Rock Island Argus., 1915-11-24
NIXON'S TEAM IS
READY FOR PlOWS
Moline Determined To Put Up sttI
Battle for Title In Turkey Day
Tilt Tomorrow.
FIELD N soT IN GOOD SHAPE
Davenport win fit Full Strength
Against meGgagh's Aen-Hame
to BE Called at $50.
FACTS ARour TURKEY DAY GAME.

FACTS AE0TT TURKEY DAY GAME.
Contestants Moline vs.. Davenport
high school
Place-Three-E Eye league park, Dav-
export,
Tine--Contest to be called at 2:So.
At stake-Tri-city prep title and
Abrahamson cup.
Probable 900.
Officials Kellogg. Iowa, referee;
Gardner. Chicago, umpire Anderson,
Rock Island. head liuesman.
The stage is set for the 18th an
nuai football contest between the Mo-
line and Davenport high school elev-
ems tomorrow afternoon at 2;30 at the
Three-Bye park in Davenport Al
though the grounds are not In the best
of shape. q fast game Is looked for.
Both teams are in the pink Of condition
and both are equally confident The
fact that Nixpn's men are proclaimed
Iowa state champs has not tended to
frighten the Plow boys one bit and
they are going Ia to win and to re-
taiiate for the crushing defeat adj
ministered the Maroon and White last
year.
The heavy snowstogm had no effect
en the training OF the Davenport squad
Tor its game with Moline Every
man on the team was in uniform last
4 night and Coach Nixon kept them OUT
In the snow until long after dark The
4 nights work consisted Of one of the
hardest serimmages handed The team
SO far this season and il was one ol
the best that has been seen on the Out
Ing club grounds for many a day The
second string men showed more fight
than in any previous engagement with
the regulars and held the first team
men scoreless for the first Is minutes
of play when they lost a little pep and
Kelly carried the ball over for a touch
down. After this the battering of the
regulars was too great for the rockies
and they scored at will
Kelly On Side Lines.
With the exception Of Kelly, The star
halfhack of the team. the squad is ii
far better condition than it has beer
since their opening game Kelly has
been sick for the past four days and
confined to his room until Monday
when he put III appearance at prac-
tice, Whether or not he will be able
TO enter into the game Is a question
but the followers are hoping he will be
able TO round into condition before the
big tilt Captain Fort who has beef
troubled with a bad ankle ali season
is absolutely right and will undoubted-
ly show the "Swedes' as much stuff as
he did last year.
The Lineup,
Following Is the probable lineup O
the two teams;
Moline Axene, le; Mousley, H.
Weatherhead. lg Wilson CO. c. sey
mour. rg: Below. TT. Fromme. re
Welch. qb; smarsty, ih; Ludwick, rh
Eniandt. ID.
nayenport-M MacKeever, le; Lewis
1t; Lardner, tg; Block. C; Kell, rg
Abramson. TT Fogel, re Shuler, qb
King, III Kelly Ri; Fort (Cl. fb
Since the two teams first clashed IL
annual games In 1901, Davenport hai
won seven and Moline five while twt
contests ended in q tie Following il
the record for the past II years
1901 Davenport. s.; Moline, (tie)
1902 Davenport, 30; Moline, o.
1903 Davenport, 81: Moline :.
1904 Davenport, 0 Moline SS.
Davenport. 0; Moline, o ftie.l
1906 Davenport o: Moline, i.
1a07--Davenport. 0; Moline, S5
lsoS~Dayenport. S, Moline, t.
1909 Davenport, o. Moline, 5.
Davenport II; Moline >.
l9ll-Davenport, 3; Moline, 0.
l912~Davenport, 49, Moline, 6.
1913 Davenport, 26; Moline, o.
I9l4-Davenport. 6S; Moline. 0.