Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
ISLANDERS ARE
GIVEN WORKOUT
Local High School Eleven Pre-
pairing for Clash With
Davenport Saturday.
FOR THE TRI-CITY HoNORS
Iowans, Deprived Of State Title, More
Than Ever Determined to
Take Local Cup.

The Rock Island high school foot
ball team returned from the gruelling
battle at Princeton without crippled
man on the list of eligibles. Coach
Roe gave the locals a stiff workout
last night at Reservoir park and a siren
uous practice will be INDUCED in every
day after school. Roe fully realizes
that the Islanders will face the hardest
game of the year in Davenport next
Saturday afternoon, and is drilling his
men in series of new formations that
promises to surprise the Pretzeltown
eleven. There is one thing certain,
that the Islanders have improved 100
per cent since the Rockford game, and
if they go onto the Three-Eye field in
Davenport Saturday with plenty of
confidence, they have a good chance
to start the fight for the tri-city cham
pionship cup with a victory.
Coach Roe is using the scrubs with
Davenports plays against the regu-
lars, and the first team had no trouble
whatever in solving them at the work
out yesterday afternoon.
Davenport is Determined.
According to the dope from across
the river, Coach Nixon's men are dis
appointed but not discouraged over
the defeat at the hands of Clinton Sat
day, and started on their first work
out last evening. The Red and Blue
eleven has now abandoned the hope of
becoming Iowa state champs. They
figure, however, on retaining some of
their lost laurels by coping the much
coveted tri-city title. The handsome
cup donated by A. G. Abraham of Mo-
line, has also added keener rivalry to
the situation. The largest crowd of
the year will view the Rock Island
Davenport game at the Three-Eye park
in Davenport, as this is the first time
the two rival schools have met on the
gridiron since 1906.
To Have Meeting.
All kinds OF enthusiasm on the part
of Rock Island high school adherents
is being worked up for the Davenport
game. Indications are that there will
be a bigger representation from this
city than has ever attended a game
held in either Davenport or Moline.
To help matters along there will be
a meeting at the high school audito-
rum tomorrow evening at 7:45 at
which the stars of other days will be
present to give their advice and en-
couragement to the school and the
team. Leon Lift will preside and
several members of the team which
played Davenport last in 1906 will be
present, including Arthur Harms, Ar
thur Mosenfelder, Blaine Morrison,
Ralph Souders. Harry Cozad, Will Grit
fiths and Harry Coleman. Will Wood
in will be present to lead the yells
and the high school band will give
several numbers. Captains Mcintyre,
Tremann, Whistler, Kittilsen and Dick
Lift of the teams which have repre-
scented the high school in the last eight
years have promised to speak.
Those who saw Davenport play last
Saturday feel that Rock Island has
more than an even chance against the
team across the river, though heavy.
being slow. Rock Island is even light
er than Clinton, which bested Daven-
port last Saturday, but speed is relied
upon to make up for deficiency in
weight.