Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-30
PLAY FOR TITLE
Tri-City Football Championship
is Stake of Independents
West Ends Game.
CONTEST ON MOLINE FIELD
Teams Are Evenly Matched, and Un-
usual Interest is Manifested in
Next Sundays Battle.

Lovers of football, who used to wit
ness the struggles of evenly matched
teams on the Moline Athletic fell
when the rivalry between the two Mo-
line teams was at its height. may once
more see contest where all the de-
sirable features of those games will
be repeated but the bitter feeling and
consequent brutal play will be elm
mated. The Rock Island Independents
and the Moline West Ends will plav
for the championship of the tri-cities
next Sunday at Athletic park in Mo-
line and the fact that the teams are
so evenly matched and the rivalry -
Keen insures good contest between
these two aggregations. Great inter
est is being manifested in the game
| by the citizens of both Rock Island and
Moline, who take a partisan interest in
the game.
Although the West Ends were d.
feated early in the season by the East
Ends. the team is still in the running
! for the championship by reason of hav-
ing q new lineup and one which is far
better than the one which met the
East Ends. The defeat of the East
Ends at the hands of the Independents
also gives the West Ends a chance IL
claim superiority over the other Moline
team by winning from Rock Island.
Teams Composed of Stars.
| Both teams feel confident of victory
and there seems to be little choice be
tween them as both are composed OF
former stars of both cities. Rock Is
land has a number of old high schoo
players and the other players are mer
of years experience in Independents
football. Moline has strengthened it!
lineup by the addition of such players
as the Hall brothers, well known L
every football enthusiast i'll Rock Is
land and Moline, Kohlmark, former.
a star performer at tackle for the Mo
line East Ends and the Moline cluD
and also a number of Moline hig,
school players of former years. TIL
team at present claims to be the bes
in the tri-cities and is ready and will
ing to defend this claim at any tina
Both teams have played the SAM
teams in number, of instances an
the result of these contests wouiC
seem to give Rock Island the best o
it, but those who have seen both team
in action state that Moline has by !
good margin the better team of tn
two. Both teams have played in X;
vance, the result being practically tn
, same but the Kewanee players an
manager claim that the Moline team
is far ahead of the Rock Island squa
and should win easily from the latter
Large Attendance Expected.
Both teams will be we'll supporte
: by partisan rooters next Sunday. Roc
. Island will send up hundreds of roo
= ers for the Independents and Molin
2 will turn out in force once more /
5 witness game in which spirit an
rivalry will run high but bitterness
I and vindictiveness will be curbed j
! order to give the spectators a clea
sportsmanlike game and one whic
will not leave feeling of disgust j
e the minds of the spectators.
Both sides feel so confident on tn
: result of the game that betting is I
ready being freely INDUCED in wit
, the odds even. The report that tn
teams have each put up a stake {
$3.50 to make $500 purse for the viii
! ner also adds interest tc the conte:
\ and makes it certain that it will be
, hard fought one.