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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-30
PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE.


Notice is hereby given to all per
sons interested that the council of
the city of Rock Island. ILL.,, having
ordered the construction of the i'm
provement, viz: The construction OF
cement sidewalks on Thirty-first
street from Twelfth to Fourteenth
avenues. and on certain other
streets and avenues in the city OF
Rock Island, and the ordinance for
the same being on file in the Office
of the city clerk of said city, and
said city having applied to the
county court of Rock Island county,
Illinois, for an assessment of the
cost of said improvement accord
ing to frontage, said assessment
being payable in three installments,
each bearing interest at the rate
of 6 per cent per annum. and an
assessment therefor having been
made and returned to said court.
the hearing thereon will be had on
the 18th day of April, A D. 1922,
at the hour of 9 O'Clock a. m, or
as soon thereafter as the business
of the court will permit.
All persons desiring may file OBJ
jections in said court before said
day and may appear on the hearing
and make their defense.
Dated at Rock Island, Ill, March,
IS, 1922.
CLYDE CUSHMAN.
Officer appointed to make assess
ment
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-30
FRANK MURPHY
HAS FIGHT ON
FOR K. G. JOB

Frank Murphy, former Islander
shortstop, who was sold to Kansas
City at the end of last season, is
having strong competition for a
berth on the American association
team, judging by reports appearing
in the Sporting News. Relative to
the scrap for the shortstop posi-
ton, the article reads:
AT present Eddie Wright seems
to have the inside track for the
guardian of short. over Frank Muir
ply. The University of Missouri
youth fields, throws and hits along
with. the best of en- Even so ear
ly in the season he has a bullet-like
peg to first. Murphy is extremely
fast on his feet and pretty fair at
fielding and batting"
In an exhibition game at Dallas,
Texas, March 23, Murphy got three
hits, three runs and also three err
rors. One of his blows was a dou-
BILE.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-30
BRAVES UNCOVER
STAR PITCHER IN
ERNEST LANSING

st. Petersburg, Fla, March 80
The find of the training camp sea-
son from the Boston Braves stand
point is Pitcher Ernest Lansing.
Manager Mitchell has been so
impressed by the showing of the
youngster that he has already nom
mated him as one of his regulars.
Lansing is six-footer, weighs
185 pounds and has a fast ball that
fairly hops. He halls from Rens-
selaer. Y. Y.
Lansing was secured by the Bos-
ton club from the South Atlantic
league. While his record was not
an impressive one. winning Is and
losing Is games. it in no way gives
a correct impression of his value
to his club
He was enc of the hardest work
ing pitchers in the league and was
used a great deal as a relief pitcher.
In the minors he had tendency
to be wild. giving 15S bases on
balls, but Manager Mitchell is GER
tain that he will soon overcome
anv lack Of control.
Since joining the Braves his.
pitching style has been slightly
corrected and Mitchell feels Ger
tain ii will tend to better his
control.
Lansing already has demonstrate
ed that he is smart. In addition he
has the ability. Mitchell already
has labeled him regular.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-30
MAKER
OF CHAMPS, TO
ATTEND CARNEY
Morrie Waeyaert Substituted for
Fritz Andersen Against
Bum Sells.

