Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-16
HEAVY BETS ARE
LAID ON BATTLE.
More Money il Up In Rock Island Than
There Are Takers on Red Hen
Independents Tilt
ARGUMENT on OVER OFFICIALS
Arrangements Of Teams al Swords
Points on Controversy Which
May End in Cancellation.

Betting is unusually heavy already
for the Moline Red Men-Rock Island
Independence game al Island City park
next Sunday In Rock Island there is
more money than takers on the hide
pendents' side OF the argument,
One man In Rock Island is said 10
have placed $500 III pool rooms and
cigar stores In this city on the Inde-
pendents at even money. Others have
offered $500. many $40 and there are
scores betting smaller sums.
The odds are even In most cases, with
'fle game no be" provision. Few
freak bets are being made Some have
placed money on the score. wagering it
will be q tie or on the number Of
touchdowns scored, or that one Of the
other teams win not be scored on.
From Moline thus far but $3.50 of the
money posted here has been taken
Most Of this was eaten up Saturday
night. There is plenty more Independ-
ent money in sight and the local fol-
lowers are afraid that they will be un-
sble to find takers. Some Of the indie
endents' money has been taken by
Rock Island bugs who are of the idea
that the Red Men will finish on the
bigger end Of the score, hut the major
ity Of these bets were made before
Sundays game 10 Moline when the
showing tie Red Men made against
the Independents at their first meeting
this season was still fresh IN the minds
of the local bettors on the Red Men,
and the Moline team then had not gone
10 defeat.
II ir feared nv hackers of the local
team that the whipping the North Ends
gave the Red Men Sunday will mater
ialiy hamper tleir chances of finding
Moline money. TEey say that those in
the Flow city who had been inclined
TO wager some GA their favoritea
rather had .ae i5ea taken out of their
heads in the defeat on the Indians
Sunday.
Stirred Over Controversy.
Football circles have been stirred
tie past few DAYS in both cities. how
ever. over Cdeatio7 which has arisen
between the management Of the two
teams, which may result in the local
management calling of the game The
trouble is over one Of the officials for
tie game
Manager Kemmerling and Manager
Flanagan are at swords points over the
controversy and the question will be
decided tonight Manager Flanagan
himself is not at ali troubled about
the officials personally. but complaint
made to him by local fans IS result
OF certain decisions made in the last
game between the teams in Moline has
caused him 70 take up the fight in be
half of the fans
Manager Flanagan has offered the
official in question his pay for the day
Of $40 wants to secure an outside man
for the place. This entails bigger
expense TO the local management. but
because Of the unpopuiarity of the Of
flcial's decisions in the last game and
because the local manager believes
that the fans have a right 10 consid
GRAFTON in the matter he is willing to
stand the additional cost
All of which is no different than in
former years. IT is only a repetition Of
history, this trouble between The man
agement Of the two teams. Last year
and the year before trouble arose dur
ing the week that the teams were to
play. Last year the question was over
where the game should be played. The
Independents management got the bet
ter of the argument at that time and
the game was played here.