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- J j ; im, jf)CK ISLAND ARGUS
THURSDAY, ''JANUARY 1, 19U.
3
Alif PUGILISTI6
bMIjles today
hck Island
Icrappers oosea
i .i
for Conte
Milwankee
and
ne, Wis. ';
.ASH
-avyweights PeWKey
J
Have Co in Si
Local Fans
SHTS " V. 7AY.
" Schiet'e. . and Ma
FIG
Peanuts'
Vereos at Miiwati ft
Young" -Sinnet
Watts at Racine.
Ad Wolgast and
at Milwaukee.
Matty McCue ani
imy
rsahan at Racine.
-r- il M i I - 1 r '
Herman
I III V ' ' - ' 1 -
at B!atzville.
Arthur Pelkey
'Guiboat"
tach Cross
I Johnny
Smith at
it San Fra icisl
knderson and I.
on. I
Cud A
at Verno
4
Freddie Welsh a
Dundee at New Orlea
Today will be a bis
ill'
ane in the
boxirg world. Local I fight fans
are especially interested in the
bo'ti at Milwaukee ind Racine
!i in "which two comir.g cUiamps will
(take part, both of Rck Island.
"peanuts ocmcuci m s
a semi-windup of th Wolgast
Redmond scrap In Milwaukee,
while "Young" Sinnet I will scrap
the Mexican, Manual tVereos. as
a preliminary to the McCue-Bres-nahan
fight in Racine.l Wire re
ports will be received at local
fight headquarters on bUth scraps,
Hal
fresh from the ringsid
Almost everyone has his (or her I
ray or ceiecrattng tj -ew i ear.
-iome buy wine, othersf - ear eff and
orae attend prize fighti That's why (
ve are here, for today is no excep
ten. Plenty or people paid tue last
nstallment on the furniture to a wait-
(If
r for copious libations lt night and
ome said "never again,"hvhile others
will make this t happy rffc-v Year for
j Locally, there are tvo ljills of im-
ifjortance, both catering ta the Chi-,.-ago
enthusiasts. In Milwaukee Ad
JlfYclgast meets an old rival in Jack
icuiuuiiu, a lair um u, n 111 fill signs
Pointing to another victors for Wol-
ast, while at Racine Jotlri Waener
as arranged a couple t T "Ham-bang" i
r
.c .vwc uc.L -'Jncy MIX UCID
nd Tommy Bresnahan. It n-ili h t .
i the nature of a double w'adup with
b'ltig Sinnet, who met 's Champion
thnny Coulon. Jan. 21, lafJiog Jim
;iy Watts of Indianapolis '
Two Bouts on Cc-Tt.
Like Wisconsin, California has also
wo feature mills, although contrary
o the usual program nor ther card
'oasts a champion. At. .n Vmn.
tco Arthur Pelkey,
flther McCarty, meets G
pnqueror of
fhboat Smith
erson is go-
'DUe in ernon Bud Ancl:
to get another chane.. to redeem
jtiuueii against Jjeacn
. . 1 j? r .
rofg.
The
f!y other battle of national 'mnnrt.
ce win De Held in Nfc
i
Orleans,
rreuuie weisli ngl
lindee.
"iTho Mr',,rt o v
J-.u , - .
nig Johnny
Ifoi
for, honest-
; .. t odness tigh(
;r of the
; i : beforeanc
I mill could
f tators wer
f odness lighting shoub
be the bell
card. Th
paj r met
d for sln
6 actics
not be
tJ. The
ere star
-heir
rs at me ciose o. to
jpl'tL boys stood toe tr '01
. r of the ring for '. '
: for
cen-1
an!
Sd !
Achatiged punches. .
j aiinousu .naue n.
t f ade toward the fnisl
w-lJouga to warrant a dec
Irine a knockout is abo
;.nz that will satisfy bot
'jWolgasfs battle with Ja
'1:1 be more or lss of a "
k j'i ex-champion unless a'i
i light
i not
This
only
s.
nond
for
fails.
j;e only thing on record th
V .l akes
e go iook interesting la wn .
fact
Jai. in a previous mill NYol)lyst wa8
ampion at the time. Redmol man.
to nold the Dutchmi u ejk Aj
j-Ke nis arm early l
t started a run of
4 '
& 4.
