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$2 Hats ; CENTRAL ASSOCIATION THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1913. Smith, $400; Pitcher Wolverton, $400; Manning Vaughan, sporting editor of MACKS SMOTHER AVIATOR HOOVER WHO FLIES TOMORROW GRAYSON TURNING Outfielder Kaiser, $300; Shortstop the Milwaukee Sentinel, probably will COX TAKES TROT Viox. $300; Pitcher Harter, $300; Out- be elected secretary of the commission AND SUNDAY PROMISES CLEVER SPORT fielder Wolfe, $300; Pitcher Geist, at a salary of $1,500 a' year. 1 LIGHT ON $500; Pitcher Kroh, . The fact that Gov. McGovernor and BY A WHITE SOX 7 T0 MURPHY In the case of these particular play- LSenator LaFollette are boxing fans GREAT DRIVE ers I trust that you will not dispose helped the bill in passage through the t ' , of any of them without letting me legislature. Five Run Rally, Featured by Divulges Correspondence Re know about your intentions. The rea- Pilots Lady Grattan to First I expect to Schang's Triple, Puts a guarding Ctib 'Farming' With " son that I say that is that Money in Granite Stake at ; - ' - -.- you possible, for some ., :... ' . , , .. -, find a market, if SPORT GOSSIP Crusher on Sox. Louisville Club. of these men in the event that you find Salem Track. - . , . that you do want them. Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 22. Mrs JP. 1 a from President S. Fletcher of Chicago won wom Chicago. Aug. 22. Philadelphia's St. Louis, Aug. 22. William Grayson, received letter the Salem, N. H., Aug. 22. Walter Cox of Spokane club yesterday en's national championship yesterday patched up Athletics won open- Jr., former Joint owner with Charles Cohn the made one of the best drives of the their very peeved because in the of Na ing clash with the White Sox yester- Murphy of the Louisville club, has and" he is much annual lournament the year at the grand circuit meet at Rock, I you have Keener, as he was very tional Archery association with forty-fiv- e day by the wide open 7 1, started out to cause trouble following let ingham park yesterday and won the score of to 201 The rrith the national commission decision, anxious to get him back. hits and a score of points. Granite State, valued at $5,000, with and. the aid of Boston's Red Sox. care of him- American handicap won by B. P. gained a full game pennant which plastered the Cub owner with a I think if Kroh takes was Lady Grattan Reusen, from tha in the to him to Gray of New ton w 609. race. $500 fine for "farming" players and self you should be able sell ith a score of Geers stable, had been counted a cer big league club and turn over Cal-lahan- some Eddie Collins s -' barred Grayson indefinitely from base- tain winner of the event. tried to beat the .mj-i-v.-- . i .. .i'-- i i . -- I yf because of his being party the money to the Chicago club. Milwaukee. Wis., Aug. 22. Five mo- Lon McDonald outstepped field all alone and was responsible - - ball a to the ' ..i vr;- is now with the Lincoln club torcycle racers together ' , f4 alleged offense. Geist crashed last In the opening heat with Tommy for a whole lot of what happened. He f the noti- Horn, Grayson's is of the Western league and I have night during a five mile race at the though Cox brought Lady up made four straight hits, one of them attack centered chiefly they have Grattsa to Charles W. Murphy and fied all these players that motordrome and as a result EdBowen to a close finish. The first close a home run, and came within at the Chi of New three horses ... .. - - -- - - been released to the Louisville club York is in the hospital with th j thin edge of a spike of making it i. n in cago National league club. Also, Gray- were lapped at the wire. Tommy Horn son show and have told them to communicate a broken shoulder and serious Internal led in fire straight hits on a bunt in the wants to the work which, re- to the wire the second heat with you as to when they should injuries. Four other riders, James ns ninth inning. Schang was boy who Everything la In readiness for the Event 1 Three mile motorcycle according to baseball laws, is not al- when Lady Grattan nipped him. Reu-se- the port CHARLES W. MURPHY". Cox of Dallas, Tex., Gren Stokes of cinched the game with a three base big two day automobile, motorcycle race, single cylinder machine of piston lowed, was carried on between the was a length back. displacement 31 