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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-25
elect WOOD BASEBALL PRESlDFN

Doug, he would be a star Maybe
SO. Probably Doug has taken into
consideration the fact that it takes
more than good looks to be a film
star. Otherwise where would Doug
have horned in? Anyway the Pa
cific coast lightweight says he will
not go into the movies or anything
else until after he has met Benny
Leonard for the championship. IN
this regard Jack Dempsey's quoted
willingness to back Joe for $25 900
against Leonard will be recalled
First, however, it might be well 10
note what happens to him against
Dundee. Benjamin went through
some punching bag exercises for
his visitors and certainly worked
well. His action is velvety, bur
with real sting in every waIlop.
OF course, though, it is easy to
look like a real hitter against a
punching bag. However, the truth
seems to be that Joe can hit fairly
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-25
PREPARE WAY
FOR ENTRANCE
into LEAGUE
New Officers of Fans Association
are Named By Directors
Last Night.
BY ]. /. HUGHES.

r. F. Wood was elected president
of the Rock Island Fans associa-
ton at meeting of the board of
directors last night. Since the
naming of the new directorate, he
had been mentioned prominently as
a successor to DR.. c. w. Mueller.
who served two terms. The new
president was a member of the
board of directors in 1921.
Thomas P. Sinnett was reelected
vice president and c. A. Beers was
renamed treasurer. J. W.. Potter
was elected recording secretary.
The selection of a managing secre-
tary has been deferred, pending
definite action regarding Rock Is
lands entry into new league.
The meeting was an enthusiastic
one Approval of the steps being
taken to organize league com
posed of Rock Island and Iowa cit
les, was voice dagain. NJ. H. Sex
ton, president of the National Asso-
citation of Minor leagues, addressed
the directors on the topic of the pro-
posed new organization, he having
visited Waterloo and Ottumwa re-
Gently in the interests of the move
ment.
Mr.. Sexton said he found both
cities in a receptive frame of mind
and expressed his opinion that the
league can be formed of six cities,
consisting of Rock Island. Cedar
Rapids, Waterloo, Ottumwa, Mar
shalltown and Dubuque He said the
foundation has been laid and that
there is every indication the propO
sition will carry through. A meet
ing of the cities interested is to be
called about Feb. 1, in Cedar Rap
ids, he said, at which time it is
likely the organization will be per-
feCted. Rock Island will be repre-
scented at this meeting by President
Wood and Secretary Potter.
The choice of Mr. Wood as presi-
dent will undoubtedly prove popular
with Rock Island fandom. His in
terest in baseball for Rock Island
has always been keen, and besides
this enthusiasm he brings to the
Office a working knowledge of the
problems of minor league club &C
quired by close study.
Plan Entertainments.
Tentative plans for staging enter
tainments and other features. by
which to secure funds for liquidat-
ing the Indebtedness of the associa-
ton, were discussed but will not
be announced until the question of
the new league is definitely de-
termined.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-25

Johnny Dundee at the Garden, held
court today at his room in an up
town hotel. Joe merits all the
things that have been said about
his looks. If his fights are as good
as his looks he will soon be the
champion of champions in his
class. The boy is slim and grace
full as a reed. He has an olive COM
plexion that contrasts effectively
with his fair hair. The one flaw in
his looks is flash of two or three
gold teeth when he smiles: they
are monuments commemorative the
loss of natural grinders in past ifs
tic engagements and are the only
signs of battle that he wears.
There was talk from the west
coast recently that Doug Fair
banks who, by the way, is reported
to be coming east to sit in Joe's
corner in the Dundee fight-has
been urging Benjamin to go into
the movies where, according TO
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-25
COMMITTEES OF
GOLF CLUB ARE
NAMED BY KING

