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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27

Hist. The truth of this assertion
has been demonstrated more than
once.
Far as we have gone in the ap-
plication of scientific principles to
sport, how much farther have we
to go? This question arises from
the announcement just made by
Ohio State university of a spring
at the Buckeye institution. Evil
IDENTIFY it takes more than an in
stinctive sense of rhythm and abil-
ity to turn a back flop to qualify
for this seemingly important part.
Twenty-eight aspirants are in the
squad just now Among other
things they are listening twice a
week to lectures by Professor Bur
ton on crowd psychology"
Same old plant from the spring
training camps of the big college
teams. "cOllege stars unable TO hit
as well as they feld.- Glenn Kill
linger. the Pennsylvania State foot
ball star. did not make good with
the New York Yankees at New Or
leans. 1t is reported he ate them
up in the field. but showed little
stuff at the hat. Maybe he will
learn in the minors, maybe not. As
Uncle Robbie of the Brooklyn team
says, "YOH can't show batter
where the breaks are coming
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27
ALL MANAGERS
AT THEIR POSTS
BY END OF WEEK
Playing Fields To Receive Atton-
tion-Cedar Rapids Has IS
Signed.
BIZ ]. L. HUGHES.

By the end of the week. business
of getting ready for the spring
training of Mississippi Valley league
clubs will have begun in earnest
At that time all managers are ex-
pected to be at their posts to shape
up details preparatory to the com
ing of the players and to super
wise manicuring the playing fields
Manager Jim Councilman of the
Islanders expects to begin the pro-
cess of retaining Douglas park to
baseball, next week. Jim inspected
the field Saturday afternoon and
learned that a great deal of labor
will not have to be expended to
make the park about the best in the
circuit. There are a number of
holes made by fence posts that en-
closed the football field to be filled,
and the entire surface needs gen.
eral scraping
At Cedar Rapids more is to be
done to the park, which was dam
aged by a windstorm late last sum-
mer. The grandstand is greatly in
need of repairs. A new top is to be
erected over that portion WHICH was
destroyed by the wind. The club
house must be put in shape and
there are various other minor de-
tails that must be looked after be-
Billy Speas, Bunny manag ger, will
arrive sometime this week.
Marshalltown, Ottumwa and Du-
buque are making extensive repairs
to their diamonds and stands, while
Waterloo is busily engaged con-
structing an entire new playing
plant Enthusiasm is also said to
be unbounded in these cities. due to
the fact that all have been out of
league baseball several years.
Jimmy Drohan of Kewanee, man.
ager of Ottumwa, apparently has
rounded up likely aggregation of
youngsters and experienced players
for tryouts. Thirty-three men un-
der contract have been ordered to
report to him at Ottumwa, April Is.
President Belden Hill at Cedar Rap
ids, reports favorable progress in
after of signing candidates for the
Bunny team, Is being the number
now under contract, while others
have the binding papers in their
possession. to be signed and re-
turned. OF those under contract,
six are infielders. five are pitchers
and FIVE are outfelders. The 18th
is a catcher. A number of addi-
tions are to be made to the battery
end of the club, and there is no fear
that a weakness will exist in this
end of the Bunny machine. The
Cedar Rapids players are given as
follows:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27
WOLTERS SIGNED
TO COACH TEAM
AT ST. AMBROSE

Benny VOTERS, coach and back
stop of the Davenport K. of
semi-pro nine, has been secured d
act as coach for the St. Ambrosl
college team. VOTERS is a CapsI
BILE man for the position and is Ell
pected to turn out crack teal
this year. in spite of the fact thai
he will have a heap of green ma.
terial to work with.
Coach Wolters called the frs
drill this afternoon. but due to thl
condition of the field will be forced
to drill the men in the cage for
few days. Battery practice has
been held every day for the las.
week. and the twirlers are begin
ming to get in good form. Harry
Morrissey, first string pitcher
seems to be going at top speed. an
from all indications will set up
better record this year than L. Z
Val Costello, a former junior tWiri-
er, who is out on the varsity pitch
ing staff, has been showing a world
of speed in his daily workouts id
the gym and will probably land
regular berth.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27
CUE EXPERTS ON
EDGE And READY
FOR TITLE PLAY
Schaeffer and Hoppe Are Carefully
GrOOmed for Three-Night
Battle.

