Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-25
LOCAL HIGH TEAM
IN BIC CLEANUP
Coach Corneal Shifts Ends and
Changes Positions of Nearly
All on Eleven.
MADE IN EFFORT TO WIN
Thinks It viii Materially Strengthen
Teams Chances for Victory
Against Peoria Thursday.

After two successive defeats. Coach
Corneal, mentor OF the local high
school eleven, has decided that the
end positions on the team were weak.
and the result is that yesterday there
was an entire shake-up on the Local
aggregation in preparation for the last
game OF the season which will be
played win the Peoria Manual high
At Island City park Thanksgiving
day.
The shake-up means that Dahlen.
left end, and LOBBY, right end. Will be
changed 10 the sideIines and the other
players on the team have been shifted
in their positions.
Coach Corneal has placed Andrews.
formerly at Jeff tackle, 20 left end, and
Glass. the star booter Of the Island
City team, has been shifted from right
tackle 10 Loobey's position al right
end.
Whistler at Full.
CriswelI fullback Of the team. takes
right tackle and HiDpler who has
been "subbing" this season. will take
the position OF left Tackle. "Spire"
Whistler. captain Of the aggreg, ion. .
whose line plungiug. long runs and
great defensive work has meant much 1.
towards victories for the locals. Will
have chance TO perform at the full
back position against the Peoria team
Thursday. L. Clark will play the left
haf and Ackley will occupy the po- .
sitiOn OF right half
In defensive play the team will
shift as follows Andrews will play
his old position at tackle. Hippler will .
play left end and 4. Clark will play
left halfback on the right division
q the line Glass will play tackle.
CrisweH half and Ackley will pay
end. n
Is shift Wise?
There is a question as 10 whether or
not such SHIFT ia wise. Il IS true
that Coach Corneal has watched The
M n and knows the strength OF each.
but will the change in the position
mean less team work and therefore
less chance 20 play strong game
against the DistilIery City lads2 That
f. the question which has been troub-
ling the -ocal followers OF the game
since the shake-up was made.
Team work on the local high school
eleven has never been a feature IN tie
plavfrg Of The team In the defeats
the need Of proper team work was dem
uustra cd. Now that the various play
ers have been shifted from position 20
position. the chances Tor developing IN
this work has been materially lessen
ed. with the prospects 81 q losing fight
staring he locals in the face for the
final combat OF the season.
The Peoria Manual high has
strong team. although Overwhelmingly Z
defeated By Jacksonville high last Sat
ur3ay The Peoria eleven viii likely
present n style OF play similar 10 that
q the Rockford high school. The Dis
tiIIery city lads outweigh the lOca.s I
and with an advantage IN weight will !
have the Rock Island boys hAndi- {
capped considerably. The Island City ]
team will have 10 resort 10 the open &
style OF play and trust 10 their speed. (
Lose Ten Players.
With the close Of the last session OF
the Peoria game Thursday the curtain
vii fall upon the high school football |
careers OF ten OF the local players.
whistler. who has starred for the To-
Gals for the past three years. and who
vas a utility man freshman year. Will {
have 20 look higher for grid.ron hon 4
DTS. The other members OF the team
whose high school games will be over
are. CrisweIl. two years. kipp. two
-ears. Andrews. three years. Hippler. Z
me year: Chalk. two years, Glass. ;
hree years. Dahlen. one year. and
Triestait, / year.
The men who are at present holding
positions on the team or who are sub :
.titutes. who will be Followers. are
'hilbrooke. L. Clark. Ackley, W. {