cu. in. Chicago .Los Angeles, Bert Bruggeman and way the- blew with the bases brimming in the and aeroplane races, which opens to- and under. Louisville and clubs. Lady Grattan led all the in - sixth spasm. The score: Event 2 Three mile automobile Grayson today made public the first Lawrence Fleckenstein of Denver were third heat Reusens was running the morrow afternoon at the Exposition race, only. li II seriously bruised. Chicago. AB. R. H. TO. A. E. racing cars of a number of letters he claims to BASEBALL last twenty yards, but the judges grounds. The finishing touches were Event 3 Altitude and speed test by have received at different times from placed him second. In the final heat Chappell, If 4 0 1 1 Philadelphia. Pa., 22. Aviator-Hoove- in power dis- THREE-EY- E LEAGUE. Aug. Mrs. Wil- Berger, 2b 4 0 0 1 put on the track this morning and the a Murphy, divulging his methods in Lady Grattan broke soon after getting racing biplane. W. L. liam H. Locke, widow of the late pres- Lord, 3b 4 0 0 1 local speedway is now in first class Curtis posing of players who could not be Pet the word and Reusens took tha lead day Event 4 Five mile motorcycle race, by Chicago Quincy 69 50 .580 ident of the Phillies, obtained a con- fur- Chase lb 4 0 0 13 condition. Yesterday was the set used the club. The in the back stretch. In the last twin cylinder piston produce 63 53 .543 trolling interest in the local National long, challenged Bodle, rf 4 1 2 1 out for motor trials, and several cf machines with club owner will Dubuque however, Cox Geers the machines were out on the track displacement 61 cu. in. or under. these to back up his fight for $2,000 Davenport 59 56 .513 league club last week, when her hus- and fairly outraced him. Rousch, cf 3 0 0 1 band died. Mrs. Locke is sole going a terrific speed and the driv-- n Event 5 Five mile automobile race. as per agreement made following the Danville 59 59 .500 the Tommy Murphy of New York never Kuhn, c 2 0 0 6 0 ' at Racing only. beneficiary of his estate. She is not Weaver, ss 1 3 5 ers seemed to Jiave beeii well pleased cars sale of Pitcher Larry Cheney to the Springfield 56 61 .479 won a cheaper race than the pacing 3.0 6 of spectacular 1911. .474 expected to take an active part in the division Breed- Benz. p 2 0 1 0 2 q wiru tne local spceaway. loaay me Event Exhibition Cubs in the fall of According Bloomlngton 55 61 of the American Horse flying by Hoover. ' Murphy was managsment of the club. She will de- Tilly Smith, p 1 0 0 0 0 j motorcycle riders have possession of Aviator to Grayson, to pay the Decatur 54 62 .466 ers futurity, with Tipton. Of the 7 Ten motorcycle, pend on her cousin, William F. Baker, $3,000 j the irack for practice and a score of Event mile free above amount provided Cheney was Peoria 52 65 .444 the winner got $2,100, while May 1, 1912. the acting president, and her father, 31 1 5 27 14 2 tnem were out tnis morning. for all. still with the club on The Homer Baughman and Ella K. R. took Total .. David C. Snyder, secretary-treasure- r. The aeroplane is already assembled, j Event S Two mile match race be- commission denied the claim and it $3S7.50 each. Philadelphia. AB. R. H. PO. A.E. AMERICAN LEAGUE. auu pussiimiuus are Aviator tween an automobile, motorcycle and is this that Grayson is at war over. W. L. Bon Ton had no trouble winning E. Murphy, rf 4 0 1 uiai Pci. Want Jack Johnson Barred. Hoover will make a trial flight some- aeroplane. Grayson did not hesitate to ay to 76 38 .6fi7 first money in the 2:20 trot Earl Jr., Oldring, ss 4 1 0 Philadelphia London, A'lg- - 22. The engagement time this afternoon, thereby testing his Event 9 One mile speel exhibit I dav he intendB to bring to light .595 the Canadian pacer, won the free for Collins, 4 2 4 that Cleveland 69 47 of Jack Johnson, the American heavy 2b machine and seeing that everything is against time by Ed Gardener, driving several cases where Murphy is guilty all paqe, in which Braden Direct was Baker, 3b 1 2 Washington 64 49 .566 weight pugilist, by a London music ..: .4 in working order. International racing car. of "farming" players. It is charged favorite. Mclnnis, 1 1 1 Chicago 63 56 .529 hall was condemned at a meeting to- lb The races will commence at 2:30 These events are subject to changes, that many times Murphy, without pre Porter, Ind.. Aug. 22.
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