Ik.
i '
1
FORI WHITE TITLE
ind Smith j ,
ncisco
L. J " .
nual j
ani Jimmy J j
'
h k Redmond I I y
JUS
Mfiebters. managers aniltrinTio'rs hvj
fjayiug"' C"'er coin tuty ln-Ia tor coal
'"H'o see, two battlers in al-fion. And
"OJlAij section of the conntry bere box
Cting is legal has been overlooked.
bad luck w 1
. .u 4lWnpori ran
ed with his losing the title tol,fc
ilie Ritchie a few monthi later, f
olgaut is a 2 to 1 favorite in the
tintr anH tliA tyl, Via n f
kain.t White r.,,.,.. ., ,i. ,. t
.... " P- 1 V L IV Vir
Ion,
j Rain May Stop Mill.
It rained all of yesterday in Frisco
d unless the weather deities Imiav
will be no fight between Pelkey
td Smith for the "white champion.
I'P" of the world. Dejipit: the fact
nj the Gunner will be outweighed
e 25 pounds he has been a 10 to
nte on the "books" but litt!
,. ..... xl , ..,nT- j, auLiuy in OI
-fe fact that the only battle ofjm-
fOUance he ever took Dart in
as
gaiu&t McCarty.
3
ln the Welsh-Dundee !attl ihe
.ngliebrnau, through clever man
ent had the edge ln the wel
vcrora.ng to tne articles Welsh l
owed to come in at catch-weC
hhlc-h
will mean that the Iuliac
fee-1 1 ifl
IV; I r
. vis iil b n m
HERE'S THE MAN WHO
' STOLE "MONA LISA'!
4
ffV
Yincenzo Feruzia.
Vincetizo Perugia is the Italian who
stole "Jlona Lisa," the famous i aint-
ing
art
by Leonardo, from the Louvre
gallery in Paris in August, 1011.
J The painting was rerovored in Flor-
I ence on December 12 last. Perugia.
j who is a house-painter and white -
j wa slier, was at one time an employe
j in the Louvre, He says lie offered
j the painting to J. Pierpont Morgan
j some months after he stole it. but
' fiimnpiol, rafnunrl r .l.i'i 11 it Vi
! him.
; be outweighed some ten pounds. How
ever, Dundee has been going like a
house-a-fire. while Welsh has been idle
for the last three months, so Johnny
l may bring tome the uaccn despite
the weight advantage.
THREE-! LEADER
FEAR NEWLEAGUE
Ma7iv of the Plavers Asked to
Join New Outlaw Federal
League.
Bloomington, 111., Jan. 1. It is said
that a numbc- of leading .players, of
he Three-I league have been solicited!
to join the Federal league during the
season of 1914. Some fear is express
ed by the magnates that a number
may
accept terms and abandon tne
clubs under the national agreement.
The Bloomington association with
National Secretary J. H. Farrell of
the Bloomington club that Pitcher
enrv KueDDer. tinder suspension by
mminMn i,, ,irinr the rlos-
half
.
of last season with the St.
Louis club of the Federal league. It
(IS IllnU Known llidl (iiajcia unuri
pension
by Quincy also played with
the Federals last season. Blooming
ton is eager to secure the return of
Keupper and will demand tilat he be
returned.
It Is argued by the Bloomington di
t
if
!
rectors that the Federal league should tIleir colleges in supposedly amateur
be placed upon record, either for or j sports their suggestions for a remedy
against organized ball. In the event j cume near ieaving t!le perplexing ques
of the latter, it Is maintained that j tjon for ,ater solution.
war should be declared by the com-; No doubt was expressed that col
lnlssion and steps taken to protect thejfge men gtiu p)av Bumnier baseball
clubs under the national agreement j and tnat tlie. receive a creditable in
which have lost players as a result of j conie fram u several speakers ex
the Federal league tactics. So far as j preSsed the opinion that such partici
known only one other Bloomington j pation ln professional company should
player has been asked to join the Fed- not act as a bar to amateur standing
erals, but It is reared tnat otnerg
around the
circuit have been ap-
proached
that the llnaneiai tangle mere win be j
aujusieu aiiu nit; aKui-iii.iuii uv-di i
upon a sound foundation - after the ,
holidays. But little has been done of ;
I latn Kiit the uitiiatlrtn 1w eairt tn Ike
more encouraging. It is believed cer-1
,, ,,,. .,,..,, r .i 5n .
