Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
PLAY CAME HERE
Mayor Olson of Moline and M.
n. Sexton Readily Agree on
Island City Park
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST
Park Will Be Scene of Battle for indie
pendent Title Sunday, and of
High Schools Saturday.

When Mayor Andrew Olson of No
line and NJ. H. Sexton of this city took
lup the task of deciding whether the
game between the Independents OF
Rock Island and the West Ends of Mo
line for the tri-city independent foo
bali championship Sunday afternoon
should be played in Rock Island or in
Moline, there was little trouble III
Preaching decision. The two men APP
pointed by the managers of the teams
agreed at once that Rock Island was
entitled, and they considered it unnec-
essary to appoint the third man of the
committee. as they were authorized TO
do by the managers.
The game will be played at Island
City park Sunday afternoon at 3
lo'clock. .
Mayor is MagnanimOus.
Mayor Olson took a very fair and
| impartial view of the situation. He
held that in fairness to the Rock Island
lpatrons of the game, the contest
should be held here, and that Moline
people owe it to Rock Island to tucn
out in force for this game as Rock Is
land people did at-the contest in Mo
line last Sunday when the score was
a tie, 0 to 0.
| Both Contests Here.
| Rock Island lovers of football are
very enthusiastic over the outlook, and
interest is intense now, for Rock Island
and Moline are to contest for cham
pionship honors in football in this city.
both Saturday and Sunday, the high
school teams playing here Saturday
afternoon to decide the tri-city high
IschoOl title, and the independent teams
Sunday for the independent title.
Among lovers of athletics and those
lwho take only an Indifferent attitude
| to the game ordinarily, the coming
matches are anticipated with the keen
lest interest, and the possible outcomeS
lof the games are the subject of muca
conjecture. The dope" men are busy
but the only dope" which is given
lany consideration is that both games
will be first class exhibitions of foot
! ball, that in each game the contest
will be hard and close battle worthy
of champions.
1t is certain that record breaking
crowds will witness both of these ba :
ties for championship titles
| VIII Keep Field Clear
| Much complaint has been made that
in games on the Moline Athletic field
the crowd is allowed to surge onto the
field and that this greatly interferes
with the players and spoils the game
Frequently. At Island City park there
/ Will be no cause for this complaint:
/ for the high school management AMI
the managers of the Independent teams
las WELL have made arrangements 70
have the grounds thoroughly police1,
and no one will be allowed on the field
4 without the authority of the managers.
In this way every one will be kept be-
hind the lines except the officials,
substitutes, coaches, and newspaper
Representatives The large grand stan l
and bleachers will make it possible for
all to see the plays without rushing
onto the field
Enthusiasts Meet.
| There will be a mass meeting to-
morrow afternoon at the high school
for the purpose of organizing the root
ers of the school for the game with
Moline. The indications are that the
meeting will be attended by nearly ali
Of the students and plans are being
made for systematic encouragement OF
| the team from the sidelines during the
game. The students are making plans
on the theory that the greater need
for encouragement is when the team
is in hard place, and that cheering
at such times helps to make possible
the jubilant cheers that follow score
If roofing will influence the score,