Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-16
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The 1914 football season will open
q, Island City park on the Sunday at
,s-uoon OF Oct. 4, when the Independ-
suts. for two years champions of I'LL
u5is. clash with the Moline Red Men.
ne Moline aggregation is a new ven
IRE Of the Red Men lodge of the Pillow
CIV and viii make its debut in tri-
sry football circles on the above date
he Red Men put a baseball club in
he field during the present summer
Ehich proved OF such caliber that the
oncials and members of the lodge
ave grown somewhat chesty, and a
ibotbal team is the outcome. The
eleven will be exceptionally fast, for
tie lodge has spared neither time nor
money in securing its athletes, and
some OF the best gridiron stars of the
ricities and vicinity viii take the
fed in representation of the Pillow
City lodge.
The game with Columbus Junction
q Oct II, is not yet a surety, but
hese two teams have clashed in past
SEASONS and the Iowa town promises
EOther visit TO the Island city this
!ssr. The above date seems as good
Is any and the Junction boys will
doubtless consent to a game at that
tine. They have always put a fast
aggregation on the gridiron and Rock
Island has never defeated them by z
decisive score. In 1912 the Independ-
snts Won by the count of Is to 0, while
Last year the locals took the Junction
ads into camp TO a u to o count in
ole Of the best games Of the season.
Seek Game With Rockford.
For the past two years the indie
pendents have endeavored in vain TO
secure game with the Rockford
Badgers, who claim the title of North
sTn Illinois champions. For some rea-
ioa or other Rockford would not meet
ne locals. and the Island city boys
are Of the opinion that cold feetis''
vas the cause of the trouble. This
Is@r the Rockford management has
Aiesdy promised game, and If the
aooVe date IS closed it will mean one
o. the biggest battles of the local
sficlron season This game will
~ Ar--E u LAAO1F ~ AFt4ut LAAE
el4mpionship of the state this year
ne Moline Red Men and Olympics
Aso plan to 90 after the title.
me game OF oct. - with the Moline
Oympics viii be a big one. for these
20 clubs have already been contend
s's Tor the championship. The Olmp-
e nave already modified their forces
az are p-acucing daily. with pros
Sscts bright for a fast eleven.
nov. ! IS an open date. but Manager
Seek Roche is making an effort TO land
: game with Spring Valley or the
reoIla Socials, and it is probable that
- later game can be arranged. The
'-let team viii be here Nov. s, and
.-s week later the Independents will
- their only game of the season
az from home. This will be with
.leF the Moline Olympics or the Red
The two Moline eleYens VIII
- NO games prior 10 this time and
winner Of these two battles. or
.aiehever team proves the fastest and
~ VIII meet the Independents at
owning field in Moline on Nov. Is.
=. S.'~Na would like a game here Nov. /
: aaa Manager Roche IS favorable If
genents can be made.
hHal game OF the season at the 1
I'D City park will be on the after
y Of Sunday, Nov. %. when the /
.sn.ton team will come here. The
-. - osnites have won the champion /
OF the Chicago heavyweight foot
- =. ieague for the past three seasons,
= are without doubt one OF the fast
,.,. .e4fns IN the state This game, IN /
'--''ion TO that with Rockford and the