary II the secretary
Of the league in question hadn't
siipped.up on his Esuai custcm
Of using part Of the alphabet
in front Of each bowler's name.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19

Christmas Savings club now
open. Rock Island Savings Bank.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19
SMITH BEATS TURNEE.

Canton, Ohio. Dec. 19.-Jeff Smith
Bayonne, N. j., light-heavyweight.
knocked out Clay Turner, st. Paul
Indian.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19

The Tri-City league bowlers
surely are hanging up a flock OF
high scores these days. Last
Thursday evening 20 games of zoo
or better were registered, and Is
games showed marks Of 100 OF
more.
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Tri-City Towel Supply companH
0ulfnMmoEf ~ - -sss 49,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19
HEARD AT THE ISLAND CITY

Red-T'n the youngest look.
ing bowler around this burg"
Bill-"Yeah, bat your jokes
tell just how old you really are"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19

Joe Falcaro, the New York
ten pin luminary, is after q
match with Jimmy Blouin and
1t Is expected that they will get
together I'm Chicago shortly
after Blouin's present match
with Jimmy Smith.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19

Wen spare" the last line.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-19
P | l. L l N =
e M NJ
BY J.F. MANGELSDORF.

i, Whereupon Red promptly breezed
by an easy one-pin spare, bawled-
out the pin boy, and ground pint OF
enamel off his teeth.
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THE BOWLERS' DISH.
Some bOwlers like their quail.
On.tOaSt,
And some crave cherry pie,
While others choose q nice pot
roast,
Or lfmburger on rye;
And though their tastes may
differ
Here Is q sure-thing bet, =
All bowlers like their "turkey"
And rs many As they can get.

With Jimmy Smith, challenger
leading Jimmy Blouin, the cham
pion, at the halfway mark in their
60-game set for the worlds bowl
ing championship, many fans here
abouts are predicting that the great
Milwaukee star will annex the title
Smith has been bowling in sensa-
tional style this season and, while
Blouin is a wonderful bowler. We
believe that the Milwaukeean will
finish with a comfortable margin
over the present champion.
Sure is hot race in the Textile
league! Three of the four team:
are tied for first place and the othel
club is only two games behind tn,
leaders.