Tom Jones, manager of three
worlds champions, will accompany
his protege, Tom Carney, to Moline
tomorrow noon and will be with
him in the corner when he fights
Johnny Donahue in Turner hall to-
morrow evening. Jones is the man
who brought the bulky Jess Will
lard to the front and piloted him
to the worlds heavyweight cham
pionship. He also unearthed AID
Wolgast, he Michigan Wildcat, "
who defeated the tough Battling
Nelson for the lightweight honors,
and Tom also made a middleweight
champion out of Billy Papke of
Kewanee.
All three of these champions
were in some way the greatest ever
produced in their class. Willard
is the largest man who ever held 4
pugilistic title. Jones discovered
him during the countrywide search
for a white hope to dethrone the
unpopular Jack Johnson and Jess
did the business. Years ago the
fans thought Battling Nelson
would carry the lightweight honors
to the grave with him for Bat was a
glutton for punishment and pos
sessed wonderful endurance. Jones
brought Ad from the preliminary
class to the conqueror Of Nelson in
a comparatively short time. Papke 5
reign as champion was of short
duration, but many considered
Billy as hard a puncher as the ter
rible Stanley Ketchel The fact
that Jones is looking after the af-
fairs of Tom Carney should speak
for Carney's ability and promise as
a mitt wielder.
Morris Waeyaert, the bruising
Belgian whom frankie SinnetL
brought to the front this winter,
has been substituted for Fritz An
dersen to fight Bum Sells in the
semi-Windup. Fritz Informed
Matchmaker Jimmy Andersen yes
terday that he was under the
weather and preferred not to go on
this time as he was not in the best
Of condition and did not want to
show in his home town without
being in the pink The substitution
will not harm the show one whit,
however, as Morris Waeyaert has
four knockouts to his credit this
winter and has beaten everyone he
has boxed. One of his victims was
Bully Norton, the sturdy brother of
Curt Norton, the well known foot
ball player Morris is real conner
and will make the going mighty
tough for the veteran Sells. Sells
is training every evening at Smiths
gym on Brady street in Davenport.
Many of his admirers from the
Velie plant, where Sells works at
regular job, will be roofing for
the hard laboring pugilist in his
battle against Waeyaert
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-30
WATERLOO KEEN
FOR COMISKEY
st. Paul Boxer Is Billed to Battle
Neal Allison of Dubuque,
April 8.

Waterloo, March 30.-Tommy
Comiskey. st. Paul, and Neal ALI
son, Duluth, have been signed to
meet in a ten round boxing bout
to be staged at the Waterloo theatre
Monday evening, April 8. The bout
will be staged under the auspices
of the American Legion and Arm
DRY association, with Billy Arthur
in charge.
The above announcement is suffi-
cient to tell a story of intense in
terest to the boxing fans of Water
loo and vicinity. The bout is one
that every promoter who has en-
gagged in the boxing game in this
city has endeavored to bring about,
but there was always a slip. The
contracts have at last been signed
and the two most popular boxers
to decide the much disputed ques-
ton as to which is the best.
Neal Allison was Waterloo's first
love in the boxing game. He ap-
peared here in numerous bouts and
won a large following among the
boxing enthusiasts of the CITY, He
still retains that following and on
every appearance in this city he
has been greeted by large crowds.
Then Tommy Came.
After Neal Allison came Tommy
Comiskey. He first appeared here
as preliminary boxer and really
started his career as a main event
battler in this city. After his first
appearance he won a firm hold on
a large number of the boxing fans.
His circle of friends increased year
by year and at the present time is
one of the most popular athletes in
the game.
The followers of the two men
have engaged in many disputes as
to which was the best in the ring.
These disputes made it attractive
for promoters to angle for the two
men, but in the past it was impos-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-30
BERGER'S TEAM
STRONGER EVEN
THAN LAST YEAR
sporting News.)

Wichita, Kan, March 30.-After
Manager Joe Berger and his West
ern league champions have been in
training two weeks the Indications
are Glat the other seven clubs in the
Tearney circuit will have an even
more powerful machine to beat than
that of 1921. Both Owner Isbell
and Berger realize that this is as it
should be if they are to furnish the
first repeater since Jimmy McGiIl
and Jack Hendricks were in charge
of the sport in Denver, and that is
what they would like to do, though
they are making no promises. They
realize the road to Pennantville is
going to be a lot rougher this sea-
son than last, for each of the other
seven clubs has been building for
the sale and only purpose of beating
Wichita All know there will be few
changes in the champions lineup.
and all feel that the team which
bests the ISbell-Berger combina-
ton in the final show down will be
pretty sure to win the coveted gon-
falcon.
There will be a new face in cen
ter field, Lyman Smith having de-
cided to go into business instead of
playing baseball, and a switch in
the infield which sends Washburn
to first and Mcdowell, last seasons
utility player, to second Otherwise
the Wichita team which opens the
season here with Denver on Aprinl
II, will look just like the one which
one the championship last year and
wound up the season by winning 10
straight, setting a new record for
Rsecutive victories in the Western
league.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-30
SOCCER PLAYER
FIRST IN CLASS
Baseball, Basketball and Football
Are Far Down the List,
However.
(By Consolidated Press.)