Chicago, March z7-Final prep
arations were completed today for
the 1900 point balk-1ine billiard
match for the worlds champion
ship which starts tonight between
Willie Hoppe. former champion, and
Jake Schaeffer, who won the title
from Hoppe a few months ago.
The players today were given the
same careful physical attention &C
corded prize fighters few hours
before the bout, while the table and
equipment were groomed and pre-
pared just as a race horse would be
before the Kentucky derby.
Hoppe and Schaeffer both went
through short practice sessions at
billiard tables and each got out
doors for a few hours at outdoor
light exercise. Each, however,
spent most of the day resting.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27

BOWLING
AT TOLEDO.


Toledo, Ohio, March 27.-Mem-
bers of the Hotel five of st. Paul
who took second place on the first
squad last night, only to be dis
placed two hours later by the West
Sides of Watertown, Wis, started
the ball rolling this morning in the
minor events of the American
Bowling Congress tournament.
Others on the first squad of doubles
and singles were from Kansas City
and Des Moines.
Teams from Pittsburgh. Detroit,
Louisville, New York, Wheeling
Parkersburg, Rutherford, n. J.,
Washington, Pa, Aurora, ILL.,, and
Dubuque, Iowa, will make up the
first squad in the fiVe-men event
tonight.
Cleveland, Bay City, Mich, Madi-
son, Wis, Louisville, Kenosha, Ell
gin, Passaic, Buffalo and Detroit
fives are on the second shift.
A. L. Langtry, secretary of the
considering today what further &C
ton he will take in connection with
the Buckeye five of Cincinnati,
which is alleged to have used an
illegal bowler on March 9. Langtry
has thrown out the scores and may
bring about suspension of the team.
Leaders follow:
FfVe-men-Lincoln Life ms. Co.,
Fl. Wayne, 2,99S.
Two-men-C. Spinella-B. Spinella,
New York, 1886.
Individuality. L. Lundgren,
Chicago, 729.
All-events-B. Spinella. New
York, 1899
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27

Edgar Collins. who outfielded for
Connie Mack last season, will do
likewise.
Others who will wear the Aga
thons' uniform, according to Tex
Ter, are Red Bluhm. who rece1y-
ed trials with the Cleveland Indians
and Boston Red Sox. will play first
base; Johnny Shovlin, formerly of
the St Louis Browns, second base;
Marhefka, who received a trial with
Washington in 1921, shortstop, and
Scott Perry, formerly of the Phil
adelphia Athletics and Joe Cobb,
pitchers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27
RACAN ADDS TO
PLAYERS'L LIST

Waterloo. March 27.-Managel
Pat Raglan of the Waterloo club in
the Mississippi Valley league has
signed several additional players
for the local club. A number OF
rockies were signed before he be-
came manager of the club, but ha
expects TO eliminate a number OF
these recruits after investigating
their merits. The men he is sign
ing are athletes known to him, so
it will be possible to eliminate a
number of the recruits, although a
number will be given a chance to
make the team
The new players signed are: Ray
Luebben, catcher; Carl Mcdowell,
first base; Frank Echtermeyer, sec
ond base; George Pezdirtz, third
base; S. Skupa, pitcher.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27
SHOE PITCHERS
TO DIES MONIES
FOR 1922 EVENT

Minneapolis. Mimi, March 81
The home state of the national
champion has been awarded the ma
tional horseshoe pitching tourna-
ment, to be held at Des Moines, Ia,
the last week in August, it is an
nounced by B. G. Leighton of Min
neapolis. president of the National
Association of Horseshoe Pitchers.
Frank jackson, holder of the ma
tional title, will defend his title at
the tourney, which will be held in
connection with the Iowa State fair,
Mr.. Leighton said
In connection with the men 5
meet. the women's national event
will take place also.
The tournament TO be held at Des
Moines is in no way connected with
the recent midwinter Tournament
held at st. Petersburg, Fla, Mr.
Leighton said. The event was not
held under the auspices of the Ma
tional Association of Horseshoe
Pitchers and was not representative
OF the entire country.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27
DAVENPORT HIGH
RASSLERS PLACE
SECOND IN MEET

