Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-12
TO HAVE FASTER
TEAM THIS YEAR
independents Turn Out Strong
at First Meeting at Rock
Island House.
HAVE A NEW QUARTERBACK
Three Strong Men Out to Fill Place
Vacated by Ernest MacManus
Others Report.

The Rock Island Independent foot-
ball eleven held it's first meeting last
evening at the Rock Island house and
laid plans for this season. 1t was de-
cided to hold its first practice tomor-
row morning at the Island City park,
and the boys will practice about four
times a week until the first game is
played, after which they will practice
two evenings a week
About twenty-five players reported
last evening, and the fans will be sur
prised at the fast eleven which the
locals will have this season. This year
they expect to have team which will
defeat anything i'm the middle west.
Although the locals have record
which can hardly be beaten, as they
never lost a game since they organ.
lied, and have only been scored on
twice, they expect to make this rec
ord better this season.
The candidates who reported at the
meeting last evening are: Pat Sexton.
Ted Davenport, Frank Smith, Charlie
McGinnis, Heinie Hodson, Tim Con-
molly, Louis Hofer, Joe Smith, Grover
Aud, Ben Willhite, Harry Behnamann,
Bill Duncan, Bill Bach, Keith Dooley.
Roy Phi1brook, Jack Pardon, Bill Ga
BILE, Roy Salzmann, Arthur SalZmann
(captain), Bill Spider" whistler.
Bull McCleary, Bill Kuehner. Leon
Lift, Dick Lift, Walter Flanagan and
Manager Jack Roche.
Games for the year have been Sc
Do Iyx
anston, champions of the Chicago
heavyweight football league for three
seasons, Peoria Socials, Spring Valley.
Moline Olympics, Moline Redmen and
Columbus Junction. The first game
will be played Sunday, Oct. 4 with
either the Davenport Maroons or Col
umbus Junction. !
Have Fast Quarterbacks.
For a time it was thought that the
locals would be short on the quarter
back position this year. as Ernest
MacManus has left the locals and will
play with their rivals, the Moline Red
men, but there are three candidates
out for this position who are fast, and
either one will make good man in
this position. Bill Kuehner, who played
on the champion Evanston team as
quarterback for two years and who
came to Rock Island last spring, Is
one of the candidates. He is fast on
his feet, and can manage a team in
tight places and bring them out on
top if they will play behind him. Be-
sides this man they have Charlie Nc
Ginnis. who played with the eleven
last year for a while and made many
gains.
Whistler With Locals.
Will Spider whistler, who was per
haps the fastest halfback that the To-
cal high school has had, and who
played with them last year, will also
be with the locals this season. He
| has been offered a position with the
Redmen, which is said to be better
one than the locals are In a position
to give, but he has decided to stay with
his home team, no matter what price
| the rival eleven has to offer. Whistler
says he would great deal rather play
! for his home town at no salary than
with rival team.
Joe Smith Reports.
Jo1 Smith, who was manager Of the
Independents when they were organ
| lied, will be with the team this year.
He expected to play end, and will no
doubt make a good man for this poi
ton.