New York, March 30.-All COL
college men will be interested
in the research recently conducted
at Princeton university designed to
rate in the order of their academic
standing, the various extra curri-
culum activities, a category which
includes everything outside the ed
ucational essentials of the institu-
ton. Proponents of sport will find
qualification in the fact that of the
% college organizations, literary.
musical, dramatic and athletic. the
soccer team stands at the head in
point of scholastic proficiency.
What is it about the game of SOC
Ger that makes thus for leadership
in the class room? No professor
can tell Some athletic coach might
supply the solution of this perplex-
ing question. AS a game, it is not
nearly SO intricate as others on the
calendar of intercollegiate sports.
One might say that less mental re-
source and initiative are required
for excellence than in other sports.
None the less, opponents of this
ransplanted pastime stand highest
in their lessons.
One may readily understand why
tennis comes third, standing after
the press club, which is composed
OF undergraduate newspaper CORES
pondents. For lawn tennis is
game where a man must think
quickly upon his feet, must devise
swift defensive schemes and form.
ulate lightning defensive maneuv-
ers. Yes, tennis can be explained,
but why. may it be asked, does the
golf team FODDER along third from
the last in the list of %? Golf is
supposed to require a great deal of
mentality. The answer, perhaps. is
that so much concentrated effort
IS demanded by the royal and an
Gent game that little enough op-
portunity is found for the work of
the curriculum
With soccer and tennis out of
the way. one looks in vain for sport
groups among the cerebral leaders.
The baseball team is 10 in the Hsr.
falling just below the banjo club.
The basketball team is 20, the golf
and last of all founders the fresh |
and last of all flouders the fresh
man football team
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-30
American Indians Are Taking Up
Golf With Real Enthusiasm; May
Some Day Produce the Chonzpion

Chicago, March 80. - American
Indians have taken up golf, many
of the aboriginal caddies on the
courses in Arizona having procur-
ed clubs and by initiating the white
man become fairly proficient in the
game that is played more univer-
sally than any other sport.
Since Caucasians first set foot on
the soil of America they have been
intoxicating the use of various in
situations of civilization among the
autochthonic denizens of the land
who reaped much discomfort from
the introduction of alcoholic bever-
ages and firearms. These gifts of
European progress were made
largely in return for the Indians
tobacco, his maize and ultimately
his hunting grounds.
The one gift from the natives
hat apparently went unrepaid for
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-30
WILLIE HOPPE,
CHALLENGER, is
BIG IN DEFEAT
Both Crack Under Strain But Form
er Champs Proves Costliest
Miss.

Chicago, March 30.-Jake Schaaf-
err today remained worlds champion
at 1872 balk-line billiards. In a
heart-breaking finish last night he
nosed out the veteran Willie Hoppe,
1900 to 1,46S. Thereby Young
Jake" proved conclusively that his
two previous victories over the man
who for 16 years reigned supreme
in the world of balk-line billiards
were not blukes, and at the same
time erased from the family e5-
cutcheon a smear marked there 10
years ago, when Hoppe, then lad
in his teens, defeated the elder
Jake Schaefer. the wizard" father
of young Jake"
The match partook of none OF the
unfriendliness of a ''grudge" meet
ing, however, but was described by
the many experts from throughout
the country, who witnessed the
three nights play, as one of the
greatest in the history of the game
between men who for many years
should remain at the top OF the
heap.
Hoppe, in his new role of challen-
ger, was great even in defeat He
actually took the third block by
16 points, scoring SIG to Jake's 500,
and had a better average in defeat
than did the victorious champion,
while his high run of 260, made the
first night, shaded Schaefer's best
by eight points.
Hoppe Had Chance.
The final block, while no less
thrilling than the first two, did not
display the finished billiards Schaef-
er and Hoppe INDUCED in while the
game was below 1000 points. Both
showed marked evidence of the Sc
we're nervous tension they played
under, and both more frequently
resorted to safety play. Until
Schaefer's final inning, his 31st
stand at the table, the game was
"anybody's." 1t was the cham
pion's third fling at the worries
with his string showing a count
above 1,400. Hoppe had two
chances after his count passed the
/ 400 points On his last essay the
former champion, needing only 40
points to wrest the laurel from the
men who had dethroned him, mis-
cued miserably after running II,
and sat down to see Schaefer tally
Tie ldLdl ~ WulCu I6IdiuGu Tie
championship.
Voice From Gallery.
On his 18th shot in this final run
Hoppe was about to shoot when a
hoarse voice from the gallery
shouted;
We'll. go on and hit it,
The former champion had fiddled
with his aim longer than usual
The referee halted the game a sec
\ ond while he appealed for fair play
N Later Hoppe said the shout had
not disconnected him and that his
miscue was only a break of the
game" He remarked that on the
previous night he had predicted
that with the two of them so evenly
matched breaks would decide the
match.
He made no excuses for losing
and said: There is none better
than Young Jake"
He grasped the victor's hand
warmly after the match and SEEM
ingly was in as good spirits as
when before the final nights play
opened he had smilingly faced
Schaefer as they clasped hands and
posed for photographers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-30
CHAMPION HIGH
SCHOOL CUNTS
ENTER TOURNEY
Banner Winning Teams from Mid
die West Accept Invitations
of Chicago e.