tain that Frank Donnelly will be re
tained as manager for 1914.
l?ilr !4nl1anH m a n o crap . . f 2 in. f
sent, in th wwern t i tiu !
eaer to land Davennort in t h .-las A
organization. He has given up hope of
making the change next season, but he
is confident that the deal can be ar-1
ranged for the following year. While !
at Davenport this week, he discussed .
the proposition with the directors.
It is said that Davenport is favor-1
abl to the change but it remains to !
hether the other associa-
Three-I would assent.
ks as the best city of
e circuit and its loss would be re-
,j,i
as a calamity. As the Three !
.controls the territory, it is doubtful
,"" - " - ' r 1101 a majority oi ine ciuos
- HArhA . - ., , .
a shift.
JOHNNY MEYERS IS
OUT FOR THE CROWN
Loral frienda nt lolmnv Vivnr a.o!the Keokuk Central association team
aireadv Drorlat. ,v, .i. i
, " a "di-
fn-cignt cnamplonship fo;- their favo
rr)te. The husky Teutonic grappler
hlis already defeated 14 men this sea-
son and never lost a bout iu his career.
I'.ree months ago h clashed wi;h
to S-iutor, present title bolder, au-1
ft an iiour and & half of hard wre.it-
g Mie ponce Mopped the bout wilh-
her man securing a fall. Mey
inatched to wrestle Walter
of KI Pao. ill.,. January 10, at
tletlc club.
rUi'l C:l!cgo Ai!
i K- monum'fi'al ID
MY VISIT SOUTH
AMERICA IN 1914
i
McGraw and Oomiskey Have
Been Talking Over Matter
of Next Year Trip.
CONQUER OTHER WORLDS
Sox and Giant Bosses Even Plan
Visit Africa in 1915 Introduce
Spcrt in Every Land.
to
Radio, 011 Board S, S. St. Albans, via
Brisbane (Cable Dispatch), Jan. 1.
Having had a taste of world touring,
the Chicago Vhite Sox and the Xew
York Giants are beginning to look for
other worlds to conquer. If plans do
not go awry it will be a trip to South
America next winter. This will in
j elude Argentina and Brazil, with pos
! sibly some of the Central American
republics, either going or returning.
It would be right in line with the
spring training, as the teams would
; come right un from the south and
scatter to the different places in Texas,
, California and other southern states,
; President Comiskev of the Sox and
j Manager McGraw of the Giants have I
j talked it over all through the journey I
j and, as both are enthusiastic about it,
! the chances are that it will go through.
' "T 1 1 . i - i r li tint nnlrrr -trn at- Cnoth '
j America. howyer. The plans are al
ready laid fcr the following year and
Africa is the poi-.r. looked forward to
in the fail of 1015. Johannesburg of
fered the two teams $5.uoo this trip
if they would step off there. This was
found to be impossible.
Comiskey, Callahan and McGraw are
more fuliy conviai-ed than ever that
baseball will be the international sport !
in a very short time and all want the
honor of introducing the game in ev
ery land.
N0 smTBALL
FOR COLLEGE MEN
Professionalism Barred from
College Baseball by Board
of Directors.
New York, Jan. 1. The privileges
of amateur athletics were further re
stricted when the National Collegiate
association just before final adjourn
ment adopted a resolution prohibiting
colleges and universities allowing stu
dents who have received money for
playing any game from competing in
intercollegiate games.
The adoption of this rule followed a
discussion of several hours by dele
gates from all parts of the count ry
ot the status of the college man who
accepts pay for playing baseball in
the summer. While all the speakers
were unanimous in tne opinion mat j
college sport suffered by reason of stu
df-nts earning their living on the dia
monds of organized baseball clubs dur
ing the summer and also representing
of tlle payers.