Colonel d. NJ. King, president of
the Rock Island Arsenal Golf club,
has selected the members OF the
various committees for 1922. The
committees have been named as the
result of recommendation and
suggestions of the governing COM
mittee at its meeting Monday, jan
16. Members of each committee
are pro-rated in the tri-cities- The
committees are as follows:
Green@Ed Mueller. chairman;
B. F. Peek, Oscar Smith, DR.. G. l..
Eyster. A p. Webster, c. n. Chubb.
House = William Butterworth,
chairman; John Van Patten, c. D..
Rosenfield, DR.. G. L. Eyster, ]. L.
Hecht, c. B. Rose. b. F. Connolly,
G. A. Shallberg, William Heuer.
Ladies' auxiliary house commit
tee-Mrs. C. p. Skinner. chairman;
Mrs. G. w. French, Mrs. William
Butterworth, Mrs. C. E. White, Mrs.
Charles erik, Mrs. c. f. Robb, Mrs.
]. w. Davis, Mrs. Ardo Mitchell.
Program and handicap-G. Deck
er French, chairman; L. S. John
son, Leon Mitchell, II. W. Nelson,
r. B. Lourie, John w. Potter. w. L.
Velie, Jr., George Schneider, Z. w.
Akin.
Ladies handicap-Mrs. F. W.
Bahnsen. chairman; Mrs. c. d. Wa
terman. Mrs. G. S. FftzGibbon, Mrs.
H. c. Good, Mrs. z. G. Don. Mrs.
r. r Englehart.
Executive and budget-D. NJ
King. chairman: A. T. Foster, /.
S. White, J. c. Hall
Tennis-Horace Roberts, chair
man; Leon Hass, Charles D. Wi
man, Howard Rogers, William Dart,
Paul Preston, Mrs. d. M. King.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-25
SPECIAL EVENTS
ON DRAKE RELAYS
ATTRACT ENTRIES

Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 25.-The
adding OF a score OF special events
TO the Drake relays has met with
the approval of athletic coaches
throughout the country, ACCORDING
to x. l. Wilson, athletic director Of
Drake university
Small universities and colleges
Director Wilson says, often are un-
able to develop a good relay team
out nave one or two unusually good
men who are point winners indi-
vidually. The gathering of cham
pions to these events from the diff
ferent sections of the country in
variably results in record breaking
contests. .
Preliminaries in the sneciaI
events will be held Friday. AnriI
%, to thin the large number OF con-
testants down to the best men for
the finals on the next day. The field
events, such as the shot put. broad
jump. pole vault, and discus throw
will take place on the Drake foot
ball field, while the relays are being
run.
The Drake stadium with its high
seats and sunken field furnishes an
excellent setting for the contests.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-25
YOST EXPLODES
ON SUBJECT OF
COACH CRITICS
Points Out Errors of
Others Without
Right.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

Copyright, 1922, by the Argus.)
New York, Jan. 25.-Fielding H.
Yost, the University of Michigan
football coach, now in this city,
voices a plant that has been heard
no doubt ever since that dim day
when realization came that criti-
cism of achievement opened to ave-
nues of fame hardly less aIluring
than those traversed by the con-
structive, originative, creative ele-
ments of human society. Yost's req
erence was, of course, to football.
Various Michigan men have been,
well not encouraged over Yost's
showing in the gridiron seasons of
recent years. They have been cold
ly critical or heatedly inimical, ac-
cording to their bent. Yost can
show you how the team went
through most of the later season
with nine letter men out of commits
sion through injuries most of the
time; he can, and does, show by
charts how the strong rushing Ohio
State team gained only on an aver
age of three-quarters of a yard on
running attack against the Maize
and Blue throughout a sanguinary
afternoon last November. All of
which, however, is beside the point
of Yost's main thesis, which is that
the critic should subside. hold his
tongue and be ashamed of himself
unless he has it in him to perform
at least as well as the objects of
his animadiVerSiOn
The football stands, the baseball
bleachers, the theatre and opera
Seats" says Yost, ARE full of yaw-
pers who sit back and tell how
things should be done They yell
about errors and mistakes, never
thinking to ask themselves could
they do as well, or half as well, or
quarter as well-or could they even
make a bluff at doing the thing they
are criticising at all. Take a boy
out on a football gridiron with 49,
900 people looking on. He makes a
bad play or commits an error in
judgment, or does something he
wouldn't do if he were in form 100
per cent perfect. Well then he's a
dub. take him out-that's the sort
of stuff you hear. You know some
thing about golf. Do you always
go out on the links and play up to
your best form? You don't. No
one does. Yet boy is expected to
go out on a ball diamond or grid
iron amid the extreme of collegiate
contest and be up to his best, all
the time. week in and week out.
Same with d team. In the first
place, what does the average critic
know about making football
team? In these modern days you
don't get by on the basis of eight
good men, trusting to these to COW
er over the three weak spots No,
indeed. You've got to have IL men
all of whom can play their positions
up to the hilt. And assume you've
got them-what'S going to happen |
when two or three or more cogs of
the machine get broken? Oh. sure. !
You've got to go on and win Just |
the same but how are you going to !
win against a machine that is not |
broken? Any critic who will tell a /
coach that can make a lot of money |
every year and gain national fame"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-25
MICHIGAN PLANS
COACHING COURSE;

