Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-21
DUBUQUE TEAM is
TO COME SUNDAY
Manager flanagan OF Independents Sc
cures came With Hawkeyes at Is
land City Park.
0NE or STRONGEST IN IOWA
Ed Guyer, former Cornell End Joins
Islander Squad Cancel Game
VITA Davenport.

+ Out again in agatn, Flanagan. The
hustling little manager OF the Rock
Island Independents is pleased to an
nounce this evening that the Islanders
viii clash with the Dubuque Hawksyes
Sunday at the Island city park, instead
/ of the Davenport Independents, as an
Inomced yesterday. 1t happened this
( way. Ray C0stigan, manager Of the
Davenport eleven backed down COM
ipleteiy on a $50 side bet he promised to
make. and he also refused TO post any
kind OF a forfeit to insure the appear
+ auce of the team here Sunday, even
/ from across the creek Flanagan has
had enough experience in this respect
and wanted 10 be protected II was
also learned that the Davenport team
was not intact and that Costigan was
looking for players this week to COM
plete the lineup.
Mana ger Flanagan does not fancy the
stunt of putting on that kind of enter
talnment for the local fans, so he got
busy Immediately and kept the wires
hot until he reached Joseph scharry,
secretary OF the Hawkeye Athletic
Il
refused to bring his team here and Il
asked that the Independents play at
Dubuque but all he had to offer was
expenses for 12 men, which Flanagan
could not accept
Team in Big Shakeup.
Flanagan made Scharry fiattering
offer 10 bring the Iowa eleven here
Sunday and the secretary finally ac-
copied Now that the Independents
have a real game on for Sunday Coach
Lift is confronted with the big task
Of turning his crippled eleven into
shape for the battle. II was rumored
today that the team faced a big shake
up as Lee was dissatisfied with the
showing of his squad in some respects
last Sunday with the return Of Fat"
Smith and Roy Salzmann, the line will
be considerably strengthened Smith
returned Sunday from Nebraska, where
he worked i'm the harvest fields Fat
has got his weight down to 1876 now,
and is in splendid condition and brown
as a berry Roy salxmann is also
showing his old time speed in the
workouts Vic Bredimus, the plucky
IHtue quarterback, mas recovered from
his indisposition Of last week and
will be i'm good trim this Sunday. to
show the local supporters some real
speed Ted Davenport, Cook, Murphy
and Swanson. the local backfleld men
have recovered from the bumps re-
ceived last Sunday, and all are show
ing old time form.
Cornell Star Reports.
Edward r. Guver Of this city, new
candidate for end position, appeared
lin uniform last night for the FIRST time
and reported to Coach Littt. Guyer
played end position on the Cornsll
University eleven last year and should
prove 2 valuable addition to the squad
The Dubuque HaWkeye eleven is aft
Ter the independent heavyweight cham
Di0nship of Iowa this year, and the
team averages l75 pounds The Hawk
eyes are being coached and captained
by Jack Carroll Three-Eve pitcher.
and all round athlete. Included in the
lineup of the HaWkeyes is the cream
OF football material Of Dubuque and
vicinity. The Hswkeyes opened the
season last Sunday at Dubuque by de-
feating the Clinton Iowa, Independents
tn one-sided game.
Jn q curtain raiser go the Indepeua-
ents-HaWkcye game, the Logans and
Black Hawks. Two lightweight teams Of
this city wijl meet for the second time
this year Three weeks ago the two
clubs PLAYED q % TO o game.