II
SCRAPS OF SPORT
II
Detroit. M'ch.. Jan. 1. George Mul-."
lin, the former Tiger pitcher, announc-.
ts that he would sign a contract with I
IndianapollB Federals. Joe Tinker ,
also has been after him, but Mullm
thinks the Indianapolis offer better.
'The fact that the Federals are r.-ii"iirg
to put two or three years salary in tha i
hank for players looks good to me." he i
"aid- fx ect to M rib'ht again
next year."
Tork, Jan. 1. Richard F. Kin-
sella will act as scout for the New
York Giants again,; during the season
of 1914. Kinsella will have cnarge or
the training amp at Marlin Springs, j
Texas, this spring. He win assemoie j
the players at St. Louis on t-eb. lo ana
Journey to Texas. For the first time
in 12 years Kinsella will don a baseball
uniform at Marlin Springs. While in
New York recently he discussed af
fairs with Wilbur RobinBon. former
trainer of the Giants, who agreed to
send his baseball togs to Kinsella.
kc-okuk, lowft i.-a. a.
. t r- a auu:
i . . ..lni.l Kit I . . .cuflnf. rT
IJ1S i r-i j I n ' 11 "J uid " ' v - " "-i
the local baseball association to pilot i
llirough tne BeBBun i isn. "
m , ..,i, , ., I
one or lli inunv hhicii nu'(t "-j v
gers In minor league ball ar.d uas
made a goou rc-ora miring ni id !'
hn the game. He managed the San
I Dirgo Southern California league team
lait year, winning the pennant ln that
organiziiMoi:. r
London, Jan. 1. The Britten Olym
pic fund, the sponsors of wkJch aspir
ed to secure J5D0,ii(mj througl-AWion-ai
8ubf'cr'pl"t,. ha ttrrned (A Y'u
a sco.
n Oct
the special Olympic games committee
decided unanimously that if the fund
did not reach $125.f00 by tuo end of
1913 the committee would not be justi
fied in proceeding further in the mat
ter. On the expiration of the time
limit yesterday the subscription aggre
gated only $55,000. Of the total sum
subscribed only $3L500 is in hard cash
The committee has already expended
$17,500, which leaves a balance of $15,
for finding and training a team to
avenge Great Britain at the Berlin
Olympic games in 191G.
Iondon. Jan. 1.- An attack of pneu
monia caused the death of Jim Clark,
proprietor of "Jack Straw's Castle" ca
Hempstead heath, where virtually all
American boxers train for the En
glish engagements."
New York, Jan. 1. A cut in the ad
mission price to National league base
ball games at the Polo grounds this
coming season is being considered by
the New York club, it was announced
by Secretary John B. Foster. The con-
I"!". r iLr" .Jf":,
there would be fewer dollar seats and
more 75-cent seats.
Lansing. Mich. Jan. 1 It was ru-
mored in baseball circles here that Vic
Saier of this city, first baseman for
the Chicago National club, has receiv -
ed an offer of a three-year contract
with one of the clubs of the Federal
league. Saier would not discuss the
matter today.
MOGULS SEEKING
TRAINING CAMPS
With the incoming of the new year,
many of the managers of the major
league clubs are beginning to worry
over the training plans for next eea-
i son. This worrying idea does not
interest Rock island baseball fans
greatly, but it is a matter of interest
to see just which place the magnates
wi;i send their athletes to to get into
condition for the ' strenuous season
that is in store for them next season.
Seme of the managers have already
laid their plans and win act accord
ingly. The Athletics trained at Jack
sonville, Florida, last season, and
liked the country so well that arrange
ments were made to. train there again
next season. Everything is in readi-
"W5 '" "' "u"
oft the train at Jacksonville, advance
agents of the troupe being in Jie
southern clime already. They will
. e . i. . . i . . i . . !..... 1. . . . -
leave Philadelphia about February.
Murphy's Cubs are training in the
same territory. They have a four
years agreement to train in Tampa,
and the Chicagoans like the climate
exceedingly well. The New York
Giants are not worrying to any great
extent as they have already signed
articles to do their "conditioning"
stunts in Marlin .Springs, Tex.
