Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-29
FOUR BIG GAMES
ARE SCHEDULED
Plenty Of Good Contests on for
Saturday and Sunday
Afternoons.
STERLING TO PLAY HERE
Local High School WIN Hsye Hard
Contest-West Ends OF Moline
and Davenport to Meet.

There are good football games ga
lore scheduled for tomorrow and Sun
day and the gridiron enthusiasts OF
both this city apd Moline ought to be
well satisfied with the lay out. Satur.
day the local high school team meets
the strong aggregation which repre-
sents the Sterling high school, while
at the same time the Urbana high
school, which holds the title of state
champions. win be playing with No
line at the Moline Athletic park. The
West Ends Of Moline and the West
Ends Of Davenport are scheduled to
play game in this city Sunday after
noon, while the Maroons of this city
and the East Ends Of Moline will
clash In the Pillow City. Football en-
%husiasts can take their choice of these
games and feel satisfied that they will
see one Of the best games of the
season.
Sterling Ia Strong.
The Rock Island high school boys
will have their hands full when they
meet Sterling tomorrow. according to
all the dope. The visiting aggregation
Is touted to be one Of the best in the
state and it figures that it's chances
OF winning the state championship are
good. Several weeks ago it walloped
the Clinton team by a good score and
last Saturday it lost to the powerful
Rochelle team on a decision the just
ness OF which has been questioned and
protest has been made to the board
OF appeals OF the Illinois Athletic asso-
citation. Sterling firmly believes It's
team is the best in the state and that
it deserved a victory over Rochelle.
If that is true Sterling must have the
goods. The visitors chief asset, it is
understood, is its open field playing.
New football, with forward passes, on
side Kicks and trick plays galore are
used with just enough Of the old style
to give a little variation. Coach Gray
hopes to beat them at their own game
and the local boys are preparing for
great contest.
During the week several of the mem
bers OF the alumni have been out at
the field aiding the coach in getting
the boys in shape for the coming game
most satisfactory SO far this year with
the result that the boys feel that they
can give any team IN the state run
for It's money The game will be
played at Exposition park and It will
commence at o'clock.
state Champs In Moline.
The champions of the high school
football teams of the state will play N
Moline Saturday. Last year the Ur-
bana team was one of the strongest
aggregations ever turned out by pre-
paratory school and It won its way TO
the head of the list by defeating the
best teams in the state. The Rockford
team, which decisively defeated both
Moline and Rock Island, went down
before it by score OF % to II. The
champs are not as strong this tear rs
last as most Of the real title timers
have graduated from school. The
team is a strong one nevert teless
and Moline will probably have its
hands full If It hopes to defeat the
down staters.
Big Game for Sunday.
What will probably be the best game
of independent football which has been
played in this city for many years, will
take place Sunday afternoon at Expo
sition park when the West Ends OF
Moline and the West Ends Of Daven-
port clash in their game for the tri-
city championship. If the Moline team
wins the contest 1t will have clear
claim to the title, while II 1t should
lose the championship will be cons1d- |
erably in the dark. AT any rate the |
game itself promises to be real
struggle as the Davenporters claim to |
be strong and the Moliners are classed |
among the best If not the best inda' |
pendent team In the state. The MO |
line boys have mastered the open |
style game as few teams have sue
ceeded in doing, and this style will be
used almost exclusively in the game
Sunday. The interest among local
gridiron enthusiasts Is considerable
and it is expected that there will be
the largest crowd out to see the game
which has ever turned out Tor an IN
dependent game in this city.
MaroOns Play East Ends
The Maroons Of this city will clash
with the Moline East Ends Sunday
afternoon in Moline On the outcome
IF this game depends Rock Islands
asst hope Of retaining the title or tn
,ity champions for another year. the
Haroons have strengthened up for the
contest and they hope to win the VIC
DRY in which case they will be en-
tiled to a game with the west Enos
If Moline, the prospective holders Oh