Ann Arbor, Mich, Jan. 25.-Ath-
letlc coaches. are to receive special
training during a six-weeks sum
ner course at the University OF
Michigan this year, according to
FIELDING Fl. Yost, director of ath-
Ietlcs. The course is intended pri-
marty Tor men already engaged in
coaching IN colleges, high schools
and preparatory schools.
me instruction will be given nv
Mlchlgan' staff of athletic coaches
1ost and E. f. Wieman proba bly
VIII teach football coaching: f. ].
Mather, basketball, Ray Fisher
baseball, and S. ]. Farrell. track
courses in the training of athletes
administration of athletics and gym,
nastics also will be offered
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-25
AUGlE-SAINT
FLOOR TUSSLE
HAS INTEREST
Basket Followers of Tri-Cities
Anticipate Treat When Teams
Clash.
BIZ KENNETH CONREY.

Eyes of every basketball follower
in the tri-citieS are turned to the
coming cage contest between Aug
ustana college and st. Ambrose,
which will take place next Satur-
day evening at the Augustana gym
nasium. Saturdays game will be
the first Of the season between the
rivals.
Friday the Lutherans journey to
Monmouth to meet the Monmouth
college five there, returning Satur-
day to lock horns with Alb Gould's
proteges. Fridays tilt with Mon
mouth is the second conference
game of the season for the Swedes,
and indications point to another
tough scrap. Coach Stegeman, be-
ginning his third year as mentor at
the Monmouth institution, has an
abundance of material with which
to work, and every player from last
years squad is back. Smiley L.
Wallace and Granville cover the
forward positions, r. Wallace and
OVerton are Stegeman's mainstays
at guard, and Mann and Lear are
both good men at the pivot position
Bat to get back to the Augie-St.
Ambrose scrap. Under the capable
coaching of Alb Gould, member of
the Muscatine worlds champions OF
few years ago, the Saints have de-
veloped one of the fastest teams
which has represented st. Ambrose
for some time. Their transforming
trip through Wisconsin last week
was just as successful as that of
Augustara's through Iowa, and
m har ~ tho tot
condition. Three members of last
years squad are back at their po-
sitions this year. Headed by Cap
tain Green, standing guard, the
Saints have been setting a terrific
pace and have downed the majority
of their opponents this season. Be !
sides Green, Frank DeClerk is back
at his old position of running
guard. and Nolan, fleet-footed for
ward, is again covering one of the I
forward positions. West and Gan |
non play forward and center, re-
spectively. West has been sinking !
the baskets with marked regularity |
this season, and Cannon has been
playing a wonderful game at the
pivot position. Coach Gould also
has string of second men upon
whom he can rely to do their share
VIXEN injected into the fray.
There was no letup at the Aug
ustana camp after the game with
Bradley Saturday. Coach Swed-
berg called practice Monday after
noon and sent his men through a
long workout. Yesterday it was
the same thing over, and a repetition
Is IN line for today. Probably a
hight workout will be given tomor-
row Swedberg is anxious that his
men should be in the best OF condi-
tion Tor this weeks contest, and is
sparing no effort in accomplishment
his aim y
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-25
THREE STATES Tn
SEND BOWLERS "a
AURORA TOUpTTTss

thlcago, Jan. c5.-Tvo -
eighteen 5-mau teams from, Sl !.
states have been received q
eight annual interstate 49,
tournament which will o SoatI
Aurora. Ill. Thursday njsS Sp7a
hundred forty of the To- @
from Chicago, it was am M q
In the doubles there are go 40 me
and the total entries fnr ~ "a,
giles exceeds one thonsan5 az
prize list totals $4,000 q
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-25
BENJAMIN IN
EAST FOR HIS
DUNDEE SCRAP
Challenger of Benny Leonard Is
Said to Re SOnght by Movie
People.
BY FAIR PLAY.