Davenport high school won sec
ond place in the first annual wrest-
ling meet at the University of Iowa
Saturday afternoon. First place
went to Central City with 81 points,
Davenport second, IS, Boone 20,
Clarion s, Dubuque 6 and Ames 4.
Many of the bouts were holly con-
tested.
In the heavyweight section kra-
suski of Davenport and Henderson
of Central City put up hot fight,
full of action, Krasuski winning by a
fall in 4:l3. In the 135 pound sec
ton Vogef of Davenport had a mar
gin of two sermons over Douglas
of .Ames to win a decision but
wrestling critics declared Vogel
was undoubtedly the better per-
former.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27

does the seemingly impossible and
creates new homerun record in
1922, he will be the biggest figure in
the history of baseball, if he is not
even now. If he fails by the mar
rowest OF margins he will have pop
ular sympathy with him as long as
baseball history can be converted
into printed words. Looking at the
matter from all angles, as the
kaleidoscope revolves, it is all
fired difficult to see where Ruth has
lost a point. Even his salary has
been increased. It is to be hoped
that will not induce the small boys
to commit breach of decorum. fig
uring that dad will add to their
spending money.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27
MOLINE LOSES
ANOTHER GAME
TO BISON CLUB
Erickson and Miller Fail to Check
Singing of International
Team.

The Moline Plowboys dropped
their second straight game to Buff
falo of the International league,
at Gastonia, N. c., Saturday after
noon. The score was Ia to 4.
While, according to reports, the
game was much better than that OF
Friday, which Moline lost, 20 to 5,
the infield showed numerous weak
spots. AS a matter of fact, neither
team displayed the stuff expected.
Erickson pitched the first seven
innings for Moline. Miller, who re-
lieved him, Jared no better at the
hands of the smuggling Internation-
ais. Buffalo collected II hits to
Moline's TO- The Plows committed
three misplays in the field, against
one for the winners.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27
BABE RUTH POUNDING OUT HOME
RUNS WITH AS MUCH VIGOR AND
INTENT AS He EVER DID BEFORE
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
Babe Ruth is hitting the ball with
no less vigor than he did in 1921.
The home-runs are in the wood.
The wood is being applied as vigor-
ously and as effectively as it was
applied last season Friends OF the
Babe are trying with might and
main to work up some kind of pop
ular plan to get the high commits
sioner to relent. The high COM
missioner has declared the whole
/ thing to be closed incident so far
as he is concerned.
There is one mighty sportsman
like fact about the transaction from
first to last and that is the atti-
tude which has ben taken by Col
onels Rupert and Huston, regard
ing the suspension. The commits
sioner says neither of them ever has
preached the subject to him. They
took their medicine and swallowed
it as distasteful as the dose may
have been.
They have lived strictly to the
letter of the agreement, which was
signed when Lands was appointed.
not to criticise him or their fellow
owners. Yet there are scores who
say they have had sufficient provo
cation.
The suspension is a presumable
punishment of Ruth and Meusel. 1t
can never be as much punishment
to them as it is to their employers
and to their league. In the sense
of punishment of club and league
it was not deserved but held to be
unavoidable. The club and league
tried to prevent it, particularly the
club. AS warning to players il
remains to be seen whether it was
one. Players have their own opin-
ions and their own ways of putting
them into action.
If Ruth, in spite of his handicap,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27
JOHNNY HARD
AT WORK FOR
CARNEY BOU
~PeanutsS Schieberl Says Fans A
Due for Surprise Friday
Night.
BIT j. L. HUGHES.

Johnny Donahue is training bar
for his bout with Tom Carney =
Peoria, which is to be the featnH
of the show offered by the Andes
son Athletic club of Moline. in M
line Turner hall Friday OF fb5
week. Johnny can be found eael
afternoon at Smiths gymnasium
Davenport, going through his mace
with enthusiasm and pep that bod
no good for Carney.
Tom Jones, Peoria matehmsk,.
and manager of Carney, recent
declared that Carney will maj
short work of Johnny. 1t is Jonel
opinion that JohRRy's Jaw is nj
weak to withstand the punishmel
Carney is expected to dish up. n
contends that Donahue was lucE.
something didn't happen when \
met Carney recently at Peoria.
Jones opinion of Johnny's sun
posedly weak point, seems TO n
shared generally by tri-city FAM
Peanuts" Schieberl. Johnny's mar
ager, says this impression is dul
for correction Friday night. Schia
berl declares that Johnny neveI
had a so-called glass jaw; that
was merelya fault in Johns fightin.
form that made the knockout poiBI
a target for any fighter of ordinarT
smartness. He points out that B
was Johnny's habit to lead vii
his chin at the same time he IA
with his left. This permitted bid
opponent to counter in such man
ner that Johnny was accorded
double dose, so to speak.
Peanuts" says this fault ha.
been corrected. He claims tina
Donahue now understands how q
take punches properly.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27
DAVENPORT AND
IOWA CITY NOT
WITH SEMI-PRO

