Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-13
STIFF WORKOUTS
AHEAD OF LOCALS
THIS WEEK:LNT7
Players Who Fall 70 Comply With
Coaches Orders VIII BE Re-
leased From Squad.
MINNEAPOLIS WILL BIZ STRONG
Decisive Victory Over Marines WEI
Give Rock Island Independent
GridIron Title.

still feeling the sting Of two defeats
the Rock Island Independents will 90
through one Of the most strenuous
weeks OF practice every held by the Is
landcrs since It's organization six years
ago. Coach Lift has laid down set
of rules to be carried out by the. play
ers for the remainder OF the season and
those who fail 20 live up to the regu7
lations viii be released from the
squad.
Coach Lift stated today that the
defeat handed the locals last Sunday
By the Davenport Athletics was due TO
the fact OF being over confident and
the lack of practice. Several members
Of the local squad was under the i'm
preston that the Independents had
something soft to contend with Sunday
and thought that practice was not
needed. Only one practice was held
during the week, which proved in the
game Sunday
Rock Island will hold a strenuous
practice tonight at Douglas park anc
each night this week Coach Lift vii
hand out a severe workout so that tht
Islanders will be placed in the best O
condition for the contest Sunday
against the Minneapolis Marines. TIT
Independents are not discouraged II
the least owing to the outcome OF tn
game with Davenport, but will prepar
for the big battle Sunday with reuewet
pep and ginger, something that ha
been lacking In the locals camp 70
several weeks.
That old time pep will be demon
~ strated If Coach Lift and Capital
Smith have anything TO say about tn
squad Those members, who do nc
"A wish TO obey orders handed down b
Lift can get off of the squad. Tn
team as a whole are promising a muc
better game next Sunday than wa
demonstrated against the Athletics an
all members will be present tonight
be given their first workout Of III
week. Weaknesses in the team o
Sunday will be remedied by Coac
Lift during the week and the local
are expected to display their hes
game Of the season against tn
Marines
Victory Means All.
victory over the Marines by tn
Independents will mean everything fO
the locals and the team is going t
work for this game with this sole ide;
\ win next Sunday will more tina
even up the past two defeats handle
the green and white gridiron fighter
II the Independents defeat the Marine
on next Sunday the defeat handed I'll
locals by the Davenport team will /
wiped out and the Islanders will be o
the road to the championship of III
middle west
The Marines will load up for the Il
landers next Sunday. as they are we
acquainted with the strength of the ],
Gals. They claim that the first gan
played in this city a week ago was wo
by break in their favor. Manage
Dunno will leave nothing undone
produce a winning team to invade ii
Island City next Sunday Practical
the same lineup will be used again
scented q week ago. The Marines al
yet TO meet their first defeat in i'
years and II the Islanders win a deci
i've victory on next Sunday they ca
claim the title In this part Of the coul
try
Manager Flanagan anticipates
larger crowd next Sunday than wi
messed the game week ago althoul
being defeated by the Davenport tea
on Sunday. A win over the Marin
will wipe out that defeat and the !
calls will stand among the top notche
In independent play in the country.