Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-23
LOCAL SCHOOL
EXPECTS TO WIN
Hard Battle on Cridiron Locked
for at Davenport To-
morrow.
BIC CROWD OF RIOTERS TO GO
Coach Coldren Has the Rock Island
Players in Fast
Form.

4 lie ulSl SCHOOL lEstudSeiHSHl Has
Ill in readiness for the final football
battle of the year which Will be fought
tomorrow between the Rock Island
and Davenport high school teams AT
the Davenport ball park. If the wealth
er is favorable there will be a large
attendance. All people who love eXcir
ing and interesting sport place the
annual Davenport-Rock Island game
as a number on their turkey day
program and they will not make to-
morrow an exception to the rule.
a large cOncourse of followers of
the red and gold will go from this
side of the river. The girls mega
phone club of the high school will also
oe at the side lines to cheer on their
football heroes. Especially do Rock
Island rooters await the contest with
interest, as they are looking forward
to an opportunity for securing re-
venge Previous to last year Daven-
port continually won victorious hon
ors. Last season, however. Rock ISL
and changed matters by taking a close
game after hard effort. G to 0. and
assurances promise that the result
VIII De DIS ldNOTdDiS " NUN
tomorrow.
Have Their Final Practice.
The local gridiron warriors went
through the last hard practice for the
year yesterday, and this evening they
will have signal drill in the school
gymnasium. The boys have steadily
improved since the beginning of prac
tice three months ago and are nov
about as near perfection as it is posi-
BILE to bring a team of their WEIGHT.
Coach Coldren. who was secured 4
month ago to put the finishing touch
es to the teams work for the had
games at the end of the schedule. has
Greatly developed speed and skill.
The Davenport players have also
been under the teaching of an extra.
coach. Vic L.tt;g. who drilled their
team last year. has been with them
the PAST few days, to put them in the
best possible shape fer tomorrow's
Eght. McManCs. who has been the.r
re sular coach throughout the season,
is still with them.
IOwn's Stronges. Men.
Several of the Iowan eleven's best
players will be on the team tomorrow
after being out of the game for some
time Brugman is again playing quar-
ter. Holiday half, and Hinrichsen full
back. They have also placed on the
line a new player. Kenneth Lemon,
who has weight and fighting qualities,
and is a promising man. To sum up
their condition, when the Davenporters
appear on the scene of battle tomor-
row they will be the strongest they
have been this autumn. The time for
the game is 2:3O. Rock Island will
meet their adversaries with a lineup
as follows: Heimbeck, full back; Sou
ders, right half; Lift. left half; Adam
son, quarter; Detloff. center; Scott.
right guard; Rains. left guard; Cole
man. right tackle: Ehrhorn, left tao
kle; Griffith, right end; McManus, left
end. Officials. Middleton. Davenport,
referee; Dietz. Chicago, umpire.
Books for High School
Principal Brown has completed a
LIST of the books for which the board
OF education recently allowed money
There are 13S different works altogeth-
er. OF these the most important vol
umes are as follows: Nicholas Nickle-
by. Old Curiosity Shop. Child's History
of England. by Dickens; Mill on the
Floss; Middlemarch, by Eliot; Amer-
can Ideals and Other Essays, by Roose-
welt: The Virginians; The Newcomers.
by Thackeray; Five Nations; Jungle
Books. l and 2; The Days Work, by
kipling; The Wonder Book; Twice Told
Tales, by Hawthorne: Les Miserables.
by Hugo; Sketch Book; The Alham-
bra. by Irving: Woodstock; Heart of
Midlothian; The Black Dwarf. by
Scott; Napoleon's Russian Campaign;
Tales From Tolstoi: American Ora
lions. by Tolstoi; Holy Roman Empire,
by Bryce. The School Review; Allan
tic Monthly. and Independent, periodi-
Gals were also ordered