1t was announced today that Dav-
export and Muscatine will not be
represented in the proposed league
of semi-pro baseball teams of east
ern Iowa. Dissatisfaction is said to
have developed over the schedule
arrangements. it being contended
that Iowa City was trying to gain
all Sunday dates and leave the
Wednesdays to Davenport and Mus
catine. Davenport had planned to
enter either the Locos or the Pal
mer school nine in the league.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27
tsFor The Game S Sake"
BY Lawrence Perry
Copyright, 1922. by The Argus.)

The system of intercollegiate ath'
Ietics throughout the whole Unite(
!, States may be affected by the in
yestigation now being conducted b,
delegates of Yale, Harvard and
Princeton, who have been appoint.
ed to consider ways and means Of
injecting a better spirit into col
lege sports and to eliminate abuses
that have crept into them. The Big
Three joint committee means ser.
ious business. The very fact thai
| i'm the Harvard delegation appoint
ed by President Lowell not one OF
the powerful group is represented.
is of extreme significance. Some OF
the facts concerning the conduct OF
football and baseball which the
Joint Big Three committee is con.
sidering will probably be made
known.
The present situation had its
genesis at Princeton, where a Sc
cret faculty inquiry initiated by
President Hibben into existing con-
ditions and trends in intercollegiate
sport brought to light many things
that had been hidden. With the
findings in his possession, DR.. Hib-
ben went to New Haven and Cam
bridge. The result was a confer
ence among the three presidents
and their subsequent action in ap-
pointing nine men of stature, ideals
and acumen-three for each uni
versity-to overhaul the entire sit
uation and then take fitting action.
Il is not saying too much to assert
that out of these meetings will
come a new deal in college sports
What happens when a man is
knocked out! The writer has ask
ed this question of several knock
ers-0ut i'm the last few days, begin
ming with Jack Dempsey and get
ting down to the lightweight king,
Benny Leonard. What Dempsey said
will express the views of all who
are approached.
"Why." replied Jack, scratching
his head. 81 guess a man merely
stops thinking"
But that is not all. A company of
physicians who have been investi-
eating the question of knockouts
in their scientific aspects say that
a man knocked out by Il blow on
the solar plexus-the region imme.
diately below the breastbone-dOes
net lose his power to think. The
yagUs nerve is affected. and while
the boxer can think. he cannot
move even a finger. The collapse
is physical, and not mental. The
heart is slowed and weakened, res
piration becomes gasping and par
Oxysnlal. the pulse unsteady, the
whole vitality lowered. Bill Bren-i
nan says this was precisely his
case when he was Knocked out by
Dempsey in the Madison Square
garden in the winter of 1921. 1t
was the same with Jim Corbett i'm
the FitZsimmOns fight.
The blow at the point of the Jaw.
the Investigating persons assert,
causes paralysis of consciousness.
1t also gives a severe Jolt TO the
the seat of centers gov
erning breathing and the action of
the heart DIR. j. $. Lewis of Lon
don believes that one very heavy
knockout is sufficient to wreck the
career of the most promising pug
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27
KANSAS AGGIES
LIKE FOOTBALL
IN SPRINGTIME

Manhattan, Kan, March 81
Spring football training is going
strong at the Kansas State agricul-
tural college. More than 20 youths
have chosen this form of sport in
preference to the indoor baseball
practicing and track athletics.
Charles Bachman, head coach, is
directing the football practice which
is held five afternoons each week.
Starting with the lighter forms of
gridiron maneuvers such as punt
ing, running down under punts,
falling On ball, and passing, Coach
Bachman expects to have the men
in actual scrimmage in a few days.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27
BIC LEACUERS
WITH MASS|L0N
Claimants of National Semi-Pro Tt
tie Sign Seven From Ameri-
can Circnit.