Chicago, March 80. = Invitations
have been sent and many accept
ances have come in from high
school basketball teams which are
to compete in the fourth annual
interscholastic basketball tourna-
ment to be held under the auspices
of the University of Chicago, April
5, 6, Z and s.
Among the high school teams
which have already accepted are
those of Cedar Rapids and Grin
nell, Iowa, winners of the sectional
honors; Austin high school, Aus
tin. Mimi, winner of the Minnesota
high school championship, and Lex
ington, Ky, high school, winner in
Kentucky of the high school tour
nament. Among the other teams
that have accepted invitations are
those of Rockford, ILL.,; Kalamazoo,
Mich, and Grand Rapids, Mich, all
banner-winning teams.
A number of other schools, in
Guiding Martinsville, Ind, winner
of the tri-state tournament held re-
Gently at Cincinnati; Bucannan, W.
Va. state champion, and the South
Hills high school of Pittsburgh,
Pa, have been invited.
1t is expected that at least 80
teams will compete The tourna-
ment will be conducted on the
elimination system, winners play
ing winners. Individual and team
prizes will be awarded the four
winning teams.
The teams will be the guests of
the various fraternities during their
stay in Chicago. and plans for their
entertainment are being made by
the student body and the faculty of
the university.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-30
MOVIES TAME;
WALLY ENTERS
SPEED Event
Hero of Cinema WOuld BE Here NJ
Racing Classic-His Entry
Received.

Indianapolis, March 30. - Waltz
Reid, famous movie star, has on
cially entered the international 500
mile race to be held at the Indian
apolis Motor Speedway, TUESDAY
May so, according to the statement
of T. E. Myers, manager of the In
dianapolfs race course.
His entry is on file in our or
fice," said Myers, and we have def.
mite information that he will ar
rive here May to start training
and practicing for the big event
Reid, although a movie star. has
many qualities and experiences that
appear to make him worthy of
mount in the international sweep
stakes. This is our first announce
ment that Reid has entered the
race. and we made a thorough in
vestigation before making d con
firmation from this office. Jesse
Lasky, head of the organization Tor
which Reid has been filming pic
lures, has made an earnest effort to
keep Reid out of the affair because
of the dangers of automobile rae
ing. However, we have evidence
which makes us confident that Reid
will be at the starting tape on Dec
Grafton day"
Reid has driven in competition
with America best drivers in mOy-
ing picture races. However, the
same conditions exist in any race.
except, of course, that it was de-
termined before the event who was
to win. Otherwise the hazards,
skill in driving, nerve and daring
were just as evident as in a profess
sional race. The popular Wauy
has always been favorite around
the racing camps. and he was a god
father to the plucky Roscoe SarlOs,
before the Indiana driver leaped
into the limelight. Eddie Hearne,
Jimmy Murphy, Joe Thomas, Eddie
Miller and others have taken part in
Reds movie races. He will be pit
ted against them in his profession
al debut at Indianapolis, but all the
directors in America couldn't wave
them down to permit Reid to pass
in the 500-mile battle, for approx
mately 100000 will be hanging on
the finish wire and they all want
the first grab.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-30
COLLEGE BALL
PLAYERS LACK
BATTING WORK
KiIenger's Failure Is
Only Another Ex-
ample.
By WALTER CAMP,