Clark Griffith, manager of the
Senators, Is a aon-believer in warm.
spring training quarters. To that end-
he has begun work on a permanent
training camp at Charlottesville, Va.
The grounds have already been pur
chased and .the c.ub is building a
house which will accommodate more
than 50 persons.
Macon, Ga., is being fought over by
the Boston Nationals and the Cleve
land Americans. The Naps sent their
vice president there and made ar-jton R. (6), 100, Latonia. July 4. Time
rangements for the use of the balljl:5' 3-5.
park there for next spring. When the j One and oue-fourth miles Whisk
worthy vice president returned home, Broom II. (6), 139, Belmont Park,
he received word from Manager Stall- j Time, 2:00.
ings of the Boston squad, that thev i "Equals American recon' of Center
had first claim on the park, and that j
they would also enforce that claim, i
oruai iu v i o
"
Thursday, Jan. 1. Fight: "Peanut";
Schieberl vs.
. ..v
Manua', Milwaukee, !
Sinnet vs. Jimmy i
Watts, Racine, Wi.; "Gunboat" Smith j
V5
Arthur Peikey, San Francisco;
Matty MeCue vs. Tommy Bresnahan,
.Racine, Wis.; Ad Wolgast vs. Jack
j Redmond, Milwaukee, Wis.; Leach
Cross vs. "Bud" Anderson, Los An-
jgeles; Johnny Dundee vs,
T . ,
Ireddie
id . " viicnuo, j uc .uauuuL
Earl Fisher. Cincinnati; Maurice!
Flynn vs. Jeff O'Comiell, LaSalle III.; i
jjmm - Anderson vs. Eddie Johnson. l
pbio, Colo.
Shoot: Cook county
title tourney, Chicago Gun club. Cycle:
Two Fifty club race to Pullman. Bas
ketball: Beloit at Notre Dame.
Friday, Jan. 2. Baseball: Major
leaenes schedule meetinc French
Lick, Ind. ' j
Saturday, Jan. Athletics: Junior
National A. A. U. meet, Brooklyn, N. Y.
-l UlUI .
New York automobile show
opens.
t 1 j t". 1 .... I . . o.ntA
tiuuuni, Utxu. inuiiuf,.
championships, Chicago.
Monday. Jari. 5. Baseball: National
commission rn
ets, Cincinnati. Fight:
.... .l
iianty iuir
vs. Harry Donahue,
Peoria. 111.
iilliards:; Charles Morin
vs. Alfred De
Oro, for three Cushion
title, Chicago,
Tuesday, Jail
6. Baseball : National
commission iri-ets Players' friternity
n presentatlvrJA. CineinnatL
lasket-
ball: Indiana
at
Illinois.
liards:
three
I lards:
ro, for
Morin vs. Alfred
De Oro,
cushion title,
Wednesday,
Charles Morii
three cushion
liicago.
Jan. 7. B
va. Alfred De
tie, Chicago.
ROLLER TO COME
HERE FOR MATCH
Illinois Athletic Club Has Book
.' ed Famous Wrestler for
Early Appearance.
The Illinois Athletic club. ' which
lias staged wrestling bouts at the Il
linois theatre. Hock Island, for the
past two winter seasons, is again dis
playing signs of activity. It was an
nounccd today that an effort is being
made to book Dr. B. F. Roller, the
physician athlete, for the main bout on
the opening program which will be
presented at the Illinois theatre in the
near future.
Negotiations with Roller are now
nearing completion. The doctor an
nounced a short time ago on the
Pacific coast that he was planning to
retire' from the wrestling game, be
cause he claimed the port was not
suffiiclently remuneratkye. Recently he
returnea to cnicago, wnere ne is
i making his headquarters, and the tri-
i city club hopes to induce him to ap-
1 pear at the Illinois within the next
two weeks.
Roller has never been seen in ac
tion in the tri-cities. He is recogniz
ed as one of the bes. heavyweight
grapp:ers in the business. He has al
ways been accounted a gentleman in
the mat game, and for several years
has held among wrestling fans the
same position that James J. Corbett
occupied among prize-fighters when
j he was in his prime. Roller was
scheduled to be a member of the Jim
Jeffrijs-Frauk Gotch All-Star troupe
that visited Moline and Davenport
previous to the Jeffries-Johnson cham
pionship battle, but when the famous
athletes put in an -appearance Roller
was not a member of the party. "
The Illinois Athletic, club announc
ed that definite word was expected
from Roller within a day or "two. If
he agrees to accept the offer that has
been made him to appear at the Il
linois theatre, an effort will be made
to secure a suitable opponent for him.