BY FAIR PLAY.
Copyright, 1922, by The Argus
New York. Jan 25.-Joe Benja-
min, who has just arrived here
from the west coast prepared to
train for his coming bout with
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-25
OMAHA Weller
USES STYLE OF
JACK DEMPSEY
1t Is Claimed for Schlaifer That He
Has the Double Shift Style
of Milling.

Morrie Schlaifer, who meets
frankie WEIGH of Chicago Friday
night at the Davenport armory. is
an exponent of the double shift, the
method of attack made famous by
Jack Dempsey. According to re-
ports, Schlaifer is getting it down
to a fine point
1t was after Morrie got a glimpse
of the champion of 'em all in ac-
ton by means of the movie, that he
began working earnestly to perfect
this style of offense. The films of
the Dempsey-Carpentier bout were
shown in Omaha recently. Morrie
sat through two shows Back in
the gym he began to do a little dou-
Bile shifting of his own. His man
anger. Johnny Greeley, was consid-
erably surprised.
''Where'd you get that stuff ?"
Greeley wanted to know.
Why, Dempsey fights with both
hands like I do" replied the kid.
Morrie claims the idea was orig
inal with him. He says he prac-
ticed the double shift off and on
" DuI uOL huOW HOW
he could use it to advantage until
he saw the finished product in the
champion. Straightaway he deter
mined TO become better acquainted
with the shift.
WeIch Here Today.
frankie WEIGH was scheduled to
arrive either late this afternoon or
tonight. 1t was thought if he
reached Davenport this afternoon.
he might go through limbering up
exercises at the armory gymnas-
ium. However, if he is delayed I'M
til evening he will not workout I'M
til tomorrow afternoon
frankie is hopeful of springing
surprise or two on Schlaifer.
Morrie, by reason of a previous
knockout victory over WEIGH, will
undoubtedly rule favorite, although
the Chicago boy Will not lack for
supporters.
Welch is reported to be in first
class shape.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-25

Monuments TO military heroes are
unknown in China.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-25
CURRIERS' CLAIM
HARD TIMES ARE
BLOW TO SPIEL

Duluth. Mimi, Jan. 25.-Decreas-
ed number of entrants in the an
nuaI northwestern curling associa-
ton bonspiel-the worlds series of
curling-here last week, is not tax
en- TO reflect lack of interest in the
sport by prominent curriers' from
representative clubs in the United
States and Canada.
Hard times, they claim. held
down the entry list to half that of
former years. Forty Kinks contest
ed at this years event. Upwards
OF so teams were entered at the
1921 meet Duluth alone was rep
resented by 40 Kinks last year.
Reflection Of the true plane OF
interest in curling in the United
States AMI Canada would be an
entry list OF around 100 Kinks, say
association leaders. In fact, thew
originally arranged for 100 Kinks
at this years spiel.
The original schedule called for
an additional days play on 20
sheets of ice.
aPlay this year was staged on u
sheets of ice. Five draws a day
provided a daily schedule of GO
games.
Type OF cortesting at the bon
spiel was registered in the open
ing days play when two blend
games, were played. while several
were decided in the home stretch.
This is unusual for the initial DAYS
play, promoters say.
Return of better business condi-
tons will find the scope of the an
nual bonspiel materially expanded,
believe officials or the association.
They point to the fact that curling
Is being taken up in many parts of
the north and Nmiddlewest as evil
ence that interest in the sport has
cen growing.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-25

hard and is certainly bar5 -,
That fact was noted in hi -
against the durable Dane ne g
the junior lightweight cb.s sl9'
VIII be sure to show bnv- =
license Benjamin has 10 est : il'
ring with Leonard. - '1s2 {
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-01-06
STACEY

&. STACEY, Dec. 30.--Miss violette
Bennett Is spending the holidays with
\ her parents In Billings.
:. Miss Virginia Laporte. who is at
tending high school in Miles, is spend
ing the holidays at the ranch.
The people Of this community will
he glad to learn that from and after
January Srd our mail will come di-
rect from volborg. This gives US di-
rect communication with Broadus and
Miles City and lessons the time It
takes for a lcsSt,r to f.ach either paint
from three to four days. The credit
Riddick who put it through fer US.
r. W. Shy returned from Miles City
on Tuesday. Mrs. shy was much i'm
proved when he left but will not be
able to return home for time.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Jarvis are spend.
ing the week with the NJ. y. Shy fam
lily at Ashland.
Emmett I.aporte. is home from an
extended trip tc Stanish. n. D., Where
he has been looking after business
matters for his faths:.
Work on the forest telephone line is
progressing slowly but will soon be in
readiness for use.
Mrs. j. p. Sutton was hostess Thurs
day at a dinner party in honor Of he,
husbands birthday. a sumptuous din.
ner consisting of turkey and all the
trimmings was served to the guests
r. G. Fleming made business trir
to Ashland the last Of this week.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-01-06