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.l
The failure of Killinger, the
Pennsylvania State recruit, to come
to qualifications in the big league
batting line, has raised the old
question regarding the ability of
the collegian to make good with the
stick among the professionals. And
that criticism has a sound basis in
fact. Not only do the collegians
find themselves in difficulty against
the big league pitchers, but in their
own ranks and against college
pitchers there is a lack of power
and drive.
There are exceptions, of course.
but college game lacks attraction
for the average fan" because, as
he says, they don't crack them
out" Various explanations of this
have been given. A claim has been
made that college players do not
have good enough pitching to de-
velop them. Another is that they
are over-coached and their natural
style broken up. Still another is
that their sport season does not
harden them &c facing pitchers
with confidence.
All of these have some measure
of truth. But the main fact is that
the collegian from his school days
prefers fielding practice to work
with the bat and that even the pro-
fessional coach, when he handles
collegians, begins to put too great
emphasis upon sharp fielding and
inside ball, and forgetS that the
men under him need an everlasting
lot of steady, day after day batting
Dractice-not bunting or trying TO
place hits-but in sheer smuggling
until they can coordinate eyes and
muscles and when they do con-
meet, hit the ball with some steam.
Yale Shows Way.
One of the best examples of this
was in Yale'S advance to the top
in college baseball in the early sos.
The nine that started this made the
new departure of spending most OF
their practice time in hitting and
they not only won in college ranks
but the following year won II out
of Is games with professionals. The
batting development that came into
the university that time did not fade
away for some seasons. When this
was inaugurated very little al
tempt was made to alter the style
of the men except in cases where Il
fault existed in pulling away from
the plate with "a foot in the water
bucket, or dropping the rear Shout
der, or "ducking" In all other re-
spects the men were allowed to go
at it their own way. But they were
kept at it and told to hit 'em out"
The result was great improve
ment. Until more time is spent
upon the school boy and collegial
in this respect the rank and file will
not develop hard hitters.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-30
DODGERS MUST
FIGHT HARD TO
MAKE SHOWING
Lack of Youth T cling
Factor Against
Them.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER

Copyright. 1922. by The Argus-)
Brooklyn is fighting hard to make
showing against the American
league clubs with which it is hook
ed up for the spring. Brooklyn
players are mostly past the age of
rashness and in the period of eau
ton. They are step behind on the
basis and they can't get over all
the outfieId as they did when they
were younger. It matters little
about Brooklyn pitchers if the
Brooklyn fielders can't defend them
as they should.
Switching Olson to second and
putting Crane at shortstop was just
about equivalent to putting Olson
at second and Kilduff at short.
There is always one thing to be
considered in baseball. The best
pitcher of history cannot shoulder
all the winning of championship.
There's another spring develop
ment that has set some of the wise
minds guessing. The Boston Amer
leans are indulging in lot of fun
with the Pittsburgh team. What has
become of those who said that Bos-
ton would rot win a game during
the season? True. the baseball
which is being played at Hot
Springs is not the baseball which
may be played at Fenway park in
July, but in these days when you
have a ball club which can hit the
ball hard and can keep on hitting it
most of the time, it is not good
judgment to put the team down as
being unable to win. This is the
batting era in baseball and make
no mistake about it. Hitless won
ders cannot pull through with a
championship this year.
Young John Morrison pitched a
two-hit game the other day, and
that is by far the best pitching per-
Torrance of the year. To keep any
old team down to two hits in this
stage of history is an achievement.
All Seem Hitters.
That Boston crowd in the Ameri-
can league seems to hit all the way
down That is another point in
their favor. With everything to gain
this year and nothing to lose be-
cause they were rated at the start
as never likely to get anywhere
they may be one of these delightful
baseball mines that will go tearing
around the turf, paving things up
first on one side and then on the
| other, and always raising trouble
for the other fellow.
| 1t looks as if Traynor will start
at second base for Pittsburgh. He is
quite a ball player with coal
scoop on each wrist, and can bat
some. For a time it was figured
that he might go to short. On the
whole, it would probably be better
! judgment to play Maranville at
short, a position in which he is per-
fectly at home, rather than play him
! at second because his years at
short make him veteran as COM
pared with Traynor It's the old
story of teaching Fido new tricks.