The date of the show will depend on
Roller's acceptance of terms.
For some time past, wrestling pa
trons have insisted that they wanteu
to see some of th best heavyweight
grapplers in action, and the. club is
now trying to satisfy that demand.
Roller is considered one of the lead-
ers and a credit to his profession, and
hi3 coming doubtlesg be ,
! witn the rns
II
1913 TURF RECORDS
II
(From statistics compiled by Daily
Racing Form.)
New Americfn Records.
Five and one-half furlongs Brig
hurst (2). 92; Churchill Downs, Oct.
8; Pan Zareta (3), 124, Juarez, Dec. 6;
Pan Bareta (3), 126, Juarez, Dec 13.
Time, 1:04 3-5.
Six furlongs Iron Mask (5), 127;
Douglas Park, Sept. 23; Leochares
(3), 109, Douglas Park,, Oct. 3; Orb
(2). 90, Juarez, Dec. 9. Time, 1:10 4-5. j
One mile Manasseh (4), 93, j
Juarez, Dec. 12; Vested Rights (3), I
105, Juarea, Dec. 25. Time. 1:37 1-5.
One mile and 20 yards Froglegs
(4), 107; Churchill Downs, May 13.
Time, 1:39.
One and three-sixteenths mile Mil
Shot,
Leading Owners.
1912 1
f V Wl.ilnor 7 Sin :
J. L. Holland 12.026 42.445
R. T. Wilson "9 931 41 "S5 '
H. G. Bedwell 47,452 4ft lir. '
J. O. Talbott 6.S25 3" 240 I
i riinn i-ir. '
Old Rosebud (2), by Unele- ;
Ivory Bolls 519,057.
Donald McDonald (7). by Spm- .
PettTM T Peter-Pkn: I
. n;vagU liltt 0 ciituiuay, me ojfll uiy
Royal Rose 15 5S0of jauuarj-f 1314, at jo o'clock a. in.,
Ru.iolfo t4, by Sur Hnon or for the p.rprse of voting upon the ac-
ias- ntonia n.io'j '
Ten Point 3l. bv Jack Point-'
IjOiU lea 1-' Kill
Leading Jockeys. i
I. Buxton,' 144 winning mounts; r.
Burlincame. 131; J. Groth, 113; .'.
Taggart, 108; J. Butwell. 107. .'These I
figures include races of Dec. 27-) i
j
J
II fSPORTTNO COMMENT II I
V C
Neither Pelkey nor Smith, who are
booked for a -heavy weltv'nt so in San
. uWh,.. wh thinH !
r rum iscu it'u, oic c v ,
1 ' " . . . -
jseem to b i.a echo of the past. Jack t
Jonnson, tliough we regret to state
it. would make short work of. either
the New orier or the Oregon boy.
Joseph Faversham Tinker is having
Mh troubles, v We might say, "Tinker.
Tinker, who ot the Tinker?"
An Ice derbV of immense proportions
rb v
Jeui
hiis been pliitined in Chicago for to-
dav. New V
i- Hut fia no oti;.naa
guurauietd
postponed.
furnish
I ' saved much trcjrf'Scdly
trodding upon the toes of the majors.
Ban Johnson claims that he welcomes
the arrival of a third league, but when
it comes to counting up the gate
money next year he may lose some
of his present ardor.
Professor Norberg. the celebrated
swimmer, took a morning dip in the
Mississippi river today at the Eigh-1
teenth street dock. This Is a yearly;
habit of the professor's, but we didn't
hear him say "The water is fine."
And -now they claim that there is a
baseball trust. What next?
The "Teds" have taken a 99 year
lease on property in Chicago to be
used as a ball park. Looks as though
the outlaw league expects to stick
in the business.
