Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-07
FLANAGAN HOPES
TOLAND MARINES
FORSECONDCAME
OTHER TEAMS ARE LINED Ir
independents Preparing Tor Grueiiing
Battle With Davenport ON
Next Sunday.
ny COON SMITH.

Manager Walter Flanagan Of the
Rock Island Independents has not ye'
received on answer 20 his wire sent
Manager Dunno Of the Minneapolis
Marines concerning the return game
10 be played 10 this city on sunday
Nov 1s.-The local management wired
Manager Dunno yesterday morning
and expected 20 get an answer some
time during the day ,-
Before leaving this city SUNDAY
evening Manager Dunno informed
Flanagan that he had game already
scheduled for NOV rs, but u u could
he cancelled the game with this Guy
would be arranged The Indepenu-
onts are expecting to get a tayorapiC
1eply from the Marines, as they com
piimepied the locals on their great
game and the enthusiastic gathering
{hat was present. They claimed That
Rock Island Is the best independent
lootbaU city in the middle west and
hat the Islanders are by far the best
,leven they bucked up against in sew
oral years.
! Manager Flanagan Is losing no time
Awaiting "A reply from the Marines
but As busy on the wire after a game
with some other fast team for thai
late. in case the Minneapolis clever
cannot play in this city or course
Flanagan will accept the Marines hrst
Is the fans In this city are wild witt
the announcement that they may per
form again in this city.
The local management has two 9th
err fast teams in view for a game oil
Nov. is. The game with the Moline
Redmen Is a thing OF the past and thu
Islanders will not play them agar
this season. Also the Joliet Stee
Works and Beloit Wis, want games
With the Islanders Both teams ar
playing good ball and are rated a
iop-notchers. The Beloit eleven de
feated the Moline Redmen by tn
same score as the Islanders downet
he Plow city team. The Steel Work
have been playing the best of teams
this season and & game with them To
that date would make a good drawing
card.
Wager Even Money.
The local management and player
Of the Independents warn the fans o
this city not to give Davenport odd
on next Sundays game, as The Attn
ietics are loading up to fair We wei
and the Islanders are in a cripple
condition. The locals viii have t
start the game with several Of III
regulars on the side lines. Dayen
port is demanding odds
The Davenport squad viii hold sew
aral hard practices this week in a
endeavor TO gain revenge for the de
'eat handed them by the green an
white battlers early in the season
Several new men will make their ap
)earance in the Iowans lineup whe
hey appear on Douglas park grid
ron Sunday Coach Calvin realize
hat Il will take a wonderful team {
whip the locals when they are in goo
condition and he is not letting any
thing stand IN the way TO perfect
team to down the Independents.
Through some misunderstanding
was announced that the locals woul
not practice last night. Such was n,
the case as strenuous signal dri
was held at Douglas park. Coac
Lift stated that il the greater pa
of the team was on crutches ne woul
hold a blackboard drill He is PR
pairing for a tough battle Sunday, z
he considers the Davenport clu
strong opposition and with the loca
in crippled condition dope favol
the Iowans.