The number Of resident taxpayers is small porocntage
of ma in the list however, that but few actual
the county know and for the most they may be termed
land SPECTATORS who reside in other parts An ANALYSIS Of the
who could have paid their taxes had they not diverted the
money to pleasure Improbable specuations investments
that will not show immediate returns.
Very seldom does the taxpayer exist who provides sink
fund that accumates from month to mouth for the
nent OF his her taxes Tor generally the awaits
til almost the last minute before making arrangements to meet
his obligations in this respect No disputes the fact that
raising tax money in lump sum toward the close of the
is a task OF no mean proportions.
There residents of this county who could have met
would have been seriously impaired on the threshold Of win
They preferred to take the penalties interest and pub
extension of credit is gradually being abolished everywhere
and business far possible is being transacted upon cash
realized that he viii more than compensate for the different
penalties invoked for his tax delinquency The big livestock
for feed together with the past two years of rou the
low markets that prevailed the past have their echo
burden of heretofore has rested upon the stocken but
in the future the farmers must take their places in the front
every dollar in delinquent taxes Of this COUNTY viii be wiped
slate No is so heavily involved but that
as M that @ e a e m
semi annually in the spring and in the fall and that the
% would result IN even less de9uene Another per-
be not published until two months from the date of delin
The latter proposal would erase names from
ample time would be given the county treasurer to collect
money personal checks that generally in during the
closing days and returned for collection before
the tax receipt Twomonths grace before the publication OF
money and thereby save additional expense.
Legislation should be enacted to suspend the penalty, III
and publication charges tax reittac>s received
wil ai time after csng Of the reasurer's books
say within thirty days. This would give the treasurer ample
time in which to compile the delinquent list and is
tainty the list would be reduced considerably
We will welcome the day when the county is able to op
crate strictly cash basis for registered rants drawing
interest from the taxpayers would be eliminated and with war
rants worth par value they could be turned in tax payments
that would further reduce the delinquent tax list
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-01-06
RAIN AND 20 BEl0W
ALL Iu WEEKS TIME

Extremely inconsistent capers were
observed in the weather conditions for
tire past week as reported by the local
observer. A. w. He'del. On the 3Oth
Of December there was a thaw and
a slight precipitation Of rain. A drop
in the temperature brought snow and
subxero weather with the coldest Of
the year 20 degrees below zero yester-
day morning. On Dec. 80. the mini
mum temperature was 10, on the S1st.
the maximum was e6 and the mini
mum 2: on New Years day the maxi
mum was 33 and the minimum 3: on
the end it was Sc and "a: on the 3rd
% and 10 and ON the 4th. IS and ID
below. Snow fell en- Monday with the
moisture content measured at 30 OF
an inch and .07 was the moisture con-
tent Of snow on Tuesday. Early Fri.
day morning there was a wind storm
of considerable velocity but on New
Years eve there was no wind, which
according to New Years lore. mean,
NJ pestilence for the year ahead.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-01-06
HIGH SCHOOL

ID. r. DeI.ap is instructing al: the
classes this week. NJ. W-stphal was
called to WiscCnsn II on account OF the
death of his un.'s.
All the high school students have
returned to scho i after their vacation
except Clara ana Frankie Castleherry
and they We're expected Wednesday Of
this week.
a. w. Hrilel N:ll talk TO the high
school pupils banking next FRI
day afternoon.
The third Yourg Mems Vocational
Conferencef or Hi'h School students of
Montana will be held at the state col
lege next week. January 8 to 13. The
purpose of this conference is TO assist
the young men of Montana in solving
the problem of $, lectine a career in
l'fe and of helpin" them toward at
tanning it. Between 500 and 400 stu
dents from all oy,r the state are ex-
pected to be present. Brta adus High
will be represented hy Milford Holt,
who will leave Saturday, of this week
| for BoZeman We are expecting q
very interesting and benhoial report
of the conference u1on his return.