Massillon, Ohio, March 27.-Sev-
en- former American league play
ers, two of whom played in the cir
cult last season, have signed con-
tracts to play with the MassilIon
Agathons, claimants of the nation
al semi-professional baseball title
since 1919, according to an an
nouncement by George Texter, man
ager of the team.
Fred Brachi, last year with the
Chicago White Sox, has signed to
play in the outfield, Texter said, and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27
DAVE SHADE AND
PINKEY MITCHELL
BATTLE TONIGHT

Milwaukee. Wis. March 27.-DaTt
Shade of California, and Pinkit
Mitchell of Milwaukee will meet ia
ten-round, nO-decisiOn boxing
bout. here tonight.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27
MADE NET CAPTAIN,

Urbana, ILL.,. March 27-LyIe
Chase Brown of Duquoin. Ill, has
been elected captain of the Uni
versity of Illinois tennis team.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27

Beginning today Lawrence Perry,
New York sporting writer, will
contribute daily to The Argus
sports page his feature For the
Games Sake. This will appear
every day except Saturday. exactly
as it is given to New York in the
New York Globe.
1t is a commentary on sports,
written from a national angle and
with news viewpoint. The Argus
will receive it over its Consolidat-
ed Press leased wire.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27
PURPLE HOT ON
TRAIL OF TITLE
Return of Five Veterans and Adj
ditiOn of Youngsters Makes
Prospects Bright.

western university, with FIVE veter-
ans of last years varsity and a
squad of so new candidates, has
bright prospects for the Big Ten
baseball championship race this
spring, according to Lieutenant
Szymanski, coach of the Purple
nine.
Several new men, several of
whom were members of last years
freshman nine, give promise of de-
veloping into good varsity material.
Watching his crowd limbering up
in the preliminary workout. Coach
Szymanski declared that prospects
appear exceedingly good" for
Northwestern.
Northwestern opens the baseball
season April with Beloit at Ev-
anston. and will follow through
with nine conference games The
first is with Chicago at Evanston.
Northwestern will be at home for
six of the nine Big Ten games this
spring, Wisconsin, Iowa and ILL
nois playing the Purple on the
home grounds before the team in
vades hostile territory. Lieutenant
Szymanski wilT take his team to
Chicago, Purdue and Wisconsin for
the only visiting games. Purdue
plays a return engagement at Ev-
anston MAY 20 and the Purple will
wind up the Big Ten race against
Ohio State at Evanston. Following
is the schedule:
April S-Beloit college at Evan
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-08
CINCINNATI DECLARES
20 Per CENT Dividend
(By Associated Press)

CINCINNATI, O., Feb. S.-The Gin
cinnati National League baseball club
declared dividend of 20 per cent last
year, the same as in 1920, according
to the report of President August
Hermann, presented at the annual
meeting of the stockholders yesterday
1t was declared that prospects for the
coming season was bright not only
from a financial standpoint but also
for fine team, which, with several
new players is expected to make a
better showing than last years team.
CHICAGO, Feb. S.-Athletes hold
ing to the superstition that their uni.
forms should never be washed while
they are in a batting streak will have
to change their ideas if they belong
to the Chicago Nationals following an
order issued today by President Will
lam Veeck that suits may not be worn
longer than a week without being
cleaned.
Another member of the Chicago Ma
tionals' pitching staff, Virgil Cheeves,
has started spring conditioning in adj
vance of the scheduled program. The
big Texan was advised by Manager
William Killefer to go to Hot Springs,
Ark, and indulge in daily hikes and
take course of baths to take off
some superfluous weight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-08
Three WEEKS WORK
HAS WISCONSIN TEAM
READY FOR BATTLE
(By Associated Press)

MADISON, Wis, Feb. s. Three
weeks of preparation and readjustment
Of the University Of Wisconsin basket
ball team. DR.. T. E. Meanwell, coach,
believes, will have the quintet in top
condition to open the second half of
its schedule against Illinois on Feb. IL.
The Badgers IL to Is upset by Min
nesota after Wisconsin carried the
play into its territory throughout the
contest, but without ability to connect
with the basket, is expected to result
in a changed lineup for the second
semester.
Throughout the season center has
been weak, because of lack of an ex-
perienced player. Gibson, a sophie
more, appears to spectators to show
form in his play, but they say he is ap-
parently unable to take his proper
place in the short-passing game in
which the Badgers specialize. He failed
to make a basket in either the Mime
sofa or Michigan games.