Walter Johnson has been making a
name for himself in the south as an
aviator. Nope, he's not the Walter
you're thinking about; that one never
goes up In the air, summer or winter.
They refuse to allow basketball at
the Rock Island Y. M. C. A. because
it is too rough a game. But how about
volley ball?
WILL OSE MONEY
TO FIGHT "FEDS"
Ban Johnson Makes Statement
Regarding Charges of Trust
Against Majors.
Money and not the courts will be
used to fight the prospective Federal
league eruption in baseball. So spoke
B. B. Johnson, president of the Amer
ican league, yesterday when asked
what his organization would do to
combat the threatened third leaguers.
Johnson's reply was prompted by
the fact that the Federal gents, accord
ing to reports from Indianapolis the
day previous, are planning to tussle
with organized baseball, using the
Sherman anti trust law as the big ar
gument against the way the national
pastime is now conducted.
The American league head spoke
only for his own league. While his
course is outlined, he Is not aware of
what action the National league may
take. He refused to admit that the'
two majors have pooled interests to
fight the encroaching 'feds. Recent
reports have indicated this, but ap
parently the parent organization must
do its own battling, and the fight
promises to be a stern one for them
so long as the newcomers promise to
make the biggest rumpus in the Na
tional circuit.
ATHLETIC MANAGER SEES
NU BASEBALL DISTRESS
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 1. Connie
Mack, manager of the world's champ
ion Athletics, does not agree with Ban
Johnson, president of the American
league, who recently said the year
1914 would be the most disastrous for
baseball. On the other hand. Mack,
in a New Year's forecast last night,
said it would be baseball's best sea
son. "I'm not predicting any pennants at
this time," said Mack, "but I feel con
fident that the Athletics will be able
to hold their own in 1914. But to con
tinue as world's champions we must
have our full strength in the field. If
I have the same team on the rHarr,nH !
with each plaver putting up the high i
article of baseball he showed in 1913. I
I have every reason to believe we will
continue as champions.
"The fans w'.ll see better baseball
the coming year, which I have every
reason to believe will bo the game's
most successful in every way."
Stockholders Meeting.
Office of tl e Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific Railway Company. Chicago,!
nl- XoT- 23 1913-
To 311 stockholders of the Chicago. ,
rauy: ' '
a cnecial meeting of the stoekhoid.
(18 cfhe co.npany'wiii be neid at tne
-a company in the city of ;
tcvtii..i.c .." . " ' -vii vi n. lease
r,,-
A
Sc'J:hern
Railway com-
pntiy. e"r
ng from Mesa, Prairie
ccinty,
in a southerly dlrec
ccunties of Prairie
St"ttgart. Arkansas
. ti stan ce of appr 'x
lease to extend
vears from Feb. 1,
Mc-ition tarc-.igs :ac.
.'--d ArVansrs to
co inr.-. A'- .PTj-a.
!P:&:c'.y 2J rilic:
for n f--.ia oi !
"'. r.:--.n ?nca
:r.-!ns and conditions
v b .-.-eau upon.
II. V. Ml not-, rresideut.
Cep. H. Crosiy. 5ccre;ir". (Adv.)
Abingdon bond Plan- Loses.
Galesburgg, 111., Jan. 1. The propo-
Kition voted on at the xpecial election
In A Vtlri cr Inn r tlin rmaBlinn ff icunlno I
bond, for the purchase of a library site 1 r Clllgan. Tannehill. and KiUlfer
for defeated. The women cast 190;were ROt Maimed by any club la the
vote, nearly all in favor of the proposl- i league. -
tion. Eliminating these the proposl
tion was lost by 30 vptes. I
Have you a weak throat? If so. ;
you cannot be too carefnL Each cold !
manes you -..ore uauie to anouier auu
ine .'asi is aiwoitt uie umurr iu fuir.i
the ice it was I If you will take Chamberlain's Cough j cf ducks found only iu .otUr Al
! Remedy at the cutset u will l e 1 M-. C"n J''FHiC?aiTcI'
LOCAL SCRAPPERS
BOOKED FOR BOUTS
Rock Island Fight Fans Inter
ested in Contests Today at
Milwaukee and Racine.
