Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
INDEPENDENTSTlI'lIr1 m
Be REORGANIzEn
AT Meet TUESDAY
Jack Roche Issues CAN for craa
didates TO Attend Revival &C.. o~a'
the BiIou Cigar Store
ALL ARE URGED TO BE pRHsvr-
II Proper Spirit Is Not Shown =, :,
itiaI Session, Project WIN .. -
Dropped-DaVenport BUSY.
BY CARL ED.

| 49, NSA'"~e4yA 4OI reDTeeer
tative independent football team -
1915 in Rock Island has takan -.
Jack Roche, veteran Of the gaos 80
the man who made independent -.
ball in Rock Island a success. wss- ).
launched the first team here in fs1s
has issued a call for a meeting n :.
held Tuesday night at the Blio1 49,.
| store at 1880. Every lover OF the -
| sport in the city wants 70 see the qs,a
retained here and this call shouid y
| needed. All available football tais,,
| should be represented at this initisi
meeting.
In speaking Of the prospects tor
team here this season Roche esA.
! The time is growing late and a. =.
| one has stepped TO the front 10 raor.
ganize the Independents this seaaon
have decided 10 do so. rather than a.
the game lost here for a year. Davsr.
port and Moline are 10 have first nlss.
independent teams this season and
hot three-cornered fight will resuIt
am not going to stand idly by and sas
Rock Island football fans 20 TO Molirs
or Davenport to see Sunday grid games
Il have issued a call for a neesing
tuesday night at the Bijou. This viii
be the first and last call II the local
football stars wish to see Rock Island
represented again this season thew
must turn out Tuesday. | will cali M
second meeting If the attendance i
poor at the session Tuesday and If tina
proper spirit is not shown | will droo
the proposition at once II sufficient
interest is shown I will book games
with the strongest teams In Illinois and
Iowa and play through the final Sun
day in November. A little patriotism
must be injected at this time Men
who played on the team last season
have been urged TO attend and all other
football men with experience should
be present. No matter how many can
didates respond all will be given an
equal opportunity to show their metal"
Roche has given his exact sentiments
in the statement above and the rest is
up TO the football players. Roche
proved a capable manager in years
gone by and local fandom has conf
dence in his ability to furnish a high
brand of football. The season is bound
to prove profitable from a financial
Davenport Independents Meet.
A score of likely football players
met at the call of Captain Red VOL
ters of the Davenport Athletic club
Thursday evening and as many more
have promised to report for the first
practice which will be held at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning at the Dav-
export Three-Eye baseball park
Among the candidates who ATTENDED
the meeting were A. H. Hauser. an
ideal center; A. p. VOTERS, a typical
left end; A. F. WelIendorf, the right
sort for right end f. r. Duffee who
can play left end or left tackle; D. H.
Miller. who has all the marks Of
football player and ought to make good
at guard or center beyond question
V. ID. Holmes. another good candidate
for left end; A. r. Meersman, buck
ing back Of the Wendell type; E.
Wright, another right tackle: G. Yer
sluis. fast back: J. r. Crowley, good
,or right guard or right tackle; 7. G.
kennedy, for fullbaCk or halfback
Harold Stow, a good back and punt
7r; X. Tomson. the speedy halfback or
quarterback. and "Waddie" Kuehl who
las reputation as "A halfback
The material is more than good. and
n remarkably fine condition. II won't
AXE long to round ont working team
md fast one at that
The first line up has not been de-
'ided upon. and the makeup OF me
irst string eleven will not be decided
lpon until later
Tomson and WoOdyatt will probably
he used at quarterback Hauser WI!
70 first choice at center, Miller VIII
Re started at left guard Meersman VIII
'e given his choice of the back posi-
ions: Kennedy and Stowe will be CIV
n chance TO show what they can 20
t fullback. and Kuehl viii surely %
ound in the baCkfeld.
1t will take some time to try out 81
he candidates, and IL will not be easy
D select the % best players KEW
nd Fort of last years high school team
lay join the squad