Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27
ROCHE DARES RED
TEAM To CONTEST
Manager of Independents Is
sues Challenge to Moline
Indians for Game.
LOCALS IN FIT CONDITION
Jack Says Rock Island Eleven Went
Through Practice and Primed
for North Ends Sunday.

In letter to the sporting editor or
The Argus Jack Roche, manager OF
the Independents, issues a challenge to
the Moline Red Men. Manager Roche
dares the Moline team to meet the
locals for a third game. Incidentally
in the letter he explains wild rumor
which originated in the columns of the
Moline page of a tri-city daily.
This rumor was to the effect that
the First Regiment team of Chicago,
which the Red Men meet at Moline
Sunday afternoon, and the Evanston
North Ends, which the Independents
play at Island City park Sunday after
noon, previously this season played
tie game.
Manager Roche declares this to be
an absolute untruth and states that
the Chicago Regiment team did play
the Detroit Heralds and were beaten
Al to 0. He leaves it to the fans to
draw their own conclusions, for it will
be remembered that Evanston played
the Heralds a tie game. 0 to week
or so ago.
independents Fit
Manager Roche witnessed the prac
tice of the Independents yesterday
morning. For several hours the locals
went through signal and punting prac-
tice and Jack declares them to be as
fit as a fiddle. He says they are in
prime condition and that there can be
no excuses if they lose to Evanston.
Here's a copy of the letter from the !
manager of the Rochemen:
I'm Tuesdays issue of a local paper, |
on the Moline page there appeared an /
article about the Red Men game next
Sunday with the First Regiment team
of Chicago. In which it is claimed that
this latter eleven and Evanston play
ed a tie game this season.
I'm regard to this l wish to put the
fans in Moline and Rock Island right.
The Regiment team never played the
Evanston eleven this season. but last
year forfeited a game to the North
Ends. The First Regiment has no
team, but only or players
and when they get game out of town
they pick up a few players and call
he team the First Regiment. They
cannot get a game in Chicago for this
-eason. but they book games outside
On the strength of the former record
If the First Regiment team. They
played the Detroit Heralds and were
beaten Al to 0. On Sunday, Nov. 10,
Detroit and the North Ends played a
ime game. to 0.
Evanston Played Best Teams.
Evanston has played the best teams
n Indiana and Illinois and has never
,een defeated this season. They wor
rom Caberry, H., 20 to IA; Peoria
Socials, Al to o, and Joliet, 8 to o.
THE Red Men of Moline have re- {
used TO play the Independents on '
Sunday, Dec. 6, and while Coach
Towndrow and the Red Men club are
n favor of the game, the players do
lot want to meet us.
Il have offered them every induce
nent in an effort to arrange a game,
,ut they still refuse. This demon
trates that they feel they cannot beat
he Independents, with our regular
inc up in. They know that Ernie
Captain Art Salzmann, Nc
iinnis, Sexton, Robb and Davenport
ire now in fit condition for contest.
IN last Sunday they were suffering
rom injuries sustained previously in
he season.
"In interest of fair play | request
hat you publish this to show the fans
IF Rock Island and Moline just what
lind of a deal the Red Men are trying
o put over on u.s.