Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-18
HILL. CALLS OFF
the VIOLA CAME
contest II Shifted to Geueseo and No
Tilt viii BE Staged Here Sat
urday, as Planned.
SIXTEEN PLAYERS WIN r. Us
Many Stars Graduate This Term. but
Good Material Is Found Among
Second String Candidates.

Final notice was given this morning
by Manager a. G. Hin that the football
game with Viola. scheduled for next
Saturday had been called off. the lat
ter team having made arrangements 10
play with Geneseo instead, thus allow
ing Rock Island to cancel its contract.
While it was probable mostly second
team men would have been used
against Viola there was no stipulation
in the contract TO this effect and as
Viola has proved fast bunch, beating
Galesburg not long ago. it was feared
that 1t might prove too strong for the
local scrubs in which event. unless
first team men we're put in to save
the locals the game would count as
defeat to the high school Since the
coach is unwilling TO give his hard
worked men another battle this year
Rock island was anxious to cancel the
contract
The only satisfaction that Rock Is
land could get out of such a game
would he that it would afford an OPP
portunity to "Curley" Anderson. the
star end, who contracted pneu-
monia after the Clinton game. to
win his letter. provided he could Sc
cure doctors permit. As this latter
provision is by no means certain. and
as this would be the only possible in
ducement for the locals to play the
Viola team, it is generally felt that
Manager Hill was right in cancelhng
the game.
Sixteen Men Get r. Is.
With "Curley's" last hope for an ''R.
L. gone, there are now Is men who
will get their r. Is" for playing
three halves Of a game on the gridiron.
These men are Captain Nichols. James.
Whistler. Thomas. Ackley. Hughes.
Durling, Heimbeck. Robb. Mercer.
kuehl TAYLOR Reuben Anderson.
Dempsey Morris. Saulpaugh. Of these
men James is the only one who has
played all halves of all games. He
and Nichols at tackle viii leave big
'ASi'-tF 'SiiAtl'E SbEEH tO4 neat year 10 Hi
and the school will be exceedingly for
tunate If it can find men who viii
be anywhere near as able In these DO
sitions. The other men who will grad
uate this year are Thomas, Ackley,
Hughes, Robb, Mercer and Saulpaugh.
Whistler. the line-smasher. will also
be out next year, as he has already quit
school. The position which will thus
be left for new men to fill are those of
quarterback. right halfback. fuIlback.
left end. center and both tackles.
As has been said before. the posi-
tions which will probably suffer the
most are those Of tackles. which have
been held down so ably by Nichols,
James and Saulpaugh The rest Of the
line will be left strong, as TAYLOR. An
derson and Kuehl. guards. During and
Dempsey ends. viii remain In school,
While the center position will probably
be given to Framing, youngster who
mas already had some experience this
year and is included as one Of the "R''
honor men. The backfeld also will
suffer a little. rs Ellinwood. the star
who vas debarred this year on ac-
count Of his studies. viii make a good
successor 10 Thomas and Robb. Helm
beck will be able 10 take WHISPERS DO
sitfon al full. and one OF the halfbacks,
Morris. will still be on the squad, II
the freshman class can be counted up
on to do anything Ike what It has done
this year. the green material will I'm