LOOK FOR VICTORIES
"Peanuts" Has Never Lost Scrapvin
His Professional Career
Sinnet a Fast Man. 4
Wire report fresh from the ring
side will be received in Rock Is
land today at the Clifford saloon
1)1 Eighteenth street, boxing head
quarters for "Peanuts" Schieberl,
concerning the local pug's Impor
tant scrap in Milwaukee. Reports
will also be received from ths
scrap in Racine between "Young"
Sinnet, another local boxer, and
Jimmy Watts.
"Peanuts" Clifford Schieberl., the
i pride of Rock Island fight fans, is book
ed for a 10-round mill this afternoon in
Milwaukee, as a semi-windup to the im
portant scrap of the day between Ad
Wolgast and Jack Redmond. "Pea
nuts" expects a victory over his op
ponent, ,who is Manual Vereos, the
young Mexican. "Peanuts" has been
a professional boxer for a period of al-,
most two years and has yet to lose his
first fight. He is a fast man on his
feet, delivers a good, steady punch,
does not get excited, and always works
hard for a knockout.
The local pug has appeared In 41
important mit contests in the past cou
ple of years and has 15 knockouts to
his credit, with the popular decision In
almost every fight. He has never been
the loser.
Commence at 3 O'clock.
The fight this afternoon is being
staged before" the Milwaukee Athletic
club, and the Rock Island pugilist is
the popular favorite. . The scrap com
mences at 3 o'clock and wire reports
will be received in the city by rounds.; ,
Schieberl fights In the featherweight;
class, although he is slightly too
bulky for this class.
"Peanuts' is in good condition for
the mill, with the possible exception
of . a slightly injured ankle which was
twisted in his Rock Island training
quarters a week ago. At the time he
was forced to discontinue active work
for a couple of days, but just before
leaving for Milwaukee pronounced
himself in first class condition. He
i was accompanied
from here by his
brother, Edward Schieberl, who is also
his manager.
"Peanuts" was born In Kewanee in
1S93 and is only 20 years of age, but
1 a 1 ma r ha i o y4ltt rrn f ivassl a a mm.
j ing champion of his class. Every fight
in which he engages Is somewhat more
important than the last, and his many
Rock Island friends and supporters are
looking forward with expectancy to
the time when he will commence to
meet the real champs. He has always
called this city his home and dees all
of his training in the Clifford gymna
sium as well as having his headquar
ters at that place.
Sinnet Scraps Watts.
In addition to the Schieberl-Vereos
encounter this afternoon, local fans
are greatly interested in the outcome
of the scrap between "Young". Sinnet
cf Ro Island and Jimmy Watts. The
local pugr is anther coming champ,
and this is bis flrst Ial flght 8,nce n
has entered the profession. If Sinnet
wins this afternoon he will d&n the
gloves on Jan. 21 with the'celebrfitod
Johnny Coulon, who is recognized as
one of the leaders. Such an encounter
will mean a great deal to Sinnet, as ft
will place him on a firm footing with
the champions and assist him in se
curing the much-sought world's crown.
The Sinnet bout will be a semi-windup
to the scrap between Matty M.'Cue and
Tommy Bresnahan In Racine, Wis.
t Bctn ngnts oi tne aiternuun m com
mence at 3 o'clock and wire reports
by rounds will be received in the city
M N N EAP0 L IS CLUB
ASKS FOR WAIVERS
St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 1. News has
just leaked out that the owners of tbe
Minneapolis American association club
have asked waivers on every player
on the roster. The result of this..,
broadcast request for waivers is la-"
teresting and in some Instances sur
prising. Co unibus put in a claim for
Claude Rossman and Jim Williams.
One club evinced a willingness to take
! Rov Patterson at the waiver price.
Three clubs claimed Altizer. One
other club besides Cclumbus nut in a
claim for Jimmy Williams, and Kan
sas City offered to take Fred Lake.
It is said Olmstead, Rondeau. Smith. -the
Dele'.ianty brothers. Ctyraer.
Fiene; Whflan, Mogridge, Burns. Dan-
Washington lord William Perc
i son of the duko of Northumberland,
has asked the government lor perrots-
sn to go on tue revenue cutter Boar ,
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