Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-01
ALUMNI ON GRID|RON
To Contest for Honors With the
High School Eleven Sat-
urday.
GREAT PREPARATIONS ARE MADE
Novel Features Promised--SpeciaI
Officers and the
Lineup. q

An intense interest is Icing mani
tested in next Saturdays tootbsll
game between the high school and
the alumni elevens. For magnitude
of preparation and promise of close.
exciting, scientific contest it will rival
the much heralded Iowa-Northwestern
game to be played here Thanksgiving
day.
The general character of the men
composing the high school team is
well known and need not be referred
to. but the members of the alumni
team, while all once prominent
athletes. are men who, as athletes,
have dropped out of the public eye,
and in justice to the public. should
be restored to the line of vision before
the game.
Chauncey futile, class of 100, is
captain, and will hold down right
end. Being engaged in the wholesale
drug business he can get special rates
on arnica and sticking plaster.
Harry Campbell, '99, is left end.
He has agreed to bring his carpenter
tools and fence in Salzmann, who goes
against him.
Charley Dack, 100, is right tackle
and will dispose of Collins and get
snap shots of all sensational plays.
Same viii afterward be on sale at his
studio.
George Porter, '9S, is left tackle.
Having had some experience in the
mortuary depar tment at the Wood
men offices, he will take pleasure in
looking after those in need of his SER
vices.
Robert Borgess.. '95. is center. He
has a mum Der of ready made signs
that the alumni's will use. They can
not fail to puzzle their opponents.
Simon Drost, 'S7, is right guard.
Being a railroad man he is up on sig
nails and will do good work with little
practice.
Ben PAYNE, '95, is left guard. 1t is
expected he will carry the ball through
the opposition with the same facility
with which his paternal ancestor
would railroad bill through the state
senate.
Tom Totten, 90. is right half back.
Tom has consented to keep a big
monograph going during the game
corps is clearing the field.
Walt Hodgdon, '99, holds down left
half back. Each contestant will have
a clean towel after the game.
Robert Lee is quarter back and will
fill the position as he fills bottles at
Hartz & Bahnsen 's-with spirit.
Harry Mitchell. the full back, will
see that the ball is properly addressed
somewhere back of the high school
goal line.
Number of Substitutes
There are a large mum Der of sub
stitntes inc Iding Score" Dart. '95,
Ed. Seimon, '9S. Len Totten, 80, Leo |
Larkiu, '97, Ralph Lamont, 'OO and |
others.
Each player will have his class date
on his back and the class making the |
largest number of touchdowns will be |
excused from paying dues at the next |
annual meeting.
Phil Wells, '97, and Ed. Ramser,
'93. will be stretcher men, and DR..
George Craig, '94, will look after |
tho Sc who can be saved. S. R. Ken
worthy, 81, will be present and take |
Keith Collins '99, will |
be yell master. The revived high |
SC lool orchestra of '92 will do the /
musical act.
The colors of the alumni are purple
and white and that body will have the
west side of the grounds, while the
high school will have the east.
All mem beers not heretofore men
TONED are delegated to keep the crowd
back and make as much noise as pos
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