Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12
ISLANDERS MEET
PRINCETON NEXT
Final Game on High School Gard Will
Be Staged Tomorrow Afternoon
at Local Park.
RED AND GOLD is CRIPPLED
With Heimheek. Morris, Anderson and
Saulpaagit Ont, Rock Island Will
Have Patched Lineup.
RED AND GOLD Is CRIPPLED

The curtain OF the 1915 football
schedule Of the Rock Island high school
will be rung down tomorrow after
noon when the red and gold warriors
clash with the Princeton high school
eleven In the finai game Of the year at
Island City park In spite OF the two
counter attractions in Davenport and
Moline. local prep fans are assured
good game here. kewanee only beat
Princeton by d Ia 10 score. while the
kewanee squad whipped Moline to the
tune of 80 to 0, Moline In turn
trimmed Rock Island 10 to 0. So there
You are. On comparative scores the
Princetonites have it On Rock Island.
But comparative scores count for
nothing. as the Davenport game
proved The Islanders have improved
800 per cent within the last two weeks
and are out to annex the final tilt of
the year and to wind up the season in
fitting name after a disastrous
start. The Princeton coach forfeited
a game to Freeport last Saturday be
cause the members Of the squad en-
gased In game Of "craps" on the
train.
But local fans are assured that no
such stunt will he pulled off here, as
Princeton ia confident of trimming Rock
Island, and will break no training rules
10 miss a chance at the red and gold
The Princeton team mas been put
through a stiff drill this week in pre-
paration for the Rock Island game and
the two weeks forced rest has put the
:. boys in FIRST class condition for the
Abig tilt,
Islanders Crippled.
4 However, Rock Island is not in the
best OF shape and the red and gold will
present patched lineup in the final Of
the year Hembeck. Morris, Anderson
and Saulpaugh will be out for certain
and it is hardly probable that Demp-
sey will get back in the lineup Morris
Is out with lame leg and Heimbeck
had his thumb broken in the Daven-
port tilt Anderson has not entirely re-
covered from his recent illness and
Saulpaugh is back in his studies.
Dempsey's wrist has been healing
nicely, bat Coach Anderson will not
take any chances of the member being
injured again in the last game
Johnny Robb and Bob Ackley will
probably 1ll in at the halfback posi-
tons, with Whistler at full Thomas at
quarter, Mercer at center, Kuehi and
Anderson at guards, Captain Joel
Nichols and James at tackles and
Hughes and Durling at the end posi-
lions, 1t will be the last game in high
school athletics for Captain Nichols,
Edgar James, Vivian Thomas, Bob Ack-
ley, Johnny Robb, Hughes and possibly
Whistler.
The game will be started promptly
al 3 o'clock and competent officials
have been secured
Tomorrow Moline will clash with
Sterling at the Plow City park. Al
though q victory is conceded the Plow
boys, Coach McGough has taken nc
chances and Moline will present its
strongest lineup to the visitors.
Test for Davenport.
The biggest battle in the tri-cities
will take place at the Three Eye park
in Davenport, when Coach Nixon s
squad takes on the fast East Des
Moines high school eleven in a game for
the prep title Of the state of Iowa Des
Moines will be greatly outweighed by
the Dayenporters, but the Capital city
squad is counting on speed to over.
come this handicap Captain Fort
Shuler and King, who we're out of the
Rock Island game will he seen in the
lineup again, All have recovered from
boi, in, ri Ia