Rock Island Argus., 1899-11-21
LAST ON SCHEDULE.
Rock Island High School to Meet
Davenport at Foot
ball.
SATURDAY ON HOME GROUNDS.

Iowans Display an Unreasonable Spirit in
the Selection OF OficiaIs. But Local
Team VIII Make All Possible Couces-
sIons Rather Than Allow the Game to
be Abandoned.
The Rock Island and Davenport
football teams are scheduled to meet
at the Twelfth street park next Satur-
day afternoon. The local eleven has
been looking forward to this con-
test with unusual interest and has
been practicing hard for it, and is now
all in readiness for the boys on the
other side of the stream. 1t is the
only remaining game that the Rock
Island team is scheduled to play this
season, and as Davenport is looked
upon as a rather formidable football
proposition, the outcome of the meet
inr will be awaited with no little de-
gree of anxiety, especially by the To-
cal High school eleven and its ad
mirers.
1t is not unlikely there will he diff
Guilty in the choosing of officials for
the game who will be mutually ac-
ceptable. Davenport persists in hav-.
ing either the referee or umpire from
that city. Rock Island does not OBJ
ject to an official from there, but feels
1t should have something to say as to
who the gentleman shall be. On this
score there has already arisen an ar
rument, which started in Davenport,
and while the managers of the Rock
Island team will make all reasonable
concessions, even to the point of
allowing Davenport a shade the best of
it, rather than abandon the meeting,
they will expect the other side to at
least act fairly.
Fair Deal Asked.
Rock Island Goes not dare to win
the game by partial decisions. There
is no glory or qualification in victories
unfairly gained. The Rock Island High
school team has merited whatever
reputation it has won during the sea-
son by earnest playing, and will put
up an honest game against Daven-
port, prepared to accept defeat as
gracefully as victory.
Rock Island win observe to the let
ter the agreement entered into be-
tween the teams. one sentence of
which reads: That officials. includ-
ing at least the referee, the umpire
and lineman, be selected by mutual
agreement at least one week before
the game. The agreement pro-
vides for two games, the first to be
played in Rock Island Nov. %, 1899,
and the second at Davenport in 1900,
and further on it reads: BE it fur
thur understood that we, the under
signed, desirous of establishing
friendly and beneficial ath-
letic relations between the above
High schools, deem it Just and in the
interest of harmony and good sport to
have the locations of the games alter
nate from year to year after this
agreement expires
No More Games on Home Grounds.
The University of Iowa was in
mourning yesterday in memory of
W. y. Stephenson, the student who
was killed in the interclass game of
foot ball on the home grounds Satur-
day last. The young mans funeral
took place in Des Moines Yesterday.
and was attended by the president of
Iowa university and a delegation of
students. The absorbing question
during the time since the accident
happened has been, What effect will
the accident have on football at Iowa
university" Yesterday it was def
nitely settled that in memory of the
young man, no more games will he
played on the home grounds this
year. This means a cancellation of
the game with Simpson college; but
after a consultation of the athletic
advisory committee of the faculty, it
was decided that the team should play
